Seeking balance…

I know it has been said that two wrongs don't make a right, but do two rights give you a pass to do a wrong thing?  Wait now...I am thinking that is called penance (hmmm...that is when the right things come after the wrong thing...never mind). I was thinking about this today as I hit [...]

A Stupidity Tax?

I am providing fair warning today - there will be no mincing of words, no diplomacy, no homage to political correctness - so turn back now if these things you seek.  The "s" word will be flung about. North Dakota is a business-friendly state filled with folks whose work ethic has been touted as amongst [...]

Settling on juxtaposition…

Okay then...let's talk "juxtaposition." Did I just cause you to flash back to School House Rock's Conjunction Junction? That is what I think whenever I see the word "juxtaposition" all written out.  I want it to rhyme with something and be part of a catchy jingle that I will remember decades later.  I loved School [...]

Flood Preparedness 101

The lovely weather reminds me that I wanted to share some flood preparedness information with you. I gave a couple of presentations on the subject on Thursday at NDSU, but became distracted and forgot about sharing some of the info here as well (imagine that - me distracted). It doesn't look like we will have [...]