Haikus: November 2019

HAIKUS: November 2019

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.

Friday, November 1, 2019, 8:32-8:38 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Massimo Belli conducts
Ferruccio Busoni Chamber Orchestra to
Andrea Luchesi's Ademira: Overture (1784); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3); History in Music Trivia 1784

U.S. Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain to end American Revolutionary War (1-14); Henry Cavendish discovers the composition of water as H₂O (1-15); Benjamin Franklin credited with the invention of bifocals. (August 1784).
Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:12-12:55 pm
Mountain View: SS Agency (1300 W. Middlefield Rd);
Erica not in today; Sandra Williams verified the forms
for Annual CalFresh Re-certification (11-1-2019);
Withdrawal of $6023.52 (TIAA-CREF) to cover rent

Took 1:00 pm Bus #32 to Showers Drive
and 1:54 pm Bus #40 to Foothill College;
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"
class not shown on Explorer or Safari Browsers;
Canvas only visible in Google Chrome Browser.

Friday, November 1, 2019, 2:20-5:05 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
All set to go to Stanford Theatre to see The Black Cat (6:15-7:20 pm) & Dracula (7:30-8:45 pm), but
forgot tonight is Waverley Writers Poetry Reading

Sharon Olson was a Palo Alto Librarian; Loved her
Clouds brushed in later: Poems (1987) especially
"Le Bal a Bougival by Renoir" on page 14. Friday, November 1, 2019, 7:50-9:15 pm
Palo Alto: Friends Meeting House (957 Colorado Ave)
Waverley Writers Poetry Reading (30 poets came today); Featured Reader Sharon Olson reads from her new book Will There Be Music?; Muriel Karr gives me ride home

Read one poem tonight—
"Meditations on 98: Seek on & Look in"
for my Cornell Professor Scheraga's 98th birthday.

Saturday, November 2, 2019, 9:40 am-4:15 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
Al Guzman emailed 10/30 2:16 pm on meeting Sunday,
11/3 to see The Joker at Shoreline Century 16 Cinema
@ 9:00 am followed by surprise lunch spot afterwards

No time to respond to Al because of reading
Alfred Hayes's "My Face for the World to See" for
"Another Look" (10/30), Cal-Fresh Re-certification (10/31), Waverley Writers Poetry Reading (11/1). Saturday, November 2, 2019, 9:40 am-4:15 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Tools" class began on 10/28;
Instructor Kim Randall: "If you do not complete this
introduction assignment by 10/39 you will be dropped"

What are your expectations for this course?
Instructional tech strategies tried with students?
What grade levels of people do you work with?
Share something you are passionate about!

Saturday, November 2, 2019, 9:40 am-4:15 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
Since Randall said 1st assignment was due on 10/39,
& I submitted on 10/31, unclear whether I'm dropped.

First submission 4:56 pm disappeared & sent again
7 pm; However the links are showing only partly
on Canvas; Wrote text in HTML with the entire
links visible on my web site WisdomPortal.com Saturday, November 2, 2019, 9:40 am-4:15 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"
Wrote on something I am passionate about—

Passionate about Enlightenment in experiencing
cosmic awareness in everyday life through art,
music, and poetry. This is the vision shared
at my web site WisdomPortal.com.

Sunday, November 3, 2019, 9:00 am-11:15 pm
Mountain View: Century Cinema 16 (1500 N. Shoreline Blvd); Todd Phillips directs Joker (2019) starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Leigh Gill; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4): Film Review: 1, 2, 3, 4):

Al picked me up at 8 am to see Joker,
a violent movie which we both didn't like.
He didn't phone Karen or Rudy to join us. Sunday, November 3, 2019, 11:55 am-1:15 pm
Palo Alto: Dinah Garden Hotel (4261 El Camino Real);
Al Guzman's surprise taking me to this restaurant with lovely ambience; waited half-hour to be seated outside under a shady tree near the entrance; He treated me, telling me to pay usual $10 fare at Sweet Tomatoes.

Had Pacific Omelette with Smoked Salmon,
Hashed Brown Potatoes, Buttered Whole
Wheat Toast, and a glass of milk.

Sunday, November 3, 2019, 1:45-4:45 pm
Los Altos Library: Al drove me here after our lunch;
Eneide came at 2:30 pm & used computer next to me;
Spent 3 hours on LINC62 assignment using Google Docs

Instructor Kimberley Randall emailed 3:48 pm
that I've not been dropped from her LINC62 class
despite turning my 1st assignment late after 10/30. Sunday, November 3, 2019, 4:45-5:10 pm
Los Altos: Bus #40 comes at 5:16 pm; Just like 10/20, 100+ cars passed by without picking me up hitchhiking until Steve stopped & drove to Showers Drive for Bus 522

Hitchhiking is a cosmic affair— Need a kind soul
to pick you up; Promise wisdom to those who do:
Surprise!— Karen picked me up at 5:10 pm.

