17:30 Lois og jeg spiser aftensmad lidt tidligere, end normalt, og bagefter
skal vi ud. Lois ønsker at deltage i sin kirkes specielle forretningsmøde, der
finder sted i aften i Tewkesbury, og hun er ikke tilladt at køre bil for tiden
på grund af grå stær.
Jeg kører hende over til Mari-Anns hus og sætter hende af. Mari-Ann vil
køre hende til Tewkesbury. Jeg kommer hjem igen og slapper af med et glas
”rigtig” øl.
Det specielle forretningsmøde, som Lois deltager i, vil kredse om kirkens
plan om at åbne en pop-up shop midt i byen, der i løbet af sommeren vil prøve
at publisere kirkens tro og medlemmernes aktiviteter i byen. Under mødet vil medlemmerne diskutere, hvordan shoppen skal
drives.
Pop-up shoppen, som kirken vil holde åbent hele sommeren
Jeg har bemærket i dag, at der har været mange emails, der i løbet af dagen
bliver sendt frem og tilbage mellem kirkemedlemmer. Et af de største spørgsmål
for tiden handler om forskellige forslag til mulige ”gaver”, som shoppens besøgende
kan få med hjem i en ”goodie-pose”.
Lois synes, goodie-posernes forslåede indhold ikke er ret spændende, og det
må jeg give hende ret i! Shoppens besøgende kan få forskellinge ting med hjem –
en notesbog, en pen, en bogmærke, et kort, hvor med kirkens tro står,
informationer om kirkens bibelseminarer, også et gratis tidsskrift, der handler
om bibelens profetier.
Jeg har bemærket, at der har været en vis stigning i begejstring blandt
medlemmerne af de evangeliske kirker, siden Trump kom til magt i begyndelsen af
året. Medlemmerne tror, at der er en øget
sandsynlighed for krig. Det er selvfølgelig ikke tilfældet at de godt kan lide
krig, men de tror, at det er kun krig, der vil få Kristus til at komme tilbage
til jorden. De har i mange år forudsagt et stort slag ved Harmagedon, når
”kongen af nord” (der repræsenterer Rusland, ikke eksempelvis Harald V. af
Norge ha ha ha!!!!!) og ”kongen af syd” (der repræsenterer Storbritannien, det
britiske imperium, USA) vil mødes i et stort slag, der vil udløse Jesu
genkomst.
Problemet har
været, at denne fortolkning er baseret på omstændighederne af den kolde krig.
Nye faktorer spiller en større rolle i nutidens verden, som for eksempel,
Ruslands nye status under Putin som et ”vildt kort”, og stigningen i muslimske
indflydelse osv – du godeste! Alt det har voldt problemer for fortolkere af
bibelens profeti, formoder jeg. Jeg ved ikke, hvad den nuværende fortolkning
er.
20:30 Jeg har lidt alenetid og smækker benene op
foran fjernsynet. De viser en dokumentarfilm, det 3. afsnit i serien, ”Hvordan man forbliver sund”.
Programmet handler om aktuelle sundhedsspørgsmål, der for nylig har ramt
overskrifterne i aviserne. Desværre vælger programmagerne de slags aviser, der
snarere er kendt for sensationslysten end videnskabelig nøjagtighed, som for
eksempel Daily Mirror, Daily Mail osv – du godeste!
i
dette overraskende irriterende program ser vi tre kække unge lægere
undersøge
sundhedsspørgsmål, der for nylig har ramt overskrifterne i den populære presse
-
men deres konklusioner er skrigende indlysende – uha!
Filmens stil har alle de moderne klichéer: der lyder højlyd baggrundmusik,
de skifter pludselig fra emne til emne, uvidenskabelige eksperimenter og prøver
osv. Programmagerne fortrækker at oprette uvidenskabelige live eksperimenter,
der involverer en lille gruppe unge mennesker, end at fortælle os om store,
seriøse, videnskabelige eksperimenter, der allerede har fandt sted og
involverede tusindvis af deltagere. Jeg formoder, at de mener, det er sjovere.
Sikke et vanvid!!!!
Jeg har bemærket i seriens første og anden afsnit, der blev sendt de
seneste 2 uger, at det er ikke nødvendigt at se dette halvtimelange programs
første halvdel, som indeholder kun afsnittets emner og spørgsmålene, samt
voxpops, jokes og teasere – det hele er specielt designet til at opmuntre
seerne til ikke at skifte kanal under reklamepausen, men at vente og blive
seende programmets anden halvdel – sikke et vanvid (igen) !!!
I aften er jeg mest
interesseret i spørgsmålet, ”er det klogt at spise mad, som man har tabt på
gulvet?”. Men jeg er meget skuffet over programmets konklusioner, der desværre er
skrigende indlysende – du godeste! Den såkaldte ”5 sekunder” regel er
selvfølgelig tåbelig – bakterier fra gulvet inficerer maden øjeblikkeligt, så
derfor 5 sekunder eller 30 sekunder gør ingen forskel.
