Haikus: February 2012

HAIKUS: February 2012

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, February 1, 2012, 2:35-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Richard's email: "How to make Fire from Ice"
(Survival skills in winter to make fire from ice)

Shape ice into smooth round lens—
Shine sunlight through on
tinder to make fire. Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 2:35-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Facebook IPO to spark valley economy"
(Mike Swift, SJ Mercury News, 2-1-2012, A1, A16)

After Facebook's IPO,
Mark Zuckerberg could be
worth well over $20 billion.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 10:30 pm-2:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews McKay Jenkins, (Bio, Web)
"Toxic World"; Book: What's Gotten into Us?:
Staying Healthy in a Toxic World (Book Review)

Pesticides on lawns
and formaldehyde in glue
are toxic when touched.
Wednesday, February 1-2, 2012, 10:30 pm-2:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Hans Christian King, (Bio, Web)
"The Void"; Interview; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3);
Spirit Guides; Prayer Request

The Void— time between
two cycles of energy when
the Spirit makes us move on.

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 2:20-5:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Alzheimer's Spreads Like a Virus in the Brain"
(By Gina Kolata, New York Times, 2-2-2012)

Alzheimer's spreads like
a virus in the brain by
distorted tau protein. Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7:00-8:30 pm
Stanford University: Annenberg Auditorium,
Cummings Art Building, Robert M. Durling,
"Medieval Matters: Dante Now" (Interview)

Reading Dante centuries
after he wrote, can transfix
us and change our lives.

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7:00-8:30 pm
Stanford University: Annenberg Auditorium,
Robert M. Durling, "Dante Now", Compared
Doré's art to Birk's Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso.
When asked about Birk's drawings, Durling says—

Sandow Birk's artwork
of Divine Comedy is
dumming down of Dante. Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7:00-8:30 pm
Stanford University: Annenberg Auditorium,
Robert M. Durling, "Dante Now", Compared
Doré's Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso,
to Birk's Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso.

Birk portrays Celestial Rose
as Muslim's Dome of the Rock
and Virgin Mary as Hindu Kali.

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7:30-9:00 pm
Stanford University, Cubberley Auditorium
Martha Nussbum (U. Chicago); (went to Dante talk);
Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
(Stanford Daily, 2-3-2012); Quotes Tagore:

Moral man is giving way
to commercial man
of limited purpose. Thursday, February 2-3, 2012, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Mike Heiser, (Bio, Web)
"Ancient Aliens & ET Life";
Books: The Facade; Bible Code Myth

Disagree with Sitchin
that humans were created
by Annunaki from Niburi.

Friday, February 3, 2012, 1:00-4:45 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"$3 million in gold nuggets stolen from Yreka courthouse" (Washington Post, 2-2-2012)
(By Claudia A. East, Los Angeles Times, 2-1-2012)

Thieves smashed glass case
in Siskiyou County Courthouse
stealing all the gold nuggets. Friday, February 3, 2012, 1:00-4:45 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"The Arts Meet Tweets" (More "tweet seats" for patrons to send tweets during live performances)
(Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 2-1-2012, A1, A16)

Can one be immersed
in the performance on stage
while typing on their iPod?

Friday, February 3, 2012, 5:30-7:00 pm
Los Altos, Chef Chu's (1067 N. San Antonio Rd)
Invited Rudy & Al Guzman (who helped me move on
Dec. 30-31) for dinner & Stanford Flicks afterwards.
Felix didn't come and missed great dinner.

Seafood pan-fried noodles,
sizzling rice soup, pork fried rice,
Chinese broccoli, Kung Pao tofu. Friday, February 3, 2012, 8:00-10:00 pm
Stanford Flicks, Cubberley Auditorium
Bill Condon directs Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3; Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Bella marries vampire
and drinks blood to satisfy
the fetus in her womb.

