Category Archives: Pearl

You just never know what wonders may await when a new day dawns. For instance – today.  Today Pearl ate …. banana. He is (only) 12 years old. But not once – until today – in those prior 12 years has he ever displayed even the slightest interest in consuming banana. Mommy is proud, proud,ContinueContinue reading “Day One: Banana!”

I have recently decided that Pearl will be immortal. I can’t stand to ever lose him, so it just makes sense. In the unlikely event my (foolproof) plan fails, however, I decided we could get a head start on the immortalization process here. “365 Days of Pearl” will present one special pic & story about myContinueContinue reading “Introduction: 365 Days of Pearl”

Cockatiels are fairly small parrots – sort of like parakeets on steroids. Only slightly taller, slightly more robust, often the objects they want to climb up on and the delicacies they want to sample remain just out of reach. So then it becomes necessary to get creative. For instance, first you want to survey theContinueContinue reading “The Watermelon Acrobat”

Facebook can be a wonderful thing. Especially when you can meet folks like Marguerite Floyd, author of “Cockatiel Lessons: how one little yellow bird changed everything.” Marguerite is a fellow parront – a fellow writer – a fellow supporter and fan of all things parrot. Because (in my opinion) there is far too little literatureContinueContinue reading “Cockatiel Lessons”

I loved to travel B.P. (Before Pearl). A.P. (After Pearl) I still like to travel – but I like coming home even better. Who wouldn’t, when you’re coming home to this? Pearl also enjoys a good reunion. Reunions. And….of course…..

Cirque du Soleil may be popular. But that is just because audiences haven’t seen The Ribbon Master yet.

So recently Leonardo diCaprio reprised Robert Redford in the role of Jay Gatsby in the classic Paramount Pictures remake of the equally classic film “The Great Gatsby.” Which has spawned the usual ridiculously inflated influx of profits for Warner Bros…..and a host of copycats. Male copycats. Male coiffure copycats. Some of these, er, copycats areContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Great Gatsby”

As a vegetarian (going on 26 years now) I don’t often find a tasty club sandwich to enjoy. When I go to the restaurant in Houston (Baba Yega) that has them, I can have my veggie club all to myself. When I order takeout, however, the meal may or may not take a slightly different,ContinueContinue reading “Fun with Club Sandwiches”

This morning we went into the cupboard as usual to fetch a certain feathery someone’s breakfast. We came out with…the new Cupcake Vineyards Spokesbird. I am expecting a call from Cupcake any day offering us a lucrative contract (or at the very least, a free bottle of wine or two! 🙂 )

Currently my family is on vacation in Cape Cod. Pearl, who thinks any travel route that lasts longer than 5 minutes is unacceptably long, is staying at Ray’s birdie hotel right now, where he hangs out all day with professional singing canaries, finches, parrotlets, parakeets and other winged sidekicks. Not having Pearl with me hasContinueContinue reading “Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo”