a hummingbird guards its feeder in early october 2011, rapides parish, la.
some say that you're supposed to remove your hummingbird feeder around labor day, that doing so helps to encourage the hummingbirds to migrate.
others say to leave feeders out through fall, that the birds are born programmed to migrate and nothing can change that.
since the latter makes the most sense to us, we leave ours out through fall, till frost or until we're sure that the regulars are gone and all the migrating stragglers have passed through.
in any event, they'll all be gone soon; taking with them a certain summertime excitement ... until they're return -- in mid march to late april.
uh. duh. did i say that? link
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richard lee mcnair is the prisoner who escaped from the federal penitentiary at pollock, grant parish, louisiana on 05 april 2006 and remained at-large until 25 october 2007 when he was captured by the royal canadian mounted police at campbellton, new brunswick, canada.
when mcnair escaped we posted about it a few times and over time posted a few follow-ups; it turns out that mcnair would monitor wst...
mcnair included his note in a letter package he sent to canadian crime reporter, byron christopher, who is writing a case study on mcnair's life and times. mr. christopher first scanned it and emailed it to us then mailed the original.
we've since written to mcnair directly.
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image credit: byron christopher
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in a follow-up letter to mr. christopher, mcnair reveals that he actually purchased a separate computer to check wst... out on. lol
image credit: byron christopher
note: "amw blog" means america's most wanted, a tv program.
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see also
the richard lee mcnair label
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an email forward making the rounds:
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... meanwhile, our friend the field negro, received an interesting email fwd as well ...
John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, takes us on a bird-tour of the Mississippi River Delta. The Louisiana wetlands that they call home are fast disappearing.
UPDATE: Part-2: Through the Lens: Raccoon IslandThe BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico contaminated several large colonies of birds nesting on Louisiana's barrier islands.
Cornell Lab photographer and cinematographer Gerrit Vyn shares video and photographs from the island and describes the scene as he saw it.
~ Watch video on FocusingOnWildlife.com
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despite the msm blackout and the suspicious efforts by the alexandria, la., shyster, to sweep it under the rug --
a recent entry to the official docket of louisiana's third circuit appeals court reveals that justices' sylvia r. cooks, james t. genovese and phyllis m. keaty will indeed hear the mayors oral argument on wednesday, 05 october 2011.
the 3rd circuit appeals court will convene that day at the cameron parish courthouse, 119 smith circle, cameron, louisiana from 9:30 a.m.
cenla briarpatch has the downlow oral arguments coming up in the tiffany sanders litigation
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hmmm. we're not sure but that looks mighty close to the shitter to us.
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alexandria, la. shyster greg aymond a/k/a puddin-headed-jibba-jabba now
"worlds biggest asshat"
if you're not a local or with the louisiana state bar association, the louisiana attorney disciplinary board, the judiciary commission of louisiana, the louisiana supreme court, third circuit appeals court, the federal welfare and crazy-check office, irs, central state hospital butterfly net & straight jacket brigade, fbi, doj or the other myriad of alphabet soup agencies apparently keeping tabs on aymond and all his nefarious, nebulous and dubious associates and activities then this post probably wont interest you.
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Dr. David J. Holcombe, Medical Director, Community Health Worx, will provide free blood pressure and BMI (Body Mass Index) checks.
Fresh baked kolache with many toppings, including: strawberry, cherry, peach, apricot, apple, prune, cottage cheese, cream cheese, poppyseed and sausage.
Home made meat pies. Nitz, apple strudel, pecan rolls, pumpkin rolls, buchta and cakes.
Many art and craft booths, space jumper, games for children and a hay ride.
Free drawing for a bicycle and tricycle donated by Western Fraternal Life Association.
At 1:00 pm begin serving (cohon de lait) pig roast plates with potato dumplings, sauerkraut, green beans, candied sweet potatoes and a drink. All for only $7.00
Dance 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Gary Cathey Band.
Dance admission, $2.00 adults and children under 10 years free.
For more information, phone: (318) 443-9985; Become a Fan; Like them on Facebook@Kolin Kolache Festival.
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cream cheese kolache Kolache (also spelled kolace, kolach, or kolacky, from the Czech and Slovak plural koláče) is a type of pastry consisting of fillings ranging from fruits (including poppy seed, raspberry, and apricot) to cheeses and/or meats inside a bread roll.
Unlike recent American usage, the Czech word "koláče" is a plural word.
