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I have a B.S. in Education. I started my teaching career as a Substitute Teacher (K-12), was recently a paraeducator (in Special Education). I've also been a day care teacher, and spent many years working in retail.

Chronically allergic person. Too many severe allergies to list all the specifics here.

Current owner of six cockatiels, and various fish

I read constantly, a great variety of subjects and genres

I do book reviews on my own website.

I host a podcast by myself, and am involved in some other people's podcasts as well.

Born and raised in Illinois, and then 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!)

I'm on Twitter using the name @QueenofHaiku. All my posts are in the form of Haiku.

Why I write ...

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

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 cage wit...

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