Sure sign the Whitney days are gone for good

I wander into the living room, where the girls have left the TV tuned to music videos, just in time to catch the old Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" video. I pause to indulge a bit of nostalgia, remembering back in the day before the cocaine and the physical abuse, when she was arguably the most beautiful woman in America and without a doubt the best female pop voice.

The front door opens and Kinya passes through on her way to her room to change out of her bikini, having apparently had enough swimming for a while. She glances over her shoulder and, though she doesn't break stride, her face brightens with recognition:

"Oh, smotrí [look], it's Oprah!"