Soul Saturday: Patriotic Pets & Pie

Happy *4th of July* 2015!!!

F is for: * Festive * Feline *ASIA* who celebrates our * Freedom with our * Flag

Star & Stripes Forever …P is for:* Patriotic* Pet *ANNIE* who is * PURRfect * Patient

Who wore Uncle Sam better? Sweet *ANNIE* or her K9 cousin *COCO*??

F also is for: Fauxhawk! *COCO* rocks it on America’s Birthday!

F indeed is for: Food … Apple Pie: An *American* Classic

My *Festive* Sweet Treat this 4th … Apple Pie a la *Freedom* Mode: Apple Pie for *Red* topped with Lite Cool Whip for *White* & Blueberries for *Blue*

GOD Bless the U*S*A!!!

Fitness Friday: Bunny Buddy

When I lived in the 🌅Bay🌉 Area, home to Western Conference Champions, the Golden State Warriors, who beat Eastern Conference Champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in last night’s 🏀NBA Finals🏆 Game 1, I actually had friends who walked their 🐈cats {Happy Belated Hug-Your-Cat😻 Day yesterday, by the way}

 
This morning, I joined Mami Aya and Coco 🐰Bunny🐇 on their 🐾walk! #QTwithThisCutie

 


Since my mom’s taking care of my sis’ Yorkie, they’ve been 👣walking👟 everyday, and I made a point to join them this time around!



We went to my Bestie’s 🏡house🏠 now that we’re neighbors, so Coco made friends with the Cake🎂 and Cookie🍪 Corgies: Twinkie and Oreo!

 

One of my buddies also 🏁rolled🚗 by…

 
 … And we proceeded with 🚦caution🚥 as we approached this 🐍snake!

 

Since I haven’t exercised much 🌳outdoors🌴 this 🍀spring🌷 due to my 😰sickness, I shoot to login more miles this 🌞summer🌼 little by little again!

Manny Monday: Fight, 4th, Cinco, Nurses & Moms

Happy May the 4th be with You!

Monday’s multiple feature is about May days …

• First, I traveled to SA for school and to meet with my esés for the game and fight*

Pinoy Pride ✌

*My remarks about Manny:

• He has way more going on in his life than just being a fighter:

1. He lives by his faith
2. He is a hero to his family and my native country due to

• his generosity from his earnings and
• his political career

… while Fighter is the only identity that Floyd Mayweather has achieved:

1. Professionally, obviously
2. Personally ~ considering his history of violence

This self-proclaimed $Money$ was in it for

• The title and to remain undefeated
• $elfishly keeping his winnings

 

• Before and after my trip back home, I had to celebrate May the Fourth be with You 

*** Star Wars *stars* ***

Cory’s King Cavalier Spaniels

Charlotte Bleu as Chewbacca

♪♫Rowley Jazz♫♪ as R2D2

Chris’ Rat Terrier

Snappy Jack as Darth Vader

My Double As as Princess Leia

Queen Asia with Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Krayt Dragon

Princess Annie with Mardji Elephants

• Please vote for my Nurse Mom the Bday Girl in spirit of Nurses Week (May 6th-12th) and ☼Mother’s Day☼

Please go to No. 16 of 37 to find us, thanks!

• Please read this San Angelo Standard-Times article about my grad school classmate who asks for us to donate in the wake of the Nepal earthquake (in which I’m also quoted)

Throwback: Decade ago when we were awarded with our ASU grad scholarships

• Here are throwbacks from celebrating Cinco de Mayo Fiesta when I was teaching en el Valle

 

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo mañana!

Feline and Canine Friday: Lucky Buddy

While I’m away, I miss my animal BAEs and my buddies’ fur babies!

My Feline who’s going on the Fine 9: Queen *ASIA*

 

My good sport after going to the dentist and still smiles: Sweet *ANNIE*

My “nephew” *Buddy* & his Big Sis *Peppa*

María’s Decade+-old ♣Lucky♣

María’s German shepherd *Pippa* & shih tzu *Copper*

YES, *Pippa* was named after Princess Kate of Wales’ sister

Sis & Bro: *DIXIE* joins *COPPER*

*Copper* ♥loves♥ to smile

 

Foto Friday: Cam ♥Loves♥ Canines

Since today’s snow day reminds me of the holidays, how about I show off the dogs who I’ve professionally photographed for season’s greetings?

First, I was fortunate to have two well-behaved French poodles of my doctor friend ~ with Kool-aid smiles!

Prada & Dior: French poodles, designer names ~ flashing their pearly whites

Then, I took (many takes later) my sister‘s family’s card pic, complete with her Yorkshire terrier*!

