Haikus: January 2021

HAIKUS: January 2021

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, January 1, 2021, 2:08-10:00 pm
Mountain View: News headlines for New Year 2021:
NY Times: Vaccinations lag as States tackle woes;
Mercury News: Cases smash monthly record;
Washington Post: Covid-19 therapy going unused;
Los Angeles Times: Medical care suffers across L.A.;
USA Today: From pandemic to a new President

New Year 2021 is here,
but virus woes from 2020
are not going to disappear soon. Friday, January 1, 2021, 2:08-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Watched New Year's Ball Drop
at Times Square; New Year's Day activities carries
over for rest of year— Placed "Scroll 2020" image
above "Scroll 2021" image to show sharp contrast
from one year to the next for poem "Out with the Old,
In with the New" (2020-2021) for first poem in 2021

Made background of Scroll 2020 &
Scroll 2021 white instead of yellow,
so printout will not have a color tinge.

Saturday, January 2, 2021, 5:10-5:34 pm
Mountain View: 4:52 pm Red Bus to Showers Drive;
Bus #22 to CVS bins for "Daily Post"; Chef Chu's bins
for "Palo Alto Weekly"; Shopping at Sprouts Market
(630 San Antonio Rd); 6:20 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy & walked home (VTA Pass expires 12/31 but still good)

2.28 lbs Roma Tomatoe @ 98¢/lb = $2.23;
1.09 lbs Peruvian Scallops @ $6.99/lb = $7.62;
0.65 lb Sweet Banana Chips @ $3.49/lb = $2.27;
0.58 lb Chocolate Popcorn Granola @ 98¢/lb = 57¢ Saturday, January 2, 2021, 7:20-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Jenny called from Public Storage
(2:30 pm) Fee was reduced from $149 to $119.20/month;
"Happy New Year!"— from Anita, Ann, Arline, Cathy,
Deborah, Denise, Huai-Han, Jean-Pierre, Karen, Leonard, Mimi, Rudy, Theresa; Relatives: David, Dan, Emily, Scott

Wonderful to have
friends remembering me
by email, snail mail, and phone
wishing "Happy New Year 2021!"

Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: After "West Side Story" (1961) movie,
with Police Lieutenant Schrank as Simon Oakland, wondered where did I see him before?

Police lieutanlant Simon Oakland
looks familiar— he was in Hitchcock's
"Psycho" as psychiatrist near the end. Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: "Infrared Drones, Search Parties and a Lasso: Chasing a Runaway Llama" (Gizmo disappeared for 17 days); (By Sarah Maslin Nir, NY Times, 1-1-2021)

"8-Armed Underwater Bullies: Watch Octopus
Punch Fish" (Takes a swat at a blacktip grouper)
(By Elizabeth Preston, NY Times, 12-24-2020)

Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann quoted Tennyson's 1833 poem
"In Memoriam A.H.H." Section CVI which I liked—

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true. Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Due to Coronavirus-19 pandemic,
had reductions in monthly fee payments—

Apartment rent: $1194 to $1183;
Storage bin fee: $149 to $119.20;
Kaiser health fee: $95.00 to $91.00;
Cal Fresh allowance: $113.00 to $188.00.

Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Brother-in-Law David sent email
(1-2-2010 @ 5:02 pm); He read my "Mountains Pointing to Heaven" as home for the gods; He says "pointing up in China is pointing down in California. In this context, is heaven a subjective feeling or an objective realty?"

Hilary & Tenzig didn't find gods
on top of Mount Everest and
astronauts found no Heaven in outer space. Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: When I saw this video
"Above and Beyond" (5-24-2018) in Project-Based
Learning class, wrote a poem "Above and Beyond",
recalling Chung Gang's answer to Zen Master
Mang Gong asking him "What Is Your Star?"

The truck is going places—
above and beyond, but I'm staying
home right here residing within.

Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann says her favorite long poem
by Tennyson is "Idylls of the King" & quotes ending—

Somewhere far off, pass on and on, and go
From less to less and vanish into light.
And the new sun rose bringing the new year. Sunday, January 3, 2021, 4:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Richard Bucke's Cosmic Consciousness
(1901)— Tennyson had cosmic vision (pp. 292-294)

walking trance I have frequently had...
individuality itself seemed to dissolve
and fade away into boundless being.

Monday, January 4, 2021, 3:10-3:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann drove me to Los Altos Library
to return two overdue books (11-30-2020)—
Monkey King: Vol. 2, The Bane of Heaven (Comics)
& Journey to the West, Vol. III (trans. W.J.F. Jenner)

Checked out books by Mary McAuliffe—
When Paris Sizzled: The 1920s
& Paris on the Brink: The 1930s. Monday, January 4, 2021, 3:40-3:48 pm
Mountain View: Ann drove me to Walgreens
(1905 W. El Camino Real) shopping for specials;
Also to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road)
news bins for "Daily Post" & "Daily News"

4 bottles of 5.0 oz Lindsay Spanish
Pimiento Stuffed Manzanilla Olives
@ $2.29 BOGO Free = $4.58 (@ $1.15).

Monday, January 4, 2021, 5:03-5:40 pm
Mountain View: Phoned Network Solutions
(1-800-361-5712) to restore unread emails
in my InBox that was accidentally deleted;
Sasha (Philippines) said it will take 48 hours

Have not read emails @ wisdomportal.com
in six months; Last night (9:00 pm-12:07 am),
saved 111 emails, deleted 1724 spams (Dec.-Aug.). Monday, January 4, 2021, 7:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "Infrared Drones, Search Parties
and a Lasso: Chasing a Runaway Llama"
(Gizmo disappeared for 17 days before found.)
(By Sarah Maslin Nir, NY Times, 1-1-2021)

"8-Armed Underwater Bullies: Watch Octopuses
Punch Fish" (Octopus swats a blacktip grouper)
(By Elizabeth Preston, NY Times, 12-24-2020).