Det er usandsynligt
at bakterier på gulvet vil skade én, der er generelt sund og rask. Det er
sandt, at udsættelse for ”venlige” bakterier er generelt god for sundheden, men
det er ikke en god idé at øge denne udsættelse ved at have for vane at spise
mad, der er blevet tabt på gulvet – det er der ikke nogen tvivl om !!! Den
bedste idé er at dyrke sund motion for eksempel i parkerne og ude på landet
osv. Du godeste – jeg bliver klar over, ved slutningen af programmet, at endnu
30 minutter af mit liv er forsvundet for evigt - pokkers!!!!!
21:00 Jeg
fortsætter med at se lidt fjernsyn. De viser en anden dokumentumfilm, (3. del af 3), der handler om liv og kunst
i Japan. Programmets vært er den charmerende Dr James Fox.
Jeg må indrømmer,
at jeg nu og da døser under programmet, og jeg har lidt ondt i armene og ryggen
efter dagens hækkeklipning med min
spritnye 4-fods lang Gtech hækkeklipper – uha!
Men de dele af
programmet, det lykkes mig at se, finder jeg faktisk ganske interessant. Dette
afsnit sætter fokus på japanske hjem. For første gang bliver jeg fuldstændigt
klar over, at den moderigtige ”minimalisme” som vi hele tiden ser i irriterende
programmer om moderne arkitektur og design i europæiske og amerikanske hjem
faktisk er i vis grad baseret på japanske såkaldte ”zenimalisme” med dens
mangel på møbler. Her placerer jeg skylden for nutidens forfærdelige
integrerede stue-køkken-alrum områder - det har jeg ikke nogen tvivl om !!!!
Zenimalisme: det er
hos japanerne, at jeg placerer skylden for
nutidens
minimalisme i europæiske og amerikanske hjem!
Du godeste, sikke
en skør verden vi lever i !!!!
For mit
vedkommende, foretrækker jeg stilen vi ser i byen Tokyos meget små et-værelses
lejligheder, som mange japanske unge mennesker bor i.
byen Tokyos
meget små et-værelses lejligheder,
som mange japanske
unge mennesker bor i.
Sikke et paradis !!!!!
Jeg synes, det
ville være absolut fantastisk at bo sammen med Lois i en af disse et-værelses
lejligheder – ingen hække at klippe, ingen græsplæner at slå, ingen mening i at
rykke ting væk i skabe eller at støvsuge: bare en dobbeltseng, et køleskab, vores tøj,
vores bøger, vores cd'er og dvd'er, et fjernsyn, et par bærebarer, bare et
stort rod overalt – sikke et paradis!!!!
Men tilbage til
virkeligheden!
22:00 Lois kommer
hjem og jeg går i seng. Men stakkels Lois trænger til at geare ned efter
aftenens forretningsmøde ved at se lidt fjernsyn.
23:00 Jeg vågner
ikke, da Lois kryber tilbage under dynen til mig – zzzzzzz!!!!
04:30 Jeg står
tidligt op og laver én af mine rutinemæssige danske ordforrådtest.
Vi har aftalt at
bruge dagen på at besøge Bill og Jen, vores venner i Oxford (Kennington), og
deres søn, Daniel. Det vil være rart at snakke med dem, men problemet er, at
det vil tage så meget tid – de har inviteret os til både frokost og aftensmad.
Selve kørtiden er sammenlagt tre timer – du godeste!
Jeg føler mere og
mere for tiden, at jeg har mistet kontrol over mit liv og hele dage forsvinder
uden at jeg gør tingene, jeg mest interesserer mig for – hjælp! Stop verden, jeg vil af!!!!
07:45 Jeg hopper
tilbage op i sengen til Lois og vi drikker vores morgenté. Vi går i bad og
klæder os på. Vi spiser morgenmad.
English translation
17:30 Lois and I eat dinner a bit
earlier than usual and afterwards we go out. Lois wants to attend her church's special business meeting
taking place tonight in Tewkesbury, and she is not allowed to drive a car at
the moment due to cataracts.
I drive her over to Mari-Anne's house
and drop her off. Mari-Ann will drive her to Tewkesbury. I come back home and
relax with a glass of "real" ale.
The special business meeting Lois is
attending will revolve around the church's plan to open a pop-up shop in the middle
of the town to try to publicise the beliefs of the church and its activities in
the town over the summer. During the meeting, members will discuss how the shop
will be run.
The pop-up shop, which the church will keep
open all summer
I have noticed today that there have
been many emails back and forth between church members during the day. One of
the biggest issues at the moment is about various suggestions for possible
"gifts" that the shop visitors can take home with them in a "goodie-bag".
Lois thinks that the suggested content
of the goodie-bags is not very exciting, and I have to agree with her there!
Visitors to the shop will get various things to take home with them - a
notebook, a pencil, a bookmark, a card with the beliefs of the church printed
on, information about the church's seminars, also a free magazine about the
Bible's prophecies.
