First the technology, then the laughter.
Thanks to YA, we actually have three Echoes in the house. I’ve never been quite sure why they are called Echo instead of just Alexa, since you have to say “Alexa” to wake them up. But that’s a mystery for another day. One of these devices is in my bedroom and her primary occupation is to tell me the current temperature. Every now and then, when I am too lazy to grab my phone, she gets the occasional “what time is ***** open today?” She does try to get me to up my game by asking me periodically if I want her to perform some other task, to which my answer is always “no thanks”.
Now to the laughter.
The last couple of days I’ve been watching My Life is Murder on DVDs that I got from the library. It’s a murder mystery series starring Lucy Lawless of Xena Warrior Princess fame. It’s filmed in Australia and New Zealand. It’s not a cozy but it’s not as dark as a lot of the other mystery series out there. I’m really enjoying it.
The main character’s name is Alexa Crowe, a retired police detective who consults on hard-to-solve cases. At least once each episode (I’ve seen about 12 of them so far), someone will use this character’s name and my Echo/Alexa promptly responds “I’m sorry I don’t think I can help you with this”. The first time it happened I wasn’t quite sure I had heard correctly so I backed up the DVD to hear it again. Yep – my Alexa was answering the tv.
In the last episode of the second season, someone asked “Alexa, how are you doing?”. My Alexa immediately responded “I’m doing OK today, thank you.” I about fell off the bed, I laughed so hard. It felt good to laugh that hard. But then I realized that my tv and my Echo/Alexa may be in a relationship that I don’t know about!
Anything you can laugh at this week?
Trail Baboon 
in chicago this weekend ari gets so cranked up its a riot. he and my daughter olivia and emma and olivias boyfriend ben play mariokart on the switch thing and sit on the couch in front of the tv. olivia is the greatest peacemaker of all time telling us not to say or do this or that because it would be mean or not nice but when we play games they all get competitive and get into spats and ben gets intense and always wins the games (he was a vidiot gamer as a youth)he stomps the others down in a snidely whiplash fashion and its a blast that they all love. between that and ari watching all the action at the no kings march downtown after a childrens theater play that encouraged the little kids to participate and ari was a natural star. it was a very good weekend full of joy and laughs. thats why we go.
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Rise and Shine, Baboons,
This puppy is a constant source of laughs, as well as “ouch!” He is in the biting phase. Corgi puppies are infamous biters/chewers, leaving bit marks and scratches on our hands. But the other antics are funny and joyful. When we leave a room he does not like that, yipping at the door. Open the door and re-enter and I get a puppy welcome, complete with vigorous tale-wagging.
I have also been reviewing pictures from 10-18, as well. Some of the signs and costumes are really funny.
IT’S SO BAD EVEN THE INTROVERTS ARE HERE!
Loved that one.
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That sounds great, tim.
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Clyde, thinking of you and family.
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Things are falling into place for all the post death detals. Lots of help.
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Myself, to be sure.
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My little “support group” (four of us) had our happy hour yesterday, and though we do get to the really serious stuff, we also laugh a lot. Manage to get together every 2 or 3 weeks, and it’s a good thing.
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You should try asking Alexa if you can change her name.
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Tell her, “When I say Hermoine, it means Alexa.”
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Or tell her you had her name legally changed and her name is now Chastity.
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Snort!
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I’m getting too much enjoyment out of this silliness between the Echo and the television!
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I see that it is not a terribly funny week.
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Well, no. The felon is tearing down part of the White House, and I am just MAD. Hard to laugh.
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Hard to find a better metaphor than that, for what’s happening.
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