European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Getting a Good photo is a shot in the dark a Cindy Chambers columnist i have never been one to go in for hobbies in a big Way. Like most army wives. I find my valuable Hobby time taken up by less fulfilling pursuits a like filling out Magazine a change of address forms trying to make appointments at the dispensary and peeling packing stickers off the furniture. Quot i started taking pictures when i was around 10 cais old using a Brownie Box camera that had been m the family since the Stone age. For years it had recorded images of Boozy reunions corp i Lent infants and Anonymous aunts who looked As if they just won an award for spoiling the most lipstick on a human face. By the time that old Brownie made its was into my hands i had had enough of Stark uninspired reality and decided to dedicate the rest of the camera s Hie to the Pursuit of Art. This explains Why my Early photo albums Are filled w Ith pictures of Black and White butterflies burning candles and Fence lines. These primitive photographs remain As a trib me to what could Only have been a troubled adolescence w Hile the camera a w hich would now he Worth a Small Fortune a i sold for 25 cents at a garage Sale in 1%s. A a steady succession of cameras followed each a More complicated than the last. Shortly after the birth of our first daughter. I purchased the Multi a. Mate 55mm Beauty which boasted More knobs than the cockpit of a stealth bomber. Quot with it. I snapped millions of photos of our baby s Fust weeks of life. We Itow have pictures of her inhaling pictures of her exhaling pictures of her cry my and pictures of her smiling because of Gas. And w Hile no one could Ever accuse her of being born out of Wedlock it has been rumoured that she was born out of focus thanks to my inept handling of the camera. Since that time i have taken approximate in one _ zillion pictures All of them contenders for the title of Quot worst photo Ever taken Byra l in a e r chopped off of More Heads than Uriv lord to Mist Ift the free world. And in be managed to catch 11 out of 12 relatives in mid blink making what could have been a Nice family portrait look. Like. 11 morons posing w Ith their caretaker. I guess what All this proves is that if Mav be time for me to look for another Hob a. Something. Less complicated maybe like knitting. But i m Here. I m certain i can be my photo Gru _ priv so Tjho. To Rafure Europe no one else can. And Frank in if i can wreak t h7s Tuic h havoc w Itilia. Camera just imagine the damage i could do with a pair of knitting Needles. A say cheese miss manners Judith Martin untied feature Horoscope ear miss manners a when Young i people write thank you notes to us i a w they invariably omit the salutation a a dear a simply writing a a Jean if the note is addressed to me or Quot Dean and Jean to my husband and me. This is not an occasional occurrence a it happens All the time. What is it All about i was taught that a a dear preceding the name w As Correct. Gentle Reader a of course this is Correct and done to let anyone Tell you otherwise for . A they would he wrong. Miss manners is As always right. A a they would probably give you some tiresome argument a such As that they do not in literal fact hold you dear a Forjin emoting the pitifully few remaining graces fro Mac very Day life. Llo Wexer crotchety this practice makes miss manners she notices that the Young persons you favor actually Wiite thank you letters and duly a notes her gratitude Lor that. Dear miss manners a i recently married a wonderful Young woman. We had dated for five years and Weie very confident in our decision to marry. We Are committed to making our mar Riauo work and last. People constantly ask me Quot How a married life Quot some of them Are married some have newer. Quot Quot. For the week of feb. 3 a a. Aquarius Jan. 20-feb. .18 get ready for an emotional curve Cuba Don t get called out on quibbling Over minor Points in t your style be generous. V a Pisces feb 19-March 20 respect a pad Ner s views Boa t be a know it All Friend who was Distant warms . Light is shed on areas pie piously censor do. 1 \ a. Aries March 21-april 19. External chaos reigns look within for guidance. Take a siesta from Romance. Curt up with Good books and Mcva ies. Put business on hold. A. A. A a a Taurus april 20-May 20 Analyse relationships with Microscope amazing insights Flash through your Man of release Bull like stubbornness can be your Forte. A a a it a gemini. May 21-june 20 re evaluate bus Ness procedures. Clear out old files. Attend ipod Quot Repa a. Wet a married and some Are divorced ones inevitably follow the question with a snide a jus pm i be been shocked at the amount of Aneer and pain in their faces As Thuv say this. It s almost As if the divorced people arc putting a curse on us. I realize that statistically their pc diction has a 50-50 Chance of coming True but i believe they should be supportive of our marriage despite their own failures. Gentle Reader statistically you have a Good Chance of getting killed on the highways but miss manners hardly thinks this would justify people in saying snidely Quot Happy landings Quot instead of a ebon voyage a to someone leaving on a trip. A Ltd a a a a miss manners suggests you counter the remarks by saying a ooh no you done to know my a bit of smugness is called for in the Cliv 017.a a a a. A. Dear miss manners i am married to a Man younger than i a by 20 years to he exact a and often w Hen we arc shopping or even at a social gathering someone will refer to him As a your a son Quot a a a a a a i am shocked and appalled by this reference. Is there an acceptable Way to respond certainly in this age of acceptance there is a Way to discourage people from this Assumption. Gentle Reader a anyone who makes a guess at the relationship Between two people these Days a or any other Days come to think of it a is a fool. But the Only to Point this out is to say coldly Quot Are you referring to my husband a or to have say a i beg your Pardon a 1 am the lady a husband.�?�. Anything More in the Way of discussion is bound to Lead to the rationale for the mistake _ w hich miss manners assumes you do not wish to hear -. A a a a ii u a tin l social obligations cancer june 21 july 22. Sign papers make agreements. Aner checking a with exports Widen of hands attention revolves around pub a res none improve appearance Leo jul 23-aug 22. Harping on Chen is As no a or double. Be generous Vav y a flirtation could become serious a a v i v. Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22 learn from the Pust to Correct recent errors do mesh adjust ment is featured. Focus on Strong love relationships. Go on a cleanup crusade. S a Libra sept. 23-oct,22complete Odd jobs do laundry scrub car tidy files be More devoted to loved ones. Stay Jovial. Rules ulu mately work in your favor. A Quot Scorpio oct. 23-nov. 211 Don t run around a with the wrong crowd pick friends carefully. You Lear Tail tales. Look for. Grams of truth. Accent a. A r Sagittarius nov 22-dec 20 ability to in crease k come self imposed. Roadblocks. Join the Fine aits crowd Long lost object Al be . A Capricorn dec. 21-Jan. 19 emphasize or work. Scuttle business pcs resume nature explorations. 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