The question of the day is: Can you envision a future world without the McDonald's restaurant chain? Yes, I know "restaurant" may not be the best way to describe McDonald's franchises. It is their label not mine. The point is, whatever you label them - what would happen should they disappear from the landscape? Would [...]
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Each day…
I am saddened by all the loss that I have heard about over the past handful of days - the teen from Fargo South who was found at the bottom of the pool, the boys in the car accident in Minnesota, the two sisters from Fargo whose vehicle rolled near Hillsboro, the parents who died [...]
Awkward inhumanity…
My daughters, Sarah and Cheyenne, and I went to the theatre last night. We saw The Twilight of the Golds put on by the Tin Roof Theatre Company at the The Stage at Island Park. It is a short run play - it only has two more shows, this evening and Sunday afternoon. I tell [...]
How to be polite in 14 steps (with pictures)…
Is politeness an antiquated behavior? Have we lost our ability as a society to be civil and gracious to others? I wonder this every single day as I watch the way our society has become disconnected from others, in part because of technology. I know this seems counter-intuitive - I know many folks think we [...]
Targeting vulnerable populations…
I have received a half dozen garden catalogs over the last few weeks. They are filled with big beautiful photos of colorful flowers and plants. They tantalize the latent garden-lover in me with the promise of new colors and shapes that can be added to my beloved garden. I look at all the photos of [...]
It will be posted on Facebook…
I have been having a problem lately in my classes. Almost every time I intend to say Blackboard (which is an educational resource tool used at NDSU), I say Facebook. I have said things like: "Check your grades on Facebook. The reading is posted on Facebook. I will put that up on Facebook later today." [...]
The only verb in the calendar year…
Today is March 4th. I know this because my fierce girl pal, Katherine Kraft Tweed, sends out an annual letter commemorating the only verb in the calendar year. I shared her thoughts last year on this day, and I want to share them again this year. Katherine is a beautiful soul who carries with her [...]
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