Showing posts with label dementia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dementia. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 August 2020

Relic — A Review

6th August, 2020.


Right … I have to confess to being in a funny mood, last night.

Which, frankly?

Is when I filmed that video.

Frankly?   I wanted to watch a movie: and had one lined up.

Courtesy of a Facebook group I belong to, called Horror Movie Maniacs.

They were having a watch party.

And, while the technology would work on my set up, it wasn’t exactly what you call perfect.

So I managed to get a copy through other sources.

I have to confess, though I was in a funny mood, last night: so only actually got through half of the film.

I do know this, though.

For starters … ?   I’ve boiled vegetables on both nights.

Secondly?   I’ve seen the rest of the film.

Thirdly?

Yes: Relic is interesting.

~≈®≈~

Saturday, 31 August 2013

The Daily Teaser — 31-8-2013: the Death Of Diana

Bloody HELL … !

I’ve got BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on: the show has just announced a piece of news that simultaneously not cropped up on the BBC’s news site, AND caught my attention.

It seems a family caring for an elderly relative with dementia, have lost him, after he wandered onto a railway line.

And are now being sued, by the railway company, for severely affecting rail travel.

My immediate response … ?   Was to get my chin off the floor.   And ask myself how bloody insensitive was that, to a family who’ve lost a relative.   AND to ask myself what the point was: how can you predict that someone with Dementia will end up heading for railway lines.   It’s like trying to predict when a suicidal person will jump in front of a train.    You can’t, from where I’m sitting, you can only try your best to prevent it.

Dear GODS!

Let’s move on, shall we?   BEFORE I get exasperated … !

~≈Œ≈~

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with mentioning she liked yesterday’s song, she also bagged four out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?   Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 31st August, 1997, saw the death of Diana: in a car crash in which French city … ?
Q2) Who was she dating — and with — at the time of her death … ?
Q3) What was her title, after her divorce from Prince Charles … ?
Q4) Diana’s funeral was held in which church … ?
Q5) In which London park would you find the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain … ?
Q6) Finally … where is Diana buried … ?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 30th August saw the Space Shuttle make its maiden voyage: in which year of the 1980s … ?
A1) 1984.
Q2) More to the point, WHICH Space Shuttle … ?
A2) The Discovery.
Q3) The Shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre: which is on an island in which US state … ?
A3) Florida.
Q4) The Shuttle carried the QAST 1 into orbit.   Was that an experimental satellite, an experimental solar array or an experimental jetpack … ?
A4) An experimental solar array: NASA scientist what to test such equipment,
Q5) Finally … Once the mission was finished, at which base did the shuttle land … ?
A5) Edwards Air Force Base, in California.
Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this thought …
“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.”
Diana, Princess of Wales.
And with possibly the only song one could play, given the theme.



















*        Yeah, thought that might be appreciated, Debbi.   I still want to know how Commander Hadfield managed to get the guitar up to the International Space Station: I mean, NASA have some pretty strict weight controls.   Alan Shepard still doesn’t talk about the 3 Iron he got past them … !