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 3:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: After a week of not getting my
Epson ET-2720 Color Printer to work, printed yesterday
Poems 2020 in Chrome browser (8:40 pm-12:06 am)

With scaling for reduction, printed
35 poems (2 copies each) in color;
5 poems in B&W not printed. Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 3:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Went to office to see new manager
Kimberly Pham; Paid $1183 rent for January 2021;
Gave her papers for annual Apartment Re-certification—

6 months bank statements: Fidelity Investments
& Wells Fargo; Quarterly statement TIAA-CREF;
Annual statements: CAL-STRS & Social Security.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 5:00-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Kim G, Technical Specialist at
Network Solutions emailed @ 11:18 am "We did
a reconfiguration and we have restored the emails
on your mailbox" that was accidentally deleted;
Checked emails @ wisdomportal.com to verify;

390 in Trash (8/23/2019-6/26/2020);
999+ in InBox (1/5/2021-5/31/2018);
including 1724 Spams deleted on 1/3/2021. Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 5:00-10:00 pm
Mountain View: "Klay marvels at Steph Curry's 62-point night & Damian Lillard shows respect"" (Magic Johnson,
Dwyane Wade and others pay respect to Steph Curry
after his career night in Warriors' win over Trail Blazers)
(By Jon Becker, Mercury News, 1-5-2021, C1, C4)

By scoring 31 points in each half, Curry became
the first player since New Orleans' Pete Maravich
in 1977 to score more than 30 in each half.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 4:40-4:57 pm
Mountain View: 4:15 pm Bus #40 to CVS bins
for "Daily Post"; Shopping at Sprouts Market
(630 San Antonio Rd); Green onions sold out;
5:33 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy & walked home

Bunch Organic Radishes @ 99¢;
19 oz Bag of Raw Wheat Germ @ $2.79;
0.97 lb Organic Bok Choy @ $1.49/lb = $1.45. Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 6:20-6:40 pm
Mountain View: Phoned Network Solutions
(1-800-361-5712) to restore unread emails
in my InBox accidentally deleted again;
Jim (Philippines) said it will take 48 hours

Last night (7:29-9:22 pm), saved 77 emails,
deleted 1542 spams (Dec.-Aug.); Deleting Aug's
512 Spams in Trash also deleted all InBox emails.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 7:00-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann's 1/5 email with photo of artificial
lake at Stanford Research Park, Hansen Way reminds
me that I went there around 1988 with Arlie Bradley
attending a spiritual lecture by Arthur M. Young

Arthur Young was inventor of Bell Helicopter;
He read PB's books making him more creative;
Bought Reflexive Universe & Shakespeare/Bacon.

Also attended Dr. James Hardt's lecture here on
"Biofeedback & Alpha Waves" for enlightenment;
7 days of α-Waves Biofeedback better than 20 years
of Zen meditation (Bio); Art Bell show 1-9-2005. Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 7:00-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann's 1/5 email with photo of Y-shaped
Oak Tree "arms reaching up for the sky" at Stanford Research Park, Hansen Way reminds me of "Y-shaped Trees" on numerous Bay Area hikes with Connie—

Creek (8-16-09); Why (9-13-09); Buckeye (9-12-10); Bay (9-19-10); Maple (8-27-11); Long Ridge, Tree (8-28-11); Live Oak, Bay (9-8-11); Alder (9-17-11); Creek, Uvas (9-25-11); Tan Oak, 2 (6-17-12); Stump, O Trunk (6-24-12); Tuning Fork (7-4-13); Oak Eyes (7-21-13); Bay (10-18-13); Bay (10-25-13); Black Oak (11-1-13); Live Oak (11-8-13); Valley Oak (11-15-13);
Redbud (11-22-13).

Thursday, January 7, 2021, 4:20-4:46 pm
Mountain View: Ballroom dancer Dana came (3:50 pm)
as I was leaving; She offered me a giant jar of mixed nuts; Declined her offer, as I have lots of Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Walnuts; Half-hour walk to Valero Gas Station news bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro" Shopping at Safeway (580 Rengstorff Avenue);
5:15 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

64 oz Sig. Sel. Apple Juice @ 99¢;
5 Yoplait Yogurts @ 38¢ = $1.90;
3 lbs Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad @ $4.99.
Thursday, January 7, 2021, 6:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Bookmarked this in "Interesting News":
"Maybe 'dark matter' doesn't exist after all" (Dark matter
makes up 85% of universe's matter; Stacy McGaugh
says signs of a faint gravitational tide, known as the
"external field effect" or EFE, is observed statistically
in orbital speeds of stars in more than 150 galaxies.
(By Tom Metcalfe, Yahoo News, 1-6-2021

This cannot be explained
by dark matter theories,
but by MOND.

Thursday, January 7, 2021, 7:45-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Network Solutions
(1-800-361-5712) restored unread emails again;
InBox didn't include Spams deleted (Dec.-Sept. 2020)

After deleting around 200 Spams
in August Emails, clicked Trash
so my InBox will not be deleted. Thursday, January 7, 2021, 8:44-11:39 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday Project on
iPhones using March 14 Einstein's birthday
with Israel 117 stamp & others born on 3/14

Birth Flower: Daffodil;
Birthstone: Aquamarine;
Zodiac Sign: Pisces.

Friday, January 8, 2021, 5:45-6:27 pm
Mountain View: 5:17 pm Bus $40 to CVS bins for
"Daily Post"; Chef Chu's bins for "Palo Alto Weekly";
Sprouts Market (630 San Antonio Rd) still out of green
onions @ 79¢/bunch; bought at Safeway (645 San
Antonio Rd) @ $1.29 for tonight's Jumbo Stir-Fry;
7:20 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy & walked home

24 oz Bob Evans Mashed Potatoes @ $2.50;
1.5 qt Breyer's Snickers Ice Cream @ $1.99;
BelVita Breakfast Blueberry Biscuits $3.39;
Angel Food Cake @ $2.50 - $2 Reward = 50¢. Friday, January 8, 2021, 9:30-12:00 pm
Mountain View: Defrost Peruvian Sea Scallops, Jumbo Shrimps, Chunk Imitation Crabmeat, & Thick Bean Curd; 20 Baby Carrots diced; 3 Green onions diced, 3 stalks Bok Choy diced , sliced 10 Radishes, cup of frozen Peas, bag of frozen Broccoli & Cauliflowers, Can of Lo Han Chai: Vegetable
Chop Suey (for 1/9 Lunch with Al & Karen).

