Monkey's Dad's definitions

veterinary ophthalmology

A relatively recent specialty within the field of veterinary medicine, devoted exclusively to treating the eyes of non-human animals.

His dog, at the age of ten, had become completely blind. Whereas her blindness would once have been permanent, it could now be reversed. Dr. Jane Cho, a surgeon practicing in Westchester County, New York, had performed a miracle, in his view, had given back the world to his dog by restoring her vision. With each additional year of newly-sighted life, he felt enhanced gratitude toward the doctor and her staff, thankful for the gift of veterinary ophthalmology.

by Monkey's Dad August 22, 2021

tomorrow, I will really start being good to you

Whispered to a woman who feels loved, cared-for, pampered to an ultimate degree, to let her know that you have only started.

As she lay on her back, eyes glassy, breathing deeply, wishing for nothing more than the moment, he put his lips to her ear and said, "Tomorrow, I will really start being good to you."

by Monkey's Dad December 3, 2022

YaM

You and Me. Oneness with another soul, all that needs to be said

It was one of those moments where all separation between them seemed to have evaporated. He searched for words, could find none and simply wrote YaM

by Monkey's Dad December 7, 2022

Darnella Frazier

Ms. Frazier is the courageous young woman whose eyewitness video of the George Floyd killing by former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, became a crucial artifact of American history.

Only 17 at the time, Darnella Frazier is to the Floyd killing what Abraham Zapruder was to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, an accidental bystander with a camera, a vital witness to a pivotal moment. Ms. Frazier's video of the arrest, which recorded Floyd's plea - I can't breathe - as Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes, sparked protests across the country. A witness at Chauvin's murder trial, Ms. Frazier expressed regret for not physically confronting Mr. Chauvin. “It’s been nights I stayed up apologizing and apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more and not physically interacting and not saving his life,” Ms. Frazier said.

by Monkey's Dad April 1, 2021

in warm blood

A crime committed, not from passion exactly, yet with some slight degree of feeling.

She was said to have murdered him in warm blood, not that she really cared whether he was sleeping with her best friend, but it irritated her to learn about it on Facebook.

by Monkey's Dad March 7, 2020

Hickipedia

A whole damn buncha fancy stuff y'all kin lookit ta show ya got booklernin', 'fore ya git ta votin' twahce, lahk the great man tol' ya to.

The president himself had said it, 'vote twice'. Not sure what that meant exactly, or how to go about it, Verlene decided to look it up on Hickipedia.

by Monkey's Dad September 5, 2020

slognosis

The forecast that the course of a disease will be uphill and stretch over a long time.

The doctor's truthful slognosis was hard to hear: His covid symptoms would get worse before they got better, and recovery would be slow, if it happened at all.

by Monkey's Dad April 9, 2020