May 3, 2021
In the
original post, we kind of thought that the birds might be doing a mating dance.
However, this story is definitely about a rumble.
A man reported seeing a male robin fly back to the nest he was building, carrying some straw. Another male robin chased him, grabbed his head, and shook it.
The man wasn’t sure if it was a territory dispute,
Or if the nest-building
robin had cheesed off the second robin by stealing his nesting supplies.
May 2,
2021
In one of those horrible “I hoped it only happened on TV” moments, I read Tony Messenger’s column in today’s Post-Dispatch about a man who has been proven innocent but can’t be released from jail because of the way Missouri law is written.
When is
somebody, somewhere, going to make it illegal to hold a person who has been
proven innocent?
In the meantime, Governor Parson, use your powers for good, and grant a pardon.
May 2, 2021
Post-Dispatch columnist David Nicklaus pointed out that Josh Hawley, who is filing bills to bust Big Tech under antitrust laws,
Is using
Twitter to hype his new anti-tech book,
which is on sale at Amazon.
May 1,
2021
I was talking
with a hair stylist whose philosophy is that your hairstyle reflects what’s
going on in your life; and that the right hairstyle can set you free
spiritually.
I said that my philosophy of hair is that, no matter what else you skimp on, pay for a good hairstyle. That way, even if you’re wearing cruddy clothes, people will know that you’re still somebody to be reckoned with. You may be dressing down, but you’ve obviously got some clout.
She wasn’t
impressed with my spirituality, but she did say that it made good sense.
May 1,
2021
I just saw
a Facebook post of a sign that says,
“Don’t
mess with me. I’m a…
Wooden
Spoon
Lead Paint
No Car
Seat
No Bike
Helmet
Pickup Bed
Ridin’
Garden
Hose Drinkin’
SURVIVOR”
I posted
back,
“Yeah, but if all that’s true, you’re older’n dirt.”
April
29, 2021
Some things
are inevitable.
Some
things are, apparently, evitable.
But when was the last time you saw somebody evit something?
March 23, 2021
A woman
emailed me that she wanted to talk about a project I had mentioned to her (also
by email; we’d never met in person). Could she call me at such and such a time?
I was ready, but my phone didn’t ring, for some reason. We played phone tag a
few times, and I got bored and texted that she should move on to someone else’s
project. She texted me, “I just wanted to set up a time when we could talk.”
Wait: You’re calling me to SET UP a time to talk???
What do
you think texting is for?
