@Shelter No, that's not what I was saying. I may not have made that clear. The first part was commentary on the idea that a white person addressing racism isn't appropriate somehow. It was not a comment about you. That's why I followed it with saying I agree with you not being "okay" with racism.

@Shelter Like...are we supposed to be okay with other people being treated like shit? I mean, we (white people) are all privileged, but that kind of strikes me as peak privilege.

No...you're right. Do not be "okay" with this.

Our little friends in the nest near the front door. One of them was getting flying lessons today! They flew back and forth with Mom and Dad, a little slower and staying lower while the parents delivered insects to the ones in the nest. We've seen four young birds sticking their open beaks out to get beetles and grasshoppers delivered.

A couple of sparrows let me watch them feed their young today. I thanked them for trusting me. It was a beautiful experience. I'm a big, loud human. They are fast with sharp, tiny talons and beaks. We have reasons to be scared of each other. But the only thing that mattered was that the little birds were fed.

@XaoslordErie That was a fabulously vague and empty "my PR people are insisting I have to say I'm sorry even though I'm not" kind of non-apology.

I'm soliciting opinions on my quest to become some kind of forest cryptid.

If you're walking in the woods and cannot figure out where that disturbing banjo music is coming from, which song makes it more disturbing?

@thedisasterautist @Sleep_Is_For_Chumps It stands out to me that "foreign" and "exotic" names are often seen as such when the person who carries the name isn't white. White people will learn to pronounce unfamiliar names of other white people, but give brown people a white nickname because "that's too hard to say".

@ecksmc I've seen how his mother talks about him, and this is hard to say, but as an autistic person I am very familiar with it... I suspect she has always treated him like he was a genius angel, and his autistic way of looking at things neurotypical people miss probably got him lots of praise. It looks like he's finding out later than most of us that talent and different perspective only get you so far. Then you need skills. Money has substituted for him for years.

@stueytheround Technically, banjolele. She has more weight than I expected. I'm going to have to learn to play "Fat Bottom Girls" on her.

I 🪕 HAVE 🪕 A 🪕 BANJO 🪕! 🎶

And a low fever, which made learning how to put on a floating bridge interesting, but...

🪕BANJO🪕

My banjo will be here tomorrow! The autistic joy has already started, so it's like I'm vibrating with autistic pre-autistic-joy joy!

I grew up on the Gulf Coast. I know hurricanes. Please remember there's a reason they are categorized by the wind, and the eye isn't as big as you think. The wind comes back after the eye passes over.

My banjo uke is going to be here Monday! I have a little less than a week to decide what the first song I will play on it will be!
I make whole rituals out of bonding with new instruments.

I have a Progress Pride flag flying on the pole outside of our house. Some of the people in town... let's just say they don't like it.

Neighbor across the street was talking with me about it today and making sure I'm not going to give in and take it down. He said, "I'm not trying to tell you what to do with your stuff, but if people have a problem with it I'd say get a bigger one."

We have at least one good neighbor. 💜

@Keysalagain All the times over the years I've seen him explain how people misunderstand RICO, it's almost never RICO... What wild times we live in!

Good news! I'm getting a banjo uke! In my early teen years, I decided I someday want to be a source of banjo music in the woods. I finally get to do it! I bet I can also sit out front and play while glaring at people when they drive by.

Something I do love about the area where we live is the variety of birds. The pair of wrens who live next to the front porch have been blessing me with beautiful ariel ballets in the evenings! The hummingbird who feeds on my lantana is a delightful visitor. A cardinal and blue jay fly through now and then. A tufted titmouse checks in a couple of times a day.