Under The Umbrella

 When Stephen King writes the world reads. I mean . . . Mr. Mercedes totally blew me away if ya know what I mean.

Waiting on Them Showers

 Think I'll duck the Headlines and Rain and hangout with a good book . . . Let's give Peace a Chance.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

 The world seems rife with issues of War. It never ends. The Bee Killer only happened after hours of listening from those who were on a Forward Operating Base. Who actually saw human life reduced to a blood splat.

Wisconsin Readers

 Wisconsin Readers and Cheese Curds and Packers. Many thanks for making my book signing a success.

 Click & See

Then let me know what you're thoughts are. Love to hear what your thinking.

Anti-War Stories

 

I wrote 'Never a Child' and 'The Bee Killer' to confront the realities of War. Why? Because this is what the glory of war looks like.

One World & A Ton of Lose

 Russian youngsters are dying along with Ukrainians. Katie Meyer's death is self-inflicted. Cops gun down Kokou Christopher Fiafonou. Yet we all must fight the waves living causes and continue rowing, destination unknown.

Is What It Is

www.curt-rude.com

Click on the above link and let me know what you think.

A thank you goes out to everyone including Robert, Dalton, Ashley, Dylan, Bruce, Thankful (and her husband) Lori and Paul for your contributions.

This One's for you Vladimir

 More desperate Putin gets, the scarier hanging onto this Earth is going to get. Can't tell a wise man anything because he doesn't need to hear it. Can't tell a fool anything because he'll refuse to listen. Which one are you Putin? If you know how to read, check this out . . .  Click here  Putin  War is just another way to spell pain and suffering.

69 Days & Counting & Now Putin

 Wow. Gotta hand it to the City of Austin Minnesota.  A Black Man, Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, is gunned down by a cop and the matter is still being investigated months later. Now with Putin on the march who has time for one dead black guy? Good job Austin!

So what can an Average Person do to help the Ukrainians? Well, Putin is footing the bill for this invasion with Oil Money. He produces 10% of the energy for the world. Invasions cost a ton. If energy demand slackened, so would his death grip on small countries. Ride a bike. Walk to work. Car Pool. You get the idea. Do something.

 

www.curt-rude.com

 Took some time but I'm optimistic. What are your thoughts regarding the website? A link is included to leave comments. The blog has - Fridays Reads - which is a peek at war from the prospective of children. This was written under the guidance and inspiration of Fatima during my stay in Boulder. The place I stayed at burned to the ground after the huge Colorado Fire. Makes the news hit kind of hard for sure.

Every picture tells a story. I am concerned.

66 Days & Counting - Police Killing in Austin Minnesota

 Let us not forget the police are not releasing any findings in the killing of Kokou Christopher Fiafonou. Who knows . . . perhaps they are on to something here. Withhold evidence and hope Vladimir Putin comes along and nails another country. Kinda help us all to forget Kokou who they labeled a Machete Wielding Suspect. They left out why they cornered him and then left the scene only to encounter and gun him down later. Kinda sounds like the go ahead and make my day deal. 

Get The Feeling

 Putin must suffer 'Little Man Syndrome" and feel humiliated while witnessing Ukraine's run away success after leaving Mother Russia behind. Can't believe he stood on the World Stage and lied about invasion plans. I have a story about war through a child's eyes on my blog if your interested.

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63 Days & Counting and Oh them Legal Eagles Must be Circling

 Just to remind you what the waiting is all about. A black immigrant is surrounded in his house by a SWAT Team. He had been reported running around with a knife suffering some kind of mental illness. SWAT got sick of hanging around so they headed home. It was close to Christmas and they probably had gifts to wrap or something. The black man, Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, musta decided the cops figured he recovered from his illness. He hits for a convenience store and did some shopping. He never made it home. He was the recipient of jacketed 45 caliber rounds. Perhaps seven or more.

Mums the word. Hey Mister Chief . . . how's the investigation going? This one long investigation dude. You hiding behind the vail of secrecy? Who knows, perhaps they want to win a gold for the longest investigation ever conducted in Austin, Minnesota. Hope someone asks what the hold up was in the first place.

Love to Hear

 from you if you could interpret the following thoughts regarding The Bee Killer . . .

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61 Days & Counting

 I walked around a grocery store in Austin Minnesota and asked people if anything has come of the shooting of Kokou. People were like . . . Who? I'm like Kokou, the black man, shot to death by a policeman in a parking lot. Nobody recalled the shooting. The City Attorney/Police Department is refusing to release any info because it's an on-going investigation. They're could be on to something here. People have very short attention spans.

58 Days & Counting

 I was a cop in a former life. Serious. And I can say I never disrespected the public like the Austin Police are disrespecting people who appreciate transparency. Scary to have a police department who act like their motto is 'Shoot' - 'Shovel' - Shut Up". God help us. Ya have an interest in PTSD? hit the following link.

Short PTSD Story

57 Days & Counting

True story here, I'm pulled over by a State Trooper. I'm headed to a White Bear Writers Challenge. More to follow on that later. Anyways, I put the van (or vehicle as Troopers call 'em in park). Next I roll window down while Trooper is distracted getting his Smoky The Bear hat on. I put both hands out the window and holler 'I'M UNARMED'. A passenger, who shall remain nameless, speaks up and says . . . 'Aren't you over doing it? You aren't even black.' Trooper approaches and thanks me for how I conducted myself. So their ya go. Lesson of the day is bullets bore holes in flesh, no matter what the color. Ever wonder what a run-of-the-mill Police Chief looks like? Hit the link below.

Police Chief Moral Coward

   

56 Days & Counting

 I can't put my finger on it specifically . . . but it's like something really bad happened and the Policeman ain't gonna talk about it. One black man dead and The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension seems to be looking for their hands in the snow. Where's David Caruso when ya need him? If I was a criminally minded individual I'd head to Austin Minnesota to conduct my activities. No way a fella, with half a brain, is going to get caught. Can ya imagine a 'who done it' scenario where the cops actually had to figure out a crime scene. 

55 Days & Counting

 Public Agencies are required to share info with the public they serve. Data Practices govern this behavior. Started because of Watergate. So when does 'An Ongoing Investigation' morph into a 'Cover-up?' Austin Police killed a black guy and mums the word so far. Average length of time for the BCA to conduct an investigation is one month if there is a need for speed. Otherwise it's two months. Be interesting to see what they come up with. An officer did say the BCA thought it was a good shooting meaning all's a-okay in Austin.