Haikus: October 2021

HAIKUS: October 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, October 1, 2021, 2:25-2:47 pm
Mountain View: Woke up at 2:10 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 2:47 pm— BFAEL = FABLE; SYHUK = HUSKY;
LISIEM = SIMILE; YRNCOA = CRAYON

Cartoon Answer— For the wealthy aristocrats,
vacationing at their beachfront estate was a
FAL HUY IMIL CRA = FAMILY "RICH-UAL" Friday, October 1, 2021, 4:30 pm
Mountain View: Mid-Penisular Housing October 2021 Newsletter
Resident Corner (page 5) featured "Peter & His Dad in Paris 1979"
which Service Coordinator Zahira Peña requested to share

Before going shopping, stopped by
Zahira's office and received two copies
of October Newsletter to give to friends.

Friday, October 1, 2021, 4:30-6:10 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:30 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" &
"Penisula News" Shop Safeway (580 N Rengstorff) 5:00-5:33 pm;
33 minutes to push cart (5 grocery bags & 2 bags of papers) home

16 oz Oroweat Jewish Rye Bread @ $3.65;
64 oz Silk Chocolate Almond Milk @ $1.99;
32 oz International Delight Creamer @ $1.99;
2 Quakers Instant Oatmeals @ $1.49 = @ $2.98. Friday, October 1, 2021, 4:30-6:10 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:30 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" &
"Penisula News" Shop Safeway (580 N Rengstorff) 5:00-5:33 pm;
33 minutes to push cart (5 grocery bags & 2 bags of papers) home

2 Pringles Potato Chips @ $1.29 = $2.48;
Danish Desserts (8 ct) ($5.00) -$2.50 = $2.50;
Waterfront Salmon Nova @ 5.99 - $1.00 = $4.99;
2 Reser's Potato Salad (3 lbs) ($7.99) @ $5.00 = $10.00.

Friday, October 1, 2021, 8:00-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Found "A-Z Animals Zoo"
poem written 9-25-2021 in Poems 2021 folder

Aardvark— first word in the dictionary,
Bears— Goldilocks met three of them,
Cat in the Hat— favorite children's book,
Dog movie stars— Lassie & Rin-Tin-Tin Friday, October 1, 2021, 8:00-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Found "A-Z Animals Zoo 2"
poem written 9-26-2021 in Poems 2021 folder

Albatross— walking awkard, majestic in flight,
Butterfly— Greek symbol of the soul,
Camels provide water in caravans,
Deer— eyes so docile and innocent

Saturday, October 2, 2021, 8:54-8:57 am
Mountain View: Woke up at 2:10 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 8:57 am— ORHEV = HOVER; TUYIN = UNITY;
CNLEPI = PENCIL; FBUTEF = BUFFET

Cartoon Answer— When the mountain climbers
chatted, they talked about what they'd
OE UN PE BT = BEEN UP TO Saturday, October 2, 2021, 4:00-5:56 pm
Mountain View: Left apt at 4:00 pm; 4:52 pm Red Bus;
"Daily Post" at Wal-Mart bins; "Palo Alto Weekly" at Chef
Chu's bins; 5:33 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy & walk home.

No time to shop at Sprouts
in 20 minutes to catch
5:33 pm Bus #40 home.

Saturday, October 2, 2021, 6:50-8:00 pm
Mountain View: "Like fictional killer robots,
even well-intentioned algorithms can do harm"
(By Larry Magid, Mercury News, 10-1-2021, C7-C8)

Robots with AI-driven algorithms become monsters
unleashing horrors not fully intended by the humans
who programmed them. Algorithms remain under control
of humans who must be held accountable for their impact. Saturday, October 2, 2021, 6:50-8:00 pm
Mountain View: How "SF Giants' stars Belt, Crawford and
Posey rewrote records, beat odds and led stunning revival"
(By Kerry Crowley, Mercury News, 10-1-2021, A1, A5)

SF Giants stars Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford
and Brandon Belt are trying to win their third
World Series as teammates. Belt's 29 homers;
Crawford's 24 homers; Posey's 18 homers.

Saturday, October 2, 2021, 6:50-8:00 pm
Mountain View: EXIT INTERVIEW:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Daniel Craig
(By Dave Itzkoff, NY Times, 9-30-2021)

The star of James Bond franchise bids farewell
to 007 with "No Time to Die" and learns for
first time about his life as an internet meme. Saturday, October 2, 2021, 6:50-8:00 pm
Mountain View: FILM REVIEW:
'No Time to Die'— His Word Is His Bond
(By A.O. Scott, NY Times, 9-29-2021)

The 25th episode in venerable franchise—
and Daniel Craig's last as 007—
finds its hero in a somber mood.

Sunday, October 3, 2021, 6:50-7:11 am
Mountain View: Woke up at 2:25 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 7:11 am#151; OTNIEYT = ENTITY; COMOHS = SMOOCH;
LNNOIE = ONLINE; MLROCA = CLAMOR;
LMMBEE = EMBLEM; RHNEAD = HARDEN

Cartoon Answer— They were learning that wood
is composed of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, etc. in
ETT SM ONE CLO ELE HRE =
"ELEMENT-TREE" SCHOOL Sunday, October 3, 2021, 5:30-6:15 pm
Mountain View: Stayed home as "Daily Post" not printed
on Sunday; Seattle Seahawks beat Sf 49ers 28-21 in football;
SF giants beat San Diego Padres 11-4 in baseball to win their
107th game and the NL West Championship over LA Dodgers.

Logan Webb pitched 7 innings,
striking out 8 and hit 2-run homer;
Buster Posey drove in three runs
on a pair of singles, hitting .302

Sunday, October 3, 2021, 6:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: "The Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall"
(She says "I've always loved being by myself".
Now at 87, with over 60 years research on chimps.)
(By Ciara Nugent, Time, October 11, 2021, pp. 36-41)

Reads poem "It Couldn't Be Done" by Edgar Albert Guest: "Just start in to sing as you tackle the
thing that 'cannot be done', and you'll do it."
She looks up, eyes flashing. "Don't you love that?" Sunday, October 3, 2021, 6:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: "15 Questions: Jasper Johns" (Possibly America's
most famous living artist, still plying his trade at 91, launches two retrospectives on Sept. 29; one at Whitney Museum of American
Art in NYC and other at Philadelphia Museum of Art.

I do still read poetry, old and new. I read
Poetry Project's newsletter when time allows.
I am lucky for being able to devote myself
to work that remains interesting to me.

Sunday, October 3, 2021, 7:30-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
A, B, C done yesterday after finding stamps—

U.S. 2950: Alligator (1979);
Canada 336: Beaver (1954);
Zimbabwe 656: Cheetah (1992). Sunday, October 3, 2021, 8:00-9:20 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
D, E, F done today after finding stamps—

Switzerland 880: Donkey (1995);
Australia 196: Emu (1942);
Chad 777: Flamingo (1999).

Sunday, October 3, 2021, 9:56-11:37 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
G, H, I done today after finding stamps—

Hungary C142: Grasshopper (1954);
Angola 379: Hippopotamus (1953);
Australia 411: Ibis (1966). Sunday, October 3, 2021, 11:51 pm-1:18 am
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
J, K, L done today after finding stamps—

Ifni B32: Jackal (1957);
Vietnam 1978: King Cobra (1989);
Peru 461: Llama (1953).

Monday, October 4, 2021, 6:52-6:54 am
Mountain View: Went to bed late at 3:00 am;
Woke up 10:30 am with alarm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 6:54 am— RYIDT = DIRTY; TRSUB = BURST;
RZFEEE = FREEZE; KNOPES = SPOKEN

Cartoon Answer— The seagull wanted some alone
time and thought that being part of a flock was
DI BR FR SO = FOR THE BIRDS Monday, October 4, 2021, 10:30-11:45 am
Mountain View: ICON Theater movie "Venom"
starts @ 1:00 pm; Free Tickets available @ 12:00 pm;
Left apt @ 11:45 am; 12:17 pm Bus #40 to Showers Drive;
Picked up "Daily Post" at Wal-Mart news bins @ 12:25 pm

Quick breakfast of coffee,
eight Triscut wheat crackers,
slice of Bears Claw coffee cake.

