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The seasons changed yesterday a little before tea-time. There was recognition of the change of season as we slide toward the bright panoply of color and celebration of the passing of the warm season, and the prospects of fresh northern air. There a momentary burst of activity on The Farm, not so much for the human residents, but the actual native sounds of the land.<\/p>\n
Splash was the first to attempt to explain it, since he has been down in the bushes more than most of us. He claims it is a simple matter of social distancing, and he has been successful. He claims to have had some sort of pneumo-infection last year, before the tests became widely available, and thus is confident he has natural immunity much more powerful than that contained in the various vaccines.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere is the deal,\u201d he said. \u201cThe vaccinated need protection from the unvaccinated who need to be vaccinated so that they can be just as vulnerable to the virus as everyone who has been vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo why aren\u2019t you still in the trees?\u201d asked DeMille, notebook in hand, ready to copy any new tips for survival.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe freaking bears were making me nervous. I suspect they are not vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a man who has successfully thrown away a perfectly good airplane to go for a swim in the Gulf, that seems like over-reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Splash gestured at Loma to bum a Marlboro to puff with his coffee. \u201cMating season. It makes all of a little nuts. Now, as to the other part, they are only perfectly good airplanes when thy are flying, not when a maintenance guy leaves his armored flashlight where it can snag the linkage to the stabilators and the jet goes into the vertical at the end of the catapult shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI imagine that would be disconcerting,\u201d said Loma. \u201cI prefer the gentle-lift version of a take off.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTrue. But you would enjoy the brisk authority of a Martin-Baker ejection seat. A little jerky at first, then smooth motion upward after the canopy separates from the fuselage. Then a gentle swaying after successful canopy deployment. The Gulf is always warmish to the touch after splashdown.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd hence your call sign. Splash!\u201d There were smiles around the circle with the knowledge that none of us had to remember whether to use the upper or lower handle to initiate ejection. \u201cAnd what\u2019s that about bears?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTuesday night we heard the House had passed the big budget deal in Committee, and forwarded it to the full House vote on Monday. Naturally, the wildlife community was anxious about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 27th is Monday. That leaves only 72 hours until Fiscal-2021 expires. So, the House will pass a bill that authorizes a program costing more than what World War Two cost the taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bears seemed concerned. Why is the Congress taking the weekend off?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bears? They are always working. That is why I am up here for the weekend when the Congressional people are on break and not down there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo ejection seats in the woods?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way. You know what the bears do out there.\u201d
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