New MySpace page

[PPI Glenn]

PPI has a new MySpace page. You can get to it by clicking here. So come on over and add us as a friend!

[PPI Tim]

Looks Good Glenn. When did Dave release the My space site?
Tim

[PPI Brian]

He didn't. Glenn created a new one.

[PPI Glenn]

It looks like Dave converted it over to his new group. What's strange though is that when I tried getting the url http://www.myspace.com/pacificparanormal, it says that it's already taken, but if you go to that URL, it says the account has been deleted!?!? So I had to use http://www.myspace.com/ppisd instead.

[Shellshock]

Oh Awesome  ! 
( about YOUR new page )

[PPI Karl]

Look for new blogs to appear before long.  We've got some new art work up, and many new Adds.  Stop by, tool around, and makes some new Friends:

www.myspace.com/ppisd

[PPI Tracy]

Just like McDonald's says......"I'm LOVIN IT!"

[PPI Karl]

Would someone be so kind as to create one of those "Thanks for the 'Add'" thingies that automatically go out to people when they add you are ask to be added?  That's not really my forte, but I feel we should have something like a form-letter "thank you", don't you think?

[PPI Karl]

Hey, Tim, is this you?  If so, we need to get some content into your MySpace, buddy-boy.

You are invited to be a reader of Tim's Blog

Body:
Hi,

You have been invited to subscribe to Tim's blog on Myspace. Click the pic or name if you'd like to view the profile first, or you can choose to subscribe immediately by clicking the link below:

[PPI Tim]

Yep! It is me.
I having been trying to write something for the ppisd myspace.
I'm new to using myspace and don't have a clue of how to go about
bloging
The LAME light is turned on and it is blinking.

[PPI Karl]

That's great, Tim.  Go ahead and write something, and I'll be glad to help you put it on the PPI MySpace.  You don't need to open up your own Blog page, but I'm glad you set up a MySpace account, just the same. 

And to our newest members, be sure to hit up PPI on MySpace as a Friend.  We'll need some pics of y'all, a.s.a.p, too.

[PPI Brian]

Hi Karl,

I hope I said this earlier, but your article about Alex is profoundly moving and thought provoking. I've read it many times but each time I seem to discover something new.

[PPI Karl]

I'm sorry I never thanked you all properly for your compliments over the article about Alex.  (I think I fell off the grid for awhile soon after I posted that.)  I followed Alex's story pretty carefully over the years, and even have some videos I purchased from the Pepperburg Institute--if any of you are interested to watch them, just ask.  Alex moved me greatly when he was alive, because he was undeniable evidence to me of the sentience of other animals on our planet.  As a parrot "owner" and someone who still grieves for the loss of a parrot in my own life, I'm really gratified that this emotion came through and that others connected to the story in the same way I did. 

In fact, I still get choked up whenever I talk about it. ( 

[ldwalkup]

Karl,
I don't have a parrot but I am the proud companion of a parakeet.  You really get attached to these little critters.  He has a distinct personality.  He's quite entertaining and will spend hours playing and throwing his in ball in his cage.  I've taught him some words and phrases.  Sometimes it seems as if he is responding appropriately to a situation.  I'll be working in the kitchen and he'll say "What are you doing"?  I love that little guy.  He's such good company (sometimes better than humans).  My condolences to the loss of your parrot. 

[PPI Karl]

Karl,
I don't have a parrot but I am the proud companion of a parakeet.  You really get attached to these little critters.  He has a distinct personality.  He's quite entertaining and will spend hours playing and throwing his in ball in his cage.  I've taught him some words and phrases.  Sometimes it seems as if he is responding appropriately to a situation.  I'll be working in the kitchen and he'll say "What are you doing"?  I love that little guy.  He's such good company (sometimes better than humans).  My condolences to the loss of your parrot. 

Thank you, truly, for those kind words.  I lost Trudy, my White Cap Pionus, in 1996, and at least once a day I'm staring off into space thinking of the last days of her life and some of the drastic measures that were taken to save it.  Unbelievable.  And, of course, painful to recall.  It's difficult to make people understand sometimes how much grief parrot owners--and any companion animal "owner", really--can go through.