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 12:30-3:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, John B. Wells
interviews engineer & scientist Maurice Cotterell, (Bio, web), "Chinese Astrology & Sunspots";
Books: Mayan Prophecies : Unlocking the Secrets
of a Lost Civilization; The Supergods

12-year Chinese Astrology
calendar is metaphor for
11.5-year sunspot cycle.
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:17-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"A New Resource for Hiring Programmers
Has Become Entirely Too Successful"
(By Shane Shifflett, NY Times, 2-3-2012, A21A)
GitHire.com finds skilled programmers in your area

Top programmers are
like a race car— don't
lose them once you find them.

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 1:45-2:30 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me grocery
shopping at Safeway (1750 Miramonte Ave)
in Blossom Valley Shopping Center

Supreme pizzas, shrimps,
garlic, orange juice,
coffee creamers, nonfat milk.
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:17-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"No Kidding: Fairy Dust Can Swing Super Bowl"
(By Bruce Weber, NY Times, 2-3-2012, C27, C32)

Fairy dust is in the air—
the New York Giants
will win the Superbowl.

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:17-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches" (David Choe painted Facebook's 2007 office murals)
(Nick Bilton & Evelyn M. Rusli, NY Times, 2-2-2012)

Graffiti artist chose
stocks for his murals—
now valued at $200 million. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:17-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook" (owns 60% of company's total shares); (Somini Sengupta, NY Times, 2-3-2012, B1, B6)

Facebook— first to go
on waking. Last to see
before going to sleep.

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:17-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"Sandhill Cranes: Back from the Brink"
(Dennis Cuff, SJ Mercury News, 2-3-2012, B1, B4)
(Slide Show by Doug Duran; Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Sandhill cranes perform
exotic and acrobatic
mating dances. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:17-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"ART REVIEW: In the Eye of His Storms"
(By Roberta Smith, NY Times, 2-3-2012, C27, C30)
"Van Gogh Up Close", Philadelphia Museum of Art

Garden in Auvers,
Almond Blossoms,
Butterflies and Poppies.

Sunday, February 5, 2012, 3:30-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Listened to KNBR 680 AM Radio
broadcast of Superbowl XLVI: NY Giants defeats
New England Patriots 21-17 while sorting boxes

Eli Manning bested
Tom Brady in battle
of elite quarterbacks. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 3:30-8:00 pm
Mountain View: While sorting out computer
printouts, found "History of Freemasonry";
Washington as Freemason; Famous Freemasons

Washington was sworn
into office as President
on a Masonic Bible.

Monday, February 6, 2012, 5:15-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
KNICKS 99, NETS 92: Lin Sparks Knicks, to Crowd's Delight and D'Antoni's Relief (Video)
(By Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-5-2012)

Lin scores 25 points
in his first game as
Knicks beats Nets 99-92. Monday, February 6, 2012, 5:15-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
KNICKS 99, JAZZ 88: Knicks' Lin Fires Up Garden With 28 Points in First Start (Video)
(By Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-7-2012);

Lin electrified crowd
scoring 28 as Knicks
defeats Jazz 99-88.

Monday, February 6, 2012, 5:15-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Spinoza's Vision of Freedom, and Ours"
(By Steven Nadler, New York Times, 2-5-2012)
Spinoza's "Theological-Political Treatise" (1670)

A person's social
well-being depends on
his freedom of expression. Monday, February 6, 2012, 5:15-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"How Massage Heals Sore Muscles",
(By Nicholas Bakalar, NY Times, 2-6-2012)
Massage reduced cytokines causing inflammation

Massage can suppress
inflammation and
enchance cell recovery.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:00-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Dr. Kirby Surprise, (Bio, Web)
"Synchronicities"; Book: Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Choice, and Unlocking Your Mind

Synchronicity happens
because our mind
influences events around us. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 2:30-6:30 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Exercise as Housecleaning for the Body"
(By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 2-1-2012)
Congcong He, et. al., Nature (January 18, 2012)

Exercise speeds removal
of trash heaps inside
our body's cells.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 8:00-8:50 pm
Stanford University: Cemex Auditorium
Zambrano Hall, Knight Management Center
Louise Glück, Poetry Reading; Last poem read "Landscape" (Averno, 2006) of 11 in the evening.

