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Mystery Solved!
I love birding! It adds so much beauty to my life, gives me a reason to get outdoor exercise, has brought me many wonderful friends, and offers the occasional challenging intellectual puzzle. I really dedicated myself to becoming a better birder in 2012, and worked hard at identifying the birds I saw in the field, giving special attention to trying ( Read more... ) -
Unbearably Sad
Heard about Sandy Hook driving through rush hour after having one of the best afternoons in recent memory. Wish I could cut off my ears and un-hear about it. At this moment I just don't know how to accept continued existence as a human in a world where humans are capable of so much horrible. -
Hurricane update
The storm arrived on time, with heavy rains and high winds. My gut instinct had been to stay home and ride out the storm, but while it was still just rain, I started thinking about how the storm drains backed up last year and trapped us in the trailer park long before the floodwaters rose. In Hummelstown there would at least always be an available ( Read more... ) -
It's a Birthday!
Wishing a very happy birthday to my wonderful sister, lyda_pearl! -
Farewell to New Girl, 2009-2012
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It's a Birthday! Time to Celebrate!
Wishing a very happy birthday to ani_no_mouse!
Have a great day and a year filled with amazing and inspiring experiences. -
Woot!
Wow, what a game!!! What a series ( Read more... ) -
Too Much to Think About!
It's the hockey playoffs! Yay! The Caps have game 3 tonight at home against Boston, the defending Stanley Cup champs and a tremendously good team. At least they managed to steal a game in Boston, but odds are the Bruins will return the favor today or Wednesday. I would ordinarily be at fever pitch with excitment except that ( Read more... ) -
Cam-watcher Quirk
My non-birding, non-cam-watching friends often find it a bit bizarre, my fascination with a function we call the "poop shoot". They find it even more bizarre when I mention that it seems to be a universal fixation of almost all cam-watchers. Why do we all get such a kick out of it, they ask? Didn't we graduate from bathroom humor when we left ( Read more... )