Monday, October 4, 2021, 1:00-2:45 pm
Mountain View: ICON Theater (2575 California St);
Arrived @ 12:40 pm: Free Monday Movies: Andy Serkis directs
"Venom: Let There Be Carnage" (2021) with Tom Hardy;
Michelle Williams; Naomie Harris; Reid Scott; Stephen Graham; Woody Harrelson; (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); (YouTube: 1, 2, 3)

Brock struggles to adjust to life as the host
of the alien symbiote Venom, while serial killer
Cletus Kasady (Harrelson) escapes from prison
after coming the host of Carnage. Monday, October 4, 2021, 2:45-4:20 pm
Mountain View: After the movie, walked to Sprouts
(630 San Antonio Road) for shopping; Stopped by
Pacific Catch (545 San Antonio Rd) to pick up menu;
No time to shop at Safeway (645 San Antonio Road);
4:03 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy Stop & walked home

0.97 lb Dried Cranberries @ $3.99/lb = $3.87;
2.49 lbs Cluster Tomatoes @ $1.48/lb = $3.69;
2.39 lbs Red Seedless Grapes @ $1.48/lb = $3.54.
(Didn't attend LINC-405 Zoom class 6:00-7:00 pm)

Monday, October 4, 2021, 7:40-10:41 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
M, N, O done today after finding stamps—

Canada 1693: Moose (2003);
French Andorra 377: Newt (1989);
Grenadines of St. Vincent 171: Opossum (1979). Monday, October 4, 2021, 10:00-10:34 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
Linking poem "Opossum" (2-13-2021)

Misspelled "opposum" for "opossum"—
Had to revise original poem with
four errors including photo.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 6:28-6:35 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:40 am;
Woke up 10:30 am with alarm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 6:35 am— EYFRO = FOYER; TWEHR = THREW;
SINHVA = VANISH; TRFAMO = FORMAT

Cartoon Answer— They were headed out
to go surfing, bu the lifeguard was going to
FOE EW VAH FMT = WAVE THEM OFF Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 3:00-3:40 pm
Mountain View: Ann picked me up at 3:00 pm; drove to
Kaiser (555 Castro St) where Dr. Diego Chang's nurse
Sharlene gave me blood pressure test: 124/64; bought
bottle 100 tablets of Simvastattin for $9.00

Gave Ann three poems— "Zeus Juice", "A-Z Animals Zoo",
"A-Z Animals Zoo 2", and Mid-Penisular Housing (page 5)
Oct. 2021 Newsletter of "Peter & His Dad in Paris 1979".

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 4:00-4:16 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed Tuesday;
Ann drove to Safeway (580 N Rengstorff) for me to shop

2 Sig Select Apple Juice (64 oz) @ $1.38 = $2.76;
4 Sig Select Sparkling Water (32 oz) @ 98¢ = $3.96
6.5 oz Land-O'-Lakes Butter with seeds ($3.29) @ $1.99. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 5:40-7:42 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
P, Q, R done today after finding stamps—

Jaipur 28: Peacock (1931);
Tanzania 1715d: Quokka (1998);
French Equatorial Africa 166: Rhinoceros (1947).

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 7:50-10:09 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
S, T, U done today after finding stamps—

China C69: Seagull (1959);
Albania 1087: Turkey (1967);
Venda 111: Upland Sandpiper (1984). Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 10:30-11:45 pm
Mountain View: Will do Animals V, W, X, Y, Z tomorrow;
Have dinner now: Thin-Crust Supreme Pizza and relax

Diced two green onions & sliced 10 olives
added to pizza; bowl of Planters peanuts;
vine tomato; a cup of chocolate milk.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 7:14-7:26 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 1:00 am;
Woke up 12:40 pm with alarm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 7:26 am— EGUSRH = SHRUG; RPUEP = UPPER;
RRMPIE = PRIMER; MAIFYN = INFAMY

Cartoon Answer— After learning how to say
"hello" in four languages, her parents gave her
SH PE IR IA = "HI" PRAISE Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 1:30-5:35 pm
Mountain View: Jack phoned, saying he was sick last two months;
Didn't go to Krause Center to use large screen Mac computers;
Upset Trump lost and Biden & Democrats are ruining the country;
Picked up "Daily Post" near CVS news bins; 5:20 pm Bus #40 home

CVS Pharmacy (2630 W. El Camino Real)—
Folgers Instant Coffee ($8.49) coupon @ $2.99 plus
40% & 30% coupons = $1.25 (as coffee prices going up).

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 8:02-9:12 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
V, W done today after finding stamps—

Rwanda 859: Vervet Monkey (1978);
Canada 335: Walrus (1954); Beatles song
"I Am the Walrus" (1967) inspired by Carroll's
poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" (1871) Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 9:20-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z)3";
X, Y, Z done today after finding stamps—

Brazil 2583: Xantus Becard (1996);
Gambia 253: Yellowfin Tuna (1971);
Malta 1238: Zebra Finch (2006);
Finished "Animals (A-Z)3" in 5 days.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 9:43-9:50 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:50 am;
Woke up 1:00 pm with alarm; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:50 am— BYOHB = HOBBY; RCTTA = TRACT;
FSLEUU = USEFUL; PAOITU = UTOPIA

Cartoon Answer— When Ali knocked out
Foreman in Zaire in 1974, the newspaper story was
OBB TAT UU OA = ABOUT A BOUT Thursday, October 7, 2021, 3:45-5:15 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:45 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" &
"Metro"; Shopping Safeway (580 N Rengstorff) 4:15-4:38 pm;
4:55 pm Red Bus to Montecito Ave and walked home

2 Gorton Fish Fillets 24.5 oz (12 pieces) BOGO @ $9.79;
18 oz Bulls-Eye Hickory Smoke BBQ Sauce @ 99¢;
Sig Select Cinnamon Apple Sauce (6 ct) @ $1.88.

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 8:39-10:39 pm
Mountain View: Composed poem "A-Z Animals Zoo 3";
26 lines for 26 lettes of alphabet—

Alligator— "see you later" teenage slang when parting,
Beaver— busy building dams shows you're industrious,
Cheetah— fastest creature on land at 80 miles per hour,
Donkey— Sancho's companion Dapple in Don Quixote, Thursday, October 7, 2021, 8:56 pm (surprise email)
Mountain View: Mary Fry (poet in Dick Maxwell's Poetry Class
in 1990s) emailed after inviting me to LinkedIn (10/2/2021)—

She drove me to SJ State University to hear reading by
Adrienne Rich, gave me Baudelaire's "Albatross" poem;
Sent her poem "Alone But Not Lonely" (4-27-2020)
and song from "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942) today.

Friday, October 8, 2021, 6:30-6:52 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:25 am; Woke up
11:55 am when Rudy phoned; Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 6:52 am— BEVOBA = ABOVE; AEGGU = GAUGE;
VRREDI = DRIVER; NUDOFE = FONDUE

Cartoon Answer— By late 1969, each of
the Beatles were giving interviews that were
BO UG DRI FON = "FOUR"-BODING Friday, October 8, 2021, 2:50-3:04 pm
Mountain View: Rudy came to apt 12:40 pm, Chatted 2 hours;
Drove to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post"
& "Peninsula News"; Shopping Safeway (580 N Rengstorff Ave);
Gave Rudy Strawberry & Vanilla Yogurt Bars & Gallon Milk free.

3 lbs Sig Café Mustard Potato Salad @ $5.00;
Sig Sel Ultra-Thin-Crust Supreme Pizza @ $2.98;
2 Gallons Value Corner Fat-Free Milk @$2.54 = $5.08.

Friday, October 8, 2021, 12:40-2:40 pm
Mountain View: Rudy told me about Chinese dynasties from
his anthropology class; Told him about my Dad's best friend
Li Huang & greatest Chinese scholar in 20h century Hu Shih;
Rudy asks me to write about them. I have done so already—

"Memories of Li Huang (1895-1991)" (11-21-1991);
"Memories of Hu Shih" (1891-1961) (6-12-2021);
"Dad's Friends on Postage Stamps" (6-20-2021). Friday, October 8, 2021, 6:00-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy loves musicals, so took him to Stanford
Theater to see "The King and I" & "Yankee Doodle Dandy";
He gave both movies a "10". Rudy liked "Animals (A-Z)";
"Animals (A-Z) 2"; "Animals (A-Z) 3"; Want "Films(A-Z)"

"My Favorite Musical Movies" (12-9-2018)
"My Favorite Films" (1-17-2019); Will select
Films(A-Z) like what I did with the animals.

Friday, October 8, 2021, 6:00-7:30 pm
Mountain View: While writing haikus, tuned to Yahoo Sports
on LA Dodgers-SF Giants 1st NL West Baseball Playoff Game;
Giants won 4-0; Logan Webb struck out 10 walking none

Buster Posey 2-run homer in 1st inning;
Kris Bryant homered in 7th inning;
Brandon Crawford homered in 8th inning. Friday, October 8, 2021, 8:24 pm-2:06 am
Mountain View: Composed page for LINC-405
class "Label on Bottle"; Did this on 9/20,
but didn't save intermediate steps until now

Wrapping Zeus with Lightning Bolt
around a Nos Energy Drink Bottle
showing step-by-step how it's done.

