Message 842

Yesterday I finished reading Science and watched two NFL games. I watched the 49ers embarrass themselves against the Chiefs and I watched the Raiders blow their game against the Cardinals. It was a downer to watch such poor performances. In the evening I watched another Inspector Lewis Episode on Masterpiece Mystery.

Message 841

I just got back from having breakfast at El Cerroto's. I finished reading The Economist yesterday. It has been quite a while since I finished it on Saturday. Last night I watched a DVD of the British movie The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain. It was comedy, but not very good in spite of starring Hugh Grant. It was not so much bad as boring. I give it 2.6 stars.

Message 840

I just got back from meeting Helen and Jim at Starbucks. They just got back from their vacation in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Mimi could not join us this morning because she has to accompany her mother to the hospital for x-rays, etc. I got a fair bit more done on my memoirs yesterday.

Message 839

I got quite a bit done on my memoirs yesterday. It's nice to be able to work on my new computer now. Last night Mimi and I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie Chloe. It had a very good cast with Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson. It was filmed in Toronto, and the architecture was so modern it took me a while to figure out where it was. It was a psycho-thriller, but it was a little too quirky to be believable, so I give it only 3.8 stars.

Message 838

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi's Pies. Reggie is in Cabo San Lucas this week, but Henry is in town and brought his neighbor with him. Vanessa also made it this week, so with Mimi we had five at the table. Last night Mimi and I watched the last two episodes of the PBS documentary on the war in Vietnam. It was interesting to see all the stuff that I was not fully aware of at the time.

Message 837

I finished The Economist and started Science yesterday. I also mailed a check for half the rent on Coastal Delight to the Sandbridge Realty for the week of 9-16 July 2011. As you all probably know, it sleeps 22. Yesterday I also watched Beech and Annie for about three hours while Vanessa had an appointment with her dermatologist. The doctor was running late, so I had the kids longer than expected. I tried to take them to a place called Safari Run which Vanessa had planned, but they would have none of it, so I took them home where they had a wonderful time riding their bikes and playing with their neighboring girls. In the evening Mimi and I watched two more episodes of the PBS documentary on the war in Vietnam. We have two more to go on disk 3, and then it will be finished. It is quite good. This morning I took the last of the antibiotic pills for my bladder infection. It seems to be cleared up now.

Message 836

I got quite a bit more read in The Economist, but did not quite finish it. At 5:30 PM I watched the game between the 49ers and the Saints. Joshua came over at half time and brought food from Boston Market. The 49ers did not totally disgrace themselves this time, but they allowed the Saints to win even thought they outplayed them. They lost by letting the Saints kick a field goal on the last play of the game. Afterward the news was over, I was tired so I went to bed early and had a good night's sleep.