My second oldest child, Noah, is quite the interesting character. He has a sarcastic wit that is so quick and so biting that it takes a true master to keep up. There can be no hesitation in one's responsive quip as it belies one's inadequacy to compete. I have almost 30 years in with this kid and [...]
Fair and square.
JC Penney's has a new CEO - Ron Johnson. Johnson comes to JC Penney from Apple and has been tasked with pulling the mega-retailer out of its slump. Johnson's most notable effort to date has been the implementation of a new pricing strategy for JC Penney called Fair and Square Every Day. This strategy sought to [...]
Born in the U.S.A., but made in Mexico.
The other day, quite innocently as I was getting dressed, I noticed that the cami top I was preparing to put on was made in Honduras. I own about two dozen color selections in this cami style (from Maurices) and have worn these camis for years and just yesterday for the first time I noticed [...]
Speak even when you aren’t spoken to…
Freedom to speak one's mind - it is a luxury that many do not have. You may remember that line from the Lewis Carroll classic novel Alice in Wonderland, wherein the Queen snapped at Alice, "Speak when you are spoken to!" Of course Alice, in her logical way argued the reasonableness of the Queen's request (that Alice [...]
When Sophia isn’t a viable option…
I want to believe that I will age like Sophia Loren has aged - like a fine wine that truly improves with age. Increasingly though I believe I am destined to go the route of Maxine - who compared to Sophia is moldy grape juice. Not that the two women are completely different - they [...]
Gained and lost in speculation…
I don't really "know" Lynn Dorn. I served on a committee with her last year and she seemed nice enough. I am not an athletic maven who has interwoven her life with NDSU Athletics (not that there is anything wrong with that - it just isn't me). I do "know of" Lynn Dorn - her [...]
I love my peeps!
When I say, "I love my peeps!" - it is subject to contextual analysis. I use the term "peeps" both in the slang context and in the literal context. In the slang context I mean my people, my tribe, my wild and wacky collection of friends and family...I love my peeps! In the literal context I [...]
THE NEW FORTY 