Bare Stage Theatre is putting on The Hound of the Baskervilles at The Stage at Island Park this weekend and next. Mike, Cheyenne, and I went to see it last night - the opening night. I must confess, short of the traditional content of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book (upon which the play is based), [...]
Joey Prusak – you are doing it right.
One of the primary lessons I learned from the way my mother lived her life was this - small kindnesses matter. In her day-to-day life she did what she could for others as a matter of course. It was part of who she was as a person. She wasn't kind to be kind - she [...]
Apparently my birthday came early this year…
Cheyenne talked me into buying Taco Bell for dinner. Normally I would object, but we had a strenuous shopping engagement at JC Penney and my resistance was worn down. So I capitulated to a fast food dinner. We went through the drive through and upon arriving at the window and paying the middle-aged man at [...]
There were no losers…
My summer guilty pleasure came to an end this evening. Yes, I spent the past few months as a devoted America's Got Talent (AGT) fan. I am a total sucker for shows like this. I love the idea that regular folks get a shot at reaching their dreams via AGT. Every season I have one [...]
An uncomfortable separation…
My date book and I were separated today. I unknowingly left it at home on my desk. I was feeling confident and competent right up until the time that I figured out I didn't have it with me. Then my sense of confidence and competence eroded as I realized that my very scheduled life was [...]
The Mirror Ball Restroom
Today, I had the privilege of presenting on crisis management to a great group of women at the American Council on Education's Regional Women's Leadership Forum here in Fargo. I am always delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the topic of crisis management. It is akin to the opportunity to preach the gospel [...]
We’ve got trouble – right here in West Fargo.
Let me tell you a cautionary tale folks. A tale of good intentions and seemingly eternal hope gone awry. A tale of parents who in choosing to protect one child put everyone else in their family and countless others in harm's way. I know of a man that regularly abuses his partner, sometimes in front [...]
THE NEW FORTY 