AmyMusings

Meet My Husbands- Chip, Tex and Yuki

amy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:12 +0000

My husband speaks three different languages. It’s like being married to three different people. He takes on a different personality with each “language”. When he talks with the guys at the coffee shop or at a party of college-educated peers, he speaks perfect English. He appears to be current, articulate and clever.

He rarely shares this [...]

Sure, Now my Husband is in a Hurry to Solve This Problem!

amy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:33 +0000

ME: What’s it mean when my minivan makes a moooaaaangh sound when I go from 0 to 5 mph?

SKYE: What kind of noise??

ME: Mmmmmmmmoooooaaaaannnnngh. But only when it’s shifting from first to second gear. You think it’s the transmission?

SKYE: I don’t know. It sounds like an online question. Did you google it?

ME: Yea.

SKYE: What did [...]

When Did I Turn into That Old Lady?

amy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:01:26 +0000

You know how on Oprah when she’s interviewing someone who just dropped 150 pounds, she’ll ask, “What was your ah-hah moment, the moment you decided to take action?” Like Jeopardy, I shout out the answer before the contestant: “What is a photograph!”

Sure enough, The Photograph taken of her at a party, wearing stripes that go [...]

Bartender, Another Round of Kool-Aid for my Friend

amy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:56 +0000

You know how people come and go and you wonder about where they went and how they’re doing? I had this next door neighbor, a teenager, Jason, who lived with his mom, his aunt and his grandparents. I used to call them the perfect clichés. They smoked like chimneys, drank like fish, and fought like [...]

Letting Pawn Stars Raise Our Children

amy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:25:32 +0000

My husband and I are terrible role models. I’m afraid our boys are never going to make it in the real world under our guidance. It’s because of my consummate rose-colored glasses and my husband’s black or white outlook. Our children are not getting a realistic education about the way the world really works. They’re [...]

Why Does My Neighborhood Have Such a High Turnover??

amy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:16:29 +0000

Saturday, my neighbors across the street packed up their house to move a few streets away. I felt so guilty. As long as you stay inside when a neighbor is moving, who’s to say you realize there is a moving van out front to even do the neighborly thing, like help them?

You could be busy [...]

How to Avoid Getting Reamed on Baggage Fees

amy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:44 +0000

Are you frustrated with the high cost of air travel? Feeling violated by excessive handling costs? Tired of being boned on baggage fees?

Theresa writes:

“I can’t believe what the airlines charge, plus they add on fees for baggage check in. When did they start that?? That is why I drive…”

Well, Theresa! Don’t take another [...]

Basketball Mystery Solved…Who Was Right?

amy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:41:13 +0000

Unfortunately I didn’t use the same camera angle for the grid photo as I did for the top photo. A5 is the correct guess. Karen and Nothingprofound ARE RIGHT!

What?

You are right?

A little louder, please. We couldn’t hear you.

YOU ARE RIIIIIGHT!

Could you put that in a bigger font??

Karen and Nothingprofound are right!

How about in bright red [...]

Guess Where the Basketball is in This Picture

amy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:06:48 +0000

I took my camera out on a walk, hoping to photograph some interesting snow sculptures in the ‘hood, and I found Something Better! A puzzle!! Ooooh!

Guess where the basketball is in this picture?

I’ll give you a hint. If you’re looking at the grid and you’re thinking how stupid it would be to guess anything in [...]

And This Year’s Mature Parent Award Goes To…

amy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:50:57 +0000

Scene: My boys, talking at the breakfast table this morning.

Vincent (10): Michael came to school in a baseball uniform and wore it the whole day.

James (14): Why?

Vincent: He thought it was “wax museum day”. We were supposed to dress like the famous Ohioan we just wrote a report on. But we had [...]