I love my adopted state best, even on the days when I complain about it. If I had it all to do over again I would still fall in love with North Dakota (indeed, my love affair with the state may be the most enduring one I have known). Still, so much of my history remains [...]
Author: Ms. C
Next time, do the community a service and get a room.
Sex has an amazing appeal - well, it is after all - sex. Not too many people are down on sex. You never hear folks saying, "Ewww...sex...no way, not my cup of tea." Or at least I never hear folks say that. Of course when it comes to the actual act of sex we tend to [...]
The earth laughs in flowers…
Emerson once said that the earth laughs in flowers. I agree. There is a joy evident in flowers that makes the heart light - like laughter. For years, I have had a re-occuring dream in which I am living back in my childhood home and the backyard is completely filled with flowers and shrubs that come [...]
I don’t want to grow up…
I have concluded that I have now reverted to being a 12 year old school girl with a big crush - if it wasn't so blissfully consuming I would have to note that it is just plain ol' pitiful. I am, after all, a grown woman...a seasoned woman...a worldly woman...or I was. Now I am just a [...]
Who needs a smart phone when you have a psychic one?
I am struggling with a transition. For a couple of years now I have had a flip phone with a touch screen that is in a word - cute. Well, perhaps I should say aesthetically pleasing as "cute" should perhaps be reserved as a descriptor for chubby-cheeked babies and puppies. My aesthetically pleasing phone, even with [...]
On an up note…
Well, the semi-reticent camper has returned from her first International Music Camp (IMC) experience with a glowing review. Already she has decided that she wants to return next year (quite a big change for the girl who hesitated getting out of the car a week ago Sunday). She has been talking almost non-stop about camp since [...]
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
Jersey boy and I were fortunate to be able to catch the opening night of RENT at the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre on Thursday evening. It was energy packed, richly choreographed and well-performed by a great group of young performers. I was amazed at the apparent amount of work that was poured into the production. RENT is [...]
THE NEW FORTY 