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I will be there next week for vacation. Any recommendations for hikes, walks, or restaurants? We will be halibut fishing out of Homer.

Very likely. Hoping to get ahead of it if possible.

Any idea on the timing of this thing? Is this a start at 4 am snow or more like 9/10 am? Trying to rearrange my travel plans.

I guess it’s the nets that DU has trapping all of the birds, right?

Perhaps it has to due with the fact that several rice farms have been converted to sugar cane in south Louisiana. Also, land loss issues. Our coastal marsh habitat is being washed away. So between the conversion of rice farms and the loss of land, you have overall less habitat. Ducks Unlimited has done more conservation work in the state of Louisiana alone than most realize. The organization invested $21 million in LA just last year.
Farming practices have changed in the dakotas. With ethanol bills, more corn has been planted across the landscape.
The potholes of the breeding ground have been in a drought. This also affects the bird population.
And as stated, temperatures. Ducks aren’t going to expend any more energy than they have to. If they have corn in an unfrozen pond, they aren’t leaving. It’s that simple.

Anyone been to Madeira, Portugal? I have two weeks and we are looking into Madeira to Seville and Cordoba to Barcelona.

Also- thoughts on choosing between Barcelona and Madrid?

Guess I’ll report and hope they don’t show up for their sake.

Anyone receive a weird spam looking email on gmail accounts that claim to have Pegasus spyware installed on your phone and demanding $2k in bitcoin? They listed my contact info, a photo of my house street view, and the demand.

Would you recommend peptides to a female? My wife has been on Zepbound for 6 weeks and has lost 15 pounds- now on the 5mg and doctor is keeping her there. Of course, sagging skin is an issue. What would you recommended?

Any of you do it? I have about 40 pounds to lose. Would like to try macro counting. Not sure where to get started and every macro calculator gives me different calculations.

Anyone have a recommendation for a good snapper recipe? I’m tired of eating it either grilled or with a lemon butter sauce. Looking for something a little different.

Correct. It boils down to one thing, and that is habitat conditions. For example, Louisiana can now winter 3 million less ducks and geese than it could in the 1970s. And why is that? Loss of coastal marsh and conversion from rice to sugar cane.
Also, look at when you don’t have water- for example, TN and AR for majority of this past season- it lead to South LA having one of the most productive duck seasons in the past few years.
You also have to take into consideration the conditions in the breeding grounds. Where our ducks are bred, has been in a drought for quite a few seasons.
Something to note- every single bird species across the globe is in decline right now. However, waterfowl populations are up due to conservation organizations. Every single conservationist should be purchasing a duck stamp. It helps habitat and rebuilding the population overall. All you have to do is look to the overall waterfowl population increasing while songbirds and such are decreasing. LINK

First off, do you have an official wetland determination? If you do not have a wetland determination signed by the Corps, then you need to get one of those. You could call the Corps or a private wetland consultant. I’d recommend working with Biological Surveys in Covington.

Yes, and I even volunteered for weekly testing as part of my accommodation. And was not even given a yes or a no on that. Just terminated.

I have actually consulted with more than one attorney, and I feel like I am getting a mixed bag of thoughts on it. When there is no guarantee on any type of final settlement, do you just take the severance and run? Or try to hire a lawyer to work negotiate a better severance for you?

I’ve tried negotiating hoping for 6 months plus my vacation and sick leave paid out. They will not budge. Or I should say they have gone from 12 weeks to 14 weeks.

Nothing in writing about it. Basically, due to unsatisfactory performance regarding their Covid 19 policy is what I was told. The policy states you need the vax to travel or go to events. There have been 2 events in which I could not attend due to this policy. Both in which I asked if I could submit a negative test, so I tried.