Robert Moffitt
@justplainbob.bsky.social
That justplainbob from over there. Retired Minnesotan who abides in Stately Moffitt Manor with Mrs. Lungs.
Just watched (again) the car chase scene in Bullitt, the movie car chase scene all other movie car chase scenes are judged by and still found wanting, 57 years later.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Just watched (again) the car chase scene in Bullitt, the movie car chase scene all other movie car chase scenes are judged by and still found wanting, 57 years later.
If you have had a lungful of tear gas, pepper spray, or any of the other things the authorities are flinging at citizens for some time now, I hear you, and yes, I have felt that. too.
You are not alone, you are not forgotten, and our time is coming.
You are not alone, you are not forgotten, and our time is coming.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you have had a lungful of tear gas, pepper spray, or any of the other things the authorities are flinging at citizens for some time now, I hear you, and yes, I have felt that. too.
You are not alone, you are not forgotten, and our time is coming.
You are not alone, you are not forgotten, and our time is coming.
Wishing best for MPR journalist Kerem Yücel, injured at an anti-ICE protest today, and robust state charges against the masked thugs who hurt him today.
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wishing best for MPR journalist Kerem Yücel, injured at an anti-ICE protest today, and robust state charges against the masked thugs who hurt him today.
On a day with miserable weather, we were CRAZY BUSY at the recycling center today. The boss thinks that many people want to park in their garages tonight, but had to move out boxes and other recyclables to make that happen.
Makes sense.
Either way, much was recycled, and my old butt got kicked.
Makes sense.
Either way, much was recycled, and my old butt got kicked.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
On a day with miserable weather, we were CRAZY BUSY at the recycling center today. The boss thinks that many people want to park in their garages tonight, but had to move out boxes and other recyclables to make that happen.
Makes sense.
Either way, much was recycled, and my old butt got kicked.
Makes sense.
Either way, much was recycled, and my old butt got kicked.
"Two-story monster robot trucks, eh? What could go wrong?"
The largest trucks ever used in Minnesota’s iron mines were purchased by Mesabi Metallics, an iron ore mine under construction in Nashwauk.
The trucks are designed to be operated autonomously – without drivers. The truck can haul 400 tons of rock and ore out of the mine in a single load.
The trucks are designed to be operated autonomously – without drivers. The truck can haul 400 tons of rock and ore out of the mine in a single load.
On the Iron Range, ore trucks as large as two-story houses set to transform the mining industry
Mesabi Metallics, an iron ore mine under construction in Nashwauk, has purchased the largest trucks ever used in Minnesota’s iron mines. The trucks haul 400 tons of rock in a single load and are desig...
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Two-story monster robot trucks, eh? What could go wrong?"
Those teevee news stories about holiday travel give the false impression that EVERYONE is traveling. Instead, how about:
* An immigrant/refugee family's 1st Thanksgiving in the US
* A profile on folks who work on the holidays
* What does a pro chef serve on Thanksgiving?
There are other stories...
* An immigrant/refugee family's 1st Thanksgiving in the US
* A profile on folks who work on the holidays
* What does a pro chef serve on Thanksgiving?
There are other stories...
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Those teevee news stories about holiday travel give the false impression that EVERYONE is traveling. Instead, how about:
* An immigrant/refugee family's 1st Thanksgiving in the US
* A profile on folks who work on the holidays
* What does a pro chef serve on Thanksgiving?
There are other stories...
* An immigrant/refugee family's 1st Thanksgiving in the US
* A profile on folks who work on the holidays
* What does a pro chef serve on Thanksgiving?
There are other stories...
The news out of Washington keeps getting weirder.
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts n.pr/3M48mr2
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. Military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formally known as the Boy Scouts
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The news out of Washington keeps getting weirder.
We report, you decide.
LEFT: Mark Kelly, shirt covered with medals.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We report, you decide.
Starting to do the mental math on when to start thawing various items of the Thanksgiving meal.
a man wearing glasses is standing in front of a chalkboard with mathematical equations on it
ALT: a man wearing glasses is standing in front of a chalkboard with mathematical equations on it
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Starting to do the mental math on when to start thawing various items of the Thanksgiving meal.
Just as I'm ready to nap, neighbor fires up The World's Loudest Leaf Blower. 🫤
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Just as I'm ready to nap, neighbor fires up The World's Loudest Leaf Blower. 🫤
Stores seem unusually busy today. I've been trying to get my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving, and I'm just about there.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Stores seem unusually busy today. I've been trying to get my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving, and I'm just about there.
After retiring from my (mostly) white collar, office-based career, I sought volunteer work in a blue collar, hands-on environment.
Why? I can't say for sure, but I think I really wanted my next chapter to be different. Also, there is a certain satisfaction in manual labor not found elsewhere.
Why? I can't say for sure, but I think I really wanted my next chapter to be different. Also, there is a certain satisfaction in manual labor not found elsewhere.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
After retiring from my (mostly) white collar, office-based career, I sought volunteer work in a blue collar, hands-on environment.
