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About me - Jen Thorpe

About me

Former Substitute Teacher, and former daycare teacher
Chronically allergic person. Too many severe allergies to list all the specifics here.
Current owner of six cockatiels, and various fish
I read constantly, and currently work in a bookstore.
I do book reviews on my own website.
Co-host of a podcast I do with my husband, and host of a podcast I do all by myself.
Born and raised in Illinois, and recently moved across the country to California.
Author of "Haiku of Frustration: Wage Slave" which can be found at lulu.com
Still working on the book I am writing, about some of my teaching experiences.
Functioning dyslexic (Thank goodness for spell check!)
Now on twitter using the name: QueenofHaiku. All my posts are in the form of Haiku.

Briefly me

Why I write ...

I find that I can't simply choose to not write. I find myself going back to it.

Featured article by Jen Thorpe

Pets & Animals > Birds How to tell the gender of your cockatiel or parakeet
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Is your new pet bird a boy, or a girl? It sounds like a simple question, but it's not always so easy to find an answer. You can find out if a dog or cat is male or female by "looking underneath" the animal, but with birds, this method is simply not going to give you any useful information. Whether you are trying to determine if this new bird will be compatible with your other birds, or, just trying to give this bird a fitting name, you will need to find out the gender of your new cockatiel or parakeet.

How to tell the gender of your cockatiel or parakeet:

(1)You find an egg in the ...

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