I would like to come back
as a human being... Otherwise
I would not know how to begin again. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Raymond Moody, (Bio, Web) (Sept. 1993);
"NDEs & the Paranormal"; Books: "Paranormal:
My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife"; "Life After Life"

After praying for electrician,
one shows up saying Moody's
phone showed up on his beeper.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:00-2:30 am
Mountain View: Before bedtime, found 1961 book
recommended by Wei Wu Wei and read D.E. Harding, "On Having No Head: Zen and the Re-Discovery of the Obvious" (Photo); YouTube; Obituary (2-15-2007)

His Zen satori—
I had lost a head
and gained a world. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"From Ivy Halls to the Garden, Surprise Star Jolts
the N.B.A." (By Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-8-2012)
("NBA's Unlikeliest New Hero", WSJ, 2-7-2012)

Harvard grad Jeremy Lin
scores 53 points in first
two games with NY Knicks.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Learned about Douglas E. Harding (1909-2007)
dying at 98 from Syntagma (Midweek Mysticism)
who learned it from Dave Winer's Scripting News;
Do you have a head? (Hi-tech CEO with "no head")

Ten kids in circle
with feet in center— count
20 feet and 9 heads. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
After listening to Douglas Harding (1, 2, 3),
clicked to Meditation; Moment in Heaven;
Beautiful Music; Pineal Gland Activator;
Blissful Deep Relaxation; Buddhist Bell

Douglas Harding teaches
us to have direct experience
without words or images.

Wednesday, February 8-9, 2012, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Michael Cremo, (Bio, Web) (Atomic Wars)
"Forbidden Archaeology & Science"; Books: "Forbidden Archeologist"; "Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race"; "Human Devolution: A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory"

Iron Pillar of Delhi
has not shown rust
for 1600 years. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
“Jeremy Lin starts for the Knicks, lives in his brother's living room, 'has his own couch'” (Kelly Dwyer, Yahoo Sports, 2-8-2012); "From Unknown To Phenom In 3 Games: Harvard Grad Jeremy Lin Saves New York Knicks", (PostGame, 2-9-2012)

From oblivion to
sensation, Lin scores 76 points
in three games win with Knicks.

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Mindful Eating as Food for Thought"
(By Jeff Gordinier, NY Times, 2-8-2012)

Mindful eating— focus
on each bite of food
as you chew slowly. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"If Silicon Valley Costs a Lot Now, Wait Until the Facebook Update" (Michael Cooper, NYT, 2-9-2012)

Ken DeLeon plans
to market real estate
on Facebook's web site.

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:20-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Douglas E. Harding, "On Having No Head:
Zen and the Re-Discovery of the Obvious"
Quotes Shen-Hui: "Seeing into Nothingness
is true seeing, the eternal seeing." Quotes Rumi—

Behead yourself!... Dissolve
your whole body into Vision:
become seeing, seeing, seeing! Thursday, February 9-10, 2012, 12:00-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Scotty Roberts, (Bio, Web), (Intrepid Mag.),
"GMO Foods / The Nephilim"; Book: "Rise and Fall of the Nephilim: The Untold Story of Fallen Angels, Giants on the Earth, & Their Extraterrestrial Origins"

Nephilim are not
fallen angels but demonic
according to Book of Enoch .

Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:05-6:35 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Douglas E. Harding, "On Having No Head:
Zen and the Re-Discovery of the Obvious"; Quotes
St. Teresa: "My soul has been carried away, and my head as well, without my being able to prevent it."

Where do we go now?—
Nowhere. Stay right here,
seeing and being. All is right. Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:00-10:00 pm
Stanford Flicks, CEMEX Auditorium
Paul W. S. Anderson directs Three Musketeers (2011),
Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Milla Jovovich, Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3; Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Three Musketeers' intrigues
with stolen necklace
and Leonardo's airship.

