A Year in the Life of a Czech Plush Monkey. Opice's 2004-5 Foto Journal for Chinese Year of the Monkey 4701 |
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January 2005 |
Synopsis
of Significant Simian Events |
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week50: Dec. 26 - 1 Jan. |
The Holidays end with Opice reading Dr. Seuss to the Grinches and our learning the secret theme behind Monkey's tree trimming. Monkey joins Hook-&-Ladder team 4 at Fire Station #4 (for a joyride). It's not New Year yet. | |
week 51: 2nd - 8th | More Fire Dept. fun, Lillie Hitchcock Coit "5," Thrift Store Emporium shopping, Emperor Norton-1 | |
week 52: 9th - 15th | The sun comes out & Monkey goes prospecting in the Gold Country. He explores Old Folsom, finds the Mother Lode, and explains Vaseline Glass. (got Geiger counter?) | |
week 53: 16th - 22nd | Antiquing continued, Victrola tunes, finds a "Trading Post," spots trophy heads, meets Lydia (oh Lydia), demonstrates uranium glass fluorescence, acknowledges Day 365¼, pulls a rabbit(?) out of his hat. | |
week 54: 23rd - 29th | Visits Sacramento Zoo, speculates on what "giraffe enrichment" means, sees similar simians, gets fotografed against his wishes, gets cold and wants ice cream, finds a fishy. | |
week 55: Jan. 30 - 5 Feb. |
Plays with super magnet strong enough to suspend his weight, goes snowshoeing above Lake Tahoe, substitutes as a "Chain Monkey." | |