Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted January 21, 2021 #2001 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, BRANDEE said: Pretty good shape for an old geezer. He uses a Peleton bike for exercise. That's how he kept climbing those steps. He certainly hit the ground running after the inauguration. Good on him! It will be a long and hard battle for recovery for all of America but at least you've got a serious fighting chance with Joe at the helm and Kamala to back him up.😘 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 22, 2021 #2002 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, BRANDEE said: Pretty good shape for an old geezer. He uses a Peleton bike for exercise. That's how he kept climbing those steps. His wife - The First Lady looks younger, what age is she? Looks in good nick. (condition.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted January 22, 2021 #2003 Share Posted January 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, NSWP said: His wife - The First Lady looks younger, what age is she? Looks in good nick. (condition.) Dr Jill Biden is 69. I agree that she looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted January 22, 2021 #2004 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Not sure I like his change in terminology. I spent many years there as a legal alien, now to lose my identity. Word that Biden wants to ban Benjamin Graham Joe Biden wants to stop calling US immigrants “aliens” as part of his sweeping immigration bill. If passed, the bill would remove the word "alien" from US immigration laws, replacing it with the term "noncitizen." The term, "illegal alien” has long been used in US immigration laws despite condemnation from some – who see it as dehumanising . Mr Biden's move is intended to recognise America as "a nation of immigrants," according to a summary of the bill released by the new administration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted January 22, 2021 #2005 Share Posted January 22, 2021 @BRANDEE Who stole the show? I think it was a toss up between Lady Gaga and Kate Perry. I say Kate Perry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted January 22, 2021 #2006 Share Posted January 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Docker123 said: Not sure I like his change in terminology. I spent many years there as a legal alien, now to lose my identity. Word that Biden wants to ban Benjamin Graham Joe Biden wants to stop calling US immigrants “aliens” as part of his sweeping immigration bill. If passed, the bill would remove the word "alien" from US immigration laws, replacing it with the term "noncitizen." The term, "illegal alien” has long been used in US immigration laws despite condemnation from some – who see it as dehumanising . Mr Biden's move is intended to recognise America as "a nation of immigrants," according to a summary of the bill released by the new administration. They are going to have to make some more sitcoms because the entertainment is over. I wonder if jerry Seinfeld is available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRANDEE Posted January 22, 2021 #2007 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Chiliburn said: @BRANDEE Who stole the show? I think it was a toss up between Lady Gaga and Kate Perry. I say Kate Perry. Kate Perry and those fireworks were fabulous! Lady Gaga sang a great rendition of the Star Spangled Banner and it was very emotional. I have to give Kate the slight edge for the fireworks!! I lived in DC when my husband was in "training" for one of the federal alphabet agencies. The fireworks must have outrageous over the sky. Amanda Gorman' was also wonderful!! Edited January 22, 2021 by BRANDEE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRANDEE Posted January 22, 2021 #2008 Share Posted January 22, 2021 12 hours ago, Docker123 said: Not sure I like his change in terminology. I spent many years there as a legal alien, now to lose my identity. Word that Biden wants to ban Benjamin Graham Joe Biden wants to stop calling US immigrants “aliens” as part of his sweeping immigration bill. If passed, the bill would remove the word "alien" from US immigration laws, replacing it with the term "noncitizen." The term, "illegal alien” has long been used in US immigration laws despite condemnation from some – who see it as dehumanising . Mr Biden's move is intended to recognise America as "a nation of immigrants," according to a summary of the bill released by the new administration. Never occurred to me to have to change the terminology. I have always been the granddaughter of immigrants, never used aliens. My four grandparents were immigrants from Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted January 22, 2021 #2009 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Interesting immigrants or aliens..... other people..... or home is where you live The BH both her parents were born in different countries Myself my grandparents were born in a different country and unless you believe MIB I don't think you have many people from a different world. At work in our department, we had people from the UK, Cuba, Malaysia, Iran, Poland, Bangladesh, Croatia, Sicily, and a few born in Australia But Marvin is an alien with a Illudium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator Don...... where is the Kaboom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted January 22, 2021 #2010 Share Posted January 22, 2021 19 hours ago, Docker123 said: Joe Biden wants to stop calling US immigrants “aliens” as part of his sweeping immigration bill. This is really a first few days priority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted January 22, 2021 #2011 Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, mr walker said: This is really