Friday, February 10-11, 2012, 10:30 pm-2:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Dr. Ian Rubenstein, (Bio, Web), (Story),
"Practical Mediumship"; Book: "CONSULTING SPIRIT: A Doctor's Experience with Practical Mediumship" (YouTube: "Talking to the Dead")

Skeptical physician
became a trained medium
with help from spirit guides. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:00-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
KNICKS 92, LAKERS 85: With 38 Points, the Legend Grows (By Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-11-2012), Landry Fields & Lin, Huffington Post, LA Times; (Lin's Dunk, Kobe: Who's this kid?, Lin 38, Kobe 34)

Lin scores 38 points
to beat Lakers with
114 in four games.

Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:00-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Stayed home to sort papers;
KNICKS 100, TIMBERWOLVES 98: Even While Struggling, Lin Finds Way to Lift Knicks Again
(By Pat Borzi, New York Times, 2-12-2012)

Lin's 109 points
in first four starts
is a new NBA record. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:00-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Stayed home to sort papers;
"Lin Keeps His Cool; Around Him, Heads Spin" "Lin's Appeal: Faith, Pride and Points"
(By Michael Luo, New York Times, 2-12-2012)

Lin's basketball success
gives Asian-Americans
much pride to work hard.

Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:15-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me grocery
shopping at Safeway (1750 Miramonte Ave)
in Blossom Valley Shopping Center

Laundry detergent,
salad dressings, yogurt,
instant oatmeal, red grapes. Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:35-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"After Watching Lin, Knicks' Stars Are Set to Team With Him" (Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-14-2012)

New York Knicks stars
Stoudemire and Anthony
happy to play with Lin.

Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:35-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Ideas to improve the everyday" (Judy Rakowsky, Harvard Gazette, 2-10-2012); Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Eleanor Duckworth—

Teaching is best when
you help people learn than
telling them what you know. Monday, February 13, 2012, 6:35-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Scientist Was a Figment, but His Work Was Real"
(By Gina Kolata, New York Times, 2-14-2012);
Jeffrey Eugenides's novel "The Marriage Plot"

Fiction story was based
on Amar Klar's research
in yeast genetics.

Monday, February 13-14, 2012, 12:00-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Stephan Schwartz, (Bio, Web), (Articles),
"Non-Local Consciousness"; Books: "Opening to the Infinite"; "Secret Vaults of Time"; "Alexandria Project" ("Meditation Guide"); 1st Hour: Marla Martenson, "Online Dating & Valentine's Day"; FAQ

Meditation teaches us
to focus our intention
to enhance creativity. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2:30-4:00 pm
Stanford University: Margaret Jacks Hall
Terrace Room (4th floor), Louise Glück,
Mohr Visiting Poet; Poetry Colloquium; On Writing;
Glück needed a poem to complete "Meadowland", and asked Robert Pinsky who suggested writing
about Otis Redding; Louise Glück wrote "Otis"—

Rebirth! Renewal! And across
the yard, very quietly, someone
is playing Otis Redding.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:05-7:30 pm
Stanford Theatre: Roy Del Ruth directs
"Employees' Entrance" (1933), with Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford, Alice White,
(YouTube), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Ruthless manager
of department store fires
employees while seducing women. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 7:30-9:00 pm
Stanford Theatre: George Fitzmaurice directs
"The Devil to Pay!" (1930), with Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Frederick Kerr, Myrna Loy, Paul Cavanagh, (YouTube), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4), Asta

Wire fox terrier George
jumps and barks in pet store
until Willie Hale buys him.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"KNICKS 90, RAPTORS 87: At the Buzzer, It's All Lin" (Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-15-2012); Video

Lin scores 27 with
3-point swish in last
half-second to win. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"KNICKS 100, KINGS 85: Dishing Off and Serving Up a Big Win" (Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-16-2012)

