Did you know that Facebook messages actually have a word limit? Yes, indeed – they do. I know this as I exceeded the limit. I was writing a message to my cousin Scott who I have not seen since I was a child (and if you have any math skills whatsoever you know that is [...]
Author: Ms. C
Phil knows plastic…
Today I met Phil. Phil explained the relative thickness of my new glasses if I went with plastic lenses. Phil showed me the plastic that the lenses are made of and all I can say is the comparison to coke bottles was an understatement. That stuff was thick – easily more than a quarter of [...]
We must do better…
As members of the world community mobilize to respond to the massive earthquake that all but leveled Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, we are reminded that there is no negotiation room when it comes to Mother Nature. Poverty-stricken regions that have not been able to take preparedness or mitigation actions to better protect [...]
Life is just so daily.
I have to agree with Mary Engelbreit. Life is just so daily. I am feeling it today as I ease back into the semester grind. Okay, maybe “ease” is not the right word. It is probably more appropriately characterized as “a frantic gallop” (and visually I think that captures it as well). Oh, don’t get [...]
The power of sleep…
Sleep, I have come to conclude is a good thing. I have known that for quite a long time, but it is reiterated in my mind as I move back into my 5:00 AM wake up norm. Over the semester break I stayed up later at night and then dismissed my alarm in the mornings. [...]
The heart of a Lion…
My buddy Dave Rogness has been a member of the Fargo Lions for years. A few years ago he sponsored me and I became a Fargo Lion. I must confess, I knew very little about the Fargo Lions until that first meeting. It wasn't as if I had never heard of the Lions before. I [...]
I’m on the list…
“Congrats! You've been chosen to Test & Keep Hunting products.” That was the title of the email and I thought to myself that some poor random marketing spammer out there who put me on this list has no idea what an ugly scene would be set by giving me hunting products to “test & keep.” [...]
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