Monkey Monday!
I bet there isn't a single wild monkey living anywhere in the South Bay. Which is too bad because what's funnier than a monkey doing some sort of human activity? Put a chimp in a pair of suspenders or give him a cigarette and the laughs are just about guaranteed. it's pure comedy gold, I tell ya.
What better way to start off the week?
My colleague Walter Hammerwold and I came up with an idea. He was going to put a picture of a monkey in the paper for me to post, but I couldn't find the link. So I came up with Plan B.
Speaking of links (the beauty of that segue will become apparent shortly), here's one for you to gawk at in awe as you settle in on a Monday morning.



Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
Monkeys in clothes doing human things is obscene.
Monkeys in clothes doing human things is the best.