European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 18 the stars and stripes monday August 18,1986 columns today s Pfosi sword an egg can scramble your Day morning i had Orange juice Loami mar malade two scrambled eggs and Coffee after breakfast headed for the shop in Back of the House to was pouring rain and like always i d Refl my umbrella in the Back of the car and my Raincoat in the shop. There Are a lot of Trees Between the House an the shop and 1 had old clothes on so i Madr a run for it. There s a Cement pad in front of the door or the shop and a wooden Sill on top of he six Inch step. The Sill overhangs the Cement by three inches. As 1 ran towards the door there was a Little flutter on the ground to startled me briefly until i saw what it was. Twas a Small Bird and it half happen and half flew into the Bushes in Back f Don t want to lie 10 you and give you the name of the Bird because Don t know what in was. Lois of Birds look like sparrows to me. I did t think much about it. It seemed As though it was probably a baby Bird that had t Learned to Fly yet. There Are a lot of nesting Birds around. A Martin chose the hanging Plant on the Side porch As a place to Lay three eggs. Unfortunately the hinges Are gone on the screen door in front and we be been using he Side door for going in and out. She obviously Laid them during the week we were away when there was no traffic and must regret it now. We All know How difficult it it to choose the right Home. About an hour after i first saw the Little Bird outside the shop i went out and looked for her again. Under the wooden Sill i Taw what i had t seen before. It Wai one Lone baby Blue egg. Suddenly i got the whole picture and fell terrible about having scared that Bird away. It inuit have been the Mother who had Laid the egg there in desperation during the night. I suspect Hernest May have been flooded out and the overhang of the Doorstep was an emergency Haven. I got an old piece of Towel and moved the egg onto it. After gently wrapping in i took the bundle to the House and put the Towel with the egg in a Strainer Over a lamp in the living room. With my hand i tried to my for a spot that would come closest to the warmth of a Mother Bird s body. This is something about which i have no real knowledge never having spent any time under a Bird s body. Later in the morning i did see the Mother Bir again. She was hopping around in the Woods nearby. The temperature was Way Down around 60 and it was still raining heavily. Obviously i needed a veterinarian specializing in ornithology. Should i go get the ego from its warm place Over the lamp and Pul in Back Down on the cold Cement in the Hope that the Mother would see ii there seemed to be Little Chance the Mother would find the egg again and even if she did there was no Way she com Hatch it and nourish it there until it could Fly. For one thing i d be going Inland out of my shop 10 times a Day right Over her. On the other hand what if by some wild Chance i did exactly the right thing with the egg and it hatches what do i do then do i Fly away and come Back with flies or Worms or whatever it is Little Birds eat in made me feel ill at Casc All Day. I knew that Mother Bird was out there and 1 knew that Little chicle Wasin there but i had no idea How to gel the two together. There s an old nest under the caves of the garage but Birds Dan t go to old nests and she d never have found the egg there anyway it kind of ruined my Day. Every Lime i looked out i thought about it. I m no great Bird Lover but there was something poignant about the situation. It was such tiny problem in my life and yet i was absolutely help less. When i went to bed last night i left the Light on forthe Blue egg in the Towel. How Long does it take for a Bird s egg to get to be a Bird anyway for breakfast today 1 had Toast marmalade an Coffee. No egg. To Truax a Titi swi Toti there s no accounting for taxes by russet a Baker i meant o write something today that would be Light of bean full of gaiety and leave everybody feel ing wonderful about being alive in this magnificent country at this delightful moment in history. Then a Man phoned about taxes goodbye gaiety hello melancholy. When that phone Call ended the sky had turned Gray and 1 wet remembering thai i Sliff had t done anything about the leak in the roof or bought a Ceme Tery plot. It was t a bad news Call about taxes either. The Fri was t after me. I was not facing financial destruction. The Call simply required me to think about my Tan situation. But that s just in 1 Don t want to think about my tax situation. Just having a tax situation strikes me a ridiculous. Sure it could be worse. 1 know a Man who has a tax position. He is always saying ill have to look at How that would affect my tax but he is the Type who enjoys thinking about taxes. He has wasted much of what could have been a very useful life in thinking about taxes. As a result he is Anil conversational Bat when the talk turns to depreciation. In my View depreciation is adult Dull Dull. When the conversation turns to depreciation i am overcome bythe urge to put out the cat and Brush my Teeth. Dont misunderstand. If depreciation it your conversational Ace in my Book you be got every right to Chat it up Ai Long a you on find people who ran stay conscious while you do in people who like tax talk should t be forced to talk about Villanelle Vene form japanese Trade policy or Hannibal s tactics at the Battle of cannae if they Don twant to and our government does t make them. In certainly does t compel them to think about such things whether they want to or not alas this toleration does t extend to uses. You have la think about taxes whether you want to or not. In fact it s almost impossible no to think about the full time. In Short in makes me so much More Light hearted if1 can go for several Days without having to think about taxes. Once i Start though the gloom and despair ooze from every pore. I begin to grind my Teeth about being subjected to government whose aim is to turn my country into a nation of bookkeepers and accountants. Not that 1 have anything against bookkeepers and accountants. I Haven t. It s simply trial i decided years ago i Junior High school As a matter of fact that i did t want to grow up and be a bookkeeper or accountant that decision was made in an eighth Grade business class where a woman was teaching How to compute compound interest. Computing compound interest Twain t terribly hard to do but it did t seem terribly interesting either and i decided i would not grow up to be a bookkeeper or accountant. My decision not to become a bookkeeper or accountant however gets no such respect from government. What inadequate records cackle its incensed Audi tors. See what i mean taxes you just have to men Tion the subject and my happiest smile shatters and begin snapping at the president. Hey or. President you were going to get the government off our backs show about in mave that gloom go away. 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