tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post8785924549252093893..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: The Incredible Ordeal of Decibel the ParrotAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-15471530172204661122008-11-11T16:45:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:45:00.000-05:00Absolutely correct, Michael.Absolutely correct, Michael.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-12833651801331925782008-11-11T10:04:00.000-05:002008-11-11T10:04:00.000-05:00The more pets I have had other than the standard c...The more pets I have had other than the standard cat and dog or domesticated barn yard animal, the more against the whole idea I become. Largely undomesticated animals belong in the wild instead of being more or less living decorations for our homes, living possessions we can show off to our neighbors as if it proves something. More often than not these creatures become miserable without their natural tribes, mates, and natural surroundings which evolution has spent eons grooming them for. I know how tempting it is to want to own an exotic animal as a pet, thinking they will keep their mouths shut and be loving, but that rarely happens, and most animals end up being shuttled around from owner to owner or simply being abandoned altogether. Life may be short in the wild, but it's sweet, and sometimes I wish we could apply the same measure to our own lives, instead of warehousing ourselves in nursing homes because we are so afraid of natural deaths.Alex Pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877845166621794334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-50012830713169670672008-11-11T08:37:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:37:00.000-05:00anne johnson:My only "pets" are those squirrels I ...anne johnson:<BR/><BR/>My only "pets" are those squirrels I mentioned on my blog(thanks for the recipe!). <BR/><BR/>Perhaps Decibel is a buzzard in mufti? He's prolly too old, but sometimes a companion will make things better for both the animal and the non-sentient inhabitants of the domicile.democommiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714733977927594559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-69926077057785384532008-11-11T08:14:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:14:00.000-05:00Granny, that is the funniest story ever! You shoul...Granny, that is the funniest story ever! You should post it at your site!Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-43005158624488392162008-11-11T01:40:00.000-05:002008-11-11T01:40:00.000-05:00Both of my animals are indoor critters. I feel gu...Both of my animals are indoor critters. I feel guilty about that and have decided that I will not get anymore animals after these 2 are gone. Of course I'm notoriously bad at holding myself to those sort of promises.Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294207351440999597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-89943459825904580032008-11-10T20:46:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:46:00.000-05:0022 years..he's just a teenager in bird years..them...22 years..he's just a teenager in bird years..them fuckers live for ever..<BR/>you have a golden chance to teach him to curse the cowboys..if i owned him, he would already know how to say 'the eagles suck , the eagles suck.' among other things..<BR/>when i was a kid and lived in hawaii, we had a parakeet...Pete.<BR/>pete not only spoke english he knew japanese, how to call baseball games...'<BR/>bases loaded, and it's a pop fly..' we didn't have a tv so he sat in front of the radio's golden knob and could see his reflection in it and would talk sweet nothings to himself.'mama's pretty pete, oh yes, hes such a pretty boy, oh my pete's a pretty boy, you sonofa bitch..fuck the yankees..' i loved that bird.we had him 9 years which is long for a parakeet and it broke my heart when he died..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-84491406061264242602008-11-10T15:30:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:30:00.000-05:0022 years old, that is old for a pet..unless you ha...22 years old, that is old for a pet..unless you have a turtle. I love how all pets take on such curious personalities. <BR/><BR/>I would have taught him to curse, that would be entertaining.sagewebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818567803401688931noreply@blogger.com