I have lived in North Dakota 12 years and I can’t say I have ever heard of or experienced freezing fog. That is what that weather symbol above stands for (I have never seen it before today). I have experienced freezing as a function of the weather and have also on occasion given and received [...]
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Spanked…
I must confess, I am not a huge football fan…alright, I am not any size football fan. I only typically fancy football if I am in a football pool. Football is, on occasion, a means to an end (and the hopeful end is that I win money). Over the years through my experiences with boyfriends [...]
From a social butterfly to an antisocial antagonist…thank you Facebook.
Did you know that Facebook messages actually have a word limit? Yes, indeed – they do. I know this as I exceeded the limit. I was writing a message to my cousin Scott who I have not seen since I was a child (and if you have any math skills whatsoever you know that is [...]
Phil knows plastic…
Today I met Phil. Phil explained the relative thickness of my new glasses if I went with plastic lenses. Phil showed me the plastic that the lenses are made of and all I can say is the comparison to coke bottles was an understatement. That stuff was thick – easily more than a quarter of [...]
We must do better…
As members of the world community mobilize to respond to the massive earthquake that all but leveled Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, we are reminded that there is no negotiation room when it comes to Mother Nature. Poverty-stricken regions that have not been able to take preparedness or mitigation actions to better protect [...]
Life is just so daily.
I have to agree with Mary Engelbreit. Life is just so daily. I am feeling it today as I ease back into the semester grind. Okay, maybe “ease” is not the right word. It is probably more appropriately characterized as “a frantic gallop” (and visually I think that captures it as well). Oh, don’t get [...]
The power of sleep…
Sleep, I have come to conclude is a good thing. I have known that for quite a long time, but it is reiterated in my mind as I move back into my 5:00 AM wake up norm. Over the semester break I stayed up later at night and then dismissed my alarm in the mornings. [...]
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