The April 20, 2019 Potluck signup sheet that I made

I created this signup sheet at the request of President Barb.  I wish that I was using my expensive college education along with my substantial skill sets to do more than simply create residents’ club posters.

My poster for the King Manor Residents’ Club, April 10th meeting

My fellow residents told me that this is one of my better constructed posters for our club.

An image taken from Team Fortress 2

If computer game graphics are this richly detailed now, I wonder how much better they will appear in ten, twenty, or thirty years from now?  Many years ago, I remember when the original Doom game took my breath away; so don’t look down at me for being impressed with Team Fortress 2 graphics.

I attended “Our Planet, Our Future: Environmental Summit”

Held at the Harbor Side Convention Center, March 28th from 2 pm to 8 pm, this summit is a non profit, non partisan run event being put on by a group of university students and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group to throw an event that encourages, inspires, and develops connections for all people. Our goal is to present a multimedia experience that empowers individuals to start a trend of personal growth and action.

I used this worthwhile event to advocate for solar modules in bike and walking paths such as the SolaRoad in the Netherlands.  I also advocated for solar modules between the rails of the track of the future Northern Lights Express rail service that will someday run 155 miles along the corridor between the Duluth Depot and Minneapolis’s Target Field Station.  Imagine how much clean, electrical power could be created by a 155 mile long solar farm.

I saw the Wonder Park movie

I give this movie 10 out of 10, as the movie’s animation, voice acting, and story are truly wonderful.  I suppose that my fan fiction and role-playing game adventures are my versions of Wonder Park.  Maybe, I should put more time and effort into my Wonder Parks, so I can become the professional storyteller that I want to become.

I also believe that you should cultivate with consideration, time, and effort your versions of Wonder Park.  What are you waiting for?  It is time to dream and then build your Wonder Parks.

Half-Life 2: Zombie Blood Wall Art

I hadn't notice until now how wonderfully artful those zombie blood splatters could be.

The King Manor Residents’ Club will postpone our March party to April.

It was head honcho and maximum leader Barb our boss who told me that our Residents’ Club will have a memorable party in April.

I saw “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

This is a great movie that concludes a great movie series.  I give this enjoyable movie 10 out of 10 for a highly entertaining story, great visuals, and very professional voice acting.

King Manor vegetable basket for March 2019

You get many vegetables for your five dollar purchase!

King Manor fruit basket for March 2019

You get much fruit for your five dollar purchase!

My resume as a collectible card game

I rewrote the important sections of my resume as if these were part of a collectible card game.  I can imagine this as a good method for job seekers to create and then rehearse selling their skill sets during practice job interviews.

In a two player game, both players can learn how to maximize their strengths, while realizing how to improve upon their weaknesses.  I think this puts a new spin on the phrase “dueling resumes”.

Copyright © James Patrick Buchanan, 2019

The ice sculpture that was created by steam and cold has disappeared!

All that remains are several wet rocks directly under the steam vent.

Kathy and I watched Captain Marvel!

Kathy and I loved this movie, as it showed us Captain Marvel’s background story in a way that we found highly entertaining.  I recommend that you see this amazing 10 out of 10 movie!

There is a noticeable rise of profanity within the Fourth Floor Dining Room.

Consequently, Barb asked me to create this poster to remind residents and visitors to behave in a civilized manner.

In the episode “Parental Glideance” we see Rainbow Dash's childhood kitchen and favorite food.

Windy Whistles:  “Here you go! Rainbow Dash's favorite meal! A pasta and potato sandwich on sourdough! She just loved to carbo-load.” [giggles]

As that pasta and potato sandwich sound delicious, I wanted to try that recipe for myself.  Here are the ingredients that I used to make my sandwich.

That sandwich is very good and I hope other people try it out for themselves.

My quotes on the heavy snowfalls of the winter of 2018 - 2019 in Duluth, Minnesota

How come so much white on the outside can make me feel so blue on the inside?

Speaking for myself, one more inch of snowfall in the winter of 2018 - 2019 is one inch too many.  A few more snowstorms and I’ll need alpine climbing gear to get out of my King Manor apartment building.

I saw someone bicycling during a Duluth, Minnesota snowstorm

This is proof that people can and do bicycle all the year round and in all types of weather.

My poster for the King Manor Club meeting next week

If humor sells goods and services, then attendance during our club meeting should increase.

My suggestion for a MLP-MSP F role-playing game

Will any attendees be hosting convention games based on the My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria game by River Horse?  I’d love to play in a game where the player characters attempt to locate the cave where the magic of the Fire of Friendship incinerated the dangerous windigos and then the ponies came together to establish Equestria, as described in the episode “Hearth's Warming Eve”.  That special cave is similar to Plymouth Rock, Valley Forge, and Independence Hall all rolled into one for United States citizens.  So, it would make sense that modern ponies would want to find that cave.

I attended the Twin Ports Dermatology SPRING OPEN HOUSE.

I took the East Mainline UMD bus to the open house.  In fact, you can see this bus in the lower left side of this image.

Here is a young man directing traffic around 1414 Woodland Avenue.  Even at two PM, there were still plenty of people who wanted to attend this open house.

Here is the entrance ice sculpture that in 18 degrees Fahrenheit and overcast skies with light snow has little chance of melting today.  So, to my mind there was little obvious reason why this sculpture was standing in a tray filled with ice.