17:00 Jeg hopper op på min kondicykel og cykler 6 miles (10km). Hurra – nu
ved jeg med sikkerhed, at jeg kan blive rask igen. Mens jeg cykler jeg tænder
for mit smartphone og ser 1985s bedste musikvideoer, eller noget lignende.
Tiden flyver, da man har det sjovt – ingen tvivl om det!!!!
18:00 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad og derefter bruger vi aftenen på at se
lidt fjernsyn. De viser en underholdende tv-quiz, ”Through the Keyhole”.
Programmets vært, Keith Lemon, besøger 3
boliger og kigger rundt i husene. Lemons 3 gæster, Paddy McGuinness, Caroline
Flack og Dave Berry, er hans panel af eksperter, der skal prøve at gætte,
hvilke berømtheder husene hører til.
For Lois’s og mit vedkommende, er det et tegn på vores avancerede alder, at
vi ikke genkender nogen af de tre ”berømte” eksperter, der sidder på Lemons
panel. Det bliver et problem for os, fordi der nu til dags er så mange
programmer, som ”berømtheder” deltager i, og vi har ikke den fjerneste anelse, om hvem de er. Du godeste!
Det er meget sjovt at se de 3 boliger i programmet, men jeg synes, det er
lidt af en skam, at Lemon, programmets amatøragtige vært, og hans uprofessionelle
filmhold forårsager en masse skader og begår en masse hærværk i husene.
Det første hus tilhører Tony Hadley, der i 1980’erne var forsangeren af
gruppen Spandau Ballet. Det er lidt af en skam, at Lemon og tv-selskabets
uprofessionelle filmhold ikke respekterer ejerens hus og møbler. De prøver at
skjule beviserne, men hvis man læser mellem linjerne, er det indlysende, at de
benytter lejligheden til at holde en vild fest i huset i ejerens fravær, og de skader
en skydedør, der skal repareres. På ét eller andet tidspunkt ringer en nabo til
politiet – uha!
Det er lidt af en skam, at den amatøragtige Keith Lemon,
sammen
med hans uprofessionelle filmhold,
benytter
lejligheden til at holde en vild fest
i
huset, i ejerens fravær – uha!
22:30 Vi går i seng – zzzzz!!!!!
04:45 Jeg står tidligt op og laver én af mine rutinemæssige danske
ordforrådtest. Jeg kigger lidt på nettet.
07:30 Jeg skynder mig ind i køkkenet, og laver to kopper te. Jeg tager dem
med op i soveværelset, lægger dem på vores natbord, og hopper op i sengen til
Lois. Da vi er færdige med at drikke teen, går vi i bad. Vi står op og
spiser morgenmad.
12:00 Vi spiser frokost og bagefter skal Lois af sted. Hun vil deltage i en
gudstjeneste, der finder sted i dag i Tewkesbury. Hun skal på vej afhente
Maggie, sin veninde, og de skal køre sammen.
13:30 Jeg går i seng for at tage mig en gigantisk eftermiddagslur –
zzzzzz!!!!!!!!
15:00 Jeg står op og kigger lidt på nettet. Jeg finder Morten Ingemanns
seneste tegneseriestribe. Du godeste! Jeg får lidt af et chok, da jeg ser den –
det ved jeg med sikkerhed!
Danskeren Ingemann er min yndlingstegner
– ingen tvivl om det! Han har mange egenskaber, som er et must med mig
og en stor plus. Han interesserer sig meget for grimme, overvægtige,
midaldrende eller ældre folk, de slags mennesker, som de fleste tegnere
sjældent giver opmærksomhed til.
Det er meget forfriskende, efter min mening, at han altid præsenterer
alderdoms problemer fra det ældre menneskes synspunkt, og ikke fra synspunktet,
af de yngre personer, der må pleje dem. Det er blevet for nylig lidt af et
kliché, at høre plejere, sygeplejersker osv brokke sig over et mindretal af de
ældre, der er ekstremt seksuelt aktive, på grund af plejernes opgave at skifte
lagnerne meget hyppigt, måske en gang eller mere om dagen.
