Message 1236

I just got back from CVS Pharmacy, but the refill for my Prozac prescription was not ready, even though I called it in two days ago. My so called family doctor does not work every day, so I suppose she has not been notified of the request for a refill. It is a good thing I can go a few days without Prozac. Yesterday at Heidi’s Pies I mentioned that I have concluded that I am eventually going to have to move in to an assisted living facility because it is getting to be too much for me to cope with things like grocery shopping. Julian and Vanessa had looked at a big bed and breakfast place in San Mateo, but it is in the wrong school district, so it will not work out for them to sell their house and buy it. I am going to look in to using the Safeway home delivery, but I am not sure how they can get past all the locks to bring my order in . I basically feel good today, but some days I do not feel like doing anything but lie in bed. Maybe in a few weeks we can have a conference call and have a family discussion of what, if anything I should do to cope with my eventual incapacitation.

Message 1235

I had breakfast at Heidi’s Pies this morning with Reggie and Vanessa. I then came home and took a nap. Last night I watched disk one of a new Netflix TV serial called Intelligence. It is a cop show set in Vancouver and has to do with recruiting snitches to get better intelligence about what the bad guys are doing. The cops are as bad as the criminals with everyone lying and cheating to try to improve their career chances. I feel good now that I have napped.

Message 1234

Yesterday I read Science and continued reading The Economist. I also watched disk 3 of Season 1 (with the last episode of Breaking Bad. I also watched the Sharks lose to Minnesota. The Sharks scored the first goal, but by the end of the first period they were behind 1-2. Neither team scored for the rest of the game, so that was also the final score. Joshua went to the game, so I watched by myself and was able to read during the period breaks. I feel good today.

Message 1233

Yesterday I read Science and The Economist for this week. In the evening I watched Monday Night Football and saw San Diego beat Jacksonville. I also switched back and forth to watch the Buddy Holly tribute on PBS, which was mostly interesting because it included his widow. Finally I watched Charlie Rose, which was the next installment of his brain series. I feel good today.

Message 1232

It was good to see the 49ers win yesterday even if it had to be at the expense of the Rams. It helped ease the embarrassment of the Raiders loss to Miami. In the evening I watched the Saints beat the Lions, and I was surprised that the Giants came so close to beating the Packers. It was fundraising season again on PBS, so football was all I had for entertainment. Josh came over and brought in sandwiches to watch the the 49ers with me. I am feeling better today. I had a good sleep last night. I aslo finished reading The Economist from the previous Friday (25 November).

Message 1231

The raiders are so hopelessly out of it in the second half of their game against Miami that I am taking time out fror football to send this message. Yesterday I watched the Sharks loose to the Florida Panthers. The Sharks went ahead by two goals in the first period, then they gave the game away by defensive mistakes. Florida is a good team, but the bad plays by the defensemen made it possible for them to win. I feel pretty good today. I even shaved this morning for the first time i n more than a week. Also I ate a normal breakfast for the first time in weeks. I hope the 49ers win their game today.

Message 1230

This morning I drove to Safeway and did a week’s shopping. Now I have cranberry juice to mix with club soda and plenty of TV dinners. I did not feel up to sending out a message yesterday, but I am much better today. Yesterday I concluded that I am not going to be able to continue making it on my own. I did not get out of bed all day, but fortunately I improved enough that I was able to tend to my needs for food and drink this morning. I am going to have to check out Safeway’s online ordering and home delivery.