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12.31.2014

A YEAR GASPS ITS LAST.

New Year's Eve cold cereal in a tenth floor hotel. Farewell, 2014. May the next year be filled with both many serendipitous happenings and occasional carefully orchestrated plans that unfold as planned. Man, I love this kid. "Daddy, he whispered as he was falling to slumber. "Why are pigs so smart, and why do elephants have such good memories?" Maybe next year I will have some better answers for some of life's toughest questions. HNY, universe :) ____ #jil38 #jxil04 #long2014 #44dads
A photo posted by Joseph Long (@josephivanlong) on Dec 31, 2014 at 10:40pm PST

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Traffic (Hallelujah to the Night). Song used wholly without permission, courtesy of @nevruaryband , @jem_long , @calelpryer , and @josh_pryer Jolly NY, world. Drive safe.
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