MORE ODDS AND ENDS

1. AD INFINITUM

I've mentioned this before, but it is something that still irritates me and in my opinion is a blow to human intelligence.

This is an ad for Honda automobile sales, and it plays on my podcasts over and over.  For instance, during one recent podcast, there were three "breaks" to allow the same ad to play.

I realize that repetition is important, but please, not that much.

(By the way, my son owns a Honda that he loves,)

Well, now I have learned a way to not have to listen to that ad.  Whenever I hear the announcer's melliferous voice begin its spiel, I speak loudly, "Bulls..." and repeat it until I feel that the ad is over. It usually takes blurting the word fifty times, but it makes me feel good to do my repetitions versus Honda's repetitions!

2. FOR THE BIRDS

Elaine has a bird feeder glued to one of her windows, and lately, "birds of a different color" have been fighting over the seed enclosed within.

In addition, our backyard is under siege by all kinds of colorful birds:

Blue jays, Cardinals, Grackles, Juncos, and of course, sparrows who look chubby from puffing up their feathers to avoid the cold weather.

But ... there are a lot of Robins, and it looks like they have dug up little holes here and there to catch wormy treats.  I'm told that robins don't reappear from their migration site until "the early end of Winter."

So, forget about Punxsutawney Phil, robins may be better season predictors.

I've also been told that an abundance of robins means that one should expect a visit from a deceased relative!

 

Yeah, I know, this isn't a robin, it's a bluebird.

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