The funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time (other than the Little Yellow Dog Gang, which continues to amuse) is a video of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra performing Ennio Morricone’s “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Particularly the perfectly coiffed woman singing, “Wah wah wah.”
Then the sparkly-dressed conductor leads them into beauty. A piano, a soprano, and the song turns evocative. And isn’t that the best way? From laughter to admiration in a few moments. A mélange.
Yesterday I was furious at a passive-aggressor, then—whiplash—exhilarated by an admirer. Hard to remember sometimes that I am the same dog. Whether you love or hate me, or anything in between, I remain Me.
One day at the swimming hole I was in a cranky mood. There was already somebody on the rocks in “my” place. I sat nearby, aggrieved. Then he started singing, something he seemed to make up on the spot. It, too, was funny and evocative by turns.
And the inner critic, the belligerent planner, the snarky censor slipped away. Harmony was restored.
Books:
Diary of a Reluctant Traveler: 15 months on the road from coast to coast to coast—solo
Sea Change: stories & splashes
Shoulds are for Saints: the true life adventures of Suzy Le Speed
Dance First …ask questions later: poems & paintings
words & art by shé 
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