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Post by worksforme2 on Apr 8, 2024 6:58:31 GMT -5
Today I learned that Ravens have 17 primary feathers per wing, the large feather at the end or back of the wing. This feather is called a pinon. Turns out Crows have 16 primary feathers.
So it seems the difference between a Raven and a Crow is a matter of a pinon.
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Post by worksforme2 on Apr 29, 2024 11:14:49 GMT -5
this morning I learned that a spoonful of honey has enough nutriants and enzimes to sustain a human for a day. I use a lot of honey in baking and making ginger tea....Thank you honeybees...
Also one should not use a metal spoon when measuring or dispensing honey. The metal neutralizes the benefical enzimes in the honey...Use a wooden or plastic spoon...
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Post by Missingout on Apr 29, 2024 16:26:41 GMT -5
this morning I learned that a spoonful of honey has enough nutriants and enzimes to sustain a human for a day. I use a lot of honey in baking and making ginger tea....Thank you honeybees... Also one should not use a metal spoon when measuring or dispensing honey. The metal neutralizes the benefical enzimes in the honey...Use a wooden or plastic spoon... Good to know. I love local raw honey. Beekeeping will be one of my hobbies that I will start here in the next few months. |
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Post by worksforme2 on May 21, 2024 9:22:31 GMT -5
Since my divorce I have kept a couple feeders for hummingbirds. I wrote about the lack of birds at one feeder and how I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. Now this year it is already mid-May and I don't have any birds yet. But this morning I learned I am not alone. In this area it seems a # of other people who enjoy hummingbirds are also experiencing no birds. I don't know if it was all the storms in south Texas and northern Mexico but the birds semingly have not returned. I will keep changing the water in my feeders hoping one or 2 will eventually find their way to my yard.
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Post by Missingout on May 21, 2024 10:14:45 GMT -5
Since my divorce I have kept a couple feeders for hummingbirds. I wrote about the lack of birds at one feeder and how I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. Now this year it is already mid-May and I don't have any birds yet. But this morning I learned I am not alone. In this area it seems a # of other people who enjoy hummingbirds are also experiencing no birds. I don't know if it was all the storms in south Texas and northern Mexico but the birds semingly have not returned. I will keep changing the water in my feeders hoping one or 2 will eventually find their way to my yard. I was in New Mexico a couple weeks ago and saw many hummingbirds there in Los lunes. It was during the storms hitting Midwest. Maybe they are hanging there till weather settles. |
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Post by worksforme2 on May 21, 2024 13:13:31 GMT -5
Since my divorce I have kept a couple feeders for hummingbirds. I wrote about the lack of birds at one feeder and how I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. Now this year it is already mid-May and I don't have any birds yet. But this morning I learned I am not alone. In this area it seems a # of other people who enjoy hummingbirds are also experiencing no birds. I don't know if it was all the storms in south Texas and northern Mexico but the birds semingly have not returned. I will keep changing the water in my feeders hoping one or 2 will eventually find their way to my yard. I was in New Mexico a couple weeks ago and saw many hummingbirds there in Los lunes. It was during the storms hitting Midwest. Maybe they are hanging there till weather settles. UPDATE: I walked down to the garden to see if anything needed attent. and looked over at my feeder. Low and behold there was a hummingbird. Not the usual type of bird I usually see, a different color altogether. I'll have to start checking the other feeder to see if I have a bird there. |
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Post by Missingout on May 21, 2024 17:28:59 GMT -5
Alright!!!!!
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 8, 2024 7:44:38 GMT -5
This morning I learned a new slang expression...."cranking the hog". A new (to me) term for manual masterbation. You should try to learn something new every day.....
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 17, 2024 18:47:35 GMT -5
Reading the internet question and answer to test one's knowledge I read that a swarm of honeybees can produce as much electricity as a thunderstorm. I don't see how that is possible unless they have really tiny generators hidden behing their stinger.
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 21, 2024 11:17:34 GMT -5
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Post by mirrororchid on Jun 24, 2024 5:40:51 GMT -5
"Huckleberries hold a place in archaic English slang. The tiny size of the berries led to their frequent use as a way of referring to something small, often in an affectionate way. The phrase "a huckleberry over my persimmon" was used to mean "a bit beyond my abilities". "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of saying that one is just the right person for a given job."
Needed to know that to get a joke. Apparently used by Val Kilmer / Doc Holliday in "Tombstone"
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 24, 2024 6:50:19 GMT -5
"Huckleberries hold a place in archaic English slang. The tiny size of the berries led to their frequent use as a way of referring to something small, often in an affectionate way. The phrase "a huckleberry over my persimmon" was used to mean "a bit beyond my abilities". "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of saying that one is just the right person for a given job." Needed to know that to get a joke. Apparently used by Val Kilmer / Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" Huchkleberry is an old coloqualism I used to hear and use on occassion to pigenhole a really country bumkin. We have a lot of those in the south. |
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Post by Missingout on Jun 25, 2024 14:50:13 GMT -5
"Huckleberries hold a place in archaic English slang. The tiny size of the berries led to their frequent use as a way of referring to something small, often in an affectionate way. The phrase "a huckleberry over my persimmon" was used to mean "a bit beyond my abilities". "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of saying that one is just the right person for a given job." Needed to know that to get a joke. Apparently used by Val Kilmer / Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" Great movie. |
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Post by muzack on Jun 26, 2024 5:12:53 GMT -5
I had long believed the story that Kilmer was saying "huckle bearer" (pall bearer). But google search tells me I was incorrect. I unlearned today.  |
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 29, 2024 8:15:02 GMT -5
After an autopsy the brain and other organs that were examined are placed in the stomach or abdomine. Bet most of you (like me) didn't know that. Once more odd knowledge comes into play....follow me for more interesting life factoids.....
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