Message 215

Last night I had dinner with two friends I have not seen in about five years, Ed Van Deman and Nancie Fimbel. Sally and Nancie were both in the Mt. Holyoke club, and I worked with Ed for a few months after I retired helping him write user manuals for his company's Financial Navigator software. We went to Sundance Mining Company and had a nice prime rib Sundown Special.

This morning I went to Heidi's Pies with Vanessa and Annie, and afterward I took Annie to the San Mateo Library for story time.

Last night I watched a DVD of the movie Deja Vu. It was a science fiction-terrorist-mystery-thriller with Denzel Washington. I give it three stars. I could not manage to suspend disbelief in the time travel concept.

Message 214

We are having something of a cold snap here, so last night I closed the door to my bedroom balcony, which I usually keep open to keep my bedroom cool. The sun is now shining brightly, so I imagine it will warm up during the day today.

Last night I watched a DVD of a movie called Layer Cake, or L4yer Cake as it is written on the Disk. I have no idea what the 4 means, maybe the movie has four levels on which it can be interpreted. Anyway I give it three stars. I might have given it more if I had been able to understand it. It was a complex plot about drug dealers in Brittan, and the speech was so heavily accented that I could not understand a lot of it.

Message 213

We are finally getting a little rain here. We need it too. Last night I watched a DVD of a movie called Bound. I give it 4 stars. It is a lesbian love story set at the center of a gangster movie. After it started I realized I had seen it before, but I only remembered fragments of it.

Message 212

Yesterday I watched three football games. The 49ers spotted Miami 14 points the spent the rest of the game trying to catch up. The were able to score a lot of field goals, but when the chips were down they could never score a touchdown. Even though they are getting better, they are clearly not yet ready to play with the good teams. The Raiders lost too, and so did the Giants who lost to the Cowboys.

When football was over I watched a DVD of Croupier. It was a good movie, but I only give it three stars. It was a movie about writing a novel and gambling, with a lot of psychology and Freudian issues.

Message 211

Vanessa and the kids just left to go home and see Julian who is due back in about four hours. It was great fun to have them here for the last couple of days. I am now watching the 49ers lose to Miami while I write this.

Las night I watched the sharks come from behind to beat the St. Louis Blues.

For the rest of the day I will watch more football while I put the condo back to its usual condition.

Message 210

Vanessa and the kids stayed with me last night while Julian was out of town. I am waiting for Helen and Jim to call so we can all meet them at Starbucks.

Last night after the others went to be I read the Economist until it was time to watch Charlie Rose.

Message 209

I just got back from PAMF where I refilled my prescription for my injectable antibiotic solution. I have done a load of laundry too, and hung it on my balcony to dry.

Last night Joshua brought in Mexican food to eat while we watched the Sharks shutout the ducks 2-0.