Negotiating the Emotional Trenches
Spock. You were loved… The after-effects of an emotional time tends to wear you out. Best Friends sometimes has that effect on the people who volunteer. While confronting the work that they do, you...
View ArticleThe Parrot Garden’s Family of Lilac Crowned Amazons
The Parrot Garden has an unusual and interesting flock in residence. They have a family of Lilac Crowned Amazons: A mother, a father and two of their children. They have been together since those...
View ArticleIf it Bleeds…It Leads.
Obviously, “Holly Hobbie” doesn’t sell around here… Why does negativity sell? And why does it, and all of the controversy following it get everyone’s attention? I have published so many happy and...
View ArticleA Blues Traveler Kind of Journey
Great Opportunities: Sometimes you get invited to the party… This blog has been kicking around for almost five years. Some of it is my thoughts and opinions. Some of it is essays, some is about the...
View ArticleKnowing My Limits
Charlie on my knee… You’ve read a little bit about Charlie at Best Friends Animal Society. I’d read about Charlie before at the BF website and was completely smitten by this charming African Grey even...
View Article500
Yes, 500 posts. Not bad. It’s actually 501 if you count the original, “Hello World” post put up automatically by WordPress. But I don’t count that one because I didn’t write it. So where have we been?...
View ArticleThe No Fly Zone
I read an article sent to me by Sher Buckner from the Humane Society Website by writer Charles Bergman. Who is Charles Bergman? I had no idea so I Googled him. According to Charles Bergman, Charles...
View ArticleWriting From the Trenches: Guest Blogger Bonnie Grafton
Life runs fast and mean in this town. -Hunter S. Thompson Things in the world of Avicuture have gotten a little heated lately. Due to...
View ArticleThe Cleaning Chronicles
Cleaning at Best Friends. I don’t mind cleaning there. Years ago in the time of BP, (Before Parrots) I remember looking around my house and I could not for the life of me find one more thing to clean...
View Article“The Cleaning Chronicles #5″: The Toughest Part is Pulling the Trigger
I didn’t clean the entire porch at once. I did parts of the porch. This mirror was a part. Getting started is the hardest part. It’s all just so much! Well, I suppose it is when you look at all of it...
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