A Word on My Philosophy....

A word on "Love Thy Monkey."

It's not just another meaningless catchphrase that somehow ties back into Corporate Monkey Boy. No, it's a philosophy, a way of life if you will.

There were famous experiments conducted in the 1950's by a man named Harry F. Harlow (you can read about it here), involving Rhesus monkeys. The long and short of it was two groups of infant monkeys were fed the same, and given the same amounts of water and exercise. Only one group was held and cuddled, and one was not. The first group turned out happy and healthy. The second, well, they basically went insane.

So, to extrapolate. We all need love and care and attention. We all need to be held, and to feel wanted. So it is my mission -- and I hope you will make it your mission, too -- to reach out and hold someone near to you. Because we are, in essence, just big hairless monkeys. So go forth and Love thy Monkey.

The Bodies

On a slightly less morbid note, I encourage one and all to take the time to go down to South Street Seaport, and see The Bodies Exhibit. Despite the hefty 25 dollar entrance fee, it was absolutely fascinating, and educational. Tons of bodies, preserved with some sort of polymer process that allows you to see muscles, veins, arteries and organs much as they are when you're alive. Very cool stuff...

Being someone who lost my spleen in high school, seeing a normal spleen, and one swollen with Mono was particularly engrossing. And the fetal development room -- the growth that takes place in Week 8 of pregnancy is astounding.

The only question I had later was where -- exactly -- did all those bodies come from anyhow?