Haikus: March 2022

HAIKUS: March 2022

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.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 6:42-8:05 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 8:05 am; Woke up
at 4:05 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:05 am—
LIAEG = AGILE; PEWTS = SWEPT;
LNBUED = BUNDLE; URNJIO = JUNIOR

Missed Cartoon Answer— The construction
of the hydroelectric power plant
AGE SET BNDE JOR = GENERATED JOBS
55.98% of 1706 responders had trouble with this answer Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 6:15-9:35 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed on Tuesday;
Focus on "Number 9" for Lilly's 9th birthday on March 5—
Flowers with 9 petals; Paris Japonica; BlackEyed Susan;
Gardenia; Dahlia; Bloodroot; Sanguinaria; Buttercup

Uniform #9 for Hockey & Baseball Players—
Gordon Howe, Detroit Red Wings; Bobby Hull,
Chicago Blackhawks; Maurice "Rocket" Richard,
Montreal Canadiens; Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 10:43-11:58 pm
Mountain View: "Number 9" for Lilly's birthday March 5—
Find more stamps with 9 denomination to align
with 6 foreign stamps discovered earlier

Belgium 2190P7a: European Goldfinch (8-12-1986);
Belgium 1243 Belgian Shepherd (5-24-1986);
Germany 25: Numeral 9 (1872). Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 1:08-1:30 am
Mountain View: Ann's email @ 9:19 pm— "One of Proust
questionnaire questions is "What is your favorite bird?"
Does a particular bird come to mind immediately for you?"

Ann would travel many miles to see this ruddy
little Australian "night heron"; My favorite was the
crowned crane, but now would like to see the Albatross.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 8:28-8:37 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:10 am; Woke up
at 2:05 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:37 am—
LWITC = TWICE; BIRNO = ROBIN;
NFLUEN = FUNNEL; BMREKA = EMBARK

Cartoon Answer— When it comes to where and
when to create downpours, Mother Nature has
IE RN FE AR = FREE "RAIN"
28.08% of 1289 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 6:05-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 6:05 pm; Bus #40 @ 6:39 pm;
to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post"
No time for shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave);
Red Bus @ 6:50 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

Poem on "Number 9" for Lilly's birthday March 5:
Rhyme with "six flowers with 9 petals"—
Mark Spitz won 9 Olympic gold medals;
Carl Lewis won 9 Olympic gold medals.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Jack Mullen phoned 5-6 pm
on Kaiser Senior Advantage pays for going to
Exercise Centers; Told me to go ballroom dancing.

Forgot Cavada's LINC-405 Zoom Class (6:00-6:30 pm);
Poem on "Number 9" for Lilly's birthday March 5:
Fluorine atom with 9 electrons spinning;
9 baseball players in game of 9 innings Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 8:20-9:25 pm
Mountain View: "Number 9" for Lilly's birthday 3/5:
9 planets in solar system spinning;
Number 9 Ted Williams best in hitting;

Beethoven's 9th Symphony sets the soul aglow:
like the 9 Sistine Panels of Michelangelo;
9 months for apple cider to age;
9th Tarot card shows a Hermit Sage.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 9:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "Number 9" for Lilly's birthday 3/5:
9 lobes on leaves of a white oak tree;
9 is the square of the odd number three;

9 boxes in game of Tic-Tac-Toe:
9 months for baby in womb to grow;
A cat is said to have 9 lives;
Seven wives going to St. Ives. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 11:00 pm-1:30 am
Mountain View: "Number 9" for Lilly's birthday 3/5:
9 is the highest single digit number;
On its side 9 is like us in slumber;

Nonagon has 9 equal sides:
May the 9 Muses be your guides;
Nones is 9th hour of canonical prayers;
The Magic Square of Saturn has 9 squares.

Thursday, March 3, 2022, 7:27-7:38 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:40 am; Woke up
at 12:10 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:37 am—
PUTRE = ERUPT; NWICE = WINCE;
GRANDO = DRAGON; TARPIE = PIRATE

Cartoon Answer— A judge will authorize officers
to make arrests, search property, etc., when it's
RT WNE DA RA = WARRANTED
20.79% of 1092 responders had trouble with "Pirate". Thursday, March 3, 2022, 3:30-5:02 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:30 pm; Bus #40 @ 3:49 pm;
Bus #21 @ 4:11 pm; Kaiser Pharmacy (555 Castro Street)
for broken One-Touch Delica Plus Lancing Device Kit (Free);
There was 0 Refill for Lancing Device; Waited 1/2 hour for OK

Ran out of Blood Glucose Log forms;
Used Feb. 29-31 spaces for March 1-3 entries;
Dr. Chang's assistant Shaheen not in today;
Bryan was kind to xeroxed 9 copies for me.

Thursday, March 3, 2022, 5:20-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Picked up "Daily Post" & "Metro"
at corner news bins of Castro & Church Streets;
Walked to El Camino Real for 5:20 pm Bus #22

Since it's raining, caught Bus #40
just in time at 5:30 pm to Central Xpwy
Stop & walked home going through Madrone Apts;
Brought newspapers for neighbors at Mailbox racks Thursday, March 3, 2022, 6:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Decided to go to Kaiser Pharmacy
instead to Valero Gas Station for "Daily Post" & "Metro"
and Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave)

"Number 9" for Lilly's birthday March 5:
Found last two images for this poem—
9 Spheres of Dante's Paradiso;
Italy 146: Christ (6-11-1923).

Thursday, March 3, 2022, 7:37-11:52 pm
Mountain View: Four hours to finish "Number 9"
poem for Lilly's birthday on March 5, using
"Number 8" poem as template to speed process.

12 stanzas of rhyming couplets with
images on each side based on poem of
20 stanzas written 36 years ago for Elisa. Thursday, March 3, 2022, 11:52 pm-2:30 am
Mountain View: "Cat with 9 Lives" image showed
up in Safari but not in Chrome or Firefox browsers;
Had to convert .jpg to .gif for it to show in all browsers.

Best formatting in Chrome browser—
39% on one page too small text to read;
80% on two pages juggling stanzas to fit.

Friday, March 4, 2022, 11:10-11:55 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:15 am; Woke up
at 1:10 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 11:55 am—
CEIRI = ICIER [not in dictionary]; RMAAO = AROMA;
THNISC = SNITCH; CUDITN = INDUCT

Cartoon Answer— The pastor had prepared a
sermon for the church service and was ready to
IIE RMA SNT IDT = ADMINISTER IT
50.54% of 1753 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, March 4, 2022, 5:10-7:10 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 5:10 pm to pay March rent;
Red Bus @ 5:50 pm to Showers Drive; No "Daily Post"
at bins by Wal-Mart, Chef Chu's, Dittmer; Found 4 copies
at CVS bins; Still no CVS Men's Multi-Vitamins (3 weeks)

Shopping Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) 6:43 pm—
Sig Sel Mango-Pineapple Sparkling Water @ $1.00;
Blueberry Pudding Ring @ $5 (50% off twice) = $1.25;
2 Gorton Fish Fillets 24.5 oz @ $10.49 BOGO = $10.49.

Friday, March 4, 2022, 5:10-7:10 pm
Mountain View: After shopping at Safeway,
got 6:57 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy Stop & walked home;
Brought copies of "Palo Alto Weekly" from Chef Chu's bins
to apartment mailbox racks for neighbors to read.

Spring just 17 days away—
but it's so windy and cold.
Should have stayed home today,
venturing out was brave & bold. Friday, March 4, 2022, 8:56-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Read Chapter 45 of "Journey to the West" Vol. 2
by Wu Cheng'en, translated by Anthony C. Yu (pp. 284-299) for inspiring passages to type for #254 in Number 45 (this is the last
item to finish 51-days project started on January 12, 2022); p. 286—

O hear our prayers!
We seek your glory!
Do leave some holy water behind,
That your disciples long life may find!

Friday, March 4, 2022, 9:30-11:55 pm
Mountain View: Typing 32 lines from Chapter 45
of "Journey to the West" Vol. 2 by Wu Cheng'en,
translated by Anthony C. Yu (p. 296)

The Squire of Thunder raging,
The Mother of Lightning irate—
Hu-la-la cracked the thunder,
Shattering the Iron Fork Mountain. Friday, March 4, 2022, 8:56-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Typing 32 lines from Chapter 45
of "Journey to the West" Vol. 2 by Wu Cheng'en,
translated by Anthony C. Yu (p. 299) Dragon Kings appeared—

They, hidden or seen, can't be fathomed;
They, flying or soaring, can't be described.
Pray for rain, and rain comes instantly;
Ask for fair sky, and it's here at once.

Saturday, March 5, 2022, 8:52-8:59 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 6:05 am; Woke up
at 2:00 pm (alarm set at 12:30 pm didn't go off);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:59 am—
TMOOT = MOTTO; NPEDU = UPEND;
SIFLOS = FOSSIL; MYSLOB = SYMBOL

Cartoon Answer— The addition
problems written on the board needed
MO UE SS SM = SOME SUMS
19.45% of 910 responders had trouble with "Symbol". Saturday, March 5, 2022, 3:00-4:15 pm
Mountain View: Alarm didn't go off, woke up at 2 pm;
No breakfast or coffee; Just time to shave; Ann came to
pick up bag of newspapers & recent poems; Drove to Valero
for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News"; Shopping at Safeway
(580 N. Rengstorff) 3:15-3:49 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:05 pm home

Sig Sel Wild Cherry Sparkling Water @ $1.00;
Sig Sel Cheese Coffee Cake @ $5 (50% off) = $2.50;
Lucerne Sliced Swiss Cheese @ $1.99 - 50¢ = $1.49;
4 Stouffer's Entree Meals ($3.99) for $9 - $2 = $7.00.

