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I love the sound of that word. It makes me giggle like a schoolgirl.
The cats, Mister Boo and I were chillin’ on the back patio yesterday and I thought it would be interesting to get some footage of birds at the feeder, so I broke out my old Canon VIXIA HF M41 camcorder and a shotgun mic and had at it.
Naturally, all the birdies immediately pissed off. I thought I was going to have to give the shot a Zen title, like “Is a Bird Feeder a Bird Feeder if It Feeds No Birds?” Happily, they came back after a bit.
I think I need a new camcorder, though. This old beater serves up some soft, washed-out footage.
• Late update: Whoops, overlooked a query. Herself returns tonight from a weeklong visit with family. The cats will show off in her honor, and The Boo in particular will be overjoyed. He loves her to pieces but finds me a poor substitute.
As usual, she’s picked up some bad habits from her kinfolk. Earlier today I asked via Apple’s Messages app where she was and she replied “Fuckin’ plane.” I know she didn’t learn that sort of coarse language around here.
My smarter half returns today. Duffy and The Mighty Boo think alike. Herself and I agree on being stuck on an airplane. No joy there. Sandy loads movies onto the iPad to pass the time while in the friendly (you’ve got to be shitting me) skies.
Very nice backyard and bird feeders! It’s very zen as it is. Boo’s vocalizations add a piquant touch. It’s summery, too. We had our first frost Saturday night. It killed off the geranium which was doing better in the fall than summer. John Oliver read a transcript of one of tw’s incoherent speeches. Then produced a transcript of the speech produced by the predictive text in a smart phone based on “nuclear war”.The result was more coherent.
By the way, I’m in the process of doing a similar study; but, instead of focusing on bicycles, it studies cars. Early results tend (notice the plausible deniability qualifier there?) to indicate that 99.99% of car accidents could be prevented if everyone rode a bicycle.
I need to finish it soon in order to be eligible for a government grant! 🙂
Pedal on!!
PS: Nice pun there Pat on the “hoot” comment. Get it? Birds……Hoot.
We watched “Bluegrass Underground” on PBS tonight. One of our favorite programs. Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors performed on the latest episode. They did a song called “Wild World” that I thought I should share. I think it ties in nicely with Patrick’s post.
Pat,
I watched the Drew Holcomb clip and enjoyed it. Then I watched what Youtube offered up next; and that was David Letterman interviewing Christopher Walken. And that reminded me of the film “The Deer Hunter”; then I went down the internet rabbit hole and wasted the early part of my afternoon.
Internet rabbit holes get me every now and then as well. Patrick sent me down one a few posts ago, but, thankfully, I can’t remember what started it. “Lord, I apologize…”
November 13, 2017 at 7:01 am |
Gee, I learned another word today. I had to look up the definition, and it definitely fits one tweeter in particular.
No longer a bachelor starting tomorrow, thank you very much! How about you?
November 13, 2017 at 7:33 am |
I love the sound of that word. It makes me giggle like a schoolgirl.
The cats, Mister Boo and I were chillin’ on the back patio yesterday and I thought it would be interesting to get some footage of birds at the feeder, so I broke out my old Canon VIXIA HF M41 camcorder and a shotgun mic and had at it.
Naturally, all the birdies immediately pissed off. I thought I was going to have to give the shot a Zen title, like “Is a Bird Feeder a Bird Feeder if It Feeds No Birds?” Happily, they came back after a bit.
I think I need a new camcorder, though. This old beater serves up some soft, washed-out footage.
• Late update: Whoops, overlooked a query. Herself returns tonight from a weeklong visit with family. The cats will show off in her honor, and The Boo in particular will be overjoyed. He loves her to pieces but finds me a poor substitute.
As usual, she’s picked up some bad habits from her kinfolk. Earlier today I asked via Apple’s Messages app where she was and she replied “Fuckin’ plane.” I know she didn’t learn that sort of coarse language around here.
November 14, 2017 at 4:04 am |
My smarter half returns today. Duffy and The Mighty Boo think alike. Herself and I agree on being stuck on an airplane. No joy there. Sandy loads movies onto the iPad to pass the time while in the friendly (you’ve got to be shitting me) skies.
November 13, 2017 at 8:13 am |
Very nice backyard and bird feeders! It’s very zen as it is. Boo’s vocalizations add a piquant touch. It’s summery, too. We had our first frost Saturday night. It killed off the geranium which was doing better in the fall than summer. John Oliver read a transcript of one of tw’s incoherent speeches. Then produced a transcript of the speech produced by the predictive text in a smart phone based on “nuclear war”.The result was more coherent.
Just before the 1 minute mark.
November 13, 2017 at 10:36 am |
Libby,
I think that the subject’s vocalizations are more screeches than speeches.
November 13, 2017 at 5:33 pm |
Haha
November 14, 2017 at 6:59 am |
speaking of war hawks, have you seen the bbc documentary ‘h is for hawk’? neat story of a woman who raises a goshawk.
November 14, 2017 at 7:28 am |
I have not, Carl. It sounds familiar, though. Mebbe Herself has watched it. She’s a bear for that sort of thing. Bird. Whatevs.
November 14, 2017 at 7:57 am |
And if you’re thinking of biking to the woods to listen to the birdies … think again:
https://www.theonion.com/study-90-of-bike-accidents-preventable-by-buying-car-1820403123
November 14, 2017 at 8:27 am |
I always knew I was abnormal. Thanks, Steve, that was a hoot.
November 14, 2017 at 9:38 am |
Steve: Too much!!! 🙂
By the way, I’m in the process of doing a similar study; but, instead of focusing on bicycles, it studies cars. Early results tend (notice the plausible deniability qualifier there?) to indicate that 99.99% of car accidents could be prevented if everyone rode a bicycle.
I need to finish it soon in order to be eligible for a government grant! 🙂
Pedal on!!
PS: Nice pun there Pat on the “hoot” comment. Get it? Birds……Hoot.
November 14, 2017 at 3:55 pm |
Thanks JD. I wish it was intentional, but I just got lucky there.
November 14, 2017 at 7:13 pm |
We watched “Bluegrass Underground” on PBS tonight. One of our favorite programs. Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors performed on the latest episode. They did a song called “Wild World” that I thought I should share. I think it ties in nicely with Patrick’s post.
November 15, 2017 at 11:47 am |
Pat,
I watched the Drew Holcomb clip and enjoyed it. Then I watched what Youtube offered up next; and that was David Letterman interviewing Christopher Walken. And that reminded me of the film “The Deer Hunter”; then I went down the internet rabbit hole and wasted the early part of my afternoon.
So it goes.
November 15, 2017 at 1:34 pm |
Internet rabbit holes get me every now and then as well. Patrick sent me down one a few posts ago, but, thankfully, I can’t remember what started it. “Lord, I apologize…”
November 16, 2017 at 8:37 pm |
TCM is my salvation.