Robert Moffitt
@justplainbob.bsky.social
That justplainbob from over there. Retired Minnesotan who abides in Stately Moffitt Manor with Mrs. Lungs.
YOU FIRST!!!!
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
YOU FIRST!!!!
In the 50+ years I was earning a paycheck, I think I got one Veterans Day off work. Then they changed the policy and I had to work on Nov. 11 again. 🫤
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In the 50+ years I was earning a paycheck, I think I got one Veterans Day off work. Then they changed the policy and I had to work on Nov. 11 again. 🫤
I understand her reasons, but she will be missed.
Erin Koegel, victim of pizza terrorism and critic of backroom dealmaking, will leave the Minnesota House next year www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Erin Koegel, victim of pizza terrorism and critic of backroom dealmaking, will leave the Minnesota House next year www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Legislative partisanship leads House DFLer Erin Koegel to quit
Spring Lake Park DFLer Erin Koegel cited a legislative environment where partisanship makes people less open to ideas.
www.minnpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I understand her reasons, but she will be missed.
Erin Koegel, victim of pizza terrorism and critic of backroom dealmaking, will leave the Minnesota House next year www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Erin Koegel, victim of pizza terrorism and critic of backroom dealmaking, will leave the Minnesota House next year www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Come on, James Bond coming back from the dead is hardly new. #007Heaven
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Come on, James Bond coming back from the dead is hardly new. #007Heaven
Thanks for the free breakfast, Spring Lake Park Hy-Vee. Mrs. Lungs thought we would be the only veterans dining at 6:20 am, but dozens of folks were already there.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thanks for the free breakfast, Spring Lake Park Hy-Vee. Mrs. Lungs thought we would be the only veterans dining at 6:20 am, but dozens of folks were already there.
On VD Eve, Mrs. Lungs & I watched our copy of Best Years of our Lives, and once again I say the Homer Comes Home scene is one of the best in American cinema.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLDB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLDB...
The Best Years Of Our Lives | Homer's Homecoming | Warner Bros. Entertainment
YouTube video by Warner Bros. Entertainment
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November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
On VD Eve, Mrs. Lungs & I watched our copy of Best Years of our Lives, and once again I say the Homer Comes Home scene is one of the best in American cinema.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLDB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLDB...
Meat Institute?
While the White House has suggested an apparent monopoly has driven up prices, the head of the Meat Institute said the industry is already heavily regulated, and market transactions are transparent.
Cargill among meatpackers targeted by new Department of Justice investigation
President Donald Trump called for an investigation into four big beef processing companies for allegedly fixing beef prices.
www.mprnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Meat Institute?
When Mrs. Lungs and I did the Circle Tour, we actually made Whitefish Bay.
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
When Mrs. Lungs and I did the Circle Tour, we actually made Whitefish Bay.
Today's library haul: Killers of the Flower Moon, a nonfiction story of real murders and Marble Hill Murders, a cozy fictional murder mystery.
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Today's library haul: Killers of the Flower Moon, a nonfiction story of real murders and Marble Hill Murders, a cozy fictional murder mystery.
Italian pasta on US grocery shelves was always a little weird. Sure, it's "authentic," but it is usually produced from hard durum wheat grown in North America.
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Italian pasta on US grocery shelves was always a little weird. Sure, it's "authentic," but it is usually produced from hard durum wheat grown in North America.
One this day of failed revolution, I decided to re-watch Les Misérables. I'm not sure I can hear the people sing, tho.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
One this day of failed revolution, I decided to re-watch Les Misérables. I'm not sure I can hear the people sing, tho.
It's 80s Movies Week at Stately Moffitt Manor. Saturday: Cocoon; Sunday: Back to the Future; next up: Trading Places.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's 80s Movies Week at Stately Moffitt Manor. Saturday: Cocoon; Sunday: Back to the Future; next up: Trading Places.
I'm as unhappy as anyone about the latest news from DC, but I'm not going to rant against all Senate Democrats (most held firm) or suggest that the Independent Senator from Maine somehow speaks for my party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I'm as unhappy as anyone about the latest news from DC, but I'm not going to rant against all Senate Democrats (most held firm) or suggest that the Independent Senator from Maine somehow speaks for my party.
More electric vehicles are coming, despite what That Guy thinks of them.
www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...
www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...
More Minnesota schools are training mechanics on electric vehicles - MinnPost
As more electric vehicles hit the road in Minnesota, colleges in rural areas of the state are rolling out EV programs in response.
www.minnpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More electric vehicles are coming, despite what That Guy thinks of them.
www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...
www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...
