Haikus: December 2011

HAIKUS: December 2011

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.

Thursday, December 1, 2011, 3:45 pm-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Meet The New Sports Drink: Pickle Juice"
(By Adam Watson, Yahoo Sports, 12-1-2011)

Cucumber brine reduces
cramps by adding sodium
and electrolytes lost on hot days. Thursday, December 1, 2011, 3:45 pm-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Located Fra Angelico's "Dance of Angels" (1425)
from his Last Judgment in San Marco, Florence

In the heavenly garden
blessed angels dance
all aglow with love.

Thursday, December 1, 2011, 3:45 pm-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Made cover Vanishing Point: Poems 2011
and wrote Preface: Selected Poems 2011

Summarized the sixteen
poems written this year
and how they were inspired. Thursday, December 1-2, 2011, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Jonas Elrod (Bio) & Steve Hutensky (Bio);
"Spiritual Awakening", Video: Wake Up; News: 1, 2

Room got cold and large light
appeared on wall as Elrod saw
auras, angels, and demons.

Friday, December 2, 2011, 2:15-2:20 pm
Mountain View: Showers Drive, Bus Stop #40

A blackbird landed at my feet
looking for something to eat.
He pecked all over the ground
as I searched in my bag and found
some nuts to feed him so he'll stay
but by then he had flown away.
Friday, December 2, 2011, 3:15-5:10 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Administration Building—
Gigi Gallagher is out, but they found my faculty files
with Naturalization Certificate & made a photocopy.
Foothill Krause Center: Write Notes to Poem:
"Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula"

Can't find the original
but at least have a copy
of my Naturalization paper.

Friday, December 2, 2011, 7:30-9:20 pm
Palo Alto: Friends' House, 957 Colorado Ave,
Waverley Writers Monthly Poetry Reading—
Read my poem "Cat in the Tree" (Notes)
Virginia gave me ride home

December's Fresh Hot Bread
had Kathy's "Before the Cat Dies"
and Myrrh's drawing of a cat.
Friday, December 2-3, 2011, 10:30 pm-1:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Robert M. Stanley, (Bio, Web) "UFOs", Controllers; Books: "Close Encounters on Capitol Hill"; "Covert Encounters in Washington, D.C."

Archons, sky fish, amoeba-like
parasites feed off on negative
emotions of humans.

Saturday, December 3, 2011, 1:15-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Woolly mammoth to be brought back to life
from cloned bone marrow 'within five years'
(By Simon Tomlinson, UK Daily Mail, 12-3-2011)

Bone marrow DNA
of woolly mammoth thigh bone
will bring extinct species back to life. Saturday, December 3, 2011, 1:15-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Answered Steve's Nov. 12 email on his visit
to see Leonardo's "Ginevra de' Benci" and
Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party"

Honoring Renoir's Boating Party,
his individual portraits,
and his great love.

Sunday, December 4, 2011, 3:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me grocery
shopping at Safeway (2580 California St.)

Steamfresh spinach & green beans,
Swiss cheese, salad dressings,
fish fillet, Baron pizzas,
baby carrots & red grapes. Sunday, December 4, 2011, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, Rob Simone
interviews Philip Coppens, (Bio, Web) "Ancient Aliens", Book: "The Ancient Alien Question"

Peruvian Nazca Lines
seen only from the sky
made by ancient aliens.

Monday, December 5, 2011, 7:20-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Smart's winning shot capped '87 NCAA run"
(By Michael Marot, Mercury News, 12-4-2011, C9); The Shot; NCAA: Most memorable moment; Video
("Silver Anniversary", Sports Illustrated, 12-3-2011)

Keith Smart's winning shot—
Indiana beats Syracuse 74-73
and he's wearing #23! Monday, December 5, 2011, 7:20-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Building's giant glass sculpture fitting symbol of creativity" (By Christopher Vaughan,
Inside Stanford Medicine, 10-25-2010);
Dale Chihuly's "Three Stars of Lapis Lazuli"

Two-ton blue-glass chandelier
with 2071 pieces of blue glass
glisten with gold at night.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 1:00-2:30 pm
Stanford Lokey Stem Cell G1002 Conference Room
Conversations on Compassion: Changing the World
with Dr. James R. Doty and Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness and Compassion
are two wings of the bird
we need to fly. Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 1:00-2:30 pm
Stanford Lokey Stem Cell G1002 Conference Room
Conversations on Compassion with James R. Doty and Jon Kabat-Zinn (Photos: 1, 2), Jon & Peter

