[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!)
Texas
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.)
[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!
[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?
[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.
[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.
[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?