Message 975

Yesterday I watched the Sharks shut out Boston 2-0. It was a good close game. Couture scored a goal in the first period and Setoguchi scored an empty netter with two seconds to go in the third period. After my Safeway shopping I read all of The Economist. Later in the evening I read up to 92 percent of True Grit on my Kindle. I should be able to finish it today before the Super Bowl. I will route for Green Bay because their quarterback is from the Chico area and played for Cal, but I do not really care who wins.

Message 974

Helen and Jim were busy, so I did not go to Starbucks this morning. Instead I balanced my check book. I am now watching the Sharks play in Boston. The game started at 10 AM Pacific Time. After the usual Friday night PBS shows yesterday, I read some more on my Kindle. I am feeling pretty good today, so I will do my Safeway shopping this afternoon after the hockey game is over.

Message 973

Yesterday I downloaded the book True Grit for my Kindle and read the first couple of chapters. I have been hearing so much about it on TV in discussions of the new Coen brothers movie that I decided to read it myself before I see the movie. In the evening I watched a DVD of the movie Wild Bill with Jeff Bridges and lots of other good cast members. It was the story of Wild Bill Hitchcock, and it was reasonably well done, so I give it three stars.

Message 972

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi’s Pies with Reggie, Henry, Vanessa and Annie. After breakfast we went to pick up Vanessa’s car at the repair shop where they had replaced her broken car window. Last night Joshua came over and brought fish and chips and watched the Sharks beat the Ducks 4-3 with me. The Sharks went ahead 3-0 in the first period and held on to win 4-3. Joshua and Jason had been at the game in San Jose the previous night where the Sharks came from behind and scored 5 goals in the third period to beat Phoenix 5-4. I also finished reading Science yesterday.

Message 971

I stayed in bed all day yesterday, so I am feeling a lot better today. It is a beautiful sunny day outside, so I think I will take a shower and do some laundry. I see on the news that Illinois is getting hit by the big snowstorm. I hope Ethan, Julie, and Alex are not snowbound.

Message 970

I am a little late getting this message off because for some unknown reason I have not been feeling well this morning, so I have been napping. Last night I watched a DVD of the movie The Fisher King in which Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams play mentally disturbed people. It tries to be be sophisticated by referencing the Holy Grail and all that middle ages nonsense but I thought it was a trivialization of the subject. I give it 2.3 stars. I also started reading the new Science.

Message 969

Yesterday I finished reading The Economist. I went to San Mateo for dinner. Julian fixed spaghetti, which is my favorite. In the evening I watched Episode 4 of Downton Abbey on PBS. This is the last episode for this season, but I was glad to see the message that Season 2 is now in production, so their will be more to come.