Allyson & Others

THEN: Amigos. Mischievous ones. The best kind.


NOW: Amigos. Mischievous ones. The best kind.

Chinese Hatchet

circa 1984
Oh, how Leanna loved her pigtails. I envied her, and longed for the days when boys wore their hair long and flowing. Men like Kit Carson and Ethan Allen, Moses and Ajax the Lesser, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. Men who had red blood and drank black coffee, who would toss a hatchet at any gender identity questions.

I was the Chinese Checkers maestro, though the hatchet may have have been a looming intimidation factor.

Dutch

circa 1985

Little Brother Joshua. The cutest little Dutch warrior you ever did see.

I probably didn't take away his ice cream immediately after this was snapped. Not my style.

Or, maybe I did, but definitely for a good reason. Such as his payment for getting to play basketball with me.

Banana Seats

1984-ish

My Dad teaching Leanna how to ride. Without training wheels. Sans helmet. On an incline. That's how you do it.

This would be a defining image of the type of father I want to be. Except maybe with the pants pulled below the bellybutton.

Intro

This will be a site about the Longs and their illustrious history of hedonism and kindness.