Comments on: Monday Q&A | Cameras, lenses, lunches, and staying thin

By: Polly Papp

Polly Papp — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:18 +0000

Yes, it’s hard to find clothing bargins on a budget when you are plus-sized. I’m an 18. Kristen’s lucky to be slender, naturally.

Our church did a a plus-size clothing swap. I was so excited until I saw the clothes. Uh…most of the members of the church who are plus size are also over the age of 60!! I think Chico’s has beautiful clothes-they are just a little old for me (I’m 36) and too dressy to be SAHM-practical.

I’m back to scoring online bargins at Alight.com’s clearance.

By: Battra92

Battra92 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:26:06 +0000

He’s such a charmer though. Heck, he is trying to win my affections as well. The problem of course is that it’s really hard to justify thousands of dollars on a single lens. They keep their value, though. No, I’m still fine with my Yashicas. I can even get a Carl Zeiss lens for it if I want to.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:28:53 +0000

lol! I’m already happily hitched to Canon…Leica’s going to have to find some single girl out there to sell their stuff to.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:27:54 +0000

Yep, what WilliamB said. Most recipes will be fine without the onions…they’ll just be missing that onion flavor.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:26:33 +0000

Oh yes, a list is a good idea. I’ll definitely do that before the weddng.

I totally understand what you mean about seeing “your” photos…I love poking around Facebook and seeing “my” pictures as other people’s profile photos!

By: Battra92

Battra92 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:11:31 +0000

Oh and for all those participating in the Nikon vs Canon wars, Leica would like a word with you.

By: Battra92

Battra92 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:01 +0000

I’m perfectly happy with my old Yashica gear (I should be, I just restored it last fall ) but one of these days I really would love to buy a Voigtlander Bessa R2A. Sadly, I just can’t in good conscience drop that kind of money on a camera and a whole new lens system.

When you choose a camera system, you’re married to it for life. It’s very hard to divorce yourself from a camera maker.

Unless of course, you’re rich; then you’re free to be a polygamist.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:06:06 +0000

I make my husband’s lunch the night before, since he leaves for work at 5:30! It’s usually a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a crunchy something (crackers, homemade Chex mix, etc.), and sometimes a couple of Tablespoons of nuts. The trick to helping him not to be tempted to hit the fast food instead of the bag lunch is to give him variety. Different types of sandwich fillings, sometimes a wrap or a pita or a roll instead of sliced bread, sometimes I’ll cut up a grapefruit for him instead of an apple or banana, sometimes we might have cookies in the house…. He recently told me that he likes it when I make his lunch (instead of him making it) because he enjoys the surprise of not knowing what’s going to be in there.

You can also put in fresh cut veggies with or without dip, a breakfast baked good (coffee cake, banana bread, muffins), dried fruit (you can home-dry fruit for cheap! the marked-down bananas are wonderful when dried), green salads of all sorts and varieties (put the dressing and “crunchies” in tiny containers and stick them right into the salad bowl with the lettuce so things don’t get soggy before lunch), yogurt (with an ice pack), hard-boiled eggs (with ice pack)……….start making a list of foods he likes that he can eat on the go, so on the days when you have no inspiration you can still make a yummy lunch!

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:35 +0000

I think it depends on how and why your husband hates onions. It could be that he doesn’t like strong onion flavor, in which case you can cook the onions for longer or use the (more expensive) onion relatives leek or shallot. If he’s a hopeless case then you can leave them out entirely. Your dish will taste differently but that, of course, is the whole idea.

If it were my spouse, I’d first test whether he really hated onions or just the idea of onions, by surreptitiously cooking something with onions in it. As long as my spouse wasn’t allergic, that is.

By: erin

erin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:32:28 +0000

I agree with the bread. I think when I first started making it, we consumed more than we do now, although it is part of my routine to bake it all the time, I guess knowing its around, makes it less likely to eat so much in one sitting.

We do eat a lot of the sandwich bread, but just the mention of cinnamon twists… mmm, now I’m putting it on my list to make this week!