Things from the Past!

When I was in high school one of the popular things to say, during a lull in conversation was:

"That's life. 

What's life?

Life is a magazine.

Where do you get it?

At the corner drug store.

How much does it cost?

Fifty cents.

I don't have that much.

That's life.

What's life."

This smart ditty was repeated ad nauseaum or until someone said: "That's enough of life." I wonder if that is why the magazine went out of print in my lifetime?

Another neat thing we used to do was buy packages of Kool-Aid for a nickel. We would then lick the dry Kool-Aid from our hands, a bit at a time. It made a wonderful mess of our faces and we couldn't wash it off very easily (Who am I kidding? We couldn't wash it off for days.) but it was really, really good. Jell-O was also good for eating from the package. You had to be careful of that one, however. One time Frankie Ruzzuto and his siblings brought out a permanent wave of their mother's. We all thought, including them, that it was orange Jell-O. We ate it and had to go to the doctor--Garth. David and I. Great fun--eat poison administered by a friend. The only saving grace was that they had to go to the doctor also--there were three of them also. I understand that Frankie ended up being a brain and making a name for himself. I looked him up on white pages once but there were three Frank Ruzzutos. One was in Nebraska, one in New Jersey and one in New York. So much for that. I had no intention of contacting him, at any rate, but I was curious.

Anyway, Ann Olsen and I were talking about all of this, via e-mail. I thought I would share with all of you.

Hailey's Photos

Amy G wrote: Hey everyone,

Just sending a link to my neighbor's photography blog.  She did Hailey’s 3 year old pictures the other day and posted a couple on her page.  When she finishes editing them all, I will give you the password to go on her website to view them.  Feel free to leave a comment on her blog, if you would like.  She loves hearing what people think of her pictures.  Enjoy!

http://blueberrylanephotography.typepad.com/blueberry_lane_photograph/

Here's the link to see Hailey's finished pictures.  Remember you need the user name and password to see them.  They are below. (yes, Hailey's user name is spelled wrong, just go with it :) )   Let me know what you think!  Enjoy!

Amy


From: Toni Hammersley [mailto:blueberrylane@columbus.rr.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:20 AM
To: Amy Trauntvein
Subject: haleys pictures

Hello,
Here is the link to haleys pictures.  The name is Haley and the password is trauntvein.  
Thanks!
Toni


Kirsten wrote: So, how do you choose? "Yes, could I have five of each?" I love your 
photographer (kids are pretty great, too)! She looks gorgeous and 
much older than just three. :)

Kirsten

Kimberly wrote: Very, very cute.

Kimberly


Myrna wrote: Thank you for sharing. She looks like a famous classic Danish porcelain figurine we saw in Denmark. I think it would be hard to choose just one. They are all such great photos. What a talent your friend has. Of course, she had a beautiful subject to work with. Gramps likes the one of her dancing the very best of all of them. Love, M

Melanie Sent Newspaper Link

Melanie wrote:

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/

This link allows you to scroll across any part of the world and you can see that day's paper. Try it out. I checked out Omaha, Salt Lake and Newcastle. Kind of fun. 

Myrna wrote: Thanks, so much, Melanie. This is a great site. Love, M

Shawn wrote: Maybe I am missing something, because I could not find either the Times-News or the Sun Advocate in Utah.

Myrna wrote: Only state papers are noted. There are a lot of smaller papers that are not listed, even back by Melanie.

Shawn wrote: I know. I was trying to be humerous. I was hoping you would get a good laugh. I didn't really expect the Sun Advocate to be there, although I had hopes the Times-News might make the cut.

Myrna wrote: Oh! Remember, I am the slow one. I take everything literally. By the way, the Herald in Provo is not there either. Shawn, do you like your new job? Love, M

Please Help With Computer Knowledge

Myrna wrote to Allan Gibson: We are leaving town on Friday afternoon and flying to Colorado and are flying back early in the a.m. on Monday. I will be at county commission meeting. We are going to Kirsten's because our granddaughter is getting baptized and we wanted to be part of the celebration.

So do not worry about the problem I am relaying below until we return.

I think something must be wrong with the router. When it is plugged in, of course, the printer works. But most of the time it is plugged in the internet does not work. If I bypass it and go directly to the back of the computer, the internet comes right up. I have not known what to do with the little machine (Asante Talk) that enables the printer without using the router. It is a conundrum to me how to use both. As you know, there is no room to plug the printer into the back of the computer and so, without using the router, there is no way to plug in the computer. This is all fine and dandy unless, like now, I need to print off my airline tickets from the computer.

I also have another problem I have been dealing with since I got the printer. Whenever there is a bump in the electric power, the printer will not work again until I unplug everything, turn off the printer then turn it on, and start over by plugging in all of the lines one at a time. I have no idea what causes that nor what to do about it. However, right now, the printer will not work because the internet and e-mail would not work with the router plugged in.

BAH!

Also I have had a call in to the sheriff for two weeks about the burglaries. His secretary said they were working on the information. NOTHING!

Myrna addressed the family: It occurred to me that one of you computer geniuses might be able to help me with this problem. Thanks, M

Myrna wrote again: I don't need it. I figured it out for myself. Thanks anyway. M