Message 1198

Yesterday Josh brought in food from Boston Market and watched hockey and football with me. The Sharks beat the New York Islanders in overtime and Stanford beat USC in triple overtime. I had to leave to go to a movie with Larry and Judi before the end of the Stanford game, so it was not until after the movie that I learned that Stanford had won. The Raiders have a bye this week, but Josh is coming over this afternoon to watch the 49ers play Cleveland with me. The movie I saw with Larry and Judi was called Take Shelter. Judi picked it because it was well reviewed in our local paper, but we all thought it was terrible. I do not find mental illness entertaining, nor is it interesting to be shown that bad things happen to people. I give it one star. I feel good today.

Message 1197

I met Helen and Jim at Starbucks this morning for the first time in about a month. They had some surprising news that they have bought a house near Sacramento and will be moving there in January. Helen has decided to retire, and join Jim in playing golf on the course near their new house. I forgot to mention in yesterday’s message that I watched a Netflix DVD Thursday night called Love and Other Drugs. It was about a girl who has Parkinson’s disease and her boyfriend who is a salesman for a pharmaceutical company. It was kind of a downer, so I did not care much for it and give it only 2.4 stars.

Last night I went to dinner and a movie with the Morrills and the Ariagnos. We saw In Time, a sort of science fiction movie which has a message that life should be lived as if every minute could be your last. Time is used as money, and rich people can live forever, but poor people die when their time runs out at about age 26. The method for getting more time is rigged in favor of the rich people, so it is supposed to represent the current economic system. Anyway I did not care much for it, so I give it only 2.4 stars. I was glad that the Cardinals won the world series, and also the Sharks the Redwings last night. They are having a good road trip. I feel good today.

Message 1196

This is another late message. This morning I took a shower and went to PAMF to get a new catheter. After that I went to get a haircut. I have just finished watching the News Hour, and I am getting ready to pick u the Morrills and Ariagnos for dinner and a movie. I am going to miss watching the Sharks game and the World Series final game. I hope both the Sharks and the Cardinals win. I feel good today.

Message 1194

Yesterday Josh brought in fish and chips and watched hockey with me. The Sharks beat Nashville 3-1. Logan Cotour scored a short-handed goal in the first period, and Pavelski scored and empty netter at the end to put it out of reach. Shortly after the game was over my internet connection went out, so I read more on my Kindle until bedtime. The internet connection had not been re-established when I turned in, but it is back this morning, so I will need to watch Charlie Rose at noon today. I feel good today.

Message 1195

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi’s Pies with Reggie. Henry left yesterday to go back to the east coast to tend to his family matters, and Vanessa called me this morning to say she could not make it this week. With Halloween coming up she is too busy doing things with the kids. She took them to Half Moon Bay yesterday to let them get pumpkins. Last night I watched a French DVD from Netflix called French Cancan. It was made in 1956 and is not much known in the US. It is light hearted and interesting in a historical way. It is the first time I have seen Edith Piaf although I have heard about her for years. I give he movie three stars. I feel good today. I had such a big breakfast I am going to skip lunch today. I plan to work some more on my memoirs, which I have managed to do a few times over the last couple of weeks. It is a slow process, but I try to keep at it.

Message 1193

Yesterday I watched Monday Night Football and was surprised to see Jacksonville beat Baltimore, although it was a low scoring game. Afterward I watched a Netflix DVD of the BBC bio-pic Byron. It was very well done although I was not familiar with any of the cast except Vanessa Redgrave, who played an elderly aunt. Anyway Byron was a strange character who made a mess of his life while writing his poetry. I had forgotten most of what I learned about him when I took English literature, so it was interesting to be reminded of it all. I give it 4 stars. My blood pressure today is 110/71 with a heart rate of 58. I feel good today.

Message 1192

I just finished filling out and putting a stamp on my absentee ballot. Yesterday I watched two NFL games. The 49ers had a Bye week and the Raiders were shut out by Kansas City. Josh came over and watched the Raiders with me, but he left before it was over. It was too painful to watch. In the evening I watched the Colts lose to New Orleans by a lopsided score. In the evening I watched 60 minutes which had interesting stuff about Steve Jobs. Then I switched to PBS and watched a Nature show followed by Masterpiece Mystery. It was another episode of last week’s new series, but I am getting used to it now and was able to follow it a little better.