Saturday, March 5, 2022, 6:15-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Was up to 6:05 am this morning
before bedtime; After finishing "9th Birthday Page"
& "9th Birthday Poem" for grandniece Lilly, completed
"Meditations on 45" & Notes (4:15 am) for niece Elisa

Almost suspended, we are laid asleep,
there's something quieter than sleep—
wells within us far, far too deep—
for here is Being without end. Saturday, March 5, 2022, 6:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Afternoon sun shining on the top of
"Lambda Λ Flower" in the courtyard; Got my camera & snapped
3 photos (4:50 pm) to celebrate this yellow conical flower;
Name of Λ Flower is Houseleek (Aeonium arboreum)

Lambda Λ Flower-1:
Lambda Λ Flower-2:
Lambda Λ Flower-3:
Houseleek (3-18-2017).

Saturday, March 5, 2022, 10:10-11:04 pm
Mountain View: "BUSINESS: Real-time location
sharing can enhance, jeopardize safety""
(By Larry Magid, Mercury News, 2-25-2022, C7-C8)

Snapchat is latest app to add real-time location sharing, to
inform friends & family of your exact location even if app is closed. Google Maps for both iOS & Android, Apple's Find My app & Glympse also enable you to share where you are. Location sharing could be dangerous if it reveals where you are to people whom you might not want to share that with. Saturday, March 5, 2022, 10:10-11:04 pm
Mountain View: "TRAVEL: 3 Bay Area day trips:
Spend a day exploring Woodside, Fairfield or the Presidio""
(By Amber Turpin, Mercury News, 2-20-2022, F7-F8)

Visit historic Woodside Store, head for Huddart Park
to hike and picnic among the groves and glades.
Trip to Thomas Fogarty Winery for vineyard tours
& wine tasting. Golden Gate Bridge looms behind
several of the Presidio's buildings at the
Main Post in San Francisco.

Saturday, March 5, 2022, 11:04-11:45 pm
Mountain View: "TRAVEL: 10 most spectacular hikes
in the U.S. from Hawaii to Maine"
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, 2-27-2022, F7)

1. Lost Coast Trail, California; 2. Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ; 3. Trans-Catalina Trail, CA;
4. Mount Katahdin, ME; 5. Kalalau Trail, Kauai, HI;
6. The Wave, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, AZ;
7. Cracker Lake, Glacier National Park, MT;
8. Mauna Loa Summit, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI; 9. Long's Peak, CO; 10. The Narrows,
Zion National Park, UT
List of 25 top hikes in U.S.A. Saturday, March 5, 2022, 11:04-11:45 pm
Mountain View: "TRAVEL: Top 10 best new attractions
across the U.S. include a very Van Gogh entry""
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, 2-20-2022, F7)

1. SkyFly: Soar America, Pigeon Forge, TN; 2. Van Gogh Immersive Experience, many cities; 3. Allegiant Stadium Tours, Paradise, NV; 4. Friends Experience, many cities; 5. Museum of Southern Jewish Experience, New Orleans, LA; 6. Lauridsen Skatepark, Des Moines, IA; 7. Greenwood Rising, Tulsa, OK; 8. Cloud Ladder at Kent Mountain Adventure Center, Estes Park, CO; 9. Water Works Park & Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN; 10 Roots 101 African-American Museum, Louisville, KY.

Sunday, March 6, 2022, 10:00-10:16 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:30 am; Woke up
at 3:05 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 10:16 am—
VOTEMI = MOTIVE; SUFINO = FUSION;
LTUCPS = SCULPT; NOCICI = ICONIC:
CACURE = ACCRUE; DOLUME = MODULE

Cartoon Answer— After two hours on horseback,
they were done, two hours was just the
MTE FIO UT ONI ARE MD = "RIDE" AMOUNT OF TIME.
21.48% of 433 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, March 6, 2022, 5:30 pm-6:30 am
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed today,
or need for shopping; Stayed home for more work;
Pinterest sends two emails daily on photos to
inspire me based on my previous downloads
March 5 email @ 2:49 pm showed cute video—

"Puppy & Parakeet" inspiring poem:
They call me Spotty,
a Havanese puppy—
nice meeting eye to eye.

Sunday, March 6, 2022, 5:30-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy's email @ 3:05 pm;
Sent 3-page Word document from his
Anthropology class on Mayan numbers

Found article: "There are 5 eras in the universe's
lifecycle. Right now, we're in the second era"
(By Robby Berman, Big Think.com, 3-27-2020);
1. Primordial era, 2. Stellferous era,
3. Degenerate era, 4. Black Hole Era, 5. Dark era. Sunday, March 6, 2022, 6:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: "Eat and Drink" section missing
from today's Sunday 3/6 Mercury News; Find it
online in e-Edition for articles on inspiring hikes

"Mountain Getaway" (Head for Mount Tamalpais'
lakes for bird-watching, hiking and picnic fun)
(By Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 3-6-2022, F7-F8);
"Immersed in nature at Shell Ridge"
(By Joan Morris, Mercury News, 3-6-2022, F8).

Sunday, March 6, 2022, 8:30-9:37 pm
Mountain View: "Ukraine digital army
brews cyberattacks,intel and infowar"
(By Frank Bajak, AP, Mercury News, 3-6-2022, A9)

Mykhailo Fedorov, announced the creation of
an volunteer cyber army. IT Army of Ukraine
now counts 290,000 followers on Telegram.. Sunday, March 6, 2022, 8:30-9:37 pm
Mountain View: "OP-ED; The week that woke the world"
(But the moral flame they fueled may still burn strong.)
(By David Brooks, NY Times, Mercury News, 3-6-2022, A13)

Ukrainians have shown us how the right kind
of patriotism is ennobling, a source
of meaning and a reason to risk life.

Sunday, March 6, 2022, 8:09-8:40 pm
Mountain View: "Immersed in nature at Shell Ridge"
(By Joan Morris, Mercury News, 3-6-2022, F8)
has 25 photos by Jose Carlos Fajardo taken on
hikes at Walnut Creek's Shell Ridge (2021-2022);
Download 8 photos for possible future poem—

Sun Rays Through Tree;
Platonic Lambda Leaf;
Acorn Woodpecker at Work;
Red-Tailed Hawk; Misty Morning by Bridge;
Queen Poppy; Ghost Eyes in Tree Trunk;
Millipede Curled Up in a Spiral. Sunday, March 6, 2022, 8:30-9:37 pm
Mountain View: "Chilean Poet reflects change, optimism
of the new Chile" (Chilean Poet, a delightful literary
novel by Alejandro Zambra, brings out the prominent
and unique place poetry occupies in Chilean society.)
(By R. Viswanathan, The Week, India, 3-6-2022)

Vicente Huidobro writes about genders in Spanish words—
"In my language the words for winter, summer and fall are all male / Only spring is a female season / The wind is a he / But the snow is a she / A fingernail (she) and nail clipper (he) / A bottle (she) and its opener (he) / Night and midnight, hers and hers / Day and midday, his and his.

Monday, March 7, 2022, 10:40-10;50 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:35 am; Woke up
at 2:10 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 10:50 am—
TSPEW = SWEPT; TLAGO = GLOAT;
KARHNS = SHRANK; TYEALN = NEATLY

Cartoon Answer— Teaching someone about
using a hammer is simple because it's
SPT GOA SR EAY = EASY TO GRASP
39.54% of 1315 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, March 7, 2022, 4:50-6:35 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:50 pm; Half-hour walk to;
to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:20-5:46 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:20 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

Sig Sel Kiwi-Strawberry Sparkling Water @ $1.00;
Lucerne Sliced Provolone Cheese @ $1.99 - 50¢ = $1.49;
4 Stouffer's Entree Meals (Spinach Souflee, Tuna Casserole,
Swedish Meatballs, Fettucini Alfredo) for $9 - $2 = $7.00.

Monday, March 7, 2022, 8:20-10:40 pm
Mountain View: After downloading 8 photos from
25 taken by Jose Carlos Fajardo at Walnut Creek's
Shell Ridge (2021-2022), composed this poem
"Shell Ridge Hike" (8 haikus 17 syllables each)

Not warm for poppies
to open— but a radiant
Queen Poppy is shining! Monday, March 7, 2022, 10:55-11:50 pm
Mountain View: Two oversized mail not photographed by
USPS daily emails— Time Magazine (March 14-21, 2022)
& Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's Spring 2022 issue
Daniels Nature Center opens April 2; Journalist Jay Thorwaldson

"Red Moon Rising" 5-Miles Hike (Sunday, May 15, 2022)—
Monte Bello Preserve with Paul Billig & Katherine Greene
to see "full moon goes into total lunar eclipse".

