Message 1446

Yesterday afternoon Vanessa and Julian brought Annie over to see me withy a plate of food. I will eat it for lunch today. They had been away for a week at Disneyland and up in the mountains while their new house (next door) is being worked on. Later in the afternoon I drove to Umbach’s for Easter dinner. I was shocked to realize that Jack and Audrey, Jamie and Chelsea’s twins are nearly four years old now. They had a great time sitting at the kid’s table with Ellie and Caroline and constantly giggling. Jason was good enough to fix me a plate of food so I did not have to get up. The food was good and the company was great. Walt is suffering now from an infected big toe by bacteria that is hard to kill. He has already lost the toenail, He has to go to urgent care every day for more treatments. In the evening I watched the last installment of Great Expectations, followed by a documentary about Dickens’ secret lover in the last few years of his life. I had an unusually good sleep last night. I feel good today.

Message 1445

Last night Josh came over and brought food from Boston Market and watched the hockey game with me. The Sharks beat the LA Kings in overtime, so The Sharks took seventh place in the playoff standings and LA took eighth place. LA will thus have to play Vancouver in the first round of the playoffs while the Sharks will have to play St. Louis. In previous games this season the Sharks found St. Louis to be unbeatable, but when St. Louis lost to Phoenix recently it looked like they may have lost their magic, so maybe the Sharks will have a chance. This morning I took a shower, so I will be clean to join a dozen others, including the Davidsons and their twins and Jason and Susan and their girls, for Easter dinner at Umbach’s. I am bringing four bottles of sparkling cider, so even the kids will have plenty to drink. I have also done a load of wash. I feel good today.

Messge 1444

Last night Joshua called me and told me the hockey game between St. Louis and Phoenix was on TV, so T watched the third period. I was surprised to see St Louis lose to Phoenix. I thought St Louis was practically unbeatable. Phoenix has now taken first place in our conference. Depending on how tonight’s games turn out the Sharks may have either third place or last place in the playoffs-standings. At least they are in the playoffs, and if they can not beat all the teams, they won’t make it to the Stanley cup finals anyway, so I suppose it does not really matter in what order the play the other teams. I started reading The Help on my Kindle yesterday. I have not seen the movie, but I have seen a lot of discussion of it on TV. I feel good today.

Message 1443

Last night Josh brought in burgers and fries from In and Out Burger and watched the hockey game with me. The Sharks beat LA 6-5 in an overtime shootout. They now are assured a place in the playoffs. If they win their next game, they may even win their Division. I feel good today.

Message 1442

Yesterday I finished reading Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell on my Kindle. I thought it was very good. I also watched Disk two of Bleak House. I feel good today.

Message 1441

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle and watched Disk One of Bleak House. I had seen Bleak House before, but I had forgotten most of it. I have watched so many movies now that I recognize the performers from other movies. Bleak House is full of famous British actors and actresses, but when I first saw it on PBS years ago I did not know who they were. Now they are all like old friends. I feel good today.

Message 1440

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle and watched Disk One of Bleak House. I had seen Bleak House before, but I had forgotten most of it. I have watched so many movies now that I recognize the performers from other movies. Bleak House is full of famous British actors and actresses, but when I first saw it on PBS years ago I did not know who they were. Now they are all like old friends. I feel good today.