17:00 Lois og jeg er meget trætte, som altid om aftenen efter en ”danske”
dag, hvor vi har ryddet huset op om formiddagen og ledte vores danske gruppes
møde om eftermiddagen. Vi spiser aftensmad og bruger resten af aftenen på at se
lidt fjernsyn. Vi er godt oppe i årene – det er der ikke nogen tvivl om !!!!!
19:00 Lois får et bekymrende telefonopkald fra Sheila, én af sine tidligere
arbejdskollegaer. Både Lois og Sheila har i nogle måneder ventet på at blive
undersøgt af specialister, fordi de havde fået at vide, at de led af mistænkte
grå stær. Sheila har haft sin tid hos specialisten, der fortalte hende, at hun
faktisk lider af makuladegeneration, hvilket betyder, at hun til sidst bliver
blind på ét øje, selvom læger nutildags kan gøre en masse ting for at bremse fremskridtet
af sygdommen – stakkels Sheila.
Men Lois bekymrer sig nu over, at optikeren hos Specsavers fortalte Lois,
at hun må blive undersøgt af en specialist for det tilfælde, at der sker ”noget andet” i hendes øje. Jeg
prøver at trøste hende ved at sige, at makuladegeration er ganske sjælden mens
grå stær er meget hyppig, men jeg ved ikke, om jeg snakker hen i vejret. Lois’s
aftale hos specialisten er bestemt til den 31. maj.
Sheilas nyheder bekymrer mig lidt også, fordi jeg har for vane at gå til
optikeren kun når jeg tror, at mine briller ikke længere synes at være optimale
– og jeg er begyndt at have svært ved at læse bøger, vejskilte osv. Jeg er ikke
gået til optikeren i flere år, og måske har jeg også et eller andet kroniske
problem, som en optiker kunne identificere i god tid – yikes, skræmmende !!!!
20:00 Vi ser lidt fjernsyn. Det viser det seneste afsnit af ”Big Bang
Theory”.
Et morsomt afsnit, selvom kort som altid (18 minutter, med 12 minutter
tv-reklamer – uha!!!!). Sheldon bliver involveret med et neurologisk projekt,
han foretager med Amy, sin kæreste, udover det projekt, som han arbejder på
sammen med sine arbejdskollegaer Leonard og Howard, og som er blevet bestillet
af luftvåbnet . Begge projekter befinder sig på en afgørende stadium, så
Sheldon deler sin tid mellem de to projekter, nogle gange i meget korte
tidsafsnit, hvilket tvinger ham til at skynde sig konstant mellem de to
laboratoriummer.
et morsomt afsnit, hvor Sheldon prøver at arbejde
på
to projekter samtidigt. Du godeste – sikke et vanvid!!!!
Lois og jeg nyder afsnittet, men det minder os lidt om tidligere afsnit,
hvor Sheldon blev hyperaktiv og (til sidst) syg. Måske er det virkelig sandt,
at forfatterne har løbet tør for ideer, som man siger – det er vi ikke helt
sikre på.
Det er interessant for mit vedkommende, at se ”drengenes” afslappede
holdning over for klassificerede oplysninger. De arbejder hyppigt på hemmelige
regeringsprojekter, men ofte er de lidt skødesløse, når det kommer til at dele
oplysninger med deres kærester, hvilket er meget morsomt.
For nogle år siden gik Leonard i seng med en nordkoreanske spion. I dette
afsnit efterlader Sheldon sin klassificerede notesbog i en cowboy-bar, efter
han har deltaget i en cowboy line-dance med de andre kunder og forklaret
detaljerne af luftvåbens projekt til dem – sikke et vanvid!!!!
Det kan være, at Trump er en stor fan af showet, hvilket ville forklare sin
egne afslappede holdning til hemmeligheder osv. Du godeste, sikke en skør
verden vi lever i !!!!!
20:30 Vi fortsætter med at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser et gamle afsnit af
Toppen af Poppen, der først blev sendt af BBC-kanalen den 8. september 1983.
Musikken er for det meste noget skrammel – uha! Selvom publikummet hyggede
sig meget med at danse i tv-studiet – det ved jeg med sikkerhed!!!
Lois og jeg så ikke dette afsnit, da det først blev sendt, fordi vi dengang
boede i USA, sammen med vores 2 små døtre (Alison og Sarah), og Kathy, min
søster, der arbejdede for den britiske ambassade i Washington DC. Vi var lige
kommet tilbage fra en ferie i New England, hvor vi boede hos én af mine
arbejdskollegaers forældre i New Hampshire, også på et hotel i Boston.
Da dette afsnit først blev sendt, var børnene lige begyndt på deres 2. år
som elever i den lokale amerikanske grundskole: Alison i den 3. klasse og Sarah
i den første.
tilbageblik til august 1983 - vi boede i et sommerhus
i
New Hampshire, der lå ved siden af en lille sø.
vi besøger Boston-havnen og smider
nogle
kasser te i vandet – hurra!
i september 1983 rejser vi tilbage til Maryland,
og
pigerne starte i skolen igen efter sommerferien
Lykkelige dage!!!!
