Messaghe 1227

Yesterday I ate a TV dinner. I have been drinking a lot of club soda mixed with cranberry juice cocktail. I watched the Raiders beat the bears. I watched while lying in bed. I am glad I am not throwing up.

Message 1226

I am feeling better today. I am drinking and taking my pills, but I still am not eating. I was able to sleep last night for about an hour at a time. I spent the day in bed. I watched Stanford beat Notre Dame and the Sharks lose to Vancouver 2-3. Jason helped Josh put in a new water heater. I told Josh not to come over to watch the Sharks game with me yesterday since I was so out of it. He may come over today to watch the Raiders game though. I am not throwing up, so all things considered I am not in too bad a shape.

Message 1225

I just got back from PAMF where I had to pick up a prescription for Keflex. I was scheduled to have an appointment to have my catheter changed on Friday but I got a call that the were not going to be open that day, so I had to reschedule it for Wednesday 30 November. Anyway I got a recurrence of a bladder infection, so I went over today to refill my Keflex. I have been in so much pain for the last couple of days that I have not been able to sleep much. Sorry to burden you with these gory details, but it has been to focus of my existence for the last day or so. At least I am not throwing up.

Message 1224

I had a nice Thanksgiving dinner yesterday with Jason’s family except that the 49ers lost to the Ravens. Josh was late arriving because he woke up to discover that his water heater had sprung a leak and he had water all over his floor. He came over to my place after dinner to use my shower. He will have to buy a new heater, but I think Jason is going to stop by today to give him a hand. Liz and Ethan called me at during dinner yesterday, but it was so noisy where I was that it was not feasible to have much of a conversation. I feel good today.

Message 1223

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle. I have almost finished the last Neal Stephenson book, the third in the Baroque Trilogy. Soon it will be time to download some more books. Last night I watched the Sharks beat Chicago 1-0. As the score indicates it was a hard fought game. Josh did not join me because he bought tickets and went to the game with Jason. Josh and I will both have Thanksgiving dinner this afternoon in Los Altos with Jason and his family, including Susan’s parents and Jamie and Chelsea and their kids.

Message 1222

Yesterday I watched the Netflix disk 2 of Season one of Breaking Bad. I turned in early, so I will have to watch Charlie Rose at noon today. Last night I had a crick in my neck so bad I had to get up at 5 AM and take 600 mg of Ibuprpphin, which helped a lot. My blood pressure today is 110/61 with a heart rate of 68. I feel good today.

Message 1221

Last night I watched Monday Night Football to see New England dominate Kansas City. I did not really care who won, but Tom Brady is a local boy who grew up in Los Altos where Jason and his family live. After the game I read quite a bit more on my Kindle. After the news I turned in early, so I will have to watch Charlie Rose at noon today. I feel good today.

Message 1220

Yesterday was a good day for the home teams here. The Raiders, 49ers, and Sharks all won their games. Joshua brought in pizza and watched the 49ers and Sharks with me. We were both happy with the outcomes. The Economist came on Saturday, and I finished it yesterday. Also, Liz called me and we had a nice chat. My blood pressure today is 131/66 with a heart rate of 65. I feel good today.

Message 1219

The Economist came yesterday and I have read about half of it. I went to lunch at Jeffrey’s burgers with Julian and Vanessa and the kids. Afterward Beech came to my place and we played another game of Labyrinth. Later Joshua came over and brought In and Out burgers and watched the Sharks game with me. They beat Dallas 5-2, but Dallas started a lot of fights to make up for their being out played. Josh left after the game to go to a concert in Santa Cruz. In the evening I watched Stanford beat Cal in the “Big Game.” Cal made the game closer than I had expected, and the rain made it sloppier than usual, but Stanford prevailed. I feel good today.

Message 1218

Yesterday after the Friday PBS shows were over I watched disk 1 of Breaking Bad, which is a series Liz recommended to me. It is about a high school chemistry teacher who is told by his doctor that he has terminal lung cancer and only has two years to live at most. He decides to apply his chemistry skills to cooking meth to make money for his family. There is a lot of humor and excitement as things go wrong. I look forward to disk 2.. I feel good today.

