My NDSU laptop froze up unceremoniously yesterday. When I had to shut it off and restart it, I was a bit put-out and irritated. Then I learned - after about a dozen attempts to restart it that ended in what my friend calls the "blue screen of death" - that my computer would not be restarting for me at [...]
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Holding up Marta Ybarra…
I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a fan of Fierce Girls. As such I must take the time today to hold up Marta Ybarra as an example of endurance, determination and hope. Tammy Swift wrote a great piece on Marta for The Forum. Tammy's story details Marta's [...]
Slam the door!
Tracy Frank has an article in The Forum today that leaves me unsettled. It is titled - When it comes to fertility, there’s no ‘magic age’ - and it caused me to comment out loud to myself, "There certainly are less than magical ages for fertility and the joy of pregnancy." I can definitely speak to experiencing pregnancy, [...]
Winning!
It occurs to me that success is primarily self-defined. I came to this conclusion after spending an evening recently with Mike's son, Sean, who used the phrase "Winning!" over and over again. You may recall that "Winning!" became the trademark phrase of Charlie Sheen during his very public professional meltdown last year. I personally am not a [...]
Touched.
I have never been a big Kiefer Sutherland fan. Not that he isn't good to look at and all, but on the whole I have not been drawn to his movies or television shows. So when I saw the advertisements for his new show - Touch - I initially dismissed it as another new show [...]
Parents of teenagers don’t chug.
Parents of teenagers don't chug - or so says Cheyenne, self-appointed arbiter of appropriate parental behavior as it applies to teens. Alas, I have been a fan of The Eagles for years and as such, I love chugging all night...or at least I love the song that espouses it. So I have it on my [...]
Driven to distraction…
I want to share an important message with you today - one that I hope you will share liberally with others. The message is about the potential ripple impacts of texting while driving. Please watch this video (http://www.nd.gov/risk/training/driving-ergonomics/texting-while-driving) which is posted on the State of North Dakota's Risk Management Division's website. Show it to your kids...kids, [...]
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