The Hive is (realy) Dead! Long Live the Hive Mind!

[The_Warlock]

I have a strange question for you....

Ya know ... I am not a real "bird watcher sort" but I have noticed that I am noticing their singing more and more as the years go by.

What about you? You been noticing things like that in yourself?

The natural world and it's wonders are usually a thorn in my side, unfortunately. With allergies, a dislike of early mornings (I did my stint going to catholic school for twelve years with a morning paper route for half of that - up earlier than the public school folks, and had to wear a tie...bleah.), and a disaffection for direct sunlight - I tend to block out things which intrude on my quiet.

Birds are those "annoying springtime noisemakers" that used to wake me up extra early. Now, I don't even notice them. Though I retain a fascination for certain birds once I'm awake, especially Blue Jays and Cardinals, which are fairly prominent in up here when spring arrives...

In the end, I'd rather learn about the joys of nature by watching the Discovery Channel than going out and being in it. It's too much like stepping in dog poo...chuckle

 

[Mycanid]

How about that? I went to Catholic schools from 3rd to 11th grade maself. Also wearing a tie and the whole nine yards.

We have a LOT of Jays around here, although they are technically Stellar Jays, I am told.

No Cardinals though, which is a pity, as I think they are beautiful birds and came to associate them with both winter and Christmas time in upstate NY. Not a whole lot of snow here in northern California....

We also have a fair number of crows! Now I like the Jays and the Crows maself ... but it seems I am among the few around here who does.

Also lots o' chickadees. Gotta love the chickadees.

And the hummingbirds! Beautiful creatures. Whenever one flies near my cats go into major ballistic-hunter mode, though. Not surprisingly they haven't caught one yet.

Sometimes I wonder if I am the only one around here who does (here both being in EW as regards birds in general and in northern Cali where I live specifically).

 

[The_Warlock]

Also lots o' chickadees. Gotta love the chickadees.

Yup, but they don't seem to online and posting right now...chuckle

 

[Mycanid]

Hmmm ... a W.C. Fields fan, eh?

Ever see him as Wilkins Macawber in David Copperfield?

 

[Aeson]

Yup, but they don't seem to online and posting right now...chuckle

We wore them out yesterday.

 

[Mycanid]

Maybe you and warlock did Aeson. I dragged my carcass in at the end of it all, it seems.

 

[The_Warlock]

We wore them out yesterday.

Just more evidence of our posting prowess...(ie we can keep up with them...)

 

[Mycanid]

Say ... I know this has been asked before in the hive many pages back, but ....

What would you both say that your alignments were if they had to be "nailed down" in DnD terms?

 

[The_Warlock]

Say ... I know this has been asked before in the hive many pages back, but ....

What would you both say that your alignments were if they had to be "nailed down" in DnD terms?

Hah! The best test vacillated between me being LN with extreme Chaotic and Good Tendencies to being CG with extreme Lawful and Neutral tendencies.

Which probably means I'm an orderly and kindhearted CN madman...

 

[Mycanid]

I have always thought of myself as Neutral Good.

And the "online tests" also kept tagging me as Neutral Good as well, so....