Message 1203

Message 1203

Joshua came over with Chinese food last night and watched hockey with me. The Sharks beat the Penguins 4-3 in an overtime shootout. Ryan Clowe scored the second goal and also the winning goal in the shootout. The Sharks came out flat and let Pittsburgh score two goals in the first two minutes of the first period, so Niemi was pulled from the goal. It was a good game. I also read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1201

Last night I came down with a head cold so I am not able to breathe through my nose. These are the same symptoms that Joshua had when he came over to watch the hockey and football games with me on Monday. I have sent Reggie a message that I had better skip Heidi’s Pies tomorrow so I don’t spread the germs to anyone else. The Economist arrived on Monday instead of Friday, so I finished reading it yesterday. I also watched disk 2 of the BBC dramatization of of Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right. It had an interesting biographical sketch of Trollope’s life too. He was an amazingly productive writer even though his subject matter was always British manners that seem so tedious to me. Aside from having to breathe through my mouth, I feel good today, that is I am not throwing up.

Message 1202

I am less congested today than yesterday, so I hope I will be able to breathe through my nose as normal within the next few days. Yesterday I read some more on my Kindle. In the evening I watched a PBS program on the physics of space and time. I had napped a lot during the day, so I watched Charlie Rose at midnight. I feel good today.

Message 1200

Yesterday afternoon Josh brought in burgers and fries and watched the Sharks lose to the New York Rangers. Afterward we watched Monday Night Football. San Diego lost the Kansas City by a field goal at the end. It was a close game that San Diego should have won, but they made too many mistakes. Now Oakland, San Diego, and Kansas City are in a three-way tie for first place in their division. After the game I watched a DVD of a BBC dramatization of a Trollope novel called He Knew He was Right. It was another tiresome presentation of the manners and customs of the British in the Victorian age. I watched disk one, but I still have disk two to go. If it were a movie I would give it two stars. I feel good today.

Message 1199

Yesterday I watched three NFL games as usual on Sunday. I saw the Vikings win the morning game, although I can not remember their opponent. Josh brought in sandwiches and watched the 49ers beat Cleveland with me in the afternoon. In the evening I watched the Eagles beat the Cowboys, which I enjoyed because Dallas barely beat the 49ers for their only loss this season, so far. Later I watched Masterpiece Mystery on PBS, which was the last of three episodes in this series. I have already done a load of laundry this morning. Now I need to hand it out to dry. I have also clipped my fingernails, a chore that I have to tend to every few weeks. I feel good today.

Message 1198

Yesterday Josh brought in food from Boston Market and watched hockey and football with me. The Sharks beat the New York Islanders in overtime and Stanford beat USC in triple overtime. I had to leave to go to a movie with Larry and Judi before the end of the Stanford game, so it was not until after the movie that I learned that Stanford had won. The Raiders have a bye this week, but Josh is coming over this afternoon to watch the 49ers play Cleveland with me. The movie I saw with Larry and Judi was called Take Shelter. Judi picked it because it was well reviewed in our local paper, but we all thought it was terrible. I do not find mental illness entertaining, nor is it interesting to be shown that bad things happen to people. I give it one star. I feel good today.