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Another child died--that makes 3 in 3 weeks in the Twin Cities— killed by her mother this time. She was drowned in the bathtub . All were African-Americans and nobody is protesting because no cops (white cops in particular) were involved. I'm still waiting for the protest.

I think that the best thing about Facebook is that you can see how boring and shallow most people are. If you knew someone in the past, you can look up their Facebook page. Some people keep it "private" and other people make everything public so the world knows how "great" they are. I like the men who publicize their hunting kills and riding their Harley and all that good "manly" stuff! Then there are the women who post pictures of themselves in bikinis or maybe they show everyone where they traveled and that they studied some other culture. The bottom-line, is, that if someone was self-absorbed and shallow years ago when you knew them, they probably still are—and Facebook gives them a great outlet. Even better, is Twitter ! I mean when you can tell the world that you just now ate a piece of toast or used the bathroom, how "great" is that?

I’ve spent some time over the last few years, working in a very high class building. For the entire 3 years I’ve spent time there, the toilet paper in the bathroom has been held in place by a rubber band . Yesterday the rubber band was broken and on the floor. I’m not sure what kept the toilet paper from falling out of the holder; but I was sure a new rubber band would be coming soon. But, alas, the rubber band was simply repaired; and now the toilet paper is secure once again!

In an effort to "seek justice," protesters organized by Black Lives Matter, defied Mall of America policy against demonstrations (on private property). After stopping business on one of the busiest shopping days of the year; and defying the clearly stated and repeated policy, the group seems to think that they have furthered their cause. This group also recently blocked traffic on I35W ; showing little regard for public safety or for stopping people needing to travel.

Mickey Rourke's Fight with Godzilla Was Fixed UnAssociated Press December 19, 2014   When actor Mickey Rourke defeated Godzilla in a boxing match recently, speculation was that the fight was fixed. Now Godzilla has admitted that he threw the fight for $15K and was not allowed to breathe fire during the staging. Godzilla has spoken out, allegedly because Rourke tried to "stiff him" out of $5K that was to be paid after returning to the U.S. 62-year-old Mickey Rourke was unavailable for comment.

It was not easy being the Executive Director! No sir, it surely was not! But he was having a good day regardless! So far nobody had made him address any real issues. This new box was great!

CuTRis Hacks Into Sony: Restarts "The Interview" UnAssociated Press December 18, 2014 After the announcement that Sony cancelled the premier of the movie "The Interview," sources say that CuTRis has now hacked into Sony and reset the movie premier of "The Interview" for December 25th as originally planned! In a candid remark, CuTRis has indicated that he was initially unable to hack into Sony Pictures, but found that he could hack into North Korea , and from there he had easy access to Sony. CuTRis , who has his own (low budget) movie about Kim Jong-Un called, "Kim Jong Un is Dumb," also reportedly may have made fun of Kim Jong-Un before ; once or fifteen times. At this time it is unknown if Sony will again succumb to the threats and re- unschedule the movie that CuTRis has apparently rescheduled.

Yesterday I decided to pickup a sandwich from Subway before going to band. When I got to the Subway store, I walked up to the door at the same time as did this young man dressed in U.S. Air Force attire. He reached out and opened the door for me. Once inside, I motioned for him to go ahead of me in line. We both ordered and as he was paying, he told the cashier that he was buying my sandwich too. I protested that he didn't have to do that and I could pay for my own. He insisted and the cashier took his money for both orders. I told him that I appreciated the gesture and he said that he appreciated me letting him go first in line. All I could think is that this was a really nice guy. Maybe there is hope for the future with a few young people like this in the world.

There are too many bad fathers killing their children! Children's Lives Matter! http://cutris.blogspot.com/2014/12/heres-another-baby-killer-protest-this.html http://cutris.blogspot.com/2014/12/child-killer-arrested.html

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3651717.shtml?cat=1 Do you believe me yet that the problem is with families and not racism? This story looks a lot like the story from last week when another baby was killed by his father. Can we blame this on racism too? How about a protest? Come on just a small one for another dead child. Poor parenting and bad attitudes results in lack of education, lack of respect, lack of morals, lack of direction, employment.... should I go on? Maybe you just want to go protest against the police instead?

