Swifty: My Life and Good Times

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We had trouble with the propulsion systems for those moon flights," said the NASA engineer apologetically. I never go into saloons," said Tom dryly. "I've seen too many of my friends enter them optimistically and leave them mistyoptically." But this isn't a book of facts per se. Award-winning author Stephanie Owen Reeder takes us on a journey through the eyes of Swifty the parrot in a delightful narrative story about her life.

I've already given you the nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative, and ablative, so I will say no more," Tom declined.I used to be a pilot,' he explained." (Willard R. Espy, The Garden of Eloquence: A Rhetorical Bestiary. Harper & Row, 1983)

The adventures are never in short supply with Swifty Inc., and neither are the convoluted switches and changes. Come join Swifty and the Terrorists again! I didn't have much of a feeling for the James Bond movie I watched during an earthquake," said Tom, shaken but not stirred. OK Swifty Global recently received its United Kingdom (UK) and Curacao gambling licenses and has been in final preparations for the launch of its Unique Sports Predictions app in the UK. The launch will take place once Swifty receives its GLI certificate, which certifies that its software meets UK and International Gambling standards. The company expects to receive this certification in the coming weeks. Once Swifty launches its sports predictions app in the UK, it will continue its roll out globally as the relevant licenses are obtained in each country or region/state. I won't be on time for the Christmas party because some joker put glue on the bottoms of my shoes," Tom gesticulated.

{=== Some modifications and many additions by Harold Reynolds ===}

Swifty King gets lonesome, so he invited his pal Kyle Faust into the “advice” business. It turns out that Kyle fits well because they are both a little nuts. Please keep Ian on salary even if he does no work; banish not sweet Ian, kind Ian, true Ian, valiant Ian from thy company," was Tom's Falstaffian plea. A reporter asked Winston Churchill, "What do you think of the prediction that by the year 2000, women will rule the world?" "Hmmm, they still will, eh?" replied Churchill misdirectedly. Sometimes I prefer 'just intonation'; sometimes I prefer Pythagorean tuning," said Tom temperamentally.

I manufacture those tabletops that separate store clerks from their customers," said Tom counterproductively. Artie is a convicted felon, a decorated Veteran of WWII, a legitimate businessman, and a father. As he struggles to guide his son Jake and make up for what he did to Swifty, he learns more about himself. Ah, what could be better than sitting by my miniature lake and listening to the wind blow through the tree leaves?" asked Tom ponderously. It has zero height, zero width, and -- well, maybe I'll allow it to have a bit of depth," said Tom, stretching the point.I think I've lost my leg, sir," reported Uxbridge lamely. "By God, so you have!" replied Wellington generally. The British royal motto is Honi soit qui, qui -- no, it's Dieu et mon, er -- oh, I forget," said Tom maladroitly.