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For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Daily Pics #124.
Good morning everyone! It is a cold, somewhat frozen, morning. But that didn’t stop the robins from singing loudly and joyfully early this morning. Followed closely by the sparrows and a flicker laughing in the distance. A loon flies overhead, joining in with laughter of his own. That barred owl is hooting not too far away. It seems to really echo this time, perhaps it’s the cooler air, or perhaps he is just in the right place to cause that kind of echo. Then there is the quack, quack from Maggie and Mike as they are outside searching for some food for breakfast. The purple finches are singing their lovely morning song and a ruby-crowned kinglet has joined in the chorus. Then some evening grosbeaks come and sit in the trees adding their song to the mix. Too cold to stand on the deck this morning, so I’m standing at the window enjoying the beauty of God’s wonderful creatures.
And now for today’s spring pics to share with you…
All pictures taken down by the river this past week. Hope you all have a happy Sunday, stay safe, and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Definitions, definitions.
Hello everyone! It must be time for a bit more humor. I think these days it’s time for a lot more humor, so maybe we will have it a bit more often for a while. I always enjoy a good laugh, or two, or a chuckle, or even an extra smile is worthwhile. I don’t know if you have ever read or heard any academic papers being read, but they often use similar language. So here is a list of different phrases and their definitions for you to enjoy. I hope you can get a chuckle or two from the list. My apologies to all academics out there, but this is meant as some good fun, not as genuine definitions, though perhaps some….
“IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN”…
I didn’t look up the original reference.
“A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT”…
These data are practically meaningless.
“WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS”…
An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published.
“THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY”…
The other results didn’t make any sense.
“TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN”…
This is the prettiest graph.
“IN MY EXPERIENCE”…
Once
“IN CASE AFTER CASE”…
Twice
“IN A SERIES OF CASES”…
Thrice
“IT IS BELIEVED THAT”…
I think.
“IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT”…
A couple of others think so, too.
“CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE”…
Wrong.
“ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS”…
Rumor has it.
“A STATISTICALLY-ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE FINDINGS”…
A wild guess.
“A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE DATA”…
Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of soda.
“IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON OCCURS”…
I don’t understand it.
“AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES”…
They don’t understand it either.
“THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE BLOTZ FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE EXPERIMENT AND TO CINDY ADAMS FOR VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS”…
Mr. Blotz did the work and Ms. Adams explained to me what it meant.
“A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR EXPLORATORY STUDY”…
A totally useless topic selected by my committee.
“IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS FIELD”…
I quit.
Well, there it is, I hope you enjoyed it. I’m not sure where I found this originally, but it was in my collection of humor. Have a wonderful Saturday everyone, stay safe and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
