Message 1171

I watched three NFL games yesterday. I watched the 49er struggle in the first half and go down 3-20 against the Eagles. Then in the second half they got their act together and won the game 24-23. I then watched the Raiders beat themselves against New England. Jason and Josh came over and brought food and watched with me until they left to go to San Francisco to watch the free Gomez concert. Finally, I watched the Ravens beat the Jets when all scoring was by the defense of both teams. In the evening I watched 60 Minutes on CBS, then Part One of Prohibition on PBS, the new Ken Burns documentary. Tonight I will watch Part two. I also finished reading The Economist for this week. I feel good today.

Message 1169

Yesterday I had the stiches removed from the back of my hand where the squamous cell skin cancer was removed. In the late afternoon I went to dinner and a movie with the Morrills and Ariagnos. We ate at the Sundance Mining Company where we all had the prime rib special except for Marci, who had the salmon from the regular menu. For the movie we went to the Palo Alto Square to see Road To Nowhere which was part of the Palo Alto International Film Festival. The movie was terrible and I give it zero stars because it was so boring and incomprehensible. It was a typical art movie that made a point of referencing famous classic films and used the old device of making a film within a film. They charged a high price for the tickets and would not accept credit cards. I feel good today.

Message 1170

Yesterday I went to lunch with Julian and his kids. We had Mexican food in the Safeway area at the corner of Middle Avenue and El Camino Real. During the day I read about half of The Economist that is again coming on its usual schedule. I guess the Post Office is getting back to normal. I also watched disk two of season one of The Big C. Laura Linney is still doing a good job. I feel good today. I am watching the pre-game show. It is almost time for the game between the 49ers and the Eagles. I feel good today.

Message 1168

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle. In the evening I watched some shows on PBS about the Aztecs and Incas and what their cultures were like. Just like everyone else, they were a bloodthirsty bunch. I just took my blood pressure and it was 148/75 with a heart rate of 66. It is a little high this morning. I wonder why. I feel good, so I am not worried. The next time I take it it will probably be back to better numbers.

Message 1167

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle and watched the first disk of the series The Big C. It is a comedy about a woman played by Laura Linney who has terminal skin cancer. It sounds like an improbable concept for a comedy, but it is well done. I finished reading The Economist and had a good night’s sleep. Julian is in New York this week and Reggie is still on jury duty so we missed going to Heidi’s Pies again, but we should be back in business next week. I feel good today.

Message 1166

I had a good sleep last night, and I have a load working in the washing machine now. Yesterday I went to the dentist for a routine cleaning. He said I had a cracked filling that might give me trouble, but I said I would think about it until my next visit because it was not giving me any pain. Last night I watched a couple of PBS shows. One was about Churchill’s decision to sink the French ships to keep them out of the hands of the Germans at the beginning of the war. The French were too proud and stubborn to cooperate, so Churchill ordered them sunk. I also read some more on my Kindle, and I read about half of The Economist. I feel good today.

Message 1165

Yesterday I watched the Cowboys luck into a two point win over the Redskins on Monday Night Football. I am sure Andrine and Marty were both unhappy. Last Friday’s issue of The Economist finally arrived yesterday. I suppose the issue from the week before is lost forever. After football last night I watched a Netflix DVD of Transcendent Man, a documentary about Ray Kurzweil, who wrote the book The Singularity is Near that Ethan gave me and that I much admired. I had never seen Ray Kurzweil before, but he is a very effective speaker. I give it 5 stars. I feel good today.