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 7:37-7:45 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:55 am; Woke up
at 12:50 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 7:45 am—
LUDFI = FLUID; TBYAT = BATTY;
ROVSAY = SAVORY; RONWRA = NARROW

Cartoon Answer— Navigating the passage
between Spain and Morocco proved to be
FID ATT SOR ARRW = "STRAIT"-FORWARD
38.56% of 1198 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 4:00-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Arline phoned; Told her about British
watercolor artist Tony Foster and Foster Museum showing
landscape watercolors at 940 Commercial Street, Palo Alto;
She took me to Pearl Kruss Art Gallery two years ago (3-8-2020)

Recited my animal poems to Arline—
"Puppy & Ducklings" (1-20-2020);
"Squirrel & Kitten" (1-28-2022);
"Puppy and Parakeet" (3-6-2022).

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 4:30-5:00 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed on Tuesday
or need for grocery shopping; Stayed home to work;
No time to see $6 Tuesday movies at ICON Theater—
"Death on the Nile", "Cyrano", and "The Batman"

Need to catch up on LINC-405 assignments to show
Cavada for tomorrow's Zoom class; Do Google Slides—
"Number 9" images for grandniece Lilly's birthday
or "Shell Ridge Hike" photos by Jose Carlos Fajardo. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: "BUSINESS: Russian cyberattacks
are possible. Be prepared but not panicked"
(By Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3-4-2022, C7-C8
Even though Russia isn't likely to attack your personal devices

and accounts, there are plenty of cybercriminals attacking
who are constantly attempting to separate people from
their money through cyberattacks. Check Quick-Guide
on fake news at ConnectSafely.org/MediaLiteracy.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 8:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Bookmarked Free
NY Times article "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur"
(By Amanda Hess, NY Times, 3-5-2022)

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was recently
convicted of four counts of fraud... With limited series
like "The Dropout", "WeCrashed", "Super Pumped",
the culture is saturated with ripped-from-the-headlines
tales of self-immolating moguls. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 8:30-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Before returning book
"Journey to the West" Vol. 2 by Wu Cheng'en,
translated by Anthony C. Yu, to Los Altos Library,
Type lines from Ch. 46 (p. 307), in Numbers 46, Item #252—

Cut off my head and I still can speak,
Sever my arms, I still can beat you up!
My legs amputated, I still can walk.
My belly ripped open, will heal again...
To bathe in boiling oil is easier still.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 10:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Read Time Magazine (March 14-21, 2022)
yesterday on Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Poet (p. 88) and

Tracy Chou, founder of Block Party
and software engineer stalked on Twitter,
inventing app for online safety (pp. 90-91) Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 11:00 pm-12:40 am
Mountain View: 19 Owls List; Spotty Snowy Owl; Barn Owl;
King Snowy Owl; Suspicious Owl; Snowy Owl on Branch

Collecting photos of Snowy Owls
for future poem on this bird
of night that's Athena's logo.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 8:41-8:45 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:00 am; Woke up
at 1:00 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:45 am—
UGEGA = GAUGE; THHCA = HATCH;
SCYMIT = MYSTIC; BIRFDO = FORBID

Cartoon Answer— No one told them what to
purchase. After some research, they were there
UE HC YIC OB = "BUY" CHOICE
27.41% of 1182 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 3:25-4:50 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:20 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
No Shopping at Safeway for Cavada's LINC-405 Zoom class;
3:50 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave and walked home

Can I do Google Slides in time (1.5 hours)
to show Cavada's Zoom session at 6:00 pm?
Arrange 8 photos from "Shell Ridge Hike" (3-8-2022)
with photos by Jose Carlos Fajardo of Mercury News.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Cavada's LINC-405 Zoom session
lectured on Google Forms (only Mara & I attended)—
Multiple choice; Short answer; Grid of choices

Did Google Forms (11-14-2021)
on inviting Foothill faculty members
and friends for ICON movies & eating out. Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 6:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Kim Randall LINC-405 Zoom Q&A session
(Cavada, E. Oseguera, & I attended); E.O. asked on Portfolio;
I asked on text not showing next to photos in Google Slides

Cavada & Kim said Text typed in Speaker Notes
will not be visible; need to type in
text box next to the photos.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 9:48 pm-12:50 am
Mountain View: Three hours to complete
Google Slides for "Shell Ridge Hike"

8 sections and answers to queries
with 12 images for Google Slides
including poem inspired by photos. Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 1:15-1:30 am
Mountain View: Had 3 waffles for quick breakfast
& didn't go shopping to make Cavada's 6 pm Zoom class

Ann's 3/9 email @ 9:01 pm
with web ink on woodpecker
attacking squirrel stealing its acorns.

Thursday, March 10, 2022, 8:30-8:37 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:30 am; Woke up
at 1:25 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:37 am—
PAOER = OPERA; NUDOM = MOUND;
HOCCUR = CROUCH; HORDSU = SHROUD

Cartoon Answer— If you want more zeros,
an addition problem can make it easy to
OP MUN RU SUD = ROUND "SUM" UP
14.17% of 1087 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, March 10, 2022, 4:30-5:45 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:30 pm; Gray Bus @ 4:45 pm to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:45-5:16 pm;
5:30 pm Google Red Bus to Montecito Ave and walked home

2.62 lbs Seedless Red Grapes @ $1.88/lb = $4.74;
21 oz Viola Garlic Shrimp Skillet ($7.99) @ $3.99;
Sig Sel Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream ($4.99) @ $2.34;
3 lbs Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad ($8.99) @ $4.49.

Thursday, March 10, 2022, 7:15-9:35 pm
Mountain View: Using "Robert Wise & Marni Nixon"
poem as template, can I finish "Snowy Owl Sonnet"
with 9 images in 2 hours? (Did it in 2 hours 20 minutes)

Composed sonnet in bed before sleeping,
rhymed to Shakepearean Sonnet "ababcdcdefefgg"
(Clement Wood, Rhyming Dictionary, 1936, p. 62);
Arranged 9 photos: 3 on top, 3 on left, 3 on right side. Thursday, March 10, 2022, 10:00-12:00 pm
Mountain View: Pinterest sends animal videos—
Chicken Jumps for Apple; Puppy Rides Duck;
Baby Elephant Practices Charging ; Mama Says No

For dinner, Stir fry Viola Garlic Shrimp (added crabmeat, nuts & seeds), Mustard Potato Salad, Almond Milk,
Cheese Coffee Cake, Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream,
and an early restful sleep.

Friday, March 11, 2022, 8:42-9:15 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:20 am; Woke up
at 12:00 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 9:15 am—
GIGON = GOING; MYHET = THYME;
IDNOIG = INDIGO; DTOLED = TODDLE

Cartoon Answer— The beagle who
escaped to use the neighbor's pool thought
GOG THY IIGO TDD = HOT DIGGITY DOG
45.37% of 1750 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, March 11, 2022, 3:45-5:45 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:45 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:21 pm to
Chef Chu's news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Sprouts (630 San Antonio Road) 4:45-5:16 pm;
5:28 pm Bus #40 to Central Xpwy Stop and walked home

1.97 lb Walnut Pieces ($7.99/lb) @ $3.99/lb = $7.85;
0.99 lb Organic Sunflower Seeds @ $3.49/lb = $3.46;
2 Sprouts Veggie Potato Chips ($2.99) @ $1.50 = $3.00;
Returned 2 Boulder Chips @ $2.79 (wrong price @ 99¢).

Friday, March 11, 2022, 6:45-7:20 pm
Mountain View: Didn't put "Title" to the 9 images
in Google Slides: Shell Ridge; Went back
and redid page so they're now visible.

Need to share latest revision with LINC-405:
"kcigoogle@krauseinnovationcenter.org",
wcavada@krauseinnovationcenter.org,
krandall@krauseinnovationcenter.org,
gene.tognetti@gmail.com. Friday, March 11, 2022, 7:30-8:50 pm
Mountain View: For next LINC-405 assignment,
do Google Forms— inviting Foothill faculty members
to see movies at ICON Theater & eating at local restaurants

$6 Movies all day Tuesday at ICON Theater—
The Batman, 3:15, 5:20, 6:00, 7:00 pm (85%, 89%);
Death on the Nile, 2:15, 5:10 pm (64%, 82%);
Dog, 2:40, 6:25, 8:55 pm (Critics: 76%, Audience: 90%);
Uncharted, 3:20, 6:10 pm (Critics: 41%, Audience: 90%).

Friday, March 11, 2022, 9:15-9:53 pm
Mountain View: Lion's Roar sent email 6:03 pm on Podcast
of Interviewing Dr. Amishi P. Jha, author of Peak Mind
by Rod Meade Sperry; (Sandra Hannebohm, 10-19-2021)

Book has 4.7 out of 5 stars (335 ratings);
Spiritual practioners want to experience
peak mind to have full access to discernment. Friday, March 11, 2022, 10:00-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Lion's Roar's March issue
featured article "The Mindful Bodhisattva"
by Zen Teacher Norman Fischer (February 25, 2022)

Mindfulness is more than just a meditation practice.
Mindfulness is life, and life is love. That's why
it's the whole path of the bodhisattva.

