Message 860

Yesterday Mimi and I went in the hot tub for the first time in several weeks. In the evening we tried to watch a DVD of the movie Evening. It had a very good cast, but the story was so silly that we could not even finish it. I finally quit about half way through. I suppose it was designed for women only. I give it one star.

Message 859

I just got back from Heidi's Pies where Mimi and I had breakfast with Reggie. Afterward we stopped by Vanessa's house and gave her the Blue Angels picture that Reggie had autographed for Beech. As we were leaving her cleaning women showed up. Las night Mimi and I watched a DVD of the Canadian movie Map of the Human Heart. It was about Eskimo and Indian half-breeds with TB trying to adjust to modern culture before, during, and after World War 2. I give it 3.8 stars.

Message 858

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 Merchant Ivory movie The White Countess. It had a great cast with Raif Finnes, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave. It was set in China just before World War 2. I give it four stars.

Message 857

Yesterday I did laundry, worked on my memoirs, and read on my Kindle. In the evening Mimi and I watched Part 2 of the French Lady Chatterly. I did not realize that the Government took off the Columbus Day holiday until I found there was no mail in my box. I was glad the Giants won the series against Atlanta, and I was sorry to see Brett Favre lose to the Jets.

Message 856

Yesterday I went to PAMF and got my flu shot. I also finished reading The Economist and Science. Mimi was able to come home early to come with me to the family dinner in San Mateo. It was the first time that Julian, Annie, and Maureen were able to meet Mimi and vice versa. Julian grilled hamburgers, and hot dogs and Vanessa made salad and cooked a cherry pie. In the evening I watched the new episode of Wallander on Masterpiece Mystery.

Message 855

Yesterday I got some more work done on my memoirs. I also read quite a bit of The Economist. At 5 PM I watched the Stanford/USC game on ABC. It was a very good game that Stanford came from behind and won on the last play of the game. I was surprised that USC was as good as the were. In the evening Mimi and I watched a Netflix DVD of Part One of the uncut version of the French movie Lady Chatterly. It is the same movie we watched a couple of nights ago but with more exposition and background scenes included which makes it nearly four hours long.

Message 854

Mimi and I met Helen and Jim at Starbucks this morning. Last night we watched a DVD of breaking and Entering. About half way through I( realized I had seen it before. I notice on my blog that I have it rated as 3.5 stars. That seems about right. It has a good cast, but the behavior of some of the characters seems incomprehensible at times.