Saturday, October 9, 2021, 10:10-10:32 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:30 am; Woke up
1:25 pm when Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 10:32 am—
DYIGD = GIDDY; IRONM = MINOR;
GISTED = DIGEST; AACLON = CANOLA

Cartoon Answer— When NYC's train station
terminal held a piano concert, people had a
IDD MNR GET OLA = GRAND OLD TIME Saturday, October 9, 2021, 3:30-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt 3:30 pm; 3:53 pm Red Bus to
Showers Dr. for "Daily Post"; Bus #22 to Chef Chu's bins
for "Palo Alto Weekly"; Lam's for haircut (4:05-4:40 pm);
4:46 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy and walked home.

Haircut here used to be $8, it's now $15;
Rudy gave me free haircut on May 20, 2021;
Asked today for Haircut #1 short on the top.

Saturday, October 9, 2021, 10:22-11:43 pm
Mountain View: Gene Tognetti lectured on Gmail
in LINC-405 Zoom class on Oct. 7, 6:00-6:20 pm
using fonts, resize & color texts, import photos & links

Sent Gmail to Al Guzman "Label on Bottle";
Assembled Gmail with 3 screenshots to make
Gmail-LabelOnBottle(572x1454).jpg for LINC-405. Sunday, October 10, 2021, 12:15-12:45 am
Mountain View: 2021 Nobel Prizes— Peace: Maria Ressa
& Dmitry Muratov; Literature: Abdulrazak Gurnah;
Physics: Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi (1/2).

Medicine: David Julius & Ardem Patapoutian;
Chemistry: Benjamin List & David W.C. MacMillan;
Economics: not yet announced.

Sunday, October 10, 2021, 8:16-9:12 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:30 am; Woke up
2:10 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 10:32 am—
PIRIAM = IMPAIR; KRAYCN = CRANKY;
VUEENN = UNEVEN; NTLUEN = TUNNEL;
HNIEAL = INHALE; TLHIGC = GLITCH

Missed Cartoon Answer— The troops stood
at attention with George S. Patton in the
IAI CRY EVE NN IL GT = GENERAL VICINITY Sunday, October 10, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: "We're Smarter About Facebook Now"
(Frances Haugen's caution about Facebook's harm is like
Jeffrey Wigand's warning about the evils of tobacco.)
(By Shira Ovide, NY Timess, Mercury News, 10-8-2021, C7-C8)
Read article in Mercury News instead of paying NY Times $1.00

"Easier to cancel online subscriptions" (Tricking people into paying for something they don't want shouldn't be a business model.) (Larry Magid, Mercury News, 10-8-2021, C7-C8)

Sunday, October 10, 2021, 4:00-5:00 am
Mountain View: "The Aztec Origins of a Mysterious Elizabethan Mirror" (When Elizabeth I's scientific adviser and "philosopher" John Dee died in 1609 at the age of 81 he left behind his speculum, a hand mirror made of polished obsidian (volcanic glass), also known as "Devil's Looking-Glass"; It's now in the British Museum and measures about 7.2 inches in diameter and half an inch thick. Prof. Stuart Campbell found it resembles Aztecs obsidian mirrors, used for scrying & seeing into the future.)
(By Candida Moss, Yahoo News, 10-10-2021)

John Dee was the original 007
and helped Queen Elizabeth I
defeat the Spanish Armada &
establishing the British Empire. Sunday, October 10, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: "Lonely Planet's top 20 U.S. sights include 4 California landmarks"— 1. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; 2. Yosemite National Park, CA; 3. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; 4. The MET, NY; 5. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah; 6. Ellis Island, NY; 7. Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii; 8. National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington DC; 9. Denali National Park, Alaska; 10. Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park, Hawaii; 11. Joshua Tree National Park, CA; 12. Civil Rights Museum, TN; 13. Central Park, NY; 14. Golden Gate Bridge, CA;

15. White Sands National Park, NM; 16. Muir Woods, CA; 17. Crater Lake, OR; 18. Freedom Trail, MA; 19. Glacier National Park, MN; 20. 9/11 Memorial & Museum, NY)
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercuty News, 10-10-2021, F7)

Sunday, October 10, 2021, 5:15-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
A, Z done today after finding stamps—

"Animals (A-Z)4" instead of "Movies(A-Z)"—
Guyana 329g: Armadillo (3-2-1981);
Vietnam 1073: Zebra Shark (8-1-1980). Sunday, October 10, 2021, 9:30-10:58 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
B, C, D done today after finding stamps—

U.S. 569: Buffalo (3-30-1923);
French West Africa 62: Chimpanzee (5-2-1955);
U.S. RW79: Wood Duck (issued 2012).

Monday, October 11, 2021, 6:07-6:11 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:30 am; Woke up
10:05 am when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:11 am—
PIDEVO = VIDEO; TISUE = SUITE;
MYFILA = FAMILY; TTAHRO = THROAT

Cartoon Answer— The young girl had never been
able to read the clock until today. This was her
IE SI FM TRT = FIRST TIME Monday, October 11, 2021, 12:00-12:43 pm
Mountain View: Quick breakfast of three waffles
butter, maple syrup & coffee; Leave apt @ 12:00 pm;
Quite windy today, should have worn jacket with beanie;
12:20 pm Red Bus; Picked up "Daily Post" at Showers Dr.

Got to ICON Theater at 12:43 pm;
for "No Time to Die" @ 1:15 pm;
2nd floor, Auditorium #2, Seat AA-6.

Monday, October 11, 2021, 1:00-4:10 pm
Mountain View: ICON Theater (2575 California St);
Arrived @ 1:00 pm: Free Monday Movies: Cary Joji Fukunaga
directs "No Time to Die" (2021) with Daniel Craig; Rami Malek;
Léa Seydoux; Lashana Lynch; Ben Whishaw; Naomie Harris; Jeffrey Wright; Christoph Waltz; Ralph Fiennes; Billy Magnussen; Ana de Armas; David Dencik; Rory Kinnear; Lisa-Dorah Sonnet; (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); (YouTube: 1, 2, 3)

Daniel Craig's last film as James Bond,
critics say it's his best performance
as 007 killing villains all around him. Monday, October 11, 2021, 4:20-6:00 pm
Mountain View: After the movie, walked to Safeway
(645 San Antonio Rd) for shopping (4:35 pm); Signature Care
Liquid Hand Soap Free sold out; 24.5 oz Gorton Fish Fillets
(12) BOGO sold out; 4:56 pm Bus #40 to Middlefield Road
& Rengstorff Ave to shop at Safeway (680 N Rengstorff Ave)
5:48 pm Red Bus to Montecito Ave and walked home;
(Didn't attend LINC-405 Zoom class 6:00-7:00 pm)

2 Gorton Fish Fillets 24.5 oz (12 pieces) BOGO @ $9.79;
2 Tai Pei Pork Potstickers (7.9 oz) BOGO @ $2.68;
Signature Care Liquid Hand Soap ($1.99) = Free.

Monday, October 11, 2021, 9:30 pm-1:35 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
E, F, G done today after finding stamps—

U.S. 2328: Elk (6-13-1987);
Ireland 982: Frog (9-1-1995);
U.S. 2323: Goat (6-13-1987). Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 1:35-2:41 am
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
H, I, J done today after finding stamps—

Austria C59: Heron (9-29-1953);
Sudan 98: Ibex (9-1-1951);
U.S. 2305: Jack Rabbit (6-13-1987).

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 6:12-6:15 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 6:30 am; Woke up
3:40 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:15 am—
CITPH = PITCH; RMACP = CRAMP;
RAADIF = AFRAID; KRROBE = BROKER

Cartoon Answer— The crustacean
that didn't like visitors was a
ITH CM AR BRE = HERMIT CRAB Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 6:30-9:30 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed Tuesday;
Stayed home to do more work; Will do "Animals (A-Z) 4"
while listening to KNBR 104.5 FM to Dodgers-Giants
Playoff Game #4 at Dodgers Stadium (Dodgers won 7-2).

Game 1: Giants beat Dodgers 4-0;
Game 2: Dodgers beat Giants 9-2;
Game 3: Giants beat Dodgers 1-0.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 7:20-9:02 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
K, L, M done today after finding stamps—

New Zealand 925: Kingfisher (11-2-1988);
United States 2304: Lobster (6-13-1987);
Bahamas 577: Mourning Dove (4-24-1985). Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 9:49-11:56 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
N, O, P done today after finding stamps—

Bhutan 1162c Norfolk Terrier (7-15-1997);
Tanzania 1407: Octopus (6-15-1995);
Jugoslavia: Pelican (6-30-1954).

