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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (4)	5/29/2003 4:50:23 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13

I have two kitchen windows, side by side, that go pretty much floor to ceiling. My table is right between them. It's a great place to just sit and gaze. Great for the dogs, they can sit on the floor and look at birds, chipmunks, and squirrels. Kinda like doggie TV! I've been noticing these two cardinals lately. The male and female always eat together, nothing unusual about that, but the last few times I've watched them they'll nudge real close and it looks like they're kissing. What I think they're doing is one of them is regurgitating food into the other one's beak so it can be brought back for the babies. But isn't it a little early for babies? Maybe one of them has to eat soft food for awhile for whatever reason....anyway, it's a real sweet thing to see. Enjoy the Roger McGuinn show!

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (4)	6/4/2003 1:16:38 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 13

Man Feeds Lobsters at Supermarket Tue Jun 3, 5:41 AM ET story.news.yahoo.com CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. - Joel Freedman grew upset at seeing lobsters, with rubber bands on their claws, piled atop one another in a supermarket tank. The animal-rights advocate figured it was time to make his anger known. Freedman bought a pound of scallops and, before anyone could intervene, lifted the tank lid and dumped them in. Employees at the Wegmans store in this Finger Lakes town quickly surrounded him, sparking a heated exchange, Freedman said. He refused to leave, so the police were summoned. After several more minutes of loud conversation, he exited the store on police orders not to return. Freedman, a member of Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate New York, argued that lobsters are inhumanely treated since they're not fed and are often crowded into supermarket tanks. "As far as I'm concerned, I obeyed the law by feeding the lobsters," Freedman said in Monday's Daily Messenger about his protest last week. "I should have been able to call the cops on Wegmans." Store manager John VanBlargan said his employees tried to explain to Freedman that putting the scallops in the tank would do more damage than good. He didn't appear to listen to arguments that he was putting "the equipment in jeopardy," VanBlargan said. The lobsters are placed in 42-degree water, an industrywide standard, VanBlargan told the newspaper. That puts them in a "semi-dormant state," making them less aware of their surroundings, he said. If Freedman is spotted at the store in the future, he could be arrested for trespassing, police warned.