I am CuTRis

I wanted to top off my gas tank on the car this morning since we're going back in the "deep-freeze." I was holding the pump handle and watching the readout and thinking it should stop since I didn't need that much gas--when suddenly gas started shooting out because the pump wouldn't stop! Now I "get to" smell like gasoline...

My coworker Carl sits on the other side of this window. Carl is extremely fond of over-ripe bananas; so I was taunting him with this one. The post-it notes resulted...

At 3:57 PM yesterday I got news that will change my life.

Since Garbage Haulers and the Mob Have Long History , I found it interesting that Frank Nitti 's last name appears on this dumpster right here in the Twin Cities .

Yesterday I inadvertently deleted a bunch of data from a co'op when deleting records from one of the members. This created a headache and extra time at work. My boss says it's a good lesson in my job. To me, it is something that keeps me away from my wife and son--which is never a good thing. This morning we have ice. Ice on the roads, ice in the parking lots and ice on the sidewalks. I like snow better.

This sign about butts was at Target.

Dave from my band, EFS, put video to a song (we recorded) that I wrote a long time ago. Yes, that's me singing... CLICK HERE to see and hear, Superfly Dragonfly

Here is the sound of snow at the current temperature of -11 degrees Fahrenheit.

Currently the Twin Cities is at -10 degrees Fahrenheit (-23.33 Celsius). The prediction is -17 before we gradually warm up to a high of 0 degrees. Yesterday the high was -2.

Made with 'White Chicken' huh?

We're at -9 degrees Fahrenheit and predicted to go to -10 and then stay below zero all day. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be -14.

It was finally determined today, that the reason the militant Islamic terrorists took Westerners as hostages in Algeria , was because 'someone' called them "a big stupid doo-doo head."

  Did you ever notice the voices for those "tough truck" commercials? I guess if you drive a "tough truck" you have to have a low voice with a built-in sneer ...

I have a large used appliance that I replaced. It still works; but it is old and for some reason in this state, in this country, we have to pay money to do the right thing and recycle. Just for the heck-of-it, I put it on Craig's list and sure enough in about two minutes some guy wanted it for scrap metal! Unfortunately, the guy wanted it immediately, so I had to drop what I was doing and drive home to move it out in the driveway so he could get it. Fine, I lost half an hour and a gallon of gas to save $30 and a trip to the dump. Unfortunately (again), the thing was still in the driveway when I got home! I'll call the guy "Norby," because I think there might be some special circumstances . Norby doesn't drive in traffic, so he won't go out during rush hour. His previous 'project' took extra time so he wasn't going to be able to come until later. Then Norby called back and said his mom was mad at him and wouldn't let him use the van!" ...

Our on-again-off-again bass player, Tony, likes a song I wrote when I was about 13, called, "Glider Bird." Last night we attempted to record it. We haven't recorded for awhile and I remember now that it is 'work.' I generally don't care to play the same song twice in a night of jamming; and with recording, you only play one song all night.

How exciting! Any U.S. soldier who was deployed in a recent overseas war now has even more to look forward to when he or she returns home to the states: a job in retail at Walmart!

My little boy started walking over the weekend!

I have this dream that someday I might be able to make a living by hiking in the woods and writing.

The other day because either the forwarding ran out or because the post office neglected to forward, a letter addressed to the previous owner of our house arrived at our address--with the trash company return address. It got me wondering--since we haven't received a bill and others on our block seemed to know the altered schedule over the holidays... Apparently even though my wife set things up with the city (who bids the trash contract) and the trash company, that information was never used and the trash company was adding late charges while simultaneously receiving the bills back "undeliverable." Things would go more easily if everything didn't have to be done twice...

Funny... I'm 'making' the same amount I was making in 2012, but I'm getting less money...

...in a " one dad open sleigh..."

Soderlin Plumbing & Heating Rainbow Foods Sears Jeff Budzisz, Realtor St. Paul Plumbing & Heating AmeriSpec Allied Waste Arden Hills Tire & Service Center TCF Bank

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Periodically I review a business that I've had dealings with; sometimes it is positive, but often it is not. With the Internet, companies should be careful how they treat their customers--as word can get out. I've found that many companies will try to "make things right" if you contact the right person. Before I write a negative review, I always give the company the opportunity to "make it right," and so avoid being shown in a negative light in my blog. Some will do so, and some will not. I was pricing water heaters on Monday. Ours is old and needs to be replaced. Roto-Rooter came over and gave a free estimate of $1253.74. I've priced water heaters and they run around $400. I thanked the technician and said I would let him know. I saw an ad in the phone book for Soderlin Plumbing and Heating . I was attracted to the ad because it said they had flat rate pricing. Anyone who has done business with one of these contractors may know that the price ...