In about 1998, my friend Pete (who is the drummer in our band) had a seizure while driving and had a bad accident. He was in the hospital and then laid up in a nursing home for a long time after. I went to visit him regularly and eventually, he was able to leave and walk out on his own—with the aid of some crutches. Now about this time, I happened to notice a sign outside of a vacuum store in Richfield; that advertised a rebuilt Kirby for $129.95. With Pete’s last name being Kirby, I had this idea… So after Pete was out in the world again, while he was riding with me in my car, I pulled over and told him to stand under that sign. Then I snapped this picture with my old 35MM camera. Eventually Dave scanned the picture and I found it in the folder called, “Kevin” on his computer. So, here is the classic “Rebuilt Kirby” photo!

When I was a kid in school, my "Year 2000 Project" was a laser weapon. Well now it is real. http://www.businessinsider.com/us-naval-vessel-laser-weapon-test-video-2014-12

Apparently some tough guys from the Taliban slaughtered a bunch of defenseless children yesterday at a school in Pakistan. "Their god" should be very pleased with their cowardly and murderous actions. Regardless of who you are, where you are or what you are, the world should unite and pursue and destroy the Taliban and ISIS. They have no god. They make up their own warped rules and pretend it is for god. They have contaminated Islam and the world.

Most of the time, doctors don't really know what's going on when something happens to you. They get together and talk over some possibilities; and then they charge a lot for not knowing. Me and my friend Dave both had a parent in the hospital recently after something unexpected and somewhat scary happened. In both cases, the doctors found nothing. What I mean is, they had no idea what happened or why it happened. Here is an imaginary "consult" me and Dave had during band practice. Hey Dave, why did that guitar string break? I’m not sure Kevin; maybe it got strummed too hard. I think maybe it frombled a bit when you played it Dave—I definitely saw some frombledge. Yeah maybe Kevin, but I see no real reason it broke. Me either Dave. Let’s charge $786 now for this "consult." OK.

50 degrees (Fahrenheit) in December? That makes for no snow and fog!

A couple of days ago I was really upset to hear about this piece of crap who beat his 1-year-old son to death . If there is any good news, it's that the piece of crap was arrested yesterday. Like I said the other day, I want to know who is going to protest about a grown man killing a baby? Because I know damn well, if any white cop had shot this guy while he resisted arrest, thousands would be marching in protest! Here is something for all of you "so enlightened" people to march about. Why are certain groups unable to elevate themselves when others do it every day? My wife came from an immigrant family, she is not white and grew up poor. She also has a BA in Fine Arts and a Master's degree in Education. My late friend Wendell , who was African-American, called the lack of values and priorities "slave mentality." He correctly realized that blaming everyone else for your problems was never going to fix them. I think we have seen that my friend was right. I...

In fact, the IT department sent us an email about the email not working. I was unable to open it because of the email not working and all. Then the email worked for 12 ½ seconds and the email finally opened and I could read it! By the time I had read the email, the email had stopped working again but at least I had the email about the email now.

Vladimir Putin has responded to the news that he was not chosen as TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year," by releasing a new photo of himself—promoting his tough guy image. This time Putin kept his shirt on as he is shown "working as security" at a Moscow Motorcycle Rally. Later, sources from Russia claim that he won a motorcycle race and then used his own body to stop a motorcycle from running over a baby that had crawled onto the track. No one; including Putin, was injured due to his heroic efforts.

Somebody should protest about adults killing babies! What the hell is wrong with America? We've got IDIOTS protesting about white cops killing black criminals who resist arrest; but does anybody have the guts to protest when an adult assaults and kills a one-year-old child? What kind of screwed-up society is this? Brooklyn Park Police Search for Man after Death of 1-Year-Old http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3645332.shtml?cat=1 America needs some independent thinkers. We've got plenty of people who will join the mob and pretend like they have admirable motives. If you want to do something "good," protest people who hurt and kill children, old people, animals and anyone who can't defend themselves! And by-the-way America, when you send the police out to arrest this child killer, make sure you don't send any white cops...

