Living underneath your own custom shell is like carrying around a complete home gym. All you have to do to get fit is stand up and sit down. But while this brings with it certain multi-tasking advantages, in some circumstances it can also make navigation challenging. Especially when you forget it is there. For example,ContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: If the Shell Fits”
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Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Stretching Out Your Comfort Zone
It doesn’t take too long living with the large shell-less beings before you realize you actually have a few things in common! This is a very good thing. After all, without sharing a common spoken language, or even a common species, finding other common interests can really help break the (ahem) cold-blooded ice. Take “comfortContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Stretching Out Your Comfort Zone”
Resting in Place with Malti: Zoom Zoom
When you are born with a shell no one thinks you can zoom. It is the weight, they explain. The shell. It is so heavy. It slows you down. But you know the truth. Where there is a will to zoom, there is always a way. For example, let’s say your large shell-less assistant (whoContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Zoom Zoom”
Resting in Place with Malti: Coming Out
There is a reason shelled beings are so fascinating to beings who don’t have shells. (Okay, there are many reasons. But this one seems to rather reliably top the list.) When you have a shell right above your own head, you don’t have to worry about all kinds of things non-shelled beings have to dealContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Coming Out”
Resting in Place with Malti: You Don’t Snooze You Lose
Resting in place isn’t for pretenders. There is an art to resting properly for longer stretches of time. Many beings waste their rest time by, well, not resting. You don’t snooze you lose. Luckily, as a shelled being, you come from a long and noble lineage of professional resters. Sure, there is a conservation aspectContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: You Don’t Snooze You Lose”
Resting in Place with Malti: Neck Pats Are Nice
Resting is nice. Resting feels good. It is fun and relaxing. But after you have been resting in place for awhile, it can start to get old. You might quite understandably begin to feel restless. Bored, even. This is always the right moment to book some spa services. For example, you might opt for aContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Neck Pats Are Nice”
Resting in Place with Malti: Plan B
It is good to be warm. Especially if you happen to be a so-called “cold-blooded” being (although you have it on good personal authority that your actual blood is toasty warm just like everybody else’s). And if you also happen to be a tropical South American being, being warm is very, very good. Oh soContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Plan B”
Resting in Place with Malti: Sunny With a Shell
Every species has their skillsets. Of course, some species have more skillsets than others. And not every species can multi-task their skillsets. Let’s say you happen to be a species with a shell. Lucky you. And talk about skillsets…. Check this out. You can carry your home – all of it! – right on topContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Sunny With a Shell”
Resting in Place with Malti: If the Bath Fits
Every day, some things stay the same. And some things change. Like you, for example. Maybe you still have all your cute red dots (and your orange and yellow dots, come to think of it). You still prefer the same favorite delicacies. And you still like to take life at a leisurely pace. There isContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: If the Bath Fits”
Resting in Place with Malti: Cold Blood, Warm Heart
Rumor has it that beings with shells are “cold-blooded.” As so many rumors go, this one is interesting for sure. And also wrong. Sure, your exterior often feels cool to the touch – except when you’ve been basking under your toasty warm indoor UV lamp or in the occasional direct warm winter sunbeam. In otherContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Cold Blood, Warm Heart”
Love & Feathers & Shells 