Jeffrey C. Long

“An excellent book!”             — Paul Wilmott Principles of quantitative development “An excellent book!”             — Paul Wilmott Principles of quantitative development If you use bill-pay find out if your institution pays the bill themselves when you initiate it, or if a third-party does.  We recently switched to Horizon Credit Union because Chase wouldn’t let me have [...]

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“An excellent book!”             — Paul Wilmott Principles of quantitative development Yes. Another Backup Lecture – Merlin Mann on 43folders: I’m about half-way through the first draft of my ebook on new methods for backing up your computer. But this article is about the best you can get for the steps you need to take to [...]

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“An excellent book!”             — Paul Wilmott Principles of quantitative development My son is hard at work in the fields and I’m the one taking pain relievers because of ergonomic issues related to writing. I know that farmers have accidents that require medical attention. But it’s interesting that checkers at grocery stores, information workers and writers [...]

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“Be careful how you interpret life,” Erich Heller has advised – “it is that way.”  Marriages, teenage children, workplace security, and financial stability may be gradually eroding, but we will keep on believing what we want to, denying the changing reality around us. Same is true of faith, economy and diplomacy. 

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Are We Losing Our Memory? How ever-changing technology is causing us to lose the visual record of our history.: Rising over the battered surface of the moon, Earth loomed in a shimmering arc covered in a swirling skin of clouds. The image, taken in 1966 by NASA’s robotic probe Lunar Orbiter 1, presented a stunning [...]

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Wow. Slow news day. : Cavs owner’s letter mocked for Comic Sans font – CNN.com

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After years of writing at this location I am doing a complete overhaul of my web presence. Initially because people kept thinking that my name was Jeffrey Clong. But more recently, I have begun developing new websites that are targeted towards some new businesses I am starting. As I launch these new websites, I will announce [...]

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In the Winter 2000 issue of Whole Earth Magazine I came across an article about Long Now Foundation’s work to create a 10,000 year clock. (shown above) The following comment in the article caught my eye. “Danny Hillis’s idea was that by slowing down the usual speedy movements of a clock, he hoped to slow [...]

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Today, while driving to Ephrata, we were listening to the classic rock station. I looked at my 12 year old daughter and asked “who is this band?” She gave me a sheepish look and said “I don’t know.” I threw up my hands in despair and said “U2!” I’ve been on a path to try [...]

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I get a daily devotional called inward/outward in my email. This recent one caught my eye. True Vocation http://www.inwardoutward.org/?p=658 by Parker Palmer Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic selfhood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we ought to be. As we do so, we will not only [...]

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