Do you remember the government's Just Say No! campaign regarding peer pressure and alcohol/drug use? The idea of the campaign was to tell kids it was okay, even cool in-and-of-itself, to say no to those who put pressure on you to join in on these risky behaviors. You don't hear much about that campaign anymore. It seems [...]
Tag: Humor
Sleeping beauty…
I am feeling pretty good this morning having had the best night sleep I have had in two weeks. Between travel, late night thunderstorms (which reduce the big orange dog - Cooper - to a barking, whimpering mess), late nights with my Jersey boy and my neighbors' month-long fireworks celebration - sleep has not been easy [...]
The road to Brandon…
Today I traveled to Brandon in Manitoba, Canada to meet with a colleague from Brandon University. To get to Brandon I traveled back up to Dunsieth, North Dakota and drove about an hour beyond the border into Canada. It is amazing the things you can learn in an hour. In fact, I learned a number [...]
My dreams of music camp aren’t dead yet…
I want to go to International Music Camp. I wish I had done more with the violin as a kid; unfortunately, when it comes to musical talent I am not gifted (or even re-gifted). I never really "played" the violin - I had a violin and I "practiced" it, but "play" - I think not. Yet [...]
Framing happiness…
I have found that if you look for joy and laughter as you travel about your world, you are likely to find it. I look for those things because they make me happy. I think sometimes we forget the power we have over the state of our happiness - we frame our own experiences in the world; [...]
Marriage advice…
Those who know about my bucket list wish of having a long-lasting marriage before I leave this earth often offer tidbits of advice on how to get there. Sometimes the advice is more basic, such as marry your best friend or have similar interests, values and beliefs. Other times it is more complex such as [...]
Number two child, number one son, and agitator supreme…
Today is the 29th birthday of my second oldest child and oldest son - Noah. Regular readers know that I have often written about Noah in my blog before - with some of the most recent entries being in regard to our big adventure to Canada together (in which his Oprah attitude sorely tried me some days). When [...]
THE NEW FORTY 