Well, if you have missed the story of the sons that killed and were accessories after the fact to their mother's death, let me sum it up for you - the last straw was when she wanted them to play Yahtzee. Yikes...that is quite a powerful statement about the burden of Yahtzee. Of course, the [...]
Tag: crime
Don’t mess with North Dakota!
There are some things that I just love about North Dakota. North Dakotans tend to have a no nonsense approach to life. There isn't a lot of hemming and hawing or pissing and moaning - if something needs to be done they tend to just do it. Case in point, the West Fargo folks who [...]
Stolen underwear…nothing petty about it
I saw in The Forum the other day an article about a Bismarck underwear thief being sentenced to three years in prison for possessing more than 100 pairs of women's and children's underwear (apparently the children's underwear part was an accident - according to the 23 year old who committed the crime it's the women's [...]
Crime blotter…
Just a couple of things to share this Saturday eve: First of all, thank you to all the folks who have expressed concern about my health. The good news is that it has improved dramatically. I was able to get eight un-interrupted hours of sleep last night (not a single coughing episode!) and that helped [...]
True crime confessions…
Today is donut day (well actually it is the 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Expo at NDSU) but the fact that there will be donuts is what looms in my mind presently. I made special efforts to use my small coffee cup today so that I had to make more trips up and down the stairs. [...]
I cannot forget Michelle…
Protective mechanisms…we all have them. You know, those techniques you use to get out of a situation you view as uncomfortable or potentially threatening. Apparently Eastern Hognose snakes have these mechanisms as well. Below is a photo of one of my son’s baby Hognose snakes playing dead as a protective measure from predators. He isn’t [...]
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