The Monkey Exhibit

(RETRO MONKEY EXHIBIT: This post was on my original site…when I was posting in HTML.)
Main Entry: hai·ku
Pronunciation: ‘hI-(”)kü
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural haiku
Etymology: Japanese
: an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference
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Now, we [...]

(RETRO MONKEY EXHIBIT: This post was on my original site…when I was posting in HTML.)
A story/song, written a stanza at a time, by emailing back and forth:
Roger: Their magic
And mystery
Are part of their history
Along with the secret
Of gummy berry juice…
Eric: Their Mystery
and magic
are often rather tragic
because of [...]

Here’s a quick list, with links, of what you missed while you weren’t reading The Monkey Exhibit this Christmas season. Naturally, I would suggest reading and commenting to your heart’s delight. The rest of the week will be Retro Monkey Exhibit posts. Retro is stuff that was on my original site before [...]

Here’s the Christmas Wish list I gave out. The things crossed off are what I received.
House
4 New Windows, 2 Bedroom and 2 Office, Dual Pane, Low-e, with storm windows
New front storm door
Insulation for garage
Plywood sheets to cover insulation in garage (ceiling 1st, then walls)
Snow blower
Books
Showdown—Ted Dekker
House—Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti (April 2006)
The Final Crumpet—Ron [...]

(This was read in church today, so I came home and searched for it online. I found it at Santa Clause.)
1)
No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms, which have yet to be classified. And although these are mostly insects and bacteria, this may not exclude flying [...]

The staff and mascots of The Monkey Exhibit want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the blessings that faith in Jesus brings. Don’t forget the reason for the holiday! May you celebrate the Savior’s birth more sincerely this year than you ever have before!
(”Ramon! Get away from those presents! [...]

Thank God for butter; Thank God for you. There, I said it. Now…moving on…
I’ve (obviously) been thinking lately about blessings, be they little or big, that God has given me. Who knew I would think so much about butter until it was a topping of one of the things I can eat [...]

Thank God for butter. I need to thank God for the smaller things in my life. I’m lucky if I remember to thank Him for the big things. I often thank Him for my wife and for such an enjoyable life. I really do love life. I lead the most [...]

Thank God for butter. Do you ever just do that? God is deserving of praise just because butter exists. Isn’t butter a great thing? Bread and butter. Mmmmm. And it’s OK for my post-wisdom-teeth-extraction diet. Fresh bread isn’t that crumbly. Not like toast. I’m not eating [...]

In September, I took on one of the many rites of manhood that I had thus far avoided; I went white water rafting. I’m a good swimmer, who doesn’t mind a thrill ride so it’s odd that I hadn’t gone on this particular type of outing before.
The ride was fun, at least [...]

So my two wisdom teeth came out Monday and now Friday is upon me. Friday. The day that I have big plans for my teeth. At 1:00 PM Krissy’s office is having a party at the Sea Dog restaurant. The kind of party where the doctor picks up our tab. [...]

About eating: Eating solid food is strange. My jaw doesn’t open very wide and my teeth feel numb (like after novacaine…except it has been 24 hours now). Maybe it’s back to less solid food and some jaw stretching exercises.
About brushing: I can’t say I brushed for long and I have no [...]

Sorry for the little domain expiration. I’ll try to make sure that never happens again!
Yesterday I had my two wisdom teeth out. It wasn’t quite as bad as I expected. I think the worst thing must have been having to keep the guaze in my mouth until the bleeding stopped. I hated that [...]

This season’s customer service award goes to Stormy Kromer Mercantile USA for the email response that was sent the moment my wife placed an order:
Dear KRISTEN
Just thought we would let you know that in just a few minutes, your order will be carefully removed from our Stormy Kromer shelves, placed into some sort of container, [...]

Not my favorite poem, and not considered “finished”, though I haven’t been able to add to it the last couple times I tried. I do think the trailing off leaves the reader thinking, though, which I like.
This, too, was inspired by the name of the chapter of a book, just like Hill of Golden [...]