Message 264

Last night after my regular Friday night lineup of shows on PBS I watched a DVD of the movie Live Free or Die Hard. This movie was the third (I think) in the Bruce Willis series of action movies. I saw the first one in a theater, and maybe the second one too, but I had never seen this one. I give it three stars. The plot was absurd, but it was fun to watch, so for the sake of entertainment I am willing to ignore the continuing string of impossible events.

I also got started reading this week's Economist, and have made a lot of progress in my book, The Afghan Campaign.

Message 263

Last night I watched the Sharks lose to Carolina 4-3 in an overtime shootout. They blew a two goal lead twice. Even the best teams have off nights I guess. Joshua and Jason went to the game, but I did not see them on TV. Joshua bought tickets on e-bay or somewhere online and invited Jason to go with him.

Today is our second rainy day in a row, but the rain is so light it is not helping with our drought problem. Maybe it will be more of a regular rainy season pattern now though. I hope so. You can tell I don't have anything important going on when I have to write about the weather.

Message 262

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi's Pies with Vanessa and Annie. Afterward I took Annie to the San Mateo Library for story time, all of which is my usual Thursday routine.

Last night I watched a DVD of the movie The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. It was another old (1948) black and white movie with Shirley Temple and Cary Grant. This movie won an Oscar for best screen play, but it is hard for me to grasp how little merit it had by contemporary standards. I give it three stars, but unless you are interested in studying old fashioned movie making, I don't really recommend it.

Yesterday I also started reading The Afghan Campaign, a novel about Alexander the Great's war. It is fun to read. I will let you know what I think when I finish it.

Message 261

Last night I watched a DVD of an old black and white movie called The Major and the Minor. It was made in 1942 and was set in the time just before the US got into World War 2. It stared Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland and was directed by Billy Wilder, his first time as a director. I give it three stars. It was a comedy, and a harmless piece of fluff, but movies were different back then.

Today I pick Beech up at his school and take him to Burger King and then to his gymnastics class.

Message 260

Yesterday I went out to dinner with Larry and Judi. It is the first times I have seen them since Christmas. They spend a lot of their time like I do, babysitting my grandchildren. Of course, they both still work full time too, so they are really busy. Anyway, it was nice to see them.

Last night Joshua came over to watch 24. It is as good as it always was, but after seven seasons it is not quite as compelling as it used to be.

In a few minutes the guy should be here to do the appraisal for my new loan. After that, I need to go to PAMF to refill my antibiotic solution.

Message 259

Yesterday Julian brought over tacos and watched the Super Bowl with me. It was a hell of a game. I thought Arizona got a lot of bad calls, but they almost won.

In the evening I watched Part 1 of Sense and Sensibility on PBS. Although I saw it only a few months ago, I enjoyed seeing it again.

Message 258

Last night I watched the Sharks lose to Chicago 4-2. It's the first time the have lost to the Blackhawks in 14 games. Oh well, even the best teams lose sometimes.

This morning I am going to Chucky Cheese for Beech's birthday party. I finished The Economist yesterday, so today I will watch the Super Bowl.