Last evening I was invited to attend a friendly get together (a reunion of sorts) with a group of NDSU Emergency Management alumni at the Bison Turf. As much as I would have liked to attend and visit with former students I have not had a chance to see for awhile, I had a higher calling that trumped all other [...]
Tag: family
To the power of fathers…
Clarence Kelland (the American writer) once said, “My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” Character defined and delineated by action...it is the stuff that great fictional movie characters are made of and great humanitarian leaders. So often we look outside our little world for that [...]
Penciled-in…
On Friday, the birth of my grandson, Lennon Daniel, was "penciled-in" for June 15, 2012. I say "penciled-in" because Lennon Daniel did not do the penciling and he seems to be the one who has been pushing the envelope all along to get out of his womb early. Shocking. A member of my clan that wants [...]
The 3rd Annual STEM Cosmopolitan Soiree
Regular readers of my blog have often heard me sing the praises of the STEM Center - Cheyenne's school in the West Fargo School District and the only magnet school in the state. Well, you may not have actually "heard" me - more accurately, you "read" me singing the praises of the amazing work the staff and [...]
Where is the sense in it all?
Can you hear me screaming? Can you feel veterans' pain? Can you see the cost of their patriotism? Can you taste the families' tears? Can you smell the fresh dirt that covers their graves? A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes. Veterans are only one percent of the population, but they account for 20% of suicides. [...]
It should be grand…
Today I am headed to Bismarck with Mike to watch his daughter Erin's prom grand march. It has been a number of years since I have attended a grand march. My last one was with Cory who is now 24. I recall Cory's prom experience as being relatively painless for me. Boys are easier when [...]
Reconciling the contradiction between words and actions…
My second oldest child, Noah, is quite the interesting character. He has a sarcastic wit that is so quick and so biting that it takes a true master to keep up. There can be no hesitation in one's responsive quip as it belies one's inadequacy to compete. I have almost 30 years in with this kid and [...]
THE NEW FORTY 