The bird in the loft
November 17th, 2008
Reader and friend of this site, Melanie, sent in an amusing anecdote. It turns out to be an object lesson in how we can deceive ourselves however, so the story is being told here with Melanie’s permission.
The story.
Melanie’s mother called her one Sunday in a panic stating that she had a bird trapped in her loft or somewhere under the eaves. It must have got trapped sometime on Saturday, as that’s when it started to make a noise. Thankfully for her mum, the bird seemed to sleep until morning. (more…)
