ChaosCoati

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[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 8 points 5 months ago

One of the things I love about birding is you can do it pretty much anywhere. All (not captive) birds count.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 77 points 5 months ago (3 children)

From the original court filing: “Defendant would show that any injuries or illnesses alleged to have been sustained by Plaintiff, Mary Doe [the 9 year old girl], were proximately caused by Plaintiff's own fault and negligence, were proximately caused by Plaintiff's use of the compromised lavatory, which she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.”

American Airlines is passing the blame to their “outside legal counsel.”

Parentheses and emphasis are mine.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That’s an amazing idea. Have you looked for any local organizations or after-school programs you could connect with? Or even a local school’s tech program. I bet they’d love to have you in as a guest to do a project with the kids. My kid’s school has local experts come in to do week- or month-long projects with a class. Doesn’t solve your job dilemma but if you’re finding fulfillment outside of work it may not matter.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago

English word: curmudgeon or cattywampus

French word: hippopotame

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 15 points 5 months ago

I’ve found 2 methods:

  1. Invite someone over. This one though isn’t so much actually cleaning things so much as shoving things into closets and anywhere else that’s out of sight in a panic.
  2. Have something else you’re supposed to be doing (an assignment that’s due, your taxes, or something else that’s urgent). That’ll be the time your brain decides you cannot look at these dirty kitchen cabinets any longer and they must be washed right. this. minute. Or so a friend tells me.
[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it really stuck with me. When people think of smart birds it’s usually parrot and crow families, and definitely not pigeons.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Keep it to 4 letter words and pigeons might join in

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago

A baby porcupine is called a porcupet

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

I’m looking forward to seeing what you put in them, I love seeing how other gardeners plant

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Not as good as your awesome shot, but this guy showed up for the first time this year and tried to eat from the hummingbird feeder

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago

The US forests got used to not having them, so now some trees like maples need a thick layer of leaves on the ground to trap moisture around their roots so they don’t dry out. There are also native plants that need this layer to help protect them from temperature swings.

A couple of sources: https://nysufc.org/earthworms-implicated-sugar-maple-decline/2017/11/28/ https://wormwatch.d.umn.edu/forest-ecology-and-worms/forest-ecology/about-forest

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 11 points 6 months ago

Those eyes! Trying to look so innocent like they just happened to find you in the kitchen

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