It's too bad Gordon Lightfoot isn't around to write a sad ballad about the untimely death of Northstar.
We'll never see anything like this again, at least in my lifespan.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
We'll never see anything like this again, at least in my lifespan.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Northstar’s looming shutdown leaves cities in limbo
Cities along the Northstar commuter rail invested heavily in stations and surrounding infrastructure to support suburban-to-downtown travel. With service set to be suspended in January, those communit...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's too bad Gordon Lightfoot isn't around to write a sad ballad about the untimely death of Northstar.
We'll never see anything like this again, at least in my lifespan.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
We'll never see anything like this again, at least in my lifespan.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Saw a woman at the Spring Lake Park Hy-Vee wearing a medal shaped like a turkey. Any clues on where she got that?
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Saw a woman at the Spring Lake Park Hy-Vee wearing a medal shaped like a turkey. Any clues on where she got that?
While the interviews with active duty troops and wearing camouflage gear is nice, Fox Sports and NFL, that's NOT what Veteran's Day is about.
Hate to be THAT guy, but someone has to.
Veterans Day. Memorial Day. Armed Service Day.
Learn the difference.
As you were.
Hate to be THAT guy, but someone has to.
Veterans Day. Memorial Day. Armed Service Day.
Learn the difference.
As you were.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
While the interviews with active duty troops and wearing camouflage gear is nice, Fox Sports and NFL, that's NOT what Veteran's Day is about.
Hate to be THAT guy, but someone has to.
Veterans Day. Memorial Day. Armed Service Day.
Learn the difference.
As you were.
Hate to be THAT guy, but someone has to.
Veterans Day. Memorial Day. Armed Service Day.
Learn the difference.
As you were.
There's a part of me that can't help but wonder if this isn't an extension of the weird QAnon hatred of "sportsball," now that weird QAnon people are literally installed in the DOJ.
Or, they are just guilty as hell. Seriously, I don't know anymore.
Or, they are just guilty as hell. Seriously, I don't know anymore.
Both players face multiple felony counts, including wire fraud and bribery conspiracy.
Two Cleveland Guardians’ players indicted in alleged sports betting scheme
Both players face multiple felony counts, including wire fraud and bribery conspiracy.
www.kare11.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There's a part of me that can't help but wonder if this isn't an extension of the weird QAnon hatred of "sportsball," now that weird QAnon people are literally installed in the DOJ.
Or, they are just guilty as hell. Seriously, I don't know anymore.
Or, they are just guilty as hell. Seriously, I don't know anymore.
When I came downstairs, Mrs. Lungs had already switched the channel to watch the lesser version of Sabrina, which gave me a pretty good idea of how the Vikings are doing. 🫤
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When I came downstairs, Mrs. Lungs had already switched the channel to watch the lesser version of Sabrina, which gave me a pretty good idea of how the Vikings are doing. 🫤
In 1987, Gene Hackman played a Secretary of Defense who was a paranoid adulterous murderer, and he STILL was better pick for the job than Pete Hegseth.
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In 1987, Gene Hackman played a Secretary of Defense who was a paranoid adulterous murderer, and he STILL was better pick for the job than Pete Hegseth.
It's Sunday, when old Bob finally catches up* on the Star Tribune stories many you have been reading, sharing and commenting on for awhile. I'll start with the big head on the front page: "Walz, DFL see hope for party."
Well, why shouldn't they? 🧵
* no subscription
Well, why shouldn't they? 🧵
* no subscription
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's Sunday, when old Bob finally catches up* on the Star Tribune stories many you have been reading, sharing and commenting on for awhile. I'll start with the big head on the front page: "Walz, DFL see hope for party."
Well, why shouldn't they? 🧵
* no subscription
Well, why shouldn't they? 🧵
* no subscription
Seeing posts on this site on how to change settings to get more likes, comments, and reposts just reminds me that I left all that BS behind on the Other Place.
I really don't care about the clicks, just the connections.
I really don't care about the clicks, just the connections.
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seeing posts on this site on how to change settings to get more likes, comments, and reposts just reminds me that I left all that BS behind on the Other Place.
I really don't care about the clicks, just the connections.
I really don't care about the clicks, just the connections.
Duluth Hotdish for dinner tonight, so named because that's where we first had it and our host gave us the recipe.
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Duluth Hotdish for dinner tonight, so named because that's where we first had it and our host gave us the recipe.