Lin's 10 points & 13 assists
helps Knicks beat Kings
for seventh straight wins.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Richard sends Keegan Wilcox's 3-minutes film "Porcelain Unicorn" (Tell It Your Way contest)

Lifetimes of two people
told in less than 3 minutes
won among 600 entries. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Obama catches Lin-sanity; Sports Illustrated Cover; Jeremy Lin admirer at Toronto basketball game

Jeremy Lin in five games
captivated a fan base more
than any player in the NBA.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:30 pm-3:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Joe Bullard, (Bio, Web), (YouTube),
"Cathie, UFOs, & Coral Castle"; Bruce Cathie;
Stone Discs; Coral Castle; Book: Waiting For Agnes

Ed Leedskalnin used
harmonic grid system
to build Coral Castle. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:15-1:45 pm
Stanford University: Building 70, Room 72A1
Prof. Tom Hare (Princeton), Ho Center Buddhist Lecture: "A Place for the Mind"; Nanzenji in Kyoto; shigajiku; "Moonrise over a Brushwood Gate" (1405)

Open the gate and through
mist & vines, water & bamboo—
moonrise over a brushwood gate.

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Composed "Moonrise over a Brushwood Gate"
web page from notes taken at Tom Hare's lecture

Moonrise over mist—
so much pain in parting
saying farewell to friend. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Why Jeremy Lin Will Stay with New York Knicks;
Goodbye, Couchsurfing; Linning Signs; Lin Headlines

Lin slept on Landry Field's
couch during Knicks'
7-game winning streak.

Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"A Rising Star's Friendship Brings Out the Best in Fields" (By Howard Beck, NY Times, 2-17-2012);
Jeremy Lin & Landry Fields Handshake; Time
(2-27-2012, pp. 44-45): Christian Nerd High-Five

Knicks' two uber-educated
guards— Lin and Fields
from Harvard and Stanford. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 3:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Truck Driver's Analysis Predicted Lin's Potential as a Professional; (Benjamin Hoffman, NY Times, 2-17-2012); Hoops Analyst: Lin's RSB40 average at Harvard (rebounds, steals, blocks per 40 minutes)

FedEx truck driver Ed Weiland
predicted Lin would be
the best point guard.

Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:30-2:45 pm
Sunnyvale: Sweet Tomatoes (1210 Kifer Road);
Al Guzman picks me up at 1 pm and then Rudy
in Sunnyvale; Rudy treats us for hearty lunch
before seeing movie "Mission Impossible 4"

Two plates full of salad,
jello and tapioca pudding
with blueberry muffins. Friday, February 17, 2012, 4:30-7:00 pm
Cupertino: AMC Theatres (10123 N. Wolfe Road);
Al Guzman treats Rudy & me to see "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" with Tom Cruise,
Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner

Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai—
Get the access codes
to prevent nuclear war.

Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:30-9:24 pm
Stanford Flicks, Cubberley Auditorium: 1/2 hour late
for Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman direct "Paranormal Activity 3" (2011), with Lauren Bittner & Chris Smith; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3; Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Children with invisible
friend attract poltergeists
into their bedroom. Friday, February 17, 2012, 9:35-9:57 pm
Stanford Palm Drive: After walking 5 blocks
hitchhiking, Stephanie (Human Bio major)
gives me ride to Cal-Train station, and
I catch 9:58 pm Bus #22 just in time.

She tells car who stops
by her that she's giving
a ride to the hitchhiker.

Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:30 pm-3:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Nicole Sebastian, (Bio, Web), "Dreams & Nightmares"; Books: "Sociology of the Soul"; "Just Say HU"; "Trust Yourself: Master Your Dreams"

Chanting HU will recall
your dreams, lose stress,
and enhance intuition. Friday, February 17, 2012 (Read articles 2/22)
"Gary Carter, Star Catcher Who Helped Mets to Series Title, Dies at 57" (By Richard Goldstein,
NY Times, 2-17-2012); Slide Show; "A Star With a Smile, Forever Kid"; "Face of a Franchise"

"The Kid" slugging catcher
played baseball with much
flair and exuberance.

