[BCNnet] To Kill a Mockingbird ... and a Half

Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:26:04 -0600

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In keeping with the suggestion in Antlitz's post that we provide helpful =
reminders on bird walks that most of the birds you see have just a =
single tail, I am offering an updated Species Checklist.  Here's a =
sampling:

Northern One-Tailed Mockingbird
Black Capped Uni-tail Chickadee
Monotail Prothonotory Warbler
Eastern Single-Tailed Meadowlark
One Tailed Red Winged Blackbird
Virginia Lone-Tail Rail

And my personal favorite - Townsend's Solo-taile.

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Antlitz@aol.com=20
  To: BCNnet@ece.iit.edu=20
  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 11:30 AM
  Subject: Re: [BCNnet] To Kill a Mockingbird ... and a Half

  In a message dated 9/3/01 9:40:25 AM Central Daylight Time,=20
  bobolnk@ix.netcom.com writes:=20

    One Book, One Chicago - Two Tails???

  Well, sometimes, authors write two endings to their tales.  The one =
that they=20
  feel to be true to the story, and the one that the editor actually =
allows to=20
  get published.  =20

  And sometimes large cities also have two faces.  What is displayed and =

  supported up front and what goes on behind the scenes.  =20

  And actually, the book is about just that.  What the public sees and =
judges=20
  and what the truth of the matter actually is.  =20

  The more I stare at the picture and mull it over in my =
hyperassociative=20
  mind,the more and more appropriate and deeply meaningful it becomes.   =
=20
  Whether or not it was intentially and consciously planned by all the =
human PR=20
  agents, marketing consultants, event organizers, and illustration =
committees,=20
  I see it as a meaningful sign (and I hope not an ominous one).=20

  The tail is sort of like the bird's rudder and it helps to keep it =
flying on=20
  a straight course and landing accurately on its target perches and =
steering=20
  above and around imposing glass roofs.  I am relieved to know that in =
the=20
  true and wild reality mockingbirds and most other birds have only one =
tail.=20

  Although I hear the swallows at Chernoble have developed asymetrical =
tails,=20
  and may in time with the aid of future human intervention some day =
develop=20
  into a two-tailed species.  =20

  In the mean time, it may be a good educational excercize for all of =
those who=20
  conduct educational bird walks to consistently point out to all the=20
  participants that every bird they see has exactly one tail.  =20

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>In keeping with the suggestion in Antlitz's post =
that we=20
provide helpful reminders on bird walks that most of the birds you see =
have just=20
a single tail, I am offering an updated Species Checklist.&nbsp; Here's =
a=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Northern One-Tailed Mockingbird</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Black Capped Uni-tail Chickadee</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Monotail&nbsp;Prothonotory Warbler</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Eastern Single-Tailed Meadowlark</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>One Tailed Red Winged Blackbird</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Virginia Lone-Tail Rail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>And my personal favorite - Townsend's =
Solo-taile.</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3DAntlitz@aol.com =
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  href=3D"mailto:BCNnet@ece.iit.edu">BCNnet@ece.iit.edu</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 03, =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [BCNnet] To Kill a =

Mockingbird ... and a Half</DIV>
 <DIV> </DIV>In a =
message dated=20
 9/3/01 9:40:25 AM Central Daylight Time, <A=20
 href=3D"mailto:bobolnk@ix.netcom.com">bobolnk@ix.netcom.com</A> =
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 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20
 TYPE=3D"CITE">One Book, One Chicago - Two =
Tails???</BLOCKQUOTE> Well,=20
 sometimes, authors write two endings to their tales. &nbsp;The one =
that they=20
 feel to be true to the story, and the one that the editor actually =
allows=20
 to get published. &nbsp; And sometimes large cities also =
have two=20
 faces. &nbsp;What is displayed and supported up front and what =
goes on=20
 behind the scenes. &nbsp; And actually, the book is about just =
that.=20
 &nbsp;What the public sees and judges and what the truth of the =
matter=20
 actually is. &nbsp; The more I stare at the picture and mull =
it over=20
 in my hyperassociative mind,the more and more appropriate and =
deeply=20
 meaningful it becomes. &nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not it was =
intentially and=20
 consciously planned by all the human PR agents, marketing =
consultants,=20
 event organizers, and illustration committees, I see it as a =
meaningful=20
 sign (and I hope not an ominous one). The tail is sort of like =
the=20
 bird's rudder and it helps to keep it flying on a straight course =
and=20
 landing accurately on its target perches and steering above and =
around=20
 imposing glass roofs. &nbsp;I am relieved to know that in the true =
and=20
 wild reality mockingbirds and most other birds have only one tail.=20
 Although I hear the swallows at Chernoble have developed =
asymetrical=20
 tails, and may in time with the aid of future human intervention =
some day=20
 develop into a two-tailed species. &nbsp; In the mean =
time, it may=20
 be a good educational excercize for all of those who conduct =
educational=20
 bird walks to consistently point out to all the participants that =
every=20
 bird they see has exactly one tail. &nbsp;=20
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