KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1751 “Out of me, unworthy and unknown The vibrations of deathless music; ‘With malice toward none, with charity for all.

Miracles in Motion

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” -Thich Nhat Hanh To find strength and courage through life’s challenges, we must grasp the core of our authentic sacredness. There is so much happening in our world right now, to embrace the resilience is to persevere beyond circumstance.

About “Registering” for Social Security & Medicare

Dear Rusty: I have a big 65th birthday coming up mid-March and would like your advice on registering for Social Security and Medicare. I am now unemployed, but I am seeking another gig to get me to age 67 before taking Social Security.

Touched

I went to work one day. It seemed to be a routine morning. By noon I could barely walk. I returned home with a back pain. I would be bed-ridden for the next 3 to 4 months. It was a slow road back to walking. I went to several doctors without a diagnosis. I took up a regime of vitamins and aspirin.

Tidbits from AMAC

School to parents: don’ fling that kid What to do when you take your kid to school and find the gates are locked?

Give the gift of North Dakota this holiday season

Now more than ever, this holiday season is a time to lift up North Dakota small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shopping is an important part of the holiday season and can be done safely. Local businesses are doing their part to keep you safe when you browse their aisles.

Dakota Datebook

Leith’s Sigh of Relief November 16, 2020 — The city of Leith, North Dakota, breathed a small sigh of relief on this date in 2013 when two white supremacists with designs on the town were taken into custody.

Overreach or too little too late

Late Friday night Governor Burgum outlined several new statewide measures to slow the spread of Covid. Throughout the pandemic as it hit North Dakota our Governor has expressed freedom and personal responsibility over mandates. So what has changed? Has there been an increase in outside pressure?

Take each day as it comes

Since last March it seems that our lives have been turned upside down. So how do I deal with all the craziness? I take each day as it comes. This is a lesson that I learned many years ago. It is something that is not always easy and is sometimes better in theory than in practice.

..as my brother reminded me yesterday, this to shall pass.

So I sucked the joy right out of Monday, over the past few years with all of my health issues, I have found ways to suck the joy right out of several days. To my credit this time I went with one of the familiar old standbys rather than bringing another new ailment to the party.