For The Birds - No More Please!

I bought a bird feeder. I hung it
on my back porch and filled it
with seed. What a beauty of
a bird feeder it was, as I filled it
lovingly   with seed.

Within a week we had hundreds of birds
taking advantage of the
continuous flow of free and
easily accessible food.  But then the birds started
building nests in the boards
of the patio, above the table,
and next to the barbecue.  Then came the shit. It was
everywhere: on the patio tile,
the chairs, the table ...
everywhere!  Then some of the birds
turned mean. They would
dive bomb me and try to
peck me even though I had
fed them out of my own
pocket.  And others birds were
boisterous and loud. They
sat on the feeder and
squawked and screamed at
all hours of the day and night
and demanded that I fill it
when it got low on food.  After a while, I couldn't even
sit on my own back porch
anymore.

 

So I took down the bird feeder

and in three days
the birds were gone. I cleaned
up their mess and took down
the many nests they had built
all over the patio.  Soon, the back yard was like
it used to be ... quiet, serene...
and no one demanding their
rights to a free meal.  Now let's see...
Our government gives out
free food, subsidized housing,
free medical care and free
education, and allows anyone
born here to be an automatic
citizen.  Then the illegals came by the
tens of thousands. Suddenly
our taxes went up to pay for
free services; small apartments
are housing 5 families; you
have to wait 6 hours to be seen
by an emergency room doctor;
Your child's second grade class is
behind other schools because
over half the class doesn't speak
English.  Corn Flakes now come in a
bilingual box; I have to
'press one ' to hear my bank
talk to me in English, and
people waving flags other
than ”ours” are
squawking and screaming
in the streets, demanding
more rights and free liberties.  Just my opinion, but maybe
it's time for the government
to take down the bird feeder.  If you agree, pass it on; if not,
just continue cleaning up the shit! 

 

A hat tip to Jim S for this.

All the best,
Glenn B

Just Had A Dollop...

...of Mellow Corn. Had not had any of this in way too long.

Yummy kind of, sort, of, almost -  not really; although, it ain't half bad. Anyway, I drink this for effect not for taste or bouquet! It does have a definite bouquet though, of alcohol.

This post in memory of George B., aka: Buckback and the best New Year's Eve party ever!

All the best,
Glenn B

Inox Versus Stainless Steel

Happened across this piece today (see the below link) that explains Inox is nothing different than stainless steel. It goes on to explain several things about SS. While not a scientific journal article by a long shot, it was interesting nonetheless, at least to me, since I knew less about stainless steel before reading it.
https://pediaa.com/difference-between-inox-and-stainless-steel/

All the best,
Glenn B

President Trump - Please Send In The Troops

Dear President Trump,

The time to send in the troops was at least three days ago. The looting, riots and other violence has spread across our nation and is destroying it faster than could COVID-19. Cities are burning while rioters laugh at law enforcement and try to kill them at the same time. Innocent people are being savagely beaten and some have been killed. meanwhile the same mayors, governors, Congresspeople and Senators who wanted to arrest and or harshly fine people for violating so called social distancing and mask regulations have done almost nothing to stop the violence. You need to act decisively to save our country and you need to do it now. Don't take my word for it, read those allegedly written by a NYC Police Officer:

Sir, you are the man in charge, you have the authority under our Constitution, so please use that authority wisely and stop the carnage. This is not about George Floyd, God rest his soul, these looters and rioters don't give a damn about him. It is about saving our country from anarchy and those who would gleefully destroy her.

All the best,
Glenn B