Last TuesdayI walked the deck of a historic battleship, the U.S.S. Texas, at the Battleship Texas State Historical Site.  I was appropriately amazed at the steep narrow stairs, the magnificent guns, the ponderous anchors, the narrow galley and the baking kitchen, where 640 loaves of bread were baked each day. 
The Battleship Texas was one of […]

Clay Jenkinson, a well known scholar who sometimes portrays Thomas Jefferson, is celebrating North Dakota’s Emptied Prairie.  In a recent column, Jenkinson (who was born and raised in North Dakota) said this:
At a time when there is more clamor in America for open space than ever before, we North Dakotans have open space in glorious, stupendous […]

Business Watch, a terrific business magazine published by Bismarck Tribune, has finally updated its web site.
This past issue is a tribute to North Dakota’s successes.  The opening article, by Ken Rogers, discusses how the state’s economy changed from one dependent on agriculture to an entreprenurially-minded, diversified one that creatively covers several key industries.  From Roger’s article:
Credit for […]

I came across a great new blog, Rhubarb and Venison, after the blog owner posted a comment on my thoughts about how and why I love Space Aliens.  I was intrigued and had to investigate.  
Rhubarb and Venison started a few weeks ago, but I can already tell that it’s going to be a fun one to watch.  […]

Some of the best food in North Dakota is found in a grounded space ship.
Space Aliens Grill and Bar is decorated inside and out with things not of planet earth.  Framed tabloids featuring U.S. presidents who met aliens hang on the walls.  Sculpted aliens of all sorts hang out in corners and near the ceiling, which has a lighted and painted […]