Eulogy for Evolution

[Chopper]

As a kid I vividly remember flocks of birds, this time of year, that went horizon to horizon and seemed to take half an hour to pass over. These last few years they seem pathetically thin, no noisy gangs filling every inch of the elm tree in the back yard. The summer birds seem ok, so maybe they've gone somewhere else. At any rate...in the time it took you to read this, at least two lifeforms (probably more) have left the planet....gone....no redemption....no do overs....gone. Not soapboxing....just observing.

[Ldub]

Yep, IMO "civilization" is highly over rated, though I'm torn between my love of technology/creature comforts & the life that was.
On one hand, I miss the bygone days when life was much slower & simpler.
On the other hand, I can't imagine hitchin' up the team & taking the wagon out to Moab...

[Scott Harness]

Boo Humans, I really thought growing up in the sixtys,that by now we would have world peace, clean air and water,no hunger,FLYING CARS, AGE of AQUARIUS.What happened? Most people are to lazy to better themselves,but Hey! Lets reproduce!!! Off soapbox

[ZEUS]

LOL that's too funny, Scott! Imagine all the people...

[WyrreJ]

Boo Humans, I really thought growing up in the sixtys,that by now we would have world peace, clean air and water,no hunger,FLYING CARS, AGE of AQUARIUS.What happened? Most people are to lazy to better themselves,but Hey! Lets reproduce!!! Off soapbox

Sounds like Idiocracy

[Scott Harness]

LOL that's too funny, Scott! Imagine all the people...

Go John!

Sounds like Idiocracy

Thanks, That's funny I'll check it out.I never heard of that movie

[JoFotoz]

.

Funny...but SCARY...

......really funny...

.................REALLY SCARY!!!!


jo

[nfpgasmask]

Sounds like Idiocracy

WOW. I just watched this flick. How I missed it is beyond me, as I love Office Space and everything else Mike Judge has done. I don't even remember this being in the theaters. Absolutely fantastic, and so true its almost frightening.

OH MY BALLS!



Bart

[Scott Harness]

I caught it the other night. Funny! Scott EXXON-MOBIL Harness turn off subliminal messaging

[navistar]

Yeah I miss those bygone days when 95% of everyone's time, every day was spend trying to find something to kill and eat. Which left very little time for being self absorbed and bitchin' about everything.

[Scott Harness]

Yeah I miss those bygone days when 95% of everyone's time, every day was spend trying to find something to kill and eat. Which left very little time for being self absorbed and bitchin' about everything.

I believe it's called living in the moment.Ahh Zen. Everyday was spent like it was your last.You should try it. Not bitching about everything-just humans

[johnnyapollo]

I think all those birds ended up in Atlanta and said forget about moving back north or migrating south. Almost hit a goose yesterday...

-- John

[Chopper]

I think all those birds ended up in Atlanta and said forget about moving back north or migrating south. Almost hit a goose yesterday...

-- John

I'm thinkin' along those lines..............

[mdwyer]

I think all those birds ended up in Atlanta and said forget about moving back north or migrating south. Almost hit a goose yesterday...

Ugh. Geese are the worst. What's a word that means "flocks" but is a lot bigger? My thesaurus is coming up short... I'll wing it:

There are a whole ****load of Canada geese up in Northern Colorado. They're part of the logo for Fort Collins, Colorado. They were once rare, but now they have "native populations" -- birds that decided that migrating was "for the birds."

They really are majestic as all hell when they're flying en masse. Once they're on the ground, though, it is a different story. They leave little land-mines EVERYWHERE. At my old job, they put up signs every year: "DANGER - AGRESSIVE NESTING GEESE". It was cute to see all the goslings every year, but nothing will unman you quite like being chased by an animal 1/8th your size...

Also, as infuriating as it can be, it really is sort of funny when traffic comes to a halt while a line of 20 of them decide they're going to saunter across the street right then.

Argh...

My new office has hawks. Even cooler.