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I mentioned earlier that I am fostering an Amazon parrot from the Refuge while the building is under construction. Manu seems to prefer men to women in general, but I think he is very content in my home. He has been warming up to… Continue Reading “Breakthrough?”
One last thing about the airports. USA Today had an article about Volunteer Aides helping confused travelers at the airports: Last year, about 1,600 Travelers Aid volunteers — including many people who retired from the travel industry or love to travel — assisted some… Continue Reading “Volunteering in the Airport”
I knew we had a train club in the area. I did not know that we had a Lego Train Club. I didn’t know there was such a thing as a Lego Train Club. I took my nephew, Alex, to their show at the… Continue Reading “Northern Illinois Lego Train Club”
Maxine is a darling Goffin’s Cockatoo that is very serious about who she likes and who she doesn’t like. She only likes other Cockatoos. And apparently, she is at the Refuge because she bonds too tightly to her people. Wednesday night, I was in… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Maxine”
I spent the better part of the day helping to set up for our Anniversary Sale. All books are half priced, except those listed on our Amazon web site. Basically, we hauled out all of the donated books that had been sitting on closets… Continue Reading “At the Library – Sale Weekend”
We don’t take in many small parrots, and when we do we don’t keep them very long. Easier to place, I guess. Pepito is our current resident shorty. Isn’t he darling? Pepito is pretty nippy, so he wasn’t getting much time out of the… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Pepito”
I am very sorry to be cramming another “Save the Dogs” report down your throat, but my brother went to school with the reporter on this story so I feel like posting it. Yes, he is the son of meteorologist Steve Baskerville. If you… Continue Reading “PAWS Report”
When we manage to find the right event at the right time, the Refuge will bring a few birds and make an appearance at local events. On Friday, we (and by “we” I do not by any means mean “I”) will be at the… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Meeting the Public”
Last night, in between arguing with an 11 year old about Tom Clancy’s alleged autograph and confirming that we will not discount a book because the title is objectionable, I did a lot of Amazon listing. A bunch of them were German language titles… Continue Reading “At the Library – Foreign Languages and Making It Up as We Go Along”
I believe I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Peachie the Mollucan Cockatoo had laid an egg. My African Grey, Kiwi, was at the vet last week for her annual exam. I reminded Dr. Sakas that Kiwi likes to celebrate the 4th of… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Kasper”
The Next Dark Age 