Tonight I am hoping that Mother Nature has found herself a hot boyfriend. A boyfriend who warms the cockles of her sometimes chilly heart. My thought is that her Romeo will help forward my fervent wish - that all my garden plots avoid the frost. I am terribly saddened at the thought that my beautiful back [...]
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My bipartisan disappointment…
I think that doing or saying nothing in the face of actions or ideas that you perceive to be inherently wrong or divisive, is - in and of itself - a form of tacit approval. I know I am not alone in this position as many great thinkers have heretofore said the same (and note, I hardly [...]
Should I have a baby after 35?
I received an email from my friend Katherine Tweed titled, Medical Info Women Should Know. Katherine always sends me great emails - often they are helpful, other times they are thought-provoking, and sometimes they are just plain ol' funny. The email I mentioned above was a bit of all three so I thought I would share the Katherine love [...]
I missed it.
I missed all the excitement today at NDSU. A credible bomb threat that resulted in a campus-wide evacuation. Whoa - scary stuff and big news. Today's bomb threat was the third bomb threat in North Dakota this week. Happily, the campus was cleared and school was back in session by 2 PM. But the point is, I [...]
The emergency management kinship…
Having spent 10 years now working with the emergency management community I can tell you that there just aren't any finer a group of folks. I love working amongst them - I consider it an honor and privilege. I just finished teaching a FEMA leadership course today at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland and it [...]
Still I Rise…
Have you ever heard Maya Angelou read one of her poems aloud? I could listen to her read her poetry all day long. Her poetry is filled with hope and strength. She is a champion of the indomitable spirit that lives on in the face of challenges and defeats. One of my favorite poems by Maya is [...]
Our collective scar to bear…
Today is the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 11 years have come and gone; yet, the images, horror, anger, disgust, and disbelief roll right back into my consciousness whenever I think of the day. It is a memory that remains ever vivid - as it should. I don't [...]
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