Message 1217

I forgot to mention in yesterday’s message that on Wednesday night I watched a show on PBS that was very good. It was called “My Life as a Turkey.” It was about a guy in Florida who hatched a bunch of wild turkey eggs in an incubator and they imprinted of him as their mother. He then spent about a year and a half with them until they returned to the wild. Yesterday Joshua brought in Mexican food and watched the Sharks game with me. They beat the Redwings 5-2. After letting Detroit score the first goal, they scored a short handed goal at the end of the first period. They went on from there with Vlasick scoring a goal and three assists to get four points. I was tired, so I turned in early. I will watch Charlie Rose at noon today.

Message 1216

I had breakfast at Heidi’s Pies this morning. Vanessa joined us briefly for a cup of coffee. On the way home I stopped at CVS and got a flu shot. It was free with Medicare, but it was a nuisance to fill out the forms. When I got home I washed my sheets and remade my bed. I just finished watching Tavis Smiley, so I am writing this while I watch NNK World, the Japanese news show which is part of my daily routine. Last night I watched a Netflix DVD of the movie The Last September. It was about the Irish revolution after the first world war. It had a stellar cast and was well done. I give it three stars. I give it three stars. I feel good today.

Message 1215

I finished reading The Economist yesterday. Also, I read this week’s edition of Science. In the evening I read some more on my Kindle and watched a Netflix DVD of the movie Yellow. It was an independent film about a women from Puerto Rico who goes to New York to try to be a ballet dancer. I give it three stars. My blood pressure today is 136/61 with a heart rate of 63. I feel good today.

Message 1214

The Economist came yesterday, only three days late, and I started reading it. In the evening Joshua brought in Chinese food and watched Monday night football with me. Green Bay is such a dominant team that Minnesota could not compete with them. I think this should be good news for the Raiders who play the Vikings on Sunday, but in the NFL you never know. I feel good today.

Message 1213

I just got back from having my Sienna serviced at the Toyota dealer. I was overdue for my 105 K-miles servicing. I asked them to also check my electric window on the driver side because it rolls down normally, but it has to be raised by a tedious manual process that is a lot of trouble. They said it would cost $700 to fix the window, so I decided to continue struggling with it. Because I had skipped breakfast, I stopped by Wendy’s on the way home for a bacon cheese burger with fries and a soda.

Yesterday I watched three NFL games, but the only important one was the 49ers’ beating the Giants, which Josh watched with me. He brought in fish and chips for us to share. Andrine called to say she watched the same game and also was glad the 49ers won. Marilyn said I may have been sad that Stanford lost to Oregon, but all of the Medford relatives were happy with the outcome of the game. I feel good today.

Message 1212

I somehow lost my internet connection yesterday and I did not get it restored until today, which accounts for why yesterday’s message did not go out until today. Yesterday was a bad day for my local teams. Stanford was humiliated by Oregon and the Sharks were shut out by Phoenix. That was yesterday, and I hope the 49ers will have a better outcome this afternoon. I am now watching the Falcons and Saints for the morning game. Josh is scheduled to join me to watch the 49ers this afternoon. I feel good today.

Message 1211

Yesterday I had lunch at a pizza place in Belmont with Vanessa and eight kids and another of the mothers. It was fun to see everyone. In the evening I rode with Larry and Judi to a dinner party at Ariagnos. George and Laureen were in town from their place in France for the birth of their daughter’s second baby. Marci’s sister was also there for a visit from her place near Sacramento. It was nearly midnight when I got home and Charlie Rose had a repeat of his interview with the Facebook people, but I watched it again anyway. My blood pressure today is 146/82 with a heart rate of 62. I feel good today.