There is an operational reality that goes along with being a friend or family member of a blogger like me - eventually you are likely to become part of one or more blog posts. It is a reality that most folks around me have gotten used to over time. I do have some friends that prefer [...]
Tag: North Dakota
OC smooth…
Orange County, California is not like other places. OC has a persona all its own and it is evident as you scan the OC landscape - particularly the more affluent communities in OC. There is a vibe that is felt in these communities...an energy that was purposefully created and that is wholeheartedly embraced as the OC way of life. [...]
I’ll be back…but he won’t.
I love my adopted state best, even on the days when I complain about it. If I had it all to do over again I would still fall in love with North Dakota (indeed, my love affair with the state may be the most enduring one I have known). Still, so much of my history remains [...]
Tied by the heartstrings…
As I sit amongst the busy chatter and robust laughter in the Alpengruss Restaurant in Wakefield, Quebec this morning, my thoughts are far away with the people of North Dakota who are being impacted by the flooding. Minot's mandatory evacuation of roughly a quarter of its population is heartbreaking. I know that there is likely [...]
Take note Congressman Berg…
A couple of weeks ago I addressed the issue of veteran care, and more specifically veteran suicide, in my blog (see 18 a day...you do the math). After writing that blog I wrote to both North Dakota Senators (Conrad and Hoeven) and Congressman Berg. Congressman Berg's aide in his Washington office, Kevin, called me the other day [...]
Don’t mess with North Dakota!
There are some things that I just love about North Dakota. North Dakotans tend to have a no nonsense approach to life. There isn't a lot of hemming and hawing or pissing and moaning - if something needs to be done they tend to just do it. Case in point, the West Fargo folks who [...]
Earlybird specials…
Sometimes two girls' trash can be other folks' treasure...especially in North Dakota during clean-up week. I was working at home today on my computer (on my little corner of the kitchen table) and I watched one vehicle after another go boulevard shopping. I was shocked at how many folks were out making the shopping rounds [...]
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