Re: OT: Stillbirth, naming stuff (Was Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?...)

Mia Soderquist wrote:

>I am a fan of small and fuzzy, myself.
>
If I had small and fuzzy, it would only be to feed to long and scaley.
Unfortunately, my parents aren't too fond of the idea idea of having a
snake :( (I know someone who's practically got a zoo, though: two
snakes, two lizards, a number of guineapigs, two cats, and mice to feed
to the snakes. The snakes are by far the most interesting pets, though.)

>I've had a number of gerbils, mice, rats, and even
>some sugar gliders (which are legal where I live,
>generally imported from Indonesia or bred captive
>here). I had the gliders for about 5 years when they
>got sick and died rapidly. I miss them. They are very
>sweet and devoted pets when they've bonded to you.
>
Oo, sugar gliders! I don't think I would feed one of them to a snake :)

>Maybe another reason I name all sorts things is
>because names are good memory hooks for me. Perhaps I
>am more likely to remember to water Edward than I am
>to water "that little plant with the pink leaves". I
>hadn't really thought about it, but I do seem to kill
>fewer houseplants through neglect since I started
>naming them.
>
I remember things by where they are: if you give me your address, I'll
use that to find it the first time, but I'll forget it soon after that
and just go to where you live.

>They're individuals that can be distinguished one from
>another, so they are nameable, perhaps?
>
Yeah, I think that's at least a part of it.

>The neighbor's Jack Russel Terrier puppies came over
>and killed them all. It was unfortunate.
>
Some dog killed some of our past chooks. And if our chooks decide to eat
their eggs, we get rid of them.

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Tristan                  <kesuari@...>