Message 1118

Yesterday I went to a family brunch at Maureen’s. It had been planned to be at Julian and Vanessa’s place, but the venue was changed at the last minute. It was very nice to see all the kids and their parents, and the food was very good. Julian says he has not had a migraine in several months because of the strict diet he has been following. Beech came to my place for the afternoon after the brunch so I could teach him how to play poker. I taught him five card draw, five card stud, seven card stud, and Texas hold ‘em. He picked them all up very quickly. Last night I watched a Stephen Hawking program about his new book on the Discovery channel. It was very good. I also downloaded a new Wilbur Smith book on my Kindle. I read some more of The Economist, but have not yet finished it. I feel good today.