Sarah and I went to the Eco Chic Junk Market in Fargo today. We have attended this event a number of times in the past. Typically we mosey on over there closer to the lunch hour - long after the event is underway. But not this time. This time we decided to arrive early - [...]
At least there is that…
What Not to Wear is on its last season. What a huge relief! I am thanking my lucky stars that I never had the pleasure of being nominated for the show. I know that I have worn things over the years that have evidenced that I am deserving of a nomination. I have had some [...]
I hear you Rachel Thomas…
Rachel Thomas wrote a letter to the editor of The Forum. Well, she actually wrote an open letter to the impatient drivers that she would not allow to pass her on the right while she makes a left hand turn on 40th Avenue. She explained that the reason that she does not hug the center [...]
It is the promise that matters…
Why do we create memorials? I think we do so as a promise to ourselves and to those who the memorial honors - a promise that we shall not forget. Because there is no magic in a memorial itself, however beautiful and thoughtful it may be, it is only a marker of the promise. It [...]
Yoshi’s daddy gear…
One of my students, Yoshi, just became a dad for the first time a week ago. He visited me in my office today and it was clear that joy was exuding from every pore in his body. I don't ever recall seeing him that happy and content. Yoshi's son Emmett is an adorable cherub, as [...]
Taking full responsibility…
Matthew Cordle, age 22, killed a man on June 22, 2013, in Ohio. He was intoxicated after a night of heavy drinking and drove the wrong-way on Interstate 670 hitting another car. Vincent Canzani (age 61) died as a result of Cordle's actions. This type of accident happens too often. Impaired drivers get in their [...]
Unfortunately, it is very much the American way.
I ran across an old news article from 2012 about the concussion lawsuit that over 300 former football players brought against the NFL, the teams, and the helmet manufacturer Riddell in the Huffington Post the other day. The article was focused on Tony Dorsett. In the article Dorsett was quoted as saying: "Yeah, I understand [...]
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