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That’s right. Tomorrow is the day. I face taking my ‘boards’ - the dreaded test developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, aka the NCLEX. Am I nervous? Yeah. Have I studied? TONS. All the way through nursing school I have prepared for this moment. Am I ready? Hmm. Can one EVER [...]

The last week or so had been one dominated by gray skies. They bring the healing rains, but they also make the short days seem even shorter, and induce the urge to just hibernate. Even the birds were feeling it. They declined coming out, or they returned to their cages early. Aunalese is always the [...]

After reading, researching, and watching countless videos, I have come to the conclusion that I don’t care if my birds do circus tricks or say cute phrases. We have two birds that talk, and both have pretty much just learned from what they hear. Mar will speak occasionally. Usually when he wants something. Like when [...]

Marden flew from the stand up to my arm, on command tonight for the first time. I am SO PROUD OF HIM! Go, Baby Bird!

When it comes to dogs and fleas, cuteness must equal deliciousness. Riley wages a constant war with fleas, despite topical and even oral preventatives. And now he has acquired this rash, possibly from his daddy who seems to have found a hidden stash of poison ivy. I remembered Aveeno, from a long-past experience with hives. [...]

If you have ever done extensive research on the Internet, you know that for every ‘expert’ quote, there is a rebuttal. Today, we are playing the part of ‘rebuttal’ ….
Experts say that Congo African Grey parrots are not cuddlers, and are not good shoulder birds. Megan would agree when it comes to me, however [...]

For those who think keeping birds in cages is ‘cruel’ - two parrots in unlocked cages. Though the doors are wide open, they have chosen to go in and roost for the evening. (The birds in the two large cages. The little birds are locked down for the night.)

The following post was stuck in the buffer from June 29th.
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Now it’s posturing and threats. Acer is still insisting that their laptop was only partially at fault for the screen breaking under LESS THAN NORMAL USE, and we have been threatened by no less than two legal representatives. First the legal department from San Jose [...]

What does freedom mean? Is it perceived differently by humans than it is by other creatures? I look at the little winged creatures sleeping on their perches and have to wonder…
Years ago, I owned an ancient copy of the book “Mother India” by Katherine Mayo. It was a rather controversial book, in which she lamented [...]

It’s been a little over a month since he has owned me, and Marden is very proud of all the things he has trained me to do so far. It took barely a few days for me to learn to respond to the ‘cute’ noise by running to retrieve him from his cage. He also [...]