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 5:10-5:40 pm
Los Altos Library: Bought for $3 on Book Sale Table
Arlene Croce's "Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Book" (1972); Ten films with 100 photos of them dancing;
Facts on each film, dance numbers, & production

Flip pictures in top
and left corners of book
of Fred & Ginger dancing! Saturday, February 18-19, 2012, 12:30-4:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, John B. Wells
interviews William Whitecloud, (Bio, Web), "Self-Transformation & Development"; Book: Magician's Way: What It Really Takes to Find Your Treasure

Focus on what you
really want in life—
create your own reality.

Sunday, February 19, 2012, 4:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me shopping
at CVS Pharmacy (1798 Miramonte Ave)
& Safeway (1750 Miramonte Ave)
in Blossom Valley Shopping Center

Onion and garlic powder,
black pepper, Roma tomatoes,
yogurt, red and black grapes. Sunday, February 19, 2012, (Read on 2/22)
"How Companies Learn Your Secrets"
(Charles Duhigg, NY Times Magazine, 2-19-2012)
New parents are a retailer's holy grail since
buying habits change when a child is born.

Knowing when a woman
is pregnant will help her
to shop in your store for life.

Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10:00-11:00 pm
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Knapp
interviews Lee Speigel, (Bio, Web), "Hoaxes & Misidentification"; Fakes: Woolly mammoth;
Aliens in Brazil; Oregon Beach Metal Boxes;

Most UFOs & strange
creatures are hoaxed
or misidentifications. Sunday, February 19-20, 2012, 11:00 pm-2:00 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Knapp
interviews Kevin D. Randle, (Bio, Web), "Investigating UFOs"; Books: Reflections of a UFO Investigator;
Operation Roswell: The Novel; Roswell Files

UFO sightings
in Montana and Texas
are the strongest cases.

Monday, February 20, 2012, 12:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy phones to tell me about
banking at Chase, and picking me up at 5 pm
to see "Julius Caesar" at Stanford Theatre

Synchronicity—
Rudy calls while I'm looking
for his phone number! Monday, February 20, 2012, 3:00-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Shopping at 99 Ranch Market
(1350 Grant Rd.); Rudy came early at 4 pm
instead of 5 pm since he needs to go to Wal-Mart

Red bean & custard buns,
tofu, bean curd, shrimp balls,
zucchini, and water chestnuts.

Monday, February 20, 2012, 5:45-7:20 pm
Stanford Theatre: Leslie Arliss directs
"The Man in Grey" (1943), with Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger,
(YouTube), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)

Rokeby plays actor,
carnival barker, highwayman,
in love with Rohan's wife Clarissa. Monday, February 20, 2012, 7:30-9:35 pm
Stanford Theatre: Joseph L. Mankiewicz directs
"Julius Caesar" (1952), with Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien, (YouTube: 1, 2), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Brando asked Gielgud
for advice in making
Mark Anthony's speeches.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4:05-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Aging of Eyes Is Blamed for Range of Health Woes" (By Laurie Tarkan, New York Times, 2-21-2012)
British J. Ophthalmology, 92: 1493-1444 (2008)

Aging eye filters
out blue light, affecting
circadian rhythm & health. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4:05-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"OUT THERE: There's More to Nothing Than We Knew" (By Dennis Overbye, NY Times, 2-21-2012); Lawrence M. Krauss: "A Universe from Nothing"

Empty space is filled
with dark energy
expanding to nothingness.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4:05-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"HEALTH: It's Not Too Late to Become a Yoga Believer" (By Jane E. Brody, NY Times, 2-20-2012)
William J. Broad: "Science of Yoga" (NYT, 1-8-2012)

