I would like to encourage all area residents to come out to the Gilbert C Grafton American Legion Post #2 in Fargo (a.k.a. The Pickled Parrot - 505 3rd Ave N ) this evening between 5 and 9 PM for a benefit event being held in support of North Dakota National Guard soldier Luke Gaukler. Luke [...]
Retirement Kyle…
My neighbor Kyle just retired. I imagine this life transition will be an interesting one for Kyle as he is a "do-er" and now he has a lot more time to "do". Not that he doesn't know how to relax - he is the king of the neighborhood bonfire society; but rather, that he is [...]
I pray because that is all I have to give.
A dear friend of mine's son is critically ill. Her son, a grown man with a family of his own, has been fighting a difficult battle. He has fought this battle with humor, grace, and dignity despite the way it has torpedoed the life he knew. His parents, spouse, children, siblings, and extended family have [...]
God should have made me a Black lesbian.
Today California's Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Today our country's constitution once again served as the foundation for equal rights. Today the message from the Supreme Court was clear -marriage will be treated the same for the purposes of legality and benefits regardless of whether the marriage [...]
You’re not a perfect mom.
On Lea Grover's blog on the Huffington Post she portrays herself as a writer and toddler-wrangler. What a perfect combination. The world of parenting is rife with material to write about - material that so many folks can identify with - funny stuff, sentimental stuff, infuriating stuff, it is all there in the wonderful world [...]
I’ll report back…
When I was shopping at Kohl's a few days ago, there was an older gentleman in the women's clothing department carefully going through the long clearance clothing racks. He caught my attention because I cannot ever recall seeing a man in the women's department actually looking like he was shopping for clothes. I have seen [...]
Heed the chair dancing woman’s advice…
Just when I thought Facebook was the biggest threat to people who lean toward procrastination (people like me), here comes my son Cory to introduce me to an infinitely bigger threat - Spotify. Spotify is a free internet music site where you can assemble play lists of darn near any song or musician you can [...]
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