As you probably noticed, I was on a blog hiatus. Eddie and I took the kids to New York, and it was too hectic to blog. I did Tweet occasionally, but that’s about it.
Here’s the reason we went:
T. Rex and the gang
The American Museum of Natural History was a big hit with the boys, and I got to see some relatives.
Mi gente
We may have spent more time in the gift shop, though, explaining to Dominic why we couldn’t buy him a $78 puppet.
And why Eddie couldn’t have a ridiculous piece of headwear. (Seriously, who buys this stuff?)
We also enjoyed the (free) Staten Island Ferry where the kids got a look at a famous landmark. They both called it the “Statue of Liverty,” which made me laugh every time.
And Times Square, of course.
We also enjoyed gazing at some interesting fashion choices on display, such as this Patternpalooza.
My eyes!
And, the clothing and hairstyle selections of a man we saw on the subway. I give you the front and side views:
But no trip with me can ever be complete without me pointing out sign mistakes.
"Neighborlines" or "neighborliness" -- which is it?
That's a creative spelling of "souvenirs."
If you combine "Belgian" and "Belgium," you have a fancy new word (No. 9).
And finally, above Eddie and Dominic, you’ll see a sign featuring another one of my pet peeves.
Seems to me that the plural of "person" is "people."
I’d give the trip a B+. A few whine outbreaks and near tantrums (not mine, believe it or not) kept the trip from being Grade A.
Now back to the regularly scheduled blogging …
Observe and report 
It was so great to see you while you were here!
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Thanks for the drinks and the company! It was wonderful to catch up. Love the beard!
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Love the pics. Even though I go home twice a year, I still get homesick everytime I see photographs from New York City. Why’d you go to NYC? Was it to see Eddie’s hometown? And yours, technically since you were born in NYC? Did you see Audrey? And why couldn’t you buy Dominic a $76 puppet?!
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1. We went specifically to take the boys to the American Museum of Natural History.
a. Not really. We didn’t go to Brooklyn.
b. Yes, sort of.
2. No, I haven’t seen Audrey in years. She defriended me before Facebook even made that an acceptable word. It was because of “Gingerbread Man.” (She thought I had something to do with the weather casting, but it was Mike.)
3. He would have played with it for 10 minutes and then I’d have to lug it around. I’d feel more fulfilled sending you a check.
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Concerning the menu. You forgot to ban Comic Sans.
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Oh right. They allowed a little of that to creep in with the flow of creativity. Because nothing says “creative” like Comic Sans.
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I love NYC! My aunt lived in the Bronx for 30+ years. She just recently moved to upstate. We used to go to the Bronx Zoo all the time. We have pictures of the gorillas throwing poop and batteries at the crowd. And that’s where I learned that bulls like to give piggy back rides.
Oh, here’s a question that relates to the persons/people thing: how do you feel about the word monies? I rubs me the wrong way.
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I also hate “monies.” “Money” is collective and works just fine.
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My supervisor always uses the word monies instead of money in anything she writes. I didn’t know if I would be out of line by telling her it looks dumb.
I have to write bid sheets for repossessed vehicle the credit union acquires. The description of the vehicle used to be in quotes, like “Clean SUV.” I had to explain to her why that was wrong. It’s not really clean. We just want you to think that it is.
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I love the fact that you got to visit some of your relatives in the Natural History Museum!
The guy on the subway reminds me strangely of Michael McDonald.
I would have been more excited if the gift show offered “souvenoirs”, but maybe that’s just me.
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OK, I have huge spelling pet peeves myself. There’s a great little breakfast place near my home that consistently offers poached eggs as pouched. I just wanna know what kind of pouch they use to boil my eggs, and if it belonged to another animal who’s offspring they’ve served up to their customers. Biggest pet peeve EVER?! Apostrophes to indicate a plural. Makes me want to pull the pouch over my head and scream.
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That comment made me laugh really hard. Thank you! Improper use of apostrophes is a peeve of mine as well. And “it’s” for “its.” Check out this post.
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Was that a brooch, a hat or a pterodactyl?
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Was what? (I must have missed something …)
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It’s a line from a really bad movie: Airplane! –
“Why, what do you make of this?”
“You could make a brooch, a hat or a pterodactyl.”
You love pterodactyl’s, right? Wasn’t that you beneath a photo of one?
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OF COURSE! I can’t believe I didn’t catch that — I love that movie (and own it)! I must need some sleep …
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You own it?! Surely you must be kidding.
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I do. And don’t call me Shirley.
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Snap! What a perfect reply.
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