Saturday, March 12, 2022, 12:00-12:30 am
Mountain View: Anne Carson's translations of Sappho
in Eros the Bittersweet (1986, read at Foothill Library), quoted
by Colin Mylrea (MA Thesis, 2020) Sappho 105a (pp. 24-25)—

as the sweetapple reddens on a high branch
high on the highest branch and the applepickers forgot—
no, not forgot: were unable to reach. Saturday, March 12, 2022, 12:30-12:48 am
Mountain View: Lesson from video:
"Chicken Jumps for Apple"
from Lovely Animals World

If first you don't succeed—
try, try, try, try, try again
to get the apple.

Saturday, March 12, 2022, 8:25-8:37 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:00 am; Woke up
at 12:10 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:37 am—
MYES = MESSY; KULEF = FLUKE;
KOECOI = COOKIE; DSIGNI = SIDING

Cartoon Answer—
The clairvoyant doctor had a
SS KE CIE SN = "SICK" SENSE
26.53% of 965 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, March 12, 2022, 3:00-4:15 pm
Mountain View: Ann came for bag of newspapers @ 3:00 pm;
Drove me to Valero Gas for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-3:50 pm;
4:00 pm Red Bus to Montecito Avenue and walked home

Sig Sel Mango-Pineapple Sparkling Water @ $1.00;
21 oz Viola Garlic Shrimp Skillet ($7.99) @ $3.99;
4 jars Planter's Peanuts ($3.99) @ $2.49 = $9.96;
8 oz Sig Farms Fresh Spinach for Salad @ $2.29.

Saturday, March 12, 2022, 5:30-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Source of quote "If at first
you don't succeed, try, try again"— attributed to Zen Cho's
2018 book that won 2019 Hugo Award for best novelette.

Earlier sources—
Thomas H. Palmer's Teacher's Manual (1840);
Edward Hickson's The Singing Master (1836);
Scottish King Robert the Bruce & spinning spider (1314). Saturday, March 12, 2022, 6:05-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Reading my notes on "Apple Symbolism"
for possible poem "Reaching for the Apple" inspired by
"Chicken Jumps for Apple" and apple in myth & legends

Eve Gave Apple to Adam in Garden of Eden;
Hercules 11th Task: Steal Apples of Hesperides;
Paris Gave Apple to Aphrodite for Helen of Troy;
Fallen Apple Inspired Newton's Laws of Motion.

Sunday, March 13, 2022, 8:13-8:45 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:35 am; Woke up
at 2:25 pm; Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:45 am—
MURSEE = RESUME; PTUBAR = ABRUPT;
SOCIUN = COUSIN; SYLFME = MYSELF;
GRAOEF = FORAGE; LWWIOL = WILLOW

Cartoon Answer— They create scripts for Westerns
like "Rio Bravo" and "True Grit", They had to
RM BT COI YE OE WW = "WRITE" 'EM COWBOY.
37.34% of 458 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, March 13, 2022, 2:25-4:30 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed today,
or need for shopping; Stayed home for more work;
Forgot to turn clock "spring forward" an hour at 2 am
for Daylight's Saving Time before going to bed (4:25 am);
(Selected 2 of 10 photos on "Chicken Jumps for Apple")

Try to salvage an hour by eating
3 waffles, butter & syrup (half-hour)
instead of Quaker's Instant Oatmeal,
nuts, seeds, grapes & yogurt (1.5 hour).

Sunday, March 13, 2022, 4:45-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Pinterest sent more interesting photos
at 3:34 pm; Could have used 3 Snowy Owls for my poem

Snowy Owl on Fence;
Owl with Eagle Feather;
Owl with Leaves as Crown. Sunday, March 13, 2022, 5:00-5:25 pm
Mountain View: Karen sent 4 videos of Tom Holland
singing, dancing, & preparing for "Spider-Man" movies

"Singing in the Rain";
Tom Holland Dancing;
Tom Holland Preparing for "Spider-Man".

Sunday, March 13, 2022, 5:45-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Parade Magazine, March 13, 2022,
Ask Marilyn (p. 12): What do these words have
in common (other than having three letters):
bee, sea, eye, jay, pea, cue, are, tea, you, why?

Each word is pronounced exactly like
a letter of the alphabet— bee = B,
sea = C, eye = I, jay = J, pea = P,
cue = Q, are = R, tea = T, you = U, why = Y. Sunday, March 13, 2022, 6:00-7:45 pm
Mountain View: "Real Stories Behind 13 of Most Beloved Songs
of 1972"; (By Jim Farber, Parade Magazine, 3-13-2022, pp. 8-10)
Roberta Flack; Don McLean; Helen Reddy; Mott the Hoople; Johnny Nash; Bette Midler; Al Green; and Jackson Browne

Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" (YouTube);
Don McLean's "American Pie" (YouTube);
Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" (YouTube);
Bette Midler's "Boogie, Woogie, Bugle Boy" (YouTube).

Sunday, March 13, 2022, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: "TRAVEL: World's top 10 best beaches for 2022"; (By Forrest Brown, CNN, Mercury News, 3-13-2022, F7)
1. Grace Bay Beach: Providenciales, Turks & Caicos; 2. Varadero Beach: Varadero, Cuba; 3. Turquoise Bay: Exmouth, Australia;
4. Quarta Praia: Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil;

5. Eagle Beach: Palm, Aruba; 6. Radhanagar Beach: Havelock Is, India; 7. Baia do Sancho: Fernando de Noronha, Brazil; 8. Trunk Bay Beach: Virgin Is National Park, US Virgin Is; 9. Ba�a dos Golfinhos: Praia da Pipa, Brazil; 10. Spiaggia dei Conigli: Lampedusa, Italy. Sunday, March 13, 2022, 8:40-11:48 pm
Mountain View: For next LINC-405 assignment,
do Google Forms 3— inviting Foothill faculty members
to see movies at ICON Theater & eating at local restaurants
Done Summer Quarter: Google Forms-1 (8-16-2021);
Done Autumn Quarter: Google Forms-2 (12-1-2021)

1. Multiple Choice: Movies to See;
2. Simple Answer: Snacks to Eat at ICON;
3. Dropdown: Restaurant to Eat Before or After Movie;
4. Import Image; $6 Tuesday Movie a ICON Theater Ad;
5. Send Emails to Faculty and Friends for Responses.

Monday, March 14, 2022, 12:30-1:05 am
Mountain View: Ann's 3/13 email @ 7:18 pm—
She bought 3 golden apples & recalled Yeats' 1897 poem
"Song of Wandering Aengus": "The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun." & Ray Bradburys 1953 book

I read Apple etymology: Ap is the root of Greek apo,
meaning "far away", and it may also be equated
with our up & upwards, meaning towards the orb.
Interesting Apple is connected to Sun God Apollo. Monday, March 14, 2022, 1:05-1:42 am
Mountain View: Yesterday was friend Connie's 84th birthday;
Spent two days writing "Reaching for the Apple" inspired
by the chicken jumping 5 times before getting its prize, and
Sappho's poem 105a "apple on high branch... unable to reach"

Apple of Adam, Hesperides, & Newton—
Forget the folklores,
today is π-Day —
enjoy some Apple pie!

Monday, March 14, 2022, 9:00-9:05 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:30 am; Woke up
at 4:20 pm (12 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:05 am— SIDYA = DAISY; CERIP = PRICE;
WAUSKQ = SQUAWK; GEMTNA = MAGNET

Cartoon Answer— The young skunk sprayed
the man, the skunk's proud mom looked on as it
DIS RIE SAK ANT = RAISED A STINK
42.09% of 1340 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, March 14, 2022, 6:20-7:56 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 6:20 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:50-7:15 pm;
Bus #40 @ 7:18 pm, Next 8:28 pm; Rolled cart home 7:30-7:56 pm

4 International Delight Creamers ($3.99) @ $1.99 = $7.96;
12.3 oz Sig Sel Blueberry Waffles ($2.49) (10 ct) @ $2.00;
Violife Vegan Provolone Cheese ($4.99) = Free (for Rudy);
7.25 oz Sig Sel Macaroni & Cheese (99¢) = Free (for Rudy).

Monday, March 14, 2022, 9:30-10:30 pm
Mountain View: 3 interesting emails— Steve Gould (4:36 am): "Apogee is furthest point of celestial body orbiting from Earth"; Karen (7:13 pm) "Behind the Scenes of Tom Holland's Spider-Man: No Way Home; Ann (8:46 pm): "13 things about Ray Bradbury"

After teaching seminars "Zen in the Art of Writing"
at Cupertino's Writers Connection (1988-1989),
found Ray Bradbury has book with same title (1990). Monday, March 14, 2022, 10:30-11:00 pm
Mountain View: Didn't buy apple pie to eat on Pi-Day;
Cathy's email (9:38 pm) on redwoods hikes with Connie;
Albert Einstein's 143rd birthday (3/14/1879-4/18/1955);
3-14 Thought of the Day Quote (Wordsmith.org) by Einstein—

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time
after time have given me new courage to face life
cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 9:54-10:47 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:40 am; Woke up
at 3:15 pm (12.5 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 10:47 am— DELAG = GLADE; RSEHF = FRESH;
OLYONC = COLONY; ROMPIT = IMPORT

Missed Cartoon Answer— To learn as much as
possible about the Andes, students need to study a
GAE FRS CON IPOT = RANGE OF TOPICS
66.14% of 1760 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 5:45-7:00 pm
Mountain View: "Daily Post" not printed on Tuesday
or need for grocery shopping; Stayed home to work;
Need to finish more LINC-405 (Winter 2022) assignments
to show Cavada in tomorrow's 6 pm Zoom Skills Workshop

Did Google Forms 3 inviting friends
to see $6 Movie at ICON Theater;
Next project will be Google Infographics—
Curry becomes All-Time 3-Pointers Leader (12-15-2021).

