Haikus: August 2023

HAIKUS: August 2023

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com

These haikus were written as exercises in mindfulness—
an attempt to catch the fleeting moment in my daily walks,
while reading, listening to music, and pondering about life.
(Underlined words are not for emphasis but to web links.)
This web page best viewed with Times font size 14.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 8:22-8:27 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 5:20 am;
Woke up @ 11:40 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:35 am
SINOY = NOISY; NERUP = PRUNE;
CTKESH = SKETCH; CLAAPE = PALACE

Cartoon Answer— When it came to
summiting the mountain, summer was the
OS PNE SKE AA = PEAK SEASON
15.02% of 812 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 12:30-7:15 pm
Mountain View: Columbia Engineering Class 1963 Richard Hanauer,
wife Arlene, daughter Jody, from Furlong, PA, & friend
Elaine from Oakland came at 12:30 pm to pick me up;
Had no time for breakfast, just half-cup of coffee;
Door locked; Deb Waltimire let us in 1.5 hours early

Elaine drove to The Foster Museum,
940 Commercial Street to visit & view
wilderness watercolors by Tony Foster;
Made reservations yesterday for party of 5.

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 3:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Shoreline Park;
Boating & Windsurfing with heavy wind;
Canadian geese and seagull on grass

Place with lots of bird sightings
is at Baylands Park at end
of San Antonio Road (1, 2). Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 5:03-6:50 pm
Palo Alto: Dinner at The Fish Market
3150 El Camino Real (near Hansen Way)
Arlene ate at Pacific Catch, SF yesterday that was quite good

I had glass of ice water with
Shrimp Salad Sandwich, dill, and
rosemary sea salt potato chips.

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 5:03-6:50 pm
Palo Alto: At Fish Market, chatted on autographs from the famous:
Elaine got Cassius Clay to sign when boarding the same plane; Richard got autographs from Pearl Buck & Joe DiMaggio

I got autographs from two Nobel Peace Laureates
at Stanford— his Holiness the Dalai Lama
and Soviet President Mikail Gorbachev. Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 11:01 pm-12:42 am
Mountain View: Worked on Number 72 Bible Section #138-142:
#138: 7 citations of 72 in the KJV Bible (11:01 pm);
#139: Psalms 72: David prays for Solomon; (11:27 pm)

#140: Book of Enoch: On the Sun (11:58 pm);
#141: Gospel of Thomas (12:02 am);
#142: Aquarian Gospel (12:42 am).

Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:00 am;
Woke up @ 3:50 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 12:30 pm
TFIEH = THIEF; NRKAD = DRANK;
VELRCE = CLEVER; BRMMEE = MEMBER

Cartoon Answer— The puppies born to
the building in the Paris bakery were
HF DN CER EBR = FRENCH "BRED"
24.52% of 930 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 6:40-8:35 pm
Mountain View: Left Apt @ 6:40 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 7:20-8:00 pm;
Bus #40 @ 8:20 pm to Montecito Avene and walked home
Signature Farms Pistachios Roasted 20 oz @ $9.99 - $2 = $7.99;

Sig Sel Blueberries 18 oz @ $5.00;
Stouffer's Swedish Meatballs 12 oz @ $3.27;
CoffeeMate Italian Sweet Creme Creamer ($4.99) @ $2.97;
Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes @ $6.49, 50% off = $3.24.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 10:39 am
Mountain View: Steve Gould forwarded his EPA co-worker
Jim Haklar's photo of the August 1 Full "Sturgeon" Moon
behind the trees here at the Edison facility, NYC.

Ann told me that August 31's Full Moon is
the Blue Moon after the August 1 Full Moon;
Wrote about Sturgeon Moon (August 12, 2022);
Haklar's "Sturgeon Supermoon" is quite romantic. Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 11:22 pm-3:00 am
Mountain View: 3.5 hours working on Number 72—
Philosophy & Religious Section #143-151: #143: Rig Veda (11:44 pm); #144: Egyptian Book of the Dead (1:03 am);

#145: Tao Te Ching (1:10 am); #146: Hua Hu Ching (1:20 am): #147: Pythagoras Aphorism 72 (1:39 am); #148: Heraclitus 72 (1:49 am); #149: Plato Phaedo 72a (2:45 am); 150: Timaeus 72d (2:53 am); #151: Dhammapada 72 (3 am).

Thursday, August 3, 2023, 12:14-12:24 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 5:00 am;
Woke up @ 3:30 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 12:24 pm
URTEN = TUNER; INNOO = ONION;
GNHETL = LENGTH; IMTSIF = MISFIT

Cartoon Answer— After a day's travel to
the small lodging business, they were staying
TNR ON NGH IFI = "INN" FOR (THE) NIGHT
27.67% of 936 responders had trouble with "TUNER". Thursday, August 3, 2023, 5:45-7:05 pm
Mountain View: Left Apt @ 5:45 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:27-6:49 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:52 pm to Montecito Avene and walked home
Got lots of Safeway Specials @ 50% off for Rudy

4 Sig Sel Roasted Peanuts 16 oz @ $1.99 = $7.96;
4 Pringles Mega Potato Chips 6.8 oz @ $1.99 = $7.96;
Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes @ $6.49, 50% off = $3.24;
Lemon Pudding Ring $5.99 50% off = $3 - $2 Bakery = $1.

Thursday, August 3, 2023, 9:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: After 10.5 hours sleep, still felt sleepy;
Had cup of Coca Cola-Coffee to wake me up:
At 10:12 am, Steve Gould forwarded his friend Robert's
photo on "Queens Henge" in Queens Boulevard
of Sunset with great sight line of the NYC Skyline.

Rudy sends email @ 2:57 pm; Wants to see movies
with Al Guzman and me— "Oppenheimer" and
South Korean film "Past Lives"— if we miss them,
we'll bang our heads like Sylvester against telephone pole.
(Crown on Implant Tooth #10 at iSmile Dental @ 3 pm 8/4) Thursday, August 3, 2023, 11:57 pm-2:30 am
Mountain View: 2.5 hours working on Number 72—
Philosophy & Religious Section #152-164: #152-153: Bhagavad Gita
2 & 18 (11:57 pm); #154: Ashtavakra Gita (12:26 am); #155: Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 72 (12:35 am); #156: Marcus Aurelius Meditations (12:45 am); #157: Saint Evagrios the Solitary
On Prayer, Text 72 (1:00 am);

#158: Saint Mark the Ascetic 72 (1:07 am); #159: Saint Hesychios the Priest 72 (1:12 am); #160: Saint Diadochos
of Photiki 72 (1:30 am); #161: Saint John of Karpathos 72
(1:37 am); #162: Saint Anthony of Egypt 72 (1:42 am); #163: Lankavatara Sutra (2:06); #164: Mohammed Koran (2:30).

Friday, August 4, 2023, 8:54-9:27 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:15 am;
Woke up @ 3:30 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 9:27 am
URLRA = RURAL; SOTIH = HOIST;
CNEERO = ENCORE; NINMOI = MINION

Missed Cartoon Answer— If Jack Russells
could join the armed services, they'd be
RRL IST ERE MII = "MILI-TERRIERS"
53.32% of 1144 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, August 4, 2023, 1:35-3:00 pm
Mountain View: Left Apt @ 1:35 pm; Bus #40 @ 1:50 pm;
Bus #22 @ 2:15 pm to iSmile Dental (Mary Ave, Sunnyvale)
970 W. El Camino Real @ 2:40 pm (arrived 20 minutes early);
Dr. Kimberley Kim placed crown on implant tooth #10;
(2:45-3:00 pm); Assistant Aiyaka took x-ray afterwards

On Feb. 3, 2023 paid $3081.24 for implant tooth #10;
Bill was $3005.91 on Oct. 16, 2022; Overpaid $75.33;
Received refund iSmile Dental check #5429 for $75.33;
Deposited to Wells Fargo Checking Account @ 4:17 pm.

Friday, August 4, 2023, 3:25-4:17 pm
Mountain View: 3:25 Bus #22 at Mary Ave
to San Antonio Road Chef Chu's news bins
for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly"

Deposited to Wells Fargo Checking Account
iSmile Dental check #5429 for $75.33
received today and $150 cash. Friday, August 4, 2023, 5:15-9:34 pm
Mountain View: Bus #22 @ 4:43 pm to Palo Alto
Train Depot; 10 minutes walk to Stanford Theatre
Got "Peninsula News" at Emerson Ave & University Ave

In rush to iSmile Dental, had just half cup coffee,
with no time for breakfast; had Cheddar Cheese Pringles,
bag of Marcona Almonds, & bottled water during movies.

Friday, August 4, 2023, 5:25-7:20 pm
Palo Alto: Clifford Odetts directs "None But the Lonely Heart" (1944) starring Cary Grant; Ethel Barrymore; Barry Fitzgerald;
June Duprez: Jane Wyatt; George Coulouris; Dan Duryea;
Roman Bohnen; Konstantin Shayne; Marie De Becker;
Film Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant films AFI;
YouTube: Trailer; Ethel Barrymore & Cary Grant

Dark story of a poor Cockney drifter
struggling for a better life was a major
departure from Grant's usual breezy bon vivants,
but it echoed his own impoverished English childhood. Friday, August 4, 2023, 7:30-9:30 pm
Palo Alto: Stanford Theatre: George Stevens directs
"Penny Serenade" (1941) starring Cary Grant; Irene Dunne;
Beulah Bondi; Edgar Buchanan; Ann Doran; Eva Lee Kuney;
Wallis Clark; Leonard Willey; Walter Soderling; Jane Biffle;
Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant, Rotten Tomatoes;
YouTube: Trailer; Full Movie

After losing her baby in the 1923 Tokyo earthquake,
Irene Dunne & Cary Grant adopt a 5-week-old baby girl
whom they lovingly raised for a year, but judge plans
to take her away when Grant lost his newspaper job.

Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10:30-10:36 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 5:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:25 pm (7.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 10:36 am
NEYPN = PENNY; PAYPL = APPLY;
SCOMIA = MOSAIC; LBUIFA = FIBULA

Cartoon Answer— The land
formation was level and treeless
EN PPL MSI ILA = PLAIN (AND) SIMPLE
19.92% of 1019 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, August 5, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann came @ 3:00 pm; Drove to Valero
Gas Station bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post"
Shopping @ Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:12-3:32 pm;
Gave Ann bag of newspapers, watermelon cup, and blueberries;
4 Sig Sel Sparkling Water Mango-Pineapple @ $1.00 x 4 = $4.00

Sig. Sel. Blueberries 18 oz @ $5.00;
2 Sig Sel Roasted Peanuts 16 oz @ $1.99 = $3.98;
2 Pringles Mega Potato Chips 6.8 oz @ $1.99 = $3.98;
2 Fresh Watermelon @ $2.84 x 2 = $5.68; Pineapple @ $3.33.