Boil Noodles and stir fry to crispy texture;
Add Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Walnuts,
Sunflower & Pumpkin Seeds; Sesame Oil on seafood; Asian Sesame & Vinaigrette Dressings.

Saturday, January 9, 2021, 9:00-11:20 pm
Palo Alto: Al Guzman picked me up @ 9:00 am
drove to Karen's Apt at Oregon Ave; Went for walk
at Bike Bridge Trail across Hwy 101 to Oppo Trail
and back to Karen's Apt; Al drove to Starbucks Coffee,
Edgewood Plaza (2190 W. Bayshore Rd) at Embarcadero & St. Francis; Had cup of coffee this morning, so didn't drink another; Last time the three of us met for lunch
was at Sweet Tomatoes (September 1, 2019)

Brought jumbo stir-fry cooked last night
and Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad
for lunch with Al and Karen. Saturday, January 9, 2021, 11:30-1:30 pm
Palo Alto: Karen's place on Oregon Ave to see movie
Al selected: "The Fifth Element" (1997) directed by
Luc Besson; starring Bruce Willis; Milla Jovovich;
Gary Oldman; Ian Holm; Chris Tucker; Luke Perry;
Brion James; Tommy Lister Jr.; Charlie Creed-Miles;
Lee Evans; Tricky; Maïwenn; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4);
(Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); Al drove me home at 1:44 pm;
Paid Al $105 for LINC-90C he registered for me (12-30)

Read that there are more killings
in Bruce Willis movies than any other actor;
after seeing this Sci-Fi, tend to agree it's true.

Saturday, January 9, 2021, 2:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Time Magazine sends me Platinum
Rate offer @ 90% discount off $5.99 cover price—
2 years of 96 issues @ 41¢/issue = $39.36

Paid $39.52 (3-14-2019) to Student Mags
for 2-years subscription (expires July 2021)
so this is a good comparable offer. Saturday, January 9, 2021, 2:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday Project on
iPhones using March 14 Einstein's birthday
with Israel 117 stamp & others born on 3/14

Need to place iPhone in background,
so I could make web links in HTML
that can't be done in Adobe Photoshop.

Sunday, January 10, 2021, 2:46-2:58 pm
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Claudio Abbado conducts
Berlin Philharmonic to Johannes Brahms's
Academic Festival Overture Op. 80 (1880)

Tribute to University of Breslau
when awarded a honorary degree.
YouTube: Bernstein; Järvi; Solti. Sunday, January 10, 2021, 4:14-4:18 pm
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Kathleen Battle, soprano, sings
with Spirituals in Concert Chorus and Orchestra to
Fisk Jubilee Singers's Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)

Lyrics: "Coming for to carry me home";
YouTube: Eric Clapton; Johnny Cash;
Louis Armstrong; Paul Robeson.

Sunday, January 10, 2021, 4:20-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann emails (6:53 am) on looking
at sky near sunset tonight for Triple Conjunction
(Jupiter-Saturn-Mercury) at the horizon

Space & Telescope: Jan.10 (5:10 pm PST)—
Look West-Southwest for equilateral triangle
Jupiter on top, Saturn at left, Mercury at bottom. Sunday, January 10, 2021, 4:20-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Slept 12 hours (1:15 am-1:50 pm)
No "Daily Post" printed Sunday; Stayed home to work;
Roman Saturn was Greek Cronus, Father of Time

Roman Jupiter was Greek Zeus, not swallowed
by Cronus and overthrew him; Zeus gave birth
to Roman Mercury, Greek Hermes from his head.

Sunday, January 10, 2021, 4:20-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Of the three planetary gods
gathered tonight for cosmic conjunction,
my favorite god is Mercury—

1949 stamp: Mercury delivering letters;
U.S. coin: Mercury Dime (1916 to 1945);
Mercury and Caduceus (DNA for healing). Sunday, January 10, 2021, 4:20-9:00 pm
Mountain View: "Mars & Venus Caught in Net"
made by Venus's husband Vulcan who displayed
it to all the Olympian gods who had a good laugh

Mercury joked that he wouldn't mind
being caught in the trap himself;
but Venus is his own sister!

Monday, January 11, 2021, 4:45-5:04 pm
Mountain View: Half-hour walk to Valero Gas Station
news bins (Middlefield Rd) for today's "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 Rengstorff Avenue);
5:14 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

64 oz Signature Select Apple Juice @ 99¢;
2 Gorton 12 Fish Fillets @ $8.99 BOGO = $8.99;
3 lbs Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad @ $4.99. Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Born on September 6: Jane Addams (1860-1935), social worker, 1931 Peace Nobel Laureate (U.S. 878) issued 4-26-1940; Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786), philosopher (Germany 9N429) issued 8-9-1979

Moses Mendelsohn was grandfather
of composer Felix Mendelssohn;
wonderful romance story about him.

Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: "Want to Keep Your Brain Sharp?
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Has Your Prescription"
(By Megan O'Neill Melle, Parade, Jan. 10, 2021, p. 4)

8 tips to prevent memory loss: Take a Hike;
Think of one thing; Drink before you eat;
Try something new; Be a learner; Find purpose; Make a Phone Call; Eat smart. Sanjay's Book Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: 'I'm Just Happy to Be Around!' Neil Diamond on His New Album and Living With Parkinson's
(By Jim Farber, Parade, Jan. 10, 2021, pp. 8-12)

He has racked up no fewer than 13 Top 10
Billboard singles, from rousing "Sweet Caroline"
to the solemn "Holly Holy" & No. 1 sing-along "Song Sung Blue". Classic Diamonds album.

Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: On Saturday, Al Guzman brought
me Christmas gift of Advantage Ream of 800 sheets
he got at Costco @ $6.99 (0.87 cent each)

Planned to buy ream of 500 sheets
at Office Depot for $5.00, but
Al's gift will last a long time. Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Can't do background image in HTML;
Have a dozen HTML books, but they're all in storage;
Online Tutorials examples are no help to do it

Need to check out some HTML
books at Los Altos Library
to get this job done.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 4:00-4:16 pm
Mountain View: Half-hour walk to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Rd); No "Daily Post" printed on Tuesday;
Shopping at Safeway (580 Rengstorff Avenue);
4:50 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

22 oz PF Chang Shrimp Lo Mein @ $4.99;
10 Salmon Fillets @ $2.99 = $29.90 (Raincheck);
3 lbs Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad @ $4.99. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 5:20-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Columbia Magazine: Winter 2020-21
issue came in the mail today; "Let There Be Light"
by Paul Hond (pp. 20-21)— W.H. Auden, Margaret Mead, Hannah Arendt, Kennth Clark, Philip Johnson

After 75 years, the University Seminars
at Columbia remain one of academia's
shining intellectual traditions.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 5:20-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Columbia Magazine: Winter 2020-21
issue came in the mail today; "In Pursuit of Dark Matter"
by David J. Craig & Lily Padula (pp. 24-29); Dark Matter
is the name given to 85% of missing matter in the universe

Deep beneath Gran Sasso mountains in Italy,
Xenon, a team of 170 scientists led by Columbia
Professor Elena Aprile, is searching for dark matter. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 5:20-10:00 pm
Mountain View: "MOVIES: Love burns: the films
of Wong Kar-wai get Bay Area showcase" (Hong Kong
director known for sensual flourishes); Wong's Films
(By Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1-7-2021, E6)

"Chungking Express" (1994); "The Hand" (2004);
"In the Mood for Love" (2000); "Days of Being Wild" (2000); "Happy Together" (1997).

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 6:47-6:58 pm
KFDC 104.9 FM: String Quartet Cuarteto Casals, Carles Trepat (guitar), Daniel Tummer (castanets), play Luigi Boccherini, Guitar Quintet #4 in D, "Fandango" (1788);
CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Stopped working to dance
Fandango— clapping hands
and snapping fingers to music. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 5:20-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday Project on iPhones:
Born September 6: Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786), philosopher (Germany 9N429) issued 8-9-1979; others
born Sept. 6: John Dalton; Jane Addams; Robert M. Pirsig

Birth Flower: Morning Glory;
Birthstone: Sapphire;
Zodiac Sign: Virgo.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 1:30-2:45 pm
Mountain View: Ann came at 1:30 pm & drove
to Kaiser Permanente (555 Castro St) to pick up
Metformin & Lisinopril for $18.00 (2:01 pm); Smart
& Final (141 E. El Camino) for 4 Coffeemate Creamers
@ $2.49 = $9.96 (2:22 pm); Stopped at Jack in the Box

news bins for today's "Daily Post" (2:30 pm);
This was the spot where I got daily papers
when living on Pamela Drive (2012-2014). Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 3:25-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday Project on iPhones:
Born September 6: Moses Mendelssohn, Lafayette;
John Dalton; Jane Addams; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.;
Robert M. Pirsig; 5 hours to do this (5:20-10:32 pm
last night); Gave it to Ann today for her 9/6 birthday

One year to complete this project
doing one date a day, or half year
doing two dates each day.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 3:25-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday Project on iPhones:
Born February 27: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807);
Joaquín Sorolla (1863); Roberto Assagioli (1888);
Lotte Lehmann (1888); David Sarnoff (1891);

Marian Anderson (1897); John Steinbeck (1902);
Joan Bennett (1910); Lawrence Durrell (1912);
Kenneth Koch (1925); Joanne Woodward (1930);
Elizabeth Taylor (1932); James Worthy (1981). Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 3:25-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday on iPhones for Elisa:
Born February 27: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (stamp);
Roberto Assagioli; John Steinbeck; Lawrence Durrell;
Kenneth Koch; Elizabeth Taylor; Two hours to do this
Photoshop project (5:40-7:50 pm tonight)

Birth Flower: Violet;
Birthstone: Amethyst;
Zodiac Sign: Pisces.

Thursday, January 14, 2021, 5:10-5:36 pm
Mountain View: 4:47 pm Bus #40 to Chef Chu's
news bins for today's "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Sprouts Market (630 San Antonio Rd)

2 lbs Cuties Mandarin Oranges @ $2.50;
0.86 lb Walnut Halves @ $3.99/lb = $3.43;
2.22 lbs Brussels Sprouts @ 98¢/lb = $2.18. Thursday, January 14, 2021, 5:48-6:06 pm
Mountain View: Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd);
Returned BelVita Blueberry Breakfast Biscuits $3.39;
6:28 pm Bus #40 to Madrone Apts & walked home

Open Nature Almond-Coconut Milk @ $1.99;
Sig. Sel. Mini-Florentine Quiche (15) @ $4.72;
Sig. Sel. Mini-Cheese & Bacon Quiche @ $4.72.

Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:10-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday Project on iPhone:
Born September 18: John Diefenbaker (1895);
Agnes de Mille (1905); Greta Garbo (1905);
Edwin McMillan (1907); Rossano Brazzi (1916);

Harvey Haddix (1925); Frankie Avalon (1940);
Steven Pinker (1954); Ryne Sandberg (1912);
Rick Pitino (1952); Lance Armstrong (1971). Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:10-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday on iPhone:
Born September 18: Agnes de Mille; (stamp);
Greta Garbo; Rossano Brazzi; Harvey Haddix;
Frankie Avalon; Steven Pinker; Ryne Sandberg.

Birth Flower: Morning Glory;
Birthstone: Sapphire;
Zodiac Sign: Virgo.

Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:10-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday on iPhone:
Cover with Birthday Cake postage stamp—
Israel 1073 (issued 2-19-1991); Balloons

This book "Happy Birthday on iPhone"
will have 366 pages, one for each day
of the year: January 1-December 31. Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:10-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday on iPhone:
Cover with Birthday Cake postage stamp—
Israel 1073 (issued 2-19-1991) Balloons

This book "Happy Birthday on iPhone"
can have 183 pages, two days each page
for dates January 1-December 31.

Friday, January 15, 2021, 1:58-2:04 pm
KFDC 104.9 FM: Evgeny Kissin plays piano to
Ludwig van Beethoven, Rage over a Lost Penny,
Op. 129 (1795); CD, (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Music showing Beethoven's earthliness
against those fixated on a transcendental
image of the composer. Friday, January 15, 2021, 7:50-7:56 pm
Mountain View: Karen drives to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Daily News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave)

3 lbs Reser's Potato Salad @ $5.00;
3 BelVita Breakfast Biscuits @ 67¢
(Blueberry, Coconut, Cranberry Orange).

Friday, January 15, 2021, 5:20-7:30 pm
Palo Alto: Karen's place on Oregon Ave to see movie
"Dead Poets Society" (1989) directed by Peter Weir, starring Robin Williams; Robert Sean Leonard; Ethan Hawke; Josh Charles; Gale Hansen; Norman Lloyd; Kurtwood Smith; Dylan Kussman; James Waterston; Allelon Ruggiero; Alexandra Powers; Leon Pownall;
George Martin; Lara Flynn Boyle; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4);
(Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); Karen drove me home at 8:00 pm

Wanted to see this movie
for a long time to teach students
better in writing poetry in CPITS. Friday, January 15, 2021, 8:15-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Found "Books to Write" page (8-9-2018);
Print out book covers: "Invisible Dragon" (1976); "Albert Einstein & Wisdom Mudra" (1979); "Wisdom Mudra in Art History" 1979); "Warriors of Light" (1985): "Cave Journey
into the Heart" (1993); "Platonic Lambda: Soul
of the Universe" (2020); "ABC Book for You & Me" (2021); "Mystery of Numbers" (2022); "Memoirs" (2023);
"The Rod That Would Destroy the World"" (2023)

Place all the books written
and yet to write on one page
to keep track on what's to be done.

Saturday, January 16, 2021, 6:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "Baseball Cards Worth a Fortune"—
1953 Topps #244 Willie Mays ($130,000):
1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax Rookie Card ($92,500);
1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie Card ($165,000);
1951 Bowman #305 Willie Mays Rookie ($500,000);
1952 Topps #261 Willie Mays ($250,000); Cards
graded near mint condition for these high prices

1954 Topps #94 Ernie Banks Rookie ($81,000);
1954 Bowman #66 Ted Williams ($532,659);
1954 Bowman #89 Willie Mays ($317,590). Saturday, January 16, 2021, 6:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "This 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card just sold for $5.2 million, an all-time record for trading cards"
(Rob Gough bought 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for $5.2
million, smashing the previous high for a sports card sale.); Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfactor BGS 9 card, sold for $3.93 million in August 2020,
(By Mike Oz, Yahoo News, 1-14-2021)

T208 Sweet Caporal Honus Wagner
trading card sold for $2,800,000
in 2007, record price at the time.

Saturday, January 16, 2021, 4:30-5:05 pm
Mountain View: 4:06 pm Bus #40 to Chef Chu's
news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Road)
5:32 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy & walked home

2 Sig. Sel. Pineapple Chunks @ $1.69 = $3.38;
Open Nature Vanilla Almond Milk @ $1.99;
10 Lucerne Yogurts (6 oz) @ 29¢ = $2.90. Saturday, January 16, 2021, 6:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "Books to Write TOC" page
Compose new page with 8 "Books to Write"
with Book Cover at left & Table of Contents
of each book on the right side of column.

Will link to each chapter
of the book as they're written
to keep this project on track.

Sunday, January 17, 2021, 2:10-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday on iPhone:
Born August 5: Guy de Maupassant; (stamp);
Conrad Aiken; John Huston; Robert Taylor;
Neil A. Armstrong; Wendell Berry; Sydney Omarr.

Birth Flower: Poppy;
Birthstone: Moonstone;
Zodiac Sign: Leo (2 hours to finish). Sunday, January 17, 2021, 5:00-9:40 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed Sunday;
Stay home to do "Warriors of Light" book cover—
Find 16 stamps: Francis of Assisi; Leonardo da Vinci;
Christ; J.S. Bach; Shakespeare; Beethoven; Rembrandt;

Michelangelo; Gandhi; Marie Curie; Buddha;
Louis Pasteur; Albert Schweitzer; Copernicus;
Einstein; Euclid (Maldives 1269, 1-10-1988).

Monday, January 18, 2021, 3:38-3:59 pm
Mountain View: Half-hour walk to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Rd) to pick up today's"Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave);
4:15 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

8 oz Signature Farms Spinach for Salad @ $1.99;
2 Triscuits Crackers @ $4.49 BOGO = $4.49;
2 Quaker Fruits Instant Oatmeals @ $2.25 = $4.50. Monday, January 18, 2021, 5:15-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Arline's phone call (11 am-noon)
woke me up; When telling her my "Happy Birthday
February 27" for Elisa has Longfellow stamp, she
recited the opening of "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"

After locating 16 stamps yesterday,
can design "Warriors of Light" book cover using
"Platonic Lambda" book cover as template..

Monday, January 18, 2021, 6:22-8:26 pm
Mountain View: "Platonic Lambda" book cover
as template, placed 16 stamps around the center;
Used ruler guidelines so stamps are evenly spaced;
Blackground gradient: 100% Yellow to 50% Cyan

Luminari font for title;
Times Roman for subtitle;
Optima font for author. Monday, January 18, 2021, 9:15-11:50 pm
Mountain View: Happy Birthday on iPhone:
Born June 30: Lena Horne; (stamp, FDC);
Czeslaw Milosz; Susan Hayward; Paul Berg;
Harry Blackstone Jr.; Mike Tyson; Michael Phelps.