We've not met for 27 years—
Jon gives me a big hug.
I give him my poems.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5:30-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Full Speed Ahead, Without a Map, Into New Realms of Possibility" (By Theodor Holm Nelson, New York Times, 12-6-2011)

PARC User Interface
(PUI) will fall apart—
web gets louder & more intrusive. Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5:30-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Astronomers Find Biggest Black Holes Yet"
(By Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 12-6-2011)
NGC 4889 is 336 million light-years away

Biggest Black Hole weighs
more than 21 billion suns
NGC 4889 in Coma constellation.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5:30-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Out of a Writer's Imagination Came an Interactive World" (By John Schwartz, NY Times, 12-6-2011)

Neal Stephenson's novels
predicts the future— avatars
where people meet as in Second Life. Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5:30-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Creating Artificial Intelligence Based on the Real Thing" (By Steve Lohr, NY Times, 12-6-2011)

IBM's Watson consumes
85,000 watts of electricity
while our brain runs on 20 watts.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7:20-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near mercury" (Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo News, 12-7-2011)

Solar flare hits Mercury
and object near it that
looks like a cloaked spaceship. Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7:20-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Helen Luke on Nausicaa": Campbell Library's "Old Age" book had more than Amazon's 5-page display

Nausicaa meets naked Odysseus
with compassion, courtesy,
innocence and grace.

Thursday, December 8, 2011, 2:15-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Lessons About Longevity From a 256-Year-Old" (Christine Lin, Epoch Times, Dec. 8-14, 2011, B3)
Li Qing Yun (1677-1933), Qigong master herbalist

"Keep a quiet heart,
sit like a tortoise,
walk sprightly like a pigeon,
and sleep like a dog." Thursday, December 8, 2011, 2:15-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Write Notes to Poem: "Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula"; Photo of Giant NGC 6357 Nebula
containing images of White Dove, Bear,
Hawk on Colossal Hare, and Cavern Garden

Let me wish upon this star
to complete Notes to poem
"Cavern Garden".

Friday, December 9, 2011, 2:40-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"OP-ED: Silence Is Golden" (By Maureen Dowd, NY Times, 12-7-2011); Film Review: "The Artist" (By A.O. Scott, New York Times, 11-25-2011)

Silence is like zero—
People think it's nothing,
but it can be very powerful. Friday, December 9, 2011, 2:40-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Gave Mimi Will essay "Greatest Baseball Moment";
Poem Notes: "Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula"; "Our Brain's Neurons & Galaxies in the Universe"

Galaxies in the universe
are neurons in the brain
of some Cosmic Being.

Friday, December 9-10, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Chad Lewis, (Bio, Web) "Vintage Paranormal", Book: "Hidden Headlines of NY"

Weird and odd stories
in 1860-1910 newspapers
on paranormal events. Saturday, December 10, 2011, 11:40 am-4:40 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Poem Notes: "Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula"; Giant NGC 6357 Nebula; "Dancing Angels"

Faraway in space
in a starlit cavern
angels dance in delight.

Saturday, December 10, 2011, 11:40 am-4:40 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Poet and translator Allen Mandelbaum dies at 85
(By Alan D. Abbey, The Eulogizer, Nov. 8, 2011)

Allen Mandelbaum translated
Dante, Virgil, and Homer—
chronicling immense journeys. Saturday, December 10, 2011, 11:40 am-4:40 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Allen Mandelbaum, Translator of 'Divine Comedy,' Dies at 85, (William Grimes, NY Times, 11-6-2011)

Mandelbaum's poetry book
Journeyman (1967) preceded
his work on three great journeys.

Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me grocery
shopping at Milk Pail (2585 California St.)
and Safeway (2580 California Street)

Zucchini, red leaf lettuce,
Swiss cheese, salad dressing,
apple turnovers, pizza, milk. Sunday, December 11, 2011, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, John B. Wells
interviews Michael Horn, (Bio, Web) "Billy Meier's ET Info"; "Billy Meier Story"; "And Still They Fly!"

Swiss farmer Billy Meier
contacted by ET Pleiadians
or was it all a hoax?

Monday, December 12, 2011, 3:40-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"AP Exclusive: Rare 1787 gold coin fetches $7.4M"
(By Mary foster, Yahoo News, Dec. 12, 2011)
Brasher doubloon; CBS; Double Eagle $7.6M

Ephraim Brasher doubloon—
Golden eagle in front
with sunrise in back. Monday, December 12, 2011, 3:40-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Poem Notes: "Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula";
Hawk on Colossal Hare reminds me of Bird & Hare and Hawk on Hike; Friend's poem "Bright Star"

Massive star in NGC 6357
inspired friend's "Bright Star"
and my poem "Cavern Garden".

