Message 1176

Last night I went to dinner and a movie with Larry and Judi. We ate at the Fish Market and then went to see the new George Clooney movie The Ides of March. It happened that I had just watched the Charlie Rose interview with George Clooney about the movie.. It was based on a play and the title had been changed, so that although the action took place on 15 March it had nothing to do with Julius Caesar or Shakespeare. It was about sleazy doings of candidates and their staffs during political campaigns. It was reasonably well done and had a good cast, but I give it only three stars because it was too one-dimensional. I feel good today.

Message 1175

Yesterday after Heidi’s Pies I watched my usual PBS news shows and read quite a bit more on my Kindle. I am about 90 percent finished with the second book in the Neal Stephenson series, so I should be able to finish it pretty soon. We had about a half inch of rain over the last couple of days and the mountains got about a foot of snow around Tahoe, but it is going to warm up again for the next few days. I feel good today.

Message 1174

I just got back from Heidi’s Pies where I had breakfast with Reggie, Henry, and Vanessa. Henry recently returned from the east coast where he has been taking care of some of his family who need help. After breakfast I went to Annie’s school to read the kids a story. Annie is one of the big kids now at the school now. Last night I watched the last disk of The Big C. I was disappointed in how it ended, but as I said when it started, it is tough to make a comedy about a woman who has terminal cancer. I turned in early last night so I could get up early to go to breakfast. I feel good today.

Message 1173

I did not watch Charlie Rose Monday night, so I watched him yesterday at noon. He had an hour-long interview with Michael Lewis, who has published a new book called “Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World.” At first they talked about the new Brad Pitt movie made from Moneyball, but the most interesting part was about his new book. Any of you who are interested in the financial situation and can spare an hour, especially Julian, I recommend you visit the Charlie Rose website and watch it. It is very interesting to hear about Iceland and Ireland and Greece in particular. Last night I watched the last part of Prohibition on PBS. It is a very informative series. I also read some more on my Kindle.

Message 1172

Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle. In the evening Joshua brought over fish and chips and onion rings and watched Monday Night Football with me. The Colts led most of the game, but Tampa Bay ended up winning by a touchdown. Afterward I watched Part 2 of Prohibition on PBS. It was interesting and had a lot of details that I did not know. Politics was as crazy then as it is now. I feel good today. M blood pressure is 106/63 with a heart rate of 64, which is what I think of as normal now.

Message 1171

I watched three NFL games yesterday. I watched the 49er struggle in the first half and go down 3-20 against the Eagles. Then in the second half they got their act together and won the game 24-23. I then watched the Raiders beat themselves against New England. Jason and Josh came over and brought food and watched with me until they left to go to San Francisco to watch the free Gomez concert. Finally, I watched the Ravens beat the Jets when all scoring was by the defense of both teams. In the evening I watched 60 Minutes on CBS, then Part One of Prohibition on PBS, the new Ken Burns documentary. Tonight I will watch Part two. I also finished reading The Economist for this week. I feel good today.

Message 1169

Yesterday I had the stiches removed from the back of my hand where the squamous cell skin cancer was removed. In the late afternoon I went to dinner and a movie with the Morrills and Ariagnos. We ate at the Sundance Mining Company where we all had the prime rib special except for Marci, who had the salmon from the regular menu. For the movie we went to the Palo Alto Square to see Road To Nowhere which was part of the Palo Alto International Film Festival. The movie was terrible and I give it zero stars because it was so boring and incomprehensible. It was a typical art movie that made a point of referencing famous classic films and used the old device of making a film within a film. They charged a high price for the tickets and would not accept credit cards. I feel good today.