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Here at Wet Bird Couture, the resident CFO (chief fashion officer) has just returned from a long-overdue sabbatical. Sabbaticals, of course, are for studying and analyzing new style trends, noticing pairs of opposites (such as real winners vs real flops) and then making your expert predictions accordingly. This can be a particularly tough job ifContinueContinue reading “Day 52: Wet Bird Couture Presents Balayage for Birds”

There is something so magical about wings. Everyone wants them. If you have wings, other beings are always studying you, trying to figure out how you grew yours and if they can copy you and achieve lift-off. Of course, most beings are not, well, aerodynamically inclined. Take your shelled sister, for example. If ever thereContinueContinue reading “Day 49: Serenading Your Sister”

When you are chock-full of natural musical talent and singing ability, sometimes you have to audition backing musicians. While you can keep a beat very well all by yourself, having a rhythm section can add more depth and drama to your musical selections. Of course you have to audition your backing musicians personally, meeting themContinueContinue reading “Day 46: The Crinkle and the Crackle”

Living with an interspecies flock can bring up some delicate dinnertime issues. For example, let’s say you have been tracking a herd of delicious prey all afternoon. Finally, the right moment arrives and you pounce! So there you are, noshing away on your fresh catch. Then suddenly a hungry flock mate appears. There is theContinueContinue reading “Day 43: Pasta for Parrots”

Not every being is lucky enough to be born with musical talent. Of course, when you have soft feathers all over your body, everyone knows you can sing. You might be out and about, just minding your own business, and suddenly a crowd of fans recognizes you and starts begging you for a spontaneous concert!ContinueContinue reading “Day 40: For the Love of Toes”

Working with large featherless beings has its pros. It also has its cons. For instance, even though you are a famous and feathery actor juggling multiple high-visibility, high-pressure creative projects at any given time, you can still get up in the morning and get to work right away with a chirp in your voice andContinueContinue reading “Day 37: Pearl Cutts in “The Case of the Missing Coffee””

Life as a feathered being can be hectic. At some point it just makes sense to outsource certain tasks to free up time for things only you can do. Of course, this then presents other challenges. Like keeping the help happy. Let’s say, for example, you have a big new show coming up. Pressure isContinueContinue reading “Day 34: Cheering Up the Props”

Developing efficient hunting skills takes time, dedication and lots of practice. The wilier the prey, the more skillful the hungry hunter must be. This is why, historically speaking, the best hunters have typically had feathers. For both ancient and modern hunters, the presence of feathers accomplishes two key purposes: It gives you a healthy doseContinueContinue reading “Day 31: Stealth Millet”

With so much competition for VIP fans today, there is nothing like a good, spicy, suspenseful story to keep an audience coming back for more. The more spicy, the more suspenseful, the better. If the story is so spicy and suspenseful the fans faint dead away before it even begins and remember nothing, even better.ContinueContinue reading “Day 28: Pearl Cutts in “Arugula Interrogation””

It is no big secret the large featherless beings aren’t very good at taking turns. This is especially true when it comes to the flock-wide reflective rectangular device with the crispy flingable keys. They can (and do) hog this device for hours without any visible signs of remorse. While it may seem like just oneContinueContinue reading “Day 25: Taking Turns”