Jonathan Cook's (classicaljonathan) Blog

I can't even begin to imagine what it meant to the residents of the Assisted living home that we performing for, but seeing all the smiling faces as we were singing "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas" or "Jingle bells" was great fun and very rewarding.  It was wonderful to be able to spread s...

Horse lovers, looking for a piece of country living near town? This is a great 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom on 2.14 acres. Home has three potential horse stalls, barn,cross fenced, some recent painting inside, huge deck in back yard, wood and carpet flooring, great location, minutes to College Station, n...

Amazing what ten phone calls per day can do for your business!  Here in College Station, TX I have a great broker that challenged me to make ten phone calls per day, and that if I do that, I will have all the business that I want.I just got though calling a guy back that had called me about a wee...

I just love Thanksgiving weekend!  It is a great time to visit with relatives, eat pecan pie, drink lots of Dr. Pepper, watch the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas A&M Aggies win (or lose whichever the case may be) their respective football games, play my classical guitar, play lots of Table Tennis (P...

I leaned how to insert photos!  Here is a lovely home that I have listed in the Alexandria neighborhood.Spacious 4 bedroom 3 bathroom house in excellent condition with two Master Suites - one upstairs and the other down!  This house is in a great neighborhood, close to all the amenities - A lovel...

I teach classical guitar lessons part time, and one thing that I have noticed is that for some students, I have to repeat myself two, three, or maybe even four different lessons for something that I am saying to sink-in. Finally if I repeat myself loud enough, often enough and long enough, it get...

Growing up in a family of 10?  Most people might be thinking, "Yikes, ten mouths to feed", but thankfully, my parents were thinking "...Children are a blessing from the Lord..." (paraphrase of Psalms 127:3a)  I happen to be the fourth born child, so for me personally, I am glad that my parents we...

For those of you who have never been to real live NBA basketball game, I highly recommend that you take some time off from your busy schedule and enjoy the show!I went to my first San Antonio Spurs basketball game last January, and was it ever a blast.  The fans really get into the game, and you ...

As I stopped by the voting place earlier today where my mom is the election judge for my precinct, I was thinking, I don't know much on any of these propositions...except that I was voting yes for proposition 6.  For those who live outside of Texas, this proposition exempts a Realtor's personal c...

The Brazos Barbershoppers I went and sang last night with "The Brazos Barbershoppers" songs such as, We Wish You a Merry Christmas...God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen...Zip-a-de-do-dah...Lazy River just to name a few, it was a blast!  What is "Barbershop" music you might ask?  Good question, it is sung...