I am CuTRis

The Hmong were U.S. allies in the "secret war in Laos." Since the U.S. left Vietnam in 1975, the Communist government has tried to brutally eliminate them. http://www.rebeccasommer.org/documentaries/Hmong/ http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/03/27/interview-latehomecomer-kao-kalia-yang.html http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9781566892087&ourl=The%2DLatehomecomer%2FKao%2DKalia%2DYang

He's Patriotic! He's really Patriotic! And he's a Straight-Shooter! Vote for Cutris, he's patriotic, really patriotic and he's a straight-shooter! Paid for by the Cutris for President Campaign.

Presidential candidate Cutris was seen jumping across a "really big" waterfall, according to second grader and political historian Jeremy Wiggins. "It was really cool!" said Wiggins, "He jumped right across like he was a kangaroo or something! Vote for Cutris . He can jump across a waterfall like he's a kangaroo or something.

We took a drive at the end of last week through Bluff Country, along the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota. The first photo is of Lake Pepin at Lake City. The second photo is from the Garvin Heights (Park) overlook in Winona. The last photo is of a Bald Eagle named Columbia, who lives at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha. Of course this is only a glimpse of what we saw.

I’ve decided to sell my road construction equipment. I mean it really didn’t make much sense to keep it with diesel fuel costing so much. Our garden is too little for them too. They were a lot of fun though…

Do you think my car will really know that the BP gas I put in it has "invigorate?"

Foggy Morning as I drive down the dark road The dark night sky is shrouded by cool vapor My car glides through obscured landscapes of dark shapes The streetlights' glow appears like running showers I think of a hike in the river valley The white mist hid the wilderness from my sight The deer charged past, but I could not see their flight My clothing grew damp as I walked through the clouds Now I drive to work and remember that day Responsibility takes me from the woods If only I had known of today back then I would have lived a little harder that day -Kevin J. Curtis-

More Scandal for the Cutris Campaign October 6, 2008 UnAssociated Press With only a month left before the election, Cutris is once again, caught in a scandal . Will he ever learn? Will the voters care? We'll find out on election day!

I knew those diggers and dozers were mine! They're still parked in front of our house! My wife must have bought them for me for my birthday! Just wait until my nephew Austin comes over, we'll have a blast! But he has to drive the small one, because the big one is mine!

We've had construction on our street all summer, but when this heavy equipment was parked in front of our house overnight , I figured my wife must have bought me this stuff for my birthday! She just can't tell me yet (until my birthday)! I took this picture with my new toys when nobody was looking...

Cutris Thought to be on Dangerous Diet September 25, 2008 UnAssociated Press Once again, presidential candidate Cutris is involved in a scandal . It seems that a recent photo shows an extremely thin Cutris . "He's almost 'stick thin!'" one reporter said. When questioned, Cutris admitted he had lost some weight, due to a combination of diet and exercise.

President George W. Bush spoke last night about a bailout of Wallstreet. It seems that when the really rich get in financial trouble, it affects everyone. So, all the rest of us have to pay more taxes to bail them out. Don't try this at home though, because no one will come to your rescue. It's quite a socialist concept to have the government intervene in an otherwise capitalist market.

LIVE HERE? Really? Would I really want to do that??? It is actually "marina approved," so there would be no problem keeping my canoe there. Still, I can't quite get over the fact that the building looks like it might need a few repairs. 10.7 acres though... although riverfront has got to be expensive...

Six of us went peddling all over St. Paul (and Minneapolis and assorted suburbs) on Saturday. It was about 30 miles or so through some nice trails along the Mississippi River. The first photo shows our riding party, and the last is a telephoto shot of downtown -which we rode right through just before the first photo was taken. The second picture was taken from the Mendota Bridge, and the third is of the Ford Dam.

We’ve all heard of food scares with such things as salmonella or toxic chemicals entering the food supply. Recently I had a scare with peanut butter. It didn’t make me sick, but it scared the crap out of me! After buying some “natural” peanut butter, I opened the jar and had some and it was quite good. Later that night though while I slept, I was woken up to a strange sound. It was a moaning sound and I got out of bed to investigate. It seemed to be coming from the kitchen, so I turned on the light. Several times, I turned on the light and it would go off by itself! Finally, I noticed the moaning sound was coming from my new jar of peanut butter! When I looked closely at the label, I realized I had grabbed the wrong jar by mistake! I threw the jar outside in the garbage and the strange phenomena stopped. Be careful to read the labels closely when you buy food products (see photo)!

If you are now "the man" of your family because you are married and have kids, don't try to pretend the bad message and bad feelings you bring aren't from you. You chose to hold onto those things. If your family has held onto customs for over 1,000 years but they are wrong, don't pretend that you have to keep doing the same thing yourself. You can change the system if you are strong, or keep doing the same things if you are a coward. Don't blame your problems on your ancestors (or someone else's ancestors) because someone in your family was a slave over a century ago. Read your history. There have been slaves throughout the sordid history of mankind. If you are free, why do you choose to hold onto that unfortunate past? If your parents mistreated you, I'm sorry about that. But if you are an adult, pull yourself up and make the best of your life. Also make darn sure you don't mistreat your own children. Perceptions change over the years, and sometim...

After proving ineffective in game one against the Packers, coach Brad Childress continued to play Tarvaris Jackson as the Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback. After he proved ineffective against the Colts, Childress kept doing the same thing (like he always does). Could owner Zygi Wilf have made an impression? I think maybe so, as Gus Frerotte will be starting against the Panthers on Sunday. In fact, coach Childress says Frerotte will start the rest of the season! Shouldn't the coach be a bit more flexible and take it a game at a time? Maybe try some new plays too...

People who weren't born in Minnesota, or who despise cold weather, like to bash the state for being so cold. Truthfully, it does get cold, but there can be a significant difference between northern and southern Minnesota on any given day. We do have cold and snow, but we are really good at dealing with it. We get up and go to work in weather that would paralyze many other states. Personally, I don't like really hot, sticky weather. We do have some of that in Minnesota, but not a lot of it. We have no hurricanes, though we do have a few tornadoes. Thinking about Minnesota weather, I couldn't help but notice that while hurricanes and floods are devastating parts of the U.S., Minnesota is enjoying near perfect conditions with cool nights and 70's and low 80's Fahrenheit daytime temperatures.

The Latest straw poll conducted by CNBC has placed Cutris ahead of both Barack Obama and John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. The latest figures show Cutris with a commanding 406%, with Barack Obama at 37% and John McCain at 36%.