I am out in Maryland for the annual FEMA Higher Education Conference. I look forward to this conference all year long because being here in Emmitsburg with these people (the Hi Ed people) is like being home with my tribe. These are my people...people who think like me...people who care about the same things as [...]
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Embracing my inner Pollyana…
I scan the daily news online at InForum. Lately I have noticed that the Casey Anthony trial has been featured on the front page of InForum. I don't want to read that stuff. The fact that such a precious little life was snuffed out by her sociopath of a mother makes me sick. I don't [...]
My summer plan…
As an educator my years have come to be measured from August to May. I have to say, this past year has been a very long and tiring one. Regular readers of my blog are aware of the ups and downs and ins and outs of that statement. Not that it has been one without [...]
We’re in the Sahara, yo!
My new favorite line from a television show comes from a show I will likely never watch. The line is featured in a commercial for the show Expedition Impossible - another one of those Amazing Race type of shows. I am not into that kind of television - I am challenged enough trying to find my [...]
If your body is perfect…
The infamous Fifi of LoveFifi.com sent me an email with a subject line that said, "If Your Body Is Perfect, DO NOT OPEN!" Hmmmm. If my body is perfect...well, let me think about that Fifi. Uh...um...gee...yeah...I think...uh...um...I am pretty sure...okay, I know...it's not "perfect." Truth be told, in my mind it never has been [...]
The giraffe…
Last week I received a box in the mail from my an old friend Natalie. I spent a lot of time with Nat and her family when I was younger and our families were close. So close that I called Nat's mom Aunt Rosie. Some readers may recall that I have written about Aunt Rosie [...]
Counting ourselves lucky…
It is a hot mess in our area today. I have heard from folks from different areas of Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead and everyone has downed trees and fences; damaged exteriors and roofs; stuff blown all over their yards; and, debris in the streets. I have to say that I am feeling fortunate where I am at [...]
THE NEW FORTY 