Last week I may have mentioned a direction for this week's edition of Just Jonathan, but this week, we have something far more important to talk about. On Saturday, I attended the Powwow for the first time, and it’s safe to say I’ll be back. For a long time I didn’t know much about the ...

Recently, I took the bait and bought a techy device: a fan-light device that screws into an existing light socket and operates with a remote. It works slick! I’ve got it on right now and the fan is running on slow speed, and that’s because I discovered that if I run it on top speed, it can ...

My Ma has carried a purse for as long as I can remember, and all that time, her purse has been a thing of legend. Just about anything could be inside it. I often joke that I once saw her take a potted plant out of it, but that's not far off. First of all, the thing is huge. My Ma has gone ...

As of late, I’ve begun saying “final stretch“ — whether I’m mowing a lawn or running, I'm in the final stretch. As I begin reading my various articles this week, I realized my summer of working is in its Final stretch. Next week I’ll reflect on the summer I've had, but for now ...

Well, another school year is just about upon us. I graduated with the class of '69 and soon we'll be celebrating our 55th (Egad) class reunion. Ah, the days before the technological outburst that we see today. We actually used #2 pencils, real lined paper, black (not white) boards and it ...

I read a story about a woman named Elaine, who sent in a complaint that an inattentive waitress served her overcooked and burnt food. Emphatically, Elaine stated that she was never going back there again. Shortly thereafter, Elaine got a response back which read: “This is an auto repair ...

My dad goes to power shows, and one of his absolute favorite parts is the ropemakers. My father could watch a rope being made for hours. And once, when I was but a boy, my father got it in his head that he too could make a rope. This is that story. I don't remember my father making the ...

I will always take a late night adventure over an early morning exploration. This expands in all aspects of my life, from running to writing, I’m up late. For so much of my life it was frowned upon to be a night owl, especially in school, don’t get me started on that. Being a member of ...

On May 22, I got done with my first full year of college. I was happy, excited, and looking forward to a fruitful summer. Sitting here in mid to late July I’m realizing my time is drying up. I feel like I’ve done so much yet so little. That’s a cliché I feel like anybody older than me ...

It is extremely apparent that one of the things that I inherited from my parents is the predilection to go in waves of things. Today I'm all about this over here, and next week I'm all about that over there, it comes, it goes, it happens. So, about a month or two ago late at night, half ...