A new life; same as the old life?

Some of you may know that we applied for our Green Cards this year. Our visas will run out in February 2008, and it was a choice as to renewing them, or going further to the full green card status. The green card, which, as you can see, is not green, although it does have a green stripe on the back, is not a citizenship document, it doesn't mean we will be Americans, or have to give up our UK citizenship, and in fact, I don't even think we can vote! It basically is like a super visa. It means that if at any time, my employment with my current firm ends, I don't have to get back on the first plane, which as I understand it, is the case with the visa I have. I will be able to seek employment elsewhere, come and go from the US at will, etc. It is valid for 10 years. For Lorraine, it will mean that she will at last be able to get a social security number, driving licence, basically her own US identity. Well the good news is that mine has come through already. You hear all these...

Those of you who know me, know that I have become a huge fan of the "first place" Chicago Cubs. I have been to many ball games, know a lot of their history and follow them pretty religiously, much to Lorraine's chagrin, who thought she married a non-sports fan. Still, being the fabulous wife that she is, arranged for us to take an organised tour of the hallowed stadium that is Wrigley Field. A tour I might add that many long time Cubs fans, including GI Joe have never taken. This picture is of me in the entry way to the Cubs home clubhouse, and as usual there are plenty more here . Wrigley Field was constructed in 1914, on the grounds of a disused seminary, for the Chicago Federals. The story goes that a guy by the name of Weeghman wanted to own part of a Chicago MLB franchise, however through several aborted attempts was unable to get anywhere with the Cubs or White Sox. So he and some other folks decided to create a 3rd League, the Federal League, and build a new stad...