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 6:45-9:40 pm
Mountain View: Three hours to finish Google Infographics 3
"Stephen Curry Breaks NBA All-Time 3-Points Record with 2974"

Should have done this on 12-15-2021
when Curry broke the record since some of
the data and videos are no longer available. Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 9:40-10:30 pm
Mountain View: Do page on LINC-405 (Winter 2022)
summarizing projects done so far for class this quarter—

Google Email; Google Drive; Google Sites: Turtle Dove;
Google Drawings: $6 ICON Movie; Google Slides 3: Shell Ridge Hike; Google Forms 3 ; and Google Infographics 3.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 11:42 pm-12:30 am
Mountain View: Pinterest sent photos @ 10:33 pm;
Video of "Dog jumping into water"; but surprise—
he leaped across the river! Truly an Olympic Champion!

Recalling: Jesse Owens long jump of 26'8.25" winning
Olympic Gold (1936 Berlin); Carl Lewis long jump 28'.25" (1984 Los Angeles); Bob Beamon 29'2.5" (1968 Mexico);
Mike Powell's long jump record 29'4.375" (1991 Tokyo). Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 12:40-1:28 am
Mountain View: Was impressed by the chicken jumping 5 times
to get the apple, but the dog's leap across the river is even more amazing; Will do screen shots of his jump to honor his heroics

Watched Steph Curry score 47 points on his 34th birthday;
Olympics Gold Long Jumps: Jesse Owens (1936); Bob Beamon (1968); Carl Lewis (1984); Mike Powell (1991).
Will write poem on this dog matching these superheroes.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 9:34-9:44 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:30 am; Woke up
at 2:05 pm (10.5 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:44 am— ZOKOA = KAZOO; RNKID = DRINK;
GWILGE = WIGGLE; REEFRP = PREFER

Cartoon Answer— They knew to stay away
from the rm of the canyon because they had
KOO DRN WIGL PREE = PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
66.92% of 1738 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 4:30-6:05 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:30 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:05-5:35 pm;
Red Bus @ 5:45 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

16 oz Oroweat Dill Rye Bread ($5.79) @ $3.99;
16 oz Quaker Instant Oatmeal @ $1.69 - 50¢ = $1.19;
4 Stouffer's Entreé Meals (Spinach Soufleé
& Sphagetti & Meatballs) @ $3.75 = $13.00

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 6:12-7:00 pm
Mountain View: LINC-405 Zoom Skills Workshop
with Wiliam Cavada 6:12-6:30 pm) & Q&A Session
with Kim Randall (Mara attended Skills Workshop)

William Cavada taught how to use
Post-It Notes in Google Jam Board;
Kim has Northern Lights as Zoom background. Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 8:10 pm-12:50 am
Mountain View: "Gaines dog sets Guinness World Record:
Whippet jumps 35 feet, 3 inches in dock diving event";
(6 feet longer than human long jump record 29'4.375").

1.5 hour to format 5 screen shots of dog's leap;
1.2 hour for photos of long jump champions;
3 hours to write poem "Dog Leaps Across River".

Thursday, March 17, 2022, 6:52-7:10 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 3:50 am; Woke up
at 1:25 pm (9.5 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 7:10 am— FOTAO = AFOOT; IKSKO = KIOSK;
TARILU = RITUAL; REACOS = COARSE

Cartoon Answer— When his golf ball bounced
off the rock and went in the hole, it was a
FOT KOK RUL CSE = STROKE OF LUCK
20% of 1219 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, March 17, 2022, 4:30-5:25 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:30 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:41 pm to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:50-5:07 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:15 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

16 oz Lake-O-Frost Black Forest Ham @ $5.79;
Sig Sel Mango-Pineapple Sparkling Water @ $1.00;
16 oz Quaker Instant Oatmeal @ $1.69 - 50¢ = $1.19;
9 oz Waterfront Bistro Coconut Shrimp ($5.99) @ $3.99.

Thursday, March 17, 2022, 1:42-2:00 pm
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Jesús López-Cobos, conducts
Cincinnati Symphony to Maurice Ravel's Boléro (1928);
(CD); (YouTube: Torvill & Dean's 1984 Olympic Gold,
Gustavo Dudamel, Blake Edwards "10" with Bo Derek)

Torvill & Dean skating to "Bolero" music
at 1984 Olympics in Canada winning
Gold with record of 13 perfect 6.0s. Thursday, March 17, 2022, 3:45-3:59 pm
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Lawrence Foster conducts
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra to Georges Enesco's
Roumanian Rhapsody #1 in A Op 11 (1901 at age 19); (CD);
(YouTube: Mariss Jansons, Sergiu Celibidache, Tito Muñoz,)

As the Rhapsody No. 1 progresses,
this tune grows faster and livelier to
climax in a vibrant whirling folk dance.

Thursday, March 17, 2022, 8:10-8:45 pm
Mountain View: When Ann drove me to Valero Gas Station on
Saturday 3/12 to pick up "Daily Post" at news bins, she tells me
Bienvenidos Taco Truck there is selling "eyes and ears"; Comics
Frank & Ernst (3-16-2022) "Anatomy Section of Grocery Store"—

Elbow Macaroni, Lady-Fingers, Artichoke Hearts,
Heads of Lettuce, Ears of Corn, Kidney Beans,
Palm Oil, (not mentioned Birds Eye Peas). Thursday, March 17, 2022, 8:45-9:48 pm
Mountain View: On 3/16 @ 3:22 pm, Sister-in-law Yu Dan
sent 15 old family photos that cousin Anna Tseng's son Young forwarded to her to send to me (Glen Oaks Photo is 72 years old);
Sister Margaret's Graduation from Pratt Institute (June 1967)

Favorite photos from December 1984—
6-Year-Old Elisa's Cabbage Patch Dolls;
New Year's Greetings Letter to Cousin Anna.

Friday, March 18, 2022, 12:00-12:12 am
Mountain View: March Full Moon is the "Worm Moon";
Photos: Edmonton Worm Moon; Sinha "Worm Moon 2022";
Worm Moon 2022, Atmore, AL; Peak at 3:18 am EDT, 3/18

Downloaded three photos
of Full Moon March 18, 2022
for a poem on the "Worm Moon". Friday, March 18, 2022, 12:20-12:40 am
Mountain View: In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited
the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes
& learned it's not earthworms appearing as soil warms in spring

Worm Moon refers to a different sort of 'worm'—
beetle larvae— which begin to emerge from thawing
bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.

Friday, March 18, 2022, 9:23-9:43 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:15 am; Woke up
at 3:00 pm (9.7 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:43 am— RAWOR = ARROW; NVMEO = VENOM;
TUTNAR = TRUANT; CAMPIT = IMPACT

Cartoon Answer— Keeping their
Kitty happy was within the couple's
RW VE RU IP = "PURRVIEW"
26.08% of 1622 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, March 18, 2022, 5:05-6:10 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 5:05 pm; Red Bus @ 5:24 pm to
Showers Drive; Bus #22 to San Antonio Rd for "Daily Post"
at CVS bins & "Palo Alto Weekly" at Chef Chu's news bins;
CVS still out of Men's Multi-Vitamins (120 ct $10.79) (5 weeks)

CVS Men's Multivitamin Gummy (70 ct) @ $11.79;
Bought CVS Men's Spectravite (200 tabs) @ $17.49;
BOGO 50% off ($8.74) = $26.23 + $2.39 tax = $28.62;
Tempted to buy Women's Multi-Vitamins (120 tabs $10.79).

Friday, March 18, 2022, 6:15-7:11 pm
Mountain View: Sprouts (630 San Antonio Rd)
4 Solgar Magnesium Citrate (120 ct) @ $13.59
= $54.36 + $4.96 tax = $59.32; Rainchecks: 0.12 lb Basil Leaf
@ 0.67/lb = 8¢; 0.13 lb Tarragon Leaf @ $1.87/lb = 24¢

6 Kettle Potato Chips (Sour Cream, Lime, BBQ,
Sea Salt & Vinegar) @ $3.49 BOGO 2 Free = $6.98;
3.07 lbs Salted Pistachios ($9.99) @ 4.99/lb = $15.32;
Total = $81.94 ($10 off coupon with $75 purchase). Friday, March 18, 2022, 7:20-7:40 pm
Mountain View: Caught Bus #40 just in time @ 7:20 pm
with bottles of Magnesium Citrate tumbling out of
bag to the floor in total darkness inside the bus;
Took awhile to gather them under the seats.