I've got two others now: a female Lesser Jardines named Bubo (after Athena's pet owl) and a male Black Masked Lovebird named Wendys (yes, the "s" at the end is intentional; private joke) who is now going on fifteen years of age.  The life spans of these mid-size birds are always just a loose guess; I don't really know Bubo's expected longevity but they believe it could be around thirty years.  The lovebird, however, was supposed to have had an average lifespan of five years.  With each passing year, I feel like he's on borrowed time with us, yet he seems to be healthy and pretty happy.  (Don't laugh, but I'm probably one of just a handful of parrot "owners" who goes to bed at night with his birds:  Bubo in a rolled-up towel next to my side of the bed, and Wendys in a knitted cap right beside me under the covers.  Eccentric, I know.  But, what the hell.  What do you want these sentient little wonders to be thinking of when their last end arrives if not your undying devotion to them, right?

Parakeets are amazing birds, too--so underestimated, and so intelligent and full of personality.  What kind of parrakeet do you have?  The budgerigars are some of the best best talkers of all the birds for clarity and articulation.  The only thing, though, is that they're very, very, very quiet.  They've held up some microphones, though, to budgies who have said some of the most amazing things in the exact voice of their companion owners.  Tell me it isn't a sentient creature who chooses to adopt the voice of his beloved. 

[ldwalkup]

Karl,
Petie is a common variety budgie.   He's one of those you get at the pet store for $19.99.  But, I wouldn't take a thousand dollars for him.   I got him in 2003 and he's still healthy and strong.  I tell him goodnight every night when I go to bed and good bye when I leave the house.  He does have a really good vocabulary.  When people hear him talk, they can't believe what they are hearing him say.  He loves it when we have company.  He's jabbering along with everyone else.  He's also nosey.  When I'm doing the dishes, he'll come over and climb on my arm.  That's when he gets his bath.  He loves to play ball too.  He keeps me entertained.
I'm not sure how long a life span parakeets have, he's about six years old.  I know that when he's gone I will really miss him. 

Isn't it amazing how much we get attached to these little creatures?  They ask for little but give us a lot in return. 

You're not eccentric, you appreciate and love "all creatures great and small".

[PPI Jason]

I have a turtle I've own since I was 13 (that's over 21 years now). Her name is Langely. I don't know if I can use the word "personality" to describe her. But she has been a large part of my life and I enjoy taking her for long walks. It's nice too because we can go on a half hour walk without leaving the backyard. I only taught her one trick though. I yell, "Turn into a rock Langley!" and poof, her head, arms, and legs disappear and she looks just like a rock. It's amazing.

[ldwalkup]

Wow!  What a good trick.  You should put her in a show. 

I understand turtles can live to be at least 100 years old.  My aunt and uncle rescued one in the dessert many years ago.  They kept him in their back yard.  He would disappear every year to hibernate.  He lived a long, long time and got pretty big.

My granddaughter bought small one.  She calls him Flip because he can flip over on his back.  So far, he's doing well.

[PPI Karl]

I've posted a blog about Glenn on the PPI MySpace.  It's not much; I'd like to have said more.  (Don't we all.  )  I've also eulogized Glenn on our current PPI homepage as well as our future Joomla News page.  If anyone wants to change or add to the wording, by all means please feel free to let me know.  Sorry it's taken me five days to do it.  How to find the words, much less the desire, to say goodbye in an "official" way?

[PPI Brian]

Hi Karl,

I logged on the site and saw Glenn's euology. It was very moving, and the picture of Glenn made it even more so. Thank you for taking the time to do this, and for updating the MySpace page.

[externalink]

I can't add... it is asking for a Last Name or e-mail...
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[Gary]

Yes, I tried to add the PPISD myspace site as a friend but I don't know the last name or e-mail...  how can we get this?

[PPI Tracy]

Yes, I tried to add the PPISD myspace site as a friend but I don't know the last name or e-mail...  how can we get this?

Try " Bodhisattva" 

See if Sherlock works.  Who is running the page, guys?

[PPI Karl]

Oy!  I'm the current three-headed canine bouncer for our MySpace page.   Our address is http://www.myspace.com/ppisd.  If you continue to have trouble getting added, let me know your MySpace address and I'll request to add you as Friend--no worries.

Thanks!

[Gary]

Alright, I still was unsuccessful adding you as a friend, so here is my link....  http://www.myspace.com/yosave  My ADD ME link is in the "about me" section!

[PPI Karl]

Hi, Gary.  I tried to Add you as a Friend to our MySpace but was alerted that you already are a Friend.  I can't find your handle anywhere in our current Friends List, so perhaps that means you're "in-process"?  I've seen this happen a couple of times before, so fingers crossed!   

[Gary]

That is odd... I don't show you on my friends list, and there are no notifications of friend requests, or recently added.  I did attempt to add you as a friend, but it advised me that the last name or e-mail address was incorrect.  Maybe give it a day and try again.