Message 964

I forgot to mention in yesterday’s message that I watched a PBS documentary about building the Panama Canal. It was very interesting. Yesterday I watched Obama’s State of the Union speech. As usual, I thought he did a great job. Afterward I watched a DVD of the movie Inception. Julian had watched this movie on his flight to Tokyo a few weeks ago and asked what I thought about it. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page (of Juno fame), and was well made. It was a very complex thriller, but it mostly was about dreams and the question of what is reality and how do you tell the difference between dreams (or fantasies) and reality. It gets so convoluted that it is hard to follow at times, but it is entertaining. I give it three stars. I also read Science yesterday. It had an interesting article about analyzing all the words in the millions of books that Google has scanned to give a quantitative measure of cultural trends.

Message 963

Last night I watched a DVD of the movie Quicksand. It was a thriller set in southern France. It was a little different because it did not have much violence, and it had a good cast, including Michael Keaton and Michael Caine. I give it three stars. I also read a lot on my Kindle.

Message 962

Yesterday I watched the two NFL Conference Championship games. They were both good games. I was glad to see Green Bay win over Chicago, but I would rather have seen the Jets win over the Steelers. Joshua watched the games with me. He brought in a pizza and salad and a burger for lunch. In the evening I watched PBS, including the third episode of Downton Abbey. I also read some more on my Kindle.

Message 961

Helen and Jim could not make it, so I did not go to Starbucks yesterday. I did my Safeway shopping though and finished reading The Economist. In the evening I watched the Sharks beat Minnesota 4-3. It was a good game, and Setoguchi scored two goals. This is the Sharks fourth win in a row, so they are starting to climb out of the hole they dug when the lost six in a row. It’s a tough league this year.

Message 960

Yesterday I went out to dinner and a movie with the Morrills and the Ariagnos. We saw Barney’s Version. It was a wonderful movie with a great cast. I give it five stars. After the movie I read some more on my Kindle and watched Charlie Rose.

Message 959

Last night Josh came over and brought burgers and watched the Sharks game with me. They beat Edmonton 2-1 in a shootout with The Big Pavelski (which he prefers to Little Joe) scoring the winning goal. I also read some more on my Kindle.'

Message 958

My doctor asked me to get a chest x-ray just in case it shows something. I feel sure it will show nothing. Julian is in New York this week, and Beech has been sick with the flu all week, so Vanessa took him to PAMF and got a prescription. She also saw a doctor for her foot, which she thought had a piece of glass in it, but the doctor said there was no glass. Instead she is going to have an operation to remove the nerve. She has had a lot of trouble with her feet for years. I took Annie with me to Heidi’s Pies this morning and had breakfast with Reggie and Henry. Annie was real good and ate all of her breakfast, including two scrambled eggs, a mickey mouse pancake, two strips of bacon, a cup of fruit, and a glass of orange juice. She also watched her Baby Einstein DVD. She was super good today.

Last night I watched a DVD of the movie The Big Empty. It was an allegory about the human condition, always strange and sometimes funny. I give it 3 stars. I also read some more on my Kindle.