Today is Miss Sparkle's 14th birthday. And no, that isn't an April Fool's Day joke...well, at least not this year. As I say every year on this day, the universe was likely trying to layer on a sarcastic commentary when I had Cheyenne on April 1, 1999 - just three months before my 40th birthday. [...]
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Easter is a little different at my house this year…
One of the challenges of a shared custody agreement is that on alternating holidays your child is with the other parent. That reality pretty much shapes the way I view the activities I plan for any given holiday. For all of my parenting life my celebrations of holidays have been about making my children happy. [...]
The land that time forgot…
Fargo took the Midwest title in the Weather Channel's "Toughest Weather City" tournament. Fargo advanced to the Final Four after beating out International Falls by a mere forty votes. Well, at least this is a designation that we should all be able to live with (indeed, we do live with it). I never thought I [...]
Tell them…
If you are going to be quick to complain then it is my opinion that you should also be quick to compliment. I understand how easy it is to complain when something doesn't meet your expectations - particularly if you are a customer paying for whatever it is that isn't meeting your expectations. One of [...]
My eternal crush…
If asked what famous (or infamous) person - living or dead - I would choose to spend an hour with I would not pause a single moment before exclaiming, "ALBERT EINSTEIN!" I have the crush of all crushes on Albert Einstein. Albert had such a beautiful mind and playful soul. I know what you are [...]
Liberty and justice for all?
People are not born activists. Activists are created by circumstances. Circumstances that define our reality or circumstances that clarify the strength of our beliefs - circumstances that compel us to act. Activists often marshal all their time and energy to fight for a cause that is unpopular or not fully understood, and as a result [...]
My light bulb is at 150 watts today…
I hear an awful lot about student loan debt from my students. I can commiserate as I have a healthy chunk myself from my many years as a student seeking one degree or another. As such, I am not shocked by the articles in The Forum the last couple of days about how crushing loan [...]
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