There was a fire today in West Fargo. The house on fire was one that sits on Sheyenne Court (the street whose backyards abut to the backyards on my street). Mike caught sight of it at about 5:40 PM and was over the fence and heading in that direction before I could even get 911 [...]
Tag: helping others
Five hours…
One can learn a lot in five hours. A lot about oneself, life, and the universe. Today I went with the 7th graders from STEM on their outing to help serve the community. You may recall me writing about this last week. I promised to report on whether Cheyenne chose to mitigate or distance - she [...]
Fish will walk.
My faith in the sensibilities of regular folks is reaffirmed. The reaffirmation came by way of Ohio high school senior, Austin Fisher. Austin was told by his school district recently that he would not be allowed to participate in his graduation ceremony because he had been absent two days too many. The decision was based on [...]
But for the grace of God, there go I.
Empathy: the ability to understand another’s feelings or struggles. I was reading on In-Forum the story of the couple that had the twin babies prematurely on New Year’s Day. Sadly, one of the twins has already died; but, the other twin is hanging on despite being a mere one pound and eight ounces. The mother [...]
THE NEW FORTY 