A murder of crows
UP because after a few *months* of chasing down the elusive details on a current work “prodject”, I now have enough to write a functional specification. I think.
DOWN because I had the radio on all day. Can I just say that yes, many of our government agencies, etc., are no doubt in need of reform but handling that by sledgehammer is NOT the way to do it. Those agencies do some good work and they *employ*, you know, people. People with families and mortgages. Guess what? The people who work for government agencies are mostly non-political hires and probably know better than Elonia and *definitely* better than Trump what reforms are needed in their agency. Also, compassion, anyone? Then there was RFK Jr. closing in on a cabinet nomination. Mice and baby chicks in blenders? That’s just for starters. What compels people to vote for him? As The Commander would say, “*Why* under the *sun* do we have somebody like *that* in the *government*?” Greed, arrogance, greed, ignorance, greed, and lack of critical thinking skills, to name a few. The Comm’s ashes are churning at what’s going on in the government today. I could make this already long paragraph go on forever but I won’t. You’re welcome.
UP because I had the radio on all day (loud enough that I could hear it) because the GG took off on a jaunt around town today. He *used* to call NPR “National Petroleum Radio” but now claims it’s some sort of communist station. Although he still listens to it. After all, it isn’t *all* politics. Also he didn’t do any tax work today so things were c-a-l-m. Whew!
Then! UP UP UP! At the end of the afternoon, just as the sun was setting, I heard this really weird noise. Is that the GG doing something strange or is it a siren somewhere? In the end, it turned out to be CROWS. Lots of crows! They are migrating north I guess. They stopped in a couple trees for a bit. The GG thought (hoped?) they might spend the night there but they moved on. Another sign of the spring season to come although we still have plenty of winter left.
P.S. My 🐭 saw my crow pic and sent me the one below from the Plum Market parking lot at 6:55 this morning.
February 4th, 2025 at 7:16 pm
Is that a crow convention in the parking lot? Wow!! I am heartsick at what’s happening and feel utterly powerless. Probably because I am.