A good night's sleep, chocolate, the happiness and satisfaction of sharing on AgingCare forum. Does anyone have some favorite things to think about? Yes, this phrase is from the song in the movie "The sound of Music". My husband and I often resort to using movie lines and song to improve communication. We were the only two in a gathering of people who heard the background music playing. We both had the same (cassette tape/CD). A connection bringing two people together. To this day, we crack up when one uses a simple movie line to make a serious point.
SO, What is one of your favorite movie line, some of your favorite things?
*********************************
Headline: Austria rejects asylum-seeker's 'gay' claim.*
Immigration officials in Austria have come under scrutiny after they reportedly rejected a gay asylum-seeker because he did not walk or dress "like a homosexual."
The unnamed 18-year-old claimed he faced persecution in his native Afghanistan because of his sexuality.
But asylum officials dismissed the claim because he did not conform to gay stereotypes, according to details leaked to Austria's 'Falter' magazine.
"Neither your gait, your posture, nor your dress sense even come close to suggesting you are homosexual," the asylum office in Wiener Neustadt allegedly stated in a rejection letter.
The official in charge of the case also said the man had "too few friends" to be gay. "Aren't homosexuals supposed to be more sociable?" he wrote.
He also said the asylum seeker had a "tendency to aggression you would not expect in a homosexual" as he had argued with other residents at a shelter.
The letter also dismissed the Afghan teenager's claim he had kissed other youths who were not homosexual as "utter nonsense." The letter read: "If you had actually done this with a non-homosexual, you would have received a serious beating.
"You are not homosexual and therefore have nothing to fear when you return to Afghanistan," the letter concluded.
Austria's interior ministry said the leaked details "did not reflect the wider reality." The Afghan teenager has appealed against the decision.
******************************
* Austria did no such thing. One person in Austria did, but for the purposes of many sub-editors one per country is enough, it seems.
I just want to know what the official making the decision thinks proper homosexuals look like. In fact I think he or she should be made to give public presentation, with pictures. Just so we all know how to tell in future.
winner winner
me thinks it is to use your right arm to fend off any foes - French, Viking or otherwise
Speaking of swords - that definitely IS the reason why spiral staircases wind anticlockwise going up. When you built your castle you had an eye to defence, and if the attacker is coming up the pillars are in the way of his sword arm, whereas you're going down and free to hack away as hard as you like. Which is such a comfort in these dangerous times.
there's an historical common sense reason for why the British drive on the left side of the road
then it will just vibrate in your drawer 😜
After a good nights sleep, I was feeling better.
What in the world is that very loud ringing? Whos phone is that? I know that mine doesn't even ring that loud, ever,!
Finding it in my drawer was easy since it was so loud!!
It was funny to me, but not t h at funny.
Storing the cell phone in the drawer from now on so I can hear it, Lol.
"Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Route 280. Please be careful!"
"It's not just one car," said Herman, "It's hundreds of them!"
Why do the British drive on the left side of the road ?
-CM and Veronica can be judges of the best answer
I am not the girl I was, but I have rediscovered my quadriceps - they're the achy bits just above my knees.
I have a proper sit-up bike with a bell and a basket, like Dorothy's nemesis. I might even get myself a pointy hat to go with it.
Entitled, yes.
Some are not.
One is my very favorite person.
He was always an angry, holier-than-thou prat like that. Nothing to do with the cycling.
Our present mayor is retiring after this term. Probably getting too many threats from angry spandex-clad Lance Armstrong wannabes! :)
I enjoyed that way too much. Guess I do kinda want to poke fun.
Spandex clad Lance Armstrong wannabes, lol lol.
I don't know why these Lance Armstrong wannabes can't just leave the seawall to us weekend bikers and stay on the shoulder of the highways or something.
Has anyone ever been asked, when your dH comes up m i s s i n g :
W h a t. w a s. h e. w e a r i n g ? Answer: indescribable, here is a photo.
This is not to be making fun of him.
Hubs is safely riding 50 miles now, with 15-30+ bicycle enthusiasts on a regular basis. He wears an outfit, just like in the Tour de France. It is amazing to see that many bikes stream by, as if they are in sync. There is a yearly Amgen tour coming through our town, quite an event to watch.
In dh's club, they ride at all levels of skill, and wait up for others to catch up.
At the end, they socialize, go for coffee.
Quite a sport, he loves it. His balance is better, arthritis is improved.
It can get expensive, just like other sports, like golf.
The other day, he was making an appointment at the bike shop to get measured for a "bike fit", costing $80. To fund this, he was going to return the bike tires we recently bought (he needs them).
O v e r. m y. d e a d. b o d y .
When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I?m feeling blue....
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad.
Do you think we will be able to look at the archives though if we want to?
Luckylu, does that better explain the why?
Since I don't know the real reason, I am just speculating in order to answer you.
As "old timers", we can post on all our favorite threads to keep them active, imo.
Maybe the ACCM has suggestions to get some beloved threads/questions back to active. There are some grief threads that are excellent, that people would not ordinarily be posting on, but maybe only once after the loss of a loved one. The history from those who have gone before you is invaluable imo and can help a new poster grieve.
There may be a difference between a question or a discussion, but I cannot fathom if there is a difference just yet.
Take heart Lu, the moderators are on our side because they too want to help our elderly and their caregivers. Almost e v e r y o n e. has a Mom.
As a member caregiver and not a moderator, I suggest we post the title of our favorite lost threads right here, on MY FAVORITE THINGS, making the moderator's jobs easier if they decide to reinstate some archived threads.
An example would be:
"LOVE NOTES FROM CARGIVERS WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE".
Why will it just be archived after 180 days I wonder...?
I think the threads will be archived after 180 days without a post or comment.
Such a short season but I got her couple at the store as farmers market didn't have any