Message 919

Yesterday I finished reading The Economist. In the afternoon, Beech came over and played chess with me. He was ahead when we quit the game and watched the DVD he brought of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. He was a pleasure to be with the whole time. In the evening Mimi and I watched a DVD of the movie Iron Jawed Angels. It was about the final eight years of the women’s suffrage movement in our country. I was mostly ignorant about the subject and was unaware of what a villain President Wilson was until near the end. I give it 4.5 stars. After the movie, I watched the Sharks game against the Chicago Blackhawks. They were tied 1-1 in the middle of the second period. They won 2-1 in overtime with Ryan Clowe scoring both goals. It was great to watch.

Message 918

Mimi and I met Helen and Jim at Starbucks this morning. Yesterday I read about half od The Economist. I was a little bit sick Thursday night, and I still feel a little bit weak, but I am not sick any more.

Message 917

I worked some more on my memoirs yesterday. In the evening Mimi and I watched a DVD of the movie Temple Grandin. It starred Claire Danes and was the true life story about a girl who was autistic but was able to overcome her handicap and eventually get her Masters and PhD and now is on the faculty at a university in Colorado. I found it very interesting and give it five stars.

Message 916

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi’s Pies with Mimi, Reggie, Vanessa, and Annie. In the afternoon I got a call from Josh that the Sharks game was on Versus. They were ahead of Philadelphia 1-0 in the first period, but they were behind 1-4 by the middle of the third period. They then caught fire and tied it up. Philadelphia almost scored when time ran out, but the replay showed the puck was only half way across the goal line when the clock showed 0.00 seconds remaining. The Sharks then won the shootout. I got some more read on my Kindle on The Girl Who Played with Fire yesterday. Last night Mimi and I watched the Whole Wide World. I still think it is worth 5 stars.

Message 915

Yesterday I had lunch in Nealon Park with Vanessa and Annie. In the evening Mimi and I ate dinner at Sizzler. I ate too much and was uncomfortable all night. I am going to have to cut back. Mimi and I then watched Taxi Driver. I had seen it in the theater about 35 years ago, but I had forgotten almost everything about it. One scene I did have a vivid memory of was not on the DVD. Memory is a strange thing. I do not know now whether I imagined the scene or whether this is a different cut of the movie. The cast was great and unbelievably young. Jodie Foster was only twelve years old.It was not Robert DeNiro’s or Harvey Keitel’s first film, but it was near the beginning for both of them. Because insanity is not much fun to watch, I give it only for stars.

Message 914

Yesterday I helped Vanessa with the booklet she is working on for the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Cranio-Facial Anomalies Clinic. In the afternoon I watched the Sharks beat Detroit 5-3 in Detroit. It was a complete reversal of the game a few days ago when the Redwings beat the Sharks in San Jose. That’s sports for you. In the evening Mimi and I watched the Thai movie Ghost of Mae Nak. I give it two stars. It was not as bad as most ghost movies. I have almost finished my Kindle book.

Message 913

I was very disappointed yesterday at how bad the 49ers looked against Green Bay, but I was surprised and glad to see the Raiders do so well against San Diego. Mimi and I had dinner with Julian Vanessa and the kids. In the evening we watched Legally Blonde. I had seen it before, but had mostly forgotten it. I was surprised at how good it was. I give it 3.7 stars.