21:00 Vi fortsætter med at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser en interessant
dokumentarfilm , der handler om historien af telefonbetjening og
fastnettelephoner i Storbritannien.
En interessant dokumentarfilm, men også lidt skræmmende, fordi den minder
mig om mareridtet af at være afhængig af en offentligt ejet forretning. Det var
Storbritanniens General Post Office, der
drev vores telefonbetjening, og der var ingen konkurrence. I programmet siger
man ikke hvor længe man skulle vente, før man kunne få installeret en telefon i
hjemmet – du godeste!
Vi må aldrig gå tilbage til de tider – det har jeg ikke nogen tvivl om!
Offentlige ejede forretninger er dårlig nyhede – det ved jeg med sikkerhed!!!
Ræk mig lige opkastningsposen, Alice!!!!!
04:45 Jeg står tidligt op og laver én af mine rutinemæssige danske
ordforrådtester.
07:45 Jeg dasker ind i køkkenet og laver to kopper te. Jeg tager dem med op
i soveværelse og kryber tilbage under dynen til Lois. Vi drikker teen og står
op. Vi spiser morgenmad.
10:00 Vi kører over til Leckhampton med to poser af mine gamle bøger, for
det meste romaner på fransk og en stor fransk-engelsk, engelsk-fransk ordbog. Vi
byder bøgerne til ekspeditøren i Røde Kors’ lokale butik, der er meget glad
for, at få dem – fransk bøger er altid populære, siger han, især ordbøger. Jeg har besluttet at opgive mine franske studier
og koncentrere mig om mine skandinaviske sprog i stedet, med ungarsk som en
bifag ha ha ha. Jeg er nu godt oppe i årene, og jeg må ikke forløfte mig (eller
spænde buen for højt eller sprede mig for tyndt ud ha ha ha (igen!)).
Bagefter går vi ind i den lokale grøntsagsforretning og så ind i CookShops
butik, hvor vi køber 4 fedtfattige færdigretter til to personer. Vi smutter så ind
i butikkens café og drikker en kop te og spiser et stykke kage – nam nam
(ironien er spildt på os ha ha ha – indtil senere ha ha ha) !!!! (én for mange
ha ha has – Red.]
11:30 Vi kører hjem og spiser frokost. Bagefter går jeg 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.
Danskeren Ingemann er min yndlingstegner
– ingen tvivl om det! Han interesserer sig meget for grimme,
overvægtige, midaldrende eller ældre folk, de slags mennesker, som de fleste
tegnere sjældent giver opmærksomhed til.
Ingemann afslører i dag, at det ikke er nødvendigt at købe dyre
luftforfriskere for at forbedre indeklimaet i en typisk lejlighed. Vi ser to
midaldrende kvinder, den ene radmage (lejligheds ejer, der hedder Denise) og
den anden (hendes veninde) overvægtig, der står i stuen, drikker et glas rødvin
og snakker med hinanden. Den overvægtige veninde har bemærket at Denise har
gjort noget for at forbedre indeklimaet i sin lejlighed, men hun ved ikke
præcis, hvad Denise har gjort.
Det viser sig, at Denise simpelthen har smedt sin partner ud – sin ”partner”,
eller som hun kalder ham, ”stodderen”.
Nogle gange er de simpelste måder de bedste – det er der ikke nogen
tvivl om !!!!
English translation
17:00 Lois and I are very tired
as always in the evening after a "Danish" day, where we have cleaned
and spend the rest of the evening
watching television. We are getting well on in years - there is no doubt about
that !!!!!
19:00 Lois gets a worrying phone
call from Sheila, one of her former work colleagues. Both Lois and Sheila have
been waiting for a few months to be examined by specialists because they had
been told that they suffered from suspected cataracts. Sheila has had her
appointment with the specialist who told her that she is actually suffering
from macula degeneration, which means that she eventually becomes blind in one
eye, although doctors nowadays can do a lot of things to slow down the progress
of the disease - poor Sheila.
But Lois is now worrying about
the fact that the optician at Specsavers told Lois that she must be examined by
a specialist in case "something else" is going on in her eye. I try
to comfort her by saying that macula degeneration is quite rare while
cataracts are very frequent, but I do not know if I'm talking through my hat. Lois's
appointment with the specialist is scheduled for 31 May.
Sheila's news also worries me a
little because I have a habit of going to the optician only when I think my
glasses no longer seem to be optimal - and when I've been having trouble
reading books, road signs, etc. I have not gone to the optician for several
years and maybe I also have some chronic problem that an optician could
identify in good time - yikes, scary !!!!
20:00 We watch some television.
The latest episode of "Big Bang Theory" is on.
