Message 1267

It occurred to me this morning that It has been a long time since I measured my blood pressure. It is now 134/70 with a heart rate of 68, which are good numbers. Yesterday I watched more NFL playoffs. None of the games impacted the 49ers, but I was surprised that Denver was able to beat Pittsburgh. In the evening I watched the start of season 2 of Downton Abbey. It is nice to see the story continued. I also read some more of my Warren Zevon book.

Message 1266

Yesterday I went to Starbucks with Vanessa and Annie. Then I took Annie to McDonalds in Redwood City where the have a kids play area. After that I brought her to my house where we played and tried to listen to The nutcracker, but all we had was the music, so I switched to Coppelia so we could see the dancing. She was interested, but I have now ordered The Nutcracker from Amazon so we can see the dancing and music together next time. After Vanessa picked Annie up I watched the Saints beat the Lions in the NFL playoffs. In the evening Josh came over and brought burgers and fries and watched the Sharks beat Washington 5-2. We also watched Texas beat Cincinnati in the NFL playoffs. I feel good today.

Message 1265

Yesterday I read more of my Warren Zevon book. I am about one third of the way finished with it. After the usual Friday PBS shows I watched disk two of Pillars of the Earth. This morning Vanessa and Annie are coming to pick me up to go to Starbucks. Afterward Annie will come back with me to watch The Nutcracker. She has taken quite an interest in the music so I will watch with her and discuss it. It happens to be the first classical music I myself tuned into when I was in seventh grade. I feel good today.

Message 1264

Last night Josh brought in pizza and burgers and watched the hockey game with me. The Sharks beat Columbus 2-1, Columbus scored the first goal, but the Sharks fought back and were able to preserve their lead in a hard fought game. I have started reading the paperback book the Susan gave me for Xmas titled “ I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.” The subtitle is “The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon.” It was written by his ex-wife Crystal Zevon. I had never heard of Warren Zevon, but he was apparently a talented singer songwriter. It is an interesting book. I am about a quarter of the way through it. I feel good today.

Message 1263

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi’s Pies with Henry and Reggie. Vanessa could mot make it today. Last night Josh came over and brought in Chinese food and watched the hockey game with me. Anaheim scored the first goal, but the Sharks caught fire and scored two goals in the second period and ended up winning the game 3-1. This was a big relief because Anaheim is one of the worst teams in the NHL and they had beaten the Sharks in their three previous games. I feel good today.

Message 1262

Yesterday I watched my usual shows on PBS and read some more on my Kindle. The story is fun to read, so I am getting near the end. I forgot to mention that Beech came over to visit on Sunday. We ate breakfast at El Cerrito and he helped me do my shopping at Safeway. He is such a good kid. It is a pleasure to be with him. My sister Andrine called this morning and wished me a Happy New Year. She says she is routing for the 49ers in the playoffs. I feel good today.

Message 1261

Yesterday I read more of my new book on my Kindle. It is titled “Legend” by Marie Lu. I saw her interviewed on Tavis Smiley. She is a Chinese American girl in her twenties who said she was influenced by Enders Game and decided to write her book in the evenings while she worked for a video game company. Now that it has been published she has quit her job and is writing full time on the sequel. Yesterday in the late afternoon Jason and Josh came over to watch the Sharks beat Vancouver in an overtime shoot out. We also watched Stanford lose to Oklahoma State in their bowl game. Stanford was never behind, but their freshman kicker missed a field goal which sent the game into overtime in which Stanford missed another field goal but Oklahoma made theirs and won. Jason brought beer and Josh brought Mexican food which we shared. I was glad to see on the news that Oregon won the Rose Bowl. I feel good today.