On of the things I actively considered when I purchased my home in West Fargo was the number of stairs I had to climb. I thought that the odds of me being able to stay in my home for years to come increased if I didn't have a lot of stairs to navigate. As such, [...]
The zen room…
Cheyenne is in the process of switching bedrooms in the house. She waged a long campaign and enlisted the support of her siblings to likewise campaign on her behalf. After a couple of years I finally acquiesced to the constant begging and occasional nagging. You wouldn't think moving from one room to another in the [...]
North Dakota Legislators – did you have sex before marriage?
I was unaware that North Dakota legislators put a law in place in 2011 (that became effective in July 2012) that requires K-12 schools in North Dakota to include in sexual health curriculum "instruction pertaining to the risks associated with adolescent sexual activity and the social, psychological, and physical health gains to be realized by [...]
Now you just stop right there Deputy Dawg…
The older I get, the more I appreciate the adage, "Choose your battles wisely." You cannot engage in every potential battle that crosses your path and when you do engage you should make darn sure that your engagement will amount to something. Time and energy are not for wasting. It was the choice of battles [...]
In redemption you may find the true champion…
Ah Lance, I wanted to believe that you were not doping. I wanted to believe that you were being wrongly persecuted. I wanted to believe that you would be able to pull out proof that you did not dope when push came to shove. But you were doping Lance. You were not wrongly persecuted, you [...]
You’ve had it there all along…
Well, my old friend Fifi of LoveFifi.com is at it again. She sent me an email promising me the Fountain of Youth for $12.79. I must say, I was a little hesitant to open the email - I had a visual of what I thought Fifi might be peddling this go-around and I wasn't sure [...]
Tick…tock…tick…tock
My fortune from my fortune cookie today reads as follows: The measure of time to your next goal is the measure of your discipline. Ah, the wisdom of the fortune cookie. Once again, it nailed me. In fact, I found the fortune so prophetic that I taped it to my laptop where it could remind [...]
THE NEW FORTY 