Yoga improves balance,
may reduce risk of falls,
thus prolonging life. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4:05-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Novak and Lin Flourishing in Tandem" (By Mark Viera, NY Times, 2-22-2012); Knicks beat Dallas Mavericks 104-97; Lin's High School Teammates

Novak scores 14 points
with 3 assists from Lin
in 4th quarter to beat Dallas.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, George Noory
interviews Douglas Hamp, (Bio, Web), "Genetic Manipulation & Prophecy"; Book: "Corrupting the Image: Angels, Aliens, and the Antichrist Revealed"

Demonic aliens
are turning humans
into Satanic hybrids. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Next Up in Linsanity: Trading Cards"
(By Ken Belson, NY Times, 2-16-2012); Gem Mint;
Rookie Card selling for $17,000 (NESN, 2-22-2012)

Jeremy Lin's rookie card
has opening bid
on eBay for $12,000.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"OP-ED: Asian Men Can Jump"
(By Gish Jen, NY Times, 2-17-2012)

Jeremy Lin kindles
long-shelved dreams for
Asians to excel in sports. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"OP-ED: The Jeremy Lin Problem"
(By David Brooks, NY Times, 2-17-2012)

Lin says "My audience is God...
I try to be selfless and
give up my game to Him."

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Jeremy Lin scores 17, rests in 4th quarter of Knicks' rout" (ESPN, 2-22-2012); Linsanity T-Shirts

Knicks beats Atlanta
Hawks 99-82 and
Linsanity in China. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:00-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Writer vs. Fact-Checker: This Time, It's Personal" (NY Times, 2-22-2012); Fact Checker Vs the Fabulist

Lifespan of a Fact
tells how D'Agata fudges
facts in the name of Art.

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Jeremy Lin faces test with tough Heat D" (By Ian Begley, ESPN, 2-23-2012); $21,580 for Lin's card

LeBron James & Miami Heat
won 7 straight— can Lin's
Knicks beat NBA's best team? Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Rapid Reaction: Heat 102, Knicks 88"
(By Jared Zwerling, ESPN, 2-23-2012)

Lin scores only 8 points
as LeBron James and Heat
rout Knicks to win 8 straight.

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
February 9 photo: "Lovely Tree Across the Street"
while waiting for Bus #22 at Phyllis & El Camino

Waiting for my bus
I saw her standing there
across the street— Sweet Soul. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Trees & Clouds" photographs taken in
Mountain View & Palo Alto (February 2012)

Feminine streets around
my neighborhood— will
they lead me to paradise?

Friday, February 24, 2012, 4:05-5:05 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"Bay Area trainers helped make Knicks guard Jeremy Lin better, stronger, faster" (By Daniel Brown, SJ Mercury News, 2-24-2012, A1, A6); "Jeremy Lin rookie card sells on eBay for more than $21,000"

Lin trained harder than
anyone strengthening his body
and improving his jump shots. Friday, February 24, 2012, 7:30-11:00 pm
Stanford Theatre: William A. Wellman directs
"Wings" (1927), with Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, Gary Cooper;
(YouTube), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3)
Q&A on restoration of 'Wings', Oscar's first winner

First film to win
Oscars in 1927
on World War I fighter pilots.

Friday, February 24, 2012, 7:30-11:00 pm
Stanford Theatre: William A. Wellman directs
"Wings" (1927), with Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, Gary Cooper;
(YouTube), (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3); Dennis James on the Wurlitzer (Film began an hour late due to crowd)

Movie goers lined up
around the block to see
Dennis James play Wings. Saturday, February 25, 2012, 2:50-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"Ben & Jerry's Lin-sanity ice cream: Now with 100 percent less fortune cookie" (By Liz Kelly Nelson, Pop2it, 2-25-2012); Ice cream sold only at Harvard Square location; Yahoo! Sports; Sports & Stars

Bits of fortune cookies
removed from ice cream
because it was racist.

