bubbledog blog

how could something so sweet be so bad?

Just two days ago, I was commenting that strawberries have been amazing this summer.  I have been eating them like they are going out of style.  I have eaten one sweet, juicy, delicious quart after another sweet, juicy, delicious quart.  I have eaten so many that I even wondered if there could be a health risk.  Well, I think I have just encountered the only risk there might be... the absolute worst, most disgusting, vile, putrid batch of strawberries every known to man.  They looked fine on the outside.  I washed them, gently dried them, put them in a bowl, sat down to feast, and then I bit one... WHOAH!  It was a odd mix of having no taste at all, yet magically also tasting like a combination of fish, sewage, and aspirin.  Just horrible.  I tried one after another until I couldn't take it anymore and I just disposed of the whole $4 quart.  I am just truly amazed at how bad they were.  I can honestly say that I have never, in my 34 years, tasted something so digusting.  Strawberry lovers - BEWARE - there are bound to be more of them out there.

my wild-life

Even as recently as one year ago, if you had told me that I would be buying bird feeders and watching birds congregate at said feeders, I would have told you that you were insane. 

Well, it's official... I've become an old fart.  Not only have I bought bird feeders, but I can't wait to see which new birdies will be arriving from day to day.  I don't know many of the names, but my friend Maria has helped me out with a handy little bird book... let's see, there have been some cardinals, goldfinches, robins, catbirds, blue jays, house finches, downy woodpeckers, and many others that I can't identify yet (if they don't have a bright color, I am lost).  It's been fun and it is nice to get a glimpse of the very beginnings of me in my old age.

Now, if I could just keep the squirrels and deer out of the bird feeders...  I think they are actually working together as a sort of wildlife crime syndicate.  The other day, I caught a squirrel hanging onto a feeder upside down and rocking it back and forth... as the seeds fell to the ground a deer waited around and ate what it could.  I'm still kind of new to this whole nature thing, so I have to do some research on keeping these guys away. 

I don't mind the squirrels and deer stopping by for a snack, but that seed ain't cheap!  They can empty a whole feeder in minutes.  They're lucky they're so gosh darn cute. 

the universe

I recently finished this DVD set of THE UNIVERSE that was made by The History Channel.  It is really an amazing series and the production value is quite good.  It is a four disc set that runs more than ten hours (though I don't think you could do it in one sitting).  The imagery that they create is of a high quality and it really helps you to understand some of the complex information that they present.  So, if you are a science documentary nerd like me, go get this if you haven't seen it yet!  I can't wait for season two to be released.