Robert Moffitt
@justplainbob.bsky.social
That justplainbob from over there. Retired Minnesotan who abides in Stately Moffitt Manor with Mrs. Lungs.
You never want breakfast more than on the day you can't have it because of a medical appointment.
a cat is playing with a bowl on the floor
ALT: a cat is playing with a bowl on the floor
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
You never want breakfast more than on the day you can't have it because of a medical appointment.
Free health fairs are great, but without affordable health insurance and access to health professionals, all they can do is identify some potential health risks.
www.kaxe.org/local-news/2...
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Free health fair set for Nov. 24 in Grand Rapids
Grand Itasca and several partners are putting on the event at the YMCA, which includes breast health education, bone density screening and memory assessment.
www.kaxe.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Free health fairs are great, but without affordable health insurance and access to health professionals, all they can do is identify some potential health risks.
www.kaxe.org/local-news/2...
www.kaxe.org/local-news/2...
MN SOS Steve Simon is among those voting officials cited in the story. Keep your eyes on this one, America.
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration. n.pr/3KcqSNg
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
MN SOS Steve Simon is among those voting officials cited in the story. Keep your eyes on this one, America.
Some hard truths told during tonight's airing of the American Revolution, especially on how Washington ordered a brutal campaign against the Native Nations. Of course, that pattern of conflict had been set in motion long before 1776.
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Some hard truths told during tonight's airing of the American Revolution, especially on how Washington ordered a brutal campaign against the Native Nations. Of course, that pattern of conflict had been set in motion long before 1776.
If the Tipsy Steer lives on after the brewery closes, as this story suggests, they will have to change their name to the Sober Steer. I'm skeptical that the restaurant half of this building can survive w/o the suds hall.
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www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Blaine brewery Invictus will close in December with no plans to reopen
Over the past couple of years, a number of breweries across the state have announced closures.
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If the Tipsy Steer lives on after the brewery closes, as this story suggests, they will have to change their name to the Sober Steer. I'm skeptical that the restaurant half of this building can survive w/o the suds hall.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
I like the original "seditious behavior, punishable by death!" better.
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I like the original "seditious behavior, punishable by death!" better.
The only crime the Bro-Tex detainees seem to have committed was believing this was a safe country to live, work, and raise a family.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The only crime the Bro-Tex detainees seem to have committed was believing this was a safe country to live, work, and raise a family.
Mrs. Lungs recently joined a book club, and she seems to like it a lot. She just came home with an armful of new reads. 📚
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Mrs. Lungs recently joined a book club, and she seems to like it a lot. She just came home with an armful of new reads. 📚
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.
In other words, I'm at the mercy of Mercy.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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.
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
Fifteen years after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, these assholes "think" they have the outlines of a plan.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Mrs. Lungs put it in the sell/donate/recycle pile.
She's right, as usual, but RIP, just the same.
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
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. 😢
You can't fight City Hall, but City Hall can fight climate change.
minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/20/r...
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Report: Minnesota cities continue climate work, despite federal abdication • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesotans stared at their screens in horror last June as the raging Blue Earth River swallowed a beloved country store near Mankato. The same flood badly damaged a nearby dam and caused well over $1...
minnesotareformer.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You can't fight City Hall, but City Hall can fight climate change.
minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/20/r...
minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/20/r...
WayNO, I say.
I've long been a fan of electric vehicles, but only when a human being is behind the wheel.
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
WayNO, I say.
I've long been a fan of electric vehicles, but only when a human being is behind the wheel.
I've long been a fan of electric vehicles, but only when a human being is behind the wheel.
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
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
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
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
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.
The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving spread is down 5% according to one annual report, but rising prices for side dishes are keeping budgets tight.
Cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner is slightly lower this year: Report
The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving spread is down 5% according to one annual report, but rising prices for side dishes are keeping budgets tight.
www.kare11.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 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.
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...
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
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...
GOP’s Kristin Robbins says her Minnesota fraud prevention committee is not a political stunt. Is she right? www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
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...
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
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...
kstp.com/money-matter...
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.
He's at The Bond Between, BTW.
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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.
He's at The Bond Between, BTW.
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
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.
Breakfast for dinner tonight: biscuits with sausage gravy, scrambled eggs. 🍳
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Breakfast for dinner tonight: biscuits with sausage gravy, scrambled eggs. 🍳
Literally a crime against Nature. 🤬
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden. n.pr/49Yn5Oc
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Literally a crime against Nature. 🤬
