What began as a simple return to two journal pages from 1993 quickly grew into something far more revealing. In Two Days in the Life, historian William R. Long returns to two diary entries from 1993 expecting to find little more than personal notes. Instead, each paragraph opens doors into memory, belief, work, and the culture of a changing America. What begins as a playful reaction to modern “gibberish” becomes a thoughtful exploration of how meaning emerges from the seemingly insignificant. With clarity and quiet humor, Long reflects on teaching, faith, ambition, and the questions that shape a mid-career life. Part memoir and part cultural meditation, Two Days in the Life reminds us that even the most unremarkable days can uncover the deepest truths—if we take the time to look again.