Monday, December 12, 2011, 3:40-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Michael Jordan wearing #23 with game winning shot as North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62
in 1982 NCAA Basketball Championship Game

With 17 seconds left,
Michael Jordan wins game
and he's wearing #23!. Monday, December 12, 2011, 3:40-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Poem Notes: "Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula";
Adding Keith Smart's "The Shot" in NCAA: Most memorable moment to "Greatest Baseball Moment"

Most memorable moment
in baseball & basketball
linked to uniform #23!

Monday, December 12-13, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Ellen Whitehurst, (Bio, Web) "Nature of Luck", Book: "Make This Your Lucky Day"; Blog;
Four Ways to enhance or improve your luck:

Maximize your chances.
Listen to your intuition.
Expect to receive good fortune.
Turn obstacles into opportunity. Monday, December 12-13, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Colin Andrews, (Bio, Web) "Crop Circles & 2012", Books: "Complete Idiot's Guide to 2012"; Andrews Catalog; "Crop Circles: Signs of Contact";
Article: "Inspiration and Creating Our Future"

Only 20% crop circles
were not man-made but by
higher mind extraterrestials.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 3:14-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
11th anniversary of Dad passing on 12-13-2000.
Seagull soared above today while walking to Lab.

Eleven years since
Dad crossed to Other Shore
but he is still in my heart. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 3:14-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Shunning Facebook, and Living to Tell About It"
(By Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 12-13-2011)

16% of Americans
don't have cellphones,
33% not on Facebook.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 3:45-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
Scanned 25 sets of rhymes & first draft of poem for
Poem Notes: "Cavern Garden: NGC 6357 Nebula"

Was not aware of Christ
symbolism, Buddhist philosophy,
and Hindu cosmology in this poem. Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 3:45-9:00 pm
Foothill Lab: Google News on "Enlightenment"—
"Immortal Combat: Rosicrucian fantasy in 2011"
(By Stefany Anne Golberg, Smart Set, 12-14-2011)

Shelley's novel St. Irvyne:
The Rosicrucian, A Romance—
searching for immortality.

Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:35-7:30 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"Microsoft Researcher Records His Life in Data"
(By Steven Leckart, Wired, 17.09, August 24, 2009)
Gordon Bell's book "Total Recall" (2009)

Gordon Bell recorded
digitally all photos, letters,
and memorabilia from his life. Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:35-7:30 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab:
"The Revolution According to Steve Jobs"
(By Steven Levy, Wired, November 29, 2011)
Steve Jobs: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

Steve Jobs: "I should write poetry,
go climb a mountain— better to be
pirate than to join the Navy."

Friday, December 16, 2011, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Mountain View: Home packing for move on 12/30;
"Data Hints at Elusive Particle, but the Wait Continues" (Subatomic particle Higgs boson with mass of 115 billion-127 billion electron volts)
(By Dennis Overbye, NY Times, 12-14-2011)

CERN Hadron Collider
searched for Higgs boson
126 times heavier than proton. Friday, December 16-17, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, John B. Wells
interviews psychic lawyer Mark Anthony, (Bio, Web) "Psychic Abilities & Christmas Symbolism"; Book: "Never Letting Go: Heal Grief with Help from the Other Side"; Holly Wreath symbolizes eternal life.

Star of Bethlehem was
Jupiter-Moon alignment
in Aries on April 17, 6 B.C.

Saturday, December 17, 2011, 8:50-11:55 pm
Palo Alto: Ballroom dancing at Cubberley Pavilion;
James Kleinrath teaches Quickstep; Anita tells me that the 2.3 miles distance from my old to new apt is another "23" for "Greatest Sports Moments on 23"

Showed on her cell phone
"hawk on hare" and "dove"
in my poem "Cavern Garden". Sunday, December 18, 2011, 12:30 am-3:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, Ian Punnett
interviews Egyptologist David Elkington (Bio),
"Jordan Codices"; Daily Mail (3-30-2011),
Book: "In the Name of the Gods" (Audio)

Seventy tiny metal books
found in Jordanian cave
on early Christianity.

Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5:50-7:20 pm
Stanford Theatre: David Lean directs
"Brief Encounter" (1945), (By Noël Coward) with
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway,
Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg,
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Brief encounter between
housewife and doctor turns
into a love story. Sunday, December 18, 2011, 7:30-9:30 pm
Stanford Theatre: David Lean directs
"Great Expectations" (1946) with John Mills,
Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Valerie Hobson,
Alec Guinness, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie,
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Panoramic shots
of Dickens' classic
directed by David Lean.

