Some days I just need a bit of Maya to ground my soul. By Maya, I mean Maya Angelou, a woman who speaks through the many layers of her soul with her words and poetry. I have shared some of Maya's poems before in The New Forty - on those days when Maya's rich voice [...]
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I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
Let me just get this out of the way - I watched the television show The A-Team in the 80s. I loved that show. I particularly loved the characters B.A. Baracus (played by Mr. T) and John "Hannibal" Smith (played by George Peppard). And note, I pity the fool who thinks they are going to [...]
I match your Kardashians and raise you a Honey Boo Boo.
One of The New Forty's regular readers (Tim) said something in a blog comment a couple of days ago that begged for deeper reflection; as such, I share it with you today. The excerpted portion of his comment that I want to share is: "I think The Kardashians are worse for America than the Patriot [...]
We’ve got trouble…
Readers - do not be alarmed, but pay careful attention to what I am about to share with you. Yesterday, a convention full of North Dakota firefighters converged on West Fargo. I know this not because I was asked to be the honorary goodwill ambassador, a speaker, or even a mascot - I know this [...]
Privacy – a fallacy rooted in outdated realities.
Hello folks...have you met the USA PATRIOT Act? You may recall it as the sweeping piece of legislation passed about a month after the attacks on 9/11. The Act is so voluminous that it is said no legislator read it in its entirety before it was passed with virtually no discussion or debate. It all [...]
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
I could swear I heard Gomer Pyle uttering his famous phrase - Surprise, surprise, surprise! - after reading today the story of Duluth runner Trish Staine. Staine went to the emergency room on Monday with pain that she thought was attributed to the training she was doing for a half-marathon. Upon arriving and being examined [...]
To those who rush in…
Today a group of my students helped with active shooter exercises for Cass County Sheriff deputies. The deputies were put through multiple scenarios. I watched the deputies go through a shooter scenario in the large lunch room area. One student played the shooter each time while the others simulated students in a chaotic situation. The [...]
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