This took a while to happen, but the relationship is progressing from tolerance to friendship.

All four are gone now. This one was the last one and fell on the ground when he/she tried to fly out of the nest. We put him/her back and then a few hours later they were gone.

Hector has just hours left. This video is for him:

Are these times contagious
I’ve never been this bored before
Is this the prize I’ve waited for
Now with the hours passing
There’s nothing left here to insure
I long to find a messenger
Have I got a long way to run
Have I got a long way to run
Yeah, I run

Is there a cure among us
From this processed sanity
I weaken with each voice that sings
Now, in this world of purchase
I’m going to buy back memories
To awaken some old qualities

Have I got a long way to run
Have I got a long way to run
Yeah, I run
Yeah, I run

Have I got a long way
Have I got a long way
Have I got a long way to run
Have I got a long way to run

Yeah, I run (have I got a long way to run)
Yeah, I run (have I got a long way to run)
Yeah, I run (have I got a long way to run)
Yeah, I run (have I got a long way to run)

–Run by Collective Soul

We had some friends and family over for my birthday yesterday (that’s an uncle in the photo above). Thanks to an enthusiastic photographer, some really nice pictures were snapped:

My brother posted a baby picture of himself as his Facebook profile photo. I love the pleather jacket.

I figured I’d post one of my own baby pictures too:

And speaking about babies, Tango can keep his name because he’s a confirmed male.