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And finally we see the sun again!
Feb. 3rd, 2024 10:17 pmLazy day, but pretty, with sunshine. There was actually a blue sky outside my windows, without a cloud tarnishing it. I took a brief walk in the crisp air to the Post Office and then the grocery store. The walk I took allowed for plenty of views of sky with barely a tree or building blocking it, and lots of sunshine, and little shade. I basked in it like a cat strutting its stuff.
It was cool though. Barely hitting forty, felt more like thirty, but still warmer than it had been. And I didn't need the full length winter coat to fend off the chill.
Didn't do much else, outside of watch my blood sugar sky-rocket, after eating a small bowl of New England Clam Chowder (imported from a restaurant in Rhode Island), crackers, and celery. Also some chocolate. I was annoyed.
All I'd had that morning was eggs and bacon. I didn't do it any favors by having a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. (It should go without saying that everything was gluten-free. The gluten-free diet is a double-edged sword, on the one hand it makes it easier to stay off carbs, on the other, the substitutes are higher in sugar. And Metroformin makes me crave carbs and hate meat proteins, ironic that.)
Got a new blood sugar sensor finally - so I'm tracking the blood sugar better. But I am thinking of talking the doctor into proscribing the sensor that is completely covered by my insurance, which my co-workers use.
Anywho...enough of that...watched a couple of television shows today:
1. Market to Market - MASH S1, EP 2 (Hulu) - I discovered MASH was now on Hulu, commercial free. (Oh, how I wish I had streaming back in the day, it would have made analysis of television shows, not to mention binge watching a whole lot easier.). This episode still makes me laugh until it hurts - I was laughing so hard during it - I was coughing.
The set-up? ( Read more... )
MASH aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983. It ran longer than the WAR. And is among the longest running situation comedies and television series. It also won 14 Emmys during it's run, and was nominated for over 100.
I'd say it's probably one of the best television series that I've ever seen and among the most memorable. Also among the funniest. It's an example of the type of Satire that actually works for me.
2. All Creatures Great and Small - PBS - Masterpiece. This is, I think, the fourth season of the series. It does a good job of exploring a married couple's romance, and their relationship, along with the inter-relationships of the veterinary clinic. I rather like Siegfried (the same actor plays a bit part on Slow Horses). Character driven drama about a veterinary clinic in Derbyshire, England around the beginning of the Second World War.
3. Slow Horses S3 - Apple TV - excellent. I loved this season, which I finished tonight. It goes at quite a nice clip. Action packed, and hilarious in places. The characters are kind of inept? And it satirizes government incompetence, and stupidity well. I find it reassuring and weirdly comforting. There's actually worst places to work. Also the main characters are endearing. And it's kind of cathartic - in that the people I want to see killed or get it? Do.
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney + - I finished this series tonight. It's better than expected, and relatively well cast. I'm not positive? But I think JAWS from the James Bond flicks and Superman II plays Aries, or someone who looks a lot like him does? Lance Reddick played Zeus, albeit briefly - the last episode is in loving memory of Reddick.
The kids are very cast, Percy in particular, who is likable. And the story and plot work. It's not too cheesy or juvenile and respects the intelligence of its audience, without talking down to them.
5. True Detective S4 : Night Country - Episode 2. Eh, I liked the first episode better. The second one is kind of uneven, and difficult to follow? It drags, and pacing is a bit off. Also it gets into weird horror sci-fi territory - which may or may not work here?
That said? I'm watching it for Jodi Foster. And I like the characters. Also the story is interesting, if gruesome.
It was cool though. Barely hitting forty, felt more like thirty, but still warmer than it had been. And I didn't need the full length winter coat to fend off the chill.
Didn't do much else, outside of watch my blood sugar sky-rocket, after eating a small bowl of New England Clam Chowder (imported from a restaurant in Rhode Island), crackers, and celery. Also some chocolate. I was annoyed.
All I'd had that morning was eggs and bacon. I didn't do it any favors by having a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. (It should go without saying that everything was gluten-free. The gluten-free diet is a double-edged sword, on the one hand it makes it easier to stay off carbs, on the other, the substitutes are higher in sugar. And Metroformin makes me crave carbs and hate meat proteins, ironic that.)
Got a new blood sugar sensor finally - so I'm tracking the blood sugar better. But I am thinking of talking the doctor into proscribing the sensor that is completely covered by my insurance, which my co-workers use.
Anywho...enough of that...watched a couple of television shows today:
1. Market to Market - MASH S1, EP 2 (Hulu) - I discovered MASH was now on Hulu, commercial free. (Oh, how I wish I had streaming back in the day, it would have made analysis of television shows, not to mention binge watching a whole lot easier.). This episode still makes me laugh until it hurts - I was laughing so hard during it - I was coughing.
The set-up? ( Read more... )
MASH aired from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983. It ran longer than the WAR. And is among the longest running situation comedies and television series. It also won 14 Emmys during it's run, and was nominated for over 100.
I'd say it's probably one of the best television series that I've ever seen and among the most memorable. Also among the funniest. It's an example of the type of Satire that actually works for me.
2. All Creatures Great and Small - PBS - Masterpiece. This is, I think, the fourth season of the series. It does a good job of exploring a married couple's romance, and their relationship, along with the inter-relationships of the veterinary clinic. I rather like Siegfried (the same actor plays a bit part on Slow Horses). Character driven drama about a veterinary clinic in Derbyshire, England around the beginning of the Second World War.
3. Slow Horses S3 - Apple TV - excellent. I loved this season, which I finished tonight. It goes at quite a nice clip. Action packed, and hilarious in places. The characters are kind of inept? And it satirizes government incompetence, and stupidity well. I find it reassuring and weirdly comforting. There's actually worst places to work. Also the main characters are endearing. And it's kind of cathartic - in that the people I want to see killed or get it? Do.
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney + - I finished this series tonight. It's better than expected, and relatively well cast. I'm not positive? But I think JAWS from the James Bond flicks and Superman II plays Aries, or someone who looks a lot like him does? Lance Reddick played Zeus, albeit briefly - the last episode is in loving memory of Reddick.
The kids are very cast, Percy in particular, who is likable. And the story and plot work. It's not too cheesy or juvenile and respects the intelligence of its audience, without talking down to them.
5. True Detective S4 : Night Country - Episode 2. Eh, I liked the first episode better. The second one is kind of uneven, and difficult to follow? It drags, and pacing is a bit off. Also it gets into weird horror sci-fi territory - which may or may not work here?
That said? I'm watching it for Jodi Foster. And I like the characters. Also the story is interesting, if gruesome.