R.I.P. Buster

I found my friend, usually very noisy, on the bottom of his cage in a position that wasn't upright. It surprised me and saddened me. I loved my little bird. It saddens me not to hear his voice or see him flit around anymore. In fact, the empty cage is a constant reminder that he is no longer with me. I struggle with trying to figure out whether we should get Kiwi a new companion or I should dismantle the cage. I don't want Kiwi to be lonely, but I sit and wonder how much interaction he gets with Gabriel and I talking to him and the cats bugging him...if it is enough. Above all, I just miss Buster.

The rest of the week

It looks like the university pulled the plug on the statistics class for this week. The instructor had some unforeseen scheduling conflict and could not instruct, so until there is another “facilitator” in place, the class is on hold. I assume that means the class will restart next Tuesday, but I am not sure. It is not as if the school can expect a full week’s participation in four days, if there is a new instructor today, so for whatever it is worth, it looks like a brief amnesty from the anguish of statistical analysis. That is good, in a serendipitous way, as my schedule is far busier than the calendar would indicate. I just found out a day or so ago that I have an install at Prairie’s Edge today, so as soon as I post this message, it is time for me to hit the road for the casino, three hours south of here. I have to complete the install today, as I have other obligations tomorrow. It sounds like it might rain, so that would slow the drive. Yuck. But it is spring, so I am not going to look the gift horse in the mouth, as the rain is still in short supply.

Tomorrow, I am getting a new crown installed in place of the previous, as that one failed after a short time. Fortunately, it is warranty work, so it isn’t going to cost me a dime. That is rare these days! After the dental visit, we will likely stop at the zoo again. I figure that every time we visit, it reduces the cost of our membership, since we only pay once a year and economize through frequent visits, dividing the cost among the visits. The more visits, the cheaper the membership. We have gone to the zoo two times this spring, but each time, the weather was lousy, so we only checked out the tropical exhibits. Maybe one of these visits, we can actually visit the open-air exhibits. One of my friends is coming with us on this zoo visit. Heather will get a chance for an introduction and we will get to show off our beautiful children! Now, if only the weather would cooperate, we can see the rest of the place.

Time to fly. Peace.