Haikus: June 2011

HAIKUS: June 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.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 12:00-5:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM,
George Noory interviews Frank De Marco,
Biography, "Cosmic Internet", Book:
"Cosmic Internet: Explanations from the Other Side"
(Earth is where we tune our mind for the Afterlife)

Practice loving kindness,
change points of view
to access the cosmic side. Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 11:00-11:55 am
KNBR 680 AM: Gary Radnich Sports Radio:
Chat with Tony Bruno who met Sophia Loren
in a San Francisco elevator many years, saying
"Sophia Loren has the best natural bosom of all"
(Recall José Cabezón's 4/21/2011 Buddhist lecture)

Cabezón showed this
Loren image in his talk on
"Sex and Buddhist Cosmology".

Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 2:22-6:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Mysterious Markings Discovered at Great Pyramid of Giza" (By Nuala Calvi, CNN, May 30, 2011)
William Henry said chamber is passage for the soul

Robot explorer found
ancient markings inside
Great Pyramid chamber. Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 2:22-6:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Scholar Explores Islamic History through Study of Romantic Poetry" (By Chrissy Farr, The Human Experience, Stanford University) Shahzad Bashir

Disciple so much in love
that he sees his master's face
in the mirror rather than his own.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 7:00-8:30 pm
Stanford University, Cubberley Auditorium
Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, "Beauty and Power, Truth and Good: A 21st Century Quest for the Real" (Haiku written before Schori's lecture)

Quest for the Real: Beauty,
Truth, Goodness— less power
and more humbleness. Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 7:00-8:30 pm
Stanford University, Cubberley Auditorium
Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, "Beauty and Power, Truth and Good: A 21st Century Quest for the Real" (Roger W. Heyns Lecture in Religion)

Power is positive regard
for others— Gandhi's seva
of selfless service.

Thursday, June 2, 2011, 11:15 am-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
On the Number 4: Four Archangels; Evangelists;
Four Wings in a Bee; Four Strings on a Violin

Four wings in a bee,
Archangels, Evangelists,
and strings on a violin. Thursday, June 2, 2011, 11:15 am-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
On the Number 4: Tetrahedron; Tetragrammaton;
Four Bases in Baseball; Four Signs in Arithmetic

Baseball's four bases,
Tetrahedron & Tetragrammaton,
four signs in arithmetic.

Friday, June 3, 2011, 11:02 am
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Parking Lot fenced off due to giant cement truck pumping cement through 52-foot long tube to lay groundwork for retaining wall (Photos: 1, 2, 3)

Cement truck crane looks
like long-necked brontosaurus
pumping through a long tube. Friday, June 3, 2011, 11:15 am-5:05 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Web page for grandniece Sophia's 4th birthday;
On the Number 4; Four Books relate to Confucian classics as well as Palladio's work on architecture.

Violin has four strings,
honeybee with four wings,
four legs in table and chair.

Friday, June 3, 2011, 7:40-9:50 pm
Palo Alto: Friends' House, 957 Colorado Ave,
Waverley Writers Reading— Jeannie Watson's three-page meditative poem "Dreamer" in the June 2011 issue of "Fresh Hot Bread" is quite beautiful

In the winter dark,
I stand in the living room
lost in color, happy. Friday, June 3, 2011, 7:40-9:50 pm
Palo Alto: Friends' House, 957 Colorado Ave,
Waverley Writers Monthly Poetry Reading—
Read poems "Leo Villareal: Big Bang"
and "Nine, Page, and Ace of Pentacles"

"The Kiss of Bliss"
was published in June issue
of Fresh Hot Bread.

Saturday, June 4, 2011, 11:15 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Heavy rain today— left books on numbers
and symbolism home to travel light to Foothill
Krause Computer Lab; formatted photos today

Format photos from Lake
Lagunita— egret flying
by house, cloud, and tree. Saturday, June 4, 2011, 11:15 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Format 50 photos from camera chip taken
(May 27-June 3): Lake Lagunita, Memorial Day,
Bishop Schori's Talk, Foothill cement truck

Chalk drawings of rabbit
and cats on sidewalks of
Ortega Ave came out well.

