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     Faithful readers have noticed that the news from Paris has been scant of late. There's an explanation for this, oh reader. Hanuman!

     Some weeks ago, I entered my iPhoto library to choose some photos to load onto the website. I had been quite successful getting nice shots of Hanuman in Paris, and was looking forward to organizing the collection. Imagine my distress when the photos were nowhere to be found. I checked all the caches on the computer where they might be, looking for over an hour, when suddenly, it struck me.
      “Hanuman”, I called, “do you know what happened to the last set of photos?”
      “Bien sur, Monsieur, J'en jete en la poubelle. J'ai l'air affreux sur ces photos, et je refuse la apperence publique comme ça.” (Hanuman has been communicating exclusively in French for some time now. I always answer in English, since he, without fail, laughs at my French accent and pretends not to understand me.)
     "Come on Hanuman, people aren't that judgmental. No one is really looking at your style all the time."
     "Pour vous, c'est vrai, absolument. Qui aurait envie de te regarder, cochon laid?"
      "Whoa, Hanuman, that's a little rough."
      At that, Mr. Hanuman extended his hand towards me: “Parlez à la main.”

     It seems that all Jean really wanted was to get a trim in one of the fancy salons de coiffure we see everywhere-a small expense if it would save my photo library. We chose a bright and lively place near Place de la Republique, pas trop cher. Hanuman instantly charmed the staff, announcing that “J'ai choisi la salon avec les plus jolies filles.” There was a little jostling to get to be the one to work on this formidable head of hair, and to avoid a fight, it was Hanuman who decided on Aurelie.
      "Alors," said Hanuman, in the chair, "Pourquoi appelle-tu le salon"Tchip,'" he asked, making conversation.
      “C'est Cheap,” replied Aurelie, who spoke not a word of English except this one word, which sounded an alarm for the tasteful monkey.
     “Holy shit, it's the French Supercuts!!” he yelped (pardon his non-French) and the smock was left floating like a sail as he vaulted to the ceiling. It took 20 minutes to convince him that Aurelie does good work, and that the place wasn't all that cheap-there were less expensive places right in the neighborhood. By the time we left, in fact, , Hanuman was so pleased with his new look that he proclaimed as he exited:
Je retournerai!

Here's the stylish monkey getting all branché (plugged in).

     Readers should expect more pictures from France soon. Hanuman has gone to the cinema to see Soyez Sympa, Rembobinez (the French version of Be Kind, Rewind, and is certain he can replicate the destoyed photos, almost like they were.