RE: This Parrot Is No More! (But I Digress)

I have a similar drafts folder, mate. :)

I also love this sketch, and the way you make this big, profound thing so accessible through this writing made it a joy to read.

On the topic of parrots, you need to read "The Great Silence" by Ted Chiang. It's a short story, and here it is:

http://worker01.e-flux.com/pdf/supercommunity/article_1087.pdf

Three pages.