Cheyenne missed a day of school this past Wednesday because she was not feeling well. It is a rare occasion when that happens. She is not a fan of missing school. I am not sure who her family is as I am sure she was switched at birth. All three of my other children would [...]
Tag: Jersey boy
Raccoon – 1; Mike – 0.
Mike missed the spider episode and was thereby allowed to maintain some dignity, but that fell to the wayside when he had a close encounter of his own. The only close encounters the females at the cottage have suffered with thus far are mosquito encounters. These encounters, while an annoyance, are hardly worth discussing further [...]
Weed free bird seed!
At my house, we feed the birds - A LOT. On any given day Alfred Hitchcock's movie The Birds could be remade at my house. We are a pretty popular destination and likely in West Fargo's top ten "must visit" locations for birds. We feed the birds in a variety of locations in our yard, [...]
Mike’s goodwill reservoir…
A common concept in business is the value of goodwill as a buffer for those moments when things go a bit south. The accrued goodwill of the business acts as a buoy that keeps the business afloat. Goodwill is typically built in the moments that businesses act with integrity, treat their employees well, or help [...]
If You Build a Girl a Bookcase
There is a popular children's book titled, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, that I am sure most parents and grandparents are familiar with. The premise of the book that the cookie is only the beginning of a seemingly endless request list. The original book by Laura Numeroff has spawned a whole series of similar [...]
Humanity trumps. ;-)
Mike shared a great story with me that he caught on Yahoo's home page. It reminded me of a concept I shared with my students in class on Tuesday about people's behavior in disaster. On Tuesday, we watched Boatlift - a short documentary video (approximately 11 minutes) about the amazing boat evacuation on 9/11. 500,000 [...]
What to do when boyfriend bells are not an option?
I find it amazing how quietly Mike can move about the house. All too frequently he ends up right next to me and startles me because I never saw or heard him coming. I know what you are thinking. The man is 6'3" - he is hard to miss - hence, the person being startled [...]
THE NEW FORTY 