Message 864

Yesterday I finished reading The Triumph of the Sun by Wilbur Smith on my Kindle. Like all of his books, it was great fun to read. Last night I voted my absentee ballot. I voted for Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer and for the decriminalization of personal pot. Now I have at least done my bit for the sake of sanity. I also watched some of the Monday Night Football game, but it was not very interesting.

Message 863

Yesterday I watched the 49ers beat the Raiders. It was not a pretty game, but at least one of our local teams won. Mimi and I went to Cooks Seafood for dinner, in lieu of our usual Sunday family dinner. Julian and Vanessa had taken the kids to a museum, so it was a chance for me to treat them for a change. In the evening I watched a PBS show about elephants and another in the Wallander series on Masterpiece Mystery.

Message 862

Yesterday I had lunch at Una Mas with Vanessa and Annie. She had been visiting a friend in Menlo Park and picked me up afterward. Beech called me in the afternoon to tell me his team won their first soccer game 3-2. Mimi and I had dinner at Ten Fu. In the evening I watched the last two innings of the Giants game against Philadelphia. I was glad to see them win. I also watched some of the Sharks home opener, which unfortunately they lost 2-4. In the evening Mimi and I watched a DVD of the movie Immortal Beloved. It is a biopic about Beethoven made in 1994. It was filmed in Europe so the locations were very good. Beethoven's music was the soundtrack, so that was wonderful. Because nobody knows all the details of his life, the plot was somewhat fictional, but I give the movie 3.7 stars.

Message 861

Yesterday I met Vanessa at Starbuck's for a nice visit, which is just as well because Helen and Jim had to go to San Francisco this morning. Last night I watched the Friday PBS shows and read a good bit of The Economist. Mimi had to stay in San Jose because She had trouble with her car and had to have it fixed.

Message 860

Yesterday Mimi and I went in the hot tub for the first time in several weeks. In the evening we tried to watch a DVD of the movie Evening. It had a very good cast, but the story was so silly that we could not even finish it. I finally quit about half way through. I suppose it was designed for women only. I give it one star.

Message 859

I just got back from Heidi's Pies where Mimi and I had breakfast with Reggie. Afterward we stopped by Vanessa's house and gave her the Blue Angels picture that Reggie had autographed for Beech. As we were leaving her cleaning women showed up. Las night Mimi and I watched a DVD of the Canadian movie Map of the Human Heart. It was about Eskimo and Indian half-breeds with TB trying to adjust to modern culture before, during, and after World War 2. I give it 3.8 stars.

Message 858

Yesterday I worked on my memoirs and read on my Kindle. Mimi and I went to Sizzler for dinner. In the evening we watched a DVD of the Merchant Ivory movie The White Countess. It had a great cast with Raif Finnes, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave. It was set in China just before World War 2. I give it four stars.