Coco & the Cooley ♥Clan♥, †CHRISTmas† 2014

Hope that you’re all staying safe & sound + warm & toasty, with your cozy cuddle buddies!

Photography is a sport that I lettered in

* Happy 4th Birthday, COCO, this ☼Sunday☼!

Beauty Tuesday: Doo Wop Pop Sock Hop

This past weekend, I took my latest photo gig to my fam friend’s 50th birthday party ~ ’50s style! Before I strapped on my cam and shot snaps, I strapped on my suspenders and shot a smile!

Since I seldom have time to shop, much less the money to invest on a full-fledged poodle skirt complete with petticoat

I just created labels from photos of real French poodles who I professionally photographed!

Presenting: my micro mini poodle skirt on a budget!

To complete the look: my high school varsity letterman jacket * my grad ring on a chain * my cat bobby socks * my bowling shoes {Stevies by Steve Madden}

My beloved felines seemed to think that I was looking fine!

My big champ cat is the #BOMBdotCom ~ as in the beautiful #photobomb dot com!

Of course, my furr babies also make the purrfect models!

✌Deuces✌ That makes 2 for Tuesday Beauty!

Sports Sunday: Super Bowl Media

Here are my speech students’ and my favorite Super Bowl XLIX dosages of sports communication coverage:

• Becca’s Media Day story

Marshawn Lynch answers every question the same way | FOX Sports

• Chandler‘s “by far favorite SB interview”

• Shelby‘s “favorite and the cutest Super Bowl Commercial”

• Ms. D‘s “fave Super Bowl commercial”

Hoop, Halloween & Holiday Hype

Happy All Saints Day! Hope you all enjoyed your Halloween festivities if you celebrated Boo Ghoul-style and have fun if you’re decking the halls this HOLYday season…

As for myself, NBA season is in full swing, so I tipped off this month of November with a triple-decker and may add College Hoops to my Dispo Hoop Scoops:

Elaine J. Dispo | NBA

* Matrix’s Tipoff Speech
* Dirk’s Mavs Mix
* Monta Basketball in Dallas

Plus, we’re about to launch the Pretty Fit App site full blast, so please check out my Pretty Fit Team bio. You can install the Pretty Fit app from iTunes.

Last, but not least, here are my Halloween photos, starring:

* Asia as Cookie Monster, Annie as Elmo
* Double-A Team as Black Cat & Pumpkin
* Jade & Dax as Black Cat & Pumpkin
* Pumpkin as Dallas Cowboys Jack O’Lantern (star eyes and nose, football mouth plus accessories – ball cap, headband, earrings, paraband for teeth)
* Yours Truly as Tonto with Arrowhead my Crow (won the USPFO Halloween 2013 Ladies’ Costume Contest – ironically, dressed as a man) ~ Kemosabe, baby!

Shoutout: Happy Retirement to my Mom!

Now back to cracking and cranking out my dissertation…

2:22 ~ make a wish!!!

Blog-portunities

Happy National Pumpkin Day! 

[Tonto for Halloween]

This week has been all about preparing for the NBA season and the upcoming holidays. I wrapped up my required writing for the rest of this month (which I hope to devote to my dissertation) before the regular season tips off. Please visit my Rants for my latest, and here are my most recent articles since I last shared my posts:

Elaine J. Dispo | NBA 

• Calderón Countdown
• Vinsanity at Linsanity Nation
• Coach’s DNPs
• Top 5 Mavs Champs *slideshow*

Elaine J. Dispo | Clubhouse

• Top 15 DCC *slideshow* <– by popular demand, I extended from Top 5 to 15 featured slides

Plus, I started submitting workout videos to the Pretty Fit iPhone app. When I Skyped with the app creator the other day, we discussed my collaboration on her blog, so I’m excited about potentially sharing more fitness tips! Here are my original Pretty Fit pic and my new one:

[Take me to the gun show!]

[Current Pretty Fit profile]

Let’s try this Pumpkin Crock Pot recipe from Tone It Up! Below is a snapshot of this Cat Trick-or-Treat recipe that I may give a shot, courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis‘ Giada at Home, that I watched earlier while dog-sitting. I’m also stoked about carving my pumpkin with a unique design…

[Black Cat Pop]

Now I’m hyped about Halloween and the festivities that follow. So far, I found my costume for tonight’s party and look forward to dressing up the animals!

[Asia & crow]

[Annie & me + owl]

[Dax & Jade + yours truly] 

Shoutouts:

• Happy Birthday to my Dad yesterday!

• Thank GOD my Lil’ Orphan Annie is in purrfect health, according to her vet, Dr. Price, from Windmill Animal Hospital, which is the Best Pet Care Anyhere… And it smells good too!

1:11 ~ make a wish!!!