{"id":18393,"date":"2022-02-27T20:48:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T00:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18393"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T17:19:34","slug":"bald-eagle-for-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/bald-eagle-for-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle for Thanksgiving?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If Ben Franklin had his way, we&#8217;d be eating the national bird ? every Thanksgiving. Or maybe we&#8217;d eat bald eagle, because Turkeys would be a protected symbol of America&#8217;s deliciousness? #YouTellMe ~jg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>America\u2019s love-hate relationship with the bald eagle https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2022\/03\/bald-eagle-america-history-jack-e-davis\/621311\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"510\" data-attachment-id=\"18392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/1645998614221\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?fit=1200%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,625\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1645998614221\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?fit=1024%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?fit=980%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?resize=980%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?resize=1024%2C533&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?resize=768%2C400&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645998614221.jpg?resize=210%2C109&amp;ssl=1 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bald Eagle is protected in the US, but I bet it tastes just like Turkey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors Note: All opinions expressed here are just that: opinions. If you don&#8217;t like mine, I probably won&#8217;t like yours either. Let&#8217;s just nod, and walk away. Maybe come back with solutions instead of opinions. Because of the two, only solutions actually matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1614\" data-attachment-id=\"18331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2021\/12\/better-is-better\/20191018_135904-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?fit=1493%2C2459&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1493,2459\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G975U1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1571407144&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00037397157816006&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20191018_135904-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?fit=622%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?fit=980%2C1614&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=980%2C1614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=1457%2C2400&amp;ssl=1 1457w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=622%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 622w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1265&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=933%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 933w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=1243%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?resize=128%2C210&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20191018_135904-01.jpeg?w=1493&amp;ssl=1 1493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uncle Sam &#8211; Danbury, CT USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Ben Franklin had his way, we&#8217;d be eating the national bird ? every Thanksgiving. Or maybe we&#8217;d eat bald eagle, because Turkeys would be a protected symbol of America&#8217;s deliciousness? #YouTellMe ~jg America\u2019s love-hate relationship with the bald eagle https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2022\/03\/bald-eagle-america-history-jack-e-davis\/621311\/ Authors Note: All opinions expressed here are just that: opinions. 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