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This morning there have been quite a few birds in the yard and especially in the bird bath where they have been splashing around in rain water. A few minutes ago I looked up because I heard a thud on the window and saw several birds streaking by. I went to the front door worried that one had hit the window. There was a little house finch laying on its side that was alive but stunned and maybe injured. Just as I put my hand on the doorknob to check it out, a small hawk -- probably of the short-shinned variety -- swooped down and flew off with the finch in its talons. It was very startling, but I'm assuming the finches had been fleeing the hawk in the first place. #WildKingdom

RIP to Christopher Tolkien, the famous son of a more famous father, and Rocky Johnson, the famous father of a more famous son. Each of them brought me a lot of entertainment in my youth. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/books/christopher-tolkien-dead.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/sports/rocky-johnson-dead.amp.html

Some similar ingredients but not Chana Masala. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019772-spiced-chickpea-stew-with-coconut-and-turmeric

'Tis the season for chickpea turmeric stew

Rachel Maddow interviewing Lev Parnas. Compelling stuff.

Happy birthday Graeme! Cheers! ?

Happy birthday Mack Daddy Doc! I hope your new years resolution is to hang out with us more this year! Cheers!

Neither the prior owner nor I had even opened the shrink wrap on this one. ?

Very, very familiar with this one.

Same.

A Rush album I have owned for a few years but never sat down to listen to. RIP Neil

RIP Buck Henry. Graduate, Get Smart, SNL, and much more. ? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/buck-henry-graduate-screenwriter-who-co-created-get-smart-dies-at-89/2020/01/09/c133ffc0-3295-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html%3FoutputType%3Damp

Happy birthday Knucklepimp! Cheers!

A couple of albums for Wilco's favorites of 2019

RIP Ron Nasty. ?

Niners vs Seahawks. Go figure

RIP Danny Aiello on December 12. Not sure how I missed this one. I found Danny's obit from the hard copy version of this: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/notable-deaths.html

Seems fitting. RIP Lee

Have a great one Ric! Cheers!

Merry birthday Ken! Cheers!

Correction: I was looking at these speakers and happened to see the reddit thread where Knucks found the picture. The tweeter that looks like it is on top is actually the top of a B&W 802 sitting behind the Unison speaker.

You really need a subwoofer with those?

I need to hear that one. Thanks for pointing it out Antonio!