I find it amazing how quietly Mike can move about the house. All too frequently he ends up right next to me and startles me because I never saw or heard him coming. I know what you are thinking. The man is 6'3" - he is hard to miss - hence, the person being startled [...]
Eat a deep-fried Twinkie for me…
My stomach has been finicky lately. It is difficult to know what is going to upset it from one day to the next. The only thing I know for sure these days is that I tend to think twice before eating some things. Unfortunately, I sometimes just eat them anyway. Such was the case with [...]
The risk is rising…
Well here it is today...the news I feared was coming...news that could potentially disrupt a tranquil spring...news of an increased risk of major spring flooding. Well...yippee-ki-yay. The National Weather Service's latest flood outlook puts the risk of major spring flooding up to 79%. You may recall the risk of major flooding was only at 6% [...]
Patience: EXPIRED.
There comes a time each year when my patience completely expires. It arrives at different times, but historically I don't make it more than a couple months into the new year before I exclaim to everyone and anyone who will listen that I am OVER winter. You would think that after 15 years in the [...]
Good souls…
I love good souls. I feel fortunate to live in a place where good souls are more a norm than an anomaly. It is part of the region's charm, and it is a part of the reason I hold North Dakota near and dear to my heart (even as a recent transplant with only 15 [...]
A commentary on a comment…
I try and publish all the comments submitted on my blog. Occasionally I will choose not to publish a comment, either because it adds nothing constructive to the discussion or is downright hateful or disrespectful. But I do recognize that some of these comments I do not post deserve my comment. As such, I tend [...]
Senate Bill 2326…don’t drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things they spend time on. Things like the counseling before divorce bill (which I had quite a [...]
THE NEW FORTY 