Two months ago my family and I took a trip to visit relatives in Texas.  After a full day’s travel, we noticed that the trees and grass were about a month further into Spring than where we lived.  Spring was another month ahead by the time we reached the Houston area.
We had a great time…no jackets, […]

According to an article in the Bismarck Tribune today, executive coach LaVonn Steiner is now training and teaching classes online as well as face-to-face.  This move will allow clients from all over the world to have easier access to her wisdom and methods as they learn to be both happier and more productive.
On a personal note, I went through […]

According to historian/scholar/Bismarck Tribune columnist Clay Jenkinson, the Agraria Restaurant in Washington, D.C. is something that North Dakotans can be proud of.  From the article:
My fear was that we’d wind up saying Agraria was pretty good for a North Dakota restaurant in the District of Columbia. I could not have been more wrong. Agraria is […]

We don’t get alligators in our kitchens in North Dakota.

North Dakota-born Chad Everson, owner of The Clay Empire raku pottery business in Minnesota, remembers North Dakota as a place where people take each other at face value.  He said the simple North Dakota way of life is a priceless inheritance.
“It’s funny how North Dakota sticks with me,” he said.  “It’s what I long to build and create around me, wherever […]