On this day - March 4th - I share a message from one of my inspirational fierce girls - Katherine Kraft Tweed. March Forth to the Future – Today Today is the day. This is the only day of the year that is both a verb and a command. Today comes at a time, which [...]
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In my spare time…Wordle.
It has been said that a picture paints a thousand words. I concur. But what happens when a thousand words become a picture - is that better than the painted picture? In high school, I remember doing a series of art assignments that were typography-oriented. This art did one of two things - it either [...]
The evidence shows…
I think I am growing up. I know, it seems inconceivable. Alas, things have been happening lately - things that cause me to believe that soon I may be a reasonable adult. Whoa...that is scary stuff. I provide two examples of evidence of this phenomenon. 1. I was looking at a TGIF typography wall hanging [...]
Fargo…are you ready for this?
I heard that the infamous Dennis Rodman will be in Fargo next Friday and Saturday night to host the 4th Annual Liquid Ice Girl Competition at JT Cigarro. The first thought that came to mind upon hearing this was - Fargo...are you ready for this? The second thought was - Holy Moly - he'll be [...]
Winning.
I was fortunate to be able to serve as the advisor to our department's first team to compete in NDSU's Innovation Week Challenge. The team - Regine Laurence Chauvet, Samanta Montano, Sarah Bundy, and Emmanuel Nojang - put in many hours and their hard work got them to the semifinals. They did a great job [...]
Humanity trumps. ;-)
Mike shared a great story with me that he caught on Yahoo's home page. It reminded me of a concept I shared with my students in class on Tuesday about people's behavior in disaster. On Tuesday, we watched Boatlift - a short documentary video (approximately 11 minutes) about the amazing boat evacuation on 9/11. 500,000 [...]
Visually enchanting…
There are days when the visuals of a North Dakota winter are so enchanting that they almost seem contrived. With the hoar frost, the blankets of snow covering roof tops, and the perfectly placed icicles it looks as if the area is the setting of a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. In reality, it is [...]
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