Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

A Manhattan with a scant bar spoon of ginger bitters is nice on a rainy night.

2 oz 100+ proof rye
1 oz neutral sweet vermouth (Antica or PdM is a waster)
1 scant bar spoon ginger bitters
Stir with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a martini glass/Nick and Nora/Coupe.
Garnish with two brandied cherries.

#manhattan #cocktail #rye

Its #TrashPandaTuesday, not #caturday!

Skittles stopped by to eat some breadsticks that had been open in the cupboard since December.

#raccoon #trashpanda #urbanwildlife

What we have here is failure to communicate.

#woodpecker #birdwatching

Meh. Yeah, I said it. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Meh.

OK, I'm old. There have been at least five comets in my lifetime that have been "not meh." This isn't one of them. If it's a cool comet, groups of people will commit mass suicide. Save that excitement for a cool one (beer or comet). I hope to even be alive when the next "not meh" comet comes by.

In case people didn't notice, winter ended yesterday. I know this because a flock of 18 robins and a flock of about 80 cedar waxwings stopped in the back yard on their way north and told me about it. #birdwatching #cedarwaxwing #robin

Our leucistic #sparrow, whom we've named Leuk, has been visiting us daily since October. We know the flock is going to leave soon. It will be interesting to see if he comes back next winter. This is the longest relationship I've ever had with a sparrow. #birdwatching

The Riddler is describing the rotisserie strategy for fire enjoyment. #caturday

Which is the biggest threat in this box?
(Poll in next message)

It's not #caturday, it's #TrashPandaTuesday!

Here's a picture from 2011 of Angela and possibly one of the Orphan Adrian clan recreating "The Creation of Raccoon" from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Another picture for #SkUNkday! (also not #caturday). This skunk has no name because today is the first time we have seen them.

Happy #SkUNkday! (also not #caturday)

Joker inspects the trusses for any defects in workmanship. #caturday

Another #trashpandatuesday not #caturday photo. This is Skittles and her baby Starburst. Skittles is at least a 3rd generation backyard blond. Apparently she didn't choose a blond to father her child. Raccoons, like Klingons and Kings, like to cite their geneology. Skittles, the first of her name, is daughter of Rusty daughter of Snowball.

It's not #caturday, it's #trashpandatuesday!
Here is Marcel climbing a tree. #raccoon

A #caturday flashback from 2009. This is White Cat. Her full name was "The Poor Unloved White Cat what Nobody Loves." Apparently this color scheme is called seal point tabby, but that would be too long a name. Like many of our cats she was a stray that showed up in the back yard and decided to stay and eventually moved indoors. She left us in 2010 because of brain cancer.

Happy #caturday from Admiral Ackbar and Princess Leia.

"Why are you waking us up, house ape?"

(Eva, Joker, and Riddler share a bed.)

#caturday

Riddler says #caturday is for napping.

3. Death in the Afternoon. A Hemingway cocktail. 1.5 ounces of absinthe and 4 ounces of champagne. Guaranteed to ring in something.

2. Campari spritz. 1.5 oz campari, 4 oz champagne, 1 oz club soda. Garnish with and orange slice. Off guests don't like the bitterness of campari, you can do an Aperol spritz instead.