Sunday, November 3, 2019, 6:05-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Stuart Walker directs
"Werewolf of London" (1935), starring Henry Hull,
Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews,
Lawrence Grant, Spring Byington, J. M. Kerrigan,
Clark Williams, Charlotte Granville, Ethel Griffies,
Zeffie Tilbury; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Botanist studying rare Tibetan plants
attacked by a wolf, returns to London
and becomes werewolf on the full moon. Sunday, November 3, 2019, 7:30-8:45 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: James Whale directs
"The Invisible Man" (1933), starring Claude Rains,
William Harrigan, Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor, Forrester Harvey, Dudley Digges, E.E. Clive, Dwight Frye, Walter Brennan, John Carradine;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Claude Rains plays scientist discovering
invisibility drug, and become menace
to society killing and seeking power.

Monday, November 4, 2019, 8:33-8:36 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Yuri Temirkanov conducts
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to Aram Khachaturian's
Gayaneh: Lezghinka (1939); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3); History in Music Trivia 1939

Stagecoach starring John Wayne premieres in NYC (2-15); John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath published (4-14); Lou Gehrig, ends his 2,130 consecutive games-played streak (5-2-1939).
Monday, November 4, 2019, 9:30 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"
Assignment #2 due today 11/4 at 11:59 pm
Will links be visible in FireFox Browser? (Yes)

Need to revise page 2 of "Platonic Lambda:
Soul of the Universe" with Preface of 14 topics
in the book instead of Introduction to Mountains.
Links visible only on Canvas via Google Chrome.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 8:35-8:44 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Sir Charles Mackerras conducts
Orchestra of St. Luke's to Joseph Haydn's
Symphony #104 "London"— Finale (1795); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); History in Music Trivia 1795

University of North Carolina opens to students at
Chapel Hill (1-14); Metric system is adopted in
France (4-7); Born: Saverio Mercadante (9-17),
John Keats (10-31), James K. Polk (11-2-1795).
Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 10:30 am-7:00 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"
Assignment #2 due yesterday 11/4 at 11:59 pm
Late with "Platonic Lambda: Soul of the Universe"—

Walking Man, Mountains, Redwoods, Goosepen,
Divine Proportions, Newton's Prism, Pyramids,
Vanishing Point, Wizard's Hat, Church Steeple, Compass, Geese, Arrowhead, Colliding Galaxies.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 8:29-8:38 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: David Parry conducts
London Philharmonic Orchestra to Jean Sibelius's
Finlandia Op.26 #7 (1899); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); History in Music Trivia 1899

Mount Rainier National Park established, in state of Washington (3-2); Students at UC Berkeley steal Stanford Axe from Stanford University (4-15); Giovanni Agnelli founds Fiat Co. (7-11-1899).
Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 11:05 am-4:20 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"
Finished "Preface to Platonic Lambda" @ 7:07 pm
and submitted it to Canvas yesterday one day late

Assignment #3 (Module 2) due 11/10, 11:59 pm—
Use Google Docs to create multimedia text set;
Examples: Earth in Action; Election Text Set;
Risk & Exploration (can't access); Solar Eclipse.

Thursday, November 7, 2019, 8:33-8:40 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Richard Hickox conducts
Northern Sinfonia of England to Frederick Delius's
On Hearing the 1st Cuckoo In Spring (1912); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); History in Music Trivia 1912

Fenway Park in Boston, MA opens. (4-20);
Olympic Games open in Stockholm, Sweden (5-5);
Born in 1912: Danny Thomas (1-6), Jackson Pollock (1-28), Lawrence Durrell (2-27-1912).
Thursday, November 7, 2019, 12:30-6:50 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"
Used Solar Eclipse as template for multimedia text set:
"Platonic Lambda: Soul of the Universe" with web links

Heraclitus: "You could not discover the limits
of soul, even if you traveled by every path in
order to do so; such is the depth of its meaning."
Emily's Poem 683; Paul Brunton: Soul of Nature.

Thursday, November 7, 2019, 8:33-8:40 am
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
"Platonic Lambda Λ: Soul of the Universe"
Quotes on the soul by enlightened sages

Plotinus: The Enneads I.6.9— "Soul have vision
of the First Beauty"; Paul Brunton: Notebooks XVI.4.63 "World-Mind as his Soul will not die."
Thursday, November 7, 2019, 12:30-6:50 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
May readers experience epiphanies while reading
& exploring "Platonic Lambda Λ: Soul of the Universe"

Wrote two poems concerning the soul—
"Speculations on the Soul": inspired by Mary Oliver & "Soul Weight" inspired by Robert Bly.

