I have been told before that I can be intimidating. The first few times I heard this comment I found it laughable. But I continued to hear it from time to time and I was forced to acknowledge that there are some situations in which I can be intimidating - all 5 feet, 2 1/2 [...]
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The other team…
Let me say at the outset that I am thrilled at the success NDSU's football program has enjoyed in recent years. The Bison are number one - squared. And frankly, the odds are quite good that their number one status may be cubed by season's end. This is exciting stuff this championship team status! The [...]
Yo Guido – I choose companies that value equality.
Yo Guido! My cousin Scott, a gay man (and I should also add - a fabulous human being), posted on his Facebook page a story from the Huffington Post that said that you as chairman of the Barilla Group will not feature gay families in advertisements. According to the story you want to feature "traditional [...]
Think about the life you are willing to exchange for it…
Some of my students dreamed up the term "CAROL-ING" to denote when a person is worrying about risk. It is a backhanded homage to me, but I'll accept it graciously if it means that they are using my name to herald the behavior. I do lecture them endlessly about risk - it is part of [...]
The key to blissful driving…
I made a BIG discovery today. I discovered the key to blissful driving while Cheyenne is in the car. I must say, now that I know it - it really was so elementary. I wonder why it did not occur to me before. I know what you are thinking - duct tape. That goes with [...]
The string of colorful cuss words…
I am miffed today at gravel trucks that cast off pieces of gravel as they barrel down the roads and highways. Those pieces of gravel tend to hit whatever vehicles are in close proximity. Aside from little car dings, gravel pitched at the right speed and trajectory can do some windshield damage. The drivers in [...]
Like looking in the mirror…
Today I had an awkward realization. It happened while I was sitting in the turn lane on Main at 45th waiting for the light to change. It was then that I looked in the rear view mirror and saw the woman in the car behind me. The woman was a well-coiffed, seemingly innocuous white-haired older [...]
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