[5-Minute Dance Party] Total Breakdown
This super-tight rock song by Brad Sucks! goes out to my Macintosh.* Seriously. If you’re trying to wreck my life, why don’t you just smile and have…
[5-Minute Dance Party] White Light
So I just kept breathing, my friends./ Waiting for The Man to choose./ I'm alive./ I'm alive/ Did you have any idea just how dark George Michael's lyrics could be? I did. (Just wait. There's…
Always Afraid of the Storm
This is turning out to be a big thunderstorm season in Texas, and Ilsa von Dogovitch does not like thunderstorms. Not one bit! So let's cheer her up, okay?
[5-Minute Dance Party] La Montaña Rusa Del Amor (Love Rollercoaster)
I cannot believe I found an early pressing of The Ohio Players' recording of "Love Rollercoaster" to share with you today! Just wait! It gets even better!
[Super Secret Friday Night 5-Minute Dance Party] Fever (With Rita Moreno and Animal!)
¡Oye, buddy¡* This is another one of those classic Muppet moments. Rita Moreno is such a class act, and her comic timing is impeccable, don't you think?
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She’s a Worrier (When He’s Out of Town)
Monkey the Dog shares a worried face when The Husband comes home after ten days of working out of town between school sessions. He's actually saying behind her head, "Take the picture; take the picture." (She hates having her picture taken, poor soul!)
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Get yer boots on. We’re goin’ outside.
Okay, I'll be honest— this is the first time I've ever seen a rattlesnake under the ranch house. (The Husband took this…
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[5-Minute Dance Party] The Summer Storm that Bent the Sky (Supa-Sonic Edition!)
To celebrate our run of storms in Texas, I've made a digital music mix courtesy of the protector and curator of all good music on the internet, worldwide— the Free Music Archives, overseen and co-curated by the oldest long-running independent radio station in the U.S.,…
What It Means to Be Good-Natured
Oh, poor Monkey! I took this portrait of her when she was still wearing her e-collar, aka cone of shame, aka her ultra high frequency tuner. (It's off now. She's so much happier.)
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[5-Minute Dance Party] Opposite Stuff
Uh-uh-uh-uuuuuup! Uuuuuuuuup! Dow-wooow-woooon-ooooown! Dooooooowwn! I totally identify with Bip Bippadotta and his whole oeuvre, you know? Opposite!
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[5-Minute Dance Party] Inspector Clouseau and Cato (Round 6)
After a day like yesterday, I have a rather dark yet familiar feeling that I resemble one of the characters from that popular movie series, The Pink Panther.
Dune in June
Starting today, I will begin my annual reading of Frank Herbert's Dune. It's a celebrated event amongst friends and family. In fact, last year we did a Dune Read-a-Thon. Wanna do it again?
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[Super-Secret Friday Night 5-Minute Dance Party] Shout My Name
Bluebird Blvd. favorite-favorites The Kleptones created this rich mashup that features, among others, Lulu and The Ting-Tings. Buckle up! Let's get goofy!
Prizes
When I shot "Prizes," I had just begun to do photography for the first time. I mean— ever. In fact, this photograph is from my very first shoot.
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[5-Minute Dance Party] How’m I Doin’? (Hey-Hey)
Wanna go from a good mood to a great one? Sing along withThe Mills Brothers fantastic "How'm I Doin'?"— "How'm I doin'? Hey-hey! Twee-twee-twee-twa-twa! "
Duchess Monkey and the Cone of Power! (Part One!)
What if dog cones weren't full of terrible peripheral-vision-blocking shame, but instead held great power and vigor? It's just a thought.
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[5-Minute Dance Party] Do I Have Power
In a moment of a wilderness exposed, is this lack of wisdom better than a charismatic soul?