Monday, December 19, 2011, 6:00-7:20 pm
Los Altos Library: "Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), Former Czech President, Dies at 75" (By Dan Bilefsky & Jane Perlez, NY Times, 12-19-2011)

Vaclav Havel helped
bring Velvet Revolution
to democratic Prague. Monday, December 19, 2011, 6:00-7:20 pm
Los Altos Library: "Erica Wilson dies at 83; needlework instructor built embroidery empire"
(By Valerie J. Nelson, LA Times, 12-17-2011)

"Julia Child of needlework"—
Erica Wilson's Crewel Embroidery
sold over one million copies.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Cypress Lodge Apartments
No cars in Driveway due to new cement paving

Can't move in new apartment
because of paving of driveway
at old apartment complex. Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 11:00 am-11:55 pm
"The Devin Hester Revolution" (David Fleming & Dennis Dillon, ESPN Magazine, 12-26-2011, p. 39)

Devin Hester (#23)
set NFL record—
17 TD kickoff returns.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 11 am-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Cypress Lodge Apartments
Spikers bought all 53 studio apartements
increasing rent from $775 to $1250/month

I want to stay here
but everyone has to move out
for the apartment renovations. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 11 am-11:55 pm
"The Brain: Mystery of Consciousness" (By Steven Pinker, Time Magazine, 1-29-2007, pp. 55-120)
Video: Exercise Your Brain to Improve Memory

Neurons light up seeing
a face and a place, but
consciousness remains a mystery.

Thursday, December 22, 2011, 4:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Pamela Drive Apartments
Paid $498.30 rent for 12/22-12/31/2011
to move in early before January 1, 2012

Moving on Winter Solstice—
from this day forward
more light and brighter! Thursday, December 22, 2011, 4:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Friend 1 helped moving shirts
& books (4:00-6:30 pm); Friend 2 moved pants,
coats, and computer printouts (6:30-9:00 pm)

Two friends help me move—
clothing and fifteen bags
of books, magazines, printouts.

Friday, December 23, 2011, 7:00-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move
18 bags of books, printouts, art postcards,
Time and Business 2.0 magazines

She didn't want to
overload her new car—
my bags weighed 270 pounds. Friday, December 23, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Varla Ventura (Bio, web), "Christmas Folklore", Book: "Christmas Troll & Other Stories"

Christmas season is
supernaturally charged
for spirits to step in.

Saturday, December 24, 2011, 4:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move
14 bags of books, Dad's books, & printouts

No ballroom dancing
tonight— friend lends me dolly
in helping with moving. Saturday, December 24, 2011, 6:00 pm-4:00 am
Mountain View: "Seen Around Town: Hello Hare"
Mountain View Voice, April 17, 2009, p. 6

At Shoreline's Vista Slope,
a hare leaped out on the path
to say Hello!

Sunday, December 25, 2011, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Santa Clara: Denny's (3715 El Camino Real)
Cathy & Larry from Las Vegas treat me brunch;
This Denny's is a block from Sunnyvale border &
not in the phone book; Half-hour late finding it.

We went to two Denny's
on Mathilda in Sunnyvale
before finding them here. Sunday, December 25, 2011, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Santa Clara: Denny's (3715 El Camino Real)
Cathy & Larry from Las Vegas treat me brunch;
This is our traditional Christmas get-together.
She's teaching Charter School science classes.

She shares her oatmeal
with me and gives me an orange—
I give her my poems & magazines.

Sunday, December 25, 2011, 2:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move
12 bags of books and computer printouts

Threw away old magazines
and newspapers as friend
will not let me move them. Sunday, December 25, 2011, 5:00 pm-4:00 am
Mountain View: "What Are You Looking At?"
Mountain View Voice, December 2, 2009, p. 6

On Phyllis Avenue,
a purple rooster strutted
out on the front lawn.

Monday, December 26, 2011, 3:50-5:50 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move
12 bags of books and clothing in closet

Emptied bookcase of poetry
books, Rey's Stars, Plotinus,
and Dante Concordance. Monday, December 26, 2011, 6:00 pm-5:00 am
Mountain View: Sorted & assembled 12 sets
of 25 Stanford Theatre brochures 2006-2011

David W. Packard's writing
and pairing of film showings
are interesting to study.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 4:30-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move box
and 15 bags of books, Time & Business 2.0;
She prefers to drive before sunset, moved
one load each day instead of three trips.

