Yesterday marked six months of balancing act blogging. Who knows if I'll be around for another six months. I am a seagull after all. I have a short attention span and a lifespan to match. Therefore, even though the following was prepared in advance for 4/20/2019, I'm turning it loose on 5/20/2018. We can all pretend we set our clocks ahead eleven months. Time to clear the cache, anyway. The mind can lead you to some funny places. I overheard some folks talking about how it's 4-20 today, and all I could think of was an old nursery rhyme, which, according to snopes.com, began as a coded message used by pirates to enlist new crew members. I'm not buying it.
To add insult to injury, a number of humans have purposefully chosen the name Four and Twenty Blackbirds for their commercial endeavors—some of them are even successful. For example, a couple of sisters have opened a handful of popular bakeries in Brooklyn, New York that specialize in—you guessed it—pies. They ship pies nationwide. I hope they have the decency to leave the birds behind. There's also a Four and Twenty Blackbirds Bakery in Ashland, Oregon. And a diner named Four and Twenty Blackbirds in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A gourmet food truck operates on the streets of Hood River, Oregon under the same name. But another traveling canteen bearing that name has closed up shop and no longer peddles poutine and grilled cheese sandwiches in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. In Windsor, Colorado, there's an artsy Four and Twenty gift shop. At Four & Twenty Blackbirds in Manhattan, Kansas, specialty goods such as home furnishings, jewelry, and toys are what you'll find. Twenty-Four Blackbirds Chocolates in Santa Barbara, California sells single-origin, handmade artisan bars, caramels, and truffles online and in its retail shop. Guilford, Connecticut is home to 4 & Twenty Blackbirds Bakeshop. Halfway around the world, Four and Twenty Café and Pantry serves breakfast all day in the Chelsea Village area of Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
I say shame on all of these humans for their anti-blackbird prejudice. I will look the other way if they all get stoned today.
By the way, I've got the munchies. What've you got for me?
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I'm the distinguished Park Host on South Jetty Beach at Bandon, Oregon, USA. I'm a firm believer in First Principles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Your Lunch. Archives
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