I like getting my house all in order on Sundays. It makes me feel ready for the week when everything is in order. It settles me to know that I start with a clean slate - the housework is done, the clean laundry is put away, and all my ducks are in a row for the [...]
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Be it ever so humble…
I love being able to do the work I do. It is work that I am privileged to do and I am honored to be able to contribute to the emergency management community. Alas, it often requires travel and too much travel can get old. I am a Cancer - as in, that is my astrological sign. Cancers [...]
A brief respite…
Yesterday was my one day home between my trip to Canada and my trip to Maryland to teach a class for FEMA. It was almost 12 AM by the time I walked in my front door Friday nite (but I guess that is technically Saturday morning). I had to unpack, launder, and pack again on [...]
Her home is her palace.
I love Robin Allebach’s attitude. Her home is her palace and her palace is 324 square feet. Robin has one of those little square houses I love so. Tammy Swift of The Forum wrote a lovely article about Robin today. The article focused on the size of Robin's house, but reiterated a message that really [...]
I’ll be back…but he won’t.
I love my adopted state best, even on the days when I complain about it. If I had it all to do over again I would still fall in love with North Dakota (indeed, my love affair with the state may be the most enduring one I have known). Still, so much of my history remains [...]
I ate, I drank, I was merry…
I think my closing statement for my trip to San Antonio - "I ate, I drank, I was merry" - is the equivalent of the battle-framed statement - "I came, I saw, I conquered." Indeed, I did what I went to do and although I return home a tad exhausted - I am also refreshed [...]
Do you know the Joneses?
I do not know the Joneses so how can I be expected to keep up with them? I must confess I really do not want to meet them either. If they are the folks that are creating the pressure for everyone else to keep up with them then thanks very much, but no thanks…give me [...]
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