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What are you up to? It's cold outside. No reason to go out there. Just stay right in here where it's warm. I'll keep you company.

Yes, it is that cold

In case you were wondering, that is a brass monkey. A few weeks ago he looked like this:

Time for a hearty breakfast

Baby, it's cold outside.

And when you have to go out on a morning like this, it's important to have a good breakfast in your belly.

Just ask this clown.

A closer look at that bowl of Wheaties reveals that the clown has tried to jazz up his breakfast by adding what appear to be either prunes or cicadas.

Truth be told, what this clown really wishes was that he could have one of these fried egg with Swiss cheese and prosciutto on a biscuit sammiches that we like to make here at the compound:

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If you'll take a look at the music widget you'll see that I've changed the tunes for this week. It's all Mardi Gras music from now until Fat Tuesday. One of my favorite tunes on the list is "Jockomo" by Sugar Boy Crawford. It's the 50's R&B version of the song that the Dixie Cups later made famous as "Iko Iko". I got the Dixie Cups on there too. Maybe in the next few days I'll put up some more Mardi Gras and New Orleans related goodies. We'll be heading down there in March for spring break; it will be MizBubs and the girls' first post-Katrina visit. These next few days will intensify the anticipation.

I'd put up some stuff for Carnival, except that I know nothing about Brazil (other than I love their national drink, the Caipirinha). Maybe if we're nice Splotchy will share some of his wonderful collection of Brazilian music with us.

Stay warm.

Freezing cold and miserable random ten

Even though it's freezing cold and miserable here, there's great tunes to warm you up over at Dale's and Johnny Yen's.

Make It Rain—Tom Waits

Hittin’ the Bottle Stomp—Mississippi Jook Band

Doin’ My Time—Johnny Cash

What Keeps Mankind Alive—Tom Waits

She’s About a Mover—Sir Douglas Quintet

Rockin’ Bongos—Chaino

I Just Don’t Know What to do With Myself—Dusty Springfield

Blue Suede Shoes—Carl Perkins

The Black Angel’s Death Song—The Velvet Underground

Voodoo Dreams—Les Baxter