“Stuff that makes you say, “Oh, for nice”

  • Send me your stories!

    Send me your stories!

    I’ll be appearing on North Dakota Today every Monday to talk about good stuff.  To do so, I need your assistance, please.  Tell me what that make you think, “Oh, for nice.”  It could be something…

  • North Dakota Today | May 24, 2023

    North Dakota Today | May 24, 2023

    On Monday, I went on North Dakota Today to talk about North Dakota Nice. I work in marketing, so prepping people for media appearances is a standard part of my job; without exaggeration, I bet I…

  • Walking Tacos | May 17, 2023

    Walking Tacos | May 17, 2023

    My friend, Lori, is in treatment for breast cancer; and her close girlfriends hosted a fundraiser to help offset her expenses and surround her with love.  As I’ve noted before, North Dakotans aren’t big on overt…

  • Who wears short shorts | May 10, 2023

    Who wears short shorts | May 10, 2023

    After last week’s story about my hot hockey mom friends, one of their husbands strongly suggested I also write something about the hockey dads (he actually said “hot hockey dads” but let’s not get ahead of…

  • Hockey Mom, Part 2 | May 3, 2023

    Hockey Mom, Part 2 | May 3, 2023

    My eleven-year-old has one more tournament weekend left in his spring hockey schedule.  I’m the one who packs for hockey tournaments because it requires a certain je ne sais quoi and Kyle does it wrong.  Here…

  • Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble | April 26, 2023

    Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble | April 26, 2023

    Kyle has been traveling quite a bit for work lately; in the last five days I’ve seen him for approximately 15 hours (a MAGICAL 15 hours, though, filled with laundry and sleeping romance).  Back when our…

  • The Flood of 1997 | April 19, 2023

    The Flood of 1997 | April 19, 2023

    On April 18, 1997, the Red River of the North broke through walls upon walls of sandbags and swept over Grand Forks, North Dakota.  As the city was evacuated, firefighters waded through chest-high waters to quench…

  • The Toblerone | April 12, 2023

    The Toblerone | April 12, 2023

    The Jewish holiday of Passover kicked off last week.  Passover was my favorite holiday growing up because my parents would replace the living room furniture with stacks of card tables and invite over as many non-Jews…

  • A Love Story | April 5, 2023

    A Love Story | April 5, 2023

    My seven-year-old, a goalie, played in a hockey tournament this past weekend.  His eleven-year-old brother, also a goalie, was forced to attend.  At the end of the second game, Eleven – who had spent the previous…

  • Kids these days and their darn rock ‘n roll music | March 29, 2023

    Kids these days and their darn rock ‘n roll music | March 29, 2023

    My weekend Facebook feed was top to bottom about the appearance of northern lights – aurora borealis for us sophisticates – in North Dakota last Thursday.  If you’ve never had the good fortune to see the…

Hi, I’m Amanda Kosior

North Dakota Nice is filled with stories about people being awesome because I love people – and also a weekly story about me because I love me, too. I hope you find something that makes you feel good, and I especially hope you have a great day.

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