Message 868

Yesterday Mimi and I went to dinner and a movie with the Morrills and the Ariagnos. I had the Osobucco, which was excellent. We ate at a place a few doors away from the theater and saw the movie Hereafter. It was not up to Matt Daemon and Clint Eastwood's usual standard. I give it 2 stars.

Message 867

I forgot to mention in yesterday's message that I went to PAMF on Wednesday and met with my dermatologist. She froze a few spots and said we can now switch to yearly appointments instead of every six months. I also repeated my blood test because my doctor was concerned that I am slightly anemic. I am sure it is not important though, because my blood tests have been coming out that way for years. I also picked up a new supply of antibiotic saline solutions while I was there.

Yesterday I made progress on my memoirs, and I watched the Giants lose to Philadelphia in the late afternoon. It was a good game, but the breaks went the wrong way. Now on Saturday we have to win on their home field. In the evening Mimi and I watched a DVD of the movie Adam. It was a low-budget, independent file with a cast that was quite good but totally unknown to me. It was a boy-meets-girl story but with the twist that the boy (actually a 29-year-old man) has Asperger's Syndrome. Because people in our family have some of these same types of behavior, I was very interested in it. I recommend that you all might like to see it. I give it 5 stars.

Message 866

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi's Pies with Mimi and Reggie. Vanessa and Annie stopped in to say Hi, but they could not stay to eat. Julian is in New York this week, so Vanessa is busy managing the two kids. The Bay Area is excited about the Giants prospects for winning the Pennant. They now only need to win one game out f three. Last night Mimi and I watched a DVD of the movie A Serious Man. The Cohen Brothers refer to it as their Jew movie. I did not think as highly of it as with their other movies because the customs seem so incomprehensible to me. I give it 3.5 stars.

Message 865

Yesterday Mimi and I had dinner at Sizzler. In the evening we watched a DVD of the movie Avatar. You have all probably seen it, so you know it is a fun movie to watch. It was good for me to see it on my TV because I can not see 3-D with my eye problem. The plot seemed pretty much like the cartoon kids movie Fern Gully, but the appeal of the movie was the beautiful scenery and the imaginative life-forms. I give it four stars.

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.