If you like Beavis & Butthead , you'll love "Butthead Sings the Christmas Classics!" If Butthead ever finishes the album, you can buy yours today! Err... I mean you can buy it whenever it is ready... if he ever gets it done and stuff... BUTTHEAD SAYS, "I'll probly hafta' kick Beavith in the gnadth and lock him out of the thtudio if I ever want to finish recording the Chrismath Clathics!" Click for Sample!

New Director of "Star Trek 3" UnAssociated Press December 9, 2014 CuTRis is rumored to be the new director of Start Trek 3 . No one can as of yet confirm this rumor; but we heard it from some guy begging for money on the street so we're pretty sure it's true. Other Star Trek episodes directed by CuTRis include, Star Trek: The Next Generation "#2" .

Yet another Black man was gunned down in the streets of America! This cowardly murder caused no unrest. It caused no protests. No businesses were burned. Nothing was looted. No sensational news stories were created. No one got on TV and shouted about racism or about excessive violence. Hardly anyone even noticed that another Black man was shot and killed at the hands of an African-American shooter. After-all, this sort of thing happens every day in every large city in America. There is no political gain for anyone to make anything more of it. There is no agenda to push. Yet the body count keeps going up. People keep dying. It is best for us to focus on the high-profile incidents, that can further damage the fragile balance of racial relations within the fabric of society. It is best to forget the number of dead; and focus only on the minor issues that can generate the most hostility and the most political sympathies. Long live the era of bullshit! The truth means nothing!

Expert Bashed for Unpopular Truth UnAssociated Press December 9, 2014 "The whole idea that Mr. Buck was profiling a man wearing blaze-orange is absolutely absurd!" said Wildlife Research & Forensic Specialist Dude, Aldo Darwinism. "Deer simply do not see colors the way people do! They are colorblind !" The backlash for this unpopular truth was swift. Aldo Darwinism has been banned from all liberal media sources and protestors burned and looted several National Parks. "We won't be happy," commented one out-of-town protester, "until that deer's white tail is made into deer sausage and sitting on a cracker with a piece of cheddar on top of it!"

Man-Killing Deer May Have Profiled Hunter UnAssociated Press December 9, 2014 It is now thought that Big Mean Buck was profiling hunter, Joe Goodguy when he fatally shot and killed him dead with a gun. "Simply because he was human, and because he was wearing blaze-orange and carrying a high-powered rifle, is by no means proof that Mr. Goodguy was a hunter!" said attorney Ian T. Formoney. Meanwhile, thousands of law-abiding citizens burned buildings and looted merchandise including high priced electronics—to show their support.

Grand Jury Fails to Indict Deer that Shot Hunter UnAssociated Press December 9, 2014 Unrest has once again hit the woods after a grand jury has failed to indict Big Mean Buck, the White-tailed deer that shot an innocent deer hunter early yesterday. Protestors carrying blaze-orange signs were chanting, "deer hunter lives matter" as they pushed their point that deer are killing deer hunters in great numbers and nothing is being done about it!

Hunter Shot by WHITE-tailed Deer UnAssociated Press December 9, 2014 A deer hunter was shot and killed by a White-tailed deer yesterday; sparking protests around the country by deer hunters who believe that White-tailed deer are singling out deer hunters and using excessive violence against them. This has caused a backlash of investigations from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Obama administration and the many many people who have little more to do than to try to cause and perpetuate idiotic and untrue ideas and cause civil unrest. Several deer hunting shacks have been burned down in the process as demonstrators took to the woods. The name of the deer has not been released. The deceased hunter has been identified as Joe Goodguy.

Are the coals ready yet? Yeah, they're ready.

For weeks I had this cool screensaver . It had a bunch of different kinds of reptiles that would dart back and forth across the screen! Sometimes it was the fast ones. Sometimes a slow turtle might walk by. Other times it would be a snake slithering across the screen. It was a pretty great screen saver! Then the other day it just quit. It didn't work anymore. I wasn't sure what happened so I google d it and finally found the answer. Apparently my computer is experiencing, e-reptile-dysfunction !

