I had an epiphany this morning. It all started during my regular Wednesday morning radio conversation with Bruce Kelly and his producer Kyle Iverson. Kyle shared with me that his cousin, Tricia, is one of my former students. Who knew? It is a small world...at least around here it seems to be. Learning that Kyle [...]
Tag: Fargo-Moorhead
Vigilance
The word of the day is "vigilance". The river may have crested, but the threat to people and property is far from gone. In fact, it is more important now than ever to be ready for what could happen. With many roads closed around the area, sewer systems overtaxed, and dikes that are now pressed [...]
Flood Preparedness 101
The lovely weather reminds me that I wanted to share some flood preparedness information with you. I gave a couple of presentations on the subject on Thursday at NDSU, but became distracted and forgot about sharing some of the info here as well (imagine that - me distracted). It doesn't look like we will have [...]
The River Whisperer…
While I believe most folks realize we live on a volatile planet, I think we often get caught up in day-to-day life and forget how fragile the balance is between everything is all right and everything is all wrong. At any given time Mother Nature can turn areas upside down with little to no warning. [...]
The other side of yesterday…
So here I am - on the other side of yesterday. The sun is out and I think I took my first full deep breath since Monday evening. Not that life has gotten any less complex or hectic - those are endemic characteristics of my life - but I do feel less weight on my [...]
THE NEW FORTY 