For Cinder

It has taken me quite some time to get this blog going. In my head, I'm blogging constantly. Sometimes, when the mood strikes I put pen to paper and save my thoughts. Originally I titled this blog "Urban Anthropology" but, I was never happy with that title. I wanted my blog (and its title) to convey what essentially this blog would be all about. Finally while taking a shower (where most of my ideas pop up) I came up with "The Naked Chimp". My favorite thing to write about are observations of the everyday and slightly off kilter habits of my favorite subjects: other people. 

As an anthropology major at Emory Univ. I spent countless hours observing and cataloging the behaviors of chimpanzees, low land gorillas, orangutans, and howler monkeys at Zoo Atlanta. I ultimately became a physical therapist...which did require some degree of observation but, it wasn't quite the same. NO...I use my power of observation any and everywhere, mentally noting things I find amusing, strange, or just plain shocking. My brain is getting full. Its about time I get all of my musings out of my head and release them into cyberspace. 

When I checked to see if my new title was already taken, I googled it and several stories popped up about Cinder, an actual naked chimp. What a face! Cinder suffered from alopecia but, I read she lived a relatively normal life in the St. Louis Zoo until she dies in February 2009. 

So, for Cinder and all the other naked chimps.....I'm watching.