Got off Bus #40 at Central Xpwy Stop and walked home;
Bring "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly" to racks by
mailboxes for neighbors to read (9;53-10:00 pm);
Got glimpse of "Worm Moon"— glowing Sky Pearl.

Friday, March 18, 2022, 10:20-11:32 pm
Mountain View: Finished poem "Worm Moon" at 2:54 am
with 8 photos and printout @ 82% before having dinner
of Tuna Casserole and going to bed @ 5:15 am

No photos from Mercury News
photographer like his for "Wolf Moon"
and "Snow Moon" in the last two months. Friday, March 18, 2022, 10:20-11:32 pm
Mountain View: Write "March Madness" Sonnet
on Pi-Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Worm Moon Day,
& Spring Equinox we celebrate in month of March

March Fourth to Einstein's birthday
(3-14-1879) like sacred number Pi—
Celebrate Pi-Day and eat apple pie.

Saturday, March 19, 2022, 12:40-12:45 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:40 am; Woke up
at 12:35 pm (7 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 12:45 pm— GAMIE = IMAGE; KITCH = THICK;
TAEEUQ = EQUATE; CAPTUE = TEACUP

Cartoon Answer— When he started complaining
about his job again, his wife told him to
I I QT TU = QUIT IT
36.79% of 780 responders had trouble with "TEACUP". Saturday, March 19, 2022, 4:40-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:40 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:00-5:12 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:44 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

Open Nature 64 oz Vanilla Almond Milk @ $2.99;
16 oz Quaker Instant Oatmeal @ $1.69 - 50¢ = $1.19;
9.15 oz Ling Ling Tonkotsu Chicken Ramen @ $4.99 = FREE (for Rudy); Catch last 5:24 pm Bus #40 home.

Saturday, March 19, 2022, 1:00-1:37 pm
Mountain View: Finished poem "March Madness Sonnet"
at 2:58 am with 7 photos and printout @ 100% before having
dinner of Swedish Meatballs and going to bed @ 5:40 am

Photo from Mercury News photographer
Jose Carlos Fajardo on "Worm Moon" (3/19, B1)—
but it's not picturesque as the others downloaded. Saturday, March 19, 2022, 6:30-9:40 pm
Mountain View: LINC-405 (Fall 2021);
Do web page on LINC-405 (Winter 2022)
summarizing projects done for class this quarter—

Google Email; Google Drive; Google Sites: Turtle Dove;
Google Drawings: $6 ICON Movie; Google Slides 3: Shell Ridge Hike; Google Forms 3 ; and Google Infographics 3.

Saturday, March 19, 2022, 9:42-11:07 pm
Mountain View: 1.5 hour submitting LINC-405 assignments
in Foothill's Canvas; Finally found box in Google Gmail,
and pasted URLs of Google Forms-3, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Google Infographics-3, and LINC-405 (Winter 2002)

Hour searching for LINC classes
but have no CRN # for registration.
Finally registered in Foothill MyPortal
CRN 41433 for 0 unit LINC-405 again. Saturday, March 19, 2022, 11:20-11:44 pm
Mountain View: NY Times 3 -19-2022 News "Spring Returns"
by Melissa Kirsch (how to spend the first week of the season);
also free links to Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
with connection to "Senate's Passing Daylight Savings Time"

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.

Sunday, March 20, 2022, 8:00-9:20 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:25 am; Woke up
at 2:50 pm; (12 hours sleep) Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 9:20 am—
RGYGOG = GROGGY; CETEND = DECENT;
NAALUN = ANNUAL; AHLEND = HANDLE:
TBRIET = BITTER; HISTTR = THIRST

Missed Cartoon Answer— When the parents
and their six children had a late dinner,
GG EET AA HE ITT THI = EIGHT ATE AT EIGHT.
43.12% of 443 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, March 20, 2022, 5:40-6:30 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed today,
or need for shopping; Stayed home for more work;
First Day of Spring: "Lio" Comics & "Mutts" Comics
March 20 is the 79th Day of the year: Those born today—
Roman poet Ovid (43 BC-17 AD) wrote Metamorphoses

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906);
Ukranian pianist Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997);
American TV host Fred Rogers (1928-2003);
Canadian hockey player Bobby Orr (1948).

Sunday, March 20, 2022, 7:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Time Magazne (March 28-April 4, 2022)
BUSINESS: Inside the Making of CoComelon, the Children's Entertainment Juggernaut (pp. 78-81); "WORLD: Ukrainian Photographer Documents Invasion of His Country" (pp. 38-49)

Oh, the horrors of war—
may wishes for colonial power,
political power, ego power vanish! Sunday, March 20, 2022, 8:30-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Foothill College 3/20 email @ 6:07 am
that I registered successfully for Spring Foothill Quarter 2022;
Good news: VTA Bus Clipper Card valid until September 2022;
Check emails @ peter@wisdomportal.com (last done 8/29/2021)

Have not checked emails for 7 months
at my web site; Password not valid;
Phone call before 12:00 am EST.

Monday, March 21, 2022, 7:05-7:10 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 1:05 am; Woke up
at 12:05 pm (11 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 7:10 am— KTNO = TOKEN; LOYID = DOILY;
NOGOAL = LAGOON; TBRUET = BUTTER

Cartoon Answer— They added up the costs
to repair the math teacher's car and then
TE DI LAO TT = TOTALED IT
12.59% of 850 responders had trouble with "LAGOON". Monday, March 21, 2022, 2:45-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 2:45 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-4:05 pm;
Bus #40 @ 4:15 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

5 cups 6 oz Lucerne Low-Fat Yogurt @ 39¢ = $1.95;
2 Sig Sel Mango-Pineapple Sparkling Water @ $1 = $2.00;
2 Quaker Instant Oatmeal @ $1.69 - 50¢ = $1.19 = $2.38;
9.15 oz Ling Ling Pho Chicken @ $4.99 = FREE (for Rudy).

Monday, March 21, 2022, 1:46-1:57 pm
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Marek Janowski, conducts Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to Johannes Brahms's Academic Festival Overture Op 80 (1880); (CD); (YouTube: Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Paavo Järvi, Yale Symphony Orchestra)

Brahms created a "very boisterous potpourri of student drinking songs" for University of Breslau when they awarded him an honorary doctorate in philosophy. Monday, March 21, 2022, 2:07-2:19 pm
KDFC: 104.9 FM: Jeffrey Thomas, conducts American Bach Soloists to Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F BWV 1047 (1721); (CD); (YouTube: 1, 2, 3, 4): Beethoven quote:
"Bach means brook, but he is an ocean!"

Bach's 337th birthday on second day of Spring—
how fitting to play his Brandenburg Concerto #2
at seven minutes past two o'clock this afternoon.

Monday, March 21, 2022, 5:55-6:43 pm
Mountain View: Phoned Network Solutions 1-866-908-3442
& waited half-hour (6:25 pm) before speaking to Vanessa (Florida)
for help in restoring access to emails at peter@wisdomportal.com;
Told me to use Google Chrome Browser @ New Incognito Window

It worked— could see emails sent
to peter@wisdomportal.com on March 21;
Tried Safari Browser and it's working—
Could not do this last night to access emails. Monday, March 21, 2022, 7:00-11:27 pm
Mountain View: 4.5 hours checking my wisdomportal.com emails
(last done 8/29/2021); March 1-21, 2022 (11 saved, 159 deleted);
Feb (21, 236 delete); Jan (14, 199 delete); Dec 2021 (7, 211 delete);
Nov (25, 251 delete); Oct (36, 335 delete); Sept (18, 285 delete)

Aug 29-31, 2021 (2, 19 delete); Total: 134 emails saved;
1696 emails deleted; Network Solutions does NOT have
Spam Filter even when they're clicked like Yahoo Mail;
Erroneous messages my domain name expired (10-11-2022).

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 6:45-6:52 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 4:45 am; Woke up
at 2:25 pm (9.5 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 6:52 am— NYOHE = HONEY; SETUG = GUEST;
MUACSP = CAMPUS; TBINET = BITTEN

Missed Cartoon Answer— The pirate ship
on which Blackbeard and his crew sailed was a
HO GT AU BT = "THUG" BOAT
19.08% of 1169 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 2:45-6:00 pm
Mountain View: "Daily Post" not printed on Tuesday
or need for grocery shopping; Stay home for more work;
Checking emails to peter@wisdomportal.com— 1000+ spams,
messages from Cornell, people wanting to pay for links on my site

Ballroom dancer Gillian Smith (1) "Happy Chinese New Year" (2-1-2022); Michele Chen appreciates Panther Totem (10-15-2021) "Very thought provoking for me and came at a very pivotal time in my life"; Kim Hall likes (10-8-2021).

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:20-7:40 pmm
Mountain View: Interesting News: "COLLECTIBLES: A Rare Copy
of Marvel Comics No. 1 Just Sold for a Record $2.4 Million"
(By Bryan Hood, Robb Report, March 22, 2022)

The 82-year-old book planted first seeds for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 68-page booklet was released in October 1939 back when publisher was known by its first name, Timely Comics. Current Marvel Comics record belongs to Amazing Fantasy no. 15— the comic that introduced Spider-Man and his alter-ego Peter Parker to the world— which sold for $3.6 million last September. Action Comics #1 Superman comic sells for record $3.25 million. Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:20-7:40 pmm
Mountain View: Interesting News: "ART: One of Warhol's
Marilyn Monroe portraits could fetch a record $200 million"
(By Oscar Holland, CNN, March 22, 2022)

The 40-square-inch "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn",
one of dozens of images Andy Warhol made of Monroe
in the 1960s, will go on sale in New York this May,
auction house Christie's announced Monday. Christie's
Chairman Alex Rotter said "Standing alongside Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, & Picasso's
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Warhol's Marilyn is
categorically one of the greatest paintings of all time." .

