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I've also heard parrots have the intelligence level of young children. I know my Quaker is very, very smart. The Eclectus is also smart, but I think the little Quaker is smarter. The ekkie is a goofball though.:p I like that "people stuck in the loud box" theory of yours! LOL Yes, I can...

My Tonkinese cat likes drinking directly from the faucet in my bathroom. I should post a photo of him doing it - too cute! When my one calico cat was dying of kidney failure we got her a fountain to try to get her to drink as much water as possible. The fountains are nice to have. I can't...

Both my husband and I love handmade soaps. They are definitely superior to commercial soaps and far better for your skin. We buy them from makers on Etsy or at little boutiques or farmer's markets. Goat milk soaps are our favorite.

I've been tempted to go out on the dinner cruise ship out of Detroit, but I finally got around to reading the reviews recently. Just about everyone complained of the horrible buffet food. They said to skip the dinner cruise and just go on the sight-seeing cruise. We went on a Bahama cruise many...

I have a friend in New York who has a son in prison. It boggles my mind that her daughter started having a relationship with a cell mate of her brother's and then MARRIED the guy! He's been AWFUL to her, ordering her around from his "cage" and making her obey his every command - even to beating...

That's actually got me chuckling! :D Birds are so amazing and incredibly smart! Your bird had more intelligent choices for TV than my Eclectus though! He was hooked on those kiddie shows! But I guess that was my fault - maybe I should have left the TV on grown-up channels for him! Maybe...

I'll buy Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice and Weight Watchers frozen meals sometimes when they're on sale. The portions are just right for a quick lunch for me. I get bored with food fairly quickly (my hubby thinks I'm so strange!) so I'll like something for awhile & then hate it. I don't eat the...

See, I'm with you. I live with chronic pain, various injuries and also depression. I'm ready to move on to the next world anytime - the sooner the better! I hate the thought of growing old and suffering even more than I suffer now. My husband though loves life and he'd be happy to live to 100. I...

We get ants because our house is on a slab and our bigger parrot always throws his food on the ground, attracting the ants to that room. We can't use poison to get rid of the ants because of how sensitive birds are (I don't like poison around any live animal/human anyway!) so we buy a spray...

Our first (male) cat liked the new kitten when we brought her home, but he hated the new male stray cat we let in a few years later. The two never became friends, but after awhile they fought less and learned to tolerate each other. When the female died, we bought a Bengal kitten. She & the...

I've never heard that milk causes worms in cats - I highly doubt it. All the professionals though say adult cats shouldn't be given milk (kittens need it) because for the most part adult felines are lactose intolerant. Milk will give them diarrhea. But there's always exceptions, and if your cat...

Does anyone have any experience with this beautiful breed of cat? The more I see and hear of them, the more intrigued I become of possibly having one. We have a Bengal already and she looks like a smaller version of these Savannah cats. I'm curious as to how healthy they are as a breed; what, if...

I heard this on the news today too. There's been other studies done showing that raisins are very beneficial to our diet and health. http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/health-benefits-of-raisins.html I liked eating raisins when I was a kid. I remember mom buying those cute tiny...

I haven't heard that before either, about olive oil being good for nails. I do use a hand moisturizer several times a day though and that seems to be all I need. My mother has been having problems with her nails as she has aged. She used to have good, strong nails, but they've become brittle and...

Luckily, I've never been a big fast food eater. I don't like cheap, crappy food. And the older I get, the less I like it. It amazes me though how often my parents eat that crap, especially with the amount of money my father has! I don't know why they like it so much, even their knowing how bad...

Thank you, dissn_it. I was surprised that it now seems all his feather plucking was over his unhappiness of not being out watching TV with us at night. So weird! Who'd have thought such a thing would be so important to a BIRD?! Maybe we need to get him a TV in his room to watch. I remember at...

We were in Frankenmuth, MI over the weekend. We happened to walk into a health food store and I saw a little bag of pumpkin seeds for $3.99 in the refrigerator section. The hubby decided to give them a try, but when he took it to the register, the owner of the store asked if he'd ever eaten them...

I think it's a good concept and it just needs some more work to refine them. I find it interesting about tricking picky eaters (like me!) into thinking they're eating something else with the sight and smell manipulation part of the glasses. My hubby would be so grateful for that gadget so we...

We moved to our new home six years ago. Our Eclectus parrot was kept in the corner of our living room in the prior house. He was used to being in the center of the action and watching/listening to the TV. Since living here, he and the Quaker parrot are kept in a back bedroom where the computer...

This is turning into one of the most amusing threads around! :D Hey, there's no shame in getting affectionate with yourself - whether you have a mate or not! Don't we all do that sometimes anyway??? ;) I like Becky's suggestion of getting a guinea pig. It won't mind moving around so much, and...