Penelope and I met many years ago. I went for a carton of milk and there she was, an albino pig, in a grocery store. She was in a dangerous situation – it was only time before she ended up on the meat aisle. (OIY VEY) So for $9 I took her home with the milk.
I gave her a bit of color and a bow and she went to live in my therapy office.
Very few clients ever commented on her. I always suspected new clients didn’t quite know what to say and my long-term clients knew me well enough that they didn’t need to say anything.
Penelope retired the same time as Freddie Parker but she still has a lot of good advice:
How to Live Life to the Fullest
by Penelope the Pig, CPT*, RET
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EAT greedily all the delectable things life gives you.
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WALLOW in what’s soothing & cool.
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SNORT at those who are not loving.
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CELEBRATE how delicious you are.
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PRAY you will not be eaten before your time.
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PIG OUT on LOVE
*CPT, Certified Porcine Therapist
(jw)
MAXyourMIND 
I love Penelope’s advice – she knows how to live life to the fullest. And she is very pretty as well.
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Dear Sharon Bonin-Pratt,
Thank you for telling me I’m pretty. I do try to keep my appearance fresh. It’s getting harder though to find the right color green make-up for my snout.
Oikingly yours,
Penelope Pig
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Green?!!!! Your snout is orange, my friend, unless orange is the new green.
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Dear Sharon Bonin-Pratt,
You’re right, I just looked in the mirror and my snout is orange. Thank you for the reminder as I forget since it’s hard for me to see my snout. I fear I’ve been powdering it green.
Oinkinly,
Penelope Pig
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Very cute & clever my interesting friend.
Sent from my iPhone Linda
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Dear Linda B.
Thank you for noticing that not only am I cute but clever. Did you know that pigs are one of the most intelligent of creatures?
Oikingly yours,
Penelope Pig
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Great advice from Penelope. Thanks.
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Dear Linda T.
Thank you for knowing how great my advice is. I am counting on you to become a vegetarian.
Oikingly yours,
Penelope Pig
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Penelope, just want to let you know I don’t eat pork.
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Linda T.,
Good for you!!!!! . . . Eating pork is not good for you . . . or me.
Oinkingly yours,
Penelope Pig
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This is hilarious! You had me there… at first I thought that $9 was rather cheap for a piglet and thought your office rather unusual. Oh silly me! Haha. Very cute you are Penelope and such good advice too !
Peta
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Dear Peta Green,
I DID live in my human’s office when she was in practice . . . and her office was rather unusual (in ways too numerous to recount). Thank you for the compliments as I am very cute and have good advice (if only humans would listen).
It’s nice to hear from someone else who is green.
Oikingly yours,
Penelope Pig
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