Message 1113

I had a good birthday yesterday. Vanessa took me to lunch, then to Beech’s art class to se his painting, then To Annie’s school to see her and her teachers and classmates. Jason and their girls took me to Ten Fu for dinner, then I went to a movie with Larry and Judi. We saw Final Destination 5. I was terrible. I give it zero stars. It was nothing but violence and gore. I feel good today.

Message 1122

Beech and Annie and Vanessa called me this morning to wish me a Happy Birthday. I am going up to their house to see them and have lunch at 11 AM. Last night I read some more on my Kindle. I am feeling good today.

Message 1121

I just got back from having breakfast with Reggie at Heidi’s Pies. Beech and Vanessa stopped in there to say Hello to everybody, but they did not eat. It was good to see them though. Last night I watched The King’s Speech on a Netflix DVD. It was very good. I give it 4 stars. I also read some more of my new Wilbur Smith book on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1120

I felt so good yesterday that I worked some on my memoirs for the first time in six or seven months. I just got a call from Andrine who wanted to wish me a happy birthday early because she is going to be gone on her cruise with Mary on Friday. Bill is going to take the first shift with Joe. I advised Andrine not to take her phone on the cruise because if something happens with Joe there will be nothing she could do about it anyway. I did not have a DVD yesterday so I read some of my new Wilbur Smith book on my Kindle. Like all of his books I can hardly put it down. I have been lazy today and slept in for longer than I should have considering that I need to take a shower and do some grocery shopping. Aside from being lazy, I feel good today.

Message 1119

Yesterday I finished reading The Economist. In the evening I watched the last two episodes of True Blood Season 3. Now I have to wait for Season four to come out on DVD. It is interesting to watch the stock markets around the world crash. I wonder how far it will go today. I hope this teaches the Tea party retards a lesson, but I doubt it will. Maybe the American voters will wake up though. The market yesterday went down to almost exactly the point where I got out of it a few years ago. I am glad now just to be a spectator. I feel good today.

Message 1118

Yesterday I went to a family brunch at Maureen’s. It had been planned to be at Julian and Vanessa’s place, but the venue was changed at the last minute. It was very nice to see all the kids and their parents, and the food was very good. Julian says he has not had a migraine in several months because of the strict diet he has been following. Beech came to my place for the afternoon after the brunch so I could teach him how to play poker. I taught him five card draw, five card stud, seven card stud, and Texas hold ‘em. He picked them all up very quickly. Last night I watched a Stephen Hawking program about his new book on the Discovery channel. It was very good. I also downloaded a new Wilbur Smith book on my Kindle. I read some more of The Economist, but have not yet finished it. I feel good today.

Message 1117

Yesterday I picked Josh up at SFO at noon when he returned from Amsterdam. We had burgers for lunch at the Dutch Goose on the way home. I finished reading Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama. I now need to get another book for my Kindle. Maybe I’ll get Obama’s second book. Yesterday I read more than half of The Economist. In the evening I watched another episode of True Blood. I feel good today.