The Birth of a Bird, Part II

I had found my bird!

There it was, in all of its yet-to-be-stuffed glory, the bird of my dreams! Questions began to race through my mind:

Do turkeys like opera? Can turkeys like opera? What will people think of an opera-loving Thanksgiving feast? If a turkey can be rejected as America's national bird, will a turkey be rejected as Opera's endearing symbol? Is an opera website worthy of having a turkey as a mascot? Is a turkey worthy of being a mascot for a website?

....and of course, the most important question of all...

What on earth do you call a turkey that likes opera?

"An Opera Turkey," I exclaim with piercing enthusiasm! Jenna giggles and shoots me an odd look. (This trip was to be about her finding a bear for her business) I quickly grab my phone and dial....

****RING****
****RING**** (oh come on, pick up, will ya!)
****RING**** "Hey!" says the voice on the other end of the line.

I reply with great conviction, "Hey, I have a brilliant idea! What would you make of an opera loving stuffed turkey?"

For a brief second, silence. Then from that silence, "Oooooookay, It could work, I guess. Why?"

"Well...." I go on to tell the person on the other line my idea of building a website with a bunch of opera plots which has a blog and a "yet-to-be-named," opera-loving turkey as its mascot. We could even put the bird in a tuxedo.

Over the next five minutes the two of us brainstorm on the phone, fleshing out the idea. Will the site be for kids, adults, or both? What about home school materials or materials for high school teachers to use with their music classes? Would there be other characters than the turkey? Could there be t-shirts, mugs, and a book? Do turkeys even like opera?

I ask my conversation partner if they are "in" to help me with the website, and offer to split the work 50-50. My conversation partner agrees. I now have a new "Silent Partner." (SP for short)

SP then asks one last question. "What will you name the bird?"

"Let me sleep on it!" I say. "I'll talk to ya later."
"Later!" With that, I am off the phone.

"I think my SP thinks I'm nuts. Hey Jenna, I'm thinking about an Opera Turkey, but I think I need to sleep on it."

"Good," says Jenna "I need to come back tomorrow because I want to use my video camera to document my new bear's birth."

....and with that, we leave Build-a-Bear workshop....

To Be Continued...