I try and publish all the comments submitted on my blog. Occasionally I will choose not to publish a comment, either because it adds nothing constructive to the discussion or is downright hateful or disrespectful. But I do recognize that some of these comments I do not post deserve my comment. As such, I tend [...]
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Senate Bill 2326…don’t drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things they spend time on. Things like the counseling before divorce bill (which I had quite a [...]
I speak out…
Martin Niemöller, a Protestant pastor born in the late 1800s and a vocal foe of Adolf Hitler, is the source of one of my favorite quotations. Niemöller's words below carry a powerful message about honoring the rights and equality of others. Unfortunately, there is always another reason to revisit his words. First they came [...]
$3.59!!!!
On February 7th, I wrote about gas prices that had risen about 40 cents over a few weeks to $3.39 a gallon. Today, on February 15th the gas prices are $3.59 a gallon. Are you $%!?@$#$%?!@$%$!! kidding me??!! What the heck is going on? That is it! I am officially in full-blown protest mode. How [...]
Moving – indeed.
In my Disaster Response class the students have to do a short leadership presentation. Each student selects someone they believe embodies leadership characteristics that they have studied and that shed light on leadership in the practice of emergency management. Once a leader has been selected by a student, no other student can select that person. Today, my student Katie [...]
Mark Zuckerberg is dealing crack to procrastinators…
I have been contemplating a Facebook hiatus. I have read about others' Facebook vacations, which in some cases ended up being a complete vacation from the Internet. Can you imagine?? A vacation from the Internet - is that even possible for people like me? No Internet? It would be akin to being on a deserted [...]
And the winner is…me…ho hey. ;-)
Cheyenne had me tape the Grammy Awards so we could watch it together when she got home from visiting her dad's house. Wow. Three and a half hours. Watching the entirety of that show was a feat for me even with the ability to fast forward through the incredible number of commercials. I am not [...]
THE NEW FORTY 