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:50-8:00 pm
Mountain View: On KDFC 104.9 FM, someone mentioned that the composer or performer loved the work of Polish 1996 Literature Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska, a poem she wrote on memories fading and time at the end of her life;
Best poem found: "Hard Life with Memory"

I'm a poor audience for my memory. She wants me to attend her voice nonstop, but I fidget, fuss, / listen and don't, /
step out, come back, then leave again." Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 9:30-11:14 pm
Mountain View: Use Google Slides to present
"LINC-405 (Winter 2022)" Assignments done
earlier in HTML (3-19-2022) which was easier
to do than in Google Drive. Share with classmates
at "kcigoogle@krauseinnovationcenter.org",

and instructors: gene.tognetti@gmail.com,
wcavada@krauseinnovationcenter.org,
krandall@krauseinnovationcenter.org.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:09-8:16 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:30 am; Woke up
at 12:30 pm (10 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 8:16 am— TAARP = APART; SUHLP = PLUSH;
SYDIMA = DISMAY; PHANEP = HAPPEN

Cartoon Answer— Ron Howard directed
Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah in a movie that
AA LS DSM HPE = MADE (A) SPLASH
15.58% of 924 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 2:45-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 2:45 pm; Half-hour walk
to Valero Gas Station (Middlfield Road) for "Daily Post":
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:20-3:49 pm;
4:15 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave and walked home

4 Ken's Salad Dressings ($3.99) @ $1.99 - $1 = 99¢ = $3.96:
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad ($8.99) @ 50% = $4.49;
2 Mt Olives Pickles Bread & Butter ($4.49) @ $2.50 = $5:
Ling Ling Shoyu Ramen 8.85 oz ($4.99) = FREE (for Rudy).

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 6:40-7:10 pm
Mountain View: Couldn't log in to William Cavada's
6:00 pm Zoom class on LINC-405 (invalid password;
March 16 Class); Got in Zoom session LINC-405 Q&A
with Kim Randall at 6:40 pm (Will Cavada present)

Told them my troubles formatting text in
Google Slides; Cavada told me to get rid of yellow
background clicking "transparent" in pen-tool next to "A". Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 7:50-11:06 pm
Mountain View: Thanks to Cavada's help in LINC-405
Q&A Session via Zoom, can finish Google Slides to present
"LINC-405 (Winter 2022)" Assignments, and compare it
to file done earlier in HTML (3-19-2022).

Prefer working in HTML than in Google Slides.
Cannot make web links using Google Slides that's
easily done in HTML, as well as language codes.

Thursday, March 24, 2022, 7:07-7:14 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:30 am; Woke up
at 1:30 pm (11 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 7:14 am— YNOME = MONEY; SEEAT = TEASE;
IDCTIN = INDICT; PRRPEO = PROPER

Cartoon Answer— Everyone was ready,
the baptism ceremony was going to start
MN TE IIT OER = "RITE" ON TIME
10.96% of 985 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, March 24, 2022, 4:15-5:35 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:15 pm; Half-hour walk
to Valero (Middlfield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro":
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:45-5:10 pm;
5:20 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave and walked home

64 oz Open Nature Vanilla-Almond Milk ($3.99) @ $2.99:
2 Sig Sel Sliced Almonds 16 oz ($5) @ $2.99 x 2 = $5.98;
Sig Sel Angel Cake ($4.79) @ $2.99 - $2 Rewards = 99¢;
5 Yoplait Lite Yogurt 6 oz (89¢) @ 39¢ x 5 = $1.95.

Thursday, March 24, 2022, 6:30-6:58 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: The intriguing
history behind San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden"
(By John Metcalf', Mercury News, 3-23-2022)

History behind Golden Gate Park's most sublime
attraction (and birthplace of the fortune cookie?).
Around every corner something new amazes:
historic gates tower over stone walkways,
hummingbirds sip from waterfalls, cherry trees
explode in blossoms like frozen fireworks. Thursday, March 24, 2022, 7:00-8:22 pm
Mountain View: Karen's email @ 6:03 pm "I love watching this video" (12:11)— "peter & m.j.; their story" (snippets from Tom Holland & Zendaya in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" movie)—

Scene of three Spider-Man together;
Ned Leeds & m.j. got rejected to MIT;
Peter Parker & m.j. holding hands & kissing;
Everything Spider-Man touches comes to ruin;
Dr. Strange erases memory of Peter Parker as Spider-Man;
Ending: m.j. serves Peter Parker coffee, forgetting who he is.

Friday, March 25, 2022, 7:58-8:11 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:34 am; Woke up
at 1:08 am (10.5 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 8:11 am— NOERP = PRONE; WHYOD = HOWDY;
DNUENO = UNDONE; TUNARO = OUTRAN

Cartoon Answer— Kathy and
Cathy had new bikes which they
RNE HOD DOE OTRA = RODE ON THE ROAD
27.21% of 1312 responders had trouble with "OUTRAN". Friday, March 25, 2022, 3:45-5:20 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 3:45 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:19 pm to
Chef Chu's news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly":
Shopping at Sprouts (630 San Antonio Rd)) 4:40-5:02 pm;
5:19 pm Bus #40 to Showers Drive for Lam's Haircut

0.98 lb Brazil Nuts @ $8.99/lb = $8.81;
5 Hothouse Tomatoes @ $1.25/lb = $1.00;
Bunch of Organic Green Onions @ 99¢;
Basket of Grape Tomatoes @ 98¢.

Friday, March 25, 2022, 5:25-6:00 am
Mountain View: Lam's Hair & Nails (2464 W. El Camino Real); Last haircut here was on Oct. 9, 2021; 5:57 pm Bus #40 came late
@ 6:05 pm at Showers Dr. to Central Xpwy Stop & walked home

Requested #1 short haircut—
Susan worked at Lam's for 17 years,
gave me a crew cut; when I paid $15
and offered $1 tip, she refused my tip. Friday, March 25, 2022, 7:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: With short haircut, feel more
comfortable; bushy hair no longer ticklish
and I don't resemble "wolfman" anymore.

Used TRESemmé Shampoo while
in showers; Forgot to bring TRESemmé
Conditioner into showers; tough to cut thick
toenails with nail clippers; should visit podiatrist.

Saturday, March 26, 2022, 7:39-8:23 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 2:50 am; Woke up
at 1:30 pm (9.5 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 8:23 am— NKYNLA = LANKY; HIGST = SIGHT;
MACROL = CLAMOR; NARPEC = PRANCE

Missed Cartoon Answer— The monkey's
attending the social gathering in the jungle were
ANY SIT LAM PRA = PARTY ANIMALS
41.72% of 1256 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, March 26, 2022, 3:02-4:15 pm
Mountain View: Ann came to pick up bag of newspapers;
Drove me to Valero for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-3:47 pm;
4:00 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave and walked home

Sig Sel Tangerine Lime Sparkling Water @ $1.00;
4 Stouffer's Swedish Meatballs ($4.00) @ $1.75 = $7.00;
2 Ken's Salad Dressings ($3.99) @ $1.99 - $1 = 99¢ = $1.98;
Ling Ling Spicy Miso Ramen ($4.99) = FREE (for Rudy).

Saturday, March 26, 2022, 8:09 pm-2:36 am
Mountain View: While waiting half-hour for Bus #40 yesterday,
thought of composing a web page on "My Favorite Quotes";
Used "My Favorite Films" as template for this project.

Compiled 14 quotes so far
in 6.5 hours, using favorites
in Enligtenment & Poetry Anthology. Saturday, March 26, 2022, 3:00-4:40 am
Mountain View: Will arrange quotes in chronological order
tomorrow and find 14 more inspiring quotes for this project;
Will have a late dinner now and go to sleep

Two Gorton's Fish Fillets, Planter's Honey Roasted Peanuts,
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad, Pringles Ranch Chips,
Vanilla-Almond Milk, Angel Cake, and Ice Cream.

Sunday, March 27, 2022, 7:00-7:38 am
Mountain View: To bed at 5:00 am; Woke up @ 2:50 pm;
(10 hours sleep) Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 7:38 am—
DEPIEM = IMPEDE; VLAREG = GRAVEL;
FBELAF = BAFFLE; DRIYHB = HYBRID;
KNAAEW = AWAKEN; NWWDIO = WINDOW

Missed Cartoon Answer— She began exercising
and eating lower-calorie foods because she wanted a
IEE GEL FF HI WN WO = NEW "WEIGH" OF LIFE.
42.14% of 458 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, March 27, 2022, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed today,
or need for shopping; Stayed home for more work;
"7 Gilded Age mansions worthy of an Astor""
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, 3-27-2022, F7)

1. The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC; 2. The Breakers, Newport, RI; 3. Nemours Estate, Wilmington, DE;
4. The Mount, Lenox, MA; 5. Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL; 6. Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, Norwalk, CT; 7. Westbury House, Old Westbury, NY.

