Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
3 years ago
Friday, May 22, 2009
Sharpening Markers
The album that my sweetie and his band mates worked so hard on is now released! I know I am bias, but I am truly impressed with the outcome. Listen for yourself! You can find it under Sharpening Markers on amazon, or itunes. It is better to go to itunes because all the songs are available! If you can't fork over $6 for all the songs, I recommend B-Rock and Nom de Guerre.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Will I ever be in a position of feeling appreciated? People are often too greedy, selfish and self-absorbed to even consider others. I blame it on the human condition and basic survival needs. I suppose it goes back to caveman being programmed to compete for food and shelter. Have we evolved? If not, is this lack of consideration how survival skills translate into modern society?
I have an internal conflict on this issue; on one hand, I want to be a good person and be considerate of others, on the other hand I think the way to earn respect is to demand it! You know, "NO MORE MR. NICE GUY"!
I want to achieve some balance where I can take what I need in life and also be there for others. Like when you are traveling on an airplane with a small child and you are instructed to put the oxygen mask on your face before proceeding to put in on the kid. Because if you die in the process of trying to save the kid, before long you're both dead.
I have an internal conflict on this issue; on one hand, I want to be a good person and be considerate of others, on the other hand I think the way to earn respect is to demand it! You know, "NO MORE MR. NICE GUY"!
I want to achieve some balance where I can take what I need in life and also be there for others. Like when you are traveling on an airplane with a small child and you are instructed to put the oxygen mask on your face before proceeding to put in on the kid. Because if you die in the process of trying to save the kid, before long you're both dead.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Amazing Squeaky Toy
This video is documentation that my bird can say his favorite word (Tucker) faster than humanly possible. The result sounds like a dog's squeaky toy. I know it gets old after the third time. I edited it down to 30 seconds and I guess I accidentally uploaded the original version. The visual stinks because he will only do it from his cage as a "call" to me in the other room.
He seems to be completely back to his normal moody self, you know, as opposed to the hormone crazed, sex deprived, demon that was formally occupying his cage and a completely separate room in my house.
The experience we've had with Tucker has made me think very seriously about starting or strongly supporting an awareness program. There are thousands of people like me and Brandon that buy birds as babies, realize that they are very difficult pets and take a lot of time, then dump them in a shelter, or worse, let them loose. In addition, most birds can live into their 80's and often times they will outlive their owners. The thought of having Tucker as an elderly person should probably make me happy, but there is something about the responsibility and permanence that makes me shudder. I try not to think about it.
Dom Deluise died Monday and I was pleased to hear that he wished that donations be made to the Lily Sanctuary, a parrot shelter and awareness organization. This prompted an awesome story on the CBS nightly news last night describing the difficulties of parrot owning and the growing problem in the United States of unwanted birds and lack of shelters. The parrot owner interviewed couldn't have said it better (as her parrot is sitting on top of her fridge throwing magnets on the floor) "There is not a day that goes by where I don't feel in over my head".
He seems to be completely back to his normal moody self, you know, as opposed to the hormone crazed, sex deprived, demon that was formally occupying his cage and a completely separate room in my house.
The experience we've had with Tucker has made me think very seriously about starting or strongly supporting an awareness program. There are thousands of people like me and Brandon that buy birds as babies, realize that they are very difficult pets and take a lot of time, then dump them in a shelter, or worse, let them loose. In addition, most birds can live into their 80's and often times they will outlive their owners. The thought of having Tucker as an elderly person should probably make me happy, but there is something about the responsibility and permanence that makes me shudder. I try not to think about it.
Dom Deluise died Monday and I was pleased to hear that he wished that donations be made to the Lily Sanctuary, a parrot shelter and awareness organization. This prompted an awesome story on the CBS nightly news last night describing the difficulties of parrot owning and the growing problem in the United States of unwanted birds and lack of shelters. The parrot owner interviewed couldn't have said it better (as her parrot is sitting on top of her fridge throwing magnets on the floor) "There is not a day that goes by where I don't feel in over my head".
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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