Comments on: Snip snap! http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:55:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: MommyWithAttitude http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-731 MommyWithAttitude Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:39:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-731 I can't whistle, but I can do a cartwheel. Though once in a while when I get the urge to do one, my husband says, "DON'T HURT YOURSELF!" which doesn't make me feel very youthful... I can’t whistle, but I can do a cartwheel. Though once in a while when I get the urge to do one, my husband says, “DON’T HURT YOURSELF!” which doesn’t make me feel very youthful…

]]> By: ©Jac http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-730 ©Jac Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:46:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-730 I can't snap. I have weak fingers. Congrats to the Dotter for learning! I can’t snap. I have weak fingers.
Congrats to the Dotter for learning!

]]> By: Vinegar Martini http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-729 Vinegar Martini Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:01:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-729 We're in shoe tying mode at our house these days. It's harder to teach than you'd think. I can't wink - is that a learned thing? My DD can wink on both eyes - as can DD. We’re in shoe tying mode at our house these days. It’s harder to teach than you’d think.

I can’t wink - is that a learned thing? My DD can wink on both eyes - as can DD.

]]> By: Scott Ocheltree http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-728 Scott Ocheltree Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:41:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-728 I am a strong believer in the value of "useless skills". I made both of my older sons learn to juggle and it will be no different for Kai - radial club hand is no excuse! The card shuffle thingy caught my attention - I have always heard the arched finish to a riffle shuffle called a "bridge" as opposed to "cascade". See Wikipedia's entry on shuffling or about.com's. I'm only a stickler on this as I'm a hobbyist magician. One of best false shuffles out there is the "Zarrow" shuffle. Looks almost just like a standard riffle but the cards don't change order. My problem is the handling is a bit different than what I normally do - you can't end with a bridge/cascade. So I've actually tried to relearn my regular shuffle (which I was so proud of when I achieved it as a kid) so that the Zarrow doesn't look "different". I am a strong believer in the value of “useless skills”.
I made both of my older sons learn to juggle and it will be no different for Kai - radial club hand is no excuse!

The card shuffle thingy caught my attention - I have always heard the arched finish to a riffle shuffle called a “bridge” as opposed to “cascade”. See Wikipedia’s entry on shuffling or about.com’s.

I’m only a stickler on this as I’m a hobbyist magician. One of best false shuffles out there is the “Zarrow” shuffle. Looks almost just like a standard riffle but the cards don’t change order. My problem is the handling is a bit different than what I normally do - you can’t end with a bridge/cascade. So I’ve actually tried to relearn my regular shuffle (which I was so proud of when I achieved it as a kid) so that the Zarrow doesn’t look “different”.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-727 Miss Cellania Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:30:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-727 I still can't whistle. I still can’t whistle.

]]> By: Granny J http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-726 Granny J Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:10:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-726 My pop -- your grandfather -- could wiggle his scalp, a trick I've seen very few do! Of course, he could do his ears as well. I mastered neither the cartwheel nor the big bubble from bubble gum. Also not: whistling thru the teeth, boy-style. My pop — your grandfather — could wiggle his scalp, a trick I’ve seen very few do! Of course, he could do his ears as well.

I mastered neither the cartwheel nor the big bubble from bubble gum. Also not: whistling thru the teeth, boy-style.

]]> By: Prezzie http://omegamom.com/2006/07/19/snip-snap/#comment-725 Prezzie Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:15:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=276#comment-725 You forgot the past time of learning to blow a bubble with gum. That's hard. :) Yay OD! That's so funny to watch them learn things we think of as easy. You forgot the past time of learning to blow a bubble with gum. That’s hard. :)
Yay OD! That’s so funny to watch them learn things we think of as easy.

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