Mockingbird

Years ago I heard this great song by Carly Simon and James Taylor:

Mock (yeah)
ing (yeah)
bird (yeah)
yeah (yeah)
Mockin'bird

Now everybody have you heard
He's gonna buy me a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don't sing
He's gonna buy me a diamond ring

I thought: Why not buy her that diamond ring anyway? Why wait if the bird's gonna sing or not? Will the ring get cheaper in the meantime? Isn't the ring in stock and does the guy need to buy some time? Why not try another store then? Finally, I got tired of all these useless questions, so I picked up a book and started reading.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of the greatest novels of all time. The book is about race and justice in the American Deep South during the 1930s. One of the characters in the book is called Boo Radley. He lives in the Radley House and is a phantom. He's over six feet tall and has rotten yellow teeth. When bad things happen, Boo is usually blamed. By description only, this guy gives me the creeps. I might offer him a mouthful of dental implants and bridges (worth approx. 7000 Euros per jaw) if he promises to go away and stay away!