I don’t have a lot of time this morning, but I did want to post something, as service here has been spotty lately. I’m not sure my subconscious wasn’t at work when I chose today’s classic A&J. I’ve been fighting with my computer lately, plus the mockingbirds have begun their seasonal concert. Except, in reality, they sing about 3 a.m. For hours. I actually have gone downstairs in the middle of the night to flush one from the camellia bush below my bedroom window. I didn’t kill him, but I did scare the bejeebers out of him. Is that a sin?
The Mockingbird’s Shrill
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413 responses to “The Mockingbird’s Shrill”
GR6, I once was part of a multiple state search for a “deceased person.” Finally, a random drive by caught them living two doors away from last known address. Moral of the story, most crimes and criminals do not have much separation. Jackie’s wandering are more likely to cause a silver alert. 😉
Listening to Jimmy Buffet singing one of my favorites, Wheel Within A Wheel.
My movements are tied to the world of small boats, mostly sail. Yeah, they are going to be even moreso. My passport may start looking like Sands except I am sure ther r is sailing and boat shows he goes to. Although now that I think about it, one of my good friends did sail one of his designs to Russia.
GR6 said: “Fortunately, most things that have happened to me in the dark were much more pleasant.
And didn’t cost me $500.”
Clearly, he is not buying premium cuts. 😉
Heading for my lawyer’s office to head that one off,
Price is not always the mark of quality. 🙂
LOL.
Jackie, back in the days of old I use to sail in and out of St. Georges, Granada. Company had a nice boat, good relationship with the harbor master, but eventually business soured.
GR6, I said premium not quality.
Ghost, Jerry in FL, Old Bear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nF1eX2TmjY
Well, thank God that remark wasn’t aimed at me as I initially thought!
McDonalds just gave sweet tea again. Going on their parking lot.
Jackie, the sweet tea or you? The first is lettering, the second could be a multiple ticket event and a booking visit.
And premium price is not always the mark of worth.
Not lettering, littering. Siri is not very bright today, she thinks like Diva.
Not Diva, Ziva.
Sand: You and Jerry really gave my Google translate a workout!
Re “Silver Alerts”, some years ago, an elderly gentleman drove away from his home early one morning; got lost; and late that afternoon and 600 miles away, ran a stop sign and struck my aunt’s car, breaking her arm. Her response (probably the same as mine would have been): “Just my luck!”
GfO, German was one of my minors in college. Add in having lived there, it stuck. Though I must confess I am no longer a good speaker of the language, barely passable.
So, I take it you avoid collisions with senior citizens out searching for the way?
The only moral to my little story was, “Don’t run stop signs.”
Ghost, you know, that is a good use for those GPS tracking devices. Families who know one of their members is not sharp as they used to be should install one of those on the car. It could save a life in helping track where they are. After all, it might not be a mental condition that is stopping someone from coming home, they might have been carjacked or kidnapped. It isn’t necessarily an age dependent thing either. My neighbor’s husband had a stroke and is not supposed to drive till medically cleared. The wife took a nap and when she woke up, the car was gone. Her husband was tired of staying home and decided to go for a drive that would have taken him over 20 miles from home via the interstate. If he had not had a cell phone with him, she would not have known where he was.
Thanks, Mindy and Mark indeed! Great pics! Plus y’all need to thank me also, since the request to Mindy on FB was mine….
American Pie lyrics sold at auction today, fetched $1.2 million.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32208584
Meteorologist has on air wardrobe malfunction: https://youtu.be/3wDHrRbOGGM
Well, now the meteorologist is finally free of his hang-up…
OF site: another foggy day. emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
The ‘Senior Moment’ cheez cat from a few days ago is probably a prized breed, but has to be the ugliest non-deformed cat I’ve seen.
Peace, emb