Message 1145

Today is Annie’s birthday. She is 4 years old today, but we had her family party yesterday for dinner. She will have other parties this week with all of her friends from school. Beech was as excited as she was, and he had trouble not being the one in the spotlight. After the party I came home and read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today. I just took my blood pressure and got 123/70 with a heart rate of 61, which are good numbers. I had to change the batteries before the device would work.

Message 1144

I read The Economist yesterday, and in the evening I watched 60 Minutes and PBS (a Nature show about leopards and Masterpiece Mystery). The Inspector Lewis show on Masterpiece Mystery was a little difficult to follow, but I stuck with it. I also read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1143

Yesterday afternoon I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie The Fighter. As you may know it is based on a true story of a family in the blue collar suburb of Boston, Lowell, MA. There were nine children in the family two boys and seven girls. The two boys had different fathers, but they were both boxers. The older brother had a shot a greatness, but he was kind of flakey and went to prison Their mother was their manager, but she was manipulative and favored the older brother. The younger brother eventually breaks away from the control of the mother and wins the title fight, but he eventually reconciles with the family. Mark Wahlberg plays the younger brother and is the force behind the movie. Christian Bale plays the older brother and won the Oscar for best actor. Amy Adams plays the love interest. Some of the parts in the movie were played by the real people, and all the real people were interviewed

Message 1142

Yesterday I met my Mohs dermatologist. She said she did not think the thing on my hand was suitable for Mohs surgery. Instead she advised cutting it all out at once, which she would have done yesterday except that I had taken a couple of Ibuprpphin the night before, so I have another appointment with her on 16 September at 9 AM. In the evening after the PBS shows I watched the Raiders play the Seahawks in their last preseason game. The Raiders lost, but I still have some hope for them in the regular season. I also did some more work on my memoirs yesterday, and read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1141

Josh came over last night and brought Cooks Fish and Chips for us to eat. The 49ers looked good for a change and in particular Alex Smith looked good at quarterback. The 49er went ahead 14-0 in the first quarter. The won the game and ended up with a 2-2 record in the preseason. Next week the regular season starts. Josh is going mountain biking with his friends at Tahoe for the Labor Day weekend. I have an appointment this afternoon with a dermatologist to start the mose treatments on my hand. I feel good today.

Message 1140

I just put a load of laundry on the deck to dry in the sun. I picked up Vanessa and Annie this morning and we had breakfast at Heidi’s pies with Reggie. Annie was very well behaved and everyone was glad to have Vanessa back in the Thursday routine. Annie will turn four next week and she is learning to be cooperative. Beech started school yesterday. He and Vanessa had a good time in England. They got home Monday evening. Yesterday I watched Annie for a couple of hours around noon while Vanessa got her hair done. Annie and I had a great time. We mostly watched her Sesame Street sin-along video. Last night I read some more Neal Stephenson on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1139

I forgot to mention yesterday that I worked some more on my memoirs on Monday. Last night I watched a Netflix DVD of a movie called Towelhead. It was a coming of age story of a 13-year-old girl who was half American and half Arab who had a troubled home life. It dealt also with racial prejudices, not only against Muslims but also against blacks. The whole cast was new to me, but they were all good. I give it four stars. I feel good today.