It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things they spend time on. Things like the counseling before divorce bill (which I had quite a [...]
Tag: identity
I am not your ordinary spunky chick…
Do you know what happens when a painfully shy kid who was picked on grows up and acquires the tools to fight back? You get an advocate who feels a moral imperative to stick up for what is right. You get someone who rallies against bullying when she sees it. You get someone who isn't afraid to stick [...]
For sale: North Dakota’s way of life.
I can barely stomach news about Western North Dakota these days. Every day it is something - either in the local or national news; unfortunately, it is so rarely good news. The infrastructure cannot support the oil boom, the environment is suffering, criminal activities are on the rise, and the identity of the state is [...]
The second coming of the Wild West…
I was not surprised, but still unhappy to read that criminal cases in the oil patch are skyrocketing. We probably all knew that would eventually come to pass. Let's face it, we have the second coming of the Wild West out in Western North Dakota. It just isn't the same place as it was a [...]
Cockeyed comfort…
I had a moment yesterday while sitting at a stop light. At the light I was surrounded on all sides by big white vehicles (trucks, vans, and SUVs - oh my!). I found the moment compelling because my little black car stood out like a sore thumb and I must say, I liked it. I like [...]
My blue collar heart
There is a curious thing about internal identity - it has everything to do with self-perception and very little to do with the way others perceive you. This is why we sometimes puzzle over why some folks do the things they do - we operate off our perception of them which can be dramatically different than [...]
Does a dyslexic cougar still qualify as a cougar?
You may recall that I am embracing my newly diagnosed adult onset dyslexia. As such, I am thoroughly enjoying my first days in my 25th year. However a puzzling question was posed to me the other day - one I did not have a ready answer to. The question was, "If you are a dyslexic [...]
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