Somebody's always saying, "Look at that big ass monkey!" A kid will be hooting and making faces, while his dad says, "They say we came from those things? No way."
But the apes take it all in stride. They just gaze back at us and look thoughtful.
Or maybe wistful, or bemused.
Contemplative. That's the word.
I've always wondered what they were thinking. What questions are they pondering?
Lately, though, I've been reading the news, and thinking about history, and hearing about Kardashians and Limbaughs and such. And now, when the apes look at me and my kind, I think I know what they're thinking:
