Message 926

I just got back from having coffee at Starbucks. Next Saturday is Xmas, so we will not do Starbucks, but Helen said they may call me during the week. Yesterday I finished reading The Economist. I also watched the Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues. The Blues play a rough aggressive game, but the Sharks were able to win, thanks in part to two more goals by their rookie Logan Couture. We had a heave rain last night and my bedroom balcony is not draining. I went out and stuck a screwdriver down it but could not find the blockage. So far the water in not high enough to wet the floor of my bedroom.

Message 925

I just got back from doing my Safeway shopping and picking up prescriptions at CVS. Jim called last night and changed our Starbucks meeting to Sunday (tomorrow). We are having a lot of rain, but it does not make any difference to me. Last night I watched a DVD of the Chinese movie. Infernal Affairs. It is a cops vs gang movie with each side having a mole in the other organization. It is a resonably well done thriller, but a little hard to follow on occasion. There is always a question of who is good and who is bad. The Chinese seem to like subtlety and ambiguity. I give it 2.9 stars.

Message 924

Yesterday I read a lot on my Kindle. In the evening Joshua brought in fish and chips from Cook’s and watched the 49ers and Sharks games with me. The 49er were humiliated by San Diego, but amazingly, they still have a chance of making the playoffs. The Sharks blew their lead in the third quarter and had to win 4-3 in overtime on a goal by the rookie Logan Couture.

Message 923

I just got back from Heidi’s Pies. Henry was back and brought his brother-in-law too. Also, Reggie was there. Vanessa could not make it this week because she was involved in something for Beech’s school. Yesterday I read on my Kindle and turned in early.

Message 922

Yesterday Mimi moved back to San Jose. The commute had become too hard and too expensive. At the beginning of December I told her we would have to come to a new agreement. I told her we could continue as we were until the end of December, but she got her stuff moved out and left yesterday. We are still on good terms and may see each other again, but it now seems her mother will live years longer than we originally thought. Yesterday I read on my Kindle and watched the local PBS shows on Saving the Bay. I was surprised and sorry that Richard Holbrooke died. I liked him a lot and saw him often on Charlie Rose. He died young, at only 69.

Message 921

Yesterday I finished reading Science. In the afternoon I drove Vanessa and the kids to Los Gatos to play in the afternoon and when Jason came home about 5 PM we went to Live Oak Kitchen for dinner. As usual afterward we went next door for ice cream. We all had a great time, the kids especially. Jason the went to San Jose to meet Josh at the Sharks game. Ehen I got home I watched the Sharks play Dallas on TV and was sorry to see the Sharks lose in a shootout 2-3.

Message 920

Beech and Josh came over to watch football with me yesterday. Josh brought in lunch from Taco Bell. It was tough to see the Raiders lose to Jacksonville on the last play of the game, but it was great to watch the 49ers beat Seattle so decisively. As amazing as it seems, neither the Raiders or the 49ers have been eliminated from the playoffs yet. Mimi and I went to San Mateo for the family dinner. Vanessa did the cooking this time since Julian is in Japan. In the evening we watched a DVD of the movie Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes. It was well done, but convoluted. I give it three stars.