Saturday, August 5, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy came by @ 4:00 pm; He came
by yesterday @ 2:30 pm to give me ride to iSmile Dental
(Mary Ave, Sunnyvale) for my 3:00 pm appointment, but
I had left my apt @ 1:35 pm to take Bus #40 & Bus #22 there

Chatted with Rudy about "Oppenheimer" movie to see
with Al Guzman; Discussed Oppenheimer's character;
Grand nephew Young Chen phoned from Taiwan
(5:15-5:20 pm) on meeting his friend Ms. Linchi Wang. Saturday, August 5, 2023, 6:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: "Bay Area Outdoors:
4 shady cool hikes for hot weather"
(By Jim Harrington, Martha Ross, & Randy McMullen,
Mercury News, July 11, 2023, Melt Magazine, pp. 66-70)

1. Castle Rock, Walnut Creek; 2. Pichetti Ranch, Cupertino;
3. Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Oakland Hills; 4. Troop 80 Trail, Mount Tamalpais, Mill Valley. Not in
Melt, but online: 5. Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Aptos.

Saturday, August 5, 2023, 8:00-8:40 pm
Mountain View: My friend Cathy's birthday today;
Emailed her 2:36 pm Number 72: Still to do
Sections #165-214 to complete project

August 5 Happy Birthday on iPhone with Links;
Happy Birthday! August 5 (Birthday Mates, Events, Postmarks, Quotes); Will write "Meditations on 72"
poem based on literature and poetry entries. Saturday, August 5, 2023, 9:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Dinner— Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes;
Large bowl Baby Arugula Salad; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

For Dessert—
Cinnamon Swirl Cake:
Kit Kat Ice Cream;
Cup of Watermelon.

Sunday, August 6, 2023, 7:32-8:05 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 11:20 pm;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:26 am—
BACRIF = FABRIC; YQIETU = EQUITY;
VHAEEN = HEAVEN; RERFOV = FERVOR;
RISTCP = SCRIPT; VRUDOE = DEVOUR

Cartoon Answer— The work involved to prepare
for the symphony orchestra's performance was a
FC ET EN FEO CRT DOR = CONCERTED EFFORT
31.7% of 511 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, August 6, 2023, 1:09-2:49 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 11:20 am (12 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed on Sunday; Stayed home to work;
Didn't go to Stanford Theatre for "Monkey Business" (1954)
directed by Howard Hawks, with Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers,
Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Coburn (5:40-7:20 pm)

Full film is online, so watched it on
YouTube (1:30-2:49 pm) to save time
for working on Number 72 project—
Literature & Poetry Sections #165-214.

Sunday, August 6, 2023, 3:00-3:46 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Exploring Seattle's
historic side from Pioneer Square to deep underground"
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, August 6, 2023, F7-f8)

It's a rare weekend getaway that combines subterranean sidewalks, conflagrations and a Polar Bar,
complete with glacier ice. Also walruses.
A little Jules Verne. And the founder of Nordstrom.
If you go: 1. The Arctic Club Hotel; 2. Cherry Street Coffee House; 3. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park;
4. Damn the Weather; 5. Beneath the Streets. Sunday, August 6, 2023, 3:00-3:46 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST: San Jose
winery tops USA Today's best new vineyard experiences list"
(By Laura Ness, Mercury News, August 6, 2023, F7)

1. Alamitos Vineyards, San Jose, California; 2. Anacréon Winery, Newberg, Oregon; 3. Los Milics Vineyards, Elgin, Arizona; 4. Bledsoe McDaniels, Walla Walla, Washington;
5. The Ordinary Fellow, Palisade, Colorado; 6. Abbott Claim, Carlton, Oregon; 7. Sauvage Spectrum, Palisade, Colorado;
8. Nicolas-Jay, Newberg, Oregon; 9. Hillick & Hobbs, Burdett, New York; 10. Newby Vineyard, Rome, Georgia.

Sunday, August 6, 2023, 5:40 pm-1:02 am
Mountain View: 7 hours working on Number 72—
Philosophy & Religious Section #164-182: #164: 72nd Name of Allah (5:40 pm); #166-167: Santideva 7.72, 9.72 (6:30 pm); #168: Rinzai 72 (6:14 pm); #169: Joshu 72 (6:40 pm); #170: Hekiganroku 72 (6:56 pm); #171 Ch'eng Hao (7:03 pm); #172 Ch'eng I (7:12 pm); #173: Chu Hsi (7:30 pm); #174: Kido (7:47 pm); #175: Ficino (8:34 pm); #176: Wang Yang Ming (8:59 pm); #177 Swedenborg (9:13 pm); #178: Wei Wu Wei "Asked the Awakened" (9:54 pm)

#179: Wei Wu Wei Open Secret (10:46 pm);
#180: Paul Brunton Notebooks (10:52-12:16 pm);
#181: Subramuniya Merging with Siva (12:51 am);
#182: Seung Sahn Koan 72 (1:02 am). Sunday, August 6, 2023, 1:30-3:00 am
Mountain View: Time Magazine August 14, 2023 issue (p. 64)
Question for Fran Drescher: Do you think AI is purely
a job killer, or might there be a fair way for studios to use it?
Answer: "Consent and compensation must be in the DNA
of this new invention. Our livelihood is our likeness—
the way we act, the way we speak, the gestures we make,
that's what we're selling. And that's what they want to rip off.
Well, we're not going to do that." • Dinner— Swedish Meatballs;

Large bowl Baby Arugula Salad; 3 tablespoons
Ken's Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;
For Dessert— Cinnamon Swirl Cake: (no ice cream);
Cup of Watermelon, Cantaloupes, Red & Green Grapes.

Monday, August 7, 2023, 10:19-10:24 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:20 am;
Woke up @ 2:45 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 10:24 am
URRNE = RERUN; LIEDY = YIELD;
FCEOEF = COFFEE; RFDOIB = FORBID

Cartoon Answer— When the
buck spotted the hunter, he ran
RE ELD OFE FRI = FOR "DEER" LIFE
14.91% of 979 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, August 7, 2023, 5:00-6:40 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:55 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping @ Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:34-6:11 pm;
Red Bus @ 6:22 pm to Montecito Avenue & walked home;
5 Yoplait Yogurt @ 37¢ x 5 = $1.85 - 50¢ = $1.35; Watermelon $2.84;

4 Sig Sel Roasted Peanuts 16 oz @ $1.99 = $7.96;
2 Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp 14 oz @ $11.99, BOGO = $11.99;
2 Tillamook Waffle Cone Ice Cream @ $7.49 BOGO = $7.49;
2 Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes @ $6.49, 50% off = $6.48.

Monday, August 7, 2023, 8:00-9:20 pm
Mountain View: "TECHNOLOGY: Aided by
AI language models, Google's robots getting smarter"
(By Kevin Roose, NY Times, Mercury News, 8-7-2023, C7-C8)

Project has given the power to problem solve. Robots weren't able to reliably manipulate objects they had never seen before, and they certainly weren't capable of making the logical leap from "extinct animal" to "plastic dinosaur". Google has recently begun plugging state-of-the-art language models into its RT-2 robots, giving them the equivalent of artificial brains. Secretive project has made the robots far smarter and given them new powers of understanding and problem-solving. Monday, August 7, 2023, 8:00-9:20 pm
Mountain View: "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:
Tech rushes to provide AI to businesses"
(By Yiwen Liu, NY Times, Mercury News, 8-7-2023, C7-C8)

Many companies giving customers programs to help streamline work. Tech companies are racing to introduce products for businesses that incorporate generative AI. Amazon, Box, & Cisco have unveiled plans for generative AI- powered products that produce code, analyze documents & summarize meetings. AT&T tried Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Services that lets businesses build their own AI-powered chatbots. AT&T used it to create a proprietary AI assistant, AskAT&T helps its developers automate their coding process.

Monday, August 7, 2023, 10:45 pm-4:08 am
Mountain View: 5.5 hours working on Number 72—
Poetry & Literature Section #183-214: #184: Omar Khhayam (10:52 pm); #185: Rumi (11:03); #187: Pearl Poet (11:07); #188: Sir Gawain (11:20); #189: Kabir (11:30); #190 Philip Sidney (12:08 am); #191: Shakespeare (12:19); #192: Basho (12:36); #193: Wordsworth (12:45); #194: Coleridge (1:00); #195: Melville (1:20); #196: Dickinson (1:28); #198: Whitman (1:45); #199: Tagore (1:58); #200: A.E. (2:31); #201: James Joyce (3:09)

#202: Edna St. Vincent Millay Sonnet 72 (3:24 pm)
#211: Kay Ryan Poem 72 "Cirque" (3:44 am);
#213: Jane Hirshfield, Poem 72 (4:08 am);
#214: Numerology— Words adding to 72 (do tomorrow). Monday, August 7, 2023, 4:50-6:00 am
Mountain View: 5.5 hours working on Number 72—
Books from Los Altos Library to type #183: Su T'ung-po; #186: Hafiz; #197: Emily Dickinson New Poems; #203: Akhmatova "Poem 72"; #204: e.e. cummings "95 Poems"; #205: cummings "73 Poems";
#206: Pablo Neruda Love Sonnet 72; #207: Kenneth Koch;
#208: Tomas Tranströmer; #209: Robert Creeley;
#210: Robert Bly; #212: James Richardson Aphorism 72
• Dinner— Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Large bowl Baby Arugula Salad; 3 tablespoons
Ken's Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;
For Dessert— Cinnamon Swirl Cake: Tillamook Waffle
Cone Ice Cream; Cup of Watermelon.

Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 10:17-10:35 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 6:20 am;
Woke up @ 3:45 pm (9.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 10:35 am
SOGEO = GOOSE; NLPKU = PLUNK;
GHYSGA = SHAGGY; PBAURL = BURLAP
Cartoon puzzle, guessed "AHUGEBALL" & "HELLABUGA"

Missed Cartoon Answer— The service
at the comedy club was so bad, it was
GE LU HA BLA = LAUGHABLE
11.04% of 897 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 5:00-6:40 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" on Tuesday; Stayed home to work;
Karen phoned from NYC 12:30 pm, worried I've not emailed her
since July 28; She emailed August 7, wondering if I'm OK;
Should have emailed her on August 1 when Columbia classmate
Richard Hanauer came to visit with family & friend, and I took
them to Foster Museum that Karen recommended long ago

Told Karen that I've been busy working on
Number 72 for my friend Cathy's birthday
which I didn't finish on August 5;
Will do #214 Numerolgy to complete project.

Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 6:18-8:09 pm
Mountain View: Worked on Number 72—
#214: Numerology: Words adding up to 72
This is the last section of this project.

MOUNTAIN FOUNTAIN: = 35 + 37 = 72
PERSIMMON TREE: = 51 + 21 = 72
PINEAPPLE KING: = 49 + 23 = 72
ROD TRINITY: = 19 + 53 = 72. Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 8:15-11:48 pm
Mountain View: Worked on Number 72—
Using "Notes: Meditations on 71" as a template
composed "Meditations on 72" in 3.5 hours

Let's go— get up— run and sing
wonder with delight, shining in mine eyes—
In the Infinite I reach for the Uncreated
loving sunrise looking for her face.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 9:30-9:34 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:50 am;
Woke up @ 1:50 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 9:34 am
SLHAC = CLASH; FEINK = KNIFE;
ITVNIE = INVITE; ROYETP = POETRY

Cartoon Answer— After a long day working at
the cemetery, the groundkeeper wasn't able to
CAS NE ITE PER = REST IN PEACE
39.5% of 1109 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 2:15-2:50 pm
Mountain View: ICON Theatre
275 California Ave, Suite 601
Rudy wants to see romantic movie "Past Lives";
Told him ICON Theatre has $6.50 on Tuesday, but
it's not showing "Past Lives"; neither at Century Cinema 16

"How 'Past Lives' resonates with my Mexican
bicultural experience" by Carlos Aguilar (8-7-2023);
Rotten Tomatoes Ratings: 98% Critics; 93% Audience;
but none of the AMC Theaters are showing it now.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 8:00-9:15 pm
Mountain View: With Number 72 project finished, more time
to type Los Altos books: Baxter's "Golden Moments of Paris", McAuliffe's "When Paris Sizzled" & "Paris on the Brink";
Also work on "Favorite Songs"; Last done was Song #42
Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable" (7-21-2023)

Ann's Aug. 9 email @ 9:10 pm— Only showing of film
"Past Lives" is in Oakland; Asked ChatGPT for couplet on 72nd Birthday— In life's rich tapestry, you've woven years so grand, 72 candles aglow, in wisdom's gentle hand. Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 9:15-9:45 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:35 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Station bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping @ Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:10-6:32 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:50 pm to Montecito Avenue & walked home;
Lemon 7-UP Ring @ $8.99, 50% off = $4.49 - $2 Bakery = $2.49;

Lucerne Chocolate Milk 64 oz ($3.99) @ $1.97;
Hormel Macoroni & Cheese @ $6.49, 50% off = $3.24;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad 3 lb @ $5 - $1 = $4.00;
Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $5.88 - $1 = $4.88.

Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7:42-8:14 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:20 am;
Woke up @ 2:25 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:14 am
PYEMT = EMPTY; DAIBE = ABIDE;
CARMEY = CREAMY; TRVINE = INVERT

Cartoon Answer— The doctors who were
diagnosing her sleep disorder were a
EM AD AM ERT = DREAM TEAM
9.77% of 829 responders had trouble with "CREAMY". Thursday, August 10, 2023, 4:00-4:40 pm
Mountain View: Pinterest sent images @ 2:45 pm
Henry Holiday, "Dante Seeing Beatrice" (1877)
that's not in my Dante Resources Art Collection;
I'm familiar with Holiday's "Dante and Beatrice" (1883)
which I bought several postcards while in Florence, Italy.

Al Guzman emailed Aug. 10 @ 2:10 pm
on seeing "Oppenheimer" film @ noon
on Tuesday, 8/15 at ICON Theatre;
he emailed Rudy on picking me up @ 11:30 am.

Thursday, August 10, 2023, 5:10-6:40 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:10 pm; Gray Bus @ 5:34 pm
to Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" (all gone);
Shopping @ Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:50-6:03 pm;
Rolled cart to Jane Lane bins for 5 copies of "Daily Post";
No need for Bus to Chef Chu's; Rolled cart home 6:40 pm;

2 Waterfront Imitation Crabmeat @ $2.00 x 2 = $4.00;
Sig Sel Multigrain Buns @ $5.99, 50% off = $2.99;
3 Fresh Watermelon @ $3.33 x 3 = $9.99. Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7:00-9:27 pm
Mountain View: Emailed Rudy to join Al & me on Tuesday, 8/15 to see "Oppenheimer" at Noon; Since Rudy likes romantic films, suggest for him to join me seeing at Stanford Theatre a great romantic film of all time "An Affair to Remember" (5:25 pm Sat. 8/12 & Sun 8/13) with "To Catch a Thief" (3:30 pm & 7:30 pm, Sat. 8/12 & Sun 8/13)

Ann's Aug. 9 email @ 9:10 pm— Asked ChatGPT for couplet on 73rd Birthday— With seventy-three candles, your life's a bright song, A symphony of moments, where you truly belong.

Thursday, August 10, 2023, 10:00-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Dinner; Innovasian Vegetable Fried Rice;
Beyond Sausage Plant-Based Links; 2 Nellies fried eggs;
Walnuts; Sliced Almonds; Cashews; Sunflower Seeds;
Ken's Asian Sesame Dressing; Chocolate Milk

Slice Lemon 7-UP Ring; Kit Kat Ice Cream;
Cup Florida Natural Orange Juice;
Cup Fresh Watermelon. Friday, August 11, 2023, 12:00-12:55 am
Mountain View: When Rudy is in Lodi helping
his Uncle & Aunt, he has no access to Wi-Fi
or going to the Library for Internet access;
He was prophetic (8/3) on missing seeing movies

with Al Guzman and me—
"Oppenheimer" & "An Affair to Remember"— that
he'll bang his head like Sylvester against telephone pole.

Friday, August 11, 2023, 5:35-5:52 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:30 am;
Woke up @ 1:00 pm (11.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 5:52 am
SMYOS = MOSSY; MHOPC = CHOMP;
TSELET = SETTLE; RUAPLL = PLURAL

Missed Cartoon Answer— The fashion boutique
was going out of business, so they had a
OSS CHO ETTE LUAL = "CLOTHES-OUT" SALE
34.07% of 998 responders had trouble with this answer.
(I had guessed "COOLEST-HUT" SALE) Friday, August 11, 2023, 1:30-2:20 pm
Mountain View: "Pau Gasol's top-10 list of NBA's all-time greatest players? Make it 11" (By Broderick Turner, LA Times, 8-11-2023)—
Kareem Adbul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird,
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett,
Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Stephen Curry.

For Song #43, chose Frank Sinatra singing
"Too Marvelous for Words" that Ann recommended
awhile back; It was played at Cubberley Pavilion
ballroom dancing; This song was also featured in
Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall film "Dark Passage".

Friday, August 11, 2023, 6:24-7:20 pm & 9:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto: Don Hartman directs "Every Girl Should Be Married" (1948) starring Cary Grant; Betsy Drake; Franchot Tone;
Diana Lynn: Eddie Albert; Alan Mowbray; Elisabeth Risdon;
Richard Gaines; Harry Hayden; Chick Chandler; Leon Belasco;
Film Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant films AFI; YouTube: Clip

Salesgirl Betsy Drake sets her eye
on marrying baby doctor Cary Grant;
They were married a year after the film
for thirteen years (1949-1962), his longest ever. Friday, August 11, 2023, 7:30-9:20 pm
Palo Alto: Stanford Theatre: Joseph L. Mankiewicz directs
"People will Talk (1951) starring Cary Grant; Jeanne Crain;
Finlay Currie; Hume Cronyn; Walter Slezak; Sidney Blackmer;
Basil Ruysdael; Katherine Locke; Margaret Hamilton; Parley Baer;
Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant, Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube: Trailer; Movie

Unconventioal doctor (Cary Grant) finds his
practice challenged by jealous colleagues when
he marries a pregnant girl (Jeanne Crain)
whom he has saved from suicide.

Friday, August 11, 2023, 10:03-11:30 pm
Palo Alto: As soon as "Every Girl Should Be Married" movie was seen at 6:24 (Betty Drake kissing Franchot Tone to make Cary Grant jealous), left Stanford Theatre @ 10:03 pm; Ran to Palo Alo Train Depot for Bus #522 @ 10:10 pm, but it had already left.

Got Bus #22 leaving @ 10:23 pm,
arriving at Rengstorff Ave @ 10:45 pm;
Found shopping cart between Latham & California Ave;
Rolled cart home with 2 bags via Madrone Apts parking lot. Friday, August 11, 2023, 11:30 pm-4:00 am
Palo Alto: Rolling shopping cart saved me 15 minutes
walking home; Dinner (already cooked): Vegetable Fried Rice;
Beyond Sausage Plant-Based Links; 2 Nellies fried eggs;
Walnuts; Sliced Almonds; Cashews; Sunflower Seeds;

Ken's Asian Sesame Dressing; Chocolate Milk
Slice Lemon 7-UP Ring; Kit Kat Ice Cream;
Cup Florida Natural Orange Juice;
Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Saturday, August 12, 2023, 9:59-10:12 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:25 pm (8.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 10:12 am
HSOCA = CHAOS; NEAYH = HYENA;
LCAITI = ITALIC; WRCEYS = SCREWY

Cartoon Answer— The fact that the windws
were such high quality and on sale made them the
CO HEA LIC CRE = CLEAR CHOICE
19.09% of 906 responders had trouble with "CHAOS". Saturday, August 12, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann came at 3:00 pm; Drove to
Valero bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post":
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:30-3:45 pm:
Gave Ann bag of newspapers, Poem: "Meditations on 72" & Notes;
2 Icelandic Skyr Yogurt 4.4 oz and Cup Watermelon, 12 oz

Lucerne Chocolate Milk 64 oz ($3.99) @ $1.97;
Lucerne Sweet Cream Creamer $2.82, 25% off = $1.50;
Pringles Sour Cream & Onion Potato Chips @ $1.99;
Pringles Ranch Potato Chips. 5.5 oz @ $1.99

Saturday, August 12, 2023, 8:00-9:21 pm
Mountain View: For Song #43, chose Frank Sinatra singing
"Too Marvelous for Words" (1956) that Ann recommended;
Foxtrot played at Cubberley Pavilion ballroom dancing;
Lyrics to "Too Marvelous for Words"; Album Cover

You're much too much, and just too "very, very"
To ever be in Webster's Dictionary.
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that you're marvelous— too marvelous for words. Saturday, August 12, 2023, 7:07-10:13 pm
Mountain View: For Song #44, chose Madonna singing
"Vogue" (1990); Hustle played at Cubberley Pavilion
ballroom dancing; Lyrics to "Vogue"; "Vogue" album;
Madonna "Vogue" video; Madonna-Vogue Dancers

Greta Garbo, and Monroe
Dietrich and DiMaggio
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
On the cover of a magazine

Sunday, August 13, 2023, 6:31-7:00 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:20 am;
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 7:00 am—
RASUEQ = SQUARE; PAOTUI = UTOPIA;
TGNOTE = GOTTEN; DOYTID = ODDITY;
MRAKEB = EMBARK; COUPEN = POUNCE

Cartoon Answer— Seeing the ad for the
new casino made it possible for him to get
QAE UTI OTN DT BAR CE = "BETTOR" ACQUAINTED
54.41% of 680 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, August 13, 2023, 3:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 1:50 pm (12.5 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed on Sunday; Go to Stanford Theatre
to see Alfred Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief" (1955)
& Leo McCarey's "An Affair to Remember" (1957)
Rudy didn't respond in seeing these romantic movies

Left apt @ 3:40 pm; Bus #40 came an hour later @ 4:37 pm;
Bus #22 @ 4:54 pm to Palo Alto Train Depot @ 5:15;
Stanford Theatre @ 5:25 pm; No time for restroom;
"An Affair to Remember" film started at 5:25 pm.

