It has been over a year since I have visited Emmitsburg, Maryland to participate in a FEMA engagement. And even so, it is like I was here yesterday. This place is just so familiar to me now having been here so many times over the years. I like it here, not to stay forever, but to [...]
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The best gifts…
The gifts we give our children…
I have been thinking a lot lately about the gifts we give our children. Not gifts like game consoles, bikes, and the occasional ugly sweater, but those gifts that come as a function or byproduct of parenting and role modeling. Of course, sometimes they aren't always gifts...sometimes they are handicaps. But the point is, we give [...]
Splashes of happy color…
I have been in Emmitsburg, Maryland at the Emergency Management Institute since Sunday evening. I have been here teaching a class for FEMA with my ever-pleasant colleague David McEntire from the University of North Texas. The class was only a two day class so I'll be headed home bright and early tomorrow morning. That means [...]
Marriage advice…
Those who know about my bucket list wish of having a long-lasting marriage before I leave this earth often offer tidbits of advice on how to get there. Sometimes the advice is more basic, such as marry your best friend or have similar interests, values and beliefs. Other times it is more complex such as [...]
Proof positive
Barbara Johnson shared with me today something she saw at a store that made her think of me. It said, "Cinderella is proof that shoes make the woman." Exactly. Cinderella is proof positive of a key premise that women have asserted for years - the intrinsic value of shoes. The right shoes absolutely "make the [...]
The travels of the little blue guy continue…
I have been out to the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland more times than I can remember. Each and every time I have visited that facility it has been fulfilling. I am truly a lucky duck to be able to do what I love and to be able to share some time [...]
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