I think I am growing up. I know, it seems inconceivable. Alas, things have been happening lately - things that cause me to believe that soon I may be a reasonable adult. Whoa...that is scary stuff. I provide two examples of evidence of this phenomenon. 1. I was looking at a TGIF typography wall hanging [...]
Fargo…are you ready for this?
I heard that the infamous Dennis Rodman will be in Fargo next Friday and Saturday night to host the 4th Annual Liquid Ice Girl Competition at JT Cigarro. The first thought that came to mind upon hearing this was - Fargo...are you ready for this? The second thought was - Holy Moly - he'll be [...]
Winning.
I was fortunate to be able to serve as the advisor to our department's first team to compete in NDSU's Innovation Week Challenge. The team - Regine Laurence Chauvet, Samanta Montano, Sarah Bundy, and Emmanuel Nojang - put in many hours and their hard work got them to the semifinals. They did a great job [...]
Humanity trumps. ;-)
Mike shared a great story with me that he caught on Yahoo's home page. It reminded me of a concept I shared with my students in class on Tuesday about people's behavior in disaster. On Tuesday, we watched Boatlift - a short documentary video (approximately 11 minutes) about the amazing boat evacuation on 9/11. 500,000 [...]
Visually enchanting…
There are days when the visuals of a North Dakota winter are so enchanting that they almost seem contrived. With the hoar frost, the blankets of snow covering roof tops, and the perfectly placed icicles it looks as if the area is the setting of a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. In reality, it is [...]
Our own Bert and Ernie…
Cheyenne made an observation about a week ago that amuses me each time I think of it. She observed that her brothers Noah and Cory are like Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street fame. If you are unfamiliar with this duo, you can learn more about them on the Sesame Street website where they both [...]
Can I get an AMEN??!!
I am really trying to not be judgmental or unfair today; as such, I won't be going on a full-blown rant on hypocrisy (which was my initial inclination - it took me a full two hours to find my way off my trusty soap box). I will instead try and mold my comments into something [...]
THE NEW FORTY 