Monkey Matters

The Monkey Man was thinking about a recent outing to one of his favorite restaurants. A couple of the monkeys from the troop along with Mrs. Monkey Man went with him. They were enjoying one of his favorite meals when the waitress came over and asked how things were with the meal. As the Monkey Man raged on about how marvelous the meal was, one of the chimps noticed the waitress had spilled a small container of butter on the floor. He was very animated in making sure it got cleaned up very quickly.
The Monkey Man and the Mrs. was thinking how nice it was that this young chimp wanted the mess cleaned up so nobody would slip on the butter. The Monkey Man grabbed a napkin that was nearby and handed it to the chimp. He then proceeded to clean off the butter, not on the floor, but on his brand new shoe. The entire dinner party thought it was very humorous that the young chimp was more concerned with the butter on his shoe than the butter on the floor. We had all assumed he was worried about the butter on the floor.
This experience got the Monkey Man thinking. How many times, do we think we know what is behind someones intent, without really knowing or trying to understand what is important to them or what their intent really is?
Was the Monkey Man any less impressed with this chimp? Not at all. The Monkey Man was impressed that the chimp would take care of his belongings. He also had pointed out the butter had fallen, when none of the older monkeys had even paid attention to it. Two problems solved, butter cleaned up on the floor and on the shoe. Way to go little chimp!

The chimp and the rain storm

The Monkey Man was thinking about the rain storm that blew in today and it reminded him of a story.
The chimps in the monkey troop have their challenges. Two of the chimps have a real challenge with getting along with each other. This doesn't mean they don't take care of each other when the need arises. The troop was driving down the road when one of the chimps became afraid of the thunder and lightning brewing outside the car. The chimp that loves to antagonize the frightened little chimp didn't start to tease her, but instead wrapped his arm around her and helped comfort her while the storm raged outside. It was interesting to see how long this good will lasted....about as long as it took for the storm to subside.
The Monkey Man hopes each of us, will take the time to help comfort those around us, especially while the storms of our lives are raging outside.

Who's who in The Monkey Troop?

If you have followed the ramblings of the Monkey Man, you have read several stories about the Monkey Troop. You may have wondered who are the various monkeys in the troop. Today the Monkey Man has decided to let you know about each of the monkeys.

The Monkey Man: The Monkey Man is the head of the troop. That doesn't mean he is in charge, it just means he is the leader of the troop. He usually takes his orders from Mrs. Monkey Man. The Monkey Man loves all types of music. He can usually be found listening to his iPod or singing off key to some obscure song. The Monkey Man brings six chimps to the troop. Three male chimps and three female chimps.

Mrs. Monkey Man: She is the real leader of the monkey troop. Mrs. Monkey Man is an amazing chimp. She is very knowledgeable and helpful. She has a wonderful demeanor, especially around the younger chimps. She keeps the Monkey Man in line and has helped him better understand the ways of the young chimps. Mrs. Monkey Man brings one male chimp to the troop with her.

Kyra Chimp: Kyra is the oldest of the young chimps. If the Monkey Man had to come up with one word to describe her, it would be....Amazing! She works very hard in all she does and is very responsible. She likes playing volleyball and likes the color orange.

Nate Chimp: Nate is like a miniature Monkey Man. He likes many of the same things as the Monkey Man. He is the Monkey Man's only biological chimp that lives with him. He enjoys sports, especially hockey, football and basketball.

Tony Chimp: Tony is one of the middle chimps in the troop and he acts the part. He has a knack for science and likes all things related to it, from the rocks on the ground to the stars in the sky. He can be a real hard worker when he puts his mind to it.

Becca Chimp: Becca is at the age where she is really growing up fast. She is very helpful and volunteers to help out the troop in many ways. She rises early in the morning and is usually the first chimp awake. When she forms an opinion, she stands her ground.

Alex Chimp: Alex is Mrs. Monkey Man's little protector and attachment, although he can be very independent at times. He loves to play video games and ride his bike. He is the other chimp living with the Monkey Man and the Mrs. He has adjusted very well from being an only chimp to being part of the big monkey troop.

Sterling Chimp: Sterling is very good at making the Monkey Man laugh. He has a wonderful sense of humor. He loves hanging out and playing with Alex. He is one tough little cookie. That may be due to being the youngest male chimp and is constantly wrestling around with the other chimps.

Kendra Chimp: Kendra is a real girly-girl of a chimp. She loves dressing up and wearing make up. One of her favorite past times is coloring. She loves coloring pictures for the Monkey Man and Mrs. Monkey Man. She is a very affectionate chimp and loves everyone.

Now you know all the members of the monkey troop. As you read more of the Monkey Man's stories, you will continue to see how the troop evolves and you may just realize how much a monkey troop resembles a human family.