I postponed getting new carpet for almost three years because more interesting projects kept capturing my attention. Carpeting, while nice, does not excite me all that much. I can think of so many other ways to spend money on home improvement. But Mike kept on me about the carpeting and I finally had to [...]
Tag: lessons learned
No…not again…when will we learn?
In my early days in emergency management I compiled a report about what has come to be known as the "Great White fire". That was the fire that was started when pyrotechnics were used in a Great White performance in a crowded nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island (February 21, 2003). 99 people lost their lives [...]
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 [...]
THE NEW FORTY 