Campaigns/Elections… Notes from the Campaign Trail 12 Jun 2018 And there I sat, looking at the ballot with my name on it: Scyller J. Borglum for Representative of District 32 in the Republican Primary. Five months of knocking on…
Abundant Life… Leadership in Three Models 4 May 2018 Not too long ago, a campus group asked me to describe my ideas on leadership. How did I define leadership in general? How did I lead, specifically? Being a researcher,…
Abundant Life… Rock Salt 28 Mar 2018 I moved just over 800 pounds of rock salt yesterday -- all by hand, all by myself. I did not move it all at once. Part of getting the job…
Geological Engineering… Middle School Girls – Science & Engineering 8 Mar 2018 Tuesday morning came quickly after my Friday defense: along with several other women, I volunteered to give 5 half-hour presentations to groups of 7th-grade girls. Women connected with SD Mines…
Geological Engineering… Dissertation Defense 5 Mar 2018 Looking much like I sat waiting to see the middle school principal about some infraction, I sat in the hallway waiting for my committee's determination. I glanced at my phone…
Abundant Life Too Much 10 Nov 201710 Nov 2017 Hunting pheasants in North and South Dakota taught me a number of lessons. One that stands out is seeing the birds poop right as they take flight, just off the ground.…
Grad School How To One Month 2 Nov 20172 Nov 2017 Yesterday I presented the results of my Sprint Month. Sprint Month: I stepped down from my positions in my various clubs, logged out of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and even my…
Abundant Life My Happy Place 24 Sep 201724 Sep 2017 Surrounded by books, that is my happy place: be they in a library, a commercial bookstore, my living room, or a used bookstore like this one in Dinky Town, Minneapolis.…
Abundant Life… Theodore Roosevelt National Park 23 Sep 201723 Sep 2017 I love this petite Park to the North. Once a quarter I make my way north up SD Hwy 79 to ND Hwy 22 and then west on I-94 at…
Abundant Life… Cultivate a New Hobby 22 Sep 201723 Sep 2017 Hobbies, in many ways, constitute a luxury. Hobbies require time, money, and thoughtfulness. For most in the world, any one of these three constituents is scarce or non-existent. But in our…
