A little bit of this, and a little bit of that
Utah Phillips has passed away. I found out through the Dan Bern email list and am saddened more than I expected. Perhaps I’d hoped to, one day, see this legend in concert.
I own one CD of his, — the one he and Ani DiFranco did together and perhaps a bootleg as well.
He just seemed so gentle, so kind. And he was only 73. So many more years to live.
For the past several years I’ve been puzzled by a bird sound I hear in the spring. For a while I thought perhaps it was not a bird, but a delivery truck with squeaky wheels, but why was I only hearing it in the spring and early summer?
Yesterday I caught a glimpse of what I thought might be the bird, high in the tulip poplar that looms over my house. I knew it was a warbler, by its bill and the way it was moving. It was black and white with a bit of yellow.
I ran into the house and Googled warbler images and found the bird on a web site — Myrtle Warbler. Then I tried to locate a myrtle warbler on the Cornell Birding site, only to be redirected to yellow-rumped warbler. Hmm, seems like more names have been changed…
I checked out the sound of the yellow-rumped warbler and yes indeed, that was the sound I’d been hearing.
As much as I love my worn copy of Peterson’s, I have to love the internet for helping me quickly ID the bird.
Netflix & Xbox 360
Glad I waited and didn’t go out and buy a Roku. This fall Netflix “watch instantly” material will be available through our Xbox 360. Glad my son bought one… I guess we’ll need to contribute to his Gold membership now. Or not. Shhhh, don’t suggest it to him. (0)
I want one!
This way cool “toy” connects to the Internet through your wifi connection and does lots of fun things like tell you the weather forecast, read you the headlines, alert you to messages, and play online radio programs. (0)
College Road Trip Expenses
Hotels: $700
Food: $500
Gas, etc.: $300
Necessities: $200
Spending quality time with Clare: Priceless
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Netflix Keeping Profiles
I’m surprised, but delighted that Netflix listened to its customers. I guess they are smart after all.
We Are Keeping Netflix Profiles Dear Dona, You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how important Profiles are. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We hope the next time you hear from us we will delight, and not disappoint, you. -Your friends at Netflix(0)
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