How important is honesty to you? I suspect that most people would respond with a hearty, "Very important!" or something equally emphatic. I surmise every human being has been less than 100% honest at some point in their life. As a kid you may have lied about doing or not doing something (albeit, you likely [...]
Month: April 2011
THE GREATEST INJUSTICE – VETERANS’ SUICIDES.
I am angry today having heard about the suicide of veteran advocate Clay Hunt (see the article here). This article was posted by a colleague on Facebook and it struck the same raw nerve that is hit every single time I hear of another veteran or soldier suicide (or worse, a veteran or soldier homicide/suicide). [...]
Ghana revisited…
Long time readers may recall me writing about a trip I took to Ghana a couple of years back. I went there as part of the North Dakota National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). The SPP partners the state National Guard agencies across the United States with other countries. North Dakota is partnered with Ghana. In February [...]
All things being relative…
I had an epiphany this morning. It all started during my regular Wednesday morning radio conversation with Bruce Kelly and his producer Kyle Iverson. Kyle shared with me that his cousin, Tricia, is one of my former students. Who knew? It is a small world...at least around here it seems to be. Learning that Kyle [...]
Another fledgling finds his wings…
Today I visited the Operations Center at the North Dakota National Guard's base in Fargo. One of my students, Justin, is working there and I went over to see what his job entailed. It was an interesting experience on a couple of fronts. First, it was interesting to see the setup they utilized in the [...]
Pushing boundaries…
I think I have a fairly high tolerance for boundary pushing. Indeed, I actually really appreciate the way some folks dance all over the boundaries others have in a death grip. Fifi of LoveFifi is one of my favorite boundary pushers - she is always selling her lingerie with some titillating tag-line. She is a [...]
Vigilance
The word of the day is "vigilance". The river may have crested, but the threat to people and property is far from gone. In fact, it is more important now than ever to be ready for what could happen. With many roads closed around the area, sewer systems overtaxed, and dikes that are now pressed [...]
THE NEW FORTY 