Friday, November 8, 2019, 8:29-8:36 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: John Mauceri conducts
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra to Maurice Ravel's
Daphnis and Chloe: Dawn (1912); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); History in Music Trivia 1912

Alaska becomes a territory of the U.S. (5-11);
1st Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) earns his rank (8-21); Born in 1912: Jay Silverheels (5-26), Woody Guthrie (7-14), Lawrence Durrell (2-27-12).
Friday, November 8, 2019, 2:20-4:00 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
Forgot to pay $1183 rent by 11/5; Late fee $30;
Must pay $1213 in money order or cashier's check;
Transferred $1500 from Fidelity to Wells Fargo

Fidelity's Ella Zarren wired $1500 to Wells Fargo,
but fund still not showing; Bank manager Mohan
said to check in tomorrow before 6:00 pm;
She'll waive $5 fee for $1213 money order.

Friday, November 8, 2019, 5:20-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: George Stevens
directs "Gunga Din" (1939), starring Cary Grant,
Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam Jaffe,
Eduardo Ciannelli, Joan Fontaine, Montagu Love,
Robert Coote, Abner Biberman, Lumsden Hare,
Cecil Kellaway; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Film based on Rudyard Kipling poem
of same title (1890) that the water-carrier
was a braver soldier in the battlefield (Read). Friday, November 8, 2019, 7:30-9:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Henry King
directs "Jesse James" (1939), starring Tyrone Power,
Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott, Henry Hull,
Slim Summerville, J. Edward Bromberg, Brian Donlevy,
John Carradine, Donald Meek, Jane Darwell, Charles Tannen; (YouTube: 1, full film); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Fiction: Jesse James & Frank James robbed
trains because the railroad barrons cheated
farmers buying their lands at low prices.

Saturday, November 9, 2019, 8:16-8:32 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Christopher Hogwood conducts Academy of Ancient Music to Johann Sebastian Bach's,
Brandenburg Concerto #6 in B-Flat, BWV 1051
(1721), CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Bach composed six
Brandenburg Concertos
like six days of creation. Saturday, November 9, 2019, 9:40 am-3:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"—
Multimedia Text Set (MTS) is a set of different forms
of media surrounding a common topic, theme or issue.

Module 2: Read & discuss Multi-Media Text Set:
1) Jeremy Knight's "Earth in Action" and
2) Jennifer Wolfe's "Risk & Exploration".

Saturday, November 9, 2019, 9:40 am-3:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"—
Multimedia Text Set (MTS) is a set of different forms
of media surrounding a common topic, theme or issue.

Used Knight's "Earth in Action"as template for
"Response to Platonic Lambda and Wolfe's
"Risk & Exploration" for "Multimedia Text Set". Saturday, November 9, 2019, 9:40 am-3:00 am
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"—
Krause Center closed at 3 pm; Rushed to upload
LINC62 assignments so they'll be on Google Docs.

Wells Fargo Bank manager Mohan
told me Fidelity wired $1500 arrived;
Wrote $1213 cashier check without fees.

Sunday, November 10, 2019, 5:45-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Mitchell Leisen directs
"Midnight" (1939), starring Claudette Colbert,
Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer,
Mary Astor, Elaine Barrie, Hedda Hopper,
Rex O'Malley, Monty Woolley, Armand Kaliz;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Taxi-cab driver Don Ameche
disapproves Claudette Colbert's
gold-diggling ways with John Barrymore. Sunday, November 10, 2019, 7:30-9:00 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Leo McCarey
directs "Love Affair" (1939), starring Irene Dunne,
Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman,
Astrid Allwyn, Maurice Moscovich, Scotty Beckett,
Frank McGlynn Sr.; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4);
(Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Original romance film with Irene Dunne
and Charles Boyer, remade in 1957 with
Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr by same director.

Monday, November 11, 2019, 2:30-2:48 pm
Mountain View: Sprouts Market (630 San Antonio Rd.)
Veteran's Day not holiday for VTA; Got 2:10 pm Bus #34
to San Antonio Road for "Daily Post" & "China Daily"

1.81 lbs Roma Tomatoes @ 98¢/lb = $1.77;
2 Blackberries 6 oz. @ $1.67 = $3.34;
Green Onions 98¢; Spinach $1.99. Monday, November 11, 2019, 3:00-3:18 pm
Mountain View: Safeway (645 San Antonio Road)
Since all computer labs closed on Veteran's Day,
good to grocery shop today; 3:25 pm Bus #40 home.

