Monday, April 17, 2006
Tidbits
Hope everyone had a great holiday! If you don't celebrate Easter, I still hope you had a great weekend.
First off, my Secret Pal has struck again. She sent me a lovely card in the mail for Easter, but included the London Tube schedule. I CAN NOT WAIT to find out who this marvelous person is, although I do know she lives in Toledo.
Went to visit my parents. My mother couldn't help it and went off on my weight again. It was because I ate the chocolate bunny. Hey, it's chocolate!!!!! I told her she could no longer comment on my weight. I would no longer listen to that. I asked her if she trusted that I was an observant and intelligent individual. If she agreed that I was such a person then she could trust me to know what the little numbers on the scale meant to me and/or my health. No further comments would ever be accepted or acceptable.
Before anyone thinks otherwise, I could stand to lose some weight. Heh, most of us could. I am not obese and that is not denial. I am trying to "not" diet but to eat healthy, stop when full, and have started walking 3 times a week with a good friend. My mother harping on me would only put me into a negative mood and that's when I EAT! Therefore ... no more.
Watched A FEW GOOD MEN with my parents, both of which had not seen it but really liked the movie. Also watched BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID with them, also fun. I had forgotten how good they were. However, my parents received these movies in the mail and aren't really sure they remember ordering them. Since these where not movies either would deliberately choose, I wonder. Before they end up belonging to some club paying all sorts for movies they don't care for, I gave them some advice. Sometimes I really wonder if they need a keeper. They are both intelligent and educated adults, retired from respected careers, and quite capable of running their own lives ... except when it comes to turning on the DVD player (which they call me long distance to ask each time they try to watch a movie) or movie clubs.
.... "Take the remote and press the "A-B" button, no only push it once. Once. No, now you have to hit it until it goes back to the regular tv show. Now, just push it once. Now, turn on the DVD player. No, the red light means it's "off". No, the red light means "off". Really. No, you've had it on "on" since I last visited then. Seriously. No, I'm not kidding. Ok. Push the power button til the red light goes bye-bye. Good. Now press "open". No not on the tv remote, the other remote. How should I know where you put the other remote? No, I'm not trying to be smart. Ok, you found it? Good. Push "open". No, it's alright if it says "open/close" it's the same button. Alright good. Put in the movie. Press close. It's on? Great!"
Two minutes later ...
... "What do you mean it's not working? (insert a lengthy and unintelligble answer here) ... "Oh. You're at the menu screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight "play". It doesn't highlight? Ok, is there a thingy, like a symbol or pointer beside the words? Alright, move the pointer thingy til it's beside the word "play". Hit enter. Good."
Welcome to my world and God Bless,
Lola
First off, my Secret Pal has struck again. She sent me a lovely card in the mail for Easter, but included the London Tube schedule. I CAN NOT WAIT to find out who this marvelous person is, although I do know she lives in Toledo.
Went to visit my parents. My mother couldn't help it and went off on my weight again. It was because I ate the chocolate bunny. Hey, it's chocolate!!!!! I told her she could no longer comment on my weight. I would no longer listen to that. I asked her if she trusted that I was an observant and intelligent individual. If she agreed that I was such a person then she could trust me to know what the little numbers on the scale meant to me and/or my health. No further comments would ever be accepted or acceptable.
Before anyone thinks otherwise, I could stand to lose some weight. Heh, most of us could. I am not obese and that is not denial. I am trying to "not" diet but to eat healthy, stop when full, and have started walking 3 times a week with a good friend. My mother harping on me would only put me into a negative mood and that's when I EAT! Therefore ... no more.
Watched A FEW GOOD MEN with my parents, both of which had not seen it but really liked the movie. Also watched BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID with them, also fun. I had forgotten how good they were. However, my parents received these movies in the mail and aren't really sure they remember ordering them. Since these where not movies either would deliberately choose, I wonder. Before they end up belonging to some club paying all sorts for movies they don't care for, I gave them some advice. Sometimes I really wonder if they need a keeper. They are both intelligent and educated adults, retired from respected careers, and quite capable of running their own lives ... except when it comes to turning on the DVD player (which they call me long distance to ask each time they try to watch a movie) or movie clubs.
.... "Take the remote and press the "A-B" button, no only push it once. Once. No, now you have to hit it until it goes back to the regular tv show. Now, just push it once. Now, turn on the DVD player. No, the red light means it's "off". No, the red light means "off". Really. No, you've had it on "on" since I last visited then. Seriously. No, I'm not kidding. Ok. Push the power button til the red light goes bye-bye. Good. Now press "open". No not on the tv remote, the other remote. How should I know where you put the other remote? No, I'm not trying to be smart. Ok, you found it? Good. Push "open". No, it's alright if it says "open/close" it's the same button. Alright good. Put in the movie. Press close. It's on? Great!"
Two minutes later ...
... "What do you mean it's not working? (insert a lengthy and unintelligble answer here) ... "Oh. You're at the menu screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight "play". It doesn't highlight? Ok, is there a thingy, like a symbol or pointer beside the words? Alright, move the pointer thingy til it's beside the word "play". Hit enter. Good."
Welcome to my world and God Bless,
Lola
# posted by Qeltic @ 8:09 PM 