Sunday, August 13, 2023, 5:25-7:20 pm & 9:25-11:29 pm
Palo Alto: Leo McCarey directs "An Affair to Remember" (1957) starring Cary Grant; Deborah Kerr; Richard Denning;
Neva Patterson: Cathleen Nesbitt; Robert Q. Lewis; Fortunio Bonanova; Charles Watts; Marni Nixon (singing voice of Terry McKay); Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant films Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube: Trailer; The Kiss; Singing "Love Affair"; Review

One of the greatest romantic movies
of all time; AFI Lists this film as #5
in "100 Years...100 Passions" (2002). Sunday, August 13, 2023, 7:30-9:15 pm
Palo Alto: Stanford Theatre: Alfred Hitchcock directs
"To Catch a Thief" (1955) starring Cary Grant; Grace Kelly;
Jessie Royce Landis; John Williams; Charles Vanel; Brigitte Auber;
Jean Martinelli; Georgette Anys; René Blancard; Paul Newlan;
Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant, Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube: Trailer;
Clip; Grace Kelly outfits; Walking Scene

Cary Grant was right— Grace Kelly was in
the French Riviera looking for a husband—
She found Prince Rainier & they married in 1956.

Sunday, August 13, 2023, 9:25-11:29 pm
Palo Alto: Since "An Affair to Remember" (1957)
is one of the greatest romantic movies
of all time; AFI Lists this film as #5
in "100 Years...100 Passions" (2002);
Decided to see this film again for the 5th time.

Left Theatre @ 11:29 pm; Train Depot @ 11:37 pm;
Bus #22 @ 11:49 pm; Didn't stop at Rengstorff Ave;
Got off at El Monte @ 12:05; Walk back to Rengstorff Ave
@ 12;17 pm; Walked home via Madrone Apts @ !:14 am Monday, August 14, 2023, 12:30-2:00 am
Palo Alto: Didn't eat anything at Stanford Theatre;
Dinner: Vegetable Fried Rice (3 meals) all finished;
Too long to cook Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp:
7 minutes to microwave Stouffer's Tuna Noodle Casserole;
Large bowl Baby Arugula Salad

3 tbsp Ken's Asian Sesame Dressing; Chocolate Milk;
Slice Lemon 7-UP Ring; Tillamook Waffle Cone Ice Cream;
Cup Florida Natural Orange Juice;
Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Monday, August 14, 2023, 6:03-6:07 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 6:30 am;
Woke up @ 2:08 pm (7.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:07 am
LHICL = CHILL; EWSTE = SWEET;
TKLEET = KETTLE; NINGNI = INNING

Cartoon Answer— Their new glue company
wasn't successful yet, but the owners decided to
CHI SWT KTT II = STICK WITH IT
2.22% of 270 responders had trouble with this answer.. Monday, August 14, 2023, 2:08-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Next Stanford Theatre Cary Grant
movies on Friday August 18— "Indiscreet"
with Ingrid Bergman (1958) (5:40-7:20 pm)
& "Father Goose" with Leslie Caron
(1964) (7:30-9:30 pm)

Al Guzman phoned Aug. 14 @ 2:08 pm
on seeing "Oppenheimer" film @ 4:00 pm
today at Shoreline Century Cinema 16;
cancelled Tuesday film @ noon at ICON Theater.

Monday, August 14, 2023, 3:35-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Al Guzman picked me up @ 3:02 pm
Picked up "Daily Post" at Valero bins (Middlefield Road);
Drove to Shoreline Century Cinema 16 to see "Oppenheimer"
(4-7 pm); Auditorium 10; Seat E20; Gave Al 2 Pringles Ranch Potato Chips; 2 Sig Sel Roasted Peanuts; 20 oz Roasted Pistachios

18 months after his mistress Jean Tatlock committed suicide, he oversaw detonation of first atomic bomb in Los Alamos. Oppenheimer called test "Trinity", for John Donne sonnet
that she loved, "Batter my heart, three-person'd God". Monday, August 14, 2023, 11:50 pm-1:45 am
Mountain View: No time to eat when Al Guzman
picked me up at 3:02 pm for "Oppenheimer" movie
at Shoreline Century Cinema 16
Dinner: Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad

Cup of Chocolate Milk; Dessert:
Slice Lemon 7-UP Ring; Tillamook Waffle Cone
Ice Cream; Cup Florida Natural Orange Juice;
Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Monday, August 14, 2023, 10:30-11:49 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO:
An Endless Summer on the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz"
(By Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, August 13, 2023, F7-F8)

Summer's never over at the Sant Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Events— National Roller Coaster Day (8/13); Fiesta en la Playa (9/9); Beach Blitz: Christian Overnight (9/15-16); Fall Campout (9/29-30); Fright Flicks (10/4-25); Santa Cruz Band Review (10/21); Boardwalk Chill Cook-Off (10/28).
• "THE LIST: 5 things you don't know about Santa Cruz's history" 1. Boardwalk's origin; 2. Public schools; 3. Lumber & limestone; 4. Racism against Chinese; 5. Organic farming. (By Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, August 13, 2023, F7) Monday, August 14, 2023, 10:30-11:49 pm
Mountain View: "Paper exams, chatbot bans:
Colleges seek to 'ChatGPT-proof' assignments"
(By Jocelyn Gecker, Mercury News, August 14, 2023, C7-C8)

Educators say they want to embrace the technology's potential to teach and learn in new ways, but when it comes to assessing students, they see a need to "ChatGPT-proof" test questions and assignments. Practically overnight, ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college. CEO Dan Rosensweig warned ChatGPT was hurting Chegg's growth. He said students who normally pay for Chegg's service were now using ChatGPT's AI platform for free instead. Chegg shares tumble nearly 50% in a single day in May.

Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 8:15-8:24 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:20 am;
Woke up @ 4:45 pm (13.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:24 am
KAQEU = QUAKE; NTSUT = STUNT;
CFEFAT = AFFECT; MTROPP = PROMPT

Cartoon Answer— For young children, the value
of pennies, nickels, dimes, etc. can be hard to
AKE SN FEC OMT = MAKE "CENTS" OF
19.37% of 924 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 5:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" on Tuesday; stayed home to work;
Have not heard from Rudy since Aug. 4; Emails from Rudy today
8/15 (12:05 pm & 6:49 pm) that he's at VA Hospital for bone infusion;
They connected a tube to his vein and a fluid is pumped into the vein.
Rest 90 minutes; Will come tomorrow

Warning that my BBEdit 12.6.7 is corrupted;
Delete and go to Barebones for new version;
Downloaded their latest version 14.6.6 (5/23/2023)
but can't use it; so downloaded old 12.6.7 (9/12/2019).

Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 8:00-9:11 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #45: Deborah Kerr singing
"An Affair to Remember" (1957) (dubbed by Marni Nixon);
after seeing the film at Stanford Theatre twice (August 13);
Josh Groban singing song with John Williams on piano

Our love affair is a wondrous thing
That we'll rejoice in remembering
Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 10:21-11:41 pm
Mountain View: After doing Song #44—
Madonna singing "Vogue" listing 16 film stars,
noticed she missed many of my favorites, so wrote this poem
"Movie Stars Missed by Madonna" with 30 more movie stars.

Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable,
Pin-Up Girl Betty Grable.
Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn,
Sean Connery, Tippy Hedren.

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6:05-6:10 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:05 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:10 am
XROPY = PROXY; RAAEW = AWARE;
MFSUAO = FAMOUS; CARODC = ACCORD

Cartoon Answer— They had a great time
golfing, though they didn't do well, which was
PRO ARE FUS COR = PAR FOR (THE) COURSE
7.95% of 780 responders had trouble with "ACCORD". Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 4:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy's 8/16 email @ 12:34 pm—
Will swing by @ 4:30 pm; He's at the MV Library
working on paying Julies house insurance; Told Rudy
to take Franklin * Shoreline * Wright * Beatrice *
Hackett * just 5 minutes to my Apartment

Running low on Magnesium Citrate (10 tablets left);
Need to go to Sprouts in Sunnyvale; Have raincheck
for Solgar 120 tablets for $13.99 instead of $19.50.
Also Big 5 for Denali outdoors shoes @ $19 ($25.99).

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 5:00-5:49 pm
Sunnyvale: Rudy came at 4:30 pm: Drove to
Big 5 721 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road

Bought two pairs Denali outdoors shoes @ $19
(Reg. $$25.99); Brown & Black @ 8.5 size;
Salesgirl Mimi accepted my check of $41.47
with Photo ID from VTA & Foothill College, Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6:00-6:19 pm
Sunnyvale: Sprouts Farmers Market
111 East El Camino Real

Solgar Magnesium Citrate 120 tablets not in stock;
3.38 lbs Cashew Pieces (Reg. $8.49/lb)
@ $3.99 = $13.49; Didn't buy
Dried Cranberries @ $4.99/lb.