Message 1217

I forgot to mention in yesterday’s message that on Wednesday night I watched a show on PBS that was very good. It was called “My Life as a Turkey.” It was about a guy in Florida who hatched a bunch of wild turkey eggs in an incubator and they imprinted of him as their mother. He then spent about a year and a half with them until they returned to the wild. Yesterday Joshua brought in Mexican food and watched the Sharks game with me. They beat the Redwings 5-2. After letting Detroit score the first goal, they scored a short handed goal at the end of the first period. They went on from there with Vlasick scoring a goal and three assists to get four points. I was tired, so I turned in early. I will watch Charlie Rose at noon today.

Message 1216

I had breakfast at Heidi’s Pies this morning. Vanessa joined us briefly for a cup of coffee. On the way home I stopped at CVS and got a flu shot. It was free with Medicare, but it was a nuisance to fill out the forms. When I got home I washed my sheets and remade my bed. I just finished watching Tavis Smiley, so I am writing this while I watch NNK World, the Japanese news show which is part of my daily routine. Last night I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie The Last September. It was about the Irish revolution after the first world war. It had a stellar cast and was well done. I give it three stars. I give it three stars. I feel good today.

Message 1215

I finished reading The Economist yesterday. Also, I read this week’s edition of Science. In the evening I read some more on my Kindle and watched a Netflix DVD of the movie Yellow. It was an independent film about a women from Puerto Rico who goes to New York to try to be a ballet dancer. I give it three stars. My blood pressure today is 136/61 with a heart rate of 63. I feel good today.

Message 1214

The Economist came yesterday, only three days late, and I started reading it. In the evening Joshua brought in Chinese food and watched Monday night football with me. Green Bay is such a dominant team that Minnesota could not compete with them. I think this should be good news for the Raiders who play the Vikings on Sunday, but in the NFL you never know. I feel good today.

Message 1213

I just got back from having my Sienna serviced at the Toyota dealer. I was overdue for my 105 K-miles servicing. I asked them to also check my electric window on the driver side because it rolls down normally, but it has to be raised by a tedious manual process that is a lot of trouble. They said it would cost $700 to fix the window, so I decided to continue struggling with it. Because I had skipped breakfast, I stopped by Wendy’s on the way home for a bacon cheese burger with fries and a soda.

Yesterday I watched three NFL games, but the only important one was the 49ers’ beating the Giants, which Josh watched with me. He brought in fish and chips for us to share. Andrine called to say she watched the same game and also was glad the 49ers won. Marilyn said I may have been sad that Stanford lost to Oregon, but all of the Medford relatives were happy with the outcome of the game. I feel good today.

Message 1212

I somehow lost my internet connection yesterday and I did not get it restored until today, which accounts for why yesterday’s message did not go out until today. Yesterday was a bad day for my local teams. Stanford was humiliated by Oregon and the Sharks were shut out by Phoenix. That was yesterday, and I hope the 49ers will have a better outcome this afternoon. I am now watching the Falcons and Saints for the morning game. Josh is scheduled to join me to watch the 49ers this afternoon. I feel good today.

Message 1211

Yesterday I had lunch at a pizza place in Belmont with Vanessa and eight kids and another of the mothers. It was fun to see everyone. In the evening I rode with Larry and Judi to a dinner party at Ariagnos. George and Laureen were in town from their place in France for the birth of their daughter’s second baby. Marci’s sister was also there for a visit from her place near Sacramento. It was nearly midnight when I got home and Charlie Rose had a repeat of his interview with the Facebook people, but I watched it again anyway. My blood pressure today is 146/82 with a heart rate of 62. I feel good today.

Message 1210

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle and watched the Raiders beat San Diego in a very good game on Thursday night Football. I also watched the Sharks beat Minnesota 3-1 in another very good game. Joshua was at the Sharks game again, so he did not watch with me. He will join me again to watch the 49ers Sunday afternoon. My blood pressure today is 143/78 with a heart rate of 58. I feel good today.

Message 1209

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi’s Pies with Reggie. Vanessa and Annie stopped by for a brief visit, but they did not eat anything. On the way home I stopped by Safeway for my weekly shopping. Last night I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie Sweet Land. It was about a mail-order bride coming to Minnesota in 1920. It was about American customs. prejudices, and manners of the period. It was like a Jane Austin story set in rural America. It was very slow moving, but I give it 3 stars. I feel good today.