Note* This tutorial will help you to avoid getting shot by police. It should work with any color police officers—even white cops. In addition, though we only hear reports about white cops shooting black people, this is not the only racial combination that exists. In addition, black men shoot other black men at a rate far greater than police do. In fact, black men shoot innocent bystanders too—though this rarely seems to get a lot of protesters to come out because it isn't racially charged enough. Part One: Do not become involved in illegal activity. It is a fairly safe bet, that if you are not stealing, threatening, burglarizing, loitering, selling illegally, trespassing, or engaged in other criminal activity, the likelihood of you being stopped by police is significantly lower than if you are participating in such activities. Part Two: If confronted by police officers, do not resist. Do not engage them in hostile or disrespectful dialogue (that means talking). Do not shout. Do...

White cops should never go into black neighborhoods. 911 callers should identify their race before police are sent. If the caller is black, only black cops should respond. If no black cops are available, no police should respond. If the parties involved are of multiple races , an equal proportion of like-race police officers must be assembled before responding to the call for help. While responding, officers will only be allowed to interact with or arrest people who are of the same race as they are. This and only this will keep us all safe from white cops and ensure the safety of blacks.

CuTRis Denies Being Assaulted by Bill Cosby UnAssociated Press December 4, 2014 CuTRis has denied being a victim of a sexual assault by Bill Cosby. He said the rumor was started by Pete because CuTRis refused to babysit Dave for four days. "He is pretty mad about it," said CuTRis . "I guess it all came out when this Cosby thing exploded. It really doesn't have anything to do with Bill Cosby."

CuTRis May Have Been Assaulted by Bill Cosby UnAssociated Press December 4, 2014 Reports today claim that CuTRis may have been sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby ! If true, CuTRis would be the first man named as a Cosby victim.

"Grayson's Search for Boo Boo Kabuta" is available to order for Christmas! https://www.createspace.com/5081657 Also available on Amazon.

No white person is allowed to speak this kind of truth without being called a racist. Thank you Charles Barkley for speaking the truth when it needs to be heard. http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/02/us/charles-barkley-on-race/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Anyone who has been on this Earth for a while, will suffer some injuries. Sometimes the scar is visible and often it is not. We have all suffered from emotional trauma of one kind or another—and these scars often end up on the inside where they can't always be seen. But they are there with us every day and every night. Hopefully, these scars teach us things about ourselves and about other people. Hopefully, these scars make us stronger. Sometimes, these scars can even make us more interesting and maybe even more beautiful. This tree bears it's scars both internally and externally—much the way many of us do. This tree is more interesting than most—because the barbed wire from some bygone day and some bygone farm, has been imbedded inside its trunk as it grew and lived. We cannot remove the wire without damaging the tree. The two parts are now one. This is how scars are. We get them and then we continue on with life. We cannot be separated from that leftover trauma without...

My wife and son on the trail Saturday was a beautiful day and we visited the Oakdale Discovery Center !

http://wreg.com/2014/11/25/salt-lake-cop-cleared-in-shooting-of-unarmed-white-man/

More black people are killed by other black people by far, than are killed by white police officers. Now checkout this link. http://clashdaily.com/2014/11/boom-milwaukee-police-chief-explodes-black-protesters-ignoring-crimes-greatest-racial-disparity/

Alex accidentally shot a fairy . He blasted it with a 12-gauge shotgun . It was an honest mistake; the fairy was hanging out in a corn field and flew up when the labrador flushed it out. Damn! It was the seventh fairy he'd accidentally shot this week! He was hoping to get a pheasant . Fairies didn't even taste good—and the last thing he needed was another taxidermied fairy! He reached down and picked up the fairy. Stupid thing... he didn't really want anyone to find out that he had shot another fairy out of season . Finally, he shoved it down a badger hole and kicked dirt over it. Then he walked quickly away.