Sunday, June 5, 2011, 12:10-4:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, Ian Punnett
interviews Gotham Chopra (Liquid Comics),
Biography, "Spiritual Laws of Superheroes",
Book: "Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes"
Gotham on superpower he wants & his fatal flaw—

Choose empathy & compassion
to care for others— fatal flaw
is ego that will do me in. Sunday, June 5, 2011, 12:10-4:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, Ian Punnett
interviews Deepak Chopra (Chopra Center),
Biography, "Spiritual Laws of Superheroes",
Book: "Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes"
Ian asked Deepak on superpower he wants—

Mom told me to choose Goddess
of Wisdom, then Goddess of Wealth
would be jealous and come after me.

Sunday, June 5, 2011, 3:15 pm-12:10 am
Stanford University, Green Library
"NH marks 100th anniversary Robert Frost sold farm" (By Russell Contreras, Boston.com, 6-5-2011)

Derry, New Hampshire—
Frost wrote poems "Mending Wall"
and "Nothing Gold Can Stay". Sunday, June 5, 2011, 3:15 pm-12:10 am
Stanford University, Green Library
"Five Poets Seasoned by Life" (Koufax in his prime)
(By Dana Jennings, New York Times, 5-30-2011)

Dean Young, Dorianne Laux,
Jim, Moore, Tom Sexton,
and Laura Kasischke.

Sunday, June 5, 2011, 3:15 pm-12:10 am
Stanford University, Green Library
"NY-born twin friars die on same day at age 92"" (By Carolyn Thompson, Yahoo! News, 6-4-2011)

Julian & Adrian Riester—
twin friars for 65 years
died on the same day. Sunday, June 5, 2011, 3:15 pm-12:10 am
Stanford University, Green Library
Web page "Photos: Egret at Lake Lagunita III"
(24 photos of ducks, ducklings, egret, and clouds)

Egret— anagram for greet—
blessed by its greetings
of goodness and grace.

Monday, June 6, 2011, 2:00-7:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
The Path of Social Media Enlightenment
(By David Christopher, B2Community, 6-6-2011)
Google News on "Enlightenment" sent this item:

Social Media Enlightenment on
Culture Shockers, Power Losers,
and Corporate Ladder Climbers. Monday, June 6, 2011, 2:00-7:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Argues for Enlightenment and Balance in International Affairs" (By Leon H. Wolf, New Ledger, 6-5-2011)

Najib's speech displays
rare leadership lacking
among Muslim leaders.

Monday, June 6, 2011, 2:00-7:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
On the Number 4— (No other number whose letters equal its value in English: Four=4, German: Vier=4); Four Elephants on Tortoise Support the Earth

Four is the only number
equal to the number
of letters in English. Monday, June 6, 2011, 7:30-10:30 pm
Stanford Theatre: George Cukor directs
"Star Is Born" (1954) with Judy Garland,
James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford,
Tommy Noonan, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3), (Film Review)

"Greatest one-woman
performance in the history
of motion pictures."^*

Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 3:00-5:10 pm
Sunnyvale & Mountain View: Friend takes me shopping at Sprouts (111 E. El Camino) & Felipes Market (1101 W. El Camino); Trader Joe's, Safeway

Blueberries, raspberries,
cherries, cucumber, green pepper,
broccoli, Romaine hearts, almonds,
wheat bread, bananas, garlic, yogurt. Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 6:00-10:05 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Song: "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover";
Poppies at Cliff of Dover; On the Number 4;
Fourth Birthday Poem for grandniece Sophia

Four bases in spiral
DNA wishing you a
Happy Fourth Birthday!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 1:30-7:45 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Two New Elements Added to Periodic Table"
(By Associated Press, New York Times, 6-8-2011)

Elements 114
and 116 added to
the Periodic Table. Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 1:30-7:45 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World"
(By John Noble Wilford, New York Times, 6-7-2011)

