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CuTRis Numbers All Minnesota Lakes: No More Names UnAssociated Press May 1, 2019 Due to the continued fighting about what Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska should be named, CuTRis has proposed that all lakes in Minnesota be numbered instead of named. Therefore Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska is now Lake 12 .

https://www.twincities.com/2019/04/29/lake-calhoun-returns-after-appeals-court-says-state-overstepped-with-bde-maka-ska/ I hope they didn't throw away the old sign yet!

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pileated-woodpecker Can you see it? How about now if I add some artificial color? Click picture to enlarge. "Back button" to go back.

During breakfast this morning, my first grader son was asking about the American Revolution. So we did a re-enactment using markers, chocolate Easter eggs, and colored pencils. We covered many things, such as, how the colonists used guerrilla tactics versus how the English troops liked to line up across from their enemy. We also covered the midnight ride of Paul Revere, and the Boston Tea Party. In the end, I'm happy to say that the chocolate Easter eggs, aka the colonists, came out victorious. But we did have to give credit to the colored pencils, aka the French Navy, for preventing reinforcements from changing the outcome.

I think anyone who is a SCRUM Master should have to wear a toy lightsaber .

Description: (required) The wireless mouse in the conference room is not working. We replaced the battery, but there doesn't seem to be any signal. It may be broken or perhaps all our batteries are bad. CuTRis 04/25/2019 08:38:03 The batteries were installed backwards (again) in the mouse and the batteries were dead in the keyboard. All is working now.

When Donald Trump was asked if Joe Biden should be disqualified from the Presidency based on sexual harassment allegations, Trump replied, "Probably yes. Sleepy Joe hasn't had nearly as many women as I have."

Bible knowledge is especially important to literacy and understanding. No book has more references in other venues than the Bible. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/11/the-bibles-influence-what-professors-say-students-/

The book was missing. It had happened before. She didn't like anything that represented Christianity. Well... Christmas was OK because it was just about presents. But when her husband had bought a "Children's Bible Stories" book for their son, she quietly "got rid of it." He simply wanted his child to be exposed to both their cultures. He also knew how biblical knowledge increased overall literacy. So, when he told the boy he should read about what Easter really was, they found that the book was missing. He searched everywhere but it was gone. She denied knowing what happened to it and refused to look him in the eye. Then, as many people do, she became angry at him for accusing her. Knowing that he was dealing with someone who always behaved as if she was right and never worried about either logic or how he felt, he simply went to the bookstore to replace the book. His son went with him to help pick it out. She did not answer when he asked her if she w...

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-threw-year-mall-america-balcony-tells-police/story?id=62423602 For Emmanuel Aranda, who threw a 5-year-old child from the 3rd floor of the Mall of America, there is only one fitting punishment. He should suffer the same fate. Whatever problems the man has, he completely lost all my sympathy. Anyone who hurts or kills a child deserves only pain and death. This is all I will say about this, except that I pray that this child does not have permanent damage.

The photo is from yesterday. Today is far worse.

I find it discouraging that Americans are being force-fed diversity. When everything is mandated by government and employers, it isn't real. When the media only shows half the story it distorts the truth. It creates a backlash (like how Trump became President). No one likes to be called-out as the bad guy. No one likes to be forgotten as having "no culture." No one wants to be forced to accept someone of another race who they would not accept (for other reasons) if they were both the same race. If you don't like this, you are probably a fake liberal. What is real , is that some of us have friends who are not the same race as us. Some of us have family who are different races than we are. We love these people for real reasons. Sometimes we argue with them and sometimes they are wrong and sometimes they are right. But they are not always right; even if they are a different race than we are. Because that is real life.

April Fools!

Shitfuk Institute By Kevin J. Curtis Copyright 2019               He was employed in the lowest of the low jobs known to humankind. He worked the help-desk at the Shitfuk Institute. While others on the upper floors enjoyed rank and status, the help-desk worked in the basement below the basement. Cleaning up technological messes was their primary focus. Each day, new work and responsibilities were given to the help-desk team with no thought or planning. Data was important to management, so they manipulated the numbers with great zealousness.                He had joined the Shitfuk Institute two years earlier and was originally proud to be part of Shitfuk Industries, headquartered at 456 Bada Bing Road. The corporation had been created a hundred years earlier by a retired army major named, Hugh G. Shitfuk. Major Shitfuk had been instrumental i...

My favorite way in and out of downtown St. Paul is currently under water due to all that snow melting... https://www.youtube.com/embed/C52txh1eh78?autoplay=1

When your coworker spends his/her days goofing off or watching Internet videos, and when the boss tells him/her to stop and do some work-and he/she says "let's go talk to HR," and then all correction attempts stop, you can be sure that diversity protection has failed its true purpose.  I saw it 20 years ago, and it is still happening now. When accountability is undermined, the organization begins to erode. It's not the way it was intended to be used, but unchecked liberal thinking has destroyed the true benefits of it. Everyone needs to be accountable, not just some people. If everyone deserves equal benefits, then everyone must share equal accountability.

With 39 inches of snow in February and more in March, I just got the grill back out for the first time since January.

I love how lighting changes photos. I took this one in the morning at the history center in St. Paul.

