Brian Longo:
CLASS OF 1992
Susquehanna Valley High SchoolClass of 1992
Conklin, NY
North Carolina A&T State UniversityClass of 1998
Greensboro, NC
Miller - Motte Business CollegeClass of 1998
Wilmington, NC
Norwich University Vermont CollegeClass of 1997
Montpelier, VT
Norwich UniversityClass of 1996
Northfield, VT
Brian's Story
Holy crap it's been a while since I did this. My my my, how times change and how quickly they change. Since my last literary "masterpiece" (huh?) back in 2003, life has taken me back to North Carolina. Yep, that's right, back near mom and dad; literally. I live 5 minutes away from them.
Anyhow, to get to this point you need to know that I left Georgia June of last year (2007). I almost left my wife there (hindsight says I should have, but I digress). I took a job with a small computer shop in Wilmington, NC (what a mistake that was). The boss is pretty ADHD and while I like what I do, the atmosphere isn't great, so I'm always on the lookout for another job. You never know where life is going to take you.
About Georgia - I miss it, I really do. I had a great job working for a school system as a computer technician. I got to work with some wonderful people who made a terrific dent on my life and I hope I enriched their lives as well. Before I left I got heavily involved in coaching junior bowling. That's right, I'm still bowling after all of these years, and now I'm coaching, er, WAS coaching. I miss working with the kids, and now I have an idea of what it's like to be a parent when your child does something well. There was a time when I didn't want kids but that's changed and I hope to find the right person to help fight "world ignorance". Shoot, I'll be satisfied with fighting local ignorance.
Anyhow...coming back home - I had a whole "sob story" up there but really, who cares? It was the right decision to make, really. I needed to "get back to my roots" and the wonderful support system that are my parents. I probably made an unwise decision with the woman I married but everyone does what they think is the right thing at the time, so second-guessing yourself isn't worth ...Expand for more
the brainpower. As I said we're all passengers on the road of life and every now and then we get to have a say-so as to where we can turn. I didn't want to miss my exit.
Hopefully my road is smoothing out. I have met a wonderful woman (native North Carolinian) who makes my world go 'round. It will go where it goes but for the time being she is who occupies my free time and I wouldn't have it any other way. Like me she has baggage but when you get to be over 30 if you don't have baggage you are either very lucky or have been really sheltered. One thing that hasn't changed in the past 17 years is the fact that I am always there for people when they need a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on, or just an ear to listen to them. The difference between now and then is 17 years of life experience that has taught me to be quieter when someone's talking and to be less judgmental in my advice. Other than that I am still the same ol' stubborn, opinionated guy and frankly, it's what makes me, well, "me".
As I said I'm still bowling. I finally shot a 300 back in 2003 in Athens, GA and shot an 800 (803) in Clarkesville, GA in 2005 (no 300 in that series - came close, though). I can die happy now. ;) I still have that "love/hate" relationship with bowling but am learning to love it even more because my focus has changed. Oh, I'm still competitive and all, but I realize there's more to the game than just winning and I've learned to enjoy myself more. Life's too short to get too upset about a bad game.
But anyhow, that's the Cliff's notes version for all who are interested. I regret very few things in life but one thing I do regret is not going to the 10 year reunion, but when you have no money and live 800 miles away, getting there without hitchhiking or carjacking someone is a challenge. ;)
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