The China Syndrome, Wheelies, Medical,

Just watched one of my favourite movies, The China Syndrome with Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas. It is about the possibility of a nuclear core being exposed and the explanation of the title is: "China syndrome" is a fanciful term—not intended to be taken literally—that describes a fictional result of a nuclear meltdown, where reactor components melt through their containment structures and into the underlying earth, "all the way to China." If you have never seen this movie it is well worth watching. It was made in 1979 shortly before the Three Mile Island accident - apparently they stopped promoting the film when that accident happened but the mere fact of Three Mile Island promoted the movie anyway. Although the central plot is about a potential nuclear accident, the film is basically about TV reporting. According to the presenters on TV tonight, it is very realistically done. I have talked about this movie before, I always watch it when I get the chance.

Been a busy day for us today, the main thing is Matt having got his "wheelie" it is much snazzier than mine (pout, pout), and the guy who delivered it asked if I had bought mine in a bargain basement. I could get one the same, the goverment pays a large percentage, but we would have to shell out $81 as our insurance wouldn't pay for me to have a second machine and I would still have my current "wheelie".  In fact, the brakes are metal clamps and stick out at the side of the wheels and catch on walls, doors, furniture, you name it. Bit of a pain in the rear end.

Our cleaner phoned about doing some extra time for us as we can't manage some things right now, our blister packs (medication) arrived, right now, I can't remember everything that happened, but it seemed it never stopped. Tomorrow, as far as I know, the only thing due to happen is the therapist will be here in the afternoon. Matt's back has been pretty bad today for some reason. I thought the TENS was doing a good job.

Ordered some shopping today and forgot to get some ice cream. Maybe I shouldn't eat it anyway!! I recently saw a snipped of history about the ice cream manufacturer, Chapman's who make our favourite ice cream. Apparently the place burned down a few years ago. Glad they decided to rebuild, it really is good.

I have always been keen on Irish Coffee. Here is a dessert based on the drink. Yummy.

Irish Affogato 

3/4 oz Irish whiskey
1/2 oz Baileys Irish cream
1 scoop Coffee ice cream
1 1/2 oz Cold-brew coffee

Garnish:
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings
Glass: Georgian Irish Coffee mug

1. In a Georgian Irish Coffee mug, add all ingredients.

2. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Source: Liquor.com

Have a great day
 

Doctor Visits and Drug Testing. Prince Charles. The China Syndrome.

Yesterday I finally got to see the orthopedic surgeon who informed me that nothing appeared to be wrong with my shoulder according to all the pretty pictures he had on screen – admittedly it no longer gives me much pain. However, he told me that if I had seen him when I was in such agony 6 months ago and crying with pain, he wouldn’t have done anything but told me to hold on for a while and see what happened before he tried doing something. He said that sometimes treatments can actually make it worse!!! Cheerful. He did say that due to my age things were beginning to wear out. I didn’t listen to that stuff though!! Reminds me of the optometrist years ago who said it was nothing to do with computers that I needed glasses, it was my age. I nearly changed optometrists there and then.

This morning Matt has to go to the fracture clinic about his back, so we will see what they have to say. We are a right pair of cripples at the moment. I have a suspicion they won’t be able to do anything for him either, plus they are reluctant to operate on people our age I think, probably figure it’s a waste of money. Talking of medical things, I think I have more or less decided against participating in the drug trials I was talking about, the main reason being the office is quite some distance away and the trials would necessitate a lot of trips there and back. In some cases I would have to fast for 8 hours (which I can do overnight) but unlike when I go to the local clinic, just down the road, for a blood test I would have to wait a considerable while before I could eat due to the travelling and then the tests at the end then coming back again. Not only that, gasoline is damned expensive these days.

Funny little video on Facebook yesterday, Prince Charles giving the weather forecast for Scotland. Apparently he and Camilla were visiting BBC Scotland. They didn’t make the weather any better though. He did a pretty good job I thought.

Because we had been talking about it, and Jack Lemon in particular, last night I watched The China Syndrome with Jack Lemon, Vanessa Redgrave and Michael Douglas. The movie was made in 1979 and I had watched it a couple of times before, probably in the 80’s. I remembered it as a very good movie, watching it last night, it was a very powerful movie – I had obviously forgotten a lot about it after all these years, and I found the ending infuriating because nobody would admit Jack Lemon was right. If you have never seen the movie, I can highly recommend it. Some excellent actors in the lead parts and in the smaller parts. One of the best things Jack Lemon did I think; that and Missing. He did make some wonderful films, but these two were not comedies.

For those of you who are fed up with asparagus recipes, here is a change for today, but there will be more asparagus recipes in the days to follow.

Sour Cream Cheesecake

Source: Daisy® Sour Cream

12 servings

A sweet finish to your day, this creamy cheesecake features a graham cracker crust and a delectable topping.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 cup sugar divided use

2 eggs, beaten

16 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 dash salt

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla divided use

1 cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream

DIRECTIONS

Crust:

Stir together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl.

Press into the bottom of a 9-inch spring-form pan. Refrigerate the crust while making the filling.

Filling:

Combine the cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar, salt, beaten eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl. Beat at medium speed for 5 minutes.

Pour the filling into the spring-form pan over the graham cracker crumb crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool 30 minutes before adding the sour cream topping.

Topping:

Mix the sour cream, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a small bowl. Pour and spread on top of the slightly cooled cheesecake.

Bake for 10 more minutes at 350º. Cool to room temperature and then place in refrigerator to chill before serving.

Have a great day