We had quite the long day. We drove to Independence MO (by KC), then we watched the graduation of our half-Pakistani 24 year old nephew, we ate at a Japanese steakhouse, and drove back.
Now I'm home watching a documentary on 9/11.
I ask myself why our clearly South Asian nephew has recently taken to eschewing utensils and eating his rice and salmon with his right hand. I think the answer to that is "He's 24." I suppose what throws me is that he's used utensils all his life; it isn't as if they sit in a cave in their backyard in Kansas City and squat around a fire.
Oh, well, I suppose it's good he's proud of his heritage. I totally had a chance to eat lobster, but I accepted that lobsters are unclean and it is Ramadan, so I went with duck. Im stuffed with duck. I'm an EllDucken.
That was very forebearing of you. When I served my Seventh Day Adventist stepmother with a prawn cocktail starter and she recoiled, saying it was unclean, I just said sorry and ate hers as well as mine while she waited.
Mind you, she wasn't a nice person. When my sisters and I got back to the house after our father died in hospital (she left well before us and was halfway out of the door before she remembered to say goodbye to his still-warm body) she was vacuuming and playing show tunes.
I don't remember which musical it was, but if it was South Pacific you know which track she would have chosen.
Posted by: Big Dot | December 14, 2008 at 02:11 AM
It's not Ramadan.
Furthermore, you're 46 and not Muslim. EAT. THE. FRICKIN'. LOBSTER.
Posted by: 3 | December 14, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Big Dot - Oops - after Mom died, Gary Dave and I ate Chinese food and laughed entirely too much. She was still IN THE NEXT ROOM. But no one played "I'm Gonna Wash That Mom Right Outta My Hair."
3 - I confused Eid-al-Adha and Eid-al-Fitr. I also though "Big Eid" and "Little Eid" bookended Ramadan. Rookie mistake. Plus, I think the fact that I passed on the lobster was a sign of maturity. Besides, you're the one who doesn't like confrontation.
Posted by: TheQueen | December 14, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Lobster has too much cholesterol anyway.
Yes, I don't like confrontation, but I don't run from it if it's important. :-P
Posted by: 3 | December 14, 2008 at 11:24 AM
3 - I think you are wrong. If it had cholesterol we wouldn't have to dip it in butter.
Posted by: TheQueen | December 14, 2008 at 02:51 PM
Careful. I may have to throw a shoe at you.
Posted by: 3 | December 14, 2008 at 05:51 PM
3 - "Who throws a shoe? What is that?"
- Austin Powers
Posted by: TheQueen | December 14, 2008 at 11:00 PM