It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2009 edition, part 6)

Crews are festooning the trees at the Lincoln Park Zoo (North Stockton Street at Webster Street) with lights in anticipation of this year's Zoo Lights event.  It's another great way to show your kids that Christmas doesn't come in a box, and that Christmas spirit can be had for free.

Quickie: Hot Monkey Love Yields Red-Headed Stepchild

It's true.  Just check out the article and photo in the Chicago Journal .

The baby in question is a langur monkey at the Lincoln Park zoo.  It's being called "Pumpkin" because that's a nice, safe gender-neutral name to go with until its keepers can figure out if it likes Barbies or G.I. Joe's.  It's also kind of the color of a pumpkin.  And pumpkin is a term of affection for young-uns.