Dear Lord, please protect us from our families this holiday season. As we find ourselves thrust into the company of extended relations, with people who we are related to by marriage—and sometimes less than that, we ask your guidance as the Lucy Van Pelt 's of the family start slinging their tidings of nastiness to and fro. And lead us not into confrontation, but deliver us from the people who need favors continuously because others have always taken care of their stuff for them. For families are complicated, and some people don't really want to see us. For that is their nature. Please also protect us from the commercialism and materialism that has all but destroyed a meaningful time. Help us to endure the mess and the stress and the scheduling and rescheduling of gatherings. Help us to smile at things that are dumb and traditions that are overlooked as well as those traditions that are still practiced even though they should forever be buried beneath a thousand million tons of ...

All eyes are on Ferguson now as it literally smokes this morning after burning all night. Is it a racist place? Maybe it is. But in the midst of the looting, shooting and destruction, could it be that some of the views might be justified? Who is doing the looting, shooting and burning? Are these the same people who are "crying foul?" Are the people committing the violence and crimes the same people who are seeking "justice?" Does anyone remember the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.? This stuff is all connected and all related people. If you want to live in a cesspool , then you are doing the right thing. If you want justice , then you are doing exactly the wrong thing in order to get it. If you are self-serving , and using this tragedy as a "justification" for your own criminal tendencies, then you are truly the source of the problem.

CuTRis has announced that he currently is accepting bids for high paying jobs as a corporate or organization spokesperson. Bids should include job description, hours, location and high salary and benefit package being offered. Use the email listed on this blog and put "Spokes Person" in the subject line.

I hadn’t realized before you set me straight, that it was my responsibility to take care of your kids for you while you went out to do fun things. I thought such things were voluntary. I didn’t realize that it was a mandatory obligation on my part. Knowing that now, I can see why you were so persistent to make me give up my weekends, to watch your children. I understand now why you think I am negative. I’m deeply sorry that you feel this way. I can see now that you feel entitled to babysitting services and so much more. It was wrong of me to want to have my weekends for my family and our stuff—when I could have been taking care of your stuff instead. I also want to thank you for the comments about how I should follow your culture. I understand why you don’t follow your culture yourself; because the rules aren’t for you; they are for me—even though I am from a different culture. Maybe if you decide to follow the rules yourself and take care of your own kids and your own stuff, you will...

His office was located in a building that was decorated in 20th Century Cheap. At one point he had a mouse go into his desk and chew into a bag with three candy bars and eat (only) the TWIX®. He set a mouse trap the next day. Unfortunately the ants showed up to eat all the bait before the mouse could get it. Apparently he wouldn't be able to kill the mouse without killing the ants first...

1992: A still taken from the "Line-Mic-Gain" music video from the "EFS Unleashed" show .

CuTRis does the voice impression of the crabby English king in the cartoon, "Shishkabugs."

Since I recently had a Hmong guy make derogatory remarks to me, about me, because I didn't BUY my Hmong wife as demanded by Hmong culture, I will go on record as saying I did not buy my wife. I refused. I believe out of all the strange practices of this culture, selling your daughter for profit is perhaps the one I find most despicable. Aside from turning what should be love into a financial transaction, it also devalues women and makes them a commodity to be bought and sold like livestock. For the record, my wife bought herself. I would have simply refused, but she handed over the money in cash. We were two adults with our own homes and lives and I, personally, saw no reason to pay; but she did. I can only hope the following generations will free their children from the bonds of these practices. Incidentally, the man who made the comments found a way out of paying too. He refused to marry the woman. Instead they live together and have children together. No marriage and no pay...

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Go ahead and kill the "cash cow." You've always got Research & Development to fall back on...

I think here might be a problem with the new updates...

CuTRis Blinded by Kim Kardashian's Butt UnAssociated Press November 13, 2014 "I kept hearing that Kim Kardashian's butt broke the Internet," said CuTRis . "Then I accidentally saw the picture when I clicked on a link to read more about it. That's when I was blinded!" The UnAssociated press has been careful not to include links in this article, lest some other poor soul should be inflicted with this horror! Renowned Eye Surgeon, Dr. Arlo Specter examined CuTRis and said his eyesight would likely return to normal in a few days. It's quite astounding!" said Dr. Specter. "I've never seen such a reaction before!" CuTRis sent out a warning to people to avoid looking directly at the picture of Kardashian's butt. Experts say that even with safety equipment, you could damage your vision. "I turned away as quickly as I could," said CuTRis . "But I had already sustained a direct hit to my retina. The butt is ver...

