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Congratulations to our graduates!
This evening I will attend a celebration in honor of one of our doctoral candidates who received her Ph.D. at NDSU's Winter Commencement this past Friday. The celebration was originally scheduled for Friday, but a Bison win the week prior necessitated a shift of plans. It is difficult for other social engagements to compete these [...]
The most important word he will ever utter…
My grandson Lennon has now fully mastered the most important word he will ever utter - grandma. Mike was sure that his utterance of Pop Pop was more meaningful, and no doubt it was to Mike. But my darling boy can say a thousand other words - from no to absolutely - and never will [...]
Grateful and angry…
Today God was watching over my little family unit. Mike was in a near-miss accident a bit before 8 AM this morning on Veterans Boulevard. He dropped Cheyenne off at school and was headed back home. From a small side street shortly before you reach I-94 a piece of construction machinery with a large platform on the [...]
Three parts holiday cheer…
Here we are only six days away from Christmas. Sights, smells, and sounds of the holiday abound and are intermixed with good cheer and kind gestures. This evening I would like to share three parts of the magical recipe I have encountered this week that have brought me joy. The first part is one I [...]
I missed the memo…
I must have missed the memo on the light bulb phase out. The article I read in The Forum was the first I learned of the light bulb standards set by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. I am not sure how I missed this major shift, but clearly I did. It occurs [...]
Giddy.
When I saw that the temperature yesterday morning was 11 degrees I was giddy. Not pleasantly surprised, not mildly excited - giddy. Giddy about 11 degree weather. When it got into the 30s later in the day I transcended into a state of disbelief - how could it be that such good fortune could shine [...]
THE NEW FORTY 