21-volume dictionary
of Mesopotamia
finally done.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 7:30-9:00 pm
Stanford Theatre: Mitchell Leisen directs
"The Big Broadcast of 1938" (1938) with W. C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross,
Bob Hope, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3), (Film Review)

Film featured debut
of Bob Hope's signature song
"Thanks for the Memory" Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 9:10-10:20 pm
Stanford Theatre: A. Edward Sutherland directs
"International House" (1933) with W. C. Fields, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, George Burns, Gracie Allen,
Cab Calloway, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3), (Reviews: 1, 2)

People in Wuhu China
Hotel bidding for new
invention— television!

Thursday, June 9, 2011, 2:45-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Dalai Lama arrives in Australia"
(Herald Sun, Melbourne, 6-9-2011); Dalai Lama:

"My mind is often scattered,
need to spend more
time on meditation." Thursday, June 9, 2011, 2:45-9:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Nell Van Noppen's Cat Painting (Stanford Art Bldg);
Cesare Pavese's "Cats Will Know" (translation)

Between flowers and sills
the cats will know face
of springtime and the light rain.

Friday, June 10, 2011, 1:30-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Left USB at Middlefield Lab; retrieve on Monday
"The Hidden World of Heart Urchins" (Photos: 1, 2)
(By Richard Mooi, New York Times, 6-9-2011)

Heart urchin or sand dollar
at the sea bottom—
Ace of Pentacles. Friday, June 10, 2011, 1:30-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Notes to "Nine, Page, and Ace of Pentacles"
Wrote poem on 1-11-11 and just realized
it's about the 11th Labor of Hercules

Notes for "Nine, Page, and
Ace of Pentacles" poem
written five month earlier.

Friday, June 10, 2011, 10:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM,
George Noory interviews P. M. H. Atwater,
Biography, "Near Death Experience Research",
Book: "Near-Death Experiences, Rest of the Story"
(NDE experiencers lose the fear of death)

NDE experiencers
are more loving and
see oneness everywhere. Saturday, June 11, 2011, 11:50 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Took 16 photos in Parking Lot 4 of "Cat Clouds",
Hawk flying overhead, Construction on campus
Web page: "Hawk & Clouds at Foothill"
(Jack gives me ride to Los Altos Library & home)

An hour to compose web page
of cat clouds and hawk
soaring in the sky.

Sunday, June 12, 2011, 2:30-5:30 pm
San Jose, Santa Teresa County Park
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch,
Hiked here on March 19, 2009

First spring hike of year—
uphill climb on Bernal Hill
Trail for view of valley. Sunday, June 12, 2011, 2:30-5:30 pm
San Jose, Santa Teresa County Park
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch,
Hiked here on March 19, 2009

California Poppies & Clarkias,
Mariposa Lilies, flock of birds
and hawk soaring in the sky.

Sunday, June 12, 2011, 6:30-8:00 pm
Listen to KNBR 1050 AM: NBA Finals Game 6
Dallas Mavericks beats Miami Heat 105-95
MVP: Dirk Nowitzki; LeBron James disappoints

Why is there so much
hatred for LeBron James—
rooting for him to lose? Monday, June 13, 2011, 5:30 am
Dream: e.e. cummings giving poetry reading
& discussion with Stanford Philosophy Club;
He shows me the gift they gave him:

Children's book Diomedes and
the Three Treasures— Youth,
Change, and Transcendence.