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6:50-7:33 pm
Mountain View: Rudy drove to Valero news bins
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:50-7:33 pm

8 Sparkling Drinks Mango-Pineapple @ 89¢ x 8 = $7.12;
20 Cherry Strudels @ $5.99, 50% off = $2.99 - $2 = 99¢;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad @ $5.69 - $3.00 = $2.69;
Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham @ $5.99 - $1 = $4.99. Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6:50-7:33 pm
Mountain View: Rudy drove to Valero news bins
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:50-7:33 pm

Sig Sel Colombian Coffee 24.2 oz @ $8.49 (free for Rudy);
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad @ $9.99, 50% off = $4.99;
Bought Aug. 10: Sig Sel Multigrain Buns @ $5.99,
50% off = $2.99 - $2.00 Bakery = 99¢ (free for Rudy).

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 8:48 pm
Mountain View: Ann's Aug. 16 email @ 8:48 pm
Wondering if I knew Einstein's tribute to Spinoza—
(Didn't know if original was in English or German)

How much do I love that noble man,
More than I could tell with words!
I fear though he'll remain alone
With a holy halo of his own. Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 10:47-11:17 pm
Mountain View: Emailed Ann @ 10:47 pm
I have a web page on Spinoza (done 10-25-2007)
after attending Rebecca Goldstein's Stanford lecture

Einstein's original poem was in German—
"Zu Spinozas Ethik"; Reading
my web page on Spinoza, to see
why I hold him so dear to my heart.

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 6:29-6:55 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:45 am;
Woke up @ 12:05 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:55 am
NYAML = MANLY; RMIGE = GRIME;
LOOIRE = ORIOLE; DUXOSE = EXODUS

Cartoon Answer— He got in trouble
for telling a joke in the library after not
MAN GR RIO EOD = READING (THE) ROOM
25% of 516 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, August 17, 2023, 11:40-11:45 am
Mountain View: Al Guzman phoned to see if
I made appointment with Cupertino Podiatry today
to have overgrown toenails trimmed, done years ago.
He'll drive me there after 3 pm. Al is leaving for
Hawaii on Saturday, and won't be back until Sept. 8

Phoned (408)-446-5811 twice for appointment
with Dr. Adam Howard, and was cut-off; Emailed
for appt on Thursday 8/17 @ 4:15-4:45 pm and
Monday 8/21 @ 4:15-4:45 pm, but no response.

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 12:45-1:11 pm
Mountain View: Rudy came by at 12:30 pm; Drove to
Valero bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 12:45-1:11 pm

3 Cups Watermelon 12 oz $2.89 x 3 = $8.67;
2 Stouffer's Tuna Noodle Casserole @ $3.49 x 2 = $6.98;
Florida Natural Orange Juice Most Pulp 52 oz @ $2.99;
Bagels @ $4.99, 50% off = $2.49 - $2 = 49¢ (free for Rudy). Thursday, August 17, 2023, 1:45-3:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy decides to take me to
Cupertino Podiatry (10353 Torre Ave) since
Al Guzman won't be back until Sept. 8

Printed Directions from Yahoo Maps— Central Xpwy *
DeAnza Boulevard * Rodrigues Ave * Torre Ave *
Went to Cupertino Library desk for more directions;
Appt with Dr. Adam Howard, Mon. Aug. 28 @ 2:20 pm

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 7:30-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Find Einstein's poem on
"On Spinoza's Ethics"— Dartmouth Journal
(8 lines); Original poem in German has 22 lines:
Use Google Translate to translate poem to English

You think his example would show us
What this teaching can give humankind
Trust not the comforting façade:
One must be born sublime Thursday, August 17, 2023, 8:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: After a lot of searching,
found German text with English translation
by Jonathan Ely (2008), another by Ben Thorn (2007).
Einstein's 1920 poem "On Spinoza's Ethics"—

You think his example shows us
What human teaching has to give.
Don't trust the comforting mirage:
You have to be born to the heights.

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 8:35-8:45 pm
Mountain View: Copy & paste Einstein's 1920 poem
"On Spinoza's Ethics" to Google Translate from
German to English (last stanza), web page—

You think his example just shows us
What this teaching can give to man
Do not trust the comforting appearance:
One must be born to be sublime. Thursday, August 17, 2023, 9:00-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Last lines of Baruch Spinoza's
Ethics (1677): "But all things noble are as difficult as they are rare."
brought me to tears when I first read it at Columbia (1960)

and again when Anthony Damiani read me these lines
in his Ithaca bookstore American Brahman (1968). Why?
I believe Baruch Spinoza touched the depth of my soul
as cited "O my soul, remember" in the Isa Upanishad.

Friday, August 18, 2023, 10:57-11:20 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 4:45 pm (13.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 11:20 am
ZIMEA = MAIZE; LNTIF = FLINT;
INIOCC = ICONIC; SORHDU = SHROUD

Missed Cartoon Answer— A source of amusement,
enjoyment or pleasure" can be considered
IE FNT NI OUD = "DE-FUN-ITION"
69.67% of 1533 responders had trouble with this answer.
(I had "FO-UNT-INDIE") Friday, August 18, 2023, 4:45-6:15 pm
Mountain View: Woke up late @ 4:45 pm;
Breakfast of Coffee; 8 slices Black Forest Ham;
2 slices Smoked Provolone Cheese; 8 Triscuits;
Left apt @ 6:15 pm; Red Bus @ 6:46 pm to Showers Drive
Wal-Mart news bins for "Daily Post"; Bus #22 @ 7:09 pm

Arrived at Stanford Theatre @ 7:42 pm;
12 minutes late for film "Father Goose" (1964)
starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard;
on Pacific island during World War II Japanese bombing.
Indiscreet: Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman at 9:40-11:20 pm.

Friday, August 18, 2023, 7:42-9:30 pm
Palo Alto: Ralph Nelson directs "Father Goose" (1964) starring Cary Grant; Leslie Caron; Trevor Howard; Jack Good : Peter Forster; Simon Scott; Ken Swofford; Sharyl Locke; Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant films, Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube: Trailer; Full Movie.

Leslie Caron made this film 6 years
after "Gigi" (1958); This is Cary Grant's
penultimate film, playing an unshaven bum,
instead of the suave figure he usually projects. Friday, August 18, 2023, 9:40-11:20 pm
Palo Alto: Stanford Theatre: Stanley Donen directs Indiscreet (1958)
starring Cary Grant; Ingrid Bergman; Cecil Parker; Phyllis Calvert; David Kossoff; Megs Jenkins; Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant films, TCM, AFI, Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube: Trailer; Dance; Full Movie

This film unites Cary Grant with Ingrid Bergman
12 years after their Hitchcock's Notorious (1958).
Is their film romance still flaming brightly?
Although years have flown by, their love is strong.

Friday, August 18, 2023, 11:28-12:34 am
Palo Alto: After "Indiscreet" film is over @ 11:20 pm,
left Stanford Theatre for Palo Alto Train Depot;
Got "Palo Alto Weekly" at High St & University Ave;
Got on Bus #22 @ 11:44 pm & off at Rengstorff Ave @ 12:02 pm

Found shopping cart near Five Guys restaurant;
Rolled cart with two bags down Rengstorff Ave—
Latham Ave; California St, Stanford Ave, Central XPwy,
Madrone Apt Parking Lanes, Hackett Ave; Home 12:34 am. Friday, August 18, 2023, 1:00-2:50 am
Mountain View: Dinner: Stouffer's Swedish Meatballs;
Large bowl of O Organics Baby Arugula Salad;
Cup Chocolate Milk; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;

For Dessert— 3 Cherry Strudels;
3 tbsp Tillamook Waffle Cone Ice Cream;
Cup of Florida Natural Orange Juice;
Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Saturday, August 19, 2023, 7:12-7:36 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 7:36 am;
Woke up @ 2:00 pm (6.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:36 am
CNMIE = MINCE; ACEDY = DECAY;
THWASC = SWATCH; FRIAMF = AFFIRM

Missed Cartoon Answer— The new extravagant, upscale
restaurant would be successful if enough customers
IN DE ATC FI = FANCIED IT
54.74% of 1054 responders had trouble with this answer.
(I had guessed "FINACED IT") Saturday, August 19, 2023, 3:00-3:40 pm
Mountain View: Ann came @ 3:00 pm; Drove to
Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 3:10-3:30 pm; Gave
Ann bag newspapers, Songs #43, #44, #45; Einstein's Spinoza Poem;
Haagen-Dazs Yogurt; Limeade; Violife Provolone; Watermelon

3 Cups Fresh Watermelon 12 oz $2.89 x 3 = $8.67;
4 Sparkling Drinks Mango-Pineapple @ 89¢ x 4 = $3.56;
Sig Sel Apple Juice 64 oz, $1.99 - .50 off = $1.49;
Ashoc Accelerator Cherry Limeade 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Violife Sliced Provolone Cheese 7.05 oz, @ $6.49 = Free.

Sunday, August 20, 2023, 12:30-1:17 am
Mountain View: MUSIC: “A New Look at 'The Comeback'”
(By Robert Lloyd, LA Times, Mercury News, August 17, 2023, G7)

Director Steve Binder, 90, shows Elvis Presley
reviving his career in 1968 NBC TV Special.
Binder made these video 55 years ago,
and they seem still fresh. Sunday, August 20, 2023, 10:08 pm-12:07 am
Selected Song #46: Elvis Presley singing
"One Night with You" (1968)

One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true

Sunday, August 20, 2023, 7:17-7:43 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:50 am;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:43 am—
THWISC = SWITCH; FYMLIA = FAMILY;
LNOCGU = UNCLOG; NYARTT = TYRANT;
LEEETD = DELETE; NLEGET = GENTLE

Cartoon Answer— The older horseback
rider who needed help into her saddle was
SIT AI NOG YRN ETE GN = GETTING ON IN YEARS
41.81% of 562 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, August 20, 2023, 3:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 12:05 pm (8 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed on Sunday; Go to Stanford Theatre
to see Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (1959) @ 2:55 pm
& Stanley Donen's "Charade" (1963) @ 5:25 pm; Have
seen both films, but they're worth seeing again

Left apt @ 1:50 pm; Bus #40 came @ 2:24 pm;
Bus #22 @ 2:46 pm to Palo Alto Train Depot
@ 3:15 pm; Stanford Theatre @ 3:25 pm;
Missed half-hour "North by Northwest" (began 2:55 pm).