Why? I can't say for sure, but I think I really wanted my next chapter to be different. Also, there is a certain satisfaction in manual labor not found elsewhere.
Why? I can't say for sure, but I think I really wanted my next chapter to be different. Also, there is a certain satisfaction in manual labor not found elsewhere.
Please stop sharing Musk's idea of a good time. I'm begging you. We all know what he is.
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Please stop sharing Musk's idea of a good time. I'm begging you. We all know what he is.
It's Operation Clear the Fridge again at the Stately Manor. I need to use up our leftovers to make room for more leftovers after Thanksgiving. 🚨
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's Operation Clear the Fridge again at the Stately Manor. I need to use up our leftovers to make room for more leftovers after Thanksgiving. 🚨
Someone needs to dig deeper to see if ANYONE convicted or charged is here on TPS.
"Some of the people charged and convicted in those cases came to Minnesota from Somalia, although it’s not clear that any of them are on temporary protected status."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
"Some of the people charged and convicted in those cases came to Minnesota from Somalia, although it’s not clear that any of them are on temporary protected status."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Minnesota's Somali community rejects Trump's call to end 'temporary protected status'
Hundreds packed a hall of Karmel Mall Sunday afternoon to gather in solidarity with the Somali community after the president called for elimination of a program that offers temporary protective status...
www.mprnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Someone needs to dig deeper to see if ANYONE convicted or charged is here on TPS.
"Some of the people charged and convicted in those cases came to Minnesota from Somalia, although it’s not clear that any of them are on temporary protected status."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
"Some of the people charged and convicted in those cases came to Minnesota from Somalia, although it’s not clear that any of them are on temporary protected status."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Both the specialists I see are foreign-born physicians. While I'm glad they are here for me, I wouldn't recommend the US to anyone until we become a better nation than we are now.
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S. n.pr/4pt2A0r
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Both the specialists I see are foreign-born physicians. While I'm glad they are here for me, I wouldn't recommend the US to anyone until we become a better nation than we are now.
Mrs. Lungs and I took a stroll across the Coon Rapids Dam this morning, so the day wasn't a total loss.
a picture of a dam with the words got dam written on it
ALT: a picture of a dam with the words got dam written on it
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November 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Mrs. Lungs and I took a stroll across the Coon Rapids Dam this morning, so the day wasn't a total loss.
Tonight's viewing: The Great Escaper. It's one of two movies based on the real-life WW2 vet Bernard Jordan, who took off from a nursing facility in England to attend a D-Day anniversary event in France. Michael Caine is in this one, Pierce Brosnan starred in the other movie. It's on TPT tonight.
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Tonight's viewing: The Great Escaper. It's one of two movies based on the real-life WW2 vet Bernard Jordan, who took off from a nursing facility in England to attend a D-Day anniversary event in France. Michael Caine is in this one, Pierce Brosnan starred in the other movie. It's on TPT tonight.
File Under: Swinger Bar
they got swings in the tii cup in the shoppes at Lyndale
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
File Under: Swinger Bar
I never saw this coming, said nobody.
JUST IN: The 22-year-old Wisconsin woman who nearly stabbed a classmate to death to please the horror character Slender Man has cut off a monitoring bracelet, left a group home, and is missing, officials said on Sunday.
Wisconsin woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man cut off monitoring bracelet, left group home
Morgan Geyser has been living in a group home after she was released earlier this year from Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
www.cbsnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I never saw this coming, said nobody.
Most cases of "stolen valor" are people who tell lies about themselves. Sometimes it is exaggerating their military service, other times people who never served claim they had.
THIS guy took it to a whole different level, and I'm glad he got convicted. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
THIS guy took it to a whole different level, and I'm glad he got convicted. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Jury convicts Minnesota man of faking Purple Heart, POW medals in 'stolen valor' scheme to steal VA benefits
A federal jury convicted a Minnesota man of “stolen valor” after faking Marine service and using forged documents to collect $146K in VA benefits.
www.mprnews.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Most cases of "stolen valor" are people who tell lies about themselves. Sometimes it is exaggerating their military service, other times people who never served claim they had.
THIS guy took it to a whole different level, and I'm glad he got convicted. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
THIS guy took it to a whole different level, and I'm glad he got convicted. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Since the subject of "unlawful orders" has come up again, I will again mention that no one in the U.S. military knows exactly what that means. It was never explained to me when I was in the Army, and I doubt anything has changed.
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Since the subject of "unlawful orders" has come up again, I will again mention that no one in the U.S. military knows exactly what that means. It was never explained to me when I was in the Army, and I doubt anything has changed.
Pancakes and sausage for breakfast this morning, because that's how we roll on Saturday. ☀️
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Pancakes and sausage for breakfast this morning, because that's how we roll on Saturday. ☀️
I have a somewhat rational fear of being w/o health insurance, even for a day. So I was happy to see our member cards for our 2026 plan finally arrive in the mail yesterday.
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I have a somewhat rational fear of being w/o health insurance, even for a day. So I was happy to see our member cards for our 2026 plan finally arrive in the mail yesterday.