Shallow Thoughts : : 10

Doggerel

Carla (I think it was Carla, anyway, under a differnt nick) got foulmouthed on #debian-women tonight. She was quoting a line from a doggerel song:

When you're sliding into home, and your pants are full of foam, diarrhea.

I thought that was gross, so I countered with:

When you wish your bird was blue, and there's nothing left to do, dye a rhea.

Later, she posted another line:

When you're running up to first, and your stomach's going to burst, diarrhea.

So I countered with

When you need to make a plot, and Illustrator you have not, dia free-a.

Tags: humor
[ 21:00 Jul 10, 2004    More humor | permalink to this entry | ]

Chicks flying

I spotted one of the mockingbird chicks this evening, first sighting in several days (though I've heard cheeping so I was pretty sure at least one was still healthy). I'm not sure which one this was, but it flew like a pro, sat on the house roof cheeping to be fed, then swooped down to the lawn and pecked for bugs (cheeping occasionally; I guess it's still easier to have mom feed you than to hunt your own insects). It has a long tail now, and white wing patches just like the adults, but a spotted breast and that funny wide yellow "baby bird" bill.

I got a few pictures.

Tags: nature, birds, urban wildlife
[ 20:00 Jul 10, 2004    More nature/birds | permalink to this entry | ]