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Making
 
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Nest 
 
04/23/2010
Derek had a fairly unusual experience. You see, a bird landed on his head in his rather thick,wavy black hair. Rather than wave it away, he simply ignored the little brown sparrow. It hunkered down into his rather thick, wavy black hair and peeked out from time to time.Arriving home, Derek's wife Debbie noticed the bird immediately."Get that thing out of your hair!"Derek walked passed her and into the living room to watch TV. From time to time the birdflew away, out the open window, then back again with a blade of grass or piece of straw."Derek, it's making a nest! Get rid of that horrid thing!"Derek only glanced at Debbie vacantly, then looked back to the TV. Debbie shut the windowonce when the bird flew out the window, but when it flew back and looked forelornlythrough the glass, Derek went outside and sat on the porch. The bird continued it's project.By bedtime, the nest was complete and the bird was settling down for the night."You
will 
 
not 
sleep in the same bed...or even the same room with me if you have that dirtyanimal in your hair!"Derek bedded down on the couch that night.At work the next day, Derek's co‐workers joked and laughed until the boss noted. His facevoid of expression as his boss demanded an explanation, he was sent home from work that day. The boss said he didn't need to come back any more if he was going to have the animalin his hair.That evening a family friend came by to chat with Derek about the bird, but Derek saidonly, "It's not a problem," and kept silent for the rest of the visit. His mother came the next day and begged him to get rid of the bird, but he simply ignored her. The local vet came bythe next day, offering to help him remove the bird with its nest and take care of the birdhumanely. Derek had nothing meaningful to contribute to the conversation, and the vet went home empty handed.Tearfully, Debbie put Derek out of the house. "Come back when you're clean again."
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