Friend agreed to move
magazines in addition
to my books and printouts. Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, Whitley Strieber
interviews Graham Hancock (Bio, web), "Ancient Civilizations & Cataclysms", Books: "Fingerprints of the Gods"; "Master Game: Unmasking Secret Rulers

Ark of the Covenant
is a thing of fire
and resides in Ethiopia.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 6:00-7:20 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move 12 bags
of books, computer printouts, & 2 boxes clothing;
Threw away magazines & printouts on Internet

Could move much faster
throwing everything in bags
and sort them out later. Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 7:00 pm-5:00 am
Mountain View: "Making time to rhyme"
(Daily Post, December 5, 2011, pp. 2 & 22);
Google's Pattabi Seshadri; IBM's Richard P. Gabriel

4500 people follow
Freeman Ng's haikus
on Twitter, Facebook, & email.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 5:00 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes seven volumes
of DLB Yearbooks (1987-1990, 1994-1996)
for donation to Los Altos Library

Dictionary of Literary Biography
sells for $315 per volume,
but too heavy to keep around. Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 7:00 pm-5:00 am
"Faith & Healing" (Cover), (By Claudia Wallis,
Time Magazine, June 24, 1996, pp. 58-64)
"Deepak Chopra: Emperor of the Soul" (pp. 64-68)

Can prayer, faith, spirituality
improve physical health?—
Some scientists say they can.

Thursday, December 29, 2011, 6:00-7:20 pm
Mountain View: Friend helped me move 18 bags
of books & magazines; Made address change at
Wells Fargo Bank (1040 Grant Road) with
bank service manager Erwin Fornoles

Bought 25 U-Haul boxes
16"x12"x12" ($35.75)
and two rolls of tape ($5.25). Thursday, December 29, 2011, 7:00 pm-5:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, Rob Simone
interviews Jan Irvin, (Bio, Web) "Mushrooms & Origins of Christmas", Book: "Astrotheology & Shamanism: Christianity's Pagan Roots"

Tree of Knowledge
was a magic mushroom
illuminating Adam & Eve.

Friday, December 30, 2011, 8:00 am-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Al Guzmann came to help as Rudy
drove 14-foot U-Haul truck in helping me move
from Cypress Lodge to Pamela Drive Apartments

Women friends helped move
clothing, 116 bags, 3 boxes,
in 8 days— so much more to do! Friday, December 30, 2011, 8:00 am-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy & Al Guzmann helped make
clearing space in living room as we moved 36 bags
of books & printouts into closets of new apartment

Al moved boxes from balcony
to U-Haul truck's roof, handing
them to Rudy inside the truck.

Friday, December 30, 2011, 12:30-2:00 pm
Mountain View: Fresh Choice (2540 W. El Camino)
Took a moving break to treat Rudy & Al for lunch

Heaping plate of fresh salad,
clam chowder soup, corn muffin,
rice pudding and blueberry jello. Friday, December 30, 2011, 7:00 pm-9:00 am
Mountain View: Paid $19.95 for extra day rental
of U-Haul truck & bought another 25 packing boxes

Didn't sleep all night
and despite drowsiness
kept on packing bags & boxes.

Saturday, December 31, 2011, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Too tired to go to breakfast with
Al & Rudy; Need to keep on packing more in boxes;
Al got dolly from Foothill to save me U-Haul rental

Friend moved bags & boxes
of important items in her car
so they won't get lost in truck. Saturday, December 31, 2011, 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Surprise— Felix came to help!
He fought two years in Iraq & is super-efficient!
We met only once hiking (August 27, 2011).

He's in charge of logistics—
called my piles of paper
war zones— Hills 1 and 2!

Saturday, December 31, 2011, 2:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Paid $150 to two day-laborers
(Lucas & pal) at U-Haul to do moving of boxes &
furniture (bed, 5 bookcases, 3 tables, & microwave)

They emptied apartment
in three hours as friends
packed & laborers did moving. Saturday, December 31, 2011, 8:00 pm-2:30 am
Mountain View: Friend helped move 12 bags of papers from storage bin & kitchen items in three drawers; Should not have moved vacuum cleaner.

Used Priority Mail glue side
to clean rug of debris and
Ajax to clean kitchen.

Note: No haikus written after Foothill College closed December 16. Kept notes of moving.
Dec. 16-31 haikus written (Jan. 9-18) after Foothill Computer Lab opened on January 9, 2012.