Torsdag den 19. januar 2017 kl 16:30 til fredag den 20. januar 2017 kl 16:29

18:00 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad, og derefter bruger vi resten af aftenen på at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser et gamle afsnit af Top of the Pops fra for 34 år siden (den 20. januar 1983).

Lois og jeg så ikke dette afsnit, da det først blev udsendt, fordi vi dengang boede i USA. Vi var flyttet derover 5 måneder før, sammen med vores 2 døtre, Alison (7 år) og Sarah (5 år). Min afdøde lillesøster, Kathy, der boede i Bristol i England, ville også dengang gerne flytte til USA. Det lykkedes mig at finde hende et job på den britiske ambassade og hun fløj i april 1983 til Washington, og hun boede hos os i byen Columbia Md i flere måneder.

Et interessant afsnit, hvor nogle berømte sangere og grupper optrådte for første gang på fjernsyn, herunder U2, Kajagoogoo, Echo & The Bunnymen. For mit vedkommende var showets højdepunkt Laura Branigan, der sang ”Gloria”. Gary Davies, programmets vært sagde, at Laura snart ville fortolke sangen på en koncert i White House for Ronald Reagan (der blev indsat som præsident for nøjagtig 36 år siden – den 20. januar 1981 – kom tilbage, Ronald, alt er tilgivet!!!!!), også at Laura ville sange den nye James Bond filmen Octopussys  temasang, ”All Time High”, selvom jeg ved, hun faktisk blev erstattet af Rita Coolidge – Cubby Broccolis datter Barbara var Coolidges største fan – du godeste, stakkels Laura!!!!!

  

Tilbageblik til lykkeligere tider: Ronald Reagn

bliver  indsat som præsident den 20. januar 1981.

Kom tilbage, Ronald, alt er tilgivet !!!!

Laura Branigan fortolker “Gloria”,

oprindeligt en italiensk sang fra 1979.

21:00 Vi fortsætter med at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser en interessant dokumentarfilm, der handler om den nuværende ”ren mad”- dille. Programmets vært er den charmerende Dr. Giles Yeo, en biokemiker på Cambridge Universitet. Lois og jeg har aldrig hørt om ”ren mad”, men vi er godt oppe i årene – det giver det ingen mening at nægte!!!!!  Stakkels os!!!!!!

  

Det viser sig, at mange folk i dag tror, at ”ren mad” (grøntsager for det meste, og generelt uforarbejdet mad, også 100% alkaloid mad, glutenfri kost, veganerkost osv), kan rense ens krop og læge sygdomme, herunder kræft. Disse slags diller bliver populariseret af de sociale medier, herunder Instagram, hvor brugere oplægger billeder af maden, de lige har forberedt. Du godeste – sikke et vanvid!!!

Yeo taler med den charmerende ”ren mad guru”, Ella Mills, der har

millioner af følgere på Instagram, og skrev Storbritanniens

hurtigst nogensinde kogebog ”Deliciously Ella”.

I løbet af programmet får vi at vide, at disse slags diller er grundlæggende noget skrammel, ikke støttet af videnskabelige, kliniske prøver. De indeholder  alle et gran af sandhed – det er sundere, for eksempel, at spise frugt og grøntsager, og ikke spise for meget kød (især forarbejdet kød), men de går for vidt. Gluten for eksempel er ikke dårlig for de fleste mennesker. Men jeg synes, folk simpelthen fortrækker ekstrem kost. Du godeste – sikke en skør verden vi lever i !!!!

22:00 Vi går i seng – zzzzzz!!!!!

04:30 Jeg står tidligt op og kigger lidt på nettet.

07:30 Jeg skynder mig ind I køkkenet og laver to kopper te. Jeg tager dem med op i soveværelset og kryber tilbage i sengen. Vi drikker teen og står op.  Vi spiser morgenmad.

09:30 Vi kører over til det lokale Sainsburys-supermarked for at købe ind. På vej kigger vi ind i Waghornes, den lokale slagterforening for at købe kød og brød. Efter vi har købt ind på Sainsburys-supermarkedet, kører vi forbi Howdens, en forretning der sælger køkkenenheder. Vi planlægger at få vores køkken renoveret og istandsat i år. Vi ser en katalog vi kan få hjem med.

11:00 Vi kommer hjem og slapper af med en kop kaffe i sofaen.

13:00 Vi spiser frokost og bagefter går jeg i seng for at tage mig en gigantisk eftermiddagslur – zzzzz!!! Lois skynder sig ind i køkkenet og foretager en gennemgang af alt hvad vi holder i skufferne og skabene, så vi kan planlægge hvad vi vi have brug for i vores nye køkken.

15:00 Jeg står op og kigger lidt på nettet. Jeg ser, at den 45. præsident i USA Donald Trumps svigerdatter, Vanessa Trump, er halv dansk. Sammen med Trumps søn, Donald Trump Junior, har hun givet USA's næste præsident fem delvist danske børnebørn.