2 lbs. Deviled-Egg Potato Salad $6.99;
32 oz. Lucerne Strawberry Yogurt $2.29;
18 Large Eggs @ 99¢ = $1.98 (Raincheck).

Monday, November 11, 2019, 5:20-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Laundry $1.75 Wash (42 minutes),
$1.00 Dry (48 minutes); 2 sheets, pillow case, 6 towels,
pants, 3 pajama pants, 11 shorts, 11 T-shirts, 21 socks

Good to do laundry on Veteran's Day
since Computer Labs are all closed
to do class assignments or poetry. Monday, November 11, 2019, 5:30-8:30 pm
Was listening to classical music on KDFC 104.9 FM
when nearby station came on— KNBR 104.5 FM
Broadcast of NFL's SF 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks beat SF 49ers 27-24
in overtime, ending their unbeaten record
of 8-0 and tightening the NFC West race.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 9:54-10.10 am
Mountain View: Kaiser Permanente (555 Castro St.)
Took 9:32 am Bus #34 here for fasting blood test on
Hb1AC ($25); Got 11 am Bus #34 back at Train Depot

Cancelled appointment with Michelle Ma
last Wednesday 11/6 since didn't do blood test;
New appointment on Thursday 11/14 @ 11:00 am.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 1:00-6:50 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
Catch up on 11 Haikus from November 8-12
since Computer Labs closed for Veteran's Day

LINC62: Response to Platonic Lambda;
Preface: On the Soul; Multimedia Text Set;
Module 2-Discussion on Multimedia Text Sets.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 10:20 am-4:30 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: Module 3: Challenge (Due Nov. 15, 11:59 pm)
Tech Tools for HyperDocs; Tech Tools for Engagement

Turn in a template or list of 1-3 tech
tools you could use in a HyperDoc and
how you might use them (brief description).
Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 10:20 am-4:30 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
Module 3: Discussion; Teaching with HyperDocs;
Blog post by Jen Giffen on stages of a HyperDoc

Use Studio to record; Share which stage
of HyperDocs is the most important & why;
which stage is difficult for students to create.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 5:50-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Henry Koster directs
"Three Smart Girls Grow Up" (1939), starring Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Helen Parrish, Charles Winninger,
Nella Walker, Robert Cummings, William Lundigan,
Ernest Cossart, Felix Bressart, Charles Coleman;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Robert Cummings falls in love
with blonde sister who's engaged,
& Deanna plays matchmaker for other sister. Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 7:30-8:50 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Sidney Lanfield directs
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939), starring
Richard Greene, Basil Rathbone, Wendy Barrie,
Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, John Carradine,
Morton Lowry, Eily Malyon; (YouTube:
1, 2, 3, full film); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Sherlock Holmes & Watson investigate
mysterious murders seemingly committed
by a phantom mad dog in Baskervilles.

Thursday, November 14, 2019, 11:00-11:30 am
Mountain View: Kaiser Permanente (555 Castro St.)
Appt with Michelle Ma, Pharmacology Physician;
12/2 Appt @ 3 pm Ophthalmology, Kaiser Santa Clara

Hb1AC = 7.6 better than 8.3 (7/24);
TSH = 6.6 higher than 5.67 (6/12);
Today's Blood Pressure: 123/49; Pulse: 74.
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 12:15-6:50 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: Module 3— Digital Tools for HyperDocs
Find Tech Tools for each of these seven lessons—

Engage, Explore, Explain, Apply,
Share, Reflect, Extend—
to keep students attentive.

Friday, November 15, 2019, 11:09 am-4:30 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
"MUSIC: Mystery That Remains Stubbornly Unsolved"
(In 1975, psych-folk musician Jim Sullivan vanished in Santa Rosa, NM); (Rebecca Bengal, NY Times, 11-14-19)

Poet Mary Oliver, 83, Is Dead (NYT 1-17-2019);
Oliver's Poems Taught Me How to Live (1-18-19);
What Mary Oliver's Critics Don't Understand
(New Yorker 11-20-2017)
Friday, November 15, 2019, 11:09 am-4:30 pm
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: Module 3: Discussion— (1) Which stage
of HyperDocs is most important— "Engage" is most important to hook students and get their attention!

(2) Which stage of HyperDocs is most difficult to design— "Reflections" is most difficult to design; Students need to focus on important life issues— "What will you do with the rest of your wild life?"

Friday, November 15, 2019, 5:55-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Elliott Nugent directs
"Never Say Die" (1939), starring Martha Raye,
Bob Hope, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray,
Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman, Ernest Cossart,
Paul Harvey, Monty Woolley, Christian Rub;
(YouTube: 1, 2, full film); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Bob Hope's medical records switched
with a dog's and faces death in 6 months,
but rescued by oddball heiress Martha Raye. Friday, November 15, 2019, 7:30-9:05 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: H. C. Potter directs
"The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" (1939), starring
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver,
Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Etienne Girardot,
Janet Beecher, Rolfe Sedan, Leonid Kinskey;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Vernon & Irene Castle become ballroom
dancing sensation in Paris & America
during pre-World War I years.