Message 1208

Yesterday I had a quiet day working on my memoirs. In the evening I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie The Adjustment Bureau. It was based on a book by Phillip K. Dick, of whom I am a great fan, but this adaptation was not especially good in spite of the good cast. When you come right down to it, the only good movie based on Phillip K. Dick was Bladerunner. I give this one two stars. I feel good today.

Message 1207

I watched the Eagles lose to the Bears yesterday on Monday Night Football. I then switched to the hockey game and watched the Sharks beat the LA Kings 4-2. Joshua had tickets to the game, but I did not see him in the crowd. I switched back and forth between hockey and football because they were both pretty good games. After the games were over I read some more on my Kindle. Charlie Rose had an interesting interview with Mark Zuckerberg and the woman from Google who is his COO, Sheryl Sandberg. I feel good today.

Message 1206

As usual on Sundays, yesterday I watched three NFL games. In the morning I watched the 49ers beat the Redskins. In the afternoon Joshua came over and brought sandwiches watched the Raiders blow their game against Denver. In the evening I watched Baltimore come from behind to beat Pittsburgh in Sunday Night Football. After the game I watched a good spy story called P”age 8” on Masterpiece on PBS. My blood pressure today is 100/67 with a heart rate of 69, so I am in good shape. I feel good today.

Message 1205

I finished reading The Economist yesterday. At noon Jason brought Ellie and Caroline up for lunch at the Dutch Goose. I gave Ellie her envelope for her eighth birthday on Tuesday. In the evening Joshua brought in pizza and watched the hockey game with me. The Sharks lost to Nashville 3-4 in overtime.He has tickets, so he will be going to the next game on Monday. Josh will be coming over this morning to watch the 49ers play the early game and stay to watch the Raiders game in the afternoon. I feel good today. I have now re-set all my clocks for the time change.

Message 1204

Last night I watched the Friday PBS shows. Afterward I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie “Enchanted April.” It was another portrayal of English manners set it the 1920s and filmed in Italy at Porto Fino. It was mostly tedious, so I give it 2 stars. The Economist came yesterday, so I started reading it. I am glad it is back on schedule. I feel good today.

Message 1203

Message 1203

Joshua came over with Chinese food last night and watched hockey with me. The Sharks beat the Penguins 4-3 in an overtime shootout. Ryan Clowe scored the second goal and also the winning goal in the shootout. The Sharks came out flat and let Pittsburgh score two goals in the first two minutes of the first period, so Niemi was pulled from the goal. It was a good game. I also read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1201

Last night I came down with a head cold so I am not able to breathe through my nose. These are the same symptoms that Joshua had when he came over to watch the hockey and football games with me on Monday. I have sent Reggie a message that I had better skip Heidi’s Pies tomorrow so I don’t spread the germs to anyone else. The Economist arrived on Monday instead of Friday, so I finished reading it yesterday. I also watched disk 2 of the BBC dramatization of of Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right. It had an interesting biographical sketch of Trollope’s life too. He was an amazingly productive writer even though his subject matter was always British manners that seem so tedious to me. Aside from having to breathe through my mouth, I feel good today, that is I am not throwing up.

Message 1202

I am less congested today than yesterday, so I hope I will be able to breathe through my nose as normal within the next few days. Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle. In the evening I watched a PBS program on the physics of space and time. I had napped a lot during the day, so I watched Charlie Rose at midnight. I feel good today.

Message 1200

Yesterday afternoon Josh brought in burgers and fries and watched the Sharks lose to the New York Rangers. Afterward we watched Monday Night Football. San Diego lost the Kansas City by a field goal at the end. It was a close game that San Diego should have won, but they made too many mistakes. Now Oakland, San Diego, and Kansas City are in a three-way tie for first place in their division. After the game I watched a DVD of a BBC dramatization of a Trollope novel called He Knew He was Right. It was another tiresome presentation of the manners and customs of the British in the Victorian age. I watched disk one, but I still have disk two to go. If it were a movie I would give it two stars. I feel good today.