It’s a drippy day in the Borderland. Every spring I reach a point where I refuse to wear socks, even if I have to go home at the end of day and put on every sock I own because my feet are freezing.

Have you ever heard of the “how hard can it be” gene? Well, it’s not a scientifically classified gene. However, the character traits run strong if you inherit it from somewhere.

It seems appropriate that I’m typing my article on Mother’s Day. This year, we are celebrating without my mother-in-law, Carol, and the reality of that is heartbreaking as I spent my day purchasing flowers, mowing the lawn, and cleaning up some flowerpots - all things that Carol would have been busy with herself as she looked forward to summer, sunshine, and warmer weather. During my spring cleanup on the inside of the house, I ran across a storage tote of old high school memorabilia of Greg’s. In it was a letter from his mom that she put in his graduation card. Her advice was thoughtfully and carefully typed up 30 years ago, but the advice and general sentiments that most parents feel at graduation time still hold true.

Multimedia No matter where you go or who you talk to, it seems the universal issue impacting employers and, in turn, the general public, is a lack of employees, and it’s not just a Lang- everywhere. A friend snapped me a picture of a sign he saw in a Devils Lake eatery last week.

Dear Editor, As a nominal 'Independent/Republican' have voted in state elections in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin over the past many years, legally every time, but can never remember a more wasteful (money) and distasteful (tasteless ads in all the media) primary campaign for a party endorsement.

Technology has come a long way in the past 200 years. The telegraph was invented in 1837 and made rapid long range communication possible. Messages could be sent around the world through a series of connected wires. The telegraph had medical applications in the Civil War. It was used to order medical supplies and report information about injuries and casualties to medical teams. This was cutting edge technology at the time, but it now is considered an obsolete method of communication.

Have you ever searched and searched for something you never had in the first place? Since before vacation, I’ve been looking for a certain pair of Levi’s that are fairly new, and I like how they fit. I must admit, my closet is a little full, and my inventory of jeans is rather large, so my search was difficult.

The weather can be such a tease, huh? I got to work on my tan just a few weeks ago, spending time in the sun while repairing the mural wall. I even got to wear a tank top for a couple hours! I would later spend time out on my deck, cleaning the four rugs I got for a steal at the Cancer Crusader’s rummage sale.

Have you ever searched and searched for something you never had in the first place? Since before vacation, I’ve been looking for a certain pair of Levi’s that are fairly new, and I like how they fit. I must admit, my closet is a little full, and my inventory of jeans is rather large, so my search was difficult.

The weather can be such a tease, huh? I got to work on my tan just a few weeks ago, spending time in the sun while repairing the mural wall. I even got to wear a tank top for a couple hours! I would later spend time out on my deck, cleaning the four rugs I got for a steal at the Cancer Crusader’s rummage sale.