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Robert Moffitt
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That justplainbob from over there. Retired Minnesotan who abides in Stately Moffitt Manor with Mrs. Lungs.
Update: I now know the date, but not the time. I'll go under the knife in the early days of 2026. I'll get more details later.
My specialist tells me the timing of my surgery is out of their hands, and will be determined by the hospital.

In other words, I'm at the mercy of Mercy.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fifteen years after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, these assholes "think" they have the outlines of a plan.
JD Vance: "I think that we have a great healthcare plan coming together."
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Oddly enough, I was deployed as part of a Cold War deterrent force in Europe at the time, where we had no access to American teevee.
Tonight in 1983, more than 100 million Americans saw multiple thermonuclear weapons destroy Kansas City, Missouri, in “The Day After” on ABC. A.C. Nielsen Company reported that 62 percent of television sets that night were tuned to the film. I watched in my packed college dorm lounge. How about you?
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I have been irrationally hanging on to our Cities Sampler Vol. 4 cassette, even though we haven't had a device that could play it for years.

Mrs. Lungs put it in the sell/donate/recycle pile.

She's right, as usual, but RIP, just the same.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There's a 12-block line of vehicles waiting at a church-based food pantry near Stately Moffitt Manor. That's the longest line I have ever seen there. 😢
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
WayNO, I say.

I've long been a fan of electric vehicles, but only when a human being is behind the wheel.
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Now 5 years into retirement, I still find it refreshing not to spend my day hawking my nonprofit employer on Give to the Max Day.

If you want to give, and can, that's great. Send your dollars where your heart lives, or to the charity with the greatest need. www.givemn.org
It is GTMD25! Give now to support Minnesota nonprofits.
Give to the Max Day November 20. Find Minnesota causes fast, explore matching grants, and make a gift—every gift moves Minnesota forward.
www.givemn.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Measuring the economic health of the nation by citing the price of a single meal is one of the dumbest things in the news, and that's saying a LOT.
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Summary: Big on headlines, zero reports or legislation.

GOP’s Kristin Robbins says her Minnesota fraud prevention committee is not a political stunt. Is she right? www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Rep. Robbins says fraud prevention committee is not a stunt - MinnPost
The new committee has shined the spotlight on Minnesota Department of Human Services fraud, but what comes next?
www.minnpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Considering the political leanings of the MN Chamber of Commerce, not to mention KSTP, I'm taking this story with more than a grain of salt. 🤔

kstp.com/money-matter...
MN Chamber of Commerce report says the state's economy is 'losing ground'
The Chamber of Commerce announced that it has launched a multi-year initiative, dubbed the "Economic Imperative for Growth," to reverse the findings of the report.
kstp.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The 4pm newscast on @kstptv.bsky.social featured a rescue dog named Ham, and Mrs. Lungs fell in love.

He's at The Bond Between, BTW.
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We're invested in the American Revolution (in more ways than one), so we will keep the teevee tuned to PBS tonight. I think we get to Yorktown on Friday.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Breakfast for dinner tonight: biscuits with sausage gravy, scrambled eggs. 🍳
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Literally a crime against Nature. 🤬
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
That guy in the pith helmet looks vaguely familiar...
First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Mrs. Lungs was watching the Dick Van Dyke Show when I got back. The classic walnut episode!
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The one near the Fairgrounds!
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My specialist tells me the timing of my surgery is out of their hands, and will be determined by the hospital.

In other words, I'm at the mercy of Mercy.
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“We show up for court trustingly, thinking we’re doing everything right, but what we don’t know is that when we get there, it’s like a trick,” Azogue said in Spanish.

minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/19/w...
'We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP • Minnesota Reformer
When Marco Azogue climbed the stairs onto a plane parked on the tarmac of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, shackled at the wrists and ankles, he assumed the plane was taking him to his home...
minnesotareformer.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The only thing I bought at Target this year was a gift I couldn't find elsewhere else and their store-brand diced green chilies, which are a bargain I can't resist. 🌶️
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I agree with the commenter who said no matter what this administration releases to the public, it won't be enough for many people.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
House and Senate both approve releasing the Epstein files by a near unanimous margin
The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a measure that would require the Department of Justice to release files regarding the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.mprnews.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Mrs. L made haluski tonight, one of my favs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Okay, I'm late to the party, but who was the single "No" vote in the House?
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM