Immeasurably More

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom ~~ Maya Angelou  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am a cat person and not a dog person.  I find that dogs are incredibly guilt inducing... They look at me with those sad eyes and all I can think about are my inadequacies as dog's best friend. From: http://thebarkpost.com/26-dogs-who-really-need-a-friend/ Cats are better.  They don't *want* to be walked or taught tricks.  Feed them.  Change their litter.  They will amuse themselves with your couch or your resident mice.  Much lower maintenance. So, it was after a certain consideration to LOE (level of effort) that Grandma and I agreed we should adopt a cinnamon pearl cockatiel named Sue. I have no experience with bird care and Grandma has only limited bird-sitting experience, so we borrowed books

Stoick : [ as Hiccup tries to sneak past ] Hiccup. Hiccup : Dad! Uh, I have to talk to you, Dad. Stoick : I need to speak with you too, son. [ They both take deep breaths, then both speak at once ] Stoick : I think it's time you learned to fight dragons. Hiccup : I've decided I don't want to fight dragons. [ then ] Stoick ,  Hiccup : What? Stoick : Uh, you go first. Hiccup : No no, no, *you* go first. Stoick : All right. You get your wish. Dragon training. You start in the morning. Hiccup : Oh, man, I should have gone first... Because, I was thinking, you know, we have a surplus of dragon-fighting Vikings, but do we have enough... *bread-making* Vikings, or small home-repair Vikings...? from the film How to Train Your Dragon Dear Dad, You will be pleased to know that I am making progress on my small home-repair career plans, since dragons are in short supply here in Tulsa. Today, I fixed a shower door that had come off its tracks, measured