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So, been way too busy with work lately. . . had me on a special project and everything.  and then at home was busy doing all sorts of homsie-type stuff.  But now, I’m better, and I’m back, and I feel like writing

So, I’m up late, another night.  Finding myself wishing that I could get up the courage to actually start writing again.  I’ve got the book all planned out, but after the failures of my two movies and several other projects that never even made it that far due to just needing to be tossed out, I’m finding it really hard to put so much of my “free” time into doing this again. 

Probably should just find the ability to sleep for tonight and deal with that issue tomorrow.

After much debate, it was determined that the Monkees were truly just trying to be friendly.

Johns Joke of the Day – The 8 Monkeys.

This is reportedly based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K.)

Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling.

Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them

miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.

One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder.

All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why.

However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.

A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him.

This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he’s not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he’s attacking the new monkey.

One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

And that is how most companies’ policies get established.