Saturday, September 19, 2020
Recommended reading
Friday, September 18, 2020
Friday Funny
Last week's Friday Funny was way too serious, a Sammy J satirical clip about private aged care. This one is a bit lighter.
I've asked a couple of people and they haven't seen this, so maybe you haven't either. The first one is a sweet and short version.
But I like this one better although it is not all in English and the segment is the first part of a longer production I don't really recommend. Note at the end the addition of India, clearly produced later than the first.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Visitors
Oh f*** is what I want to type but instead, golly, gosh and bother. Armed with umpteen documents from doctors, a specialist and the department of social security Mother and her carer ABI Brother are staying here tonight. ABI Brother is having a skin cancer removal at a nearby hospital tomorrow. They need these to travel outside their five kilometre limit.
Mother's ears are full of wax that can only be cleared by an expert but she needs to go to another town and she is COVID fearful so she can't hear well. ABI Brother shouts at her and she replies, I am not that deaf.
She walked to the balcony door to go outside to smoke and then walked back inside to get her walker to walk to the balcony door. Go figure.
For a one night stay she brought the kitchen sink and the washing machine. She is now about to die because she forgot Muscopan Forte, except she quickly forgot about it.
ABI Brother is a bit drunk, loud and annoying.
R and I argued about their visit before they arrived. It is as bad as we thought.
My ensuite will be covered in talcum powder tomorrow after Mother showers.
Better go as Creeping Jesus keeps passing me by as she ricochets between the balcony, the kettle, the bathroom and the spare bedroom.
Oh no, there is ABI Brother's lilo to pump up. Three slightly sozzled men, well me just advising and Mother supervising. I think the reason I fell flat on my face on the lilo was low blood pressure.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Deco Delights
Most people, I know not all, really like the Art Deco architectural style, but first an update to this post. The sign says; Motor Engineers (and) Panel Beaters.
These are all in the area of South Yarra where I at times ISO walk. Some you may have seen before but you may have forgotten.
This one I have certainly featured before.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The tucker on the table
When Household Management feels a bit over cooking, I may suggest to to him that we just have lamb chops or sausages with chips and eggs. It is an easy meal to cook.
I can still make him laugh. When I asked if he would like dinner suggestions for tomorrow night he said yes, what? I replied, Chicken schnitzel? Chicken Kiev? Or maybe just an omelette, chips and eggs.
Two seconds later he laughed.
PS We are having Chicken Kiev.
My ABC
It was during a Australian wide radio news broadcast at 6pm on Sunday night. While there were 40 plus COVID infections in my state, it wasn't mentioned in the news, but the 6 infections in New South Wales were. A fatal car crash in Queensland was reported. An incident in West Australia was mentioned, but nothing about the the state of the State of Victoria, with a similar population to NSW. Over many years I have noticed the NSW/Sydney bias of ABC radio with national news.
But the lack of funds for Our ABC by the Federal Government is a disgrace. Through our awful summer fires, to floods and then COVID, Our ABC has been on front foot. It is our emergency broadcaster and it really came into its own during the summer fires.
The 15 minute ABC radio news at 7.45 is an institution. It will be cut to a five minute bulletin at 8am. This was tried over the Easter holiday period and I was alert and alarmed, with good justification it seems.
But country folk are up in arms at the dropping of the 7.45 news and they will apply political pressure. At best I would expect the 7.45 news to be kept with some direct government funding, but the general cuts to Our ABC will remain. Our conservative Liberal Party governments has cut funding to the ABC every time they have been in office at the expense of news, current affairs, comedy, music, culture, the arts and all those areas that Australians treasure. The Australian Labor Party has promised to restore funding but will it?
Shame on Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Shame on Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Shame on Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Sammy J dressed for work
No, Sammy J is not gay. He is married (to a woman) and has a four year old daughter. Interesting that I now have to add in 'to a woman'. He could be married to a husband and have a four year old daughter. What societal changes I have seen in my life.
Morning ABC radio host the fabulous Virginia Trioli dared Sammy J to wear a mankini on air and such as you can do on radio he did. I've never been a fan of a mankini.
Anything for publicity is Sammy J and here he is hailing a cab to begin his 5.30am radio shift dressed in..........I don't' know.
Sammy J often makes me grin as I lounge in my bed with my tablet after I wake at 7am. He is so pretty and witty and gay. He is on air from 5.30 am until 7.45 Australian Eastern Standard Time. 7.30pm start GMT. I think anywhere in the world you can listen to Sammy J at the ABC Melbourne website or using the app, but here are some links to some of his work.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Sunday Selections
Joining in with Elephant's Child for Sunday Selections. I missed getting this post together to be published at 5am Sunday morning, so instead I have a cunning plan. I will post it at midnight and it can do for Monday's post too, which will still be Sunday for many.
No real theme at all, just a few loose photos cobbled together.