Sunday, March 27, 2022, 6:49 pm-3:33 am
Mountain View: Electricity (lights) went off for
an hour (7:30-8:33 pm); Apple Laptop had batteries
and was lit, but no Internet connection.

Compiled 14 quotes today
in 8 hours, to complete
"My Favorite Quotes". Sunday, March 27, 2022, 4:09-5:10 am
Mountain View: Will arrange quotes in chronological order
tomorrow and may find more inspiring quotes for this project;
Will have faster dinner than last night and go to sleep

Stouffer's Spanish Soufflé, Planter's Honey Roasted Peanuts,
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad, Pringles Potato Chips,
Vanilla-Almond Milk, and Fererro Hazelnut Choclate.

Monday, March 28, 2022, 8:45-9:15 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:30 am; Woke up
at 2:50 pm (9 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:15 am— RIGEM = GRIME; NICGI = ICING;
PCTOEKP = POCKET; ULOVEM = VOLUME

Cartoon Answer— The couple that bought a
mountaintop cabin and a condo in a high-rise were
GI IIN PT VLU = LIVING IT UP
15.34% of 932 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, March 28, 2022, 5:45-6:45 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 5:45 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:15-6:45 pm;
7:21 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Ave and walked home

Sig Farms Pecan Halves 8 oz ($5.99) @ $2.99;
Sig Farms Sliced Almonds 16 oz ($5.00) @ $2.99;
2 Ken's Salad Dressings ($3.99) @ $1.99 - $1 = 99¢ = $1.98;
Ling Ling Pho Chicken Noodles ($4.99) = FREE (for Rudy).

Monday, March 28, 2022, 7:45-8:40 pm
Mountain View: Cal-Fresh Card expired: New card
sent last week from Sioux Falls, SD, still on my table;
Sigrid putting my $7.86 grocery purchase in refrigerator

No more Google Red & Gray Bus after 5:59 pm;
Bus #40 going to Safeway @ 8:04 pm & leaving
@ 8:28 pm; Quick walk to Safeway @ 7:45-8:03 pm
& caught Bus #40 @ 8:26 pm to Montecito & home. Monday, March 28, 2022, 9:56-10:45 pm
Mountain View: Have 28 "Favorite Quotes" typed
because "28" is the 2nd perfect number; Will expand
to 33 quotes since "33" is the highest degree for Masons

"Golden Verses" of Pythagoras, Inscriptions
of Delphi Sages, "Letters" of Marsilio Ficino,
"Talks" of Ramana Maharshi, and Mary Oliver's
poetry are additions to complete this project.

Monday, March 28, 2022, 11:40 pm-4:21 am
Mountain View: 4 hours to do Pythagoras (11:40 pm),
Delphi Inscriptions (12:44 am), Marsilio Ficino (1:20 am),
Ramana Maharshi (2:01 am), Mary Oliver (3:24 am)

Took an hour (3:24-4:21 am) arranging
the 33 quotations in chronological order
for "My Favorite Quotes" to finish project. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 5:00-6:15 am
Mountain View: 4 minutes to microwave
Ling Ling Pho Chicken Noodles after adding
a cup of water for faster dinner tonight & sleep.

Planter's Honey Roasted Peanuts,
Pringles Potato Chips, and
Vanilla-Almond Milk.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 9:35-9:48 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 6:15 am; Woke up
at 2:10 pm (8 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:48 am— FYATF = TAFFY; YSZET = ZESTY;
ZPLUEZ = PUZZLE; BAFULI = FIBULA

Cartoon Answer— The selfie taken
by the small teddy bear came out
TAY ZET UZL FIL = A LITTLE FUZZY
44.19% of 1240 responders had trouble with "FIBULA". Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 5:20-6:45 pm
Mountain View: "Daily Post" not printed on Tuesday
or need for shopping; stayed home for more work;
2 walks of 40 minutes each yesterday to Safeway reduced my
blood sugar to 91 mg/dl (before dinner) & 87 (before breakfast)

Breakfast of dark rye sandwich, 2 fried eggs,
8 Black Forest ham, 4 slices Swiss cheese,
bowl of spinach, 2.5 Mt Olive pickles,
coffee with hazelnut coffee creamer.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 6:00-6:45 pm
Mountain View: OSCARS: Garland! Hitchcock! E.T.!
The 23 Biggest Films and Stars Snubbed By the Academy
(By Mara Reinsteien, Parade, March 27, 2022, pp. 6-8)

Hitchcock & Cary Grant never won; Charlie Chaplin
& Steven Spielberg snubbed for decades; Judy Garland's
"A Star Is Born" (1954) lost; Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connors,
Debbie Reynolds ignored in "Singing in the Rain" (1952);
Glenn Close nominated 8 times but never won. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 6:45-7:45 pm
Mountain View: After compiling 33 quotations
in chronological order for "My Favorite Quotes",
thought of 9 more quotes to include for 42 quotes—

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926); John Keats (1795-1821); St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226); Rabindrath Tagore (1861-1941); Horace (65 BC-8 BC); Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944); Isaac Newton (1642-1727); James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879); Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 9:00 pm-2:31 am
Mountain View: Typing quotes of Rilke (9:00 pm),
Keats (9:36 am), St. Francis (9:57 pm), Tagore (10:43 pm)
Horace (11:23 pm), Antoine Saint-Exupéry (12:31 am),
Newton (1:10 am), Maxwell (1:38 pm), Galileo (2:31 am)

Took 5.5 hours (9:00 pm-2:31 am) arranging
the 42 quotations in chronological order
for "My Favorite Quotes" to finish project. Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 3:15-4:30 am
Mountain View: 4 minutes to microwave
Ling Ling Ramen Chicken Noodles after adding
imitation crabmeat chunks, sesame oil, a cup
of water for faster dinner tonight & sleep.

Planter's Honey Roasted Peanuts,
Pringles Potato Chips, and
Vanilla-Almond Milk.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 7:43-8:03 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 5:00 am; Woke up
at 2:00 pm (9 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 9:48 am— HIWLR = WHIRL; SBINO = BISON;
TGURET = GUTTER; PCAAEL = PALACE

Cartoon Answer— The Olympic
high jumpers' favorite beverage was
WIR SN GTR PAE = SPRING WATER
21.11% of 1066 responders had trouble with "PALACE". Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 4:20-5:45 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 4:20 pm; Hal-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd0 for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengsttorff Ave) 4:50-5:16 pm
Red Bus @ 5:30 pm to Monteciro Ave and walked home

2 Gorton Fish Fillets 24.5 oz @ $10.49 BOGO = $10.49;
2 Planter's Unsalted Peanuts ($5.49) @ $1.99 = $3.98;
Sig Farms 8 oz Fresh Spinach for Salad @ $2.09;
Sig Farms Pecan Halves ($5.99) @ $2.99.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Jack Mullen phoned about Stanford Theatre
still not open; Wants to bring black lady who likes my web site
and wants to talk to me about meditation and veganism

Jack met her sleeping on a bench in Sunnyvale's
Washington Park— She's making a movie on
the homeless & likes to experience it herself. Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 8:00-9:55 pm
Mountain View: Proofread "My Favorite Quotes"—
Found over a dozen writers not linked to wikipedia
as well as the source of their cited quotations

Most of the quotes were handwritten
in my six small spiral notebooks with
source so they can be traced on the web.

Thursday, March 31, 2022, 7:35-7:45 am
Mountain View: Went to bed at 1:35 am; Woke up
at 12:50 pm (11 hours sleep); Solved Jumble Puzzle
@ 7:45 am— CALOK = CLOAK; BILIA = ALIBI;
SIYETF = FEISTY; EARPAP = APPEAR

Cartoon Answer— The number 3.141 is just a
CO II FE PPE = PIECE OF (THE) "PI"
5.07% of 927 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, March 31, 2022, 2:45-4:08 pm
Mountain View: Left apt @ 2:45 pm; Red Bus @ 3:25 pm
for "Metro"; 3:30 pm Bus #40 to Chef Chu's news bins
for "Daily Post" & "Metro"; Shopping at
Sprouts (630 San Antonio Rd) 3:40-4:08 pm

1 lb basket fresh Strawberries @ $2.00;
2.04 lb Whole Raw Cashews @ $5.99/lb = $12.22;
Deborah refused $4.80 for undercharging spices on 3/18.

Thursday, March 31, 2022, 4:20-4:44 pm
Mountain View: Shopping at Safeway
(645 San Antonio Rd); 5:02 pm Bus #40
to Central Xpwy Stop and walked home

4 Planter's Unsalted Peanuts ($5.49) @ $1.99 = $7.96;
They're out of Honey-Roasted Peanuts
like the Safeway at Rengstorff Ave. Thursday, March 31, 2022, 6:30-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy said he'll be back
from Lodi today, but has not contacted me
on going to the movies with Al Guzman & me.

More favorite quotes are spinning
in my head after compiling 42 Quotes—
planning expansion to 55 favorite quotes.