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  1. 1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

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    1 Phil Mickleson's secret identity 

    2 Marlon or Shawn Wayans 

    3 10,000 year old vampire 

    4 The matronly face of institutional racism 

    5 Senile; earns a pass because she thinks it's the 1940s

    666 meanest person in the world 

    7 pretty but the product of too much Southern interbreeding among moneyed families; IQ of 80

    Goddamn, #2🤣

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  2. I've really been pumping this thread up recently. Perhaps it's because spring migration is right around the corner.

    I do have some somber news from the birding world to report. Houston/Austin birding legend Victor Emmanuel passed away. I met him once at Bolivar Flats, completely unaware of his legendary status among Texas birders at the time. He was incredibly eager to share his knowledge with anyone he came across. RIP

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2025/03/12/victor-emanuel-obit-austin-texas-birding-nature-guide-dies-age-84-illness/82306479007/

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  3. https://ebird.org/checklist/S217689804

     

    Epic find by David Sarkozi in Anahuac, or whatever the fuck it's called these days. Amur stonechat, as you may guess from the name, is native to East Asia. It is considered very rare when one shows up in Alaska or the UK. This would be waaaay down the list of birds expected to show up in Texas.

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  4. Did anyone else watch Dark Matter? What I'd give to jump into that box with the fam and find myself in the alternate reality McPoyle's character ended up in. 

    I honestly wonder if such an alternate reality would even exist, or if we (humankind) were always destined to end this way within a couple centuries of the industrial revolution? The shitty part is I don't think we were. Conscious decisions by a few powerful individuals fucked us all.

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  5. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1919 is a real thing, and the administration just today gutted a chunk of it that holds companies responsible for "accidental" kills, like those that may occur from oil spills.

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  6. 28 minutes ago, Red Five said:

    I was probably legit clinically depressed in the days/weeks after the election. This is going worse than I thought. Combined with no coherant resistance and Dotard’s still decent polls numbers….

    I was pretty despondent for a few days, then turned my political brain off for 3 months, figuring I would need the break before shit truly started hitting the fan after the inauguration. 

    I figured it would be horrible, way worse than the first time. Didn't think it would be this bad this quick.

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  7. Also, during my weekly screaming into the void session with John Carter's office, I checked his age so I could comment on a child growing up during the Cold War turning into a supporter of Russia. That fucker is 83 years old

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  8. A draft dodger and a man-child who uses his kid as a shield... for some reason I don't see them having thr balls to do that. Perhaps the only thing greater than their egos is their cowardice.

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  9. French door question. I noticed some light coming through the bottom and top of our doors. I thought it might just be worn weather stripping, so I replaced the center ateop. But upon closer inspection, there is a decent sized gap at the bottom where the doors meet. 

    I believe these doors were probably installed by the previous owner. Can I do something with the door threshold to seal it, or is this an astragal problem or what?

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  10. I have not, but I know some very rare birds have shown up there the last few years, so I imagine it's good for everyday birding as well.

  11. Brazos Bend is one of my favorite birding spots. Especially when I was just getting into it because many of the birds are somewhat large, close and exotic-looking.

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  12. Travis County's 5th, and first in 12 years record of pacific loon showed up on Towne Lake Friday. By the afternoon, it had flown off, but the many birders looking for it were able to turn up a nearly as rare black scoter (Patagonia picnic table effect).

    With two little ones in tow, and the help of some friends, we were able to get on it looking down toward the future pedestrian bridge from Longhorn Dam. 

    Striking? Maybe not. But definitely rare for central Texas!

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  13. On 3/6/2025 at 9:33 AM, BurntOrange&White said:

    Update: we hit a trifecta with viruses! RSV, adenovirus, and rhino enterovirus 

    I hope things are getting better. When our first was about 15 months and had recently started daycare, he hit the trifecta of rhino, adeno and RSV + bilateral ear infections and hand, foot and mouth. 

    He had gone to his pedi a couple times and would seem to get better, only to shoot a temp up to around 103 right as our heater died during the first cold front of the year. So after a night in a hotel, we finally went to the ER.

    Never had to deal with the low O2 sats, but the lethargy and fever was worrisome 2 weeks into the illness. He's fine now. Well, he has hit peak 2 year-old today, actually. But horrible temperament and lack of obedience notwithstanding, he's in great health.

  14. House cleaners came by today, so I decided to get out of their way and see how many species I could see around Round Rock, while lugging the 5 month-old around with me. The answer? 69(nice)!

    I made multiple stops along Brushy Creek, as well as Rock Hollow, Meadow Lake and Old Settlers Park. 

    Highlights were this eastern screech-owl sunning itself and my first WilCo cinnamon teal. Downy woodpecker conspicuously absent from my list.

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  15. 57 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

    Losing hope as I drift into my fifties isnt so bad. I fully expect my retirement funds to be seized. Thats when I'll put my body on the line and take the bullets.

    Can't imagine what people in their 20s and 30s are going through. Those with any awareness anyway.

    This will be normal for children. Hope they find a leader because we don't have one now.

    Who will be their John Connor?

    As one of those 30-something's, I'm thinking you goddamn boomers timed it just about perfectly. Some of you got to see the moon landing, missed out on participating in Vietnam, maybe had to hide under your desk a little bit during the Cold War, but got to witness some cool music and counter-culture, the environmental movement bringing things like wolves, grizzlies, whooping cranes, bald eagles and Peregrine falcons back from the brink and cleaning up air/water, generally improving racial, gender and sexual equity in the US and improvements toward health and poverty around the globe. You could actually afford to buy houses and shit and places like Austin weren't crowded as fuck.

    And as you approach your end, you get to witness The End, without concerning yourself too much about crawling out from the rubble. Lucky sons of bitches...

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