It is to wonder...

...why, according to Eudora's current junk mail settings, "C`14l1S" flags an email as junk, but "CHILD PORN" does not.

...huh.

How do the young falcons learn to hunt?
Peregrine Falcons eat smaller birds such as pigeons and starlings, so the young must learn to pursue and catch their meals in mid-air. The parents teach their offspring how to hunt as well as fly. At first the young practice by diving after leaves and butterflies. Then their parents drop food to them, and they must catch it while flying.

The downside of living alone most of the time...

...is that when one needs two people for something, one is in a bit of a spot.

In particular, today I need to go to the mechanic's shop and pick up the car that my sister usually drives. Normally, I'd ask Dave to drive me to the shop - but Dave isn't in town right at the moment, so I'm out of luck there. And since AAA has refused to tow the car unless there's something wrong with it (don't ask me why; maybe I just got a crabby operator), that means I get to walk to town and pick up the car myself.

It's not a very long walk - five miles at most. I used to do the reverse direction when I was in high school. It's just... irritating.

Guess I'd better track down my raincoat.