Two of my favorite things are fireworks and thunderstorms. Two of Cooper's least favorite things are fireworks and thunderstorms. Go figure. Cooper is our big orange dog - the one that barks at anything and everything relentlessly. I often marvel at the fact that none of the neighbors have wrung his neck yet as he [...]
Tag: irony
Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
I was scheduled to speak to members of the Fargo West Rotary today about emergency management. I find it ironic - along the lines of Alanis Morissette's song Ironic - that I am not speaking because of a blizzard that has caused widespread closures and activity cancellations in the area. I think Mother Nature delights [...]
Old age comes at an inconvenient time.
I saw a t-shirt in a catalog that said, "Old age comes at an inconvenient time." Hmmm....not sure about that. It is true that just about the time you really start to understand yourself and life you get slower and creakier (and yes, I did make up that word - but that is okay as everyone [...]
THE NEW FORTY 