A single pastry is called a "koláč" or "koláček." ~ wikipedia
we received the below email from one of our shipmates who looks like he's done quite well for himself;
if you've arrived here looking for information on the 2011 uss virginia cgn-38 reunion, greetings. please contact captain olsen at the email or phone number below.
the football game will be troy university trojans at united states naval academy midshipmen. cbs sports will televise the game although it could be a local rather than a nationwide broadcast.if you or your firm is interested in comping a shipmate a ticket or two, then we're sure that captain olsen can make arraignments to have them delivered with your compliments.
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From: Capt Larry Olsen, Sr., USN
To:
Subject: USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) Reunion
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:53:33 -0600
VIRGINIA Shipmates:
I was the Fire Control Officer (FC DivO) from Jan ’85-Aug ’86. I realize that this is a shot in the dark and that many of these e-mail addresses are old and may no longer work, but I want to get the word out to those who would be interested in a reunion.
For those of you with whom I’ve already corresponded in earlier e-mails, please forgive the “spamming.”
We are looking to gather in Annapolis, MD on the first weekend in November.
The main event will be the USNA vs. Troy State Football game on 5 Nov, starting at 1530.
If I can get enough people signed up to make it worthwhile, we can get a section for USS VIRGINIA and ticket prices drop from $35 to $25 per ticket.
We are still looking at the possibility of a linkup at a local restaurant or pub after the game, but again, I need to estimate of how many people we might expect.
If you are interested, please e-mail me and let me know and I will add you to the roster and send you updates.
The website for ordering tickets to the Troy State game can be found at URL:
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However, I recommend that you wait on buying your game tickets until we find out if we will have a section dedicated to USS VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA was the finest ship in the fleet and I look forward to hearing from you.
Also, if you have contact info on other shipmates, please feel free to forward it to me.
W/R,
LEO
CAPT Larry Olsen, Sr., USN
CO NROTC Unit & Professor of Naval Science
University of New Mexico
(505) 277-4610
CaptLaro@unm.edu
Most situations are not zero sum games. Let’s look for the win-win solution together!
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UPDATE: navy won!
Navy downs visiting Troy, 42-14
(AP) – 28 minutes ago
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Kriss Proctor ran for two touchdowns and passes for another in his return from injury, leading Navy to a 42-14 rout of Troy on Saturday.
On senior day for the Midshipmen (3-6), Navy played its best game of the season, led 35-0 at halftime and snapped a six-game losing streak.
Proctor, who sat out last week with an elbow injury, scored on rushes of 2 and 5 yards and threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Gee Gee Greene before being replaced at halftime by backup Trey Miller. He also completed 4 of 6 passes for 127 yards.
Seniors Aaron Santiago, returning after missing six games with a broken left forearm, and Alexander Teich, led the Mids on the ground. Santiago had 80 yards and Teich added 71 yards overall and a 5-yard scoring run as Navy gained 390 of its 517 yards offense on the ground.
Greene also scored on a 10-yard run and Mike Stukel added Navy's lone second-half score on a 1-yard run.
Navy had 385 yards offense in the first half in building its biggest halftime margin since leading Temple 35-0 on Nov. 18, 2006.
Navy broke its longest skid since 2002 when it lost 10 in a row, and kept alive the Mids' hopes of playing in a bowl game for a ninth straight season. The Mids must now win their final three games to qualify for the Military Bowl.
Troy (2-6) lost its fourth straight game for the first time since 2006 and is now assured of finishing with its first non-winning season since 2005 (4-7).
The Trojans had 330 total offense, getting just 109 and six first downs in the first half. They scored on a 1-yard run by D.J. Taylor on their first possession of the second half and on a 22-yard pass from Corey Robinson to Chandler Worthy on their final possession.
Troy starter Corey Robinson completed 19 of 26 passes for 152 yards and backup Jamie Hampton was 8 for 11 for 60 yards. Shawn Southward led Troy with 68 rushing yards and Eric Thomas had seven catches for 60 yards.
Navy's Jared Marks and Collin Sturdivant recovered Troy fumbles for the Mids, setting up the first two scores of the game — a 2-yard run by Proctor and the pass from Proctor to Greene.
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image credit: byron christopherin a follow-up letter to mr. christopher, mcnair reveals that he actually purchased a separate computer to check wst... out on. lol 
image credit: byron christopher
~ read more at cenla briarpatch
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alexandria, la. shyster greg aymond a/k/a puddin-headed-jibba-jabba now
cream cheese kolache 