CuTRis Paid a Lot of Money to Go to College UnAssociated Press March 13, 2019 Amidst the Hollywood Actors College Admission Cheating Scandal , news came out today that CuTRis had to pay for his own University of Minnesota education and was unable to get any financial assistance. In order to do this, he worked full-time in the horticulture/landscape industry while taking part-time classes. Since that time, the University of Minnesota changed the rules so part-time students could never move up in the registration queue—effectively destroying the option of working your way through school (unless you are a full-time student). People everywhere are shocked... and stunned that CuTRis would do such a scandalous thing in order to get his degree from a state university.

Weekends sometimes include hanging up artwork.

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Here is my new idea. Let me know if you agree. We start over right now. Whatever things that happened in the past, we're leaving in the past. These things should not be allowed to ruin the future.

Trump and Kim Fail UnAssociated Press February, 28, 2019 Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un failed at coming to a nuclear agreement. They also failed at being good leaders and being good people. So it all kind of evens out.

I have been feeling underappreciated both at work and at home lately. No matter how much I do, it doesn't seem to be good enough.

https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019 I did not watch the Oscars, because I knew I would never get those minutes of my life back.

Jussie Smollett's Race Card is About to be Declined. https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/24/us/smollett-race-blake-analysis/index.html What some people are just now seeing in this story, I witnessed firsthand over 15 years ago while working for Hennepin County. I'm not sure why some people want to fuel the fire of racial hostilities with dishonesty, but it was rampant then and it is rampant now. Until people can start being truthful, equality will never exist — and it isn't simply a matter of one group discriminating against another. It is about dishonesty and pushing personal agendas.

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CuTRis Throws Hat in Race UnAssociated Press February 21, 2019 While watching a marathon in Tokyo, Montana, CuTRis was asked if he was going to throw his hat in the race for President. CuTRis responded by actually throwing his hat in the race he was watching! After several racers tripped on the hat, which caused a chain reaction—culminating in the ultimate destruction of a protester's bullhorn, CuTRis said he wasn't sure right now .

We're about to set a new record for February snowfall...

Just add water...

Be prepared for the worst, in case your car gets stuck! Always carry a small saw to cut the ice sickles that could be holding your car frozen to the ground!

CuTRis Claps at Trump UnAssociated Press During Donald Trump's State of the Union Address , The UAP obtained this photo of him clapping at Trump .

This morning was brought-to-you-by, Freezing Rain and Ice!

After visiting the Walker Art Center , I have to say that almost everything I saw in the galleries appeared to be garbage. By that, I mean trash that was painted or shellacked. There was also a gray painting that was simply gray paint with no picture. Is this really art? Really? Shellac in the Box

Go Rams!

CuTRis Sues Fiji Water Girl UnAssociated Press February 1, 2019 The UAP is reporting that CuTRis is suing the Fiji Water Girl for using a crayon drawing of him ( CuTRis ) without his consent; because it made him feel really really really upset and stuff!

After (most) schools were closed in the Twin Cities for snow and cold, they reopened today. Morning temperatures were around -28 degrees Fahrenheit (-33C) and the highs were also below zero. Wind chills were sometimes -50F.

Up until I had my first phone problem, I would have said Metro by T-Mobile was a great phone company. However, their customer service is designed to wear you down. They tell you over and over "I will put you on hold for less than 2 minutes"--and then they come back (usually) in 10. They never follow-up and when I wanted a credit for spending 9 hours and buying a new phone (I didn't need) that didn't solve the problem, they refused. Obviously they like the money better than my business. Update: Feb. 12, 2019 Somewhere, somehow my dissatisfaction ended up being noticed by Kevin G. who finally listened to me and made great strides in setting things right!

...HISTORIC COLD EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... Wind chills are expected to fall to 25 below to 35 below zero today. Dangerous wind chills of 45 below to 65 below zero are expected for most of the period from Tuesday night through Thursday morning. This is a life-threatening situation for those spending any prolonged period outdoors without proper clothing. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from Tuesday through Thursday morning area wide. Record low temperatures are possible in the Twin Cities Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. The record for Wednesday is 30 below zero and the record for Thursday is 27 below zero. In addition, brisk winds today will lead to areas of blowing snow across western and southern Minnesota. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect in these areas from 6 AM to 6 PM today.

I spent an entire Sunday trying to get my text messaging fixed. I wiped my phone (and all my data) in the attempt and even purchased a new phone. I still cannot send texts and no resolution or credit to my account... Is it time to say goodbye to Metro PCS now too?

For some reason, Cub decided (a few years ago) to stop carrying Andy's Yellow fish breading. So now I buy it at Mills Fleet Farm ; because that Louisiana crap is not nearly as good.

I asked if I could wear it and they said I couldn't touch it...

What will President Trump say at the State of the Union address? "I broke it?" I doubt it. Is the American public still "agreeing with him" as he keeps saying? I doubt it. Are the gun fanatics still behind him? Almost certainly, yes. Because after all, what else matters?

Put 20 people in a room for a worthless meeting for over an hour, what does that cost in lost productivity?

"Because we need a good 17th century solution to our 21st century immigration problem."

Man Shuts Down Government to Prevent Terrorists from Crossing Border UnAssociated Press January 7, 2019 It just might work! People try to get into the USA for paying jobs and the government is one of the largest employers...

Being eaten by a velociraptor is no laughing matter. January is Velociraptor Awareness Month! https://www.velociraptors.info/

Apparently today is National Spaghetti Day .