Sunday, August 20, 2023, 3:25-5:15 pm; 7:30-9:50 pm
Palo Alto: Alfred Hitchcock directs "North by Northwest" (1959) starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. Story is about mistaken identity, with an innocent man pursued across the U.S. by agents of a mysterious organization trying to prevent him from blocking their plan to smuggle out microfilm containing government secrets. Favorite scenes: (1) Cary Grant escaping goons at Auction House by ridiculous bidding, they called the police to evict him. (2) Plane chasing & shooting at him while he hides in corn fields. (3) Chased down slopes at Mt. Rushmore as Eva loses her footing. Reviews: imdb; Cary Grant films; Rotten Tomatoes Reviews:
Critics: 99%, Audience: 94%

Lubitsch Touch: Cary Grant escapes his locked room and enters a woman's room via her window. She yells "STOP!" while turning on her light. After seeing him, she whispers "stop". Audience bursts out in laughter. Sunday, August 20, 2023, 5:25-7:20 pm
Palo Alto: Stanford Theatre: Stanley Donen directs "Charade" (1963)
starring Cary Grant; Audrey Hepburn; Walter Matthau; James Coburn; George Kennedy; Dominique Minot: Ned Glass; Jacques Marin; Paul Bonifas; Story: On Reggie's (Audrey Hepburn) return to Paris, she finds her apartment stripped bare. A police inspector says Charles sold off their belongings, then was murdered while leaving Paris. Their money ($250,000 in gold) is also missing. Three survivors are after missing money, as is U.S. government. (Danced waltz to Mancini's "Charade"). Reviews: imdb, Cary Grant films, TCM, AFI, Rotten Tomatoes; Essay; Charade was "best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made." YouTube: Trailer; Grant & Hepburn; Last Scene; Movie

Cary Grant was 58 while Audrey Hepburn was 33
in this mystery, thriller, romance, comedy movie;
Despite their 25-years age difference,
they got along well romantically.

Sunday, August 20, 2023, 11:30 pm-1:30 am
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: See Monterey's sea-otter paradise with a ride on a unique, electric catamaran"
(By John Metcalfe, Mercury News, August 20, 2023, F7-F8)

Embark on a tour of the Elkhorn Slough, a biodiverse tidal estuary on Monterey Bay. The slough is home to pupping harbor seals, endangered birds and the world's densest concentration of southern sea otters. Also fat sea lions
on docks, cormorants, and brown pelicans. Sunday, August 20, 2023, 11:30 pm-1:30 am
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST:
10 best cheap vacation destinations in the U.S."
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, August 20, 2023, F7)

1. Grand Teton National Park, WY; 2. Moab, UT; 3. Glacier National Park, MT; 4. Cannon Beach, OR; 5. Sequoia & King's Canyon National Park, CA; 6. Bar Harbor, ME;
7. Olympic National Park, WA; 8. Destin, FL;
9. St. Augustine, FL; 10. Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

Sunday, August 20, 2023, 11:28-12:34 am
Palo Alto: Stayed to see "North by Northwest" twice;
when film was over @ 9:50 pm, left Stanford Theatre
(10:03 pm) for Palo Alto Train Depot (10:12 pm);
Got on Bus #22 @ 10:15 pm & off at Rengstorff Ave @ 10:37 pm

Walked down Rengstorff Ave— past Latham Ave,
California St, Stanford Ave (11:10 pm), Central XPwy,
Madrone Apt Path, Hackett Ave; Home 11:26 pm. Sunday, August 20, 2023, 2:30-3:30 am
Mountain View: Dinner: Stouffer's Swedish Meatballs;
Large bowl of O Organics Baby Arugula Salad;
Cup Chocolate Milk; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;

For Dessert— 3 Cherry Strudels;
3 tbsp Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream;
Cup of Florida Natural Orange Juice; Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Monday, August 21, 2023, 7:00-7:07 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 5:00 am;
Woke up @ 2:45 pm (9.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:07 am
PLXEE = EXPEL; GRAUD = GUARD;
TNOKYT = KNOTTY; SGOPSI = GOSSIP

Cartoon Answer— When the photojournalist
arrived at the picket line, he asked the picketers to
EPE AR KOT SSI = STRIKE A POSE
34.54% of 938 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, August 21, 2023, 6:12-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 6:12 pm; Bus #40 @ 6:36 pm to
Valero Gas Station bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post;
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 6:45-7:10 pm;
Bus #40 @ 7:18 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
Fresh Watermelon 12 oz $2.89; Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Yogurt = Free

Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $5.99;
Sargento Baby Swiss Cheese 7 oz, 11 ct @ $1.97;
Florida Natural Orange Juice Most Pulp 52 oz @ $2.99;
Ashoc Accelerator Orange-Mango Drink @ $2.99 = Free.

Monday, August 21, 2023, 3:20-4:22 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #47: Andy Williams singing
"Charade" (1964), after watching movie Charade at Stanford Theatre (8-20-2023) starring Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn

When we played our charade
We were like children posing
Playing at games, acting out names
Guessing the parts we played Monday, August 21, 2023, 10:50-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Dinner: Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp;
Large bowl of O Organics Baby Arugula Salad;
Cup Chocolate Milk; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;

For Dessert— 3 Cherry Strudels;
3 tbsp Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream;
Cup of Florida Natural Orange Juice; Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 11:42-11:52 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:40 am;
Woke up @ 3:05 pm (13.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 11:52 am
CRFEO = FORCE; VNOWE = WOVEN;
RKEAAT = KARATE; DULSEG = SLUDGE

Cartoon Answer— The student's excuse
for failing the test was that he had a
FOR WVE ARE LDGE = LOW-GRADE FEVER
58.48% of 1498 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 3:15-4:00 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" on Tuesday; Stayed home to work;
Files didn't upload to server yesterday; try again today;
Room 463 added to Numbers collection (367-999.html)
after watching Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959)
at Stanford Theatre (August 20, 3:25-5:15 pm; 7:30-9:50 pm)

Thornhill reaches Kaplan's hotel in Chicago & learns that
he had checked out already. Thornhill goes to Eve's Room 463
& confronts her by surprise. Eve leaves for art gallery
to meet Vandamm. Thornhill tracks them down.

Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 6:38-7:11 pm
Mountain View: "BASEBALL: Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez extends historic hot streak after breaking a 1925 record"
(By Victoria Hernandez, USA Today, 8-20-2023)

In Saturday's matchup against the Astros (8/19), which Mariners won 10-3, Julio Rodríguez made history with four hits. A single in the seventh inning gave him 17 hits in four games. According to MLB.com, this passes Milt Stock of the Brooklyn Robins (now Los Angeles Dodgers), who had 16 hits in as many games in 1925. It was also the Seattle star's fourth straight game with four hits. On Thursday (8/17), he went a perfect 5-for-5 with a game-winning
three-run home run in the 6-4 victory. Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 7:15-8:25 pm
Mountain View: Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez's
record-breaking 17 Hits in 4 Games (since 1925)
added to Numbers collection (0-99.html)

Other notable "Number 17"—
Emily Dickinson Poem 1035:
"Letter by The seventeenth";
Greg Maddux: 15+ wins for
MLB record 17th straight season;
Not done yet:
Jeremy Lin wore
Uniform #17 in
"Linsanity 2012 season with NY Knicks".

Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 8:45-10:07 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #48:
Mick Jagger of Rolling Stones singing
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" (1965)

Satisfaction
Satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 10:50 pm-12:30 am
Mountain View: Dinner: Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp;
Large bowl of O Organics Baby Arugula Salad;
Cup Chocolate Milk; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;

For Dessert— 3 Cherry Strudels;
3 tbsp Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream;
Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 6:32-6:39 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:50 am;
Woke up @ 1:40 pm (13 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:39 am
ROPFO = PROOF; GEEVR = VERGE
] KORNEB = BROKEN; WOYLSL = SLOWLY

Cartoon Answer— The mime's girlfriend
told the flirty woman that he was
PF RE OKN SO = SPOKEN FOR
10.52% of 770 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 7:20-9:20 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 7:20 pm; Bus #40 @ 7:34 pm to
Valero Station bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 7:45-8:19 pm;
Bus #40 @ 9:03 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
Cup Watermelon 12 oz $3.19; Haagen-Dazs Blueberry Yogurt = Free

O Organics Baby Arugula Salad @ $5.99 - $3 off = $2.99;
Sliced Cinnamon Swirl Cake @ $5.99 - $2 Bakery = $3.99;
Ashoc Accelerator Island Guava Drink 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
2 Spinach-Artichoke Quiche @ $12.99 BOGO = $12.99.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 3:55-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #49:
Robert Goulet singing from Camelot
"If Ever I Would Leave You" (1962)

If ever I would leave you
It wouldn't be in summer.
Seeing you in summer
I never would go. Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 5:20-6:31 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #50:
Rosanno Brazzi singing (dubbed by Giorgio Tozzi)
"Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific (1958)

Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger,
You may see a stranger across a crowded room,
And somehow you know, you know even then,
That somehow you'll see here again and again..

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 10:00-11:50 pm
Mountain View: Rudy emailed from Lodi @ 10:02 pm;
"It is hot 106 F so I get up at 4:30 am to work [paint Dad's house]
at 6 am to beat the heat. Leave Lodi Sat; See you Monday [8/28]"

Ann emailed @ 8:49 pm— "I hear the tune of an ice cream
truck coming down the street, one of the songs of summer.
Also like "Summer Suns Are Glowing— Hymn Tune Ruth": YouTube" (Nice organ music heard in primary school). Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 11:50 pm-1:00 am
Mountain View: Dinner— Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes;
Large bowl Baby Arugula Salad; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

For Dessert—
3 Cherry Strudels;
3 tbsp Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream;
Cup of Watermelon.

Thursday, August 24, 2023, 6:37-6:40 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:20 am;
Woke up @ 2:50 pm (12.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:40 am
RTILW = TWIRL; RAHDO = HOARD;
FELYEU = EYEFUL; WDEAMO = MEADOW

Cartoon Answer— The antique weaving apparatus
that had been in their family for 100+ years was an
IR HO EL MO = HEIRLOOM
22.54% of 936 responders had trouble with "EYEFUL". Thursday, August 24, 2023, 4:20-6:40 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:20 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Station bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 5:44-6:06 pm;
Red Bus @ 6:25 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
Cup Watermelon 12 oz $3.19; Haagen-Dazs Cherry Yogurt = Free

Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $5.99;
Florida Natural Orange Juice Most Pulp 52 oz @ $2.99;
Hormel Loaded Mashed Potatoes @ $5.49, 50% off = $2.75;
Swedish Meatballs & Tuna Noodle Casserole @ $2.99.