Saturday, November 16, 2019, 7:52-7:58 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Jan Vogler plays cello,
Ismo Eskelinen plays guitar to Manuel de Falla's,
Suite of Popular Spanish Songs: Jota (1914),
CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

"Jota" the 4th song in
this list is from Aragón
in the northeast of Spain. Saturday, November 16, 2019, 9:40 am-3:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62: "Cloud-Based Word Processing Tools"—
Module 3: Discussion— Engage students to hook their
attention; Reflections to find their plans & goals in life.

Poem "My New Mantra" (3-31-2019) with Notes (4-18-2019) lists gurus & sages I've learned from, and Picasso's "I do not seek— I find."

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 11:02-11:12 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Nicola Benedetti plays violin
Daniel Harding conducts London Symphony Orchestra
to Camille Saint-Saëns's, Havanaise in E Op. 83 (1914),
CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Saint-Saëns wrote this piece for
Cuban violinist Rafael Diaz Albertini—
a standard of classical concertante repertoire. Sunday, November 17, 2019, 12:50-6:05 pm
Los Altos Library: Not going to Stanford Theatre to see "Alexander Graham Bell" (5:40) & "Dark Victory" (7:30) to work on LINC62 Final Project (due 11/22)—
Will compose "HyperDocs: Writing Poetry"

Collecting Poets on stamps @ colnect.com:
Dante, Goethe, Shakespeare, Rumi,
Emily Dickinson, Whitman, Blake.

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 12:50-6:05 pm
Los Altos Library: checked out books for Finals
"HyperDocs: Writing Poetry"— Children's books:
Laura Purdie Salas, "Picture Yourself Writing Poetry";
Cecilia Minden & Kate Roth, "How to Write a Poem"
Paul B. Janeczko, "How to Write Poetry"; Adult books:

Kim Addonizio & Dorianne Laux: "The Poet's Companion"; John Drury: "Creating Poetry";
Stephen Fry: "The Ode Less Travelled" (2006). Monday, November 18, 2019, 9:32 am-4:40 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Composing "HyperDocs: Writing Poetry" for
LINC62 Final Project (due 11/22)— Assign a postage
stamp for each of the 7 stages: Engage, Explore,
Explain, Apply, Share, Reflect, Extend—

Lessons from California-Poets-In-The-Schools
CPITS to help K-12 students or older to
write poetry in "HyperDocs for Poetry".

Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 7:52-7:58 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Evan Stover plays fiddle,
Molly Mason plays guitar to Jay Ungar's,
Civil War: Ashokan Farewell (1982), CD,
in Ken Burns "Civil War" TV mini-series
(1990) (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

156th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our Fathers
brought forth upon this Continent a new nation" Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 9:35 am-6:50 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Lab closed early yesterday @ 4:40 pm; Went to
Los Altos Library & worked until 8:00 pm. Lesson
plans for Apply, Share, Reflect, Extend; Shakespeare
for Apply, Whitman for Reflect, Dante for Extend.

Read Octavio Paz's "Between What I See and
What I Say..." (1976) and "Poetry & Prayer"
to find your "temple of words" for a poem.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 11:05 am-7:30 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62 Final Project (due Friday, 11/22)—
Module 4 Challenge: "HyperDocs for Poetry Writing".
Link to poem "Meeting Goethe in Heidelberg" (2007)

Adding Kenneth Koch's Wishes, Lies, and Dreams
(1970) to teach children to write poetry along
with six more books for children and adults. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 11:05 am-7:30 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62 Final Project (due Friday, 11/22)—
Module 4 Discussion: Comments & Reflections on "Teaching with HyperDocs: A Comma Lesson" Video

1) Important parts of the HyperDocs?
2) Teaching strategies with students?
3) "Ah ha"s after watching this video?

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 8:20-8:56 pm
Mountain View: Sprouts Market (630 San Antonio Rd.)
Got on Bus #40 at 7:56 pm at Foothill College;
Arrived 8:15 pm at San Antonio Rd & El Camino;
Hour to shop before catching 9:21 pm Bus #40 home

0.69 lbs Vine-Cluster Tomatoes @ 98¢/lb = 68¢;
2 Blueberries @ $1.67 = $3.34; Raspberries 98¢;
1 lb Brazil Nuts $7.99; 2.5 lbs Black Grapes $2.44. Thursday, November 21, 2019, 11:05 am-6:20 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62 Final Project (due Friday, 11/22)—
Module 4 Discussion: Comments & Reflections on another class member's response after you post yours.

