Anyway, I seem to have devoted my entire weekend to the final. Well almost the entire weekend. I hesitate to tell you this, but if you are a regular reader, you know the questionable state of sanity that Shlomo and I share. There might have been a new addition to our menagerie on Saturday. She might look something like this.
Her name is Gilda (after Rita Hayworth's most famous role). That is not her, but a photo I found of the species online. She is a Solomon Eclectus. She is a bit bigger than Loco. She has her loud baby squawk at the moment (she is only three months old), but they assured us she will give that up. Like caiques, eclectus are known to be quieter parrot species. She is beautiful, but still awkward in the same way a puppy is. Loco either loves her or wants to kill her. We cannot tell. I am guessing the latter, but that should change over time.
We made a list of pros and cons to getting her. We had made a similar list for Loco. In both instances, the cons won. In both instances, we seem to have ignored the lists.
We know we are nuts. But, she is a beauty. I cannot wait for my finals to be over, so I can devote my winter break to training her and playing with Loco and helping them bond. I know you cannot force that, but I will try my darnedest.
I always swore I would not be one of those lonely old men surrounded by cats. As her lifespan is 30-50 years, I think I successfully insured that won't happen. Loco should be around another 30-40 years as well, so I guess I will be that lonely old man with his birds. Oh well, Shlomo and I already refer to ourselves as the "Birdmen of Brugghen Street."
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Phew! There you are! I hope you are still following along with me even tho we don't hear from you as much now that you are such a scholar! I also hope your final went smooth. You are brill so I have no doubts in your ability!
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