a first few days priority? I can see why though. The term "alien" implies that a person will always be different and not part of their new home country. It is divisive. Biden wants to unite the country as much as possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted January 22, 2021 #2012 Share Posted January 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, mr walker said: This is really a first few days priority? It is one part of a very major re-write of the immigration bill, not a standalone action. People with Greend Cards, permanent residents are also permanent aliens. However, as someone who was a non-resident alien there for quite a few years, I like the change, it is a demeaning term. It is used on all sorts of documentation, letters, forms, etc. Renew the visa — non-resident alien says the official letter. Taxes, non-resident alien category. Just as a simple legal example, here is the tax department https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/alien-residency-examples 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 28, 2021 Author #2013 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Well today we were supposed to be at sea on our cruise, instead I was at the dentist again 🤔 then Lynn had a hair appointment so I got to sit in the car for an hour waiting for her so really not a fair trade. On the bright side by the time Lynn was finished with her hair it was an excuse for dinner out. We decided to go for Korean food, at least it is billed as such. Having never been to Asia let alone Korea. We really enjoyed our meal, We had kimchi and pork dumplings and spring rolls to start, we have had those in the past and they are quite good. We decided to try the "Korean fried chicken" what a pleasant surprise crispy boneless chicken bites with a subtly spicy sauce with a bit of sweetness. Lynn had the Bulgogi bibim bab, I had the Bulgogi hot pot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #2014 Share Posted January 29, 2021 So we tried another offering from a new heat and eat menu from one of our grocery stores. It's an interesting concept the food is fully cooked and comes in vacuum packed bags all packaged in a tidy box. Tonight was stuffed pork loin with apple and pear compote, potatoes and squash. Everything was cooked perfectly, and the portions were large, We even had left over potatoes, squash and sauce. Dinner for two $25.00 ready in about 15 minutes including heating the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #2015 Share Posted January 29, 2021 And this is what it was like on the plate The slice of pork was about 25mm thick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted January 29, 2021 #2016 Share Posted January 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: And this is what it was like on the plate The slice of pork was about 25mm thick When you say squash is that what we would call pumpkin? What's on your plate doesn't look like what I see at the fruit and veg shop 🤔. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #2017 Share Posted January 29, 2021 31 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said: When you say squash is that what we would call pumpkin? What's on your plate doesn't look like what I see at the fruit and veg shop 🤔. Pumpkins here are rather large gourds most commonly with an orange skin (not unlike a former leader 😁) what was in the dinner package was some variety of winter squash but I don't know which one, it was prepared with the skin on, unfortunately that meant Lynn wasn't very enthusiastic to eat it. I'll have it with another meal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 29, 2021 #2018 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I have et Docker, I think Alain was a fitting term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted January 29, 2021 #2019 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, ilikeanswers said: When you say squash is that what we would call pumpkin? What's on your plate doesn't look like what I see at the fruit and veg shop 🤔. It looks a bit like butternut squash, or something similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted January 29, 2021 #2020 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Blackduck59 said: And this is what it was like on the plate The slice of pork was about 25mm thick It looks yummy, Lyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just now, OzKiwiJJ said: It looks a bit like butternut squash, or something similar. They sort of look like acorn squash but they have green skin and are a bit bigger. Whatever they are I liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #2022 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: It looks yummy, Lyle. I liked everything on the plate. This was the second meal we tried, the first was Beef Bourguignon which was very tasty and quite a large portion. That was a bit of a leap of faith as that was $35.00 but we felt it was worth it. I think I found a picture of the squash and it may be Delicata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 29, 2021 #2023 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Lyle they call this butternut pumpkin here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #2024 Share Posted January 29, 2021 We would call that Butternut squash here. Pumpkins here are what we call Jack-o-lanterns out of around here. My Aunt used to grow the giant variety some were over 900 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted January 29, 2021 #2025 Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, GUT2407 said: Lyle they call this butternut pumpkin here A local fish and chippery make scollops from them. Very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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