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03-05-15, 10:29 AM
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And the way I hear other people complaining, he will have plenty of company.
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03-05-15, 10:30 AM
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Think again.
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03-05-15, 10:39 AM
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03-05-15, 11:07 AM
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03-05-15, 11:12 AM
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No, blinds aren't typically used for eagles, as long as you're far enough away for their comfort level they'll hunt.
That day I was using a 500mm lens plus a 1.4x teleconverter to give me 700mm of reach. The Hudson river is quite wide, so you need to zoom in as much as possible. As well, that photo is cropped heavily, giving him the appearance of being really close. He actually was relatively close compared to many others that day.
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03-05-15, 11:17 AM
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Some doctors accept, um, incentives to, um, prescribe certain drugs over others that are supposedly, um, just as effective. #loopholes
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03-05-15, 11:40 AM
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03-05-15, 11:43 AM
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03-05-15, 11:44 AM
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This assembly is the remnants of an earlier food fight out on the ice. The fight started between two guys which attracted all the other opportunists. Eagles are notorious opportunists. There actually were two other eagles nearby that I couldn't squeeze into this shot.
The food fight was really interesting, I got the whole thing documented, but I've been trying to figure an effective way to present it. It's too many shots as it now exists.
The food fight was really interesting, I got the whole thing documented, but I've been trying to figure an effective way to present it. It's too many shots as it now exists.
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03-05-15, 12:15 PM
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...I don't know what to think any more. I was sitting in my doctor's office two weeks ago, and an obvious drug rep walked in, but it was not a hot, ex-cheerleader/sorority girl.
I was both surprised and disappointed, needless to say.
I was both surprised and disappointed, needless to say.
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03-05-15, 12:35 PM
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03-05-15, 12:37 PM
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03-05-15, 01:07 PM
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Some fatherly advice . . . just because they're crazy doesn't mean you have to be.
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03-05-15, 01:47 PM
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03-05-15, 01:48 PM
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Around these parts, it would definitely be "football".
And speaking of sports, my heart was all pitter-pattery because the Spring Training games have started and the Mariners won, even though it was the Padres and took 10 innings to do it, and because I didn't yet know we'd be putting Elias on the bump today. I totally did not realize that local Little League season had also begun until I drove by one of the ballparks on my way home last night and saw the filled diamond. I damned near pulled over to buy a hot dog and a Coke and watch the rest of the game. I could just imagine calling to say, "Honey, I'm not coming straight home after all. I've been sidetracked by a bunch of strangers playing baseball."
And speaking of sports, my heart was all pitter-pattery because the Spring Training games have started and the Mariners won, even though it was the Padres and took 10 innings to do it, and because I didn't yet know we'd be putting Elias on the bump today. I totally did not realize that local Little League season had also begun until I drove by one of the ballparks on my way home last night and saw the filled diamond. I damned near pulled over to buy a hot dog and a Coke and watch the rest of the game. I could just imagine calling to say, "Honey, I'm not coming straight home after all. I've been sidetracked by a bunch of strangers playing baseball."
03-05-15, 04:03 PM
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03-05-15, 04:07 PM
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My present witch doctor just writes an order and I can take it where ever. I went to the hospital a few times and that's a royal pain. Bureaucratic admitting and waiting forever just for a blood test. Now I go to LabCorp and can be in and out in as little as ten minutes.
03-05-15, 04:09 PM
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03-05-15, 04:12 PM
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03-05-15, 05:18 PM
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They do? The only time I drink stuff cheaper than $10/lb is when it's on sale. Life's too short to drink bad coffee.
03-05-15, 05:22 PM
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I have to disagree. Once you escape from the major trash brands like Folgers, price has very little to do with the way coffee tastes. I have never had worse coffee than pure Kona except maybe Blue Mountain. It's all BS.
03-05-15, 05:24 PM
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The new work laptop has triple-monitor support. Heaven.