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Lon

Always a pallbearer, never a corpse.

About Me

What about me? Well... I'm not rich enough to be eccentric, so you can call me crazy. I drive old cars... always have, and I'm pretty much the resident Corvair mechanic in a 3 county area, since I have 3, which is 2 more than all the others around here. I've got a wonderful, beautiful wife who's been the love of my life and best friend for the last twenty-two years. She's smart and funny, and I count myself as one of the luckiest people alive for having her in my life. I have two daughters who are as different as night and day, and they are also very funny, and very smart, very pretty, and very sweet, even if they think Dad is a bit daft most of the time... I love my family, Jesus, and being outdoors.
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I'd like to meet:

Ralph Stanley... not only is he the epitome of Bluegrass music, but he and I also share the same birthday, February 25th... Nearly all the other people I'd like to meet are either dead, imaginary, possibly living in my head, or I've already met them.
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland  

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.


The South  
Philadelphia  
The Inland North  
The West  
The Northeast  
Boston  
North Central  
What American accent do you have?
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My Blog

Just another day...

I wonder...It was last week when I went to see a buddy of mine for the last time... Jesse had cancer, and had died May 12th... he was just two days older than me... and that can hit a fellow pretty ha...
Posted by on Fri, 22 May 2009 19:58:00 GMT

Five years ago...

Five years ago today my life changed... in a very big way.I had cut the grass the day before, and it had rained overnight. By the end of the workday I was ready to come home and rest... I parked the t...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:06:00 GMT

I never dreamt!

Ok, this is funny after you think about it... One of our family's oldest traditions at Christmastime when we put up the Christmas Tree is for Sarah to put "her" rubber bat in the tree... I have an old...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:31:00 GMT

Goodbye to a friend...

I was going to title this one "November Still SUCKS".... but after thinking about it, I decided to change it to what it is. Why does November suck? And what about my friend? Well, sit back, and I'll t...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:48:00 GMT

My first deer

Ya know, some guys are really proud of their first deer.... especially if it's during deer season and it's a pretty good size... well, I'm not. I was driving home from the preacher's house, bringing o...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:38:00 GMT

A "most excellent" adventure.

It wasn't my first time at sea, but it has been by far my favorite. We were on board the Carnival Cruise ship Holiday, the smallest and oldest of the fleet, with about 400 other people. It wasn't crow...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:12:00 GMT

a mile stone...

Those of you who know me know I've been gifted with a relatively good memory.... sometimes. I remember dates, phone numbers, addresses... stuff I should write down so I don't have to memorize them, bu...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 20:47:00 GMT

What a shame...

Charlton Heston is gone... Slowly we lose the great actors that I grew up watching on TV... but this one is different... back in 1995 Cheryl and I stood in line for several hours just to see him at a ...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:43:00 GMT

The problem today

This guy makes some very valid points... I almost wish I'd written this.... but I got it from a friend, and saw fit to share it here... enjoy! Lon   The problemTHE 545 PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR AME...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:20:00 GMT

20 Years ago

Wow... I look at that picture and I remember just how awesome that girl was... she actually listened to me, and laughed at my jokes... she gave me hope for a better future... We had met in late May o...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:07:00 GMT