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Finally Got Pics of Gray Catbirds!
I finally got pictures of gray catbirds this morning! They’re swooping around our back porch, like a lot of other birds have been doing lately. See my video from yesterday about the sassy robin! The last time I got photos of them was about a year and a half ago. As Mr. Charles Muntz said…
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A Robin Attacks Our Windows!
Tonight, a female robin attacked our windows. My guess is that it’s attacking its own reflection. A lot of backyard birds are out, nesting, stealing our herbs, pooping on our deck. Sena saw a Baltimore oriole and we both saw a female goldfinch trying to do the same thing as the robin—bite the screen. We’ll…
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Big Mo Blues Show Tune
I was all set to hear the Big Mo Blues Show on KCCK 88.3 tonight starting at 6 pm and guess what? I must have fell asleep sitting up in my chair and didn’t wake up until this song “Bye Bye Blues” by Larry McCray came on a little past 6:30 pm. It makes me…
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FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting May 22, 2025
The meeting of the FDA VRBPAC on the composition of Covid-19 vaccines will be tomorrow, May 22, 2025 at 8:30 am-4:30 pm EST. Some materials have recently become available on the FDA website. The briefing document indicates that there will be a discussion of the most recent Covid-19 variants and whether the current vaccine needs…
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Rambling About the Clear Creek Trail
I put 2.5 miles on the step counter today walking on the Clear Creek Trail, so my feet are complaining a bit more. Sena didn’t come with me on the walk today because of some gardening she had to do. She deals with foot issues and has been trying shoe inserts lately. Trimming them is…
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More Bigfoot Encounters on the Clear Creek Trail
We’ve had encounters with Bigfoot on various walking trails, but most were on the Clear Creek Trail. I guess Bigfoot is one of those interdimensional beings, moving in and out of our world. It takes getting used to. Avoid getting into thumb wrestling matches with Bigfoot. And moving in and out of various dimensions can…
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Writing is Dope
I learned a new slang word from Houston White, the guy who makes that specialty coffee in Minneapolis I blogged about yesterday: Brown Sugar Banana (I’m not a fan, but I admire him just the same). The word is “dope.” That used to be an insult or an illicit drug when I was growing up.…
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The Waltzing Geese
Today I trekked down to Clear Creek and again saw the geese pair. As always, I heard them before I saw them. I swear I can hear them honking from a mile off. They almost seemed like they were dancing together. They were the waltzing geese.
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Smile at a Stranger for Make It OK Calendar
So, I’m not strictly following the Make It OK Calendar per day for May Mental Health Awareness Month, at least according to the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative. Sometimes the goals on the calendar may not feel natural on a particular day or the opportunity might not appear. Today, I’m a few days late on the…
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Hearing an Old Song
I have to admit that I’ve been mis-hearing some of the lyrics of one of my favorite songs, “Lean on Me” for the past fifty-odd years since Bill Withers wrote it. It stayed on the top of the charts for more than 3 weeks back in 1972. That was a special time in my life;…
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