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A real navy seal speaks out...

"In order to succeed in this company, you will need to see things in a new way..."

And as I looked at the brilliant reds produced by the rising Sun, I could see a red cross in the sky...

More snow, more traffic, more ice, more cold...

I would like to welcome back winter—as it has arrived here in the Twin Cities early this morning. If you like warm weather and dry roads, it ain't happening today...

Press Release: New Director of THE COMPANY November 07, 2014 PERSON'S NAME, New Director of Business THE COMPANY is proud to announce the addition of PERSON'S NAME as the new Business Director! With PERSON'S NAME's expertise and business sense, noticeable changes should be coming soon!

If anyone could give a nice home to two nice, well trained iotas, please contact me. I don't want to split them up. I had thought about separating them; but then decided that I don't want to give one iota .

I went fishing.

The new Minnesota Medical Marijuana Task Force is meeting to hammer out details of distribution and legal matters.

Details of the Adrian Peterson plea deal were revealed yesterday and the penalties are stiff! Adrian will avoid any jail time, but he will have to pay a $4000 fine! Since he has been paid $700,000 per week while not even having to play football, the fine is like if a "normal" person was fined 4 cents. Second, Peterson must perform 80 hours of community service! This horrible experience will likely include smiling, holding a football, and maybe even signing some autographs and maybe talking to some kids. It is really too awful to think about. Why not just send him to the chain gang ? For his part, Adrian said he accepts responsibility and he loves his son—who he beat with a stick until he bled. Adrian also said that he loves the two more children (that he fathered) who were born during the court proceedings from three different mothers. One of them, according to inside sources, is a high class stripper in Houston . Both the NFL and the Minnesota Vikings are no doubt, eager...

I think it was really great that you asked the ELL class to make the signs for Election Day . I also think it is going to be really great for morale —and not just for the ELL students! But there is something you should probably know... Click picture to enlarge: click "back" to go back

This morning, when it was still dark, I was driving with my son a short distance from home when I noticed a car with its hazard lights on in the middle of the road. I thought perhaps it was stalled or otherwise disabled; so I switched lanes to go around it. As I did, I noticed a second car in the opposite lane pulled over and then I wondered if the two had some sort of accident. Then as I went through the intersection, I saw a large, my guess is 10-point White-tailed buck as it was slowly walking toward my car! Just then the big animal fell straight down on the road. That was when I noticed the glass in the road as I drove on past. It was a bad morning for the person (or people) in the car that hit this animal and a worse morning for the deer who was now either dead or dying.

Of course playing on the road against a good team and winning would be a real test; but it seems that the Minnesota Vikings have begun to try a new strategy; that of not sucking as much. If they can keep this up, they could continue to win football games.

To save money, air will no longer be supplied at the office . Employees who want air, should bring their own air from home. Telecommuting is not an option; as we need employees at their desks in order to maximize discomfort. Rumors of the restrooms being closed are untrue. We are still discussing whether this is a viable option. Sincerely, Management

CuTRis to Protest at Vikings/Redskins Game UnAssociated Press October 31, 2014 CuTRis has said he will join all the other people protesting at the Vikings vs. Redskins game on Sunday in Minneapolis . People are outraged that a team would have such a politically incorrect name. CuTRis has said that he is upset that the Vikings would use a group of people (i.e. the Vikings ) as their mascot. Being one-quarter Norwegian, CuTRis said his ancestry is not a mascot and he wants a more politically correct name, such as "Team that Sucks at Football." When asked how he feels about the Redskins name, CuTRis said, "It is probably time to change that name too. I mean if it was the "Blackskins," it would already have been mandated (to change) by the legal system as a "hate crime." If the name was the "Whiteskins," everybody would be like, 'that's a really dumb name!' It is interesting that the (football team at the) nation's cap...

