Message 1163

This is two weeks in a row that I have not received The Economist. I have heard on the news that the post office is in financial trouble, but I do not understand why it could cause a delay of over two weeks. Yesterday I drove down to Los Gatos in the afternoon and Jason took ten pictures of my Sienna with his digital camera so I could send them to GEICO. A couple of weeks ago I got a letter addressed to Diane Baslersally saying that a client of their insurance company had filed a claim against the Sienna for damaging their client’s car on 10 August. I called them and was told that a witness had seen me run into a Land Rover in the Sharon Heights Shopping Center parking lot and left a note giving my license number. They sent me pictures but they were of such poor quality I could not make much out from them. Anyway they said the claim was over $2000 in damages. I was unaware of the accident at the time it happened, so I thought the claim was absurd and turned it over to GEICO who requested I send them pictures of my car. I also explained that Sally had been dead for nearly eight years and that the can is now in the family trust of which I am the trustee. It took me a long time last night getting these pictures to go through my email because the files were so big. I eventually had to send them as ten separate messages. Anyway, I also read more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1162

Yesterday after the usual Friday night PBS shows I watched the second Netflix DVD of the movie Lady Chatterly. I was impressed by the quality of the production, but the movie was more about the British class system than it was about sex. In fact it was often boring. I give it 3.5 stars. I feel good today. I just measured my blood pressure. It is 123/76, heart rate 67, which are fairly good numbers.

Message 1161

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle and watched the first Netflix disk of Lady Chatterly. I had seen another film version of this book before, but this one has a different cast and director and is better. In the evening I watched a KQED production of the San Francisco Opera’s The Elixir of Love. It has been re-set in the Napa Valley instead of a small town in Italy. I had never heard of it before, but it was pleasant to watch. I feel good today.

Message 1160

Reggie called me last night and told me he has been called for jury duty, and Vanessa has to take Beech to the dentist this morning, so I did not go to Heidi’s Pies today. If Reggie is actually selected for the jury, we will have to cancel for next week too. He will let me know later today if he is selected. Last night I watched the baseball game. The Giants were in LA and they beat the Dodgers even though they blew a 5-0 lead and had to rely on Brian Wilson to save them in the bottom of the ninth. I am heading up to Safeway now to do my weekly shopping. I feel good today.

Message 1159

Yesterday I got the following message from the dermatologist who did my hand surgery:
“The excision shows some residual actinic keratosis (no cancer) which is fully excised. No further treatment is needed.”
Kirsten Vin-Christian, MD
This is good news. However, I still have to see her again in about ten days to have the stiches removed. I guess my regular doctor got all the cancer when she carved off the original part for the biopsy.

Yesterday I did not have a Netflix disk, so I watched a PBS show about the history of mazes which was kind of interesting. I also read a lot more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1158

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle and worked a little on my memoirs. I have now finished Quicksilver and have started on The Confusion, the next volume in the series by Neal Stephenson. In the evening Joshua brought in burgers, cheese-fries, and a salad and watched Monday Night Football with me. The Giants beat St. Louis by a lot. Sorry Ethan, but after the 49ers blew their game on Sunday, we will need all the help we can get to win our division. I feel good today.

Message 1157

Yesterday I went to San Jose with Helen and Jim to pay our respects to Joan who is sitting Shiva for David who died on Thursday. Helen and Jim had just returned from Chicago where they had been on vacation for six days. It was nice to see Joan and her family but too bad it had to be on such a sad occasion. In the evening I watched 60 Minutes on CBS and then Nature (about big crocodiles) and Inspector Lewis on PBS. I feel good today.