Hello, Birdwatchers!
This has been a rough month for our family! I’m slowly getting back on track with my writing, drawing, and publishing schedule. This post was supposed to go out on Tuesday evening, but it wasn’t ready. I’d rather be late than send you something rushed and substandard.
I have decided not to fire myself or even make a note for my personnel file. I’m working on being a kinder boss.
I wanted to let you know about a new feature for the newsletter. Every week I will be publishing a handful of haiku Robot comics, you can find them in a dedicated section of the newsletter. I will publish a double-length haiku Robot comic on Sundays that will be partially paywalled.
The birds I see as I meander in nature and around town each day are helping me remain mindful of the wonder that surrounds us.
And wonder is my lodestar for life and this newsletter!
the great blue heron stares down a Muscovy duck cleaning its feathers
I’ve always been a curious person, and for whatever reason my brain has always been sticky. When I was a teen, my friends and many adults would tease me about all my useless knowledge as I demolished them at trivia games.
I was especially good with pop culture and history.
I also never bought into the idea of “useless” knowledge. Every fact I learned could be connected to other facts and unlock a little more of the world for me. When I was younger, knowledge for knowledge’s sake felt like a worthy endeavor.
But now, at almost 48 years old, I see knowledge differently.
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