Stuffs

[greatbear]

I managed to roust myself out of the house and did a few things in the garage, that made me happy. I also cooked the approximately 2 gallons of tomato juice down to just under a gallon, it's nicely thickened, rich and pulpy, ready for the second stage. I'll get some fresh herbs, onions, mushrooms and other goodies tomorrow and finish the stuff off. The house had that wonderful smell of sauce cooking, it brought a lot of fond memories back for the both of us.

Poor Jeff is laboring under his own constant pain at home and at work, all the while doing the work of three people. He brought some work home with him as well, got that done, then we had dinner, it was not soon afterward that he started conking out while trying to watch TV. Poor guy deserves better.

I was reminded of this video I saw earlier this year (but not embeddable at the time) by furr_a_bruin. It's a wonderfully gentle, yet very effective public service announcement from the U.K. reminding people to wear their seat belts. Unlike something you'd find produced in the US using scare tactics, crash footage, or even some corporate interests, this one is all heart.

This is art, but you'd never know it at first.

Comments

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

Sorry that you and Jeff are both having pain.

Love the video!


*ULTRA-HUGS*

[cpj.livejournal.com]

Yes, because the UK never used scare tactics before. :)

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Let's not forget wholesome family ones like this.



Or go here if the embed code keeps bombing.

[dan4behr.livejournal.com]

ZOMG!

[jccub1.livejournal.com]

An excellent advert indeed - the UK have been moving away from the blatant scare tactics of road safety for a few years now. I remember when I left the UK, adverts had already moved away from 'the road crash' and focused more on how it affects peoples' lives. This is another step in that direction and hopefully it will be more effective. Wonderful advertising.

[frick.livejournal.com]

Thank You for the timely reminder; I sinned and texted while driving today. Never again; seeing the motionless eyes of the baby in (don't know how to put LJ Name in) GreatBearMD's video destroyed me.