Muddling along

Air temperature 34 F, wind near calm, clear sky. Frost silvering the grass as the sun touches just the top of the trees. No gulls at the moment. Maybe their funding is frozen?

Snowbird watch begins

We've seen a couple of turkey vultures cruising in slow spirals, heading south-ish. They don't hang around here except in migration, spring and fall. And I'll check on houses on my walk route that I know are summer residents. Many of them time their arrivals and exits according to tax law, as Florida treats some kinds of income differently than Maine does.

Exercised futility

Filled out the forms to claim a pittance from that AI copyright lawsuit settlement, for the four novels of mine that show up in their search. I don't know how many claimants will sign on, but my expectations are that the pot will be split into portions small enough that they won't pay for the postage . . .

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That attack in England reminds us (if we are willing to see) that murderous antisemitism still simmers just below the surface of many "enlightened" societies.