I remain amazed, decades after seatbelts have become mandatory items in vehicles and after uncontroverted evidence of their efficacy, that folks still choose to drive around without their protection (as evidenced by the tickets issued recently in West Fargo's enforcement blitz). Apparently, there are still some folks out there who are glossing over the reports [...]
Tag: managing risk
Dumb as a box of rocks or daredevils?
In the past week I have twice seen a large group of wild turkeys meandering around residential neighboorhoods in West Fargo. Not being a North Dakota native and having very limited experience with wild turkeys, I cannot evaluate fairly whether this public meandering just weeks before Thanksgiving indicates that they are dumb as a box [...]
The efficacy of old, holey underwear…
I have discovered the ideal role of old, holey underwear and amazingly it ties back to something that I have known since I was a little girl. The back story begins with one of my favorite pairs of underwear that has seen better days. The black lace at the top is now holey and separating [...]