Alexa makes suggestions. Like… “track your recent orders“, and “play the President Biden video.” Oh… and a couple weeks ago she wanted me to play the song Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton. So I did. Now, about every 7 minutes on the hour a reminder pops up:
Say, “Alexa, play Tennessee Whiskey.”
That song now runs on loop through my head constantly. Every time I get it pushed out of my brain, the reminder reappears on the Alexa screen and I can’t help but start humming the darned song. I find myself singing it sometimes. You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey. You’re as swee–eee–eee–eat as strawberry wine…
I can’t make the reminder go away. I’ve tried playing other songs thinking she would remind me of something else, but NO! It’s always Tennessee Whiskey.
I think my mama might’ve had some Tennessee whiskey yesterday. She took a little spill and in doing so, threw a bottle of bleach. Both Mom and the bleach are just fine. The lid stayed on the bleach and Mom has no broken bones. If I could only get HER Alexa to broadcast “be more careful” reminders!
YouTube TV doesn’t give reminders like Alexa, but it does often tell me to “enjoy a little Zen“. I’m not sure if there’s not commercial programming for my area, but to take up the regular advertising time, YouTube TV will often show a short relaxing clip (like a dog in snow, or a waterfall) that’s supposed to put me in some meditative mood.
So, here’s a little zen for y’all… an antique hutch filled with dishes from Mom, glassware from my late Great Aunt Kak, and a Norman Rockwell plate I received as a gift from my late sister-in-law in 1981. It should make you warm as a glass of brandy and keep you from spending your nights in a barroom. 😉
TIL (Today I Learned): About one in every 1500 people have the ability to give themselves goosebumps — it’s called Voluntarily Piloerection. I’m one of the 1499 of 1500. What about you?