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Self image is the way we see ourselves. Some folks struggle with self image and it taints their perspective on life. My self image is fine. I see myself as young, handsome, and pleasant. My grandkids like to draw pictures … Continue reading →

Education is trendy. Cool ideas come and they go. This pattern can be good or bad. Some see this pattern as a form of fadism. The notion that education flip flops (to use a political term) seems contrary to the … Continue reading →

I made my living thinking, but now I like cutting wood. I like taking my saw and my Ranger, going into the forest, and coming home with the better part of a tree. I like my splitter and the satisfaction … Continue reading →

There are some people who drift in and out of your life over the course of time. Such is the case with Stanley Trollip. You probably are aware of the “most interesting man” ads from Dos Equis. Stan would be … Continue reading →

Pew just released the results of a one year study of political attitudes and media habits. Their conclusions reveal the obvious: Are tightly clustered around a single news source, far more than any other group in the survey, with 47% … Continue reading →

I must stop posting leaf pictures, but I thought of a cool label for this one.

A few days ago Cindy and I were riding through the woods and came across an interesting sight which she captured with her phone and uploaded the picture to Facebook. Andrew, a friend we made while in Russia, misunderstood Cindy’s … Continue reading →

North Dakota College Students It has come to my attention that an ad agency has requested a file containing the email address you were required to establish through your university. You may have consented to the release of your personal … Continue reading →

We are selling our home and leaving North Dakota. You may or may not have gone through this process, but it is not fun. We have lived in this house for 35 years and accumulated a lot of stuff. Getting … Continue reading →

A recent post to the Thesis Whisperer proposed that there should be a mandatory retirement age for “older academics”. The focus of the Whisperer blog is to offer advice to younger academics and I sometimes wonder whether posts such as … Continue reading →