Nica_In_Love

Public transport, Sheffield Wednesday games, (and although I'm a non-drinker) British pubs!
Food is both yes and no. On the one hand it's surprisingly easy to buy British groceries in northern Colorado (processed items such as Weetabix, marmite, chocolate bars, marmalade, custard, salad cream, Branston Pickle, Robinson's squash, Irn-Bru etc are even sold in our local supermarket) - but it's almost impossible to replicate true British meals. The ingredients, water etc just aren't the same over here.
I would KILL for some proper Yorkshire fish and chips. Never mind a bacon butty. America doesn't have the bread, or the bacon to do that.
Miss British humour too.
I also miss London. Terribly. Its wealth of culture, its history, its cosmopolitan/ multi-racial population, its size, the anonymity of it.
But I love my wife and my daughter more, so here I am.
EDIT - And how could I forget...... Social healthcare, and a welfare state that's fit for purpose.
FURTHER EDIT - And how could I forget this - decent annual leave (I had 32 days in London - it's 12 days here).

You know, I'm going to backtrack on my earlier statement in light of my recollection of this. I think there shouldn't be a note but there should be discussion between the teacher and the administration about the incident. I think we all recognise this was a boo-boo, and nothing more, but having discussion is a matter of not necessarily just doing what is right, but being seen to be doing what is "right." To ignore it probably isn't the best way forward, but to blow it out of proportion is even worse.

Was the student causing a ruckus and should he have been disciplined? Yes.
Was the teacher correct to blurt out "Go back to Mexico!" No. (She realised this.)
Should this be an issue for her school to raise with her? Yes.
Should she be disciplined for what was an obvious slip of the tongue? No. (And the examiner recognised this too.)
Should we be beating children? No.
Should we tell them they are terrorists for saying in English that they are Mexican? No.
Should several of those who have posted about the necessity of speaking English in America, and who are native English-speakers themselves, consider the clarity and precision with which they express themselves in their mother tongue lest they not appear to be making a decent stab at speaking English?

this thread is about whitney houston's funeral. please stay on topic.
if one wishes to compare/contrast celebrities to the military, then start a thread for that purpose.

Now it's time to pull out Ginsburg. and Sandburg.
A Supermarket in California
Allen Ginsberg
What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for
I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache
self-conscious looking at the full moon.
In my hungry fatigue, and shopping for images, I went
into the neon fruit supermarket, dreaming of your enumerations!
What peaches and what penumbras! Whole families
shopping at night! Aisles full of husbands! Wives in the
avocados, babies in the tomatoes!--and you, Garcia Lorca, what
were you doing down by the watermelons?
I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber,
poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery
boys.
I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the
pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?
I wandered in and out of the brilliant stacks of cans
following you, and followed in my imagination by the store
detective.
We strode down the open corridors together in our
solitary fancy tasting artichokes, possessing every frozen
delicacy, and never passing the cashier.
Where are we going, Walt Whitman? The doors close in
an hour. Which way does your beard point tonight?
(I touch your book and dream of our odyssey in the
supermarket and feel absurd.)
Will we walk all night through solitary streets? The
trees add shade to shade, lights out in the houses, we'll both be
lonely.
Will we stroll dreaming of the lost America of love
past blue automobiles in driveways, home to our silent cottage?
Ah, dear father, graybeard, lonely old courage-teacher,
what America did you have when Charon quit poling his ferry and
you got out on a smoking bank and stood watching the boat
disappear on the black waters of Lethe?
CHICAGO
HOG Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I
have seen your painted women under the gas lamps
luring the farm boys.
And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it
is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to
kill again.
And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the
faces of women and children I have seen the marks
of wanton hunger.
And having answered so I turn once more to those who
sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer
and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing
so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on
job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the
little soft cities;
Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning
as a savage pitted against the wilderness,
Bareheaded,
Shoveling,
Wrecking,
Planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding,
Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with
white teeth,
Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a young
man laughs,
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has
never lost a battle,
Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.
and under his ribs the heart of the people,
Laughing!
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of
Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog
Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with
Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.
------Carl Sandburg

Jesus was never married in my book. That's my belief.
You know, this thread was started out of someone's attempt to help comfort those who are separated from loved ones. It obviously was meant to apply to those who believe in Jesus. There is no need to start belittling anyone's faith, or savior, or prophet, or God.
Believe me, there is lot's of "dirt" (whether true or not) on most all "prophets", no matter what the religion.
But, I personally, would rather take advice from a "prophet" who has never been married, than I would from a "prophet" that is let's say, a bigamist and a pedophile to boot.
Just sayin' guys.

Jesus (PBUH)? Haazrat Isa? Leave him alone. Understand? Leave him alone.

Collard Greens
An old man in the south lived alone in the country. He wanted to dig his yearly collard green garden, but it was always very hard work for him because the ground was hard. His only son, Junebug Jenkins, III, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament.
Dear Junebug
Jenkins, III,
I am feeling pretty bad because it look like I won't be able to plant my collard green garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me.
Love
Dad
A few days later he received a letter from his son.
Dear Daddy Jenkins,
Whatever you do, don't dig up that garden. That's where I buried the BODIES.
Love Junebug
Jenkins, III
At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left.
That same day the old man received another letter from his son.
Dear Daddy
Jenkins,
You can go ahead and plant the collard greens now. That's the best I could do under the
circumstances.
Love Junebug, III

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I agree as well. Just beautiful.
If anyone watched the Grammy's tonight, Jennifer Hudson sang I Will Always Love You as tribute to Whitney.
http://awards.music.yahoo.com/blog/209-jennifer-hudson-channels-whitney-houston-in-emotional-grammy-tribute

That rendition was considered (and I agree) the finest of that song. Anyone that has sung that sung since is compared to her singing it. Tough act to follow.

