Journal, Day 1710
Saturday, 23 November 2024
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Mass shootings in the USA in 2024: 465
After a long and difficult week, I finally had the opportunity to relax a little bit, spend some time taking care of the birds, and catch up on banking and laundry.
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I slept until 8:30 and woke up suddenly because the construction next door started up with drills, saws, and hammering. Fortunately, the foam I stuffed into the front door frame appears to have blocked the worst of the laminated flooring fumes. The air purifier never went over 89%.
We had a hilarious moment with Charlie tonight right before we put him to bed. Backstory — he first met me without glasses, so if I’m wearing my glasses, he freaks out and attacks my face in an attempt to “save” me from the scary things sitting on my nose. However, he met Nick when he WAS wearing glasses, so if Nick takes his off, he’s suddenly becomes an eyeless stranger who needs to be attacked for our safety.
As I was giving Charlie his last bedtime scritches and treats, Nick removed his glasses to clean them. Charlie immediately went into “wedge-head attack mode.” (DADDY’S EYES CAME OFF!!)
His neck feathers fluffed up and he flew to Nick’s shoulder with the intent to protect him from the bare-faced stranger that took his eyes away.
I managed to grab him before he started biting, but he kept trying to get away and attack the weird guy who wasn’t his daddy. We were both laughing. Nick got his glasses back on and held Charlie close to show him that everything was fine and that his “eyes” were in place and he wasn’t replaced by a weird guy with no eyes.
Charlie is still in his cage muttering little birdie grumbles. He does not like it when his reality is challenged.
