Monday, February 05, 2007
A Very Nervous Sombrero
Well, if there's anything that will knock you out of nearly a year of blog neglect, it's a grainy video of your 5-year-old doing the Mexican Hat Dance like he's Stevie Wonder high on peyote.
Many of those in attendance told me he was the funniest thing they had seen this month. Given that he was COMPLETELY hamming it up for the camera and generally not doing what he was supposed to, I--on the other hand--wanted to put my foot far enough up his kiester to wear him like a shoe.
Be sure you note the highlights: the casual "Do I know you?" wave in response to Dad's overeager welcome, the hushed "Is my hair sticking up?" inquiry, the near total inability to alternate between hops and claps, the head thrown back in centrifugal ecstasy, the transparently phony "dizziness," the feet going up at the grand finale like some cartoon character from a Raid commercial, the low five from the PE teacher with the patience of Job, and the last glance to the camera with the "it's-hard-work-being-this-much-of-a-laugh-riot" expression.
Hmmm, maybe it is funny after all...
