I have a pet parrot.
I live near the ocean. I am retired. I was an accountant. I want to start my own business that focuses on dogs.
My parrot likes to mimic my voice, want to hear? No thank you, I don't like birds.  They aren't for everyone. They can be too smart for their own good sometimes. Mine will say anything it can to annoy me if I haven't fed him right on schedule. My dogs are like that.  They bark and bark if I don't feed them at the right time.  How old is your parrot?  I've heard they can live a long time. He is only 11 years old. Many people in the parrot community actually recommend putting them in your will because they so often outlive their owner. Have you done that?  After I retired, I made an amendment to my will to have some go to animal shelters. That's really cool that you're helping animals like that. I haven't done it yet, but I plan to. I just recently asked my dad for some advice on how to go about writing one. Does your dad work in the law field?  It can be tricky to get a handle on everything you need to consider. He is retired like you now, but he used to be a lawyer. He didn't specialize in wills though, so I will probably still need to speak to one. That's so nice that he can help you out.  My granddaughter went to college to be a paralegal. That's really cool! I hope she is doing well. My mom actually went to school to be a paralegal too. She never ended up working in the field though. What did she end up doing?  My granddaughter just took maternity leave and I'm not convinced that she is going to go back to work.