I am CuTRis

A friend asked to see nature photos. I chose this one from Google Earth. It was where I camped some three plus decades ago, with my late friend, John. I'm sorry you can't see the water and the spruce and the hemlock growing up toward the snow capped mountain peaks. But I see it. I can see the seal, the eagles and the brief summer darkness and the rain. I still feel the uneasy exhilaration of watching brown bears looking across the sand and sedge at me. I can still feel the suction of the bog pulling my leg down, a few minutes after the float plane left. I still know the weight of my backpack as I slipped it off and pulled my leg free. I can feel the roughness of the starfish we tossed back into the water after low tide stranded them. I still feel the rocks and my body falling and the Devils Club ripping my hand as it stopped my fall. The majestic island, the calls of the ravens in the kingdom of the Alaskan Brown Bears is forever etched upon my soul. -KJC

A couple guys asked me if I was giving him pointers. I said "no, he's better than I am." But then, I did tell him about something I noticed. I don't know whether it helped or not, but his last game was outstanding.

Today, I jumped headfirst into substitute teaching. Just to make it more interesting, I did a full day in middle school, in math class--which was my least favorite subject when I was that age. With the Tech industry laying off workers, and needing a job with flexibility, this is currently my solution. -Mr. C

I live in Minnesota. Somali Americans live in my neighborhood. It is not a hellhole. Our governor is not "retarded." But our President is mentally incompetent.

ICE agents are in the Twin Cities, singling out entire ethnic groups, trying to shore-up Trump's declining popularity. Racism is still his main source of power with his supporters. While navigating the cognitive dissonance, ask yourself why the President who is bombing alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean, has pardoned former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States of America.

My son wouldn't let me off-the-hook again this year. When I asked what he wanted for his birthday and Christmas, it was the same answer, "a book written by dad." Amazon requires a minimum of 78 pages, and Barnes and Noble has really difficult formatting... but I cranked one out. It's a choose your own adventure. You can find it at the link below—but don't tell Grayson about it until after Christmas! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/graysons-choice-of-adventures-kevin-curtis/1148826696 Here are my other book locations... Link to my Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-J.-Curtis/e/B004SBGR7W/ --------------------------------------------------------- Link to my Barnes and Noble Author Page https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Kevin%20Curtis

Donald Trump's MRI was looking for the President's heart. It was inconclusive, as it seems the magnets got wet.