i keep 2 parrots, nancy the blue front amazon, and charlee the african grey (both are females) charlee is a rescue, they are both very important to me. and are my girls.i love to read and learn about parrot behavior, and nutritional needs, i love preparing their diet they get sprouted seed, chopped and shredded veggies, cooked pasta, tree nuts and fruits, and some grains, i set a day a side every 2 weeks two make up their food for 2 weeks.

i have 2 dogs patty and christina, patty is a chow chow akita mix very protective of me she has cancer. christuna is a tea cup chihuahua she weighs 2 lbs patty and christina are my babies

very tiny she is 17 years old and very spoiled, i have 1 cat oliver he is 11 years old he is maincoon and siamese mix he is a very finicky kitty will only eat one kind of cat food and eats it 4 to 5 times a day....he is my boy

then we have the posse of my menagerie my 8 sugar gliders they are gia and zia, tater and baxter, molly and lacey and leo and neo. i also love to read about their nutritional requirements and husbandry, i feed fresh veggies and fruit and a protein source and supplement with vitamins and calcium i feed the diet in the form of a nectar, they also get insects, and eucalyptus for enrichment, i like to sew thempouches and other items for their cages, and i make them toys.

i do enjoy sewing and other crafts, building things and such, as a past time i like to read and learn about aquariums and their Maintenace. i like to do things on the computer like chatting and researching about different pets, also like to read and learn about wicca, i like to learn about plants and their properties, healing stones, and some novels.

i also enjoy plants and gardening.

im am a down to earth shy reserved guy very quiet, if im uncomfortable i pretty much shut down, im and drug free, been that way for 34 years back in the 80s i spent some of my late teens smoking crack, lost every thing, place to live, car job every thing.....i realized thats not the road i wanted to take in life and have strived to be better, make everyday count, once i cleaned myself up i got a job, an apartment, dog that was what i was working for, then a few months later i mat a guy who i would spend 24 years of my life with, we had a happy life together we had our ups and downs, but most importnatly we had each other he passed on in 2014 at the age of 43, inn 2007 my partner decided we wanted different things in life so we took a break i met a man john i spent 3 years with him he died in 2010 of colon cancer at the age of 43 me and richard both took care of him in his final days.

i have received alot of love in my lifetime and a lot of meanness and unkind treatment what did i do with it ? well the love and kindness i let grow within me, i try to treat everyone i meet with kindness and respect.........the meanness hatefulness and unkindness i buried. i never in my lifetime want to make anyone feel the way i have been treated at times

i do want to put in my profile i am mentally il, i suffer from depression and schizophrenia, it is managed with medications, i still have my bad days but not as often, people who know me will tell you im one of the kindest people i will help anyone, there is alot of stigmas with schizophrenia, its very rare for a person to become violent, off my meds yes im different but not violent im more scared, and i have like one person who is like my security blanket, richard was that person for me for 24 years, now i have no one.

my work was i was a nurses assistant i took care of alzheimers patients for several years, cancer patients for a few years, and then the other part was i took care of mentally ill people, i was good at what i did and loved it.

today? im practically scared to leave my house, i very seldom leave my home, this is where my animals are and i dont want the to feel alone so i choose not to leave, i socialize in chat rooms and social media the only time i leave it maybe a quick run to the store or doctor appointments.

i like helping people, i was once told i was to kind for a world that wasnt kind to me and let me down, but i keep smiling i know theres something better, i no longer talk about my life or pets in the chat room due to complaints, i no longer talk about sex or even how big your dick is thats no longer an interest of mine i havent had sex in12 years and have been fine

Education: medically retired nurses assistant

Religion: stained glass is hard to see through
wiccan

Political Views: none

Favorite Quotes: due ro budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel has been shut off

Books: amy tan

Movies: drama, scifi, comedy. and action

Television: old westerns

Music: aimee mann, morrissey, cure, siouxsie sioux

Interests: exotic pets, reptile, dogs cats parrots and aquariums,plants both indoor and out door and aquatic

Activities: reading, learning and reptile and pet expos