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 9:25 pm-12:15 am
Mountain View: After Ann emailed on Auden's "The Sea
and the Mirror" inspired by Shakespeare's "The Tempest",
can't find Auden's complete poem, but interesting links—

Stan Smith's Book Review in JSTOR (June 2005);
"Poetry: Caliban's Last Sigh" (Guardian, 9-26-2003);
"For the Time Being" (on "Sea & the Mirror") (poets.org). Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 12:30-3:22 am
Mountain View: Read Margaret Boyd Morgan's MA Thesis (97 pp.)
"W.H. Auden's The Sea and the Mirror: An Existential Interpretation
of Shakespeare's Characters in The Tempest" (August 1976)

Learned about Theurgy (white magic)
and Goety (black magic) and Shakespeare's
Prospero was a Neoplatonist practicing theurgy.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 5:25-5:35 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 6:30 am; Woke up
1:40 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 5:35 am—
ZLABE = BLAZE; GERTI = TIGER;
CDLAPI = PLACID; NSALAD = SANDAL

Cartoon Answer— The inaccuracy of
the 10-Day extended weather forecast is
BE TER PCI ADL = PREDICTABLE Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 4:40-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Half-hour walk to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Road) for copies of "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:10-5:26 pm
5:45 pm Red Bus to Montecito Ave and walked home

Stouffer Swedish Meatballs & Fish Fillets @ $1.99;
32 oz Lucerne Strawberry Yogurt @ $1.75;
Baked Apple Pie $5.99 50% off = $2.99.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 8:40-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
Q, R, S done today after finding stamps—

Tanzania 547: Quagga (2-20-1990);
Germany 774: Robin (10-4-1957);
Hungary C111: Squirrel (3-4-1953). Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 8:59-9:13 pm
Mountain View: Searching for Queen Victoria Riflebird
postage stamp, found bullseye cancelled date stamps—

Great Britain 99 (8-4-1886);
Great Britain 111 (1-27-1896);
Great Britain 111 (12-24-1901).

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 10:20-10:27 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:30 am; Woke up
11:35 am when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 10:27 am—
LHUGC = GULCH; TKYIT = KITTY;
ALLFNE = FALLEN; RNHABC = BRANCH

Cartoon Answer— After stuffing himself
with junk food, his wife had to listen to his
GLC IY ALE BNH = BELLYACHING Thursday, October 14, 2021, 2:00-3:40 pm
Mountain View: Jack came to apt to pick up large bag of
newspapers saved for him; Drove to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Road) for copies of today's "Daily Post";
After driving me home, chatted another hour in his car

Jack complained on rising prices on food & gas;
Joe Biden and Democrats are ruining the country;
Trump should have won those 3 states & the election.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 4:40-6:00 pm
Mountain View: On 10/13, Susan sent me a link for this free
event on Dalai Lama's theme on Compassion (10/14-18/2021)
Melvin McLeod (2:08), Tara Brach (37:15, 11:23), Robert Thurman (78:16, 20:14), Thupten Jinpa (42:17), Mission: Joy— Exclusive excerpt #1, Karen Brailsford (29:39, 11:47); View: Google Chrome

Need to tune in to these talks at later time
since my LINC-405 Zoom class is 6:00-7:00 pm,
& Dodgers-Giants 5th Playoff game starts @ 6:07 pm. Thursday, October 14, 2021, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: LINC-405 Zoom class with Gene Tognetti;
Sent Gmail to Gene & William Cavada on "Label on Bottle"
on Gmail lesson taught by Gene (Thursday, October 7, 6 pm);
"Label on Bottle" Step-by-Step in HTML to create "Zeus Juice":
Gmail to Al Guzman (10-9-21); can't insert images in Yahoo Mail

Gene's lesson today— Google Drive;
Folders; Shared wih Me; Recent; Starred; Trash;
Turned down my radio so sound won't be recorded.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 6:48-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Composing "Animals (A-Z) 4";
T, U, V done today after finding stamps—

Brazil 1857: Toucan (5-21-1983);
Japan 792: Uguisu (1-10-1964);
Hungary 1837: Vizsla (7-7-1967). Thursday, October 14, 2021, 6:30-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Listening to KNBR 104.5 FM to Dodgers-Giants
Playoff Game #5 at Oracle Park (Dodgers won 2-1).

Giants won 107 games to Dodgers' 106
to win NL West Division, but lost in
5th Playoff Game 2-1. Painful experience.

Thursday, October 14, 2021, 11:15-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Tara Brach's "Radical Compassion" (37:15); in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-14-2021)—

Cites Martha Postlethwaite's poem "Clearing" (2020);
"Create a clearance in the dense forest of your life".
(Tara's podcast has over 3 million downloads each month). Friday, October 15, 2021, 12:05-12:20 am
Mountain View: Viewed Tara Brach's "Guided RAIN meditation" (11:20) in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-14-2021)—

Cites Diane Ackerman's poem "School Prayer" (1998)—
"I will honor all life— on Earth my home,
and in the mansions of the stars."

Friday, October 15, 2021, 11:05-11:11 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 1:30 am; Woke up
11:00 am when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 10:27 am—
LIVAL = VILLA; GAMIE = IMAGE;
GTBLEO = GOBLET; NFYOLD = FONDLY

Cartoon Answer— The anaconda celebrating
her 20th birthday was happy to be able to
VIL IAE GLE FONL = LIVE A LONG LIFE Friday, October 15, 2021, 1:00-2:45 pm
Mountain View: Yesterday my laptop screen went dark,
noticed my wiring was not connected, pulled out my USB,
and informed "may have lost data due to improper exit";
USB not blinking & did not show up on my laptop anymore

May have lost 6 haikus written for October 14
and animals T, U, V done for "Animals (A-Z) 4";
Hurrah! After a day's rest, USB worked today!

Friday, October 15, 2021, 3:10-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:10 pm; Bus #40 @ 3:28 pm to
Chef Chu's news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) for Friday Specials

Safeway doesn't have Friday Special
3 lbs Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad
($8.99) for $5.00; Will go to Rengstorff Safeway. Friday, October 15, 2021, 4:02-6:05 pm
Mountain View: 4:02 pm Bus #40 to Valero Gas Station
(Middlefield Rd) for "Peninsula News", Shopped at
Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff); 4:52 pm Red Bus home

2 Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad (3 lbs) @ $5 = $10.00;
Stouffer's Spinach Souffle & Tuna Casserole @ $1.99;
Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs @ $1.99.

Friday, October 15, 2021, 6:45-9:03 pm
Mountain View: Compose "Animals (A-Z) 4"
W, X, Y, Z to finish 4th animal web page

Cuba 695: Woodpecker (12-1-1961);
Paraguay 2141d: Xolmis dominicanus: (4-18-1985);
Helen Claire Little: Yeti Crab (2-19-2010);
Niuafo'ou 274: Zebra Shark (3-12-2012). Friday, October 15, 2021, 10:38-11:58 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Robert Thurman's "Freedom: The Womb
of Compassion" (78:16); in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference—

Compassion is the key to sucess.
More compassionate you are,
the more happy you are.
This is the secret.

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 12:00-12:20 am
Mountain View: Robert Thurman's "Guided Meditation: Bliss
of Compassion" (20:14); in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference—

Align with the most powerful energy—
compassion & bliss. Nirvana is freedom
from suffering. Send rainbow of light to
soothe others. They will feel more loving. Saturday, October 16, 2021, 12:22-1:06 am
Mountain View: Viewed Thupten Jinpa's "Make Compassion More Active" (42:17) in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference(10-14-21):

Dalai Lama's three points on compassion—
1) Draw attention to power of compassion.
2) Natural effect of compassion.
3) Conscious effort to cultivate compassion.

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 1:08-1:30 am
Mountain View: "Mission: Joy— exclusive film excerpt #1"
(21:59) in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-14-2021)—

Archbishop Desmond Tutu & Dalai Lama
film discussing the ability to transmute
difficulty into compassion and joy. Saturday, October 16, 2021, 1:35-2:08 am
Mountain View: Viewed Karen Brailsford's "Four Chambers of a Compassionate Heart" (29:39) in Dalai Lama's Conference—

Availability, Appreciation, Acceptance, Action.
To be compassionate is to embrace humanity.
I understand that you are in fact me.

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 6:05-6:10 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:55 am; Woke up
3:00 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:10 am—
GTIFH = FIGHT; SOKKI = KIOSK;
SUICNO = COUSIN; LFYHIT = FILTHY

Cartoon Answer— The school's football field
was brand new, and everyone was excited to
FIG KSK CON FITH = KICK THINGS OFF Saturday, October 16, 2021, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 5:00 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd); Picked up "Daily Post";
No time to shop at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Avenue);
Last Bus #40 @ 5:50 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

Was to pick up free 5 oz O Organics Popcorn for Rudy
from Safeway-Just-For-U coupon that came in email;
(Expires 10/18); Will get free popcorn ($2.99) on Monday.

