Some of my students dreamed up the term "CAROL-ING" to denote when a person is worrying about risk. It is a backhanded homage to me, but I'll accept it graciously if it means that they are using my name to herald the behavior. I do lecture them endlessly about risk - it is part of [...]
Tag: death
A dust cloud in my wake…
I am not a fan of snakes. No wait, that was an understatement. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF SNAKES. Their slithering, unpredictable movement and their general appearance make my skin crawl. Not that I would ever go out of my way to hurt a snake or any living creature - I don't roll like that. [...]
The benefits of membership?
I was on the Costco site the other day and I discovered that they have a Funeral tab. I was initially unsettled by the notion that superstores such as Costco had entered the funeral planning space. Something about the obvious consumerism aspect of death right there on the Costco page just struck me as a [...]
Fallen
On June 30, 2013, 19 firefighters were lost while battling the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. The fallen represent about 20% of Prescott's Fire Department. It is an unbearable loss that is difficult to absorb even in a field where danger is a part of the day-to-day job. Every time a firefighter is lost, the [...]
It happens every 1.6 days…
I saw a timely message on an electronic billboard on I-94 in Fargo today. The message was divided into two displays. The first display said: "It happens every 1.6 days." After giving drivers a few seconds to ponder what "it" was, the second display came up. It said: "1 North Dakota motorcycle accident." The sign [...]
It is not a question of if…
Of all the hazards we face in this area of the country, the hazard I personally fear the most is a tornado. There are number of reasons why this hazard is at the the top of my list, but the primary reason is that a tornado can pick up and toss around houses, cars, and [...]
A no-brainer…
Six men died yesterday in a collision between a pickup and a semi on I-94 in North Dakota. It is believed that the accident was due to road conditions and perhaps excessive speed. It is also believed that none of the men in the pickup had on seatbelts. Come on folks - this is a [...]
THE NEW FORTY 