Message 583

Happy New Year! I have retired last years calendars, and I now must remember to write the date as 2010 when I write checks. Yesterday I read this week's Science, and in the late afternoon I watched the Sharks beat Phoenix 3-2 in another shootout. Three out of the four games they have played have now ended in shootouts, two of which the sharks have won. They are a good team this year. In the evening I watched a DVD of the movie Away We Go. Again, I watched this movie because Maggie Gyllenhaal had a supporting role. The movie itself was nothing special, but I give it three stars. Last night Gore Vidal was one of the guests on Charlie Rose. I saw him give a lecture at The Library of Congress over forty years ago, and I was shocked at how much he has deteriorated. He is 84 years old now, so old age eventually has its way with everyone.