Index: Other Favorites

A round-up of some of my most popular stories on the most random topics

Chocolate Cherry Martinis created, photographed, and drunk by the Author

My Brilliant Pets

What a Cockatiel Teaches Me About Life, Love, and Neediness

A Peach-faced Lovebird Big Enough to Turn The Whole House Upside-Down

Why Lovebirds Shred Paper

Petrified Rainbow Wood, A Stone of Transformation

The title of that one doesn’t make it explicit, but the dream in question was a message I received from my thirtysomething Peach-fronted Conure after he passed over the rainbow bridge. I wouldn’t consider it a story about death — thirty is extreme old age for a small conure — but instead a story about life, change, and eternity.

Useful Advice Based on My Experiences (Not Bogus Internet Research)

When Somebody Else’s Tree Falls on Your Property, Here’s What Happens

Natural Disasters (Also My Experiences, Not News Reports)

Hurricane Katrina:

Some People Got Away

The Cedar Fire:

Some Things I Remember About the Cedar Fire

The Current Mess (2020/21):

The Year Without a Sky

Hurricane Ida (2021):

A Tiny Trauma

Two Hurricane Birds, Wet and Dry

A Butterfly’s Friendly Message After Hurricane Ida

A Roundup of Stories on Random Topics You Might Like

Sonora Cavern, Texas: A Dream Cave for Photographers

The Drama Reward And Why We Should Stop Giving It Away

We Weren’t Always Extinct

What We Talk About When We Talk About Celebrities

I Searched 16 Years for the Swamp Rhinoceros

I Don’t Want To Drink Chocolate Martinis Anymore

Are You Fighting Over a Perch on a Thorn?