Mocha Monkey

Photos from the adventures of the Mocha Monkey – the mascot of MochaMonkey.NET.

Monkey invasion at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital

  The nursing staff at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital are hoping for an invasion of cute, cuddly monkeys – just in time for Christmas! That’s because I’m trying to provide each child patient who is spending their Christmas at Rainbow a free monkey to brighten their stay. Unfortunately, I may not have enough monkeys […]

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Wild monkeys to invade Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland

  The nursing staff at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital will soon be bracing themselves for an invasion of cute, cuddly mocha monkeys – just in time for Christmas! That’s because I’ve decided to provide each child patient who is spending their Christmas at Rainbow a free monkey to brighten their stay. My first visit

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Mocha Monkey gets jiggy at Carnaval

The Mocha Monkey had a close encounter of the bizarre kind when he got caught up in the Carnaval parade in San Francisco’s Mission district in May. As a group of dancers passed by, one of the girls nabbed MM for a quick photo. Although it was love at first sight, MM quickly came back down

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Mocha Monkey drives San Francisco cable car

During the Mocha Monkey’s May trip to San Francisco, he met the conductor of one of the city’s world famous cable cars. After a little “monkeying around,” the conductor allowed MM to operate the grip handle which propels the cable car. From MM’s brief cable car history lesson, he learned that San Francisco first put them in service

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Mocha Monkey nearly stranded at Golden Gate Bridge

The Mocha Monkey was almost stranded overnight in a parking lot near the Golden Gate Bridge during his recent trip to San Francisco. After meeting his new friend, Stephanie Hernandez from New Mexico (pictured here), MM went to his car to get a late dinner. As he approached the park exit, he realized a gate

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Mocha Monkey meets newlyweds at the Golden Gate Bridge

The Mocha Monkey met Vlad and Tanya while visiting the Golden Gate Bridge on a recent trip to San Francisco. They became “fast friends” as they ran along the shoreline together. Seems like everywhere MM goes, people want to hang out with the little guy!

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The Mocha Monkey tries to meet President Obama

The Mocha Monkey has been doing some serious travelling lately. After visiting San Francisco and then Cleveland for my daughter’s wedding – he took off for Washington, D.C. for a visit with President Obama. Unfortunately, the President didn’t know that MM was coming. MM sat outside the White House for two days before giving up.

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My daughter’s wedding – a day to remember

My daughter, Danielle, married her best friend on Saturday. It was a GREAT day of celebration as she became the new Mrs. Jon Filipkowski. Not even the rain could spoil the love and emotion felt by everyone on this special day. May your marriage be blessed with a lifetime of love.

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Hangin’ around in China Town

Saturday in San Francisco included a stop in China Town. The Mocha Monkey found a store offering the most “heavenly” of foods and immediately made himself at home. Check back often to read about other San Francisco adventures of the Mocha Monkey.

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Mocha Monkey enjoyed breakfast in Santa Cruz

The Mocha Monkey scarfed down half my Grand Slam at Denny’s (at 5 a.m.!) before heading out toward San Francisco on Saturday. We then burned a lot of “shoe leather” hiking up-and-down the streets (hills) of San Francisco. I knew the city was built on hills but I never knew how STEEP they were! Check

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