Liked Heather Clealand's idea of comparing
HyperDocs to a Dance Choreography, that
all parts are essential for a dance performance.

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 11:05 am-6:20 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Comma is a punctuation mark mainly to separate parts of a sentence such as clauses, and items in lists, particularly when there are three or more items listed. (Comma Song);
Wikipedia: Commas exist for a reason; The Comma

Theodore Roethke's poem "Dolor"
has 13 lines, 2 periods, and 20 commas.
Mark Strand's 12-lines "Prediction" has 14 commas. Thursday, November 21, 2019, 11:05 am-6:20 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Authors who ignored basic rules of punctuation:
e.e. cummings, James Joyce, Cormac McCarthy, José Saramago, Marcel Proust, William Faulkner, Samuel Beckett, Junot Diaz, Gertrude Stein, Timothy Dexter

James Joyce's Ulysses: out of 4391 words in the
novel's final episode (Molly Bloom's Soliloquy),
only 1 period (end) and no commas can be found.

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7:00-7:24 pm
Mountain View, Smart & Final (141 E. El Camino Real)
6:30 pm Bus #40 to catch 7:00 pm Bus #22 to Grant Road;
8:00 pm Bus 22 in time for 8:15 pm Bus 40 (Showers Dr.)

Coffee Mate's Coconut Creme Creamer
and Peppermint Mocha Creamer @ $1.49;
Coupon in newspaper and not in store flyer. Friday, November 22, 2019, 9:40 am-4:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
LINC62 Final Project (due Friday, 11/22)—
Summarized 8 Assignments in LINC62 Class

Since Google Docs is not showing some files,
arranged all the assignments in LINC62
on this web page for easier reference.

Friday, November 22, 2019, 5:35-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Anatole Litvak directs
"Confessions of a Nazi Spy" (1939), starring
Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul Lukas, Henry O'Neill, Dorothy Tree, Lya Lys,
Grace Stafford, James Stephenson, Sig Ruman,
Joe Sawyer, Lionel Royce; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3);
(Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Edward G. Robinson of FBI catches
Nazi spies across America stealing
military secrets for Hitler in 1937-39. Friday, November 22, 2019, 7:30-9:15 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: William Wyler directs
"Wuthering Heights" (1939), starring Laurence Olivier,
Merle Oberon, David Niven, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hugh Williams, Donald Crisp, Leo G. Carroll, Miles Mander, Cecil Kellaway, Cecil Humphreys,
Rex Downing, Sarita Wooton, Douglas Scott;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Great film of Emily Brontë's classic
with William Wyler directing and
Gregg Toland as cinematographer.

Friday, November 22, 2019, 9:55-10:09 pm
Mountain View: Safeway (645 San Antonio Road)
Bus #22 arrived at San Antonio Rd at 9:50 pm
Time for shopping and 10:29 pm Bus #40 home.

2 lbs. Deviled-Egg Potato Salad $5.99;
2 Quaker Instant Oatmeals: Raisins, Dates, Walnuts @ $1.75; Apple Strudels $2.99 ($2 Rewards) 99¢. Saturday, November 23, 2019, 9:45 am-3:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Finished Assignments in LINC62 Class; Bookmarked
films seen yesterday at Stanford Theatre (5:35-9:15 pm).

Will go to Stanford Theatre on Sunday
to see Juarez & Stagecoach (3:45-9:35 pm)
and half-hour walk home at Rengstorff Ave.

Sunday, November 24, 2019, 5:45-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: John Ford directs
"Stagecoach" (1939), starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Andy Devine, John Carradine, George Bancroft, Louise Platt, Donald Meek, Berton Churchill, Elvira Ríosl, Brenda Fowler, Nora Cecil, Francis Ford, Vester Pegg, Joe Rickson, Jack Pennick, Duke R. Lee;
(YouTube: 1, 2, full film); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

After years in B-movies, John Wayne
became an overnight star as Ringo Kid
in Stagecoach directed by John Ford. Sunday, November 24, 2019, 7:30-9:35 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: William Dieterle directs
"Juarez" (1939), starring Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, John Garfield, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Joseph Calleia, Gale Sondergaard, Gilbert Roland, Henry O'Neill, Harry Davenport, Louis Calhern, Walter Kingsford, Irving Pichel, Montagu Love;
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Juárez was 26th Mexican President (1858-1872)
fighting Emperor Maximillian installed by Napoleon III; Bette Davis is Maximillian's wife.

