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Winter Weather Finally Arrived

...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.

Phone Issues with Metro PCS

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?

CuTRis Endorses Andy's Yellow

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.

Jimi Hendrix' Vest

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

State of the Union: Broken

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?

National Spaghetti Day

Apparently today is National Spaghetti Day .

New Years Eve Duck

Christmas Turkey

Government Shutdown

President Trump wants to build a wall between the USA and Mexico. He said Mexico would pay for it. Now if he doesn't get the money (from US taxpayers), he is threatening to shutdown the government. I'm old enough to remember the Berlin Wall . I really don't want that to happen again. I like being able to buy a cantaloupe that came from Mexico when it is winter in Minnesota.

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CuTRis Pays 'Hush Money' to Trump

CuTRis Pays 'Hush Money' to Trump UnAssociated Press December 14, 2018 President Donald Trump 's former attorney Michael Cohen while responding to Trump's attacks following his sentencing, said that CuTRis offered hush money to Trump just yesterday! When questioned about this, CuTRis admitted that he had offered President Trump $5 if he would just shut-up. CuTRis also said it was a very bad investment; because though he took the money, Trump has not yet stopped talking, tweeting or boasting about his alleged superhero powers.

One Issue Voters

In my opinion, the problem with most voters in the USA is that they cast their votes based on one single issue that they hold to be the highest in importance. If that is to protect gun ownership at any cost, then so be it. A kindly, elderly, neighbor from a blue-collar background who always voted Republican once told me it was because of the abortion issue. That was the single reason she voted Republican. Since I think both the liberals and the conservatives are full of crap, I tend to vote for candidates based on numerous issues. I can't follow party lines, because neither the Democrats or Republicans represent my own personal views. I might agree with one side on one issue and disagree on another. I think for most people, it's easier. They only need to consider a single issue and not look at the bigger picture. But that, I think, is why politics is such a polarized shit-show in the USA.

False Liberals

I'm always a bit stunned by the overzealous liberals I see in the world--who are "in it" to prove to the world that they are more liberal than all "those other (white) people;" you know the ones... the others who think for themselves instead of lining up behind the latest racial inequality group or immigration protestors. Not that the conservatives who want to shoot anyone who "crosses the border illegally," are any better. Except that they might be more truthful in their motives. I recently watched as an ethnic minority alerted neighbors to the fact that they would be observing a cultural funeral tradition and to please excuse the extra cars parked on the street. Not being a far-left liberal, I thanked them for the information and expressed my condolences for the loss. The liberal neighbors said nothing. However, I'm pretty sure that if someone had said that Black Lives Matter would be marching through the neighborhood, the same neighbors would...