Message 1294

Yesterday The Economist came in the mail and I started reading it. I called Josh and told him I was going to dinner and a movie with the Ariagnos and Morrills, so would not be able to watch the Sharks game with him. I later saw on the news that the Sharks lost to Phoenix 3-5, including an empty netter by Phoenix at the end. It was my turn to pick the movie so I picked The Artist (the famous new silent movie.) We had a good dinner, but when we went to the movie we learned it was sold out, so we drove to Sunnyvale and went to see The Grey, in which Liam Neeson plays a professional hunter who protects oil workers from wolves. A plane filled with Neeson and some oil workers crashes on the way to Anchorage, but seven of them survive the crash and the blizzard and are picked off one by one by a pack of wolves. It is a bizarre story about survival in a kill or be killed harsh environment. I cringed at all the impossible things that I knew from experience were not reasonable, but at least it kept me awake. I feel good today.

Message 1293

Yesterday after the regular PBS shows I read some more on my Kindle and watched the local news and then watched Charlie Rose. I slept in late this morning. I feel good today.

Message 1292

Yesterday I watched the Sharks beat Dallas in hockey 5-2. Josh was at the game with Kevin, but I did not see him in the stands. I also read some more on my Kindle and watched another disk of Swingtown. I feel good today.

Message 1291

I just got back from having breakfast at Heidi’s Pies with Reggie and Henry. On my way home I stopped at Safeway to do my weekly grocery shopping. Last night I watched disk 2 of Swingtown. I watched Charlie Rose at 8 PM so I could turn in early. I also read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today.

Message 1290

Yesterday I watched the Sharks beat Columbus 6-0 in an NHL game. Josh was at the game, so he was not able to join me. It was good to see the Sharks play well, but Columbus started a lot of fights, especially near the end of the game, so I guess they resented being made to look so bad. Between periods in the hockey game I switched channels to watch the Warriors play Sacramento in basketball. It was a close game with the warriors trailing slightly for the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter the Warriors tightened up their defense and ended up winning by three points. So it was overall a good night for our local teams. I went to bed early, so I will have to watch Charlie Rose at noon today. I feel good today.

Message 1289

Yesterday I watched my usual PBS shows, including Charlie Rose at 8 PM, instead of waiting until midnight. Afterwards I watched disk one of a new series (for me) called Swingtown. It is not very good. If it were a movie I would rate it only 1.6 stars. I read quite a bit more on my Kindle too. This biography of Steve Jobs is a big book. I am now about three quarters of the way through it and he is in the last couple of years of his life. I feel good today.

Message 1288

Yesterday I went to lunch at The Dutch Goose with Julian, Beech, and Annie. The kids had a ball playing the machines, and I enjoyed the burger and fries. The Goose was not as crowded this time because the kids soccer season is over. After lunch, Julian took Annie to a birthday party and Beech spent the afternoon with me. He did some vacuuming for me and then we watched the movie Shane on DVD. I had shown it to him a couple of years ago, but He followed it a lot better this time. In the evening I watched the next episode of Downton Abbey on PBS and then read some more on my Kindle. I feel good today.