Two days ago at the mall with my little girl, Ooseung. “Ughh, now we need to buy a Valentines Day card for ummah.” “Why don’t we MAKE one, appah.” “Now that is a good idea.  We’re done here.  Let’s go.” So, each of us drew a picture showing our love.  Happy Free Valentine’s Card Day. [...]

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“There’s this water cooler in the office that no one ever fills up,” Amy started telling me. “So I came up with an idea for a contest.  People mark on a sheet when they fill it up and at the end of the month, the winner gets a prize.” “That’s a good idea.  What kind [...]

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AMY:  “Babe, listen to what happened at work today, you’ll like this.” ME:  “Uh oh, what?” AMY:  “So I was seeing this old lady in the clinic with the doc and she was going on about how she has trouble with certain foods.  Then she says, ‘But I like Chinese food in small amounts,’ and [...]

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At work. ME (on phone):  “Hey, did you page me?” AMY:  “Yeah.  When I was walking into the clinic this morning, I saw — hehehe — I saw this young guy, with a big black eye.” ME:  “Uh huh….” AMY:  “And he was going to the Pain Clinic.  HAHAHOOHOOHEHE!” ME:  “… And then what?” AMY:  [...]

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People who meet my wife, Amy, often say she has a New York accent.  She doesn’t sound like Joe Pesci.  I think they mean that she can be very in-ya-face with less concern for tact than most midwesterners.  What do you think? AMY:  “Hey, are you coming out with the rest of the office for [...]

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