Birth Flower: Rose;
Birthstone: Pearl;
Zodiac Sign: Cancer (2.5 hours to finish).

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 3:40-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Half-hour walk to Safeway
(580 N. Rengstorff Ave) for overcharged oatmeal;
4:14 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

2 Quaker Fruits Instant Oatmeals @ $2.25 = $4.50
Safeway coupon: Quaker Instant Oatmeals @ $1.69
plus $1.62 refund; Final price of Oatmeal @ 81¢. Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Bookmarked this in Interesting News:
"He Climbed 800 Feet in a Wheelchair. Hong Kong
Watched in Awe" (By Tiffany May, NY Times, 1-18-2021)

Lai Chi-wai didn't reach his goal of ascending
a skyscraper, 1,050-foot Nina Tower by rope.
It hardly made his feat any less impressive.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 6:06-9:07 pm
Mountain View: Birthday on iPhone: Born January 28: Colette; (stamp); Jean Piccard; Arthur Rubinstein;
Jackson Pollack; Robert W. Holley; Alan Alda.

Birth Flower: Carnation;
Birthstone: Garnet;
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (3 hours to finish). Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 9:15-11:25 pm
Mountain View: Type "Warriors of Light" Preface
written summer 1985 in Palo Alto for niece Elisa;
Find San Marino 724 Sagittarius stamp for page

Polishing weapons for battle;
Dispelling the darkness for light;
Sharing fruits of the Quest.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 5:15-5:42 pm
Mountain View: Bus #40 to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Road) for today's "Daily Post"
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave);
6:45 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

2 Value Corners Large Eggs (18) @ $1.99 = $3.98;
32 oz Lucerne Lowfat Strawberry Yogurt @ $1.83;
36 oz Lucerne Mozarella String Cheese @ $5.99. Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 7:30-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Type "Warriors of Light" quotes
written summer 1985 in Palo Alto for niece Elisa;
Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time (pp. 88-89),
with 16 Warriors of Light cited

Isaiah (811-701 BC), Isaiah 30:26, 60:19-20;
Buddha (563-483 BC), Dhammapada 103, 208;
Jesus (4 BC-29 AD), John 3:19-21, 8:12, 12:35-36.

Thursday, January 21, 2021, 7:04-8:10 pm
Mountain View: Bus #40 didn't stop at Montecito Ave
(7:30 pm) as I was wearing dark pants & carrying black instead of white bag; Walked to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Metro"
No Bus running late, so walked home at 8:10 pm

Karen cancelled movie date tonight
for tomorrow instead, so started out
late to pick up today's newspapers. Thursday, January 21, 2021, 8:30-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Designing web page "Things To Do"
for projects— (1) Books to Write; (2) Warriors of Light; (3) Platonic Lambda; (4) Morning Star; (5) ABC for You & Me; (6) Rod to Destroy the World; (7) Happy Birthday on iPhone;
(8) Numbers; (9) Memoirs; (10) Favorites; (11) Haikus

Redesigned WisdomPortal.com Home Page
to fit everything in for screen shot and
crop image to place in "Things To Do".

Friday, January 22, 2021, 5:20-7:30 pm
Palo Alto: Karen's place on Oregon Ave to see movie
"Ronin" (1998) directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Robert De Niro; Jean Reno; Natascha McElhone; Sean Bean; Stellan Skarsgård; Jonathan Pryce; Skipp Sudduth; Michael Lonsdale; Katarina Witt; Féodor Atkine; (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5); (Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4);
Karen drove me home at 8 pm

Best car chase film I've seen
with professional drivers speeding
through narrow streets in Paris. Friday, January 22, 2021, 8:15-11:00 pm
Mountain View: For web page "Things To Do",
outline contents in My Favorite Things—
(1) Paintings; (2) Music; (3) Poetry; (4) Books;
(5) Cities; (6) Trees; (7) Stamps; (8) Quotes;
(9) Movies; (10) Musical Films; (11) Actors;
(12) Actresses; (13) Directors; (14) Sages: Use illustration:
Raphael's "The School of Athens" (1511), Vatican Museum

Julie Andrews singing "My Favorite Things"
in The Sound of Music is linked
to this web page in the title.

Friday, January 22, 2021, 7:35-7:44 pm
Mountain View: Karen drives to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Road) for today's "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave)

3 lbs Reser's Potato Salad @ $5.00;
16 oz Oroweat Dill Rye Bread @ $2.50;
8 oz Land O Lake Light Butter @ $1.00. Friday, January 22, 2021, 8:15-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "Ronin" movie (1998) seen today
was based on "47 ronin" in Japan (1702) who
avenged death of their master Asano Naganori

They killed court official Kira Yoshinaka,
then committed seppuku (ritual suicide)
for loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor.

Saturday, January 23, 2021, 11:00-11:55 am
Mountain View: Al Guzman came, made two connections
Wired Epson ET-2720 & Wireless Epson ET-2720 printers
so I now have two options for printing that's working now

Can't find connection to Microsoft
for verification code to use Word
after downloading Office on May 30. Saturday, January 23, 2021, 12:00-1:55 pm
Mountain View: Al drove to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Daily News";
Refund $1.50 at Safeway for overcharge of Butter

Walked around Mountain View Costco
(1000 N. Rengstorff Ave), where Al bought
21 Scott-Brite Heavy Duty Sponges for $11.59.

Saturday, January 23, 2021, 11:00-11:55 am
Mountain View: Al Guzman showed me how to scan
on my Epson ET-2720 printer— "Flaming Ash Leaf"
placed in "Picture" folder (Screen Saver folder)

Took screen shot of this image;
Saved as "Flame Leaf Ash Tree"
and with yellow background for a poem. Saturday, January 23, 2021, 4:20-11:50 pm
Mountain View: Work on "My Favorite Things" page
Chapters 9-14: Movies, Musical Films, Actors, Actresses, Directors, Sages; Chapter 6: Botantical names for trees

Chapter 1: Paintings— Web links to 18 paintings
from Mu Ch'i's "Six Persimmons" (1270) to
Peter Milton's "Interiors VI: Soundings" (1989).

