{"id":8827,"date":"2026-02-02T19:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/?p=8827"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:28:06","slug":"retro-twenty-twenty-six-day-seven-turns-out-black-swans-sound-like-kittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dresan.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/02\/retro-twenty-twenty-six-day-seven-turns-out-black-swans-sound-like-kittens\/","title":{"rendered":"[retro twenty twenty six day seven]: turns out black swans sound like kittens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So at nearby Furman University<\/a> there’s a man-made lake with a variety of waterfowl in it – including a pair of black swans, which happen to sound a lot like kittens. Apparently these are Australian imports, deliberately introduced to the lake, and are well known to sightseers and university residents alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We saw the swans while walking around the lake, trying to work off some of the wonderful vegan food we had at nearby Sunbelly Cafe<\/a>, a vegan, gluten-free restaurant that nevertheless has really great food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My wife had our usual favorite, their vegan burger with all the addable fixin’s, but I tried their all-day breakfast and found their waffles were quite the standout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So was the vegan dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a pretty good day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-the Centaur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pictured: the black swan, the lake, the waffles, and the dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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