Monday, June 13, 2011, 11:00 am-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Vampire" Stars Found in Heart of Our Galaxy— A First", Charles Choi, National Geographic, 6-9-11

In our Milky Way
galaxy, "vampire stars"
cannabalize nearby stars. Monday, June 13, 2011, 11:00 am-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Format 52 photos of Santa Teresa County Park
Began web page: Santa Teresa County Park Hike

Children love the chickens—
took photos of them at
start and end of hike.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 1:15-2:05 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me grocery
shopping at Safeway (2580 California Street)

Clam chowder, pizza,
cranberry cereal, green beans,
orange juice, ice cream. Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 3:07-6:27 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Finished web page: Santa Teresa County Park Hike

54 photos
of Sunday's hike with birds
and flowers for delight

Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 6:37-7:00 pm
Palo Alto-Mountain View: Bus #35— Read about
Happiness Expert Aymee Coget & article "Even if You Can't Buy It, Happiness Is Big Business"
(By Patricia Leigh Brown, NY Times, 11-26-2008)

Busyness will not bring
real happiness. I'll find
bliss in silent stillness. Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 7:30-9:40 pm
Mountain View: East-West Bookstore
Aymme Coget, "Live in the Moment"—
She's the happiest person I've seen since
meeting Matthieu Ricard at Stanford

She looks so happy
teaching us to live in
the moment with gratitude.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 11:30-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Strawberry Full Moon (6-15-2011, 20:14 UT)
Google: Lunar Eclipse (Live: 18:00-22:02 UTC)
Save comics for Rudy: For Better or For Worse

Jack was hard on Rudy
pointing out his faults
because he cared for him. Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 11:30-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Format 11 photos from Aymme Coget's talk—
Web page "Living in the Moment"; Her fingers
in Platonic Lambda shape and wisdom mudra.

Her fingers are in
the wisdom mudra pose—
no wonder she's so happy!

Thursday, June 16, 2011, 11:10 am-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
While linking to Marsilio Ficino, found this gem:
"Marsilio Ficino on Plato's Pythagorean Eye",
(Michael J.B. Allen, MLN, 97, Jan. 1982, 171-182)

Plato's third eye sees
beyond the earthly realm
and into divine things. Thursday, June 16, 2011, 11:10 am-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Finished web page on Aymme Coget's talk—
Found 12 keys of happiness of her mentor
Bob Nozik's "Happy 4 Life" (Chapter 1)

Only key that Aymee lacked
was "Present Moment Living"
which she found & abided in.

Friday, June 17, 2011, 11:30 am-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
"Timelessness and Time" (Jane Carroll, Ibn Arabi Symposium "Spirit of the Millennium" Oct. 2000)

Lord grant me the gift
to receive from the most
holy effusion. Friday, June 17, 2011, 11:30 am-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
While emailing friend info on Thomas Taylor
noticed that his hand is in wisdom mudra pose.

Thomas Taylor, translator
of Plato— his hand in
wisdom mudra pose!

Friday, June 17, 2011, 11:30 am-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
"Observatory: Unusual Celestial Event Was Black Hole Swallowing a Star" (By Sindya N. Bhanoo,
New York Times, 6-16-2011)

Celestial cannibalism—
Dying star swallowed
by a Black Hole. Friday, June 17, 2011, 11:30 am-8:30 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society articles;
Emailed friends; 4 haikus for today
and ten haikus for May 27-30.

My friend Jack is here—
will get ride home when
Foothill Krause Center closes.

Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
"Power to Achieve Sustainable Happiness"
(Alissa Kriteman interviews Aymee Coget, 2007)
Authentic Happiness Tests; Most Joy; Aymee Coget

Three types of Happiness—
Hedonic, Eudaimonic, Chaironic:
Last one is everlasting. Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Lambda: Kenzo Tange's St. Mary Cathedral (photo);
Poem "Cat in the Tree"; Artists & Cats: Renoir,
Steinlen, Dali, Warhol, Carrington, Peter Milton

So many cat lovers
of artists and writers
to squeeze into my poem.

Sunday, June 19, 2011, 2:50-3:48 pm
Mountain View: Ortega Ave to Galvez Street
Stanford Shopping Express Shuttle Bus
not running until Sept. 24, 2011

Walked to Green Library
from Galvez since Stanford
Shuttle not running in summer. Sunday, June 19, 2011, 3:48-9:00 pm
Stanford Green Library: Pulitzer caught 'Goon Squad' author Jennifer Egan by surprise
(Georgia Rowe, SJ Mercury News, 6-16-2011, D3)

Lost wallet triggered
her first chapter of thief
that inspired other characters.

