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Ahem ... my great TypePad experience has moved on ... you can find all things Amy at AmyNews.com. Please visit me there !!! :)

To You and Yours ...

Merry Christmas !!!

Happy Hanukkah !!!

Have a safe and joyous day !!!

Even More Admin Krap

Hey kids ...

Sorry to be a pain in the butt,

But links to AmyNews.com are going to be dorked up for a few days ...

I think.

I've given up on this great TypePad experiment.

Don't get me wrong,

TypePad isn't a bad option,

It's just not a good option for mwah.

I'll give my review once moved.

Amyways, ;)

I've decided to install WordPress as my new publishing medium ...

And though you think I haven't been working on AmyNews.com because of the lack of posts this month,

'Tis not true.

I've been trying to get things set-up for the move.

Now all the features you said you liked at TypePad,

I'll have with the new system,

Plus some other new features you have requested ...

I.e., commenting with the pics of the day,

Will be available.

Not to mention,

There are also a couple of really kewl new thangs ...

That I can't wait to have popping.

It all isn't ready yet,

But I'm not one that needs things picture perfect before having friends over.

So I'm going to start moving the pointers, forwards and masks around later today.

Meaning that ...

If for some reason when you try to get here,

You get an error message,

It's only temporary,

And please try again later.

Hope to see you soon !!! :)

And for the inconvenience ...

First round is on me !!! :)

More Stupid Amy Tricks

I resumed sleeping in a bed about 7 months ago.

Seriously.

Prior to then,

Since around 1999 ...

I always slept in my recliner.

Strangely,

It seemed many people found that odd.

Though I didn't.

Granted,

I had a perfectly good bed,

A nice bedroom set,

And a comfortable mattress,

But I just never felt like sleeping in the bed.

The psychoanalysis of such behavior of mine ...

Has become a graduate studies course at some of the leading educational institutions of the world.

WWAD

Hehe Hehe ...

Ahem, obviously amuse the beejeebers out of myself after finding this website. Seriously, you should see the church signs I've chosen not to post !!! lol

Thanksgiving Quiz

Strangely ...

This has actually been said about me before.

You Are Mashed Potatoes

Ordinary, comforting, and more than a little predictable You're the glue that holds everyone together.

What Part of Thanksgiving Are You?

Where In The World Is AmyWan?

Jeepers ...

Since last Friday,

I have logged 2,604 air miles and ...

880 land miles.

I'm whipped,

But had mucho fun.

Kitchen Mishap

Sundays are cooking days in the Amy-Kitchen …

And today was no exception.

However,

I had a brain phart when it came to this batch of lazy cookies.

Honest to gawd,

I know I set the timer …

But somehow I just didn’t hear it when it went Bzzzzzzz !

So sad,

It was a batch of chocolate chips cookies …

With such potential,

To end up in my belly that is !!!

Sidewalk Observations

So I'm walking down the street ...

And upwards,

Is this young man in a motorized wheelchair.

He has some physical disabilities of sort,

I couldn't quite tell what,

Though I wasn't looking to ascertain.

But it was such that ...

In order to open the door to the restaurant he was entering,

He had to back up his wheelchair,

Grab the door rail across the door with his one hand ...

Which was bent up and over his shoulder,

Pull the door open by driving forward in his wheelchair,

Then ...

While still holding the door rail over his shoulder,

Turn the wheelchair towards the opening he was creating pulling the door open,

Then let go of the door with a timing ...

So that it would not close,

Before he turned his wheelchair more fully into the door opening ...

Where it would stop when it hit his wheelchair,

Allowing him to more fully open the door,

And enter the restaurant.

I was watching this transpire ...

As I approached him.

And from the time I first saw him ...

To the time I was at the point of passing him on the sidewalk,

I saw a half-dozen people walk past him.

To a person,

I saw each ...

Pause,

Glance,

Think,

Then continue walking past the young man.

I didn't sense that they didn't want to assist him,

It felt more like they thought they might offend him if they offered assistance,

And they chose not to even ask.

So there I was ...

When it was my turn to glance towards him,

As I was walking past.

Though I thought,

That's bullshit.

Why should one be afraid of asking someone if they need a hand?

If he doesn't need any assistance,

Hopefully he'll just say "No thanks, got it".

Though I suppose,

There's always the chance he'll be angry someone suggests he needs help just by asking him,

But if he is,

So what?

I'm not going to ask him in a condescending way.

So even if he does respond gruffly,

Why should the fear of that prevent me from just being nice?

It shouldn't.

At least in my mind.

So I asked him.

"Hey dude, can I get that for ya?"

"Yeah, I'd really appreciate it."

"Glad too."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

And that was that.

I'll probably never see him again,

But if I do,

Maybe he'll be doing me a favor next time.

It really doesn't matter.

However,

The moral of this story does,

Which is:

Don't be phucking afraid to be nice !

IM Chatter

TroopLeader: Question for you ... I’m looking up some info for a report for My Daughter
TroopLeader: Name the first thing that comes to your mind when you think man-made wonder.
AmyNews: ME !!!
TroopLeader: How did i know that'd be your answer?

For what it’s worth … since the answer ME !!! apparently wasn’t in the spirit of the homework assignment …

My next response was Hoover Dam. I was pretty impressed with that when I saw it.

Anyways …

Please share your thoughts on the topic, I’m all in favor of helping kids cheat on their homework assignments !!!