A law school student in Florida wrote a paper espousing an unpopular belief; that our original constitution, when it said “We the people…”, only meant white people. From there, the paper went on to describe how everything should be now, based on that interpretation. Apparently, the paper won an award, not because it was right, but because it was well written. There is outrage that a paper with that premise could win an award, even if it got a good grade. An interesting debate: Should a person be recognized for writing something disagreeable if they do a good job writing it? So many threads to pull on there.
Darn that Mazda
All these years, and it still won’t break so we can replace it. Well, after 13 years we finally gave up and traded it in for a newer used car.
We found what we wanted on Carvana, and they offered us a fair trade on the Mazda, so we took it.
A 2023 Model 3.
It looks good in our driveway.
Clay-colored thrush
Same size and shape as an American robin.
Only different in the color. And the range. American Robins are ubiquitous in the U.S. and Canada, only occasionally visiting here in the Valley in the winter. Here though, and in Mexico and Central America, the Clay-colored Thrush is a year-round resident.
Long-billed Thrasher
He’s a mimic, like a mockingbird. We get serenaded with elaborate treetop songs.
White Ibis
With a couple brown immatures.
And a whole mess of other birds.
Snowy egrets, white ibis, white-faced ibis, some northern shovelers and mottled ducks in the background.