She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

Sticking my toe back in the web pool...

Here's a little 70 retro pop tune. The debut album from She & Him was placed at number 1 on Paste's music of the year for 2008.

High Brow Pizza

The Economist is a staple around our house and it has started to get a small following with one of our friends. Thought I would share this interesting marketing campaign for those of you interested in this magazine (or advertising). Apparently, they recently advertised on pizza boxes in the Philadelphia area. Cool idea.

Cracker - Teen Angst

I don’t know what the world may need,
But a v8 engine is a good start for me.
Think I’ll drive to find a place,
To be surly.
I don’t know what the world may want,
But some words of wisdom could comfort us.
Think I’ll leave that up to someone wiser.

The Hold Steady - Your Little Hoodrat Friend

The Hold Steady were a new addition to the Monthly Mix rotation last go around. Their song Your Little Hoodrat Friend found me a few years ago and it always stuck. So if you are hearing about these guys lately (cause their latest album Stay Positive is really good), check out this tune.

i've been dusted in the dark up in penetration park. i've been plastered. i've been shaking hard and searching in a dirty storefront church...she said it's funny even true love gets troubled by stillwater and washed up in the mississippi river.

Advanced!

Last weekend Jozy graduated from Advanced Obedience class. Now for those of you who have ever had the pleasure of coming over to our house, this may sound funny, but she did really good! She is still pretty bad about jumping on people, but looking back, if you see how far Jozy has come, the classes have really been a great experience.

1. Beginner
2. Click a Trick
3. Intermediate
4. Advanced

One of the exercises she needed to do during graduation included her laying down in the middle of the checkout area of PetSmart and us leaving her there, out of our sight. We then had to call her from a the other end of the store. It was amazing...in the midst of the checkout line, she just laid there looking around until we called her. I am guessing that those of you who do know her find this story hard to believe.

Here is the proud graduate!

Jozy swimming for the first time!

We shot this video this past September when we were in Arkansas avoiding Hurricane Gustav. During this trip to Lake Balboa, Jozy overcame her fear of water that was higher than her head and actually started swimming. It was awesome. So here is some video of her doggy paddling!

350.org

Here's a cool animated marketing campaign for those of you who believe that human beings have the ability to impact climate change. The message is supposed to transcend language barriers. Check out 350.org for more information.

"350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide--measured in "Parts Per Million" in our atmosphere."