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Author: scyllerb

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…

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On Top of My Reading Pile

The Oil Crisis of 1973 – 1974: A Brief History with Documents
by Karen R. Merrill

West with the Night
by Beryl Markham

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond

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