Vanessa Trump er halv dansk

Vanessa Trump hedder 'Kay' til mellemnavn, og det stammer fra den berømte danske jazz-musiker Kai Peter Anthon Ewans. Kai Ewans er faktisk Donald Trump Juniors sviger-morfar, da Vanessa Trumps mor, Bonnie Kay Ewans, er datter af den danske jazz-musiker. Sikke et vanvid!!!

Selvfølgelig bliver Donald Trump indsat som præsident i dag kl 17 (engelsk tid), og Lois og jeg vil sidde limet til tv-skærmen – ingen tvivl om det!!!!

16:00 Lois og jeg slapper af med en kop te i sofaen.

English translation

18:00 Lois and I eat dinner, and then we spend the rest of the evening watching TV. They show an old episode of Top of the Pops from 34 years ago (20 January 1983).

Lois and I did not see this episode when it was first released, because at that time we lived in the United States. We had moved over there five months earlier, along with our two daughters, Alison (7 years) and Sarah (5 years). My late sister, Kathy, who lived in Bristol in England, also wanted at that time to move to the United States. I managed to find her a job at the British Embassy and she flew to Washington in April 1983, and she lived with us in the city of Columbia Md for several months.

An interesting episode where some famous singers and groups performed for the first time on television, including U2, Kajagoogoo, Echo & The Bunnymen. For my part the show's highlight was Laura Branigan, who sang "Gloria". Gary Davies, the program's host said that Laura would soon be performing the song at a concert in the White House for Ronald Reagan (who was inaugurated as president exactly 36 years ago - 20 January 1981 - Come back, Ronald, all is forgiven !!!!!), also that Laura would be singing the new James Bond film Octopussy's theme song, "All Time high", even though I know she was actually replaced by Rita Coolidge - Cubby Broccoli's daughter Barbara was Coolidge's biggest fan - my god, poor Laura !!!!!

Flashback to happier times: Ronald Reagn

being inaugurated as president January 20, 1981.

Come back, Ronald, all is forgiven !!!!

Laura Branigan performs "Gloria",

originally an Italian song from 1979.

21:00 We continue to watch TV. They show an interesting documentary about the current "clean food" craze. The program's host is the charming Dr. Giles Yeo, a biochemist at Cambridge University. Lois and I have never heard of "clean food", but we are getting well on in years - it makes no sense to deny THAT !!!!! Poor us !!!!!!

It turns out that many people today believe that "clean food" (vegetables mostly, and generally unprocessed food, also 100% alkaloid food, gluten-free diet, vegan diet, etc.), can purify one's body and cure illnesses including cancer . These kinds of crazes are being popularized by the social media, including Instagram, where users post pictures of the food they have just prepared. My god - what madness !!!

Yeo talking with the charming "clean food guru", Ella Mills, who has

millions of followers on Instagram and wrote Britain’s

fastest ever selling cookbook "Deliciously Ella".

During the program, we are told that these kinds of crazes are basically a load of junk, not supported by scientific, clinical trials. They all contain a grain of truth - it's healthier, for example, to eat fruits and vegetables and not eat too much meat (especially processed meats), but they go too far. Gluten for example, is not bad for most people. But I think people simply prefer extreme diets. My god - what a crazy world we live in !!!!

22:00 We go to bed - zzzzzz !!!!!

04:30 I get up early and take a look at the web.

07:30 I hurry into the kitchen and make two cups of tea. I take them up to the bedroom and crawl back into bed. We drink the tea and get up. We eat breakfast.

09:30 We drive over to the local Sainsbury's supermarket to do the shopping. On the way we pop into Waghornes, the local butcher's shop, to buy meat and bread. After we have done the shopping at the Sainsburys supermarket, we drive by Howdens, a store selling kitchen units. We plan to get our kitchen remodeled and redecorated this year. We see a catalog we can take home with us.

11:00 We get home and relax with a cup of coffee on the sofa.

13:00 We eat lunch and afterwards I go to bed and take a giant nap - zzzzz !!! Lois rushes into the kitchen and carries out a review of everything we keep in the drawers and cupboards, so we can plan what we need in our new kitchen.

15:00 I get up and take a look at the web. I see that Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, is half Danish. Along with Trump's son, Donald Trump Junior, she has given the US president five partly Danish grandchildren.

Vanessa Trump is half Danish

Vanessa Trump has 'Kay' for middle name, which comes from the famous Danish jazz musician Kai Peter Anthon Ewan. Kai Ewan is actually Donald Trump Junior's step-grandfather because Vanessa Trump's mother, Bonnie Kay Evans, is the daughter of the Danish jazz musician. What madness !!!

Of course, Donald Trump is to be inaugurated president today at 5pm (UK time), and Lois and I will be sitting glued to the TV screen - no doubt about it !!!!

16:00 I get up and we relax with a cup of tea on the sofa.