I have noticed that there has
been a certain increase in excitement among the members of the evangelical
churches since Trump came to power at the beginning of the year. Members
believe there is an increased likelihood of war. It is of course not the case
that they like war, but they think it's only war that will make Christ come
back to earth. For many years, they have predicted a major battle at Armageddon
when the "king of the north" (representing Russia, not for example
Harald V. of Norway ha ha ha !!!!!) and the "king of the south"
(representing Britain, the British empire, the United States) will meet in a
big battle that will trigger Jesus's return.
The problem has been that this
interpretation is based on the circumstances of the Cold War. New factors play
a greater role in today's world, such as Russia's new status under Putin as a
"wild card" and the increase in Muslim influence, etc. - good grief!
All that has caused problems for interpreters of the Bible's prophecy, I
suppose. I do not know what the current interpretation is.
20:30 I have a little alone time
and stick my feet up in front of the television. A documentary film is on, the
third episode of the series, "How to Stay
Healthy".
The program is about current health issues that
have recently hit the headlines in the newspapers. Unfortunately, the programme
makers choose the kind of newspapers that are known for sensationalism rather
than scientific accuracy, such as Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, etc. - Good grief!
In this surprisingly annoying
programme we see three perky young doctors
examining health issues that have recently hit
the headlines in the popular press...
....but their conclusions are glaringly obvious –
oh dear!!!!
The style of the film has all the
modern clichés: loud background music, sudden changes from topic to topic,
unscientific experiments and tests, etc. The programme makers prefer to create
unscientific live experiments involving a small group of young people than to
tell us about large, serious, scientific experiments that have already taken
place and involved thousands of participants. I suppose they think it's more
fun that way. What madness !!!!
I have noticed in the first and
second episodes of the series aired in the last 2 weeks that it is not
necessary to see this 30-minute program's first half, which contains only the
topics and questions of the episode, as well as voxpops, jokes and teasers -
all of this is special designed to encourage viewers not to switch channels
during the commercials, but to wait and see the other half of the program -
what madness (again) !!!
Tonight I'm most interested in
the question, "is it wise to eat food that has been dropped on the
floor?" But I am very disappointed with the program's conclusions, which
unfortunately are screamingly obvious - good grief! The so-called "5
second" rule is of course foolish - bacteria from the floor infect the
food instantly, so therefore 5 seconds or 30 seconds makes no difference.
It is unlikely that bacteria on
the floor will hurt someone who is generally fit and healthy. It is true that
exposure to "friendly" bacteria is generally good for the health, but
it is not a good idea to increase this exposure by making a habit of eating
food that has been dropped on the floor - there is no doubt about that !!! The
best idea is to cultivate healthy exercise for example in parks and in the
countryside etc. Good grief - I realise at the end of the program that another
30 minutes of my life have disappeared forever - damn!!!!!
21:00 I carry on watching a bit
of television. Another documentary film (3rd part of 3) dealing with life and
art in Japan. The host of the program is the charming Dr James Fox.
I have to admit that I
occasionally doze off during the program and I have a pain in my arms and back
after today's hedge trimming with my brand new 4 foot long Gtech hedge trimmer
- oh dear!
But the parts of the program I
manage to see, I find quite interesting. This episode focuses on Japanese
homes. For the first time, I become fully aware that the fashionable
"minimalism" that we constantly see in annoying programs about modern
architecture and design in European and American homes is actually based on
Japanese so-called "zenimalism" with its lack of furniture etc. This is
where I lay the blame for today's awful integrated living-kitchen-family areas
- I have no doubts about that !!!!
Zenimalism: It is in the Japanese that I
blame for
today's minimalism in European and American
homes!
Good grief, what a crazy world we live in
!!!!
For my part, I prefer the style
we see in Tokyo's very small one-bedroom apartments that many Japanese young
people live in.
Tokyo's very small one-bedroom
apartments,
which many Japanese young people live in
- what a paradise!!!
I think it would be absolutely
amazing to live with Lois in one of these one-bedroom apartments - no hedge to
cut, no lawns to mow, no sense in clearing things away in cupboards or
vacuuming: just a double bed, a fridge, our clothes, our books, our CDs and DVDs, a
TV, a pair of laptops, just a big mess everywhere - what a paradise !!!!
But back to reality!
22:00 Lois comes home and I go to
bed. But poor Lois needs to wind down after the evening's business meeting by
watching a bit of television.
23:00 I do not wake up when Lois
creeps back under the covers with me - zzzzzzz !!!!
04:30 I get up early and do one
of my routine Danish vocabulary tests.
We have agreed to spend the day
visiting Bill and Jen, our friends in Oxford (Kennington), and their son,
Daniel. It will be nice to chat to them, but the problem is that it will take up so much time - they have invited us for both lunch and dinner. Just the drive time alone is altogether three hours - my god!
I feel more and more at the
moment that I've lost control of my life and whole days disappear without my
doing the things I'm most interested in - help! Stop the world I want to get
off!!!!
07:45 I hop back in bed with Lois
and we drink our morning tea. We go in the shower and get dressed. We have
breakfast.
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