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[jhetley]

Ice on the puddles this morning, temperature in the 20s F. I'll probably have to scrape Wife's windshield for her (shoulder problems). Or maybe the sun will take care of such minor details.

Goldfinches have been guzzling the thistle seed again. Greedy little bastards can pull three or four inches of the stuff out of the tube feeder in one day. Amusing aside -- the local Blue Seal Feed store labels the stuff "Nyjer" -- apparently afraid of the more common spelling of that river and region in Africa. Thus doth Political Correctness make cowards of us all.

We made it through the whole of yesterday without a single instance of political phone harassment. I am probably tempting fate by mentioning this...

Comments

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

They might want to be a bit careful with using that name. "Nyjer" is a registered trademark of one particular seed company. I refuse to buy seed from any sources that can't spell its name correctly.

I didn't get any political calls today. They're probably all waiting to bombard me tomorrow.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I would suspect that Blue Seal gets their thistle seed from that particular company. Doesn't change my rude attitude on the subject...

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

My attitude on that subject is rude as well. I just plain won't buy seed from anyone who can't spell the name of it correctly.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I'd be more inclined to blame illiteracy / geographical ignorance than so-called "political correctness". Never attribute to malice that which can be more than adequately explained by sheer stupidity.