Monday, June 20, 2011, 10:00 am-7:15 pm
Mountain View: Cleaned up apartment for
tomorrow's fire smoke-alarm inspection;
Threw away four bags of newspapers

Hottest day of the year—
temperature rising
to 94^o today. Monday, June 20, 2011, 8:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Caught 7:22 pm Bus #35 just in time to
Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab

Came to Lab and sent
email to Jack about Google's
Meetup tomorrow on Geo-Search.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 2:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me shopping
at Sears (60% off), Trader Joe's, and Safeway;
Returned 4 books to Stanford Green Library

Two-pocket short-sleeve
cotton shirt, extra large eggs,
yogurt, and orange juice. Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 6:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Web page: Andy Warhol: Paintings of Cats
based on Walter Chandoha's photos

Twelve cat paintings
by Andy Warhol done
before his Pop Art days.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 1:00-6:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Penguin takes wrong turn, ends up in New Zealand
(By Nick Perry, SJ Mercury News, 6-22-2011, A6)

10-months Emperor Penguin
from Antarctica swam
2000 miles to New Zealand. Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 1:00-6:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Updating Cat Cities & Cat Art & Paintings
web pages with broken links from 1998

Added cat artworks
by Renoir, Andy Warhol,
and Peter Milton.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 8:40-9:04 pm
Stanford University, Lake Lagunita
Visit to Lake to check if snowy egret
is still there & found hare has returned

Water gone from the Lake—
ducks, ducklings, egret gone
but jack rabbit has returned. Thursday, June 23, 2011, 12:00-7:10 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Web page: Jack Rabbit Returns to Stanford's Lake Lagunita; Photoshop to brighten photos after sunset

Jack Rabbit stopped running
for me to take a dozen
photos of him.

Thursday, June 23, 2011, 7:30-8:55 pm
Stanford Theatre: Henry Koster directs
"Three Smart Girls" (1936) with Deanna Durbin, Barbara Read, Nan Grey, Ray Milland, Charles Winninger, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3), (Film Reviews: 1, 2)

Deanna Durbin's singing
saved Universal Studios
from bankruptcy. Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9:05-10:40 pm
Stanford Theatre: S. Sylvan Simon directs
"Song of the Open Road" (1944) with Jane Powell, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Edgar Bergen,
W. C. Fields, (YouTube), (Film Reviews: 1, 2)

Jane Powell's first film—
singing and rounding up
a thousand to pick oranges.

Friday, June 24, 2011, 12:00-3:00 pm
Los Altos Hill, Foothill Krause Center
Graduation at Foothill College; Lab closing
at 3 pm; Will open again on Sept. 26, 2011

Krause Center closed for
summer so will go to
Stanford to use computers. Friday, June 24, 2011, 3:00-6:00 pm
Los Altos Library & Stanford Green Library
Jack drove me to Los Altos Library & Bus stop
at Showers & El Camino to catch Bus #522

Squeezed an hour of work
at Stanford Green Library—
every minute counts!

Saturday, June 25, 2011, 1:00-5:00 pm
Stanford University, Green Library
Friend sent me videos of shark leaping,
cat singing, and animals singing

Shark leaps over surfers,
cat sings joy, animals
live the simple life. Saturday, June 25, 2011, 1:00-5:00 pm
Stanford University, Green Library
After LinkedIn with Paul Cash replied
to his email 6 years ago (9-15-2005)

Are You Upward Bound?
may be Paul Brunton's first book
in 1931 with William G. Fern.

Sunday, June 26, 2011, 1:30-2:05 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me shopping
at Safeway (2580 California Street)
& drives me to Stanford afterwards

Swiss cheese, Brussels sprouts,
cucumber, yogurt, ice cream,
Spinach, salad dressings,
green beans, fish fillets. Sunday, June 26, 2011, 3:30-9:00 pm
Stanford University, Green Library
"In Tiny Worm, Unlocking Secrets of the Brain"
(By Nicholas Wade, NY Times, 6-21-2011)
Dr. Cornelia Bargmann (Rockefeller University)

Roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans)—
302 neurons, 800 synapses; Human—
billions neurons, 100 trillion synapses.

