We are getting ready to go on a trip to North Dakota to participate in my brother-in-law’s memorial service. It’s difficult enough under the circumstances. We are glad we were able to be with him this past summer. We remember North Dakota in the winter. I lived there for 12 years, both in the military and while I attended college and graduate school. My wife lived there all her life until we moved to Texas in ’86. We know several reasons why we never plan to live up in the north country again if we can avoid it. It’s supposed to be ...