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 7:10-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Steve Gould's email (10-16-2021, 7:32 am):
"If the Dalai Lama cares anything about compassion, he should have come out strongly against the Buddhist's genocide of Muslims in Myanmar. I thought Buddhism was the only truly peaceful religion, but their actions in Myanmar have made me question that belief."

"Why isn't the Dalai Lama speaking out in defense of the Rohingya?" (Washington Post, 7-6-2018); "Dalai Lama condemns ethnic cleansing in Myanmar" (9-13-2017).
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 7:10-8:00 pm
Mountain View: When we see injustice, we wish our leaders to
fight against them. "Wrong to rail against Dalai Lama for not condemning violence on Rohingya Muslims" (12-9-2017); Cory Booker staged a hunger strike in a tent between two apt complex
in Newark, NJ with lots of violence, until the drug dealers left.

Sally Quinn: "Dalai Lama should move to Myanmar and live in a Rohingya camp, until the Myanmar government and Buddhist leaders reverse their positions on the Rohingya."

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 8:03-8:25 pm
Mountain View: Links to Conference talks gone after 48 hours;
Dan Goleman: "Why Compassion Matters More Than Ever"
(20:21) in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-15-2021)—

Three kinds of empathy:
1) See from your perspective
2) Emotional empathy
3) Impactive concern. Saturday, October 16, 2021, 8:31-8:40 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Dan Goleman's "Good Work:
A guided reflection for finding your compassionate purpose"
(7:28) in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-15-2021)—

What you're good at? What brings you joy?
Csikszentmihalyi's flow: This is your good work.
Compassionate action for others.
Bring these two together.

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 9:41-10:02 pm
Mountain View: Amishi Jha: "Kindness & Compassion Begin with Attention" (20:21) in Dalai Lama's Conference; Electrodes on brain: Showed faces of InGroup & Outgroup; Kinder to InGroup members

Loving Kindness meditation help us
to expand compassion to others—
"May you be happy and healthy".
Compassion is attention in action. Saturday, October 16, 2021, 10:27-10:33 pm
Mountain View: Richard Davidson (neuroscientist)
in Mission: Joy— Exclusive film excerpt #2 (4:30);
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-15-2021)—

MRI of Meditative monks & Non-meditative people
with high-bip (hot water) & low-bip (warm water).
Meditating monks don't react to high bips as
non-meditative people, showing less fear.

Saturday, October 16, 2021, 11:28 pm-12:05 am
Mountain View: Mark Epstein: "Compassion and Psychotherapy: Reflections of a Buddhist Psychiatrist" (25:50) Cites favorite 2017 children's book: Sandra Boynton's What's Wrong, Little Pookie?.

Went to Thailand with Jack Kornfield to see
Ajahn Chah: "I love this glass. The glass is already
broken. The wind had blown it over. So I treasure
it so much the more. Every moment is precious." Sunday, October 17, 2021, 12:24-1:30 am
Mountain View: Rick Hanson (psychologist)
in "Building a Compassionate Brain" (48:58);
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-15-2021)—

Have an experience of compassion.
Enrich & staying with it for longer time.
Absorb and let compassion sink into you.
Link positive and negative material.

Sunday, October 17, 2021, 6:05-6:10 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:00 am; Woke up
1:50 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 12:34 pm—
TUTELO = OUTLET; MTRWHA = WARMTH;
LSNAMO = SALMON; MRYUGP = GRUMPY;
NEQIUU = UNIQUE; DCYULD = CUDDLY

Cartoon Answer— A lot of Scrabble's
popularity came about as a result of people
OET WRH SAN GRP IE DD = SPREADING THE WORD Sunday, October 17, 2021, 4:15-5:40 pm
Mountain View: Left apt 4:15 pm; Half-hour walk to Safeway
(580 N. Rengstorff Avenue) for shopping (4:40-5:00 pm);
Last Bus #40 @ 5:23 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

3 Sig Sel Mixed Fruit Sparkling Water @ $1 = $3.00;
4 Stouffer's Dinner (Spinach Souffle, Tuna Casserole,
2 Swedish Meatballs) @ $1.99 = $7.96;
2 Sig Sel Waffles (10) @ $1.79 = $3.58;
5 oz O Organics Popcorn ($2.99) = Free.

Sunday, October 17, 2021, 6:26-8:20 pm
Mountain View: After finishing "Animals (A-Z) 4" (10/15), composed poem "A-Z Animals Zoo 4";
26 lines for 26 lettes of alphabet—

Armadillo— "little armored ones" digging with sharp claws,
Buffalo nickel— United States 5¢ coin minted for 25 years,
Chimpanzee— Jane Godall researched on them for 60 years,
Duck— Donald and Daffy Duck are popular cartoon figures, Sunday, October 17, 2021, 9:45-10:22 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Sharon Salzberg's "Compassionate Action: The Power of the Heart in Challenging Times" (27:27) in
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-16-2021)—

In 1979, Dalai Lama came to Amherst, MA;
I broke my foot & was on crutches in the back.
His holiness sensed who was suffering the most— me;
pushed through crowd of 100 & asked me "What happened?"

Sunday, October 17, 2021, 10:58-11:24 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Marina Abramovic's
"Guided Abramovic Method 'Glass of Water' exercise" (17:29)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-16-2021)—

Water molecules change when you're angry.
Water gives life to every cell of your body.
Water clears all impurity away.
Enjoy clarity & purity of water. Sunday, October 17, 2021, 11:30-11:35 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Marina Abramovic's
"Lying in Nature" Meditation (1:17) in
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-16-2021)—

Lying under the trees. It's so important.
Pine, eucalyptus, tree in bloom, trees in flower.
Press below you into the earth. Nourish every
molecule of you and be one with Nature.

Monday, October 18, 2021, 12:22-1:21 am
Mountain View: Viewed Anne Lamott
"Loved and Chosen" (in conversation with Robert Thurman) (47:46)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-16-2021)—

William Blake: "I wake sweet joy"
in Four Zoas; Thich Nhat Hahn:
"Breathing in, I calm body and mind.
Breathing out, I smile." Monday, October 18, 2021, 1:32-2:34 am
Mountain View: Viewed Christian Howard's
"The Compassionate Collective"" (38:26) in
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-16-2021)—

Less focus on ultimate enlightenment.
The messiness is the method. Our relative
human needs more compassion for others.
Use food to bring community together.

Monday, October 18, 2021, 7:37-8:12 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:15 am; Woke up
11:20 m when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:10 am—
XOPYE = EPOXY; LYATL = TALLY;
GHUTTA = TAUGHT; RUNCCO = CONCUR

Cartoon Answer— The angler released
the fish back into he water and said
EOY TAL AHT CCUR = CATCH YOU LATER Monday, October 18, 2021, 12:30-2:50 pm
Mountain View: Ann picked me up at 12:30 pm; Drove
to Kaiser Santa Clara (710 Lawrence Expwy, Dept. 486);
Ophthamology Dept for retinopathy exam (1:30-2:00 pm);
Drove to Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" (2:50 pm)

Ramon dilated my eyes and took photos of eyeballs;
Gave me "dark sunglass shield" to put over my glasses;
Had nap (4:40-6:15 pm) instead of free movies at ICON.

Monday, October 18, 2021, 7:20-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Jan Willis's
"What Would a Compassionate Society Look Like?" (36:47)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-17-2021)—

Three models of compassionate society—
1) Buddha's sangha admitting all 4 castes & women;
2) Martin Luther King Jr.'s Beloved Community;
3) Natasha Marin's Black Imagination: loved & valued. Monday, October 18, 2021, 8:25-8:44 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Jan Willis's
"A Reading and Guided Meditation" (15:20) in
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference; Say Metta Prayer—

May you be free from danger.
May you now have physical well-being.
May you now have mental well-being.
May you know the ease of well-being.

Monday, October 18, 2021, 9:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Mayor Greg Fischer's
"How We Are Making Louisville the City of Compassion" (26:04)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-17-2021)—

Louisville's 4th Street & Walnut Ave where
Thomas Merton had oneness epiphany (3-18-1958);
Muhammed Ali: "Be great. Do great things.";
Dalai Lama's 2013 visit to Louisville. Monday, October 18, 2021, 10:40-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Pamela Ayo Yetunde's "Cultivating
Wisdom While Under Siege + Guided Heart Sutra practice" (44:09) in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-17-2021)—

Buddha says we're not independent.
Everything depends on something else.
Don't cling to Heart Sutra chant.
Need new translation version for Westerners.

