Facebook - the new frontier. Well, relatively new for those who are in the new forty. By young folks' standards Facebook has almost always been around (how frightening is that notion for folks who have a handful of decades in?). 😉 I came upon Facebook a number of years ago. In the beginning, I visited my Facebook [...]
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God-given curves…
I do love Fifi, but I think that on some occasions she forgets who she is talking to. The other day she sent me an email that said in the subject line: CAROL Boyish Body? Create INSTANT Curves & SAVE! Upon opening the email I learned that Fifi was peddling a sale on her padded [...]
Plausible deniability?
If you missed all the clamor over the recent North Dakota Tourism advertisement that featured two young men looking appreciatively at three young ladies through the big front windows of the Ho Do bar in Fargo - now is your chance to get up to speed on it. The advertisement featured the following script, “Drinks, dinner, decisions. ARRIVE A [...]
A first person account of animal cruelty…
Today, I woke up to a dog barking outside. The time was just a few minutes shy of 4:30 AM. Mike was already on the phone with the West Fargo Police Department when I got up. Mike called the police because the neighbor behind us (who lives on Sheyenne Court in West Fargo) had put out his [...]
The etiquette of full frontal hugging…
In case you are unaware, Saturday, January 21, 2012 is National Hugging Day. I want to share this with you so you know come Saturday when you are approached by random huggers that you don't need to file a police report. Those hugs will be qualified as acts of goodwill. Of course there is an expectation [...]
Taking Betty White’s name in vain…
In an effort to build strong relationships and to reinforce lessons on leadership in my Disaster Response class, I do a series of "tag" sessions where each student answers a simple question that tells the class something about who they are, how they see themself or what they believe. After a student answers a question they call [...]
Crack for crafters…
When it comes to being crafty - skilled, I am not. But I must confess, I so want to be gifted in that way. I go through phases periodically where I invest in some crafty effort, but then I ultimately abandon those efforts when I remember that, try as I may, I remain woefully unskilled. Lately, [...]
THE NEW FORTY 