The regular programming on this blog is being interrupted today to provide important information. Tomorrow, the normal programming will return filled with all its typical pertinence and irreverence (underwear, midlife crises, camping, swearing, B.O.B., girlfriends, food groups, pantyhose friction, children, cougars, and so on…). Today, I want to share an article that one of my [...]
Author: Ms. C
Lost wits – reward offered.
I seem to have lost my wits. I recognize that the loss is a result of too many things going on at the same time; however, that recognition does not aid me in my dilemma. You see, to accomplish all the things I have going on at the same time I need my wits about [...]
Survivor comes to the Midwest?
Sara Lepp was awarded a Hometown Hero award last week at the North Dakota League of Cities Conference. Sara works with FirstLink in Fargo and was honored for her contribution during the flood. It was a well-deserved award. Sara is a special person. Yesterday, Sara told me that in another week or so she will [...]
What is the speed limit?
Above is my new note pad. I created it myself on Vistaprint (if you have not discovered the Vistaprint free product junket yet – we’ll talk later). I think the pad sums up the speed and general sentiment of my life these days. Here we are at the end of September and I honestly struggle [...]
The s-word…
A headline in Monday’s paper read, “Saturday Night Live' starts season with F-bomb!” I cannot walk away without comment. “F-bomb”… is that the best way we can do in framing the use of the “f-word”? I am not afraid to say or write out the “f-word” but do not do so here based on the [...]
Lazier R Us…
If you ever comment on the blogs on Area Voices you will note that you have to duplicate the series of letters and symbols in the little confirmation box before the system will allow you to post. These are random words or parts of words typically, but sometimes I think the computer that comes up [...]
Keystrokes that show I care…
I am a mom, therefore I lecture. Unfortunately, the lecturing part now has expanded from my own offspring to others within my reach. My only excuse is that I lecture because I worry and care. If I did not worry and care I would not waste my breath, or keystrokes in this instance. And the [...]
THE NEW FORTY 