Thursday, August 24, 2023, 9:08-11:15 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #51:
Liza Minnelli singing "Cabaret" (1972)
(Sally Bowles in night club, Weimar Germany 1931)

What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play
Life is a cabaret, old chum
Come to the Cabaret Friday, August 25, 2023, 12:13-12:44 am
Mountain View: Selected Song #52: Marilyn Monroe singing
(partly dubbed by Marni Nixon) "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

A kiss on the hand
May be quite continental
But it won't pay the rental
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Friday, August 25, 2023, 7:05-7:21 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:00 am;
Woke up @ 2:50 pm (12.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 7:21 am
TIYED = DEITY; SOMEO = MOOSE;
CAKPUN = UNPACK; INILCC = CLINIC
EIT OOS NPA CNC = NO "ACCEPTIONS"

Missed Cartoon Answer— The landlord
refused to sign for tenants packages
74.44% of 720 responders had trouble with this answer.
(I had guessed TO "INCONSPACE") Friday, August 25, 2023, 5:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 5:30 pm; 5:45 pm Bus #40 to
Chef Chu's news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
(Picked up these papers the last three weeks at High St. and
University Ave on way to see movies at Stanford Theatre);
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) 6:15-6:42 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:55 pm to Central XPwy Stop and walked home;

2 Kit Kat Ice Cream 1.5 qt @ $6.99 BOGO = $6.99;
Lucerne Italian Sweet Cream Creamer 32 oz @ $3.99;
Haagen-Dazs Strawberry Cultured Creme @ $2.29 = Free;
Ashoc Accelerator Cherry Limeade 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free.

Friday, August 25, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm
Mountain View: "BUSINESS: Google
simplifies controlling information about you"
(By Larry Magid, Mercury News, August 25, 2023, C7-C8)

You might be surprised what people can find out about in a search. Google now has a tool that makes that much easier & also helps you request to have results that contain content info removed from Google Search. Start search for personal info at goo.gle/resultsaboutyou. Several hours for Google to locate info &, once it's found, it shows up in a "results to review" tab. Request to remove results that include your contact info by clicking on "Remove result" next to results. Friday, August 25, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm
Mountain View: "MOVIES: Cinema Day returns
Aug. 27 with $4 movie tickets nationwide"
(By Jake Coyle, Mercury News, August 23, 2023, A2)

Theater owners announced Monday that second annual National Cinema Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 27. For one day, all movies— in all formats and at all showtimes— will be $4 at participating theaters. More than 3,000 theaters are participating, which accounts for most of cinemas in the U.S., including leading chains AMC & Regal. An estimated 8.1 million moviegoers bought $3 tickets on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Avg ticket in 2022, according to NATO, cost $10.53.

Friday, August 25, 2023, 8:00-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Network Solutions emailed @ 5:09 pm
that wisdomportal.online is expiring 8/30/2023;
Asked for renewal, but I've never registered this domain;
Checked WhoIs and found wisdomportal.com was created
10-12-1998; Updated: 9-28-2022; Expires: 10-11-2025

Network Solutions is always drumming up
business— want me to register wisdomportal
.org, .net, .info. .biz, .co, .cloud, .us, .uk, .site,
.website, .me, .space to ward off competitors. Friday, August 25, 2023, 9:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Stanford Theatre showing Alfred Hitchcock films
(August 24-25): "Shadow of a Doubt" & "Strangers on a Train";
(August 26-27): "Vertigo" & "Rear Window";
(Aug. 31, Sept. 1): "Dial M for Murder" & "Rope";
(Sept. 2-3): "The Birds" & "Psycho"

Except for "Rope" seen only once,
have seen the other 7 Hitchcock film
thrice already, so not seeing them again.
Save stress going to movies & walking home afterwards.

Saturday, August 26, 2023, 7:39-7:41 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:30 am;
Woke up @ 1:50 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:41 am
HATBI = HABIT; NUMDO = MOUND;
GULDEE = DELUGE; SNRHUK = SHRUNK
A MD EE UK = MAKE "DUE"

Cartoon Answer— They couldn't afford to pay
off their credit cards in full, but they were able to
11.07% of 759 responders had trouble with "DELUGE". Saturday, August 26, 2023, 4:15-5:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:20 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 5:00-5:27 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:40 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
3 Cup Watermelon 12 oz @ $3.19 x 3 = $9.57; Free for Rudy—

Sig Sel Pretzel Twirl 5 oz @ $3.49 = Free;
Haagen-Dazs Lemon Cultured Creme @ $2.29 = Free;
Ashoc Accelerator Peach Paradise 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Cherry Turnovers @ $5, 50% off = $2.50 - $2 bakery = 50¢.

Saturday, August 26, 2023, 7:00-7:30 pm
Mountain View: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" film
no longer showing in movie theaters; Al Guzman vacationing
in Hawaii; Ann vacationing in Berkeley; Rudy still in Lodi;
He is returning on Saturday @ 8:30 pm to Sunnyvale

Emailed Rudy Aug. 25 @ 11:56 pm
on $4 Cinema Day ticket at ICON Theater to join me;
I'm taking Bus #40 to ICON Theater to see "Blue Beetle"
@ 11:20 am, followed by "Barbie" @ 2:25 pm for $4 each. Saturday, August 26, 2023, 7:30-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Time Magazine (Sept. 4, 2023 issue)
came in the mail today; "8 Questions for Jill Lepore"
on her latest book "The Deadline" (8-29-2023); Jill Lepore
is a Harvard historian; Reason why she hated the film "Barbie"—

To pretend that a story about peddling plastic Barbie dolls
for a giant international corporation is a story of feminist
liberation, it's just almost unbearably sad to me. It's just
a bizarre, creepy love letter to tyranny and capitalism.

Saturday, August 26, 2023, 9:15-11:20 pm
Mountain View: Selected Song #53:
Bob Dylan singing "Like a Rolling Stone" (1965)

How does it feel?
To be without a home?
Like a complete unknown?
Like a rolling stone? Saturday, August 26, 2023, 11:30 pm-12:45 am
Mountain View: Dinner— Quarter-slice Spinach-Artichoke Quiche;
Large bowl Baby Arugula Salad; 3 tablespoons Ken's Lite
Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

For Dessert— Sliced Cinnamon Swirl Cake;
3 tbsp Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream;
Cup of Watermelon.

Sunday, August 27, 2023, 5:15-5:51 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:40 am;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 5:51 am—
TEETBR = BETTER; INIOCC = ICONIC;
YRZEBE = BREEZY; BRUSDA = ABSURD;
DNUTIP = PUNDIT; SALIEY = EASILY

Cartoon Answer— The tour guide's arrangement
of words used to talk about Alcatraz prison was
TTE CNC REE SUR UNT ES = SENTENCE STRUCTURE
66.91% of 414 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, August 27, 2023, 8:00-11:20 am
Mountain View: Wake up @ 8:00 am (7.5 hours sleep);
No "Daily Post" printed on Sunday; Go to ICON Theatre
to see "Blue Beetle" (2023) @ 11:20 am
& "Barbie" (2023) @ 2:25 pm
Paid $4 for "MOVIES: Cinema Day"

Left apt @ 10:00 am; Bus #40 came @ 10:39 am;
Got off at Showers Drive & walked to ICON Theater,
2575 California St. Suite 601 @ 10:50 am.
Invited Rudy, but he didn't respond to emails.

Sunday, August 27, 2023, 11:20 am-1:30 pm;
Mountain View: ICON Theater 2575 California St. Suite 601;
Ángel Manuel Soto directs "Blue Beetle" (2023)
starring Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Adriana Barraza; Damián Alcázar; Elpidia Carrillo; Raoul Trujillo; Susan Sarandon; George Lopez; Film Reviews: imdb; Box Office mojo; Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Critics: 78%; YouTube: Trailer; Reviews

An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic
host, bestowing recent college graduate with a suit of armor
that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his
destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. Sunday, August 27, 2023, 2:25-4:35 pm;
Mountain View: ICON Theatre: Greta Gerwig directs "Barbie" (2023)
starring Margot Robbie; Ryan Gosling; Will Ferrell; Kate McKinnon; America Ferrera; Ariana Greenblatt: Simu Liu; Rhea Perlman; Michael Cera; Film Reviews: imdb, Official Site, Rotten Tomatoes 88% Critics, 83% Audience; YouTube: Trailer: Dreamhouse; Barbie Moments; Behind the Scenes; Small Details You Missed in "Barbie"

Based on Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, it's the first
live-action Barbie film following Barbie (Margot Robbie)
and Ken (Ryan Gosling) on a journey of self-discovery
following an existential crisis.

Sunday, August 27, 2023, 9:00-9:56 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO:
Reno adventures, spas and craft breweries to explore"
(By Sharael Kolberg, Mercury News, August 27, 2023, F7-F8)

Nevada's "Biggest Little City" Reno, may be known for its vibrant gambling scene, but it has many exciting outdoor activities. If you go: Whitney Peak Hotel; Atlantis Casino Resort Spa; Refuge Spa at Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel & Spa; Silver Legacy at The Row; Peppermill Resort Casino; ; Great Basin Brewing Co.; Death & Taxes; Rum Sugar Lime; The Eddy; Reno Food Tours; La Strada at Eldorado at The Row; Great Full Gardens Cafe & Eatery. Sunday, August 27, 2023, 9:56-10:40 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST:
Eight of the world's best new theme parks"
(By The-CNN-Wire, Mercury News, August 27, 2023, F7)

1. Katmandu Park, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic;
2. Super Nintendo World, California;
3. Ghibli Park, Japan;
4. Legoland Korea Resort, South Korea;
5. Columbia Pictures Aquaverse, Thailand;
6. Lotte World Adventure Busan, South Korea;
7. Peppa Pig Theme Park, Florida;
8. Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park, Malaysia.

Monday, August 28, 2023, 7:04-7:10 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:30 am;
Woke up @ 10:30 am (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:10 am
CAQUK = QUACK; LUGHC = GULCH;
CHPIUC = HICCUP; GPONIE = PIGEON

Cartoon Answer— He gave up boxing
and got a job where he needed to
ACK UL HCC PON = PUNCH A CLOCK
20.15% of 789 responders had trouble with "PIGEON". Monday, August 28, 2023, 1:00-2:45 pm
Mountain View: Rudy came at 1:00 pm to take me
to Cupertino Podiatry (10353 Torre Ave) to see
Dr. Adam Howard @ 2:20 pm; Came here on 8/17 to make appointment; Saw Dr. Howard around 2015, but they had
no record of my visit as their database goes back 3 years.

Printed Directions from Yahoo Maps— Central Xpwy *
DeAnza Boulevard * Rodrigues Ave * Torre Ave *
Rudy went to Cupertino Library to work while I saw
Dr. Adam Howard @ 2:25-2:45 pm (Cost: $75).

