tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post1967419301133816028..comments2024-03-02T21:39:54.633+00:00Comments on Outcries & Asides Revisited: Eating Out.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-76583830381462282952013-03-03T17:57:34.697+00:002013-03-03T17:57:34.697+00:00Hmm, I could see that. Or rather, hear it. Hah!Hmm, I could see that. Or rather, hear it. Hah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-73812075294370953052013-03-03T11:52:48.550+00:002013-03-03T11:52:48.550+00:00I heard something interesting once (from a fairly ...I heard something interesting once (from a fairly authoritative source.) Apparently, all the English names for the different species of crow come from the Nordic (Viking) names, and they're phonetic representations of the sounds the birds make.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-49737655178779288252013-03-03T07:42:20.073+00:002013-03-03T07:42:20.073+00:00They're agreeable almost on a cellular level, ...They're agreeable almost on a cellular level, strangely enough. And yes, always a big 'no' to any non-beverage items they sell. I don't even drink coffee anymore, so I have to pick places that I know make other healthful alternatives, hence the oj. I absorb as much coffee as possible through its scent, hah.<br /><br />Are they? What a shame. I'd never seen them until I moved here, and whenever I do now, I can't help but smile. They've, as you sort of said, got very positive energy. The sounds they make are very sweet, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-73123959168006194852013-03-02T23:16:30.576+00:002013-03-02T23:16:30.576+00:00Ah, now, coffee shops are different. I do go to co...Ah, now, coffee shops are different. I do go to coffee shops, but only for coffee. I never buy those little confections they sell at exorbitant prices. There's something about the smell and ambience of a good coffee shop, and they have a cultural history as meeting places going back several hundred years (maybe more in places where coffee has been available longer.)<br /><br />The jackdaws in my garden are a bit of a nuisance, but I'm more tolerant of them than the other nuisances. I like the sharp eye and positive body language they have.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-75778690529789670342013-03-02T22:48:27.186+00:002013-03-02T22:48:27.186+00:00I don't eat out very often for the same reason...I don't eat out very often for the same reasons. Though, I do sometimes like to go to the coffee shop by the sea with a friend and get a tall glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice. I get to smell the salt air and watch the jackdaws while we talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com