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James Bond is very good at what he does – but there is another, much more top secret agent, who goes Bond one better. .007, Mission Specialist. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts p.s. For more than 70 full length feature stories about our fab and feathery star that will be available nowhere else, reserve your personal copy of Pearl’s new bookContinueContinue reading “Day 51: 007, .007 and Moneypenny”

In every culture, highly trained individuals spend years becoming experts in something called “extraction.” Sometimes it is information that needs extracting. Other times it is an object. Still other times it might be a being. However, due to the highly “classified” nature of such rescue missions, these brave extraction heroes nearly always remain unknown and unsung.ContinueContinue reading “Day 50: Greens Extraction”

For the most feathery and famous beings, life often feels like you are waking up to Christmas morning every day. On any given day, you may receive one or several new letters and packages from your besotted fans. Here, hiring a large featherless assistant can be key to response efficiency (on account of how easyContinueContinue reading “Day 49: More Fan Mail”

When you have feathers and a finely-tuned palate, local chefs and waitstaff may soon begin to offer you free samples of new dishes. Reason being, if you like it, they can feel confident their dinner guests will too. And if you don’t like it, well…… Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts p.s. For more than 70 full length feature stories aboutContinueContinue reading “Day 48: Free Samples”

When you are cute and fluffy with soft feathers, you know there is one (and only one) thing you share in common with the small featherless shelled being. You both like it WARM. W.A.R.M. You are both from tropical places and you both like tropical temperatures. But your large featherless assistant (who keeps grumbling aboutContinueContinue reading “Day 47: Temperature Control”

The wreath is much more than just a festive holiday accent. In Roman times, the kind of wreath you displayed was an indication of your status, rank, strength, achievements, and profession. If you really wanted people to notice these things, you might put your wreath right on top of your head (or better yet, have yourContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Wreath”

While featherless and feathered beings look quite different on the outside, upon closer inspection they do enjoy a surprising number of the same hobbies. For example, they both like to eat waffles. They both like to take naps. And they both like to sit in front of the large rectangular glowing thing for hours. But if you have feathers, in manyContinueContinue reading “Day 46: The Sopranos”

In many featherless flocks, there is a tradition to consume a festive beverage called “wassail.” In fact, sometimes whole flocks will band together and start loudly singing in the streets about how much they like it. They do this until the neighbors open their doors to give the singers free wassail. When you have feathers, it is easy toContinueContinue reading “Day 45: Here We Come a Waffling”

Sometimes when featherless beings wish to sell something, they host what is called an “open house.” The hope here is, by the end of the event, a buyer will fall in love with the casa and have to have it for their very own. In the same way, when you are hoping to turn a nest-for-oneContinueContinue reading “Day 44: The Open Nest (House)”

Any true foodie appreciates the aesthetics associated with “fine dining.” For instance, with fine dining, you don’t have to go out and forage for your meal. Rather, a large featherless being called a “waitress” brings the meal right to you. Also, fine dining usually includes a dish that is one of your particular favorites – itContinueContinue reading “Day 43: Fine Dining”