I love birds. I liberally feed them and I am fairly sure that my house is one of the most notable bird tourist attractions in North America. When I come home most days it is not unusual to see upward of fifty birds in and around the vicinity of my bird-feeder (and a like amount [...]
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Here comes the sun…
I have concluded that one of the healthiest things one can do when one's inside space is in an uproar from deconstruction is to extend oneself to the outside space. This is especially relevant now with the promise of an enduring spring seeming more realistic. I didn't have the outside option during the first deconstruction. [...]
Milestones…
Life's milestones...they start at birth and they keep going right up until you become a grandparent or great grandparent. One of the major and most recognized milestones in a young person's life is graduation. First it is kindergarten graduation filled with grins punctuated with missing teeth. Then it is high school graduation filled with the [...]
Fierce…without retreat.
When I was in Bismarck I had an opportunity, albeit far too brief, to visit with my pal Mary Senger. Mary is Burleigh County's emergency manager. I don't get to see or visit with Mary often enough. She is my roomie at IAEM conferences, but that is only for a handful of days once a [...]
Driving Ms. Daisy
Dave Rogness has the patience of a saint. He allowed me to ride along with him to a meeting in Bismarck today. Actually, he graciously offered to drive not only me but also other members of the InfraGard board. I was the only one who could go ultimately so Dave got about six uninterrupted hours [...]
I have arrived…
My friends, I have arrived. And by "arrive" I don't mean - "I'm here!" or "I'm back!" I mean I have arrived at a much sought after social status. Well, it is about time. I am, after all, in the new forty already and if one wants to "arrive" it technically needs to happen before [...]
I know nothing!
Once upon a time I knew it all- I was a teenager. The older I get the less I know...or perhaps it is not so much that I know less but that I know all the things I don't know. Do you know what I mean? 😉 The confidence in one's knowledge as a teen [...]
THE NEW FORTY 