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So. Over there on the right. The parrot rescue where I volunteer has upgraded to an organization page on Facebook. There isn’t much content there now, but I expect the Merry Band of Internet Addicts will be pulling together soon to make it interesting.… Continue Reading “The Facebook Badge”
I have posted about this absolutely everywhere, but my own blog! The parrot rescue where I volunteer is having a 10-mile walk to raise awareness and support the mission: “First and foremost, to work together with other parrot groups to eliminate the need for… Continue Reading “Bird Walk”
I have had a crazy, crazy week. Stuff was happening at work from the second I got in Monday morning. Wednesday was my usual gig at the Rescue and after that, I went to a meet up at Starbucks for Project Linus where they… Continue Reading “Checking In”
I decided to use pictures of Sigmund, the African Grey parrot I am fostering, to feature my Crowdrise project for the Rescue. It struck me then, how much progress he has made. This pic is labelled June 2010: And I took this last… Continue Reading “Sigmund: Then and Now”
As I have become more active volunteering, I am more aware of how much time, effort and money are required to keep charitable organizations going. I am not good at this fundraising stuff – this asking for money. At the same time, my family… Continue Reading “Crowdrise”
Vito is an African Grey at the rescue that came in with my foster bird, Sigmund. I hung out with him while I was working tonight, and wondered for the hundredth time why he hasn’t been adopted yet. He is about the most well-rounded… Continue Reading “At the Refuge: Vito”
So you all know what a pain it is to medicate animals. My mother has to find new ways to hide pills from Shadow every day. Canned food. Peanut butter sandwiches. Cheese. Luckily, she remembers the technique from back in the 80’s when everyone… Continue Reading “Meds”
I don’t remember if I mentioned that in addition to Sigmund, I brought home Cobalt, a darling lovebird from the Refuge, to foster for the holidays. Boarding pet birds is a major source of revenue for the Refuge, and it gets very crowded. At… Continue Reading “Sigmund and Cobalt”
It seems that the town Deerfield, Illinois is considering some new rules for pet owners. One involves required muzzling of “aggressive” dogs. The other is limiting the number of pets in a home to five: “The board decided a limit of five would be… Continue Reading “Over the Limit”
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