INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Birds are typically very clean creatures and they spend a lot of time cleaning, preening, and grooming their feathers. This is natural self-care behavior that is important for birds to do. While preening, birds straighten out their feathers by pulling them through their beaks. This allows them to pull out dislodged feathers, clean out pests and debris, and spread preening oil across their feathers. Preening oil is produced from a gland near a bird's tail and the bird spreads it around to all of its feathers. This oil helps protect the feathers. If your bird has stopped preening, has ruffled feathers, and looks shabby, you should have it looked at by a veterinarian. This could indicate that it is not well. Bathing is an important part of feather maintenance for birds. If your bird stops bathing itself, that is a sign that it is no longer taking care of itself. This could signal depression, body pain, or lack of mobility. Your bird may simply take a quick bath in its water dish once in a while, so you may not catch it every time. However, you may notice water splashed all over the place in your bird's cage. This is a good indicator that your bird has taken a bath. Wing flapping can signal a lot of things, but one reason that birds do it is simply for the exercise. Birds in captivity still want to keep their wings in working condition, so flapping them around keeps the muscles conditioned to some degree. Your bird may also do this to get your attention or simply because it is happy.

SUMMARY: Look for preening behavior. Make sure your bird is bathing. Look for vigorous wing flapping.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: This can work for a longer trip or a brief ride to and from work. To keep yourself occupied, pack a small journal. Jot down interesting observations of the world around you, any interesting thoughts you have, or interesting snippets of conversation you overhear. Not only will this help you enjoy yourself and pass the time, you'll have something to remember the moment for years to come. You can also sketch in your notebook if you don't like writing. If someone seems friendly, you can make friends on the train. If someone catches your eye and smiles, or asks you a question, strike up a conversation. Many people have fun making new friends to pass time on the train. This can be great on longer journeys. A great conversation starter is something like, "Where are you headed?" You can chat about things like vacation and travel plans. Be careful, however. Not everyone loves talking on the train. If someone's wearing headphones or is buried in a book, they may not be opened to conversation. Bringing a book along with you can help you stay entertained on a long train ride. Choose an entertaining work of fiction or nonfiction, or something like a light book of poetry. You can also try magazines on topics that interest you. If you're engaged in an interesting read, the train ride is bound to pass by more quickly. For longer train rides, the scenery is sometimes beautiful. If you're traveling through a unfamiliar city or a rural area, sometimes taking in the scene can be entertaining in and of itself. Take a moment to simply look out the window and observe anything interesting you pass by. Bring an iPhone/iPod, MP3 player, or other portable device that plays music with you. You can turn on your music and use this to zone out and relax while enjoying the train ride. In addition to listening to music, you can also listen to things like Podcasts and radio shows to pass the time. If you have a larger electronic device, like a tablet, you can download and watch movies and TV shows. If you brought along a smart phone, use it to play games. Download popular games, like Candy Crush, or play simple card games like solitude. Losing yourself in a fun phone app an help you pass the time on the train and enjoy yourself. Choose games you can play with friends, like Draw Something, so you can engage with your friends from a distance. Keep in mind, you should have a backup plan. Games that require Internet access may eat up your data if the train does not have wi-fi.
Summary: Journal while you're on the train. Make friends with other passengers. Read. Look out the window. Listen to music. Play games on your phone.

If you have some experience with grooming pets, see if you can set up a booth at the next community event your animal shelter hosts. You could also offer to wash dogs in exchange for a small donation. If you don't have much experience with grooming, ask local groomers to volunteer their time to help with the event. Set up a competition through your school, church, or community center and ask people to submit photos of their pets. Create different categories, such as hairiest pet, best smile, or saddest eyes. Then, ask someone to judge the photos and give out the awards. You can charge admission or simply ask for donations throughout the event. Instead of judging the photos, you could let people vote for their favorites in each category. Set up a bake sale at your school or community center. Decide if you'd like to sell treats for humans, animals, or both! If you don't mind getting messy, washing cars is another familiar way to fundraise. You could wash cars for a small fee that you donate. These are great events to do with friends or other people from the animal shelter. Don't forget other classic ways of raising money, such as yard or garage sales. You could also hold a pledge drive and participate in a marathon or sports event to raise money. Ask nearby schools, community centers, or libraries if you can come and speak about pet care. Let them know that you'll give an informative talk in order to raise money for the animal shelter. Then, determine what the focus of your talk will be. You should tailor your talk to your audience. For example, if you're speaking to a group of school children, talk about basic pet care and the types of animals that the shelter cares for.
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One-sentence summary -- Offer dog washes or grooming to make money. Hold a pet photo contest to raise funds. Hold a bake sale or car wash to get donations. Offer to give talks about caring for animals in exchange for a donation.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you keep a closer eye on your remote in the future, you may be less likely to lose it. Try to be engaged and aware each time that you set your remote down. Take a mental snapshot of the device so that you remember where it is. Don't ever put the remote anywhere other than this place. It might be the coffee table, or next to the television, or in a dedicated "remote control holder" that is attached to your couch or table. If you regularly lose the remote, consider buying a remote control holder so that you have a set place to put it. Apply a Velcro strip to the back of the remote, then attach the matching "opposite" Velcro strip to the TV. Keep the remote firmly attached to the Velcro strip on the TV when not in use. Attach a strip of brightly-colored tape, or a reflector, or a long, fuzzy tail. Tie a ribbon to the device, or give it wings, or glue plastic legs onto it. Add anything that you think will make it easier for you to notice and remember your remote! Try not to add anything that will impair the function of the device. These devices work with most brands of television, and they will free you from the need to keep a small fleet of easy-to-confuse remotes. It's easy to find yourself using separate remotes for your television, your DVD player, your sound system, and other devices. You may find that it is easier to keep track of one remote than it is to keep track of, say, four. Several companies now sell small, relatively inexpensive tracking devices that link up to a smartphone app. Clip the tracker to your television remote in case you ever lose it again. You can set your smartphone to beep when the remote is close. Some apps will even try to find your remote when it is far from you.

SUMMARY:
Be more mindful about your remote. Try designating a specific place to put the remote. Make the remote more visible. Consider buying a universal remote. Attach a GPS tracker to your remote.