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You're doing well Doobs. I haven't heard one for about 15 years.

Pretty sure I didn't hear one last year, I am guessing my last one was 2 or 3 years ago.  It was in a fairly local nature reserve, but I didn't see it.

We have had a couple of neighbours building in their back gardens.  I was quite surprised how it affected the birds in my garden, but they seem to be recovering after no work for 3 weeks or so.  

though if they fall for that they deserve all the bad luck they get. 

One theory

There is a question as to why the majority of the hosts of brood parasites care for the nestlings of their parasites. Not only do these brood parasites usually differ significantly in size and appearance, but it is also highly probable that they reduce the reproductive success of their hosts. The "mafia hypothesis" proposes that when a brood parasite discovers that its egg has been rejected, it destroys the host's nest and injures or kills the nestlings. The threat of such a response may encourage compliant behavior from the host.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasitism

You're doing well Doobs. I haven't heard one for about 15 years.

Don't we normally talk about cuckoos at this time of year?  I heard my first one today; bad luck for potential mother birds in the area, though if they fall for that they deserve all the bad luck they get. 

It's a bit scary how many long-term blondes, many of them 20 years here, are struggling with health. We are all growing old together - obv - at at an age when our bodies start to creak & groan with all manner of ailments.

Why I got in front of the curve

Get things moving in your 20s and then nothing to worry about!

Pass on my best wishes too please Vinny.

+1

Dreadful news, but glad he's home and on the mend.

The only thing that might make that black easier to deal with is that it wasn't for the title, a place in the final yes, but not for the world title itself. He seemed to take it well and was very eloquent when interviewed afterwards.

My snooker story is that I was once offered a bribe to lose a match, I turned it down and then played the worst match of my life and lost anyway. Trying to explain to the people I had told about the bribe that I HADN'T taken it after all was difficult as they were all convinced I had taken it as I played so badly.

p.s. this was university halls tournament, I would never claim to be any good, biggest break in practice was 83 and in a match was 50 something and I haven't played for years, but I'd still like to think I would have potted that black

Craziest missed black I can remember since 94.

Need a good holiday after that, I'm sure.

Hi Ray,

What a lovely update, & so nice to hear you are now in such a happy place. What a contrast to when you were playing those 180 Man SNG's on 'Stars & were facing some brutal variance. You got through it though, survived to emerge the other side bigger & better, and then everything fell nicely  into place.

Well done mate, & long may it last.

Appreciate that tikay, I reflect back on that time now as one of the most valuable experiences of my life, and something I'm grateful to have gone through. It was a difficult period for sure but learnt a lot about myself. Thanks for the kind words.

Also annoying... I missed an f off of off and I've only just noticed.