Sunday, June 26, 2011, 3:30-9:00 pm
Found in Stanford Hoover Library (9-26-2005)—
William G. Fern's "What Britain Teaches South Africa" (1918); Book's last message sounds like PB:

The greatest word is DO.
Engrave it DEEP ON THE TABLETS
OF YOUR MIND. ACTION COUNTS. Sunday, June 26, 2011, 9:00 pm-12:10 am
Stanford Green Library & Mountain View:
Jack comes to library at 8:50 pm & gives me
ride home & we talk baseball for 3 hours

Billy Martin of Oakland Oaks,
Gus Zernial, Bobby Shantz,
Bob Feller, and baseball parks.

Monday, June 27, 2011, 7:30 am
Dream in Bed: Designed poster for a talk.
Crowd has come to hear Paul Brunton,
but he tells me to answer their questions

Crowd wants to know wisdom.
PB asks me to tell them
as he leaves with a child. Monday, June 27, 2011, 12:20-6:30 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"10 Signs Your Child May Be Gifted"
(By LilSugar, Yahoo Shine, 6-27-2011)

Gifted child pays attention
to details & understands
complex concepts.

Monday, June 27, 2011, 7:30-9:50 pm
Stanford Theatre: Irving Rapper directs
"Rhapsody in Blue" (1945) with Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, Julie Bishop, Oscar Levant, Al Jolson, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3),
(Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

George Gershwin's screen bio
with piano playing dubbed
by Oscar Levant. Monday, June 27, 2011, 10:00 pm-12:08 am
Stanford Theatre: Michael Curtiz directs
"Night and Day" (1946) with Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Jane Wyman, Mary Martin, Eve Arden, Selena Royle, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3),
(Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Cary Grant sings "You're the Top"
in this film biography
of Cole Porter.

Monday, June 27, 2011, 9:50-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Photographed
posters in Lobby & film memorabilia
in Stanford Theatre's Exhibit Room

Night and Day, Band Wagon,
Sky's The Limit, and
Yankee Doodle Dandy. Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 12:20-12:40 am
Palo Alto Cal-Train Depot: Waiting for
12:38 am Bus #22; Walked around Station
and "Michelangelo's Bow" flowed through

Bow is a crescent moon
or Om— symbol of Brahman
the Supreme Spirit.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 12:40-12:55 am
Palo Alto to Mountain View: On Bus #22
found blank sheet of paper and wrote
24-lines poem "Michelangelo's Bow"

Michelangelo's Bow—
his chisel carving
David to wakefulness. Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 4:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Finished 27-lines poem "Michelangelo's Bow"
gave copy to Al Guzman who gave me ride home

Bow in the cloud
is God's covenant to Noah
between heaven and earth.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 11:50 am-1:45 pm
SETI Institute, 189 Bernado Ave, Mountain View,
Garth Illingsworth, Lick Observatory, UC Santa Cruz, "Galaxy Buildup in the First Billion Years"

Early galaxies
are very blue in color—
no dust and low metals. Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 2:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Wrote Notes to poem "Michelangelo's Bow" in a day; gave it to Al Guzman who gave me ride home

Michelangelo's one day work
"Separation of Light from Darkness"
inspired me to do the same.

Thursday, June 30, 2011, 3:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Format 24 photos (April 19-June 29, 2011)
Stanford Theatre, Stanford Roses, SETI

Favorite film posters,
pretty roses at Stanford
and orange lily at SETI. Thursday, June 30, 2011, 3:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Roses web pages for friends' birthday today;
Notes for Poem: "Cat in the Tree"

"Michelangelo's Bow"
pushed aside "Cat in the Tree"—
that needs to be finished.