A fun episode, although short as
always (18 minutes, with 12 minutes tv commercials - oh dear !!!!). Sheldon
becomes involved with a neurological project he is carrying out with Amy, his
girlfriend, in addition to the project he is working on with his colleagues
Leonard and Howard, which has been commissioned by the Air Force. Both projects
are at a crucial stage, so Sheldon divides his time between the two projects,
sometimes in very short time slots, which forces him to rush constantly between
the two laboratories.
A fun episode where Sheldon tries
to work
on two projects simultaneously. good grief -
what madness !!!!
Lois and I enjoy the episode, but
it reminds us a bit of previous episodes where Sheldon became hyperactive and
(eventually) ill. Perhaps it's true that the authors have run out of ideas,
like people say - we are not completely sure.
It is interesting for me to see
the "boys' " relaxed attitude toward classified information. They frequently
work on secret government projects, but often they are a little careless when
it comes to sharing information with their girlfriends, which is very funny.
A few years ago Leonard went to
bed with a North Korean spy. In this episode, Sheldon leaves his classified
notebook in a cowboy bar after joining in a cowboy line dance with the other
customers and explaining the details of the Air Force's project to them - what
madness !!!!
It may be that Trump is a big fan
of the show, which would explain his own relaxed attitude to secrets etc. My
goodness, what a crazy world we live in !!!!!
20:30 We continue to watch a bit
of television. An old episode of Top of the Pops is on, first broadcast by the
BBC Channel on September 8, 1983.
The music is mostly a load of
junk - oh dear! Although the audience had a lot of fun dancing in the tv studio
- I know that for sure! !!!
Lois and I did not see this
episode when it was first broadcast because we were living in the United States
together with our two little daughters (Alison and Sarah) and Kathy, my sister,
who worked for the British Embassy in Washington DC. We had just returned from
a vacation in New England where we stayed with one of my work colleagues'
parents in New Hampshire, also at a Boston hotel.
When this episode was first
aired, the children had just started their 2nd year as students in the local
American elementary school: Alison in the 3rd grade and Sarah in the first.
Flashback to August 1983 - We
stayed in a cottage
in New Hampshire, next to a small lake.
We visit Boston Harbour and
throw
some boxes of tea in the water - hurrah!
In September 1983 we
travel back to Maryland,
and the girls start school again after the
summer break
Happy days !!!!
21:00 We continue to watch a bit
of television. An interesting documentary is on about the history of the
telephone service and landline phones in the UK.
An interesting documentary, but a
little scary because it reminds me of the nightmare of being dependent on a
publicly owned business. It was the UK's General Post Office, which operated
our telephone service and there was no competition. The program does not say
how long one had to wait before one could get a home landline phone installed - good gracious!
We must never go back to those
times - I have no doubts about that! Publicly owned businesses are bad news - I
know that for sure !!!
Pass the sick bag, Alice !!!!!
04:45 I get up early and do one
of my routine Danish vocabulary tests.
07:45 I shuffle into the kitchen
and make two cups of tea. I take them up to the bedroom and crawl back under
the covers with Lois. We drink the
tea and get up. We eat breakfast.
10:00 We drive over to
Leckhampton with two bags of my old books, mostly novels in French and a large
French-English, English-French dictionary. We offer the books to the salesman
in the Red Cross local shop, who is very happy to get them - French books are
always popular, he says, especially dictionaries. I have decided to abandon my
French studies and concentrate on my Scandinavian languages instead, minoring
in Hungarian ha ha ha. I'm getting well on in years and I must not overreach
myself too much (or tighten the bowstring too much or spread myself too thinly ha
ha ha (again!)).
Afterwards we go into the local
greengrocer's shop and then to the CookShops store and buy 4 low fat ready
meals for two people. We then sneak into the shop's café, drink a cup of tea
and eat a piece of cake - yum yum (the irony is wasted on us ha ha ha, until
later ha ha ha) !!!! [one too many hahahas now – Ed]
11:30 We drive home and have
lunch. Afterwards I go to bed and take a gigantic afternoon nap - zzzzzz !!!!
15:00 I get up and take a little
look online. I find Morten Ingemann's latest cartoon strip. My Goodness! I get
a shock when I see it.
The Dane Ingemann is my favourite
cartoonist - no doubt about that! He takes a great interest in ugly,
overweight, middle aged or older people, the kind of people most cartoonists
rarely pay any attention to.
Ingemann reveals today that it is
not necessary to buy expensive air fresheners to improve the indoor air quality in
a typical apartment. We see two middle-aged women, one scrawny (the apartment
owner – “Denise”) and the other (her friend) overweight, who are standing
drinking a glass of red wine and chatting to each other in the living room. The
overweight friend has noticed that Denise has done something to improve the
indoor air quality in her apartment, but she does not know exactly what Denise
has done.
It turns out that Denise has
simply thrown her partner out - ie her partner, or as she calls him, "the bastard".
Sometimes the simplest ways are the best – there is not much doubt about that
!!!!
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