Kevin’s Monkey of the Week

My name is Kevin Shaughnessy and I love monkeys. It’s that time of year again, Halloween, and it’s time to decide what type of monkey I’m going to be. As much as I love to be subtle monkeys, I don’t get a very enthusiastic response when people ask me what I am and I tell them “I’m a Hamadryas monkey, but you may know me better as a baboon” or “I’m a Patas monkey, and you probably didn’t realize I do not display the obvious dominance hierarchy seen in many other primate species.”I’d have to say most people thought my coolest costume was when I wore a gladiator outfit over a gorilla suit and swung a light saber around in the air screaming, “Who dares challenge the Ape King of Damascus, Lord Henderson?!” Everyone really liked it even though I doubt anyone knew Lord Henderson is the primary character in a “What if….?” novel I am writing and hope to publish on the web. What if… apes rose to power during the Macedonian Era using light sabers somehow? My name is Kevin Shaughnessy and I love monkeys. And Star Wars.