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There is nothing like being famous and feathery to make you really treasure your down-time. So when your services are needed on an “overtime” basis, you want to make sure the compensation is well worth it. Luckily, negotiating overtime pay is easy when you make it very clear what you want. Emphasize this enough and you won’tContinueContinue reading “Day 305: Negotiating Overtime”

Being full-feathered and famously fetching can often translate into other beings wanting you to do “style consultations.” Here, their hope is to achieve a style and presentation similar to yours. However, no matter how easy and effortless you make it look, not all beings may have the ability to learn to do the same. As youContinueContinue reading “Day 304: Style Consulting”

Each flock tends to develop its own rituals concerning household meals. For instance, in one flock, “parrot lunch” may mean “lunching with parrots.” In another flock, however, it may mean “lunching ON parrots.” Eeep. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts   p.s. Pearl is very excited about his new online SHOP!  He invites all of his VIP fans (yes,ContinueContinue reading “Day 303: Parrot Lunch”

When you bring beings of different species under your wing, you learn a lot about interspecies culture and communications. For instance, from your personal flock of featherless assistants, you have learned that the larger a being is, the less likely they are to ever grow any feathers of their own. You have also learned thatContinueContinue reading “Day 302: Under Your Wing”

Another great way to celebrate special occasions is with gifts. (To be clear, here we are specifically talking about receiving gifts, not giving gifts). When you are lucky enough to have VIP fans who want to celebrate with you, they even know what you like already so they just send it for you right at theContinueContinue reading “Day 301: Gifts are Great”

Different species have different traditions for celebrating special moments – like reaching Day 300 on your own famous and feathery blog! The large featherless beings often gravitate towards an odd sort of liquid they won’t let any of the shorter flock members try. The small shelled beings (or at least the only one you’ve met) seemContinueContinue reading “Day 300: The Best Way to Celebrate”

There is little in life more intimidating for a new predator than to watch the work of a pro. It is so easy to get discouraged and think you will never be as good at bringing down prey. But even the pros have to start somewhere. In this short how-to post, a predatory pro demonstratesContinueContinue reading “Day 299: Starter Prey”

There is a reason beings who dine out enjoy reading about the dish selection before ordering. First, you want to verify that the chefs know what they are putting in their own dishes. Second, you want to test out the paper the descriptions are printed on (thicker, crunchier paper = finer dining). And third, youContinueContinue reading “Day 298: Green and Leafy”

Regardless of species, being sick sucks. So when one flock member becomes ill, it is up to the rest of the flock to cheer them up. Some species – such as the small ones with shells – don’t seem to find feathers very cheering. But for other species – particularly those who are large with noContinueContinue reading “Day 297: Dr. Cuteness”

It is a common misunderstanding that only big predators can bring down big prey. In fact, it is not the size of the predator that matters most, but how fierce that predator is. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts   p.s. Pearl is very excited about his new online SHOP!  He invites all of his VIP fansContinueContinue reading “Day 296: The Pizza Predator”