![]() ![]() Whether hunting or simply observing the endless and constantly changing story lines of nature, we can all tap into the vagaries of seasonal migrations including the human snowbird variety. this week, especially those heading into the Northeast, may cool things off enough to push more birds southward. The lack of migrating ducks and geese on Delmarva this winter.I lost a point while playing the other day when an image of Rodin’s famous sculpture titled The Thinker noodled itself into my brain and distracted me with thoughts of how that iconic piece could be transformed into The Dinker. The nation’s fastest-growing sport, being enjoyed by people of all skill levels and ages, continues to pick up speed despite a name that hardly conjures images of Olympian clashes and an important component called dinking. The latest episodes of “Yellowstone” bring increasing doses of ecopolitics as nucleic John Dutton and his electric daughter Beth continue to provide atomic power for this ongoing soap opera novella Steve Martin’s quirky “The Big Year” about birdwatchers the bound-to-become-a-cult-classic “Don’t Look Up,” which amidst its zaniness and kaleidoscopic, parodying story lines about the times we’re living in nonetheless delivers a sobering message about the inevitable impact of climate change and its existential threat to humankind the post-apocalyptic series called “Station 11,” set in a world whose population has been decimated by a fatal flu virus and last but not least, the series that has raised more goose bumps on my neck and back than any other in years, the Disney+ documentary on the Beatles called “Get Back.” I’ll return to “Station 11” and its Lewes connection, and “Get Back,” later in this column. Popular movies and series people are watching.”What do you want for dinner tonight, honey?” “A menu.” People still like to eat, and talk about what they’re eating, especially when other people are doing the cooking and cleaning up. New restaurants opening, older restaurants closing.My wish for the new year is that this raging but seemingly less virulent variant will infect enough people, without their getting sick and deathly ill, to get us much closer to herd immunity here and around the world so this pandemic wildfire can finally burn itself out. I’ve never been aware of so many people in the circles rippling around me who have tested positive for the virus. Holiday plans, business and everything else disrupted by the extremely contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus.In this quiet week between Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, here’s the buzz I’m hearing around me:
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