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Parrot Nation

Parrots are cool. They are also one hell of a lot of work.

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essays and articles

A few things I’ve written for various Organizations and Foundations…

Moving Through the Pain

I wish I could write something different. I would love to write the fairy tale, where everything is wonderful and nothing is wrong and it all worked out in the end. But I can't. Mattie passed away very early Tuesday... Continue Reading →

Mattie’s Lower Tract

What a weekend. It’s been pretty tense around here. Mattie the dog started going downhill over the weekend and completely lost her appetite. She wasn't moving around, she was listless and didn't even want to go out. As soon as my... Continue Reading →

Happy Anniversary to “Parrot Nation”

  Three years ago today at 12:20 p.m. I hit the internet wilderness. I signed up at WordPress to write this blog.The first post was “Hello World” and it was an automatically generated post. When I hit that enter key,... Continue Reading →

Content is King – Time is Short

Reinvention is always necessary in any product line, any field of thought, vision or interest. With that in mind, I’ve been trying to open up my mind to new ideas, new ways of doing things and new products. Doing what... Continue Reading →

Heroes and Villains

Sometimes it’s hard to tell in this business. I think some of the heroes are the people who train and educate about training. Susan Friedman is a hero. Barbara Heidenreich is a hero. Robin Shewokis is a hero for spreading... Continue Reading →

“The Frank Sinatra Approach” : Doing it Your Way

I’m not one for dictating; telling people what to do and how to do it, I simply allow people a peek into how I do things. Do I think the way I feed is a better way than an all-seed... Continue Reading →

Your Birds Are Your Office

I found Cindy Here I remember someone referring to Cindy Crawford in either an interview or a written piece. The writer conjectured that the reason Cindy was such a successful model and lasted so long in the business was because... Continue Reading →

Catching Flak Over a 14-inch Bird

The amount of crap I went through when that Cookie video went viral was enough to make anyone heave. It was just a rough time. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I now understand why Britney Spears... Continue Reading →

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Many people have emailed me asking for advice on keeping up a blog. I dutifully answer as best I can and help them out, if possible. It’s not easy.  I’ve been blogging for three years now as well as coming... Continue Reading →

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