Historically I have purchased very simple black planners with very little hoopla. I don't feel a need to have a place for every conceivable piece of information in my planner like some folks do. I have always assessed planners primarily based on their utility. My concern is with the amount of space I have to [...]
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Could you go a week without yelling?
Web MD sent me an email titled, "Could you go a week without yelling?" The email linked to an article that challenged parents to go a week without yelling at their kids. I could do that. I only have one kid here and all I have to do is open my mouth to speak to [...]
For 2011 – I wish you enough.
As we enter a new year I want to share with you something written by Bob Perks. I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the [...]
Holier than thou?
I believe that faith resides in the hearts and souls of human beings. It is that which ideally guides our deeds...that which guides the talk we talk and the walk we walk. Regular readers of this blog know that I am spiritual but not always a fan of organized religion. My primary struggle with organized [...]
Safety and security is everyone’s responsibility.
At the bottom of NDSU's Emergency Action Guide posters that are liberally posted around the campus is a very important message, "Safety & security is everyone's responsibility." I think this may be the most important piece of information on that poster. Too often, folks believe that these responsibilities - care for our own safety and [...]
Diplomacy…
I remember a period of time when my friend Jeanine referred to herself as a gym rat because she basically lived at the gym. I am starting to feel like a Menards rat as I am spending far too much time there. I have visited Menards more times in the past month than I have [...]
My pod is coming…
Tom, my construction guy, tells me that tomorrow I am getting a pod...hmmmm. I have to say when I hear the word pod the first thing that comes to mind is the classic sci-fi/horror flick - Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In that movie the pod people (the duplicate emotionless versions of folks from the [...]
THE NEW FORTY 