Subject: [Tweeters] My Favorite App
Date: Sep 12 09:32:32 2011
From: Doug Parrott - bird_cage at msn.com



Jeff, I agree with Mary Bond. I also enjoy reading your posts. They make me smile. Thanks for brightening my day. Doug ParrotEdmonds Wabird_cage at msn.com
From: gibsondesign at msn.com
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:16:05 -0700
Subject: [Tweeters] My Favorite App








Being somewhat of a curmudgeon, I enjoyed Burt Guttmans post about the over-apping of society. I was sitting out in front of the Anchor Pub Sunday evening thinking about it. "Apps? Apps! We don't need no stinking apps !" I exclaimed to some nearby flying termites. "App this !" I said to a Cottontail bunny that was snooping in the weeds nearby, as I raised my beer and applied it to my lips.



Yes, beer is my favorite app. I apply it on a regular basis. Using it outside the Anchor on a fine summer evening, I found it enhanced my experience of the world. Inside the bar I could hear the pleasant chatter of my fellow hominids thru the open doors, while I sat outside on the sidewalk alone with the bugs and bunnies. A few big Darner dragonflies patrolled the calm evening skies, and a steady, but scattered stream of crows was heading south over the bar toward their roost somewhere. "Life is good, and so is beer" I thought.



Beer has lots of advantages as an app. Are you stressing out over I.D. problems? Are your eyes burnt out trying to read all that tiny writing on your I-phone? Chill out , apply a beer. Beer apps can help lower your brain pressure. For those of you with overactive intelligences, beer can temporarily lower your IQ, which you may find relaxing.



While those electronic gizmos maybe aren't doing your body much good, beer is a natural device. Beer is nature - water, grain, yeast, hops, ect. Beer is like a botany class in a bottle. It's gentle vibe helps put you in touch with other plants - after a few beers you may even feel like hugging a tree. And after a few beers you can even water the tree with recycled beer. Just try that with an Ipod!



The "streaming" feature of beer release can also attract wildlife. Known to some as "hydraulic pishing", and to landscape gardeners as " a temporary water feature", and to many as "taking a leak" - this feature may attract birds. While recently using this technique in an Everett ravine a bold young Anna's Hummingbird zoomed up to check it out - actually a bit too close for my comfort. So use this app carefully, and of course, be discreet.



Beer can also assist with the dry mouth caused by regular pishing. Wetting your whistle with a beer app could improve your Pygmy Owl imitation too.



There is an extension app available to those of you who must multi-task. Called a "beer hat", it is designed to hold two cans of beer atop your head. Beer is applied to your mouth thru a little tube. This frees your hands to use for binocular use, or to read a field guide. Not recommended for use around electrical gizmos - you could ruin them if your beer leaks on em.



Of course, like any app, beer apps can be abused. Overuse can cause health and societal problems. Beer apps also don't go well with operating machinery, particularly automobiles, and if you're pregnant, wait 9 months, or whatever, before using a beer app. Young people with still developing nervous systems should also refrain from beer apps.



So there it is - Beer: natures app. Happy Birding!





Jeff Gibson

The Anchor Pub

1001 Hewitt Ave.

Everett Wa






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