Haluški: FIVE SECOND STORIES

In the Neighborhood:

3/13-Morning deer: we haven't seen them in a while. Today, it looks like the Mom with triplets with Ms. Independent joining them in the field behind Benny's:

Later, snow flurries:

Young Nutkin with its back to the wind:

3/14-Spring reunion at The Diner, which was hopping with business as folks were fueling up before the windstorm really wound-up. M/M Redbird, Juncos, M/M Purple Finches and Lil' Woody all stopped by. Mom Nutkin at the Bird Bath:

Hanging out with The Gnomes and the Daylily sprouts:

Big Blue has returned! We didn't see him during the coldest and snowiest part of the season.

I heard him call and I went out on the deck and tossed some peanuts for him. He was appreciative, flying back and forth rapidly as to not miss out. He was lucky, the squirrelies were elsewhere.

What we missed out on: Vid showing conditions in Marquette, MI during blizzard:

When I was out marketing, the #1 topic of small talk was "thank goodness we don't have 3-4 feet of snow!"

Crazy vid from Oshkosh, WI-you think you have problems?:

3/15-today was Squirrelly reunion day at the Diner with LG, a Big Tail, a Short Tail, the Nutkin family and a chipper attending. Later, the Avians returned with Big Woody, Big Blue and Mr. Redbird and Senor Junco stopping by:

3/16-Crazy weather day. There had been more rain overnight but the morning was sunny:

Big Woody was at the Diner:

The temps began to drop and the afternoon was marked with periods of snow showers, then sun, repeat.

The snow was graupel or ice pellets:

Swirling winds made pattern on back deck:

Robins were in the Back 40, hoping to find some food under the leaves in the wet areas:

Their plight reminded C of a 16th Century English nursery rhyme The North Wind Doth Blow:

The North wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn, and keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing, poor thing!

3/17-Happy St. Patrick's Day. The low last night was 17° yikes!

Hodgepodge for $800:

The term for when you walk into a room and forget why you are there: "event boundary".

I saw a casino ad that boasted "it's relaxing!" I dunno, I've never considered losing money a relaxing activity.

George Washington died with around 600 million dollars in today's money of net worth. Most of it was the result of massive land holdings.

November, 2025-St. Charles County, Missouri Circuit Judge Matthew E.P. Thornhill agreed to resign following a disciplinary investigation for wearing an Elvis Presley wig and aviator sunglasses on the bench, playing Elvis music in court, and making inappropriate personal remarks. He was disciplined for failing to maintain courtroom decorum.

A single sperm cell contains 37.5 gigabytes worth of information.

It is estimated that New York City is home to around 800 languages, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.

George Steinmetz

Shabani, a western lowland silverback gorilla residing at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Japan, is widely considered the most handsome gorilla.

He became an internet sensation with many young female human proclaiming having a crush on him. This became a problem for the zoo with legions of females visiting and yelling his name reminding many of the reaction to the Beatles. The zoo had to put up signs asking visitors to stop yelling at him, explaining that it "made him feel uncomfortable".

Now, just how did the zookeepers figure this out? By observation or did Shabani confess this over some beers with his keepers?

The origin of Mt. Dew:

Ad from the 60's

Creators: In the 1940's, brothers Barney and Ally Hartman developed the formula for their own use, struggling to find a good mixer for whiskey in Tennessee.
Original Concept: It was a lemon-lime soda, similar to 7Up, meant to pair with liquor, not a caffeinated energy drink.
The Name:
"Mountain Dew" was old Irish and Scottish slang for high-quality moonshine or whiskey.

Marketing: Early bottles featured "Willy the Hillbilly" with the slogan "It'll tickle yore innards".

Rebranding: In the 1960s, the Tip Corporation acquired the brand, shifting the recipe toward the orange-flavored, bright yellow-green soda sold today.

Ownership: Pepsi-Cola acquired the company in 1964, after which it was sold nationwide.

As someone who is childless, I had never heard of a Body Composition Chamber aka Pea Pod:

An infant is placed in the chamber to accurately measure body fat percentage and fat-free mass using air displacement technology. This safe, non-invasive assessment tracks nutritional status, growth, and risks of metabolic diseases. The procedure is fast (90 seconds), safe, and non-invasive, taking place soon after birth. It was developed in the early 2000s.

Yikes! Round-Up Candy cigarettes!

Primarily popular from the 1920s to 1990s, they consist of chalky sugar sticks and were known for having retro-style packaging that mimics real cigarette packs. I do not remember this brand but I do remember candy cigs.

Our Buddy meme, ripping off Wood TV's weather slogan in GR:

FUBARland:

Fun vid from the Canadian Resistance Army: Not Your 51st State!

It has been revealed that in February, military analysts warned the regime about the consequences of bombing Iran and killing its leaders: they will blockade the Strait of Hormuz and have the world by the short-hairs over the exportation of oil.

See what happens when you have a regime that ignores scientific, historical, ethical and moral facts as well as the rules the rest of us follow?

"Ayup" sez Scruffy the janitor from Futurama.

"The Ballad of Stephen Miller"

"On the Road to Tehran"

A Country lament: "He Lied to Us"

Yeah, folks from Appalachia, who have known what it's like to be screwed by rich, powerful men, must be feeling poorly to have it happen to them again.

MAGA core values: WWF 80's star "Ravishing" Rick Rude's schtick had a made-up feud with fellow combatant Jake "The Snake" Roberts. He dissed Robert's wife Cheryl in the ring and had her image airbrushed on his crotch: