Celestin-Floridor
I didn’t sleep too well last night.
But luckily that didn’t stop me from having a nice day. Despite the not-sleeping-well I still managed to get up early to wait for the mailman. I was expecting a package. And it came. My Seinfeld season 9 DVD box. I decided to spring for it since my economy should now be decent and all. So now I have all of Seinfeld on DVD, goody-goody.
Then I talked to my ex-visitation guy on the phone. I had promised to keep him up to dates about the retirement. He congratulated me on that. I also sent a mail out to Trine from TMU to let them know that it’s all set. Thanking them for the help. I couldn’t have done it without them.
Then I took a nice, long, warm shower. Then I ran off to the playground and had a jolly good time with the goats. A joy as always. The sun peeked out every once in a while. And it was warm and dry enough to sit down in the hay with them. Per and some interns were working outside so I even did a little human socializing. Very nice.
A little video? http://youtube.com/watch?v=WeGd0dA5Bbw. Me and Mads sitting in the hay. I love the way he’s rubbing his head around. And how he goes tired and sleepy in the end. You will also hear a guest appearance by Per. Saying that now that the buck is gone Mads can finally get to just sit down and relax again. And my reply that yes, now there’s peace again.
Just as I got home from the playground my dad stopped by with some papers. He had a cup of tea and we talked a bit about his childhood autograph collecting. That was nice to hear about. He has Dirch Passer and Ove Sprogøe’s autographs. Not that any of you guys know them!
Why don’t you read up on Ove Sprogøe and Dirch Passer if you want. Because I’m about done. A nice day all in all.
Also, practice your Danish with Dirch quitting smoking on youtube.
Or why not enjoy Sprogøe and Passer singing together?
And finally one for those of you who haven’t started learning Danish at all.
I’m not that much into the “classics” but boy, I think every single person in Denmark loves Dirch Passer. I think it’s fair to say he must be one of our most beloved entertainers ever. Up there with Victor Borge, although Borge was more internationally famous of course.
Now you see, we Danes are not a gloomy people. We’re full of laughs. At least when we’re not setting fires and fighting the cops.
February 19th, 2008 at 4:18
Mads loves his Plume! Nothing like giving good scratches to appreciative goatzies. Mads looks so happy and content.
Our goatzies were full of the devil tonight. They spent most of the day in the barn (their choice) as it was very windy and snowing off and on. Frankie wanted to shake hands with me several times. I don’t know if he was after a treat or what, but I didn’t have anything to give him.
So I just shook his hoof and told him what a good boy he was. He even switched hooves just to make sure it wasn’t a right-handed hoof that would get him a peanut! Everyone was after their warm water drink for the afternoon, too. Really, they aren’t spoiled!
Wow, now I didn’t know Dean Martin was a “Great Dane”! hee, hee
I have seen that skit before with Dean and Victor Borge and it is funny. I didn’t know Danes were supposed to be gloomy people. You’re pretty funny sometimes!
The old black and white video with the two singing conductors was neat. I have no idea what they were singing, except they changed views on what they were singing.
So, I’m guessing your Dad has changed lots since he’s retired? Or you seem to be talking more together. That’s nice and it sounds like you enjoy his company and get along ok. Or maybe it’s you that’s changed?
Whatever it is, I’m glad you’re having a good relationship with him now.
February 19th, 2008 at 6:50
I don’t know if Denmark is able to watch an American news show called “60 Minutes.”
One of their stories dealt with how happy Denmark as a county. In fact, your country is the happiest one on earth!
The United States isn’t a happy country. That has to do with that fact that we have a higher expectation for ourselves in terms of material wealth.
We need to have the bigger house , the bigger car, more stuff as an indicator of happiness.
Of course, happiness comes from within and has absolutely nothing to do with happiness.
Danes have a contentment that isn’t based on material wealth but rather of having expectations that are reasonable and which are individual for each person: “one person’s happiness isn’t necessarily another person’s happines.”
Watching the story reaffirmed my belief that a person’s job, social status, etc really isn’t an indicator of being happiness.
Maybe if the United States followed how the Danes live their lives, we wouldn’t be so troubled in so many ways.
The American dream of bigger, better, more and more and more is becoming nearly impossible to attain.
And you see why so many people are having their homes taken away from their banks because they could no longer afford to pay the mortgage.
The problem was that a lot of people wanted a bigger, huge home, keep it for a couple of years, then sell it at a higher price. Few actually wanted to live in them!
When I buy my little condo (I have no interest in a house at all), I’m paying for it with cash with the biggest down payment I can afford so that the monthly payments won’t bankrupt me in the future.
So I envy you and your country for being the calm in the eye of the storm.
February 20th, 2008 at 1:37
It’s snowing here again. Seems like we get a little snow every two or three days. I will send some your way, Plumey!
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:38
Debster – And Plume loves his Mads! I love shaking hands with goats. When I’m sitting on the bench Magnethe will often want to poke me with her legs. So I have to shake hands with her, to avoid being poked. Hehe.
I knew he was a great Dean, but not Dane either! The Dirch/Ove song is about a pair of tram conductors. That’s what they’re called right? Trams? Those things that aren’t quite trains and aren’t quite busses… we don’t have them in Denmark anymore, but back in the day we did. And basically they are arguing about who is the most important on the tram and who the girls like the most. “There will always come another girl / tram along”. A girl. A tram. A girl. A tram. Lalala.
I think I’m the one who has changed really. Like I said when I moved out, the distance does me good. My relationship with my parents is just better like this. I pretty much talk more to my dad now than when I lived at home. He drops by 3-4 times a week, dropping off papers and clippings and picking up stuff and just dropping by. It’s nice.
When you say that you’ll send snow my way, does that mean I should duck?!
LuisLemmings – I’m not sure if they’re still showing 60 Minutes in Denmark. They used to on TV2, but it was very late at night. I heard that they visited Denmark though. That’s very neat. Also a little funny that they do a story about how happy we are right as we have all this violence and fires. But usually we’re a nice, little country yes. We always rank highly when they put together lists of who are the happiest and so on. I always used to be very proud of Denmark. And I still am, even though our new government is trying to ruin it!