Jul. 19th, 2018

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Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. I'm starting with this list.

23. How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than most other people’s?

* Quite close and warm with my partner and parents.  Not so much with other relatives.

* Yes.  I'm almost the only person I know with two reasonably functional parents.  We may have had our ups and downs -- all families do -- but we stuck it out and stuck by each other.
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Robins are nesting in my yard. This nest is about eye-level for me. Two babies are visible. They grow fast and will probably fledge in a few more days.  Today is rather warm, so they have their beaks open, panting to cool off.

Robins are nesting in my yard.  These two babies are visible in their nest.
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These charts show the changes in climate.  You can see that central Illinois used to be Zone 5b and is now 6a.  >_<

By the way, ignore the government and use charts from the Arbor Day Foundation.  The government wants to avoid getting nagged by irate citizens.  The Arbor Day Foundation wants people to plant trees that will live in their yard.  I noticed the changes years before the ADF shifted their map, but ADF outpaced the government by more years.

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