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

  • Friends | August 5, 2021

    Friends | August 5, 2021

    I recently read an unattributed Internet fact that the percentage of men with at least six close friends has fallen by half since 1990; and that men today are five times more likely to state that…

  • Moving Day | July 29, 2021

    Moving Day | July 29, 2021

    I wasn’t planning on writing anything else about our move because, honestly, who wants to read that – but the whole thing was such a wild ride that Kyle basically insisted I record it here for…

  • Squeegee | July 22, 2021

    Squeegee | July 22, 2021

    We are moving; and between packing up and saying goodbye to our current house, renovating and unpacking our new house, working at my job, and doing the bare minimum at parenting, I have reached my complete…

  • Little house on the prairie | July 14, 2021

    Little house on the prairie | July 14, 2021

    After ten years in the country, Kyle and I have sold our house and are moving into town.  While we made the decision for a whole bunch of reasons – the biggest being that we were…

  • Road trip | July 8, 2021

    Road trip | July 8, 2021

    Kyle and I just got back from taking our kids on our just-about-annual road trip from Thompson, North Dakota to Ann Arbor, Michigan.  We got there by driving through Minneapolis, Minnesota; Madison (I love Madison), Wisconsin;…

  • The politics of cake | July 1, 2021

    The politics of cake | July 1, 2021

    Our friends hosted a family birthday party for their ten-year-old last weekend.  The jury is still out between my sons as to the second-best part of the soiree (right now it’s a tie between the slip-and-slide…

  • We are here to tell you your opinion | June 24, 2021

    We are here to tell you your opinion | June 24, 2021

    When we were first married, Kyle and I went to the movie theater so often that we took it upon ourselves to create a movie review website, called We Are Here To Tell You Your Opinion. …

  • Buy me some peanuts and Whiskey Jacks | June 17, 2021

    Buy me some peanuts and Whiskey Jacks | June 17, 2021

    Our nine-year-old played two sets of double-headers last Friday and Saturday.  On Sunday, we naturally decided to detox after hours upon hours of baseball by taking our two sons and a friend to a Wheat City…

  • Fort Abercrombie | June 10, 2021

    Fort Abercrombie | June 10, 2021

    My ideal vacation consists of strategic lounging.  I lounge on beaches; by pools; in restaurants; on patios.  In the early morning I lounge with books; midday I lounge with pina coladas; and in the late afternoon…

  • There is no E in Amanda | June 3, 2021

    There is no E in Amanda | June 3, 2021

    This week’s story is about my feelings on gasoline, and this week’s news has penguins, ‘Prizm’ers, and parties.  Read on.

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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