Monday, November 25, 2019, 8:33-8:37 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Bjarte Engeset conducts
Malmö Symphony Orchestra to Edvard Grieg's,
Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls Op. 54 #3 (1891), CD,
(YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); Trivia in Music History 1891

Eugène Dubois finds bones of Homo erectus or "Java Man" in Indonesia (10-1891); Whitcomb Judson invents the "clasp-locker" or zipper (1891); Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" appears in The Strand Magazine (6-25-1891). Monday, November 25, 2019, 11:10 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Forgot to honor 400th Anniversary of Descartes Dreams
on November 10, 1619; (Alice Browne, 1977); (Leibniz copied Descartes Notebooks, now in Hanover Library).

Will write poem "November 10, 1619",
with references to poems "An Enlightened Story",
"Mango's Mystery", "Sonnet to Platonic Lambda", and awakening on November 10, 1969, celebrating 350th Anniversary of Descartes Dreams at Cornell.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 8:34-8:39 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Wolfram Christ plays viola
as Jeffrey Tate conducts Berlin Philharmonic to
Edvard Grieg's, Peer Gynt: Prelude: At the Wedding
Op. 23 #3 (1875), CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4);
Trivia in Music History 1875

Theosophical Society is founded in New York by Helena Blavatsky (10-30); Matthew Webb becomes 1st person to swim English Channel (8-25); Trial by Jury by Gilbert & Sullivan produced (3-25-1875). Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 11:10 am-5:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
Scanned Fung-Yu Lan's A Short History to Chinese Philosophy (1964); Scanned Page 248 from book with my comments on Nov. 10, 1969 documenting my awakening on the 350th anniversary of Descartes miracle dreams.

Writing Notes to poem "November 10, 1619";
No need to scan cover of E.T. Bell's Men of Mathematics (1965), found similar copy (1986)
at Amazon.com; Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 6:30-9:30 pm;
Mountain View: ICON Theatre (2575 California St #90)
James Mangold directs "Ford v Ferrari"(2019),
starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal,
Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe,
Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon, JJ Feild, Jack McMullen,
Benjamin Rigby, Alex Gurney; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3);
(Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); Karen met me at 6:15 pm; Didn't buy tickets in advance, so we had to sit in front row

Human stories of the race drivers
make this film more interesting than
the action spinouts, crashes, and fires. Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 10:00-11;55 pm
Mountain View: Reading "Tom Hanks Shares
5 Things He Learned From Fred Rogers While Making
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (Hardest thing about playing Mister Rogers was being able to find
the quiet spaces inside spaces that had to be filled.)
(Parade, 11-15-2019); "Heartwarming Reason Mister Rogers' Legacy Lives On 16 Years After His Death"
(By Samuel R. Murrian, Parade, 11-15-2019)

Mister Rogers— who was recognized as an oracle
of gentle wisdom & advice for children in turbulent
times— emphasized real human connections

Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 8:33-8:40 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Alfred Brendel plays piano
to Joseph Haydn's, Fantasia in C Hob 17:4 (1789), CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4); Trivia in Music History 1789

George Washington inaugurated as first President of the U.S. (4-30-1789); Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on the Bounty (4-28); University of Pennsylvania charter granted (1789). Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 10:34 am-3:00 pm
Los Altos Hills, Foothill College Krause Center
closing early today at 3:00 pm instead of 8:00 pm
because of Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow.

Writing Notes to poem "November 10, 1619";
No illustrations of Descartes Three Dreams;
Can't find graph chart paper recording of
my awakening on November 10, 1969.

Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 3:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View Senior Center (266 Esuela Ave);
Friend's Ceramics Class didn't meet today (11/27);
Worked in Computer Room to find images for
Notes to Poem: "November 10, 1619"

Analytical Geometry; Discourse on the Method (1637); Meditations on First Philosophy (1641);
Basilica della Santa Casa; Lady of Loreto Statue. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 3:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View Senior Center (266 Esuela Ave);
Finding images for Notes to "November 10, 1619"—
Seng-Chao; Chao Lun; Feng Yu-lan; Buddha's Silence;
Thoughts on Silence; Buddha's Flower Sermon

Calorimetry of Helix-Coil Transition
in Poly-L-Lysine; Adiabatic Calorimeter;
Chart Paper Showing Baseline Upsurge.

