BIRD DROPPINGS The bird population who partake of the goodies offered for free are getting a mite picky. Like the hapless grasshopper-winter's coming boys and girls and the natural feed of flowers, berries and small bugs will not be so plentiful in a month or so. Then you'll be peering in human windows practicing your pathetic look hoping for any crumby handout. Feathers fluffed up like the avian version of a puffer coat sporting bright eyes glistening with unshed tears.
Visiting finches the last couple of months has prompted a little summer feeding. The feeding was massively successful with feeder refills every two days. We tried a new brand advertised as Cherry Blossom and beloved by every frickn' bird you can think of. Well at least that's what the packaging claimed. After originally turning up their birdie noses, they started to lower their standards and try some. Still slow at the feeder until.....overnight the feeder was drained! Possibly I just missed the previous dinner hour feeder frenzy. But then all day no action until the NIGHT! Something drained it again. Ok, I do not want to see or know what is managing to get into the tiny little feeder holes. I know the squirrels have tried in vain to scale the slippery shepherds crook, so I'm thinking giant racoon, groundhog or a very creative deer child. I'm done.
Put the leftover in the backyard bird feeder and again action has been slow. Perhaps there are some predator birds (think raptors) hanging out stifling the little birds' appetites and triggering protective instincts. If something drains that feeder which is at least six or seven feet high, I am looking to put a for sale sign out as I'm not sure we can keep whatever it is fed. Wonder if Horrocks will give me my money back as I don't want to encourage whatever is alienating the birds.
TEACHING MOMENT I love research. I should have been a lawyer. Oh wait, I have educated several attorneys in work comp, unemployment law and personnel rules. Not to mention reading up and gathering stats before each podcast interview so I don't sound like a total dufus. At any rate, trumpies are starting to post "reasons" why they are supporting a failed businessperson; sex offender and convicted felon, who for fun lies about everything to "own the libs". When you start justifying your support by providing literal backup to your billboard, you're really not sure now are you. You can put lipstick on a pig, but....
Just looking at one of the claims-energy independence. Would it shock all and sundry that the US is the number one producer (in the world) of crude oil? Not only that, but it is a higher grade being lighter and sweeter than that desert slop. We produce roughly 18 million barrels a day and use about 18 mill a day but still import about 8 mill a day hmmm. But we actually sell our crude to... wait for it, Mexico, Canada, China, Netherlands and South Korea. Even Russia got some before we decided the optics were bad with the Ukraine stuff, etc.
Apparently, our refineries are geared to process the heavier dirtier crude rather than our own sweet stuff. So where are all those oil company subsidies going one might ask? Well, I would conjecture it is not to redesign our refineries or gasp, build new ones. Why? So the politicians on both sides can use it as a smashing point on the other side. Drill Baby Drill is not the problem in my humble opinion. Meanwhile the Orange Foolius is assuring the oil folks (caught on video) he will help them profit even more. Now don't we feel silly?
The Oil info was obtained with a small amount of research available to all. The conjectures are my own obviously. Again, when you put your case out there and the actual facts are easily disputable someone's getting nervous. I provided evidence to a "follower", again easily researched, who wanted proof that JD said what he said. Her response...."well democrats lie too". Progress I guess when they admit the lie. Right up there with "oh yeah, well so and so did it" direct from the school yard. 😕
EVER WONDER... When I drop something why does it always end up in the worst possible spot for retrieval? Dropped one of my dryer balls and of course it rolled under a 3-shelf stand against the wall that make it impossible to grab unless I move the entire shelving unit, which isn't going to happen as it is of course loaded. Or People who own fitbits, smartwatches, etc. only swing one arm when they walk. Or How one always ends up behind a person going below the speed limit when running late? Or Why people don't have cart rage when they both approach the open checkout lane at the same time. Or Why no one knows how to utilize a turn-about in this country??? Almost got creamed as I am in the circle, just passed the first road on my right and approaching the second road and a dude pulls out right in front of me. He then looks at me like I was wrong, or I am invisible much like the Doritos covered mice.
Apparently when you rub Doritos goo on mice their skin becomes translucent, and you can see tiny little muscles and blood vessels-cool. As one comedian put it "folks were in a lab scarfing down Doritos and rubbed their hands (to clean them I assume) on the white mice. When the chemical reaction occurred, they looked at one another and said "Uh, we just did some science-really intended that" LOL.
I have visual proof that chipmunks (lousy hole digging varmints) have no fear. Found one perched on the head of the crocodile on the front porch. That's one gutsy little guy. Peace out...💚 💙💛
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