[thechat] tricky Yankee speech (was RE:Knife-man foundin BusinessWeek)

[Erika]

Joel D Canfield wrote:
>>   Sorry for the delay, we had an emergency beach trip due to the
>> outstanding weather in NC that past weekend. Lots of sea birds,
>> porpoises, diving birds, etc. We had to swat away the brown pelicans.
> 
> when I was a kid there were only two flocks of brown pelicans in the
> world; one on the Pacific Northwest, one in San Diego. they've come back
> well, and as far as I know aren't on the endangered list any more.
> 
> joel

I love watching pelicans fly. So graceful, for having such big-ass 
heads.  w/ their wingtips, like, an inch off the water....

E