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This morning's Birding by ear adventure is trying to distinguish the Chipping Sparrow from the Dark-eyed Junco. Both appear to be year round residents in the area, but i've not seen the chipping sparrow. The Cornell bird lab has very helpful identification records, and the sound page has multiple recordings: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco/sounds . The Oregon race is the bird i've seen on the deck, and the California recording of the trill sounds like the call i was attending to.
Now there's somebody with a slow declining trill outside.
I've taken a look at my vacation "savings" goal and how i might go about spending time, as i've about met the savings goal. We want to take a retreat to Ben Lomand to celebrate Christine's recovery in the redwoods (and walking the labyrinth there seems so appealing as a celebration, too). And then there is the tent to play with. What appeals to me is a Thursday night drive and waking up somewhere Friday morning, home Friday night, and a usual weekend.
I think Memorial Day i'll set aside for crochet and a few other projects. (I prefer not to travel on major holidays.)
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An article about the personal data ecosystem, similar to my musings a couple weeks ago:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/business/24view.html?_r=2
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I am well aware that it may seem hypocritical that i want to use this -- http://www.mybestfit.com/ -- but that i don't approve of the scanners in airports. It's not, and i can't wait for them to get to the west coast.
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Fell down in the parking lot before Meeting, skinning my knee, spraining my hand, and denting my pride. Christine and a friend both talked me into going to urgent care where despite having an x-ray, i felt like i was a hypochondriac (except when the automatic blood pressure cuff attacked me: i HATE those). I've a splint and i'm trying to come up with a story. Mainly, all i can think is that if i'd been wearing my skateboard hand brace, i'd be fine.
I think it hurts more than i realize: i feel exhausted. Perhaps it was just the shock. The good news: i skinned my knees, i didn't break my hip.
Now there's somebody with a slow declining trill outside.
I've taken a look at my vacation "savings" goal and how i might go about spending time, as i've about met the savings goal. We want to take a retreat to Ben Lomand to celebrate Christine's recovery in the redwoods (and walking the labyrinth there seems so appealing as a celebration, too). And then there is the tent to play with. What appeals to me is a Thursday night drive and waking up somewhere Friday morning, home Friday night, and a usual weekend.
I think Memorial Day i'll set aside for crochet and a few other projects. (I prefer not to travel on major holidays.)
--==∞==--
An article about the personal data ecosystem, similar to my musings a couple weeks ago:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/business/24view.html?_r=2
--==∞==--
I am well aware that it may seem hypocritical that i want to use this -- http://www.mybestfit.com/ -- but that i don't approve of the scanners in airports. It's not, and i can't wait for them to get to the west coast.
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Fell down in the parking lot before Meeting, skinning my knee, spraining my hand, and denting my pride. Christine and a friend both talked me into going to urgent care where despite having an x-ray, i felt like i was a hypochondriac (except when the automatic blood pressure cuff attacked me: i HATE those). I've a splint and i'm trying to come up with a story. Mainly, all i can think is that if i'd been wearing my skateboard hand brace, i'd be fine.
I think it hurts more than i realize: i feel exhausted. Perhaps it was just the shock. The good news: i skinned my knees, i didn't break my hip.
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