Message 853

I forgot to mention yesterday that we did not go to Heidi's Pies because Reggie had breakfast with the Blue Angels, who are in town for Fleet Week. I worked a little on my memoirs, and I read a lot more on my Kindle. I am 49 percent finished now. In the evening Mimi and I watched a DVD of the movie The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. The movie had a very good cast and was well written, but the subject was too unpleasant for my taste. I do not like movies about dysfunctional people dragging themselves and their families and friends down with guilt trips and erratic behavior. I give it 3.9 stars.

Message 852

Yesterday I worked on my memoirs and read on my Kindle. Mimi and I went to Sizzler for dinner. In the evening we watched a DVD of the movie 9 Songs. It was a pretty simple minded movie about a boy and a girl who go to rock concerts every night and have sex during the day. I give it 2 stars.

Message 851

Yesterday I worked on my memoirs and read on my Kindle, as well as watching Charlie Rose, The News Hour, BBC World News, and Tavis Smiley on PBS. Also I had a nice video phone conversation with Liz in her office on Skype. In the evening Mimi and I watched a DVD of the French movie Lady Chatterly. It was strange to see the D. H. Lawrence characters speaking French, but it was quite well done. I give it three stars.

Message 850

Vanessa came down yesterday and met me at Starbucks. She says she is recovered enough now to resume our Sunday family dinners. In the evening Mimi and I watched two DVDs from Netflix. The first was a sumptuous Chinese movie that came out about five years ago called Curse of the Golden Flower. I give it four stars. The second was a French movie that came out in 1985 called Rendez-Vous. It starred Juliette Binoche when she was very young. I give it 3.5 stars.

Message 849

Yesterday I watched the 49ers lose to Atlanta on the last play of the game, so they blew another one the should have won. The Raiders game was blacked out, but I saw later on the news that they lost. In the evening I watched 60 minutes, and then a Nature show on PBS about Black Mambas followed by a new Masterpiece Mystery in the Wallander series. I also read some more on my Kindle, so I am now 25 percent through the book.

Message 848

Yesterday I had lunch with Julian and Vanessa and the kids after the soccer game. In the afternoon I finished The Economist and Science. I also watched the Stanford game, which was quite good. Stanford played very well, but Oregon came from behind and won decisively to show they deserve to be ranked at least number four in the nation. During the half, Mimi and I ate at El Cerrito and did the Safeway shopping.

Message 847

Helen and Jim could not make it to Starbucks this morning and Mimi is at the nursing home helping her mother through another crisis, so I am going to San Mateo to watch Beech's soccer game. Julian got back from London yesterday afternoon, so he will be able to coach. Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle, and in the evening I read a good bit of The Economist.