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Hey Alumni
Monkey Outta Nowhere made an appearance in the January 2005 issue of Focus, the alumni magazine of Bethel University. We were mentioned in an update about Bethel alum and Head Monkey Kevin D. Hendricks on page 44. Check us out.
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Site Revamp
The Monkey Outta Nowhere site has been scaled back, revamped and improved. Rather than running the blog at full speed to cover every quasi-interesting update, we’ll focus on official Monkey Outta Nowhere business only. The random time-wasting content will be redirected to the personal blog of our Head Monkey, Kevin D. Hendricks. But never fear,…
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Self-Promotional Day
Today all Monkey Outta Nowhere employees were encouraged to wear Monkey Outta Nowhere apparel instead of following the usual dress code. The increased options seemed to boost morale. Company executives are considering adopting a company-wide casual Friday. Monkey Outta Nowhere T-shirt: $17.99 Monkey Outta Nowhere Messenger bag: $23.99 Downtown Dandelions by Kevin D. Hendricks: $12.99…
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Minnesota Blog of the Day
On January 12, 2005 the Twin Cities Babelogue (the blog community of the City Pages) declared Monkey Outta Nowhere the Minnesota Blog of the Day. Thanks.
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Do They Run When They See You Coming?
The new book from youth leader Jonathan McKee of The Source for Youth Ministry is now available: Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers McKee presents practical ideas for youth workers to start conversations and connect with teens. Greg Stier of Dare 2 Share Ministries interviewed McKee about his…
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New Species of Monkey Found
Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey in the Himalayas. The stocky, short-tailed, brown-haired creatures have been named Macaca munzala. While the monkeys were new to scientists, locals were familiar with the animals and called them “mun zala” or deep forest monkeys.
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Skinny Tie Day
The Monkey Outta Nowhere world headquarters in St. Paul, Minn. had skinny tie day today. All employees were encouraged to wear a skinny tie in an effort to boost company-wide morale. The gimmick proved to be popular with most employees and could see a return. It’s not clear if skinny tie day will spread to…
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Monkey Wrote a Novel
It’s with great honor and a bit of pride that congratulate our very own Head Monkey, Kevin D. Hendricks, for writing a novel. Kevin tackled the 50,000-word novel last month as part of National Novel Writing Month, joining almost 6,000 other winners from around the world. Kevin managed to complete his first novel in a…
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Pardon Our Dust
If the site looks a bit askew today, it’s probably because it is. Monkey Outta Nowhere upgraded to Movable Type 3.1 and the dust is still settling. We hope to have it up and running by the end of the day. UPDATE: So we’re not there yet. We’re working on it and we’re making progress.…
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Monkey Portraiture
Just when you thought real hobbies were dead and gone, along comes an exhibit of monkey portraiture. It’s actually pretty amazing work, done by photographer Jill Greenberg (don’t recognize the name? poke around her site and you’ll recognize images from magazine covers and ads), and will be on display at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery in…