Monday, October 18, 2021, 11:40 pm-1:08 am
Mountain View: Viewed Wilson C. Hurley's
"Sleeping Heart & Mind in Compassionate Insight + Guided meditation on mindfulness, self-compassion, & kindness" (26:04)
Four keys for maintaining your effort—

1) Aspiration/intention: "I want it."
2) Stability/Steadfastness: trust in practice.
3) Joy: always wanting more.
4) Resting: taking time to rejuvenate. Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 1:20-1:40 am
Mountain View: Viewed Dalai Lama's
"Living Together" (3:00) on YouTube
from Dalai Lama archive; in
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference—

Univeral responsibility is feeling for other
people's suffering as our own. We need to
work together. Everything is interconncted.
We need a sense of oneness.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:37-8:12 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:45 am; Woke up
2:20 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 8:12 am—
YNEHA = HYENA: CTAYH = YACHT;
ADEYYH = HEYDAY; TQUEEA = EQUATE

Cartoon Answer— When asked if "She Loves You"
would be a hit song, the Beatles said
HEA YAH HYY EAE = YEAH YEAH YEAH
(Solved puzzle switching "Cathy" to "Yacht") Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 4:15-5:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt at 4:15 pm; Half-hour walk to Safeway
(580 N. Rengstorff Avenue) for shopping (4:45-5:08 pm);
Bus #40 @ 5:25 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
(Stouffer's Dinner raised to $2.50, Just-For-U @ $1.99)

64 oz Sig Sel Apple Juice ($2.99) @ $1.58 - $1.00 = 58¢;
4 Stouffer's Dinner (Regular @ $3.99) (Spinach Souffle,
Tuna Casserole, 2 Swedish Meatballs) @ $1.99 = $7.96;
32 oz Coffee Mate (Coconut Creme) @ $3.00 - 50¢ = $2.50.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:45-7:55 pm
Mountain View: Viewed Dalai Lama's
"Our Only Home" (2:32) on YouTube
from Dalai Lama archive; in
Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-18-2021)—

In the West, people eat too much meat.
In India, vegetarinism for 1000 years.
Can't live on Moon or neighbor Mars.
This blue planet is our only home. Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 1:12-2:03 am
Mountain View: Viewed Mark Hyman's
"Healing Humanity And The Planet One Bite At A Time"
+ A mindfulness exercise: "The Source of Our Food" (48:09)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-18-2021)—

It's not the cow. It's the how.
Planned grazing to create more CO₂ for the soil.
1983— $100 million marketing junk food to kids.
2014— $17 billion marketing junk food to kids.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 2:15-3:05 am
Mountain View: Viewed Wasfia Nazreen's
"Sunrise From The Roof Of The World" (32:27)
+ Guided meditation: "Reconnecting with Mother Earth" (15:11)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-18-2021)—

Climbed top of Everest in May 23, 2012.
Only Bangladeshi to climb seven highest
mountains of every continent. Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 4:10-5:00 am
Mountain View: Viewed Alberto Villoldo's
"The Shaman's Way Of Meditation And Healing" (44:56)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-18-2021)—
8th chakra is above our head, an halo, outside of time.

Highest Rite of Co-creators:
Rumi: I have cease to exist.
Only you the Spirit is here.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 5:20-6:40 am
Mountain View: Viewed Stephanie Kaza's
"Courage For The Earth: Acting With Compassion" (37:44)
+ Guided meditation: "Courage for our Ancestors" (16:52)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-18-2021)—

Cultivate compassionate protection of life.
Cultivate simplicity & generosity.
Cultivate respect for love.
Cultivate deep listening & truthful speech.
Cultivate discernment & polish clarity. Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 6:45-6:55 am
Mountain View: Viewed Robert Thurman's
"Conclusion Of The Summit" in conversation
with Lion's Roar Editor-In-Chief, Melvin McLeod (7:43)
in Dalai Lama's Compassion Conference (10-18-2021)—

Robert: Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation (9-21-2021) is all positive book. Invite Paul Hawken to next year's conference. Melvin: The essential
role of compassion will benefit our lives. Dedicate the
merit of learning about compassion in this event.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 8:20-8:30 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 9:05 am; Woke up
3:35 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 8:30 am—
ZELAG = GLAZE; CNHIF = FINCH;
SLJOET = JOSTLE; LEEINF = FELINE

Missed Cartoon Answer— Quality construction
of the 200-year-old bookcase gave it a
GLE FNH OSLE FLI = LONG SHELF LIFE Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 6:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt at 6:30 pm; Drizzling outside;
Didn't bring umbrella; 7:07 pm Bus #40 to Middlefild Rd;
Better not shop at Safeway as drizzle may turn to rain;
Bus #40 @ 7:18 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

Google Red Bus no longer running now;
No time to shop; If I miss 7:18 pm Bus #40,
the next Bus #40 will be coming at 8:28 pm.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 8:00 pm-1:34 am
Mountain View: "Five" Ways to Get Back to Nature"
(The Bay Area's parks and nature preserves make
exploring the outdoors moe tempting than ever.
Here are five possibilities to get you started—
(By Joan Morris, Mercuty News, 10-17-2021, F7-F8)

1. Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto;
2. Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland;
3. Big Break Regional Shoreline, Oakley;
4. Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley;
5. Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara.) Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 8:00 pm-1:34 am
Mountain View: "NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds" [NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds 10/16 on a 12-year quest to explore 8 asteroids in Jupiter's Trojan entourage of thousands of asteroids.
(By Marcia Dunn, AP, Mercury News, 10-17-2021, A15)

The 1967 Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (LSD?) prompted NASA to send the spacecraft soaring
with the band members' lyrics and a disc made of lab-grown diamonds for one of its science instruments. Despite their
use of LSD, Paul McCartney says "It's not an acid song."

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 8:00 pm-1:34 am
Mountain View: "Fodor's ranked the nation's top river walks, including this California hot spot" (Fodor's 10 top picks ranged
from the sleek skyscraper-lined Chicago Riverwalk to Reno's
Riverwalk District. And Napa's Riverfront (No. 14), where
you can sip a Napa cab, watch for egrets and imagine you've
been transported to Italy, Venetian gondolas and all.—
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercuty News, 10-17-2021, F7)

1. Breckenridge's Riverwalk, Colorado;
2. Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, OR;
3. Chicago Riverwalk, Illinois;
4. San Antonio River Walk, Texas;
5. Riverwalk District, Reno, Nevada;
6. Tennessee Riverwalk, Chattanooga, Tennessee;
7. Tampa Riverwalk, Tampa Bay, Florida;
8. Riverfront Wilmington, Delaware;
9. Greenville's Riverwalk, South Carolina;
10. Detroit Riverwalk, Michigan;
14. Napa's Riverfront, California.
See picks #11-13, and #15 at Fodor's Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 8:00 pm-1:34 am
Mountain View: "OP-ED: Is America becoming Rome versus Byzantium?" (In A.D. 286 Roman emperor Diocletian split in half the huge Roman Empire under control of two emperors. A Western empire included much of modern-day Western Europe & northwest Africa. Eastern half controlled Eastern Europe, parts of Asia & northeastern Africa. By 330 Emperor Constantine moved empire's capital from Rome to Constantinople, on old Greek site Byzantium.)
(By Victor Davis Hanson, Mercury News, 10-15-2021, A7)

Western empire collapsed into chaos by late 5th century A.D.
Yet Roman eastern half survived for nearly 1,000 years as Byzantine Empire. Now talk of a new American red state & blue state split— and even wild threats of another Civil War. Foreigners see blue coastal Americans as more vibrant culture, with wealth on technology, finance, media. They see the red interior— with same population as blue America but with vastly greater area— is the more pragmatic, and home to food, fuels, ores and material production. But as in the past, one state model will prove unsustainable and collapse than it is that either region would ever start a civil war.

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 6:05-6:12 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 6:00 am; Woke up
3:05 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 8:30 am—
VRWEA = WAVER; AHTSS = STASH;
THYMHR = RHYTHM; BARTIB = RABBIT

Cartoon Answer— A dog that knows
which houses to stop to get snacks
AER STS RTM AIT = IS "TREAT" SMART Thursday, October 21, 2021, 5:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: No Wi-Fi connection to Internet;
Phone also dead, no dial tone; Went to neighbor
Don Richards' apt to phone AT&T (1-800-288-2020);
Abby will send someone 10/23 to fix my phone (9 am-6 pm)

Abby connected me U-Verse to fix my Wi-Fi;
Spoke to Chris for an hour, He tried to fix it remotely
but failed; Will send someone 2-4 pm 10/22 to fix problem.

