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Nah, gotta got vinyl because cassettes deteriorate just sitting in their cases while vinyl stays pristine … until you actually play it, anyway – but if you want to store an audio recording for longevity, press a gold version of a vinyl album.

When I was in high school, I was very anti-authority and swore all the time to be “against the man”. When I started working in day care I had to cut out all swearing all the time because it was too automatic to ONLY stop in front of kids. When I got a real job, I continued my no-swearing bend as a general rule because – at least until you get to know the people around you – people will treat you with more respect if you don’t sound like a foul mouthed low life.

Swearing all the time for no reason is a very low-rent affect. Letting out a rare swear will add considerable emphasis when your peers know it is not your normal behavior. Always swear when you hurt yourself. It helps.

I read the other posts about your relationship with the local birds and now I’m really thinking it is a kid saying, “Mom won’t feed me anymore, but she said you’d do it. I CAN’T!!! Look! I’m TRYING and it doesn’t WORK!”

I agree with others here. It wanted your attention, probably for help – either for a ‘friend’ or for itself. Could it have been a recently fledged juvenile wanting food? It may have seen mom looking for the grass and getting food from that activity, but unable to master the art.

Did you look for a nest or another bird in the original shrub? It could have been trying to keep you from finding an injured friend (killdeer fake wing injuries to lure you away from their nests).

Was it close enough that you can go back with some treats and a camera? I’d do that.

I generally agree except I try not to shop Amazon. For stuff like this, monoprice is my jam.