I am in Maryland today and will not return until later this evening; as such, I will miss the Extreme Makeover Pep Rally - bummer. 😦 Ever since the news came out that Extreme Makeover was going to do a build in the area, folks have been trying to guess where it might be. I [...]
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What is the one accessory a young woman starting out in the world needs?
My trip to Cali this time has been a whirlwind. My primary purpose for being here was to attend my sister-in-law Narin's baby shower. As you may recall she and my brother Jeff are anxiously awaiting the birth of Baby Rita who is due to arrive in another month. Narin's baby shower was the shower [...]
The lights…
Thursday evening was the first time I flew into Orange County's John Wayne Airport at night. I spent the day running around at work trying to attend to student needs, get in last minute details regarding the Emergency Preparedness Expo and the Ready Campus Summit planned for next week, and addressing upcoming projects involving the [...]
The Other Side of Nowhere…
My grandson Noah Jr. just turned five. Noah Jr. is autistic. He is in a world that is his own and pathways in are few and far between. He is terribly bright and full of love, yet he is isolated in that prison so many families have come to know as autism. It is estimated [...]
Yes! Yes! Yes! There is rest for the wicked!
They say there is no rest for the wicked, but they are wrong! You may think that I have finally figured out my destination per my blog yesterday - heaven or hell...well, I have indeed figured out my destination - just not for eternity...not yet. My destination in the short term is So Cal, I [...]
Where are you going?
Today I traveled to Northern Cass High School for the first meeting of the semester of their Teen CERT class. My program at NDSU partners with local emergency management folks to deliver this program in area high schools. Teen CERT - which stands for Community Emergency Response Team - is a great program that teaches [...]
Busier than a high-fiving, one-armed paperhanger!
As my friend Martha from law school used to say, "I am busier than a high-fiving, one-armed paperhanger!" Well, actually Martha used to attribute other activities to the paper hanger's free hand, but I cleaned it up for general consumption. Regardless, you get the point - I am REALLY busy. This busy thing is not [...]
THE NEW FORTY 