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When you are very musical, it is only natural to want to share your gifts with others. If the others are farther away, increasing the decibel level will ensure everyone gets the chance to enjoy your talents. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of learning a bunch of complicated songs, you canContinueContinue reading “Day 24: Music”

Some parronts may assume the way to their parrot’s heart is through offers of millet, neck feather scratches, or an especially shiny mirror. And your parrot will happily accept all these things for sure. But if you want to ensure true, lasting devotion, there is only one thing for it: waffles. Waffles are everything. WafflesContinueContinue reading “Day 23: Waffles”

Parrots make great mentors. They have fabulous – perfect, really – self-esteem. They see prettiness everywhere. They also always assume their parronts and everyone else are as delighted to see them as they are to see themselves. For this and many other reasons, choosing a parrot as your main, er, wing man (or wing woman)ContinueContinue reading “Day 22: Mentoring”

Regardless of their seed-loving reputation, avians can be very discriminating diners. They are also very vigilant to be sure they get the first and best portions of whatever is being served. For this reason, if you have a refined palate and enjoy sampling the freshest possible selection of delicacies, it can be a smart moveContinueContinue reading “Breakfast Selection 101”

Some folks think feeding your parrot breakfast means scooping a few tablespoons of birdseed out of a bag and into a bowl. Ha. In our household, “parrot breakfast” is a full and complete part of every day (full and complete in an entirely separate way from “Mom’s breakfast,” which is increasingly relegated to whatever briefContinueContinue reading “Day 21: Parrot Breakfast”

Approximately 50 percent of us start our day with a bowl of cereal. Of course, these statistics reflect consumption by us large featherless beings only. What I think would be really interesting to study is how many feathered beings also enjoy a delicious breakfast of crunchy cereal. From a purely observational standpoint, I would beContinueContinue reading “Day 20: Cereal”

When you are small, feathery, and very pretty, it is hard to keep from noticing that very pretty reflections are everywhere. They can appear at a moment’s notice too. Sometimes you become aware that these reflections are reliably available in certain areas of the house – which also means you like to spend as muchContinueContinue reading “Day 19: Reflections”

To the large featherless beings, paper is a useful tool to write letters, make to-do lists, start fires, that sort of thing. To the smaller feathered beings, paper is for shredding. Period. When something is this crunchy and delicious, to use it for any other purpose would be a waste.

When you have certain natural talents, it can be hard to refrain from using them. Often. For instance, perhaps you have a natural sense for organizing things. Whenever you spy what appears to be clutter, you feel irresistibly drawn towards helping out. While Mom doesn’t always appreciate your help, you keep trying because it isContinueContinue reading “Day 17: Organization”

When something is very tasty – for instance, rice noodles, waffles, hard boiled egg, houseplant – the best strategy is to ingest as much as you can as quickly as you can before others start to notice and want some too. If particles (mounds) of whatever you are eating begin to build up on theContinueContinue reading “Day 16: Beak Buildup”