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Tag: handy shade

Awkward teen years

May 26, 2021 Al Denelsbeck

I went over to the neighborhood pond earlier today, just to see what was happening, aiming for before it got too hot I missed. I’d seen a couple of broods of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) over there, this years goslings (three of which you’ve already seen as last week’s read more

Categories: Nature, PhotographyTags: Branta canadensis, Canada goose, goslings, handy shade, hold still for a while

May 26, 2021 Al Denelsbeck

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In my youth, there was a kid in my neighborhood found dead of massive cerebral hemorrhaging, and it took a little while for forensic pathologists to eventually piece together the cause. Back then, it was common entertainment for children to play vinyl records at a higher speed than intended, to produce the 'Chipmunk' version of the song, and this kid had apparently played the BeeGees' Tragedy at 78 RPM instead of 33 1/3. This also explained the dead houseplants.
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