One of these days I’ll get around to it. I’ll likely hit you up for a refresher course because I’d be doing something “new”. Heh.
Re the parrot, I think that, at age 13, he’s probably too set in his ways for a girlfriend. I’ve read that they live up to age 25, and there are even some reports of living to 30. He’ll probably outlive me. Heh.
No problem, anytime. I used to raise finches, about 7 pairs of really colorful ones. Birds are happier with a mate.