Thursday, November 28, 2019, 10:03-10:13 am
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Pierre Pierlot plays oboe as Claudio Scimone conducs I Solisti Veneti to Tomaso Albinoni's Oboe Concerto in C Op. 9/5 (1722); CD; (YouTube: 1, 2); Albinoni's Dad was rich, so he didn't have to work, spent
his time composing music & called himself a dilettante

No offense when called "amateur or dilettante"—
"Amateur" in French means love what you do;
"Dilettante" in Italian: delighted in your work. Thursday, November 28, 2019, 11:30 am-12:45 pm
Mountain View: Smart & Final (141 E. El Camino Real)
Coffee Mate's Creamers (Snickers & Dove Chocolate)
@ $1.49; Shopped at 99 Ranch Market (1350 Grant Rd);
Bus #40 runs on Sunday schedule today, Leaves 1:56 pm;
Time to shop at CVS with Black Friday sale on today

6 cans Kimbo Chicken Broth @ 69¢;
Kimbo Taiwan Vegetable Buns $3.69;
Chi Mei Frozen Taro Buns $2.49.

Thursday, November 28, 2019, 1:00-1:29 pm
Mountain View: CVS (2630 W. El Camino Real)
Memory Foam Slippers (Reg. $9.99) for $4.99
4.6 oz Ferrero Rocher Chocolates $6.19 BOGO
Free (or @ $3.10); Caught 1:56 pm Bus #40 home

Neighbor Don Richards wants to have dinner
at Bamboo Garden (108 N. Rengstorff Ave),
but they're closed today as well as Chef Chu. Thursday, November 28, 2019, 4:30-6:45 pm
Mountain View: Cooking Thanksgiving Stir-Fry for
neighbor Don Richards: Diced 20 baby carrots & 4 green onions, Microwave Tai-Pei Combination Fried Rice, Sliced 20 water chestnuts, Diced 5 dried bean curds,

4 scrambled eggs, Fried rice in wok with almonds, cashews, walnuts, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, Vaingrette Balsamic & Asian Sesame Dressings,...

Thursday, November 28, 2019, 4:30-6:45 pm
Mountain View: Continue cooking stir-fry dinner for
neighbor Don Richards: 14 oz bag C&W Ultimate Stir Fry: broccoli, carrots, snap peass, baby corn, red peppers, water chestnuts, mushrooms, onions, bamboo shoots; Can of Vegetable Chop Suey, Fried in 4 tablespoons of sesame oil: 20 chunks of imitation crab meat and 81 Bay scallops; Mixed all three bowls together in wok for stir-fry

Brought Don a big bowl of stir-fry
seafood & veggies that he'll eat in 3 meals;
I have enough for three more meals too. Friday, November 29, 2019, 10:10-10:42 am
Mountain View: Walmart (600 Showers Drive)
9:58 am Bus #40 arrived at 10:06 am; Picked up
Daily Post, Mtn View Voice, and Metro papers
Took 11:11 am Bus #40 across the street home;
Invited Don to go to Stanford Theatre @ 5:55 pm to see
"Bachelor Mother" & "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" but he
declined; Caught 5:17 Red Bus & made movie in time

Walmart Black Friday Specials—
6 Fruit of the Loom Boxer Shorts ($20) for $10;
5 Pack Men's Crew Socks ($10) for $5.00.

Friday, November 29, 2019, 5:55-7:20 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Garson Kanin directs
"Bachelor Mother"(1939), starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn, Frank Albertson, E.E. Clive, Elbert Coplen Jr., Ferike Boros, Ernest Truex, Leonard Penn, Paul Stanton, Frank M. Thomas, Dennie Moore, June Wilkins; (YouTube: 1 ,2, 3, 4); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Ginger loses job and finds abandoned
boy baby left by foster home, but
they assume the baby is hers. Friday, November 29, 2019, 7:30-9:25 pm;
Palo Alto, Stanford Theatre: Sam Wood directs "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939), starring Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Lyn Harding, Paul Henreid, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, Scott Sunderland, David Croft, David Tree, Simon Lack, Judith Furse, Milton Rosmer, Edmund Breon,; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); 10:30 pm Bus #40

Robert Donat was superb in this film and deserved
Best Actor Academy Award over Clark Gable's
Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind.

Saturday, November 30, 2019, 5:10-5:30 pm
Los Altos Library (closed 11/28-11/29) opens today;
Mountain View: Safeway (645 San Antonio Road)
Better do shopping today as it's not raining;
Took 5:47 pm Bus #40 home.

6 cans Dole's Pineapple Chunks @ $1.49;
2 Sig. Kitchen Imitation Crabmeat @ $1.50;
3 lbs Sig. Café Classic Potato Salad @ $5.69. Saturday, November 30, 2019, 7:45-11:45 pm
Palo Alto: Cubberley Pavilion (4000 Middlefield Rd)
Ballroom Dancing, Hour walk (7:45-8:45 pm), Hendrik Fisher who gives me ride home didn't come, watching
"It's a Wonderful Life" on PBS TV movie (7:30-11 pm).

Danced hustle with Alexandra showing
her Sufi Spin & Einstein's wisdom mudra;
Luckily, she gave me a ride home tonight.