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 7:05-8:45 pm
Mountain View: Left apt at 7:05 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post & Metro";
Shop at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave); Free items for Rudy;
Bus #40 @ 8:28 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

10 Yoplait Cups (4 oz) @ 39¢ = $3.90;
Sig Farms Fresh Spinach for Salads @ $1.88;
2 Buddig Black Forest Ham (8 oz) @ $2 = $4.00;
2 oz Safe Warrior Hand Sanitizer ($1.49) = Free;
12 oz Method Sea Minerals Hand Wash ($4.49) = Free;
80 ct MediWiper Hand Sanitizing Wipes ($4.99) = Free. Thursday, October 21, 2021, 10:08 pm-12:45 am
Mountain View: Without Internet connection, cannot see
or send emails, but can still do creative work; Cannot check
Yahoo Drafts of notes typed in Dalai Lama Compassion
Conference, but can arrange the 21 speakers in order

I've downloaded photos of the 21 speakers;
Resize photos in HTML & placed next to their
brief bios, above talks & meditation sessions;
Arrange talks in order of the 5-Day Conference.
Leonard Maltin's 1619 pp "2002 Movie Guide"
will help me write "Favorite Movies (A-Z)".

Friday, October 22, 2021, 11:35-11:47 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:30 am; Woke up
11:25 when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 11:47 am—
NCAKK = KNACK; DIGEU = GUIDE;
DRSIAH = RADISH; TNTNEI = INTENT

Cartoon Answer— When the moles moved into
their yard, the owners didn't care for the moles'
NK GUD RAI NET = UNDERTAKING Friday, October 22, 2021, 2:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Found the Reset button in back
of the Wi-Fi box; Pressed & hold it for two seconds,
but still no connection to Internet; Will wait for the
AT&T specialist (2:00-4:00 pm) to fix the problem

Even without Wi-Fi and Internet connection,
got a lot of work done yesterday, assembling
5-Day Conference with photos of 21 speakers.

Friday, October 22, 2021, 2:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Ben from AT&T came at 2:10-2:15 pm,
said another AT&T specialist will come and fix problem

Press & hold down Reset botton for two seconds
and Broadband button will turn solid green,
but I'm color-blind and can't notice change. Friday, October 22, 2021, 2:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: AT&T specialist Jaime came at 2:48 pm
to fix the Wi-Fi non-connection to the Internet

Neighbor Don Richards said some AT&T guy
was here yesterday, and must have done something
to disable my phone dial tone & Wi-Fi connection.

Friday, October 22, 2021, 2:40-6:40 pm
Mountain View: Jaime from AT&T came at 2:40 pm,
went to telephone pole & fixed my phone's dial tone
at 4:00 pm; Longer to fix Wi-Fi connection to Internet

While Jaime is fixing my phone & Wi-Fi connection,
consulted Leonard Maltin's "2002 Movie Guide"
for 52 movies in "Favorite Movies (A-Z) Survey". Friday, October 22, 2021, 6:55-7:40 pm
Mountain View: Left apt at 6:55 pm; Bus #40 to
Valero Gas Station for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Bus #40 @ 7:22 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

No time for Bus #40 to Chef Chu's news bins
for "Palo Alto Weekly"; Must have rained last night
as there are large puddles everywhere along the streets.

Saturday, October 23, 2021, 8:10-8:40 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:50 am; Woke up
2:00 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 8:40 am—
GRWEA = WAGER; THFCE = FETCH;
TILUDE = DILUTE; CNNCAA = CANCAN

Cartoon Answer— The vampire was
willing to pay more for dentures that were
WGE FE DL ANN = NEWFANGLED Saturday, October 23, 2021, 3:40-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:40 pm; At 276 Montebello Ave,
chatted with Hector & petted his Clumber Spaniel dog Wilber;
He warned me of heavy rain tomorrow, better stay indoors;
Told him that AT&T restored my phone & Wi-Fi connection

Mentioned "Japanese Nightingale" warbler, Uguisu,
and uguisu-jo, female announcer with 'warbling' voice
outside retail stores advertising special products on sale.

Saturday, October 23, 2021, 4:07-5:00 pm
Mountain View: 4:07 pm Bus #40 to Chef Chu's news bins
for "Daily Post" and "Palo Alto Weekly"; Shop at Sprout
(630 San Antonio Rd); 4:33 pm; Bus #40 4:42 om home

2.25 lb Red Seedless Grapes @ $1.48/lb = $3.33
Better catch 4:41 pm Bus #40
as next one is at 5:31 pm. Saturday, October 23, 2021, 5:50-8:07 pm
Mountain View: With Wi-Fi connection to the Internet,
can put the 21 speakers from "Dalai Lama Compassion
Conference" in order of their talks & meditation sessions

Since all the talks & meditation sessions are
no longer online, may need to check Google
for names and books quoted that are misspelled.

Sunday, October 24, 2021, 11:40 am-1:05 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed at 1:45 am; Woke up
11:25 am when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 1:05 pm—
RTGEHA = GATHER; SAINSG = ASSIGN;
SGPSIO = GOSSIP; LOEYWL = YELLOW;
FYRADT = DRAFTY; GEEAGN = ENGAGE

Missed Cartoon Answer— Maria Spelterini was
crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope, and so far it was
GAH SS OSS YE DT EAE = STEADY AS SHE GOES Sunday, October 24, 2021, 4:50-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Made links to 21 speakers' talks & meditations
of "Dalai Lama Compassion Conference" (October 14-18, 2021)
even though these sessions are no longer online; With notes taken
in Yahoo Drafts, while viewing & listening to these podcasts,
typed them in Day 2 & Day 3 sessions, adding web links—

Day 2: Daniel Goleman, Amishi Jha, Mark Epstein,
Rick Hanson; Day 3: Sharon Salzberg, Marina Abramovic,
Anne Lamott with Robert Thurman, & Christian Howard..

Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:30-11:55 pm
Mountain View: “BUSINESS: Avoiding 'Zoom fatigue'”
(By Larry Magid, Mercury News, 10-22-2021, C7-C8)

"Zoom fatigue can result from excessive amounts
of close-up eye gaze, cognitive load, increased self-evaluation from staring at video of oneself, & constraints
on physical mobility." "20-20-20 rule"— 20 second break
every 20 minutes by focusing on an object 20 feet away. Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:30-11:55 pm
"SPORTS: There's nothing in sports like a Steph Curry flurry"
(By Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10-23-2021, C1, C3)

He went 9-of-9 from the floor,
5-of-5 from distance, 25 points,
and a plus-17 in the opening frame.
Curry ended the game with 115-113 win
over LA Clippers & 45 points (video).

Monday, October 25, 2021, 5:45-6:04 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:30 am; Woke up
10:35 am when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:04 am—
RANDW = DRAWN; GREEV = VERGE;
GREEME = EMERGE; TCOPIE = POETIC

Cartoon Answer— The 1 and 3 occasionally
actted oddly, but the 2 and 4 were usually
DRN VEE MEE PET = EVEN-TEMPERED Monday, October 25, 2021, 12:10-1:00 pm
Mountain View: Weather forecast is rain Sunday to Tuesday,
but it's sunny outside; Go to free Monday movie at ICON
Theater; Quick breakfast of 3 waffles; Leave apt @ 12:10 pm;
12:21 pm Red Bus to Showers Dr. for "Daily Post" at Walmart bins

Arrived at ICON Theater @ 12:40 pm
Decided to see "Halloween Kills" @ 1:05 pm
in Auditorium 6, Seat D-3. Audience Reviews: 68%.

Monday, October 25, 2021, 1:05-3:05 pm
Mountain View: ICON Theater (2575 California Street);
David Gordon Green directs "Halloween Kills" (2021) with
Jamie Lee Curtis; James Jude Courtney; Nick Castle; Judy Greer; Andi Matichak; Will Patton; Anthony Michael Hall; Dylan Arnold; Charles Cyphers; Kyle Richards; Nancy Stephens; Omar Dorsey; Michael McDonald; (Film Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4); (YouTube: 1, 2)

Film is sequel to 2018's "Halloween" with
"Halloween Ends" (10-14-2022) to finish trilogy.
Michael Myers kills 31 to match 31 days of October. Monday, October 25, 2021, 3:15-4:05 pm
Mountain View: After the movie, walked to Showers Drive
and California St. for Bus #40 @ 3:32 pm to Middlefield Road
& Rengstorff Ave to shop at Safeway (680 N Rengstorff Ave)
3:45-4:05 pm; Red Bus @ 4:15 pm to Montecito Ave & walked home; (Didn't attend LINC-405 Zoom class 6:00-7:00 pm)

3 cans Pringles Potato Chips @ $1.27 = $3.81;
Breyers Snickers Ice Cream @ $3.99 - $1.00 = $2.99;
Danish Cheese Strudels ( 6 ct) $5.00 - 50% off = $2.50;
64 oz Silk Vanilla Oat Milk @ $1.99 - $2 coupon = Free.

