Today was the second anniversary of the capture of this image:
Hard to believe that Sg has grown from such a blobular little reproductive choice into the kid in the video below. This is her this afternoon with her Target impulse buys -- a monkey face potholder and a star spangled maraca (which she calls a "ball"). We catch up with Sg as she is taking her monkey and going home, when suddenly — ! — she realizes she has forgotten her maraca. Who knows what goes through an 18-month-old's mind? Without explanation, she performs the Maraca Song of the Violent Monkey. Let's watch:
And here's the sheet music for those of you playing along at home:
Finally, if you would like to play the maracas yourself, why not learn from a comic genius?
Brilliant
I don't think the world is ready for this kind of musical innovation yet.