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Bird Basics: Finches

If you love birds but don’t have much time for a pet, or prefer to watch birds over handling them, then finches are the perfect bird for you.  They’re not too affectionate and don’t like being handled very much, so they’re the perfect pet for an observer. First a note: as with all birds, it’s best to purchase your bird from a reputable breeder.  Before bringing one home, make sure you’ve located a vet in your area that can treat your bird. It’s important that you get more than one finch, as they are social birds and will need the … Continue reading →

How Daylight Savings Affects Animals

If you’re eating early, why can’t I? This coming weekend is unpopular for many people across the country: spring daylight savings time. We’re about to lose an hour of sleep, though at least we have Sunday to recover (my condolences to anyone who does have to get up early for any reason). For most of us that lack of sleep just makes us grumpy during the day; unless we have our whole lives scheduled down to the exact hour or minute, it doesn’t have much impact. Our pets, however, might feel the daylight savings shift more strongly than us. Pay … Continue reading →

Other Ways Flying Can Make You Sick

So far so good. I didn’t lose my lunch… or my dinner, or my breakfast. Maybe the airplane water wasn’t tainted with bacteria after all. This time. Still, if you don’t hurl from the water or the food, then there are plenty of other ways you can fall ill from flying the friendly skies. In fact, bacteria is as close as the seat pocket in front of you. At least that’s what a new report claims. Health experts say that you are basically fishing around for cold and flu germs each time you stick your hand in an airplane’s seat … Continue reading →

Why Flying Can Make You Sick

I just got off of a 12-hour flight from Hawaii and I am just waiting for my temperature to spike and my lunch to make a return appearance in the toilet bowl. According to a news report, I am a prime target for contracting a travel-related illness thanks in large part to the amount of time I spent at 35,000 feet. For starters, I should have brought my own water on board the flight to avoid having to drink the airline’s version. Bad, bad move. Health experts maintain that airplane water is laced with E. coli. Okay, maybe “laced” is … Continue reading →

Let the Little Stuff Go

You’ve heard it before—don’t sweat the small stuff. You’ve probably read articles and books and heard speeches and sermons—all geared toward encouraging us to not let all the little things get us down. But I know plenty of single parents who wonder what that means?! We can get so focused on holding it together on a daily basis that everything seems substantial. How do we even know what the small stuff is? After all, when you’re solely responsible for all the details in a family, it can be hard to figure out what you can NOT worry about… Fear and … Continue reading →