Here and there

 

A wonderful photographer on Nextdoor, Tammy took this picture of a magpie jay at the bird and butterfly garden in San Diego the other day.

I am jealous, I have never seen one.

Pretty bird.

This guy walked past my shop yesterday. I miss a lot about the seventies but I do not miss cassette tapes.

I have rewound plenty of them in my time.

Maybe slightly better than 8 track but not by much,

What I do miss are cd's, for both home, computer and car.

I feel much more comfortable loading a disk than letting my phone dictate my music.

Nice sunset tonight.

Leslie took this through the window.

My sister in law Julia is in town from Toronto. 

We had dinner with her toight and she gave me these pictures from long ago at John's wedding. 

Lovely picture of my wife.

I guess I am the last brother standing.

It sucks.

This was in the New Republic today and I thought it was funny and probably somewhat accurate.

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Surprised?  The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents.

Yes, but they are sporting way better ink. I swear I saw an eleven year old at Texas Roadhouse tonight with a full sleeve.

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And there's this:

If there's one stat that neatly sums up the current case of arrested development, it's that nearly a fifth of 25- to 34-year-olds live with their parents or grandparents, a record high, per a recent analysis of census data by John Burns Research and Consulting.