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Parrot Nation

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

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Can You Pass the “Parrot Household Interview?”

In this time of duking it out for positions in a tight job market and the increase of applications that need processing,  companies have turned to outside resourcing to assist them in shuffling through all of the applications getting thrown... Continue Reading →

This is Not a “Mommy Blog,” But At Least Their Kids Grow Up

I've been doing some research on blogging, popular blogs, and the ever-popular "Mommy Blog." This "Mommy Blog" subject seems to be the type of blog that's the most popular and gets the most traffic. "Dooce," and "Pioneer Woman," seem to lead... Continue Reading →

Where Do I Belong?

You might be aware of some of my travels in the animal world. The Houston Parrot Festival, The Cincinnati Zoo, the Midwest Bird Expo, Natural Encounters, the BEST Parrot Conference, The Avian Encounters Trilogy Video Premiere and most recently, Best... Continue Reading →

Organizing My Life

It started with my laptop. I had over 5000 photos in my laptop and it needed some weeding out. They were all over the place and I had to figure out how to categorize them and put them in some... Continue Reading →

Searching For the Big Idea

I went to a meeting on Thursday for work. I’m on a “Leadership Team” for my job. Once a month we have a meeting where we attempt to solve problems, innovate new ideas and try to come up with “the... Continue Reading →

The Hatching of “Parrot Nation”

On Jun 25, 2008 at 13:45, "Parrot Nation" was hatched. I've gotten more reads in a day now than I had in the the first month. I had no big ideas, no real plans and no idea what I was... Continue Reading →

The Tribe

I’ve been thinking about the culture of aviculture. Not just about what it is that we do to keep birds in our homes and our lives, but how it affects us as a community. It is a specialized world, probably... Continue Reading →

How Clean is “Clean?”

I’m pretty good about cleaning up after my Greys. I have a slate stone floor so it sweeps and vacuums up fairly easily. Once I get after it with a mop and some really hot water, it looks as good... Continue Reading →

Flying Into the Side of Life

I wrote this piece last year as an entry into a writing contest that posed the question, "When did you first realize that you had become a grown-up?" Obviously it didn't win because if it had, you'd have known about... Continue Reading →

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