Kokopelli is a mythical creature and his likeness is found all over the south western United States. Almost every home in my neighborhood has a Kokopelli symbol on something or the other. I asked my neighbors, most of whom are senior citizens, what they thought Kokopelli was known for and they all had the same answer: Good Luck. That gave me a chuckle.
I had been seeing Kokopelli for years, and I wondered what exactly Kokopelli was all about. After I got diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, I thought that with his stooped posture that he might have been a Parkie. So, I did what any middle-aged geek would do and I Googled it. Every article I could find on Kokopelli all said the same thing. He was a fertility god, he brought babies to the village maidens.
With that knowledge in mind, I began to see just where Kokopelli was featured and I chuckled often. There is a Casino with a kissable Kokopelli featured prominently at the entrance. I guess that's so money reproduces (probably the Casino's). There is a Kokopelli at a funeral home (not sure who or what is reproducing there, but I don't want to find out). There are Kokopelli's on ashtrays, coffee mugs, t-shirts, hats and even restaurant menu's and golf balls.
So, as you can see, when I walk around my neighborhood and see all the Kokopelli's, I have to laugh that the only houses that don't have any visible ones are the two houses which actually produced babies in 2011.
And yes, we have a couple Kokopelli's in our home, too. For Good Luck, of course!
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