My thanks go out to my fellow fierce girl Donna Wood for introducing me to a fabulous site called A Mighty Girl. A Mighty Girl bills itself as the world's largest collection of books and movies for parents, teachers, and others dedicated to raising smart, confident, and courageous girls. When I visited the site I [...]
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Mike’s goodwill reservoir…
A common concept in business is the value of goodwill as a buffer for those moments when things go a bit south. The accrued goodwill of the business acts as a buoy that keeps the business afloat. Goodwill is typically built in the moments that businesses act with integrity, treat their employees well, or help [...]
The season of dirty fingernails – garden therapy 2013.
I have concluded that my mental health is greatly improved by a day out in the garden. Yesterday was my first real concentrated effort in garden therapy and in the few short hours I invested I was reminded of the immense gratification and stress relief I get out of planting and nurturing plants and flowers. [...]
Speaking the truth…
Kevin Cramer, North Dakota's new addition to the U.S. House is committed to speaking the truth and says society needs more people to stand up and speak the truth. The most recent "truth" that Cramer stood up and spoke about was the linkage he perceived between abortion rights and school shootings. In a recent speech [...]
$550 million dollars…can you even imagine it?
The Powerball jackpot is now up to $550 million dollars. Goodness gracious, can you even imagine what you would do if you won that much money? I imagine first you would do a happy dance, praise the Lord, and pinch yourself to make sure you aren't dreaming. Okay, that is what I would do. But [...]
Dazed and confused…
Today, while all my windows were open in the house, I heard the wafting sounds of 70s and 80s rock from a neighbor's house. This is a neighbor that I would guess to be a bit older than me (but let me emphasize "guess" as I am not all that great at estimating folks' ages). [...]
The train always wins…
A couple of weeks ago I saw a young man in his vehicle hurry to beat the train that crosses 18th Street North at 12th Avenue North. The train wasn't moving too quickly, but it still was plenty dangerous for the young man to cross when he did. There are no crossing arms at that [...]
THE NEW FORTY 