If you read this blog with any regularity you know that I view texting and driving as a scourge on the well-being of mankind (and no, I am not exaggerating my viewpoint). Every single day I see folks texting and driving. Every single day my irritation rises to the point that I want to roll [...]
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A resolution you can live with…
This is the time of year that we reflect upon changes we would like to make in our lives. These changes can be ridding ourselves of bad habits, making different lifestyle choices, setting new goals, or a hundred other things that denote a fresh start or new outlook for a new year. I love the [...]
Think about the life you are willing to exchange for it…
Some of my students dreamed up the term "CAROL-ING" to denote when a person is worrying about risk. It is a backhanded homage to me, but I'll accept it graciously if it means that they are using my name to herald the behavior. I do lecture them endlessly about risk - it is part of [...]
Lady, you scared me.
It have been told many a time that I am a tough cookie. I know the reason I give that impression - it is all about my backbone. I feel compelled to stand up for the bullied and disenfranchised and in the process I sometimes come off as a bit fierce. I can live with [...]
Place more value on your life and the lives of others than on a text…
My blog entry today is an open letter to a young woman who was driving behind me for awhile today on my way back from the NDSU campus. She caught my eye originally while I was sitting at a stop light. The young woman (she looked to be about the age of a college student) had long [...]
Vigilante lecturer…
I have been forced to travel the interstate to work since the advent of road construction season in West Fargo. I am not a fan of the ins-and-outs of closed lanes and detours - my theory is that there are more fender benders in these areas. The risk manager in me seeks to avoid such things - so the [...]
Oh, the weather outside is frightful…
As I look out the window at blustery conditions, the emergency management professional in me is reminded that the relative absence of snow events this winter may have made us all a bit more complacent about winter preparedness. As such, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you of five easy steps you can take to [...]
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