I love to watch the baby birds and other creatures around my home that have outgrown the “nest” but can’t leave the family yet.

I feed my birds year-round … (and the squirrels, opossums, bunnies, raccoons, ducks, deer, etc., because we throw out the table scraps from our salad peelings, too.)

When we go to BJ’s Warehouse (think Cosco in other areas) and buy bags of unsalted peanuts, we are asked about the purchase. Yes, we feed all those that come to the feeders. We buy our seeds at the local feed mill.

But I love it when the babies, who are as big as the parent, come along with the parent to the feeders. They flutter and squawk at them until the parent finally pops a seed into the screaming kid’s mouth (beak, whatever!)

They’re old enough to feed themselves – but don’t.

Despite being capable of self-sufficiency, they seem to cherish the extra care, much like some adult children who still live at home, occasionally accompanied by their own children and pets.

Why is that?

Jobs don’t pay enough to live on. I remember working several jobs to make rent and utilities. Even with a college degree, many can’t make ends meet.

Prices are out of control, the economy is out of whack, and some people are lazy. I’ve seen them. They buy inappropriate foods for their family, they don’t exercise, and they ignore the signs that they have got to get up off their butts and work hard. It’s a “Give Me Society.”

But that is not everyone. Some work hard and are hardly making it.

So what is the alternative? I’m not sure.

I continue to work – digitally optimizing websites, writing my news for this newsletter, posting on social media, and editing and posting videos. I am not a sage with lots of wisdom to spew around.

I can tell you complacency gives you hemroids. I can also tell you that doing nothing or waiting for your parents or someone else (the Government) to give you money to live on is NOT the answer.

I believe in hard work. Punching a clock or whatever your job requires is important. Being on time, paying your dues, being honest in commerce, and having integrity make a good person worth hiring and keeping employed.

Is that you? I hope so.