Sunday, January 24, 2021, 2:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: 10 hours sleep; No Sunday "Daily Post";
Raining outside; Listened to NFC Championship Game:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers beats Green Bay Packers 31-26

Tom Brady beats Aaron Rodgers
as he goes to his 10th Superbowl—
double John Elway's 5 Superbowls. Sunday, January 24, 2021, 4:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Bookmarked last night five obituaries on
"Hank Aaron, Homer King Who Defied Racism, Dies at 86";
Honored by Teammates; Hank Aaron in Photographs

New York Times;
Washington Post;
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Sunday, January 24, 2021, 4:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Listened to AFC Championship Game:
Kansas City Chiefs beats Buffalo Bills 38-24

Patrick Mahomes dominates the Bills
in stellar post-concussion performance
as he goes to his second straight Superbowl.

Sunday, January 24, 2021, 4:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: ON BASEBALL: There Are
Hall of Famers, and Then There's Hank Aaron
(The Braves slugger occupied the rarefied space
of a player who stands out in every crowd—
even one full of Hall of Famers.)
(By Tyler Kepner, NY Times, 1-22-2021)

Hank Aaron embodied all the noble qualities
we want in our heroes: bravery, humility,
sustained excellence, endless grace. Sunday, January 24, 2021, 7:00-10:30 pm
Mountain View: No need to go out for papers;
Stayed home to work on "My Favorite Things" page;
Use KDFC's Classic Music Top 250 List to write
Chapter 2: Music— Web links to 20 musical pieces
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 132; Zipoli: Elevazione; Beethoven: Symphony #5; Beethoven: Symphony #9; Pachelbel: Canon in D; Massenet: Thais: Meditation; Albinoni: Adagio in g minor; Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo; Beethoven: Für Elise; Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1; Ralph V. Williams: Lark Ascending; Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Winter; Bach: Air on the G String; Handel: Xerxes: Largo; Shostakovich: Jazz Suite: Waltz #2; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Piazzolla: Libertango; Gustav Holst: The Planets: Jupiter; Wolfgang von Mozart:
Piano Concerto #21.

Web links to musical pieces
with performances played
on YouTube.

Sunday, January 24, 2021, 7:00-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann went hiking Saturday
at Skyline Ridge that was misty (sent image);
Misty paintings found in Google Images—

Albert Bierstadt, "Mountain out of the Mist";
Timothy Jones, "Winter Mist";
Julia Purinton, "Misty Forest". Sunday, January 24, 2021, 7:00-11:50 pm
Mountain View: Paid $39.99 for 6 months
use of Adobe Photoshop (July 23, 2020);
Expiring today? Still good formatting stamps—

Armenia 293a: Mt. Ararat & Ploughman (1921);
Austria B278: Cupid as Postman (1952);
Austria C55: Barn Swallows (1953);

Monday, January 25, 2021, 2:52 am-3:50 pm
Mountain View: 13 hours sleep writing an essay
"Conquering the World" in final exam on the
history of warfare while dreaming last night

Archimedes' sun-lit mirror burned Roman fleet;
Martel's horses defeated Arabs' camels;
Massive ships won the war at Normandy. Monday, January 25, 2021, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apartment at 6:00 pm;
Walked to Valero Gas Station for today's "Daily Post";
Took 6:35 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave & walked home

Quite windy outside— buttoned up coat,
wore beanie and gloves for half-hour walk;
huge rainstorm coming Tuesday to Friday.

Monday, January 25, 2021, 7:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: After Ann's 1/24 email about mist
(1678 landscape painting sent was by Gong Xian)
at Skyline Ridge hike, recalled Dante's citation
of nebbia (fog) in his Commedia (Concordance)

Inferno: 4 nebbia,
Purgatorio: 5 nebbia,
Paradiso: 0 nebbia. Monday, January 25, 2021, 7:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: After Ann's 1/24 email about mist
(another 1678 painting sent 1/25 by Gong Xian)
at Skyline Ridge hike, recalled Dante's citation
of light (luce, lume, lome) in his Commedia

Inferno: 11 light,
Purgatorio: 38 light,
Paradiso: 134 light.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 5:00 pm-12:30 am
Mountain View: For "My Favorite Things" project,
formatting postage stamps in Chapter 7 (38 done so far)—
Andorra (French) 178: Christ at Gethsemme Garden (1967); Angola 336: European Bee-Eater Bird (1951); Cambodia 1: Apsara Dancer (1951); China C11: Junkers & Great Wall (1931); China C69: Seagull over Waves (1959);

France 566: Dove of Peace (1946);
France 1054: "Jacob Wrestling Angel" (1963);
France B34: Smile of Reims (1930);
France B67: Winged Victory of Samothrace (1937);
France B393: Renoir's "Coco Writing" (1965);
France C20: Zeus Carrying Hebe (1947). Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 5:00 pm-12:30 am
Mountain View: Guatemala C198; Indian with Bow & Arrow (1954); Guinea C17: Doves with Letter & Olive (1959);
Israel 31: Stag & Globe (1950); Latvia CB9: Icarus (1932); Liechtenstein C11: Golden Eagle (1935); Mali C19:
Crane on Tortoise (1963); Malta 65 St. Paul Shipwrecked (1919); Monaco B84: St. Dévote (1944);

Italy C17: Flying Arrows (1930);
Italy C80: Muse Playing Harp (1935);
Italy C82: Musical Angels (1935);
Italy C107: Swallows in Flight (1945);
Japan 225: Mt. Fji from Lake Yamaguchi (1936);
Japan 837: Shoen Uemura's "The Prelude" (1965).

Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 4:00-4:27 pm
Mountain View: 3:48 pm Bus #40 to Chef Chu's
news bins, but no today's "Daily Post" found;
Shopping at Sprouts Market (630 San Antonio Rd)

2 lbs Cuties Mandarin Oranges @ $2.50;
1.05 lbs Italian Squash (3) @ 98¢/lb = $1.03;
1.09 lbs Roma Tomatoes (5) @ $1.25/lb = $1.36.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 3:17-5:15 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" found in
news bins at Jane Lane, Valero Gas Station,
Chef Chu's, Ditmer, and CVS Pharmacy

Heavy winds today— my defective
big black umbrella blew topsy-turvy
a dozen times in the rainstorm.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 5:32-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Wrote "Flaming Leaf from Ash Tree"
poem after picking up this leaf on January 19 in my
courtyard; Al Guzman scanned it on January 23

Four stamps resembling flaming ash leaf—
Israel #93 Menorah; Belarus #531 Ash Leaves;
Japan #839 Tree & Sun; Vatican #550 "Light".
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 5:32-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Wrote "Flaming Leaf from Ash Tree"
poem after picking up this leaf on January 19 in my
courtyard; Al Guzman scanned it on January 23

Since baseball bats are made
from ash trees, honored the homer king
Hank Aaron who just died on January 22.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:00 pm-1:25 am
Mountain View: Starting Number 44 for Elisa's
44th birthday (2-27) one month ahead of time;
Using laptop at home instead of Krause Center

Mathematics section #1-42
required two hours and 25 minutes
to complete; Science next #43-68.
Thursday, January 28, 2021, 4:22-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Caught 4:32 pm Bus #40 to
Middlefield Road, Valero Gas Station,
to pick up "Daily Post" and "Metro"

Power outage when tree fell on
PG&E line to "Daily Post" press room,
so no newspaper was printed Wednesday.

Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7:00 pm-2:10 am
Mountain View: Continue Number 44 for Elisa's
44th birthday (2-27) one month ahead of time

Science section #45-70
required 7 hours to complete;
Myth & History section next #71-76. Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7:00 pm-2:10 am
Mountain View: Continue Number 44 for Elisa's
44th birthday: Technolgy Images for #58-70—

Lockheed Martin X44;
British Rail Class 44 Locomotive;
1916 Oldsmobile Model 44 Speedster.

Friday, January 29, 2021, 6:25-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Slept 4:40 am & woke up 4:35 pm;
(12 hours sleep); No oatmeal breakfast as usual;
2 BelVita biscuits, chocolate granola popcorns,
coffee and apple juice, to get out earlier for bus;
Walking home along Madrone Apts, Full Moon
appeared bright; However this "Wolf Moon" on
January 28 is not a "Blue Moon" (Moon Phases)

Chef Chu's news bins had "Palo Alto Weekly"
but no "Daily Post"; Found some at CVS news bins;
7:21 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy & walked home. Friday, January 29, 2021, 8:00 pm-12:48 am
Mountain View: Continue Number 44 for Elisa's
44th birthday: Myth & History section #71-77—
#73: 44th day of the year February 13: Born on this day:
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766); Grant Wood (1891);
Georges Simenon (1903; William Shockley (1910); Eileen Farrell (1920); Susan Oliver (1932); George Segal (1934); Oliver Reed (1938); Carol Lynley (1942)

Aviator Chuck Yeager (1923-2020), born Feb. 13, 1923;
Actress Kim Novak, born Feb. 13, 1933;
Gnostic Elaine Pagels, born Feb. 13, 1943.

Saturday, January 30, 2021, 4:00-4:23 pm
Mountain View: Half-hour walk to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Daily News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave);
5:00 pm Red Bus to Montecito Ave & walked home

Gallon Value Corner Nonfat Milk @ $2.79;
2 Sig. Sel. Cinnamon-Apple Sauce (6 ct) @ $1.88;
2 Quiche Florentine and Cheese & Bacon @ $4.72. Saturday, January 30, 2021, 5:40-11:40 pm
Mountain View: Continue Number 44 for Elisa's
44th birthday: Myth & History section;
Item #78: Accomplishments at age 44—
18 people's accomplishments done for age 43

Jeremy Baker's Tolstoy's Bicycle (pp. 311-318)
has over 50 people with things done at age 44—
too much to include all of them for this section.

Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: No Sunday "Daily Post" to pick up;
Stayed home to work: NY Times News Briefing had
"Sawing Someone in Half Never Gets Old. Even at 100"
(By Tala Safie & Rumsey Taylor, NY Times, 1-29-2021)

On Jan. 17, 1921, the magician P.T. Selbit
walked onstage in North London, and for
the first time ever sawed someone in half. Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Mercury News 1/28 obituary originally
published in NY Times: "DANCE: Juan Carlos Copes,
Who Brought Tango to Broadway, Dies at 89"
(By Marina Harss, NY Times, 1-26-2021)

Copes turned tango into dance for the stage,
with complex, highly polished choreography
dubbed "estilo Copes-Nieves" that wowed everyone.

Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Last night dreamt of going
to a movie called "Brotherly Love" and
composed this haiku in my dream—

Ten years Trojan War
to win back Helen of Troy—
act of brotherly love? Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Number 44: Item #78: At age 44—
John Napier, Isaac Newton, Robert Walpole,
Louis Pasteur, Margaret Thatcher

James Cook, Lady Hamilton,
Anton Chekhov, J.M. Barrie,
and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Found "Serene Miroku" poem on
my web site honoring Buddha among enlightened sages:

Was this the face that lighted a thousand souls,
And burnt the endless roots of all desires?
Serene Miroku— enlighten me with a smile!
Thy mudra strikes my soul—
and lo, I am whole!
O, thou art calmer than the twilight air,
Brighter than the radiance of a thousand stars. Sunday, January 31, 2021, 3:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Anthony Damiani read "Serene Miroku"
poem when I gave him my "Journey to the Stars" (1978),
he told students at his table— "Amazing! Peter is honoring Christopher Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" (1592) in his poem.

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships
And burned the topless towers of Illium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss...
O, thou art fairer than the evening air,
Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.