BBC Year Quiz

Today's the start of a BBC Year in Review quiz. 52 questions spread out over Monday through Thursday, today's starts with quotes, let's see how I do.

(completes quiz...)

You scored 4/12
Convoluted muddle

Which lines up nicely with random chance, as there were 3 choices each, and I really did guess most of them. :-P

Pet care

sclerotic_rings wrote a nice post on why not to get a Christmas puppy. I started to reply and realized it was unwieldingly long (yeah, I know "unwieldingly" isn't a word, it just fit), so I'm posting it here.

( Peeper's history )

Proper pet care takes a lot of time and effort, and things change too. Peeper has turned out to be both a bigger responsibility and bigger joy than I could've imagined. My parents did their best to make sure I was willing to take care of her as a child, and I still wasn't that successful. It was only because they were responsible themselves that Peeper has thrived as she has. Only when I reached adulthood was I able to care for her myself, but I now do so better than my parents ever did. :) Parents - really talk over getting a pet with your kid before doing so, and despite the kid's promises be prepared to be the caretaker yourself. In the case of non-traditional pets (that is, not cats and not dogs) don't be surprised when everything you learned about them when you first got them turns out to be wrong as we learn more about their care.

( Big Parrots )

I don't think I'll ever buy a big parrot, though I'm considering a slightly bigger bird than Peeper, a small parrot, in the future. Peeper's very loving, which I appreciate, but for a next bird I think I'd like something more playful, more interactive in that way.