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  1. EnglishLady

    Now you can be Officially Happy .. & thats Official

    ROFL ... too funny :D:p:D
  2. EnglishLady

    Now you can be Officially Happy .. & thats Official

    I'm going to start an Official "Unhappy" Organisation ..... I'm thinking I could get more memberships with that one ROFL :D:p
  3. EnglishLady

    Now you can be Officially Happy .. & thats Official

    So .... would that be a no for the membership then :p :D
  4. EnglishLady

    Now you can be Officially Happy .. & thats Official

    BBC News Action for Happiness movement launches The world's first membership organisation dedicated to spreading happiness is being officially launched. Action for Happiness, which claims to have 4,500 members in more than 60 countries, says it prioritises healthy relationships and...
  5. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    Thank you for explaining :)
  6. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    Just to clarify for you .... My response, that you quoted, was actually in answer to Chefdennis statement about taking the children way from their parents. :)
  7. EnglishLady

    Laser gun fired from US navy ship

    I guess that would be this bit ....... "The US military has been experimenting with laser weapons since the 1970s" and this bit ...... "Until now, much of the development of HELs has focused on shooting down missiles or hitting land-based targets." :eek:
  8. EnglishLady

    Mitt Romney exploring 2012 presidential run

    If you could choose "a line up" what would your choices be? Who would you like to see in the big chair? :rolleyes:
  9. EnglishLady

    Mitt Romney exploring 2012 presidential run

    BBC News Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has taken the first formal step towards running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Mr Romney, who ran a failed bid in 2008, is setting up a committee to explore the feasibility of a run. "It is time that we put America...
  10. EnglishLady

    Laser gun fired from US navy ship

    BBC News The US Navy has fired a laser gun from one of its ships for the first time. Researchers used the high-energy laser (HEL) to disable a boat by setting fire to its engines off the coast of California. Similar systems had previously been tested on land, however moist sea air...
  11. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    LOL :p How can a five year old (or any young age) take responsibility for what they are given to eat :confused:
  12. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    Touche :D But I still believe that trying to implement something like this ... even though there is good intent, should have been brought up at a PTA for voting.
  13. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    Now surely that should have been up to the parents at the hyperthetical meeting to have decided, or does the US PTA parents not have a vote :confused:
  14. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    The fine line was not about dictating what a child should eat, but rather a principle, a State or a Grovernment trying to help those that need it without "crossing the line" into "Socialism". Your point about children who are picky or need more cals than others is a good point - they must...
  15. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    I think education would be less drastic, I don't see that as being "socialist" :p
  16. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    But where are the rights of the children NOT to grow up with obesity & the other ailments that can accompany that? Because the parents don't understand nutrition, care or whatever their reason - it is not fair on the child. A fine line to be sure
  17. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    And I understand that Dennis, but, as this principal pointed out with the examples of Cola and chips, do the parents & children actually know how to eat properly. All around us we see children that are way too heavy for their age - are todays parents that helpless that they can't say no to...
  18. EnglishLady

    Chicago Public School Kids told NO HOMEMADE LUNCH FOR YOU

    I know what you are saying here - taking the choice away from the parent/student but.......... with the serious rise of child obesity, do you not think that something like this is a good idea?
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