Monday, October 25, 2021, 8:30 pm-2:30 pm
Mountain View: "Dalai Lama Compassion Conference"
(October 14-18, 2021). With notes taken in Yahoo Drafts,
while viewing & listening to these podcasts, typed them
in Day 4 sessions, adding web links—

Day 4: Jan Willis; Mayor Greg Fischer;
Pamela Ayo Yetunde; Wilson C. Hurley;
Dalai Lama: "Living Together". Tuesday, October 25, 2021, 5:05-11:11 pm
Mountain View: "Dalai Lama Compassion Conference"
(October 14-18, 2021). With notes taken in Yahoo Drafts,
while viewing & listening to these podcasts, typed them
in Day 5 sessions, adding web links—

Day 5: Mark Hyman; Waslia Nazreen;
Alberto Villoldo; Stephanie Kaza;
Robert Thurman: "Conclusion" with Melvin McLeod..

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 5:18-6:23 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:30 am; Woke up
1:35 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:23 am—
RYDTI = DIRTY; SYMSE = MESSY;
KNAWEE = WEAKEN; RJANGO = JARGON

Cartoon Answer— The female deer living in New
England's largest state was very happy with her
DI ME EN AO = "DOE-MAINE" Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 4:50-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Karen phoned at 4:30 pm yesterday
on seeing free Monday movie "Dune" at ICON @ 5 pm;
Declined invitation, telling her I had just returned home,
having seen "Halloween Kills" at ICON 1:05-3:05 pm

"Dune" is a much better movie (91%),
but saw "Halloween Kills" (68%) instead
because October 31 falls on this Sunday.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 6:06-6:11 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:20 am; Woke up
1:20 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 6:11 am—
ULNTB = BLUNT; SLEPL = SPELL;
RPYULE = PURELY; JTNUUS = UNJUST

Cartoon Answer— When the #1-ranked
team lost to the underdog, some fans were
BUT SPE PEY UST = UPSET BY (THE) UPSET Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 4:45-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:45 pm; Half-hour walk to Valero
Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:15-5:47 pm
Bus #40 @ 6:18 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

1.05 lb Green Asparagus @ $1.88/lb = $1.97;
2 bottles Ken's Salad Dressing BOGO @ $3.99;
Sig Sel Ultra-Thin Supreme Pizza @ $2.99 - $1 = $1.99.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 8:40-9:00 pm
Mountain View: SOCIAL MEDIA: "People or profit? Facebook Papers show deep conflict within" (Thousands of pages of
internal documents depict an internally conflicted company)
(By Barbaa Ortutay, AP, Mercury News, 10-26-2021, A3)

Data on harms it causes is abundant, but the will
to act on them, are halting. Young kids see
Facebook as a place for old people,
and going to TikTok and Snapchat. Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 8:40-9:00 pm
Mountain View: "Foothill College president sacked
after battle with faculty" (Thuy Nguyen, president of
Foothill College for the past five years, has been fired)
(By Braden Cartwright, Daily Post, Oct. 27, 2021, A1, A22)

Fired by board after faculty revolted against her.
Nguyen was paid $242,816 in 2020, and
$354,153 with benefits. List of faculty's
grievances against Nguyen is 74 pages long.

Thursday, October 28, 2021, 5:26-5:30 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:05 am; Woke up
1:20 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 5:30 am—
CABHE = BEACH; CGEYA = CAGEY;
OELPEP = PEOPLE; NACCEH = CHANCE

Cartoon Answer— Throughout history,
treaties have helped to establish stability
BEA AEY PEP CCE = "PEACE" BY "PEACE" Thursday, October 28, 2021, 4:45-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:45 pm; Half-hour walk to Valero
Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:15-5:49 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:18 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

4 jars Planter's Peanuts (16 oz) @ $1.99 = $7.96;
2 bottles Sig Sel Sparkling Water @ $1.00 = $2.00;
Sig Sel Ultra-Thin Supreme Pizza @ $2.99 - $1 = $1.99.

Thursday, October 28, 2021, 7:00-7:30 am
Mountain View: No time to tune in to this podcast Dalai Lama
"The Ultimate Happiness" on Day 3 of Conference (10-16-2021).

Fortunately Lion's Roar has complete text of Melvin McLeod's interview— "Caring about others' well-being
is the best way to achieve your own happiness. It may
appear you are more concerned about others' well-being
than your own, but in reality you get the maximum benefit." Thursday, October 28, 2021, 7:30-10:20 pm
Mountain View: Used "Animals A-Z Zoo 4"
as template to write "A-Z Favorite Films";

Alexander Nevsky— "white" symbolic of evil after reading Moby Dick; Beauty & the Beast— Greta Garbo said: "Give me back the Beast!"; Children of Paradise— mime-artist Baptiste has pure love for Garance; Day the Earth Stood
Still— "Klaatu Barada Nikto"— magic words for Gort.

Friday, October 29, 2021, 6:52-7:00 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:30 am; Woke up
1:10 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 7:00 am—
HICW = WITCH; NXNOE = XENON;
ROCIPT = TROPIC; TTMANU = MUTANT

Cartoon Answer— Jumble was invented
in 1954, so it can be hard finding new words to
ITH XEON TPI MUT = PUT INTO THE MIX
(Mistake NXNOE = OXONE instead of XENON). Friday, October 29, 2021, 3:45-6:35 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:45 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:26 pm
to Chef Chu's bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Sprouts (630 San Antonio Rd) 4:45-5:15 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:25 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

1.01 lb Unsalted Sunflower Seeds @ $3.29/ lb = $3.32;
1.01 lb Unsalted Pumpkin Seeds @ $5.99/ lb = $6.05;
0.96 lb Unsalted Raw Almonds @ $4.99/lb = $4.79;
3.06 lbs Hothouse Tomatoes @ 98¢/lb = $3.00.

Friday, October 29, 2021, 7:15-7:25 pm
Mountain View: "Don't make plans to visit the Stanford Theatre anytime soon" (Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10-29-2021, B1-B2)

Stanford Theatre, which has been the go-to place
for classic films for decades, has been closed since
March 2020 and is not expected to reopen until
summer 2022 due to major renovation to ventilation
system and seismic upgrades to the building. Friday, October 29, 2021, 7:30-11:40 pm
Mountain View: Used "A-Z Favorite Films"
as template to write "A-Z Favorite Films 2";

An Affair to Remember: oasis visit to grandma's house;
Blood of a Poet: Snowball Fight and Ace of Hearts;
Casablanca: "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss";
Doctor Zhivago: David Lean honors Boris Pasternak's vast
wintry landscape in this love story.

Saturday, October 30, 2021, 1:40-1:46 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:46 am; Woke up
1:15 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 1:46 pm—
GAAED = ADAGE; ASRHH = HARSH;
EEECXD = EXCEED; DRSUIA = RADIUS

Cartoon Answer— Her instructions for
putting up the store's signs for the sale included
DAE HRH EEE RAD = ADHERE AD HERE
(71.2% or 1,666 voters had trouble with this, but not me). Saturday, October 30, 2021, 4:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:00 pm; Half-hour walk to Valero
Gas Station bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Penisula
News"; Shop at Safeway (580 Rengstorff Ave) 4:35-5:04 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:49 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

3 lbs Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad ($8.99) @ 5.00;
32 oz Lucerne Sugarless Hazelnut Creamer @ $3.00
4 jars Planter's Peanuts (16 oz) @ $1.99 = $7.96;
5 oz Alpha Pizza Buritto ($3.49) = Free for Rudy.

Sunday, October 31, 2021, 11:27 am-12:04 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:50 am; Woke up
3:05 pm when solving Jumble Puzzle @ 12:04 pm—
LATAOF = AFLOAT; JASUDT = ADJUST;
GTRIFH = FRIGHT; DAAOGP = PAGODA;
REFTER = FERRET; GUTOHH = THOUGH

Cartoon Answer— After hearing the jokes,
Sleepy Hollow's famous horseman
FL ADS IGH ODA FEE HUH =
LAUGHED HIS HEAD OFF Sunday, October 31, 2021, 5:15-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Found 32 images of yellow things yesterday
(8:03 pm-12:41 am) & formatted them in HTML (4:21 am);
No "Daily Post" printed on Sunday, no shopping needed;
Stayed home to write poem "Yellow: A Celebration"
based on images assembled—

Walking home on Montebello Ave at sunset,
cumulus clouds have glowing yellowish hue,
and across the street a Gingko Biloba tree
in bright yellow dress as if going to a ball.