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Serpentine Seasons Greetings…
...or, Snakes on a Sleigh!

Photo: Pierre the Palmetto Bluff (SC, USA) alligator

A Christmas Eve request from a neighbor turned into a quite interesting encounter.

Published Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 12:01
Categorized as AI, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged ChatGPT, corn snake

Random Thursday: Thanksgiving Edition

Black and white photo of wild turkeys on a misty morning in Luckenbach, Texas

I hope you’re feeling especially blessed this Thanksgiving Day (in the good old USofA, anyway), and that this post doesn’t spoil that feeling. JK…it’s pretty upbeat, other than a sad story about green beans.

Published Thursday, 23 November 2023, 13:04
Categorized as Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Sports (Pro/College/HS)... Tagged food, football, Thanksgiving

Random Thursday

Photo: Geese flying in formation
More than 100 geese flying in formation

Non-functioning tats; baseball stats; a buck stands pat; and, uh, other things for which I’m out of rhymes.

Published Thursday, 16 November 2023, 15:08
Categorized as Around the Web, Cars, Music, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged baseball, bluegrass, cars, deer, lists, tattoos, Texas Rangers

Clueless Drivers

AI-generated image of a Buick stopped in the middle of the street
Not the actual Buick described below...as far as you know.

“Clueless” is a mild description for one particular driver (and many others in our vicinity).

Published Monday, 23 October 2023, 16:19
Categorized as Horseshoe Bay, Society & Culture Tagged bad drivers

Random Thursday

Photo: Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA
Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA

A&M excels; drought spells; wildlife swells; ugly cars don’t sell. (Yes, I’m unjustifiably proud of that.)

Published Thursday, 7 September 2023, 11:06
Categorized as Cars, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Weather, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged armadillos, drought, Lamborghini, porcupines, Texas A&M

2,000 Days of Mediocrity

Graphic: Common phrases in Spanish and English

Five continuous years of daily Spanish lessons have taught me how much I don’t know.

Published Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 16:55
Categorized as Education, Society & Culture Tagged Duolingo, education, ESL, languages

Random…Whatever

Black and white photo of full moon viewed through leafless trees

Just a few DayQuil-inspired ramblings involving frog side-eyes and uncaring blind fish, etc.

Published Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 20:08
Categorized as Random Thursday, Social Media, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Amphibians

Esta como montando una bicicleta*

Black and white photo: adult Latino students in a classroom

After a long hiatus, we found ourselves in front of an ESL class, with an unexpected challenge.

Published Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 8:17
Categorized as Society & Culture Tagged english as a second language, ESL

Phished & P***ed

Phishing scam graphic

In which I realize once again that I was put on this earth as a cautionary tale.

Published Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 16:24
Categorized as Law, Society & Culture Tagged fraud, phishing, scam

Random Thursday: The Non-Wildlife Edition

Boffo Blog Header

Despite being ravaged by COVID, I’ve crafted an amazingly engaging post. Although that might be the fever talking.

Published Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:22
Categorized as Medicine, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Texas Hill Country

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