Apparently I should be able to watch the Shaun the Sheep series, but not the movie, and especially not Chicken Run. (My pet peeve, you see, is chickens with people teeth.)
I called the pharmacy about two things that had confused me, and managed to luck into talking to perhaps the best person possible.
"And incidentally, since I'm mentioning it to everyone when the subject comes up, the OneTouch Verio Flex isn't fit for purpose; you can't even specify whether a reading is before or after a meal without using the app. And it doesn't even say so on the box!"
An expression of mild alarm and sympathy, and some shuffling sounds. "You're right!"
We had a brief discussion about how many elderly people aren't necessarily comfortable with technology and might not have smartphones (initiated by her; I agreed heartily and mentioned that I was au fait with the tech and appalled at the privacy implications; she'd heard my birthday first thing so I didn't feel the need to give my age again). She asked if I happened to be familiar with another model; alas, I wasn't.
"Thank you for telling me, I'm the one who does the ordering, I'm just gonna stop o-- I'm gonna talk with my pharmacist."
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wohali linked the Space Age Bachelor Pad Music episode of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party; listening to "Song of the Barefoot Contessa" gave me influences from Ravel's Bolero, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, and the vocal portion of the theme from Star Trek: TOS. I enjoyed the program but it is definitely NPR house style with lengthly blurbs instead of minimalist DJ style.
I called the pharmacy about two things that had confused me, and managed to luck into talking to perhaps the best person possible.
"And incidentally, since I'm mentioning it to everyone when the subject comes up, the OneTouch Verio Flex isn't fit for purpose; you can't even specify whether a reading is before or after a meal without using the app. And it doesn't even say so on the box!"
An expression of mild alarm and sympathy, and some shuffling sounds. "You're right!"
We had a brief discussion about how many elderly people aren't necessarily comfortable with technology and might not have smartphones (initiated by her; I agreed heartily and mentioned that I was au fait with the tech and appalled at the privacy implications; she'd heard my birthday first thing so I didn't feel the need to give my age again). She asked if I happened to be familiar with another model; alas, I wasn't.
"Thank you for telling me, I'm the one who does the ordering, I'm just gonna stop o-- I'm gonna talk with my pharmacist."
wohali linked the Space Age Bachelor Pad Music episode of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party; listening to "Song of the Barefoot Contessa" gave me influences from Ravel's Bolero, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, and the vocal portion of the theme from Star Trek: TOS. I enjoyed the program but it is definitely NPR house style with lengthly blurbs instead of minimalist DJ style.