Whitney Houston has a loyal fan base. We'd rather remember her for her wealth of generosity and phenomenal talent then her struggle with addiction and sordid relationship with Bobby Brown.

This is a thread to offer condolences and remember. We each have our ways of remembering. I was raised on when someone died to remember the positives of that soul. Never will I throw that first stone as I am far from perfect myself. You were raised different it seems. That is OK.

The lady just died. A true icon of my lifetime. We all know the sordid details but this is time to remember and enjoy the memories. She has her place in history assured. The good and the bad. Today I want to remember the joys.

I'm very sorry to hear a lil Angel is fighting for her life,
Here is a prayer that I used to say when my sister was fighting for hers.
I'll keep Angelica and her family in my prayers...
Heavenly Father,
I call on you right now in a special way.
It is through your power that ANGELICA Elizabeth HALE was created.
Every breath she takes, every morning she wakes and every moment of every hour, she lives under your power.
Father I ask you to touch her with that same power. For if you created her from nothing, you can certainly recreate her. Fill her with the healing power of your spirit. Cast out anything that should not be in her. Mend whats broken. Root out any unproductive cells. Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild any damaged areas. Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection.
Let the warmth of your healing love pass through her body to make new any unhealthy areas so that her body will function they way you created it to function.
And Father, restore ANGELICA Elizabeth HALE to full health in mind and body so that she may serve you the rest of her life.
With the prayers of Mary Mediatrix of all Grace, I raise up these petitions, through Jesus, her son and Our Lord, forever and ever Amen.

I gotta say I was laughing at the "king of the house" phrase as well. I find it funny that some of the best chefs in the world are men, but how ridiculous since cooking is a woman's job, isn't it?! *Sarcasm* At home, my husband and I share the duties, just like Austramerican has mentioned. There isn't any chore that is just mine or just my husband's, everything is shared even snow shoveling, which some people leave for the men to do. When he cooks, I do the dishes, and when I cook he does the dishes, and so forth. My father is also an excellent cook, his mother always taught all of her sons to cook and do their own things. She did this because she wanted them to be able to take care of themselves; "You never know who you're going to end up with" she used to say.
Anyway, in relation to the OP, I don't know what's going on with him and his wife. There are always 3 sides of a story, so hopefully he'll come back and give us an update. Granted, I don't think the wife is right in limiting his food but there must a reason for her doing it.

How about a more practical option - Honduran family attorney.

Brilliant work, Inmate. By the way, another name for a police station is "Pig Heaven."

I gotta say I was laughing at the "king of the house" phrase as well. I find it funny that some of the best chefs in the world are men, but how ridiculous since cooking is a woman's job, isn't it?! *Sarcasm* At home, my husband and I share the duties, just like Austramerican has mentioned. There isn't any chore that is just mine or just my husband's, everything is shared even snow shoveling, which some people leave for the men to do. When he cooks, I do the dishes, and when I cook he does the dishes, and so forth. My father is also an excellent cook, his mother always taught all of her sons to cook and do their own things. She did this because she wanted them to be able to take care of themselves; "You never know who you're going to end up with" she used to say.
Anyway, in relation to the OP, I don't know what's going on with him and his wife. There are always 3 sides of a story, so hopefully he'll come back and give us an update. Granted, I don't think the wife is right in limiting his food but there must a reason for her doing it.

I gotta say I was laughing at the "king of the house" phrase as well. I find it funny that some of the best chefs in the world are men, but how ridiculous since cooking is a woman's job, isn't it?! *Sarcasm* At home, my husband and I share the duties, just like Austramerican has mentioned. There isn't any chore that is just mine or just my husband's, everything is shared even snow shoveling, which some people leave for the men to do. When he cooks, I do the dishes, and when I cook he does the dishes, and so forth. My father is also an excellent cook, his mother always taught all of her sons to cook and do their own things. She did this because she wanted them to be able to take care of themselves; "You never know who you're going to end up with" she used to say.
Anyway, in relation to the OP, I don't know what's going on with him and his wife. There are always 3 sides of a story, so hopefully he'll come back and give us an update. Granted, I don't think the wife is right in limiting his food but there must a reason for her doing it.

So let me get this straight. A man in his house shouldn't cook because that's the woman's "job" (who isn't getting paid). But if he's cooking elsewhere and getting paid for it, then it's right because it's his job to get paid.... c'mon?! Nonsense.
I'm not glad that I married an American, I'm glad that I married the love of my life. But... good for you.

It appears a fair number of Muslims missed that memo, perhaps Allah should repeat it.

So let me get this straight. A man in his house shouldn't cook because that's the woman's "job" (who isn't getting paid). But if he's cooking elsewhere and getting paid for it, then it's right because it's his job to get paid.... c'mon?! Nonsense.
I'm not glad that I married an American, I'm glad that I married the love of my life. But... good for you.