I went to the Burnsville Kmart recently. I literally had only minutes before I had to go to a meeting, but since the store is closing I wanted to see if I could get a deal on shoes; and boots for my son. I found both and all for 30% off. When I got home that night, I knew the boots would be big on him, but when I looked at the two child’s boots that were tied together with a cord and had a cardboard tag with the size, I noticed that one boot was bigger. In fact, one was a size larger! They had sold me two different size boots and gave me a receipt that said, "no exchanges and no refunds" (because the Burnsville store is closing). I was pretty upset so I contacted Kmart Corporate customer service online—and of course, they didn’t get back to me (very quickly). So the next day, I went to the Kmart in St. Paul (because it is closer for me); and waited in line at customer service. And waited... Between the “competent” staff and the questionable customers, it was not good. ...

Since ISIS likes to point a hundred cell phones at the atrocities they commit (murder, torture) so they can broadcast it on social media, I say we should bomb the cell towers and Internet infrastructure in their location(s). Take away their cell phones and means to contact the outside world. This shouldn't be too difficult.

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My new sign has effectively eliminated the daily political propaganda that I had to pull out of my door each day! The "No Solicitors" sign is not enough; as religious and political sellers seem to think it doesn't apply to them for some reason.

Why do they always use the idea from the guy in the middle??? Explanation for "young" people. This was a cartoon and " Chumlee " in the middle was not too bright...

Ha ha! I thought you were actually serious for a second there! What? You are serious??? Really? No way! You are? So you're on some kind of a "reality TV" show then huh? No? So then... you are actually serious? You're not making this up? Because... I mean... it is really... umm... Well... OK then! I guess so! Wow! So you think people will care about this then huh? Wow! Yeah... I guess...

60 degrees (F) and sunshine yesterday, made for an amazingly nice walk at 9 Mile Creek .

Kmart is closing, but you can still get a job there (with flexible hours)...

Bones of Rice Street

The nice weather we have been having each afternoon, seems to have brought out the panhandlers . Having worked at one time in social services, I have developed my own opinion on panhandlers . I don't think most of them are legitimate. They hold up cardboard signs proclaiming that they are homeless, out-of-work, stranded, or whatever. Often there is some biblical reference as well such as, "God Bless." A woman panhandler recently had a sign that said she was a homeless single mother; but there were no children with her. Were they at daycare? The men usually have beards. Not like the homeless guy I see on Rice Street —who tends to have a long, unkempt beard, but rather a beard you might see on regular guy who has a beard. In addition to the flannel shirts, etc., they all seem to have, sitting close by, a backpack . The issue I have, is that most elementary school students carry a backpack that is at least as big as the backpacks I saw the other day—which seemed awfully...

Elsewhere in this blog I have commented on the distribution of power in my marriage regarding bugs. Well such an occasion occurred just the other day. Being away, I received a message from my wife that she had killed the scariest bug yet . I also received instructions that the deceased was still on the kitchen floor and I was to remove it as soon as I arrived on the premises. My imagination ran wild with this news and I immediately replied to my wife's message asking if she had had to use the plastic sword to dispatch this hideous insect. Then it really hit me. Just how large and creepy was this bug? Indeed my wife had said she killed the intruder—yet if it wasn't dead, I was going to walk right into the mandible s of a six foot tall, hideously wounded insect! As I said, my imagination was running wild... Well as fate would have it, I survived the ordeal. As I carried in several bags of groceries upon getting home, I figured I had a good chance of survival since the $53 ...

Not having brewed for some time… for lack of some time, I have been rather conservative with my back stock of homemade beer. None-the-less, I indulged in one of my "Baby’s First Lager" beers during a lasagna dinner yesterday. I was rather happy with the look, taste and carbonation of this lager that had "been in the tank" for 363 days before it was bottled. I’m quite sure I did “everything wrong,” by hauling it to three different cities as we moved twice before landing in our new house. Likely the experts would tell me it tastes awful by now! Yet I thoroughly enjoyed it; cretin that I am...

We visited The Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, Wisconsin late last week. It is a great place to explore. There are exhibits (including a simulated dynamite explosion in a copper mine), an observation deck, trails, movies and more! This place is free and very child friendly. My son liked it a lot and so did I. Visitor Center One of many murals View from observation deck My son sets off the dynamite in the mine... again... and again...