Vi må mindes, at vi taler her om et meget lille mindretal. Og som
sædvanligt, giver Morten Ingemann den anden side af historien. I hans seneste
stribe ser vi to gamle damer, og det er helt klart, at de begge fører en elendig
tilværelse, bortset fra det eneste lyspunkt i deres liv, nemlig, at de nu kan
overlade til hjemmehjælpen opgaven at skifte lagnerne efter de har haft hyppig sex.
Vi bør ikke forsøge at tage denne lille glæde fra disse søde gamle damer – det tror
jeg med hele mit hjerte!!!!
15:30 Lois kommer hjem og vi slapper af med en kop te i sofaen.
English translation
17:00 I jump up on my exercise bike and cycle 6 miles (10km). Hoorah - now
I know for sure that I can get well again. While I cycle I switch on my
smartphone and watch 1985's best music videos, or something similar. Time flies
when you're having fun - no doubt about it !!!!
18:00 Lois and I eat supper and
then we spend the evening watching a little television. They show an
entertaining TV game, "Through the Keyhole". The program's host,
Keith Lemon, visits three homes and look around the houses. Lemon's 3 guests,
Paddy McGuinness, Caroline Flack and Dave Berry, are his panel of experts who
try to guess which celebrities the houses belong to.
For Lois's and my part, it is a
sign of our advanced age that we do not recognize any of the three
"famous" experts who sit on Lemon's panel. It is becoming a problem
for us because there are nowadays so many programs that "celebrities"
take part in, and we don't have the faintest idea who they are. My god!
It is very funny to see the 3
residences in the program, but I think it is a bit of a shame that Lemon, the
program's amateurish host, and his unprofessional film crew, cause a lot of
damage and commit a lot of acts of vandalism in the houses.
The first house belongs to Tony
Hadley, who in the 1980s was the lead singer of the group Spandau Ballet. It is
a bit of a shame that Lemon and the television company's unprofessional film
crew do not respect the owner's house and furniture. They try to hide the
evidence, but if you read between the lines, it is obvious that they are taking
the opportunity to hold a wild party at the house in the owner's absence and
they damage a sliding door, which has to be repaired. At one point a neighbor
calls the police - oh dear!
It is a bit of a shame that the
amateurish Keith Lemon,
along with his unprofessional film crew, use
the opportunity
to hold a wild party in the house in the
owner's absence - oh dear!
22:30 We go to bed - zzzzz !!!!!
04:45 I get up early and do one
of my routine Danish vocabulary tests. I take a little look at the web.
07:30 I rush into the kitchen and
make two cups of tea. I take them up to the bedroom, put them on our nightstand,
and jump into bed with Lois. When we have finished drinking the tea, we go in
the shower. We get up and eat
breakfast.
12:00 We eat lunch and afterwards
Lois has to go out. She wants to attend a church service taking place today in
Tewkesbury. On the way she is going to pick up Maggie, her friend, and they will ride
together.
13:30 I go to bed and take a
gigantic afternoon nap - zzzzzz !!!!!!!!
15:00 I get up and take a look at the web. I find Morten Ingemann's latest comic strip. My God! I get a bit of a
shock when I see it - I know that for sure!
The Dane Ingemann is my favorite
cartoonist - no doubt about that! He has many characteristics that are a must with me
and a big plus. He is very interested in ugly, overweight, middle-aged or older
people, the kind of people that most cartoonists rarely give attention to.
It is very refreshing, in my
opinion, that he always presents the problems of old age from the older
person's point of view and not from the point of view of the younger people who
have to care for them. It's been a bit of a cliché recently to hear carers,
nurses, etc. complain about a minority of older people who are extremely
sexually active, because of the carers' obligation to change the sheets quite
often, maybe once or more a day.
We must remember that we are
talking about a very small minority of older people. And as usual, Morten
Ingemann gives the other side of the story. In his recent cartoon strip, we see
two old ladies, and it's quite clear that they both lead a miserable existence,
apart from the one and only bright spot in their lives, namely, that they can
now leave to the home-help the task of changing the sheets after they have been
having frequent sex. We really should not try to take this little pleasure away from these
sweet old ladies - I believe that with all my heart !!!!
15:30 Lois comes home and we
relax with a cup of tea on the sofa.
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