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Cutris Wants New Stadium UnAssociated Press August 31, 2012 Cutris says he is planning to move his team to LA unless he gets a new stadium. "It worked for the Twins, the Vikings and even the Gophers," said Cutris . "Everybody gets a new stadium and now I want one too. If I don't get a new stadium," Cutris continued, "I'll move my team to a place where I can get one." It is unknown what team Cutris is talking about, but when he was asked about it he said, "Oh... I've got a team!"

School is about to start, the State Fair is going on... Where did the summer go? I guess moving twice kind of made it "evaporate."

To each his own, but here is an example of why we had to paint the inside of our new house.

  Word on the street is that several moose have been sighted here.

I deal with a lot of people in my job--solving data issues. I must admit that most of these people are pretty nice and I enjoy working with them. Undoubtedly, however, there is a handful that are demanding and take up lots of time. Often they know less than they pretend to, and they rely on being nasty to get their way and direct blame at others. Most people realize that fixing a problem takes some investigation and thinking. Other people don't care to be reasonable and they demand answers and immediate solutions. These people often rise up the ranks of the business world--in spite of behaving like babies. I have a baby son, who is too young to wait patiently if he is hungry or has a dirty diaper. He wants immediate action--whether I am otherwise occupied or not. This is simply because he is less that a year old and cannot place the larger world and the needs of others into context with his own needs. Yet I work to help people who behave exactly the same way who are allegedly a...

We replaced our furnace and air conditioner on the word of St. Paul Plumbing & Heating . Somehow after talking on the phone with the guy I had the impression that the heat exchanger was cracked. The written work order says, "Dirty Blower Wheel, Blower Motor Leaking oil, Capacitor weak, Heat exchanger Rusty & Very stressed." I've included photos my wife took of the heat exchanger when this furnace was removed. If anyone knows about these things, maybe you can tell me if it looks rusty and very stressed. 8/30/2012 - Wayne from St. Paul Plumbing & Heating has asked to see more pictures of the heat exchanger so he can point out the rust. I've informed him that I've already put the rustiest pictures on this blog and told him that he can refund the $89 for the 'tune-up' (when we were told the furnace was beyond repair). Since he originally threatened legal action against me if I put untrue statements on my blog, I've invi...

Today I'm buying a new furnace and air conditioner for our new house.

After four months on an air mattress while we sold a house, moved to a condo and then bought a house and moved in, it is nice to sleep in a bed again. Our baby boy thinks it is lots of fun to be carried up and down the stairs to his bedroom.

Our baby son was asleep when we brought him home last night. It was the first night we all stayed in the new house. When he woke up from the car ride and found he was in an unfamiliar place, he looked at everything and then he cried. He was overly tired and knew he wasn't in the condo anymore. This morning he was still checking things out. I can't really explain it all to him because he doesn't talk yet. It must be strange for him, because it is strange for me and my wife too.

As I am working with my wife to outfit and decorate our new house, we have found that since we married late in life, we have two of everything. Mine has mostly been stored for four years, though I bought it new and it all matches. In spite of that, my wife prefers her pieces and we will likely be moving my furniture to the basement; even though I consider it worthy of the living room. Men rarely win this battle as women generally assume they are better decorators than men. Most women, however, will defer to the abilities of a man only if they are not married to him and only if he would prefer to marry a man himself. My personal opinion is that women are only better at decorating in the eyes of other women. Men have often claimed a portion of the house that women don't care for; such as the basement--and then they proceed to decorate it the way men like it. These spaces become the envy of other men who come to visit and the living room is largely ignored. Your average adult hu...

We recently purchased a home and had AmeriSpec inspect the house--including the furnace before we purchased it. The inspector said there was higher than normal Carbon Monoxide levels and we should have it "tuned-up by a professional." Well the professional said the furnace should be replaced--as the heat exchanger is cracked. He also said the inspector should have shut it down. So... why did we pay for an inspection??? I'm not happy with AmeriSpec and have asked for a refund. If that happens I'll be surprised and I will update right here _____. Update: Debbie from AmeriSpec called to tell me that they had called attention to the furnace and it was up to us to follow-up. My advice is to find a company that does a more thorough inspection and then stands behind it. ***New information on this issue can be found here that may improve my view of this company.

Of course the Olympics are in the news. The heat and drought. The Mars rover is pretty cool! And finally, all these tough guys who shoot unarmed people should be referred to as "asswipe from (fill in location)." They seem to want to get famous by killing innocent people. They should be wiped from history.

With all the talk of how athletes from North Korea are rewarded or punished for their performance at the Olympics , I have to wonder how much is true and how much is rumor? No doubt the country is strange and keeps their people on a "tight leash," but labor camps for losers? The "revered leader," Kim Jong-un looks like a puss--but then a weakling in power is often the worst kind of bully.

My wife and I just bought a house. We are trying to be careful with purchases because of this expense. Yet we wanted to paint and we priced paint at Frattallone’s ACE Hardware . Benjamin Moore paint was roughly $24-35 per gallon. We picked colors over the phone (during my lunch break) since I was working--me at the Arden Hills Store and her at Woodbury. She bought 2 gallons and was shocked that the price was over $100. I used the paint last night and it seemed like average paint to me. I found out about the price today and was not happy! I think the salesperson took advantage of my wife. Someone at the Woodbury store sold her $50 per gallon paint and she didn't think she could question it after it was mixed. Well guess what, I'm pretty mad and we will buy our paint and supplies at Home Depot or Menards from now on. --KJC Update: I had originally delayed (by several days) posting this after Mike called from Frattallone’s ACE Hardware. I've been waiting for a week now,...

When the news people say "the police brought in a K-9 (short for canine) dog," what does that mean??? Isn't that like saying a dog dog? It is also like saying, a feline cat or a bovine cow...

Me and Larry saw this Sharp-shinned hawk today. It had a baby rabbit.

You're out for the evening and you have a 6-pack of beer to get you through. But what happens when a friend asks you if he can have one? That leaves you with only five beers! Well now, Cutris has come to the rescue with his revolutionary new 7-Pack! Never be short on beers again!