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In case you don't remember "No Dumping: Part 1" CLICK HERE .   Unfortunately for CuTRis , someone quickly and secretly installed a metal sign on a metal pole, cemented in the ground behind him while he was... uhh... "busy."

Guys, it just will never be as fun to fix your wife's computer once you tell her what the ID10T Error really means.

Columbus Day is going to be renamed due to political correctness and Christoper Columbus being historically transformed into a villain . From now on, Columbus Day will be referred to as, "Bad White Man Day." Thank you, that is all.

I've been hearing a lot of unfair criticism about the Minnesota Vikings . People are always judging them based on their football playing ability! Sure, if you judge them on that, I agree that they suck. But why doesn't anyone ever judge them on something they are good at? Like for instance, getting arrest ed. They lead the NFL at that! No one ever says, "Wow! The Vikings sure are good at needlepoint ! Now I don't know if they are good at it, but that is the point! Nobody even talks about anything except football! It's football this and football that! OK fine! They can't play football. I don't recall that they ever could! They've gone through countless players and coaches and they still suck. So stop with the criticism everybody! It's not always about football you know! These guys get paid a lot of money to suck! That should mean something! I mean the taxpayers are even buying them a brand new stadium to suck at! And you all can sit there and ...

Hey Vikings ! Thanks a lot for paying some more for YOUR new (way over budget) stadium—because some of us TAXPAYERS are a little "short" right now from trying to make ends meet. I hope this won't cut into your millions of dollars in profit too much! Yay team! You guys are great... I mean except for sucking on the field and making us buy your stadium and stuff...

I took these photos of the Lunar Eclipse this morning.

Keep sending the wrong file and by the way, keep opening and saving it in Excel so the numbers get corrupted. Then I can start working on it and realize I can’t get accurate data from it and so stop and ask for new files which will likely be bad too. Then make sure to deny you opened it in Excel. Then later, tell me you can’t open tab files on your computer so I can tell you to stop opening the files and just send them to me the way the vendor intended them to be. Then send me nine more emails with the last one being “when will it be ready?” Because if I get a lot of “are we there yet?” emails, it always SPEEDS up the process because answering garbage is a good use of my time. Oh yeah, then tell me something can’t be seen in the database that doesn’t actually exist—so that I can wade back through the data to tell you something you should already know about your own data. Then make sure to put the ID numbers in the wrong column in your system and then tell me they aren’t showing up in o...

Earlier this year, uncle Jim took my son down to the barn to see his horses. They left so quickly that I wasn't with them when they arrived inside the barn and my little boy found himself face-to-face with a horse's head—that was as big as my son's whole body! Well he got scared and I met them hurrying back and the poor little guy was pretty upset. So my son has been a little scared of large animals for a while since then. But yesterday, we went to see uncle Jim's horses again; and I was with him this time. He even touched the big animals!

Another Minnesota Viking was arrested over the weekend. So there you go! I told you the Vikings could set an NFL record! They have accumulated the most arrests! Yay team!

I watched until I couldn't watch anymore (which was early in the third quarter). I can't blame the poor performance just on our quarterback situation even though I sure would have liked to have seen (Rookie) Teddy Bridgewater in there. Christian Ponder didn't seem to be getting any protection. It was a sad thing to see the Packers destroy the Vikings so badly. But to all the Packer fans who are mouthing off today, just remember you beat the Vikings' third-string quarterback.

After last weekend's temperatures in the 80's (Fahrenheit) and sunshine, we are likely to dip below freezing tonight. I must go and pick my tomatoes and squash. The root crops can wait but the surface crops are done as of today.

I took my son to the Wilkie Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. The constant rain kept us from doing much hiking; but throwing rocks into the water under the bridge was fun.

On Saturday we went to the Carpenter Nature Center to see the Raptor release done by the Minnesota Raptor Center . They released seven birds that included three Bald Eagles, a Red-Shouldered Hawk, and some Broad-Winged and Red-Tailed hawks. This young Bald Eagle nearly flew over us. My son was on my shoulders and had a great view. You can hear him say, "That was a big one!"