Yep, I live with both a bird, who is a real sweetheart, and a bear, who isn't. Eddie, my favorite bald cockatiel, and no, he is not completely bald, just on the back part of the top of his head. It's happens to be a genetic thing with piebald (mixed colors) cockatiels. The only problem I have with Eddie, King Eddie to you, is as soon as I start reading a book, he starts interrupting me every few minutes for a variety of reasons, such as helping him out of his cage, helping him back into his cage, putting him on top of his cage, helping him off the top of his cage, and of course, for lots of head rubs.
Albert (the bear), on the other hand, is not always so easy to get along with. There's an old joke, what does an 800 pound bear do? Anything he wants...And no, I haven't weighed him. But in my mind, he is easily 800 pounds. So, I do my best not to get him upset. When he starts to get a bit on edge or grumpy, I contemplate going to live in a cave for awhile. It's almost warm enough.
I have been told that caves can actually be fairly warm places to live, even in winter. I know a young Chinese woman who comes from a very small and poor village in central western China, where some people dig caves out of the hillside to live in and stay warm during the cold winter. After hearing about what those people do to stay warm, how can I possibly complain about living with Eddie and Albert. In comparison, I consider my life a piece of cake.
From talking to many of my friends form other countries and cultures, my opinion of life in the US of A, and the American people (referring just to the people of the United States) has been reinforced. I believe we may be the luckiest people of any country in the world. And in general, we are very spoiled to boot (also).
Enough for now. Albert is watching tv, and Eddie is waiting for me to give him the opportunity to disrupt the remainder of my evening. So it's time to try to read a few pages of my current book. Until next time, keep watching the skies. Good Night...
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