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 2:50-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
Jeremy Lin: Bright lights greet the New York Knicks star on All-Star weekend (Mercury News, 2-25-2012); "Shumpert's Dunk over Lin's Couch Would've Been Epic" (By Alex Kay, Bleacher Report, 2-23-2012)

Lin sleeping on couch
throws to Shumpert jumping
over him for slam dunk. Saturday, February 25, 2012, 2:50-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill Krause Center
"Harvard School of Basketball" (By Pablo S. Torre, Sports Illustrated, 2-1-2010, pp. 44-47); "Lin appears on Sports Illustrated cover for 2nd straight week"
(not even Mantle, Joe Namath, or Eli Manning did it)

At Palo Alto High,
they called Jeremy Lin
"Mr. Improbable".

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12:30-4:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, John B. Wells
interviews physicist George Hart (Bio), on "Timetrak Predictions"; Merlin Project; Timetrak Library

Modern society can't
tell "virtual reality"
from the real world. Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12:30-4:30 am
KSFO 560 AM: Coast-to-Coast AM, John B. Wells
interviews Jonathan Zap, (Bio, Web), "Psychopaths in Power"; Book: Crossing the Event Horizon; Video

Many psychopaths rise
to power because they
don't have a conscience.

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 5:15-5:55 pm
Mountain View: Friend takes me grocery
shopping at Safeway (1750 Miramonte Ave)
in Blossom Valley Shopping Center

Gorton salmon fillets,
California Silican pizzas,
salad dressing and spinach. Sunday, February 26-27, 2012, 6:30 pm-3:00 am
Mountain View: Stayed home to sort boxes & bags;
Video: Complete NBA 2011 Slam Dunk Contest;
Blake Griffin's Best Dunks of the NBA 2012 Season

Blake Griffin wins over
7-footer JaVale McGee
in 2011 Slam Dunk Contest.

Monday, February 27, 2012, 5:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Given chance to win NBA's 2012 All-Star game, LeBron James takes a pass" (By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports, 2-27-2012); LeBron James's regret

LeBron James is afraid
to fail and passes instead
of shooting to win the game. Monday, February 27, 2012, 5:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest 2012: Why It Was the Worst Ever" (By Chris Carson, Bleacher Report, 2-17-2012); Video: NBA 2012 Slam Dunk Contest

Every dunk overloaded
with gimmicks to keep
the crowd interested.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Claude Lanzmann on why Holocaust documentary Shoah still matters" (By Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, UK, 6-9-2011); Claude Lanzmann; Shoah (1985)

There's no corpse in Shoah—
Jews who came were killed
in two hours and their corpses burned. Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Yoga and Sex Scandals: No Surprise Here"
(By William J. Broad, NY Times, 2-28-2012);
John Friend; Yoga Mogul (NY Times, 7-25-2010)

Yoga gurus don't practice
high moral standards that
they teach their students.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Jeremy Lin on Couch edited in Adobe Photoshop
with basketball & magazines added as prelude to
Shumpert jumping over couch in Slam Dunk Contest

With fans voting on the web,
Shumpert leaping over Lin's
couch for dunk is sure to win. Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:30-10:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
"Investigators may have discovered earliest evidence of Christian iconography in Jerusalem"
(By Eric Pfeiffer, Sideshow, 2-28-2012)

Tomb of Jesus found
in Jerusalem calling
to God for resurrection.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 2:00-5:00 pm
Palo Alto, Foothill Middlefield Computer Lab
Video: "Grizzly bear charges at Alaskan tourists"
(By Eric Pfeiffer, Sideshow, 2-28-2012)

Wild Grizzly bear catching
fish in stream suddenly
charges Alaskan tourists. Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 7:00-9:00 pm
Stanford University: Cemex Auditorium,
Zambrano Hall, Knight Management Center
"An Evening with Claude Lanzmann" (Dupuy's class)

Lanzman talks about
his memoir Patagonian Hare
and its symbol for Shoah.