How to Rid Your House of Squirrels Forever

For those of you who followed my squirrel problems some years ago, you can read the follow-up here. Yes, the squirrels did return. The fascia around the attic is old wood, and when the weather gets cold, the squirrels like to chew their way… Continue reading

Stomach Virus

  It’s been a rough month for illness here in our part of town. Anyone with three kids will tell you that by the time their children reach the age of six, a parent would rather have Malaria than come down with another case of the… Continue reading

Stubb’s Barbecue Sauce and Magic Chef

  My parents are driving me nuts… I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that most of the people on my list are my age and dealing with aging parents. If I’m wrong on this front, drop me a note in… Continue reading

Squirrels in the Attic: PART TWO

  The squirrels are back. I can’t believe it. For those of you unfamiliar with the debacle of 2012, you may want to catch yourself up on a pervasive squirrel problem I had at a college rental unit we own in a nearby college… Continue reading

Video Vensday on Tuesday. Or Monday, I think.

I was all excited about posting a new video on Wednesday so I could call this series Video Vensday, but I am seeing now that this joke is getting tired, and anyway it’s Tuesday. Actually, I’m writing this to you on Monday night at… Continue reading

Eight Ways You Can Make Your Writing Funnier

A lot of people tell me that my Facebook posts or personal emails or videos are hilarious, and they want to know how to write funny. Or these people already have a funny story to tell, but when they write it out it doesn’t… Continue reading

Video Vensday — An Original Video for You

Velcome to Video Vensday, where on certain Wednesdays of the month, I will present you with some important examples of my latest projects. This week, I’m sharing the movie trailer to a larger feature I’ve been working on, entitled Snow Oysters. It’s powerful, meaningful… Continue reading

Why Blogging Will Never Be Dead

Someone told me recently that blogging was dead and there was no point to having a website with a blog attached. I was sad to hear this news because it makes a person feel idiotic to be keeping up with something that is considered… Continue reading

How to Fix Your Monkey, a Video, and Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year 2018! My resolution is to drink more water. Moving on. In case you forgot, it was a huge ordeal to get up early on a Sunday morning to buy this year’s most popular toy, the Fingerling, for my five-year-old twins. In… Continue reading

Christmas Day, 2017

We here at amybronwenzemser.com believe that Christmas is a special family time for creating just the right ambience for idealized childhood memories. Some say that a focus on aesthetics misses the spirit of Christmas, but I respectfully disagree. Scroll down a bit for some… Continue reading