Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve been here, but the semester is coming to a close so I’m looking forward to spending more time on Pink Elephant.

I just wanted to say that if you are in Arizona, Pink Elephantbooks are also available through a number of other organizations — the Kumon center in Chandler and Tempe, for example, and also at the Yamaha Music school in Phoenix. I spent a lot of time in both places when I was younger, and have a lot of good memories. I’m starting to imagine what it might have been like if I had had Pink Elephant, Twonkie-Twonkie, and the gang as friends when I was growing up. I have a feeling Pink Elephant would have loved going to Yamaha. He has universal perfect pitch, you know. Plus he can hear a lot of sounds that are far lower than human ears are capable of hearihttp://christineamamiya.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpng. He’d probably pass the exams, no sweat. I wonder what would happen if Twonkie Twonkie taught a music class on singing. It’s probably safer if he doesn’t; when he sings things tend to…change. You never know!

As for kumon…perhaps if Twonkie-Twonkie worked on those every day, his counting might improve? Something for Mandy and Christie to think about, I guess.

I was also very touched by a story I read about elephants today — more proof that elephants are more like humans than we realize. A documentary called ‘Angels in the Dust’ was made paralleling the behavior of orphaned children and orphaned elephants. Both have, in their own way, grown up lost and confused without the guidance of their parents, but allowing those elephants and children to spend time with others like them and parantal figures upon whom they can rely has allowed them to calm down and show a new strength. I think it’s important to remember how important we are as families, no matter what species we may be. I guess love does make the world go round.