“Hey Siri!”
What can I help you with?
Siri, you can help me with recipes, restaurant reviews, sports scores, and answers to miscellaneous questions such as, “Do NBA players like the jerseys with short sleeves?”
She didn’t know the answer to the basketball jersey question but at least she replied with a “Sorry, Jena”.
I also talk to Alexa. Alexa is my black cylinder device and she is available for music, news and my questions, too. Sometimes I organize competitions between Siri and Alexa.
“Alexa, tell me a joke.”
Where does a polar bear keep its money?
In a snow bank.
“Hey Siri, tell me a joke.
I don’t think you’d understand a joke in my language. They’re not so funny, anyway.
Alexa won the joke competition.
There’s one other system in my house. Let’s summon it. “Hey, Hubby!” “Hey Hubby!”
No answer.
Let me clarify that for over thirty years I used the standard operating system- my spouse and I were each programmed to do our jobs and household routines on the default settings. He went to the office and traveled and I handled the house and children. We stuck to the pre-programmed settings and automatically managed our activities and responsibilities. Our circuits were busy, but we managed to communicate and stay on track.
When my husband retired from his work I received a warning that my old Husband hardware and software was no longer supported.
Do you and your spouse have the same problem- do you have trouble connecting now that your marriage has shifted from the routine of the working years to the nebulous new world of retirement? While I haven’t completely fixed my system,
I am a writer, blogger, book reviewer, and bon vivant and encourager. I have lived my entire life in Tropical Ohio. My goal is to make friends with everyone in the world. I wrote a fiction series, The Golden Age of Charli, that presents the problems and praises, and the love and laughter of family life and retirement. My passions are blogging, reading and reviewing, and writing. My life is a WIP.