Last year when the 2011-2012 school calendar for West Fargo School District was created a mid-winter break was scheduled for this week. I must admit that when I first saw the timing of the week - two weeks before NDSU's spring break - I wished they had consulted with me. When it was all said and done, I [...]
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful…
As I look out the window at blustery conditions, the emergency management professional in me is reminded that the relative absence of snow events this winter may have made us all a bit more complacent about winter preparedness. As such, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you of five easy steps you can take to [...]
Pinball wizard
My mind is like a pinball game with a hundred different paddles and bumpers that my mental ball can ping off of at any moment. And ping it does. One never knows in which direction it will head next - from what happened on a sitcom last night to the nuances of interpersonal communication when [...]
1-800-TELL-MOM
I had a great idea for a new business today. It came to me as I watched a young female driver dangerously tailgate a number of vehicles (to include a fuel truck). There was no way she would have avoided a rear-end collision if the person in front of her had braked suddenly (and I don't [...]
Spot on.
I have had my cat Spot for 13 years now. He is my spoiled baby boy. He believes that where I am he is entitled to be. He also believes that it is his prerogative to sit on anything I own if he can't be near me. So Spot settles in on top of odd things. [...]
Brittany is the new Ryan.
Cheyenne is in love. Ah yes - young love - there is nothing quite like it. There is an obliviousness to young love. It allows one to overlook so much. The object of Cheyenne's affection...well, it is the Nissan Maxima. The dealership gave me a new 2011 Maxima as a loaner while my car was in the [...]
Loss.
Today, NDSU mourns the loss of four students killed in an automobile accident yesterday - Danielle Renninger, Jordan Playle, Lauren Peterson and Megan Sample. The sudden loss of these four young women has been met by a wave of support from across the community and the state. In such a trying time I am gratified that the [...]
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