Monday, August 28, 2023, 4:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy drove to Palo Alto Veterans Hospital
(3801 Miranda Ave) to make appointment for his painful back;
but Administration Office already closed at 4:00 pm;
Visited Chapel for moments of quiet and prayer

Took photos of yellow roses
and rose garden near Building 530
but camera says "Photo File Error".
Is my camera chip all full with no KB left? Monday, August 28, 2023, 7:36-8:04 pm
Mountain View: Rudy drove to Valero news bins for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 7:36-8:04 pm;
3 Pringles Scorching Potato Chips 5.5 oz @ $1.49 x 3 = $4.47;
Lucerne Chocolate Milk 64 oz @ $3.99

Sig Sel Pretzel Twirl 5 oz @ $3.49 = Free;
Haagen-Dazs Blueberry Cultured Creme @ $2.29 = Free;
Ashoc Accelerator Peach Paradise 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Mini Croissants @ $5.99, 50% off = $2.99 - $2 bakery = 99¢.

Monday, August 28, 2023, 9:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Today is Goethe's 274th birthday (born 8-28-1749);
722 citations of Goethe on my web site; Goethe Page: My Hero (Goethe postage stamps); Goethe inspired by Michelangelo; "Meeting Goethe in Heidelberg"

"BASEBALL: Giants' Harrison sends social media into frenzy with 11 strikeouts vs. Reds" (Kyle Harrison starred
in his Oracle Park debut on 8/28, holding Cincinnati Reds scoreless on 3 hits and 2 walks through 6 1/3 innings while whiffing a career-high 11 batters. He is 4th Giants pitcher since at least 1901 with 10+ strikeouts in a game in his 1st
or 2nd career outing, joining: 7/19/60 Juan Marichal: 12; 4/25/37 Cliff Melton: 13; 4/20/1912 Jeff Tesreau: 10;
Shohei Ohtani struck out 12 in his 2nd start in 2018.)
(By Tom Dierberger, NBC News, 8-28-2023) Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 12:00-2:00 am
Mountain View: "MEDICINE: I've studied more
than 5,000 near death experiences. My research has
convinced me without a doubt that there's life after death"
(By Kelly Burch, The Insider, Yahoo News, 8-28-2023)

Jeffrey Long is a radiation oncologist in Kentucky. He's also founder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (1998). Studying near-death experiences (NDE) has made him a better cancer doctor. A NDE as someone who is either comatose or clinically dead, without a heartbeat, having a lucid experience where they see, hear, feel emotions, & interact with other beings. About 45% of people who have
an NDE report an out-of-body experience. When this happens, their consciousness separates from physical body, hovering usually above the body, and aware of their surroundings.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 2:00-2:47 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 6:15 am;
Woke up @ 1:50 pm (7.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 2:47 pm
GNYAT = TANGY; TWCAH = WATCH;
LAMPIA = IMPALA; WFSEET = FEWEST

Cartoon Answer— Swine will be
allowed to purchase plane tickets
NGY WH IPL FES = WHEN PIGS FLY
17.37% of 904 responders had trouble with "IMPALA". Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 5:15-7:00 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed Tuesday;
Some Safeway Specials expiring tomorrow, so leave to
Shop at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 5:45-6:11 pm;
3 Pringles Potato Chips 5.5 oz @ $1.49 x 3 = $4.47;
1.97 lb Black Seedless Grapes @ $1.68 = $3.31

Haagen-Dazs Coffee Cultured Creme @ $2.29 = Free;
Ashoc Accelerator Peach Paradise 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Spinach-Artichoke Quiche 23 oz @ $12.99 50% off = $6.49;
2 SeaPak Popcorn Shrimp 16 oz @ $10.99 BOGO = $10.99.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 7:22-7:50 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt at 5:25 pm; Bus #40 @ 5:34 pm
to Shop at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 5:45-6:11 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:48 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;

Only one Spinach-Artichoke Quiche 23 oz @ $12.99 BOGO left, but Checkout clerk Shaikl gave to to me @ 50% off = $6.49; Relaxed with Sparkling Drink Raspberry-Blackberry
and Cup of Watermelon; Jose Carlos Fajardo Photo: Waters
of Horseshoe Bay shimmer from waxing gibbous moon as evening sun sets to west of Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Baker in Sausalito, CA, on Saturday, 8-26-2023. Upcoming super blue moon on 8-31. Last super blue moon appeared on
1-31-2018. NASA says next super blue moon won't appear until 1-31-2037. (Mercury News, 8-29-2023, B1) Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 7:50-8:19 pm
Mountain View: "REAL ESTATE: Livermore makes list of hottest ZIP codes in U.S. for home buyers— but Bakersfield has it beat"
(By Andre Byik, Mercury News, August 29, 2023, B1-B2)

Livermore ranked 44th on list of 50 hottest ZIP codes in the country. Bakersfield in Kern County, north of Los Angeles, came in at No. 24. Hottest ZIP code in the country? 43230: Gahanna, Ohio, in Columbus metropolitan area. Median listing price on real estate website for a home there was $351,000. Livermore— with a median listing price of $1.4 million— was highest-priced ZIP code on top 50 list. 14850: Ithaca, NY ranked #30, with home listing at $585,000 (home of Cornell, lived here 1963-1970). [Why 94303: Palo Alto with homes at $958,800 (lived here 1985-97) is not on list?]

Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 8:23 pm
Mountain View: Ann's Aug. 29 email @ 8:23 pm—
"Today is the 57th anniversary of the Beatles' last
official concert at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966.
SFGATE ran a long story about it 2 years ago" (Backlash
due to John Lennon: "Beatles are more popular than Jesus")

"The story of the Beatles' last official concert,
which took place in San Francisco"
(By Ana Leorne, SF Chronicle, 8-25-2021)
"Rock And Roll Music" video. Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 9:00-11:50 pm
Mountain View: Beatles' 1966 US tour; On this day in history,
August 29, 1966, Beatles played their last live paid concert:
John, Paul, George and Ringo took to the stage in San Francisco's Candlestick Park; While park's capacity was 42,500 people,
only 25,000 tickets were sold.

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
owned first by Doris Day; Beatles stay here in 1965
(Beatle Room decorated with Fab Four memorabilia);
Owner cut bedsheets slept by Beatles & sold them for profits.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 7:45-7:51 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 2:25 pm (11.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:51 am
CIJYU = JUICY; SWEOH = WHOSE;
COEJTB = OBJECT; VERIEV = REVIVE

Cartoon Answer— When the billionaire
hired a bodyguard, he offered him
JUY OS BCT RIE = JOB SECURITY
23.87% of 909 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 4:45-6:15 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:45 pm; Bus #40 @ 5:08 pm
to Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 5:18-5:38 pm;
Red Bus @ 6:08 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad @ $5.99 - $3 off = $2.99;

CoffeeMate Peppermint Mocha Creamer 32 oz @ $2.97;
Sig Cafe Scalloped Potatoes @ $4.99, 50% off = $2.49;
4 Lucerne Sliced Swiss Cheese 8 oz @ $1.97 x 4 = $7.88;
4 Ken's Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette @ $2.50 x 4 = $10.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 7:30-8:30 pm
Mountain View: LINC-405 (0 unit) not offered
at Foothill College in Fall 2023 Quarter; Need
class to have VTA Clipper Pass renewed; Found
LINC-083A-01W: Adobe Premiere by Will Cavada

Registered 1 unit online class at Foothill Portal;
Add Class (CRN 21535) (Oct. 30-Dec. 8, 2023);
Emailed Al Guzman (8:30 pm) to pay with
his credit card which I'll reimburse by check. Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 9:00-10:45 pm
Mountain View: "Bear Waves to Family Every Day"
(Tips & Tricks, August 29, 2023);
Spent an hour reading this story of suspense
(too many ads on web site, between each paragraph)

Massive black bear waving outside his window
3 days in row; Luka decides to follow the bear
into the wilderness to see what the bear's urgency;
it's her baby cub that's hurt in a garage of his neighbor.

Thursday, August 31, 2023, 7:55-8:03 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:10 am;
Woke up @ 2:35 pm (12.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:03 am
NWCIE = WINCE; RBNOA = BARON;
SREYDS = DRESSY; GEEREM = EMERGE

Cartoon Answer— Will Giza's Great
Pyramids stay a tourist attraction? That
INE BAN ESS EMRE = REMAINS (TO) BE SEEN
24.84% of 942 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, August 31, 2023, 7:00-8:25 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 7:00 pm; Bus #40 @ 7:34 pm
to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 W. Rengstorff Ave) 7:44-7:57 pm;
Bus #40 @ 8:12 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
Did most grocery shopping yesterday here at Safeway;

Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $5.99;
Muffins Pumpkin Chocolate Chips 4 ct @ $5.99,
50% off = $2.99 - $2.00 Bakery = 99¢ (for Rudy);
Cup of Watermelon @ $2.89 (All sold out).

Thursday, August 31, 2023, 3:03-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Today is my brother
Jimmy's 80th birthday— Number 80;
iPhone Birthday 8/31 (Maria Montessori);
Postmark on August 31, 1886 (Germany 37)

August 31—
Henry David Thoreau, Journal, August 31, 1851—
"The evening air is such a bath for both mind and body... Every sound is music now" Thursday, August 31, 2023, 4:30-4:40 pm
Mountain View: As usual, Pinterest
sent images and videos @ 2:54 pm;
Betty Grable tap dancing (1937) &
Fred Astaire in Drunken Dance (1942)

Forgot this funny scene
in 1942 Holiday Inn movie
of drunken Fred Astaire dancing
with Margorie Reynolds on New Years Eve.

Thursday, August 31, 2023, 10:30-11:56 pm
Mountain View: Composing web page "Birthday-August 31"
for Jimmy's 80th birthday— Itzak Perlman; Maria Montessori; Frank Robinson; George Sarton; Alan Jay Lerner; Hermann Helmholtz;

August 31 Events— Edison's Kinetoscope 1897;
Gil Hodges Hits 4 Homers in Game 1950;
Edwin Moses 400-Meters Hurdles 1983;
Prncess Diana Killed in Paris Crash 1997 Thursday, August 31, 2023, 11:20 pm-2:16 am
Mountain View: Composing web page "Birthday-August 31":
Journal Writings of August 31— Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Eugene Delacroix, and Henry David Thoreau

Aug. 31 Postmarks— Germany 37 (5 pf) bullseye 8-31-1886;
US 652 & 655 Franklin & Washington cover postmarked
Oakland, CA 8-31-1938; First Day Cover US 2452: 5¢
Circus Wagon postmarked Syracuse New York 8-31-1990.