Haikus: May 2023

HAIKUS: May 2023

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.

Monday, May 1, 2023, 8:28-8:30 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:50 am;
Woke up @ 3:20 pm (11.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:30 am—
CYIPS = SPICY; NRAKP = PRANK;
GBRIEG = BIGGER; JNIRYU = INJURY

Cartoon Answer— The sherpa
credited his success as an adult to his
PI RN BGG INU = UPBRINGING
11.11% of 819 responders had trouble with this answer Monday, May 1, 2023, 5:35-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:35 pm; Half-hour walk
to Valero Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping @ Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:15-6:59 pm;
Bus #40 @ 7:17 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home
(Dark clouds & slight drizzle but no rain to get groceries wet)

Cup Fresh Fruit 12 oz ($3.99) @ $3.23;
Budding Black Forest Ham 8 oz ($3.99) @ $2.99;
Cinnamon Cake 10 slices @ $5.99 - $2 off bakery = $3.99;
Voila! Supreme Pizza Frozen Meal, 42 Oz ($11.99) @ $6.99.

Monday, May 1, 2023, 8:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Haikus composed in dream
last night and written after waking up today—

Avigal in spaceship
visits planet Venus—
finds true love in us. Monday, May 1, 2023, 8:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Haikus composed in dream
last night and written after waking up today—

Merry month of May—
Madrone, Maple, Myrtle,
taught Mindfulness Mudra.

Monday, May 1, 2023, 9:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "7 Questions: Salman Rushdie
Is Recovering, Reflecting, and Writing About the Attack
on His Life in August 2022 attack that nearly killed him"
(By Karl Vick, Time, May 8, 2023. p. 64)

Rushdie, who was stabbed more than 10 times, describes his recovery from the Aug. 12, 2022 attack with the kind of measured care that has kept him in the land of the living. "Slowly does it", he says. A tinted lens hides his right eye, which no longer sees. "The knife went quite deep in.
The knife went as far as the optic nerve." He also lost the use, for a time, of his left hand, but that's coming back.
His longtime therapist has helped with "nightmares,
and that sort of thing," he says. It occurs to me that you may well outlive the Islamic Republic. "Well, that'd be nice." Monday, May 1, 2023, 9:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "Harry Belafonte:
Trailblazing performer and fierce activist, dies at 96"
(By Andrew R. Chow, Time, May 8, 2023, p. 13)

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor & activist who broke one barrier after another in his tireless fight for equality & civil rights, died on April 25. He was 96 and died of congestive heart failure. With knockout good looks & a warm, acrobatic voice, Belafonte rose to fame as a matinee idol in the 1950s, becoming one of few crossover Black stars in a segregated nation. His songs, including "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)"
& "Jump in the Line", brought calypso music to American audiences & became enduring hits. But at height of his mainstream fame, he stepped back from entertainment to devote his time to burgeoning Civil Rights Movement.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 6:55-7:07 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:15 am;
Woke up @ 2:30 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:07 am—
MLBUP = PLUMB; ATEUS = SAUTE;
NYAKWS = SWANKY; WREYLA = LAWYER

Cartoon Answer— He'd used
"good" incorrectly, but he did
LM AE WN LE = MEAN WELL
14.78% of 1035 responders had trouble with "SAUTE" Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 7:00-9:40 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed Tuesday;
No need for shopping, stayed home to work;
Watch scores & listen to Playoffs (95.7 FM)
Warriors playing Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center for
1st Game in Round 2 of NBA Playoffs against LeBron James

1st Quarter: Warriors 31 Lakers 29;
2nd Quarter: Lakers 65 Warriors 64;
3rd Quarter: Lakers 96 Warriors 88
4th Quarter: Lakers beats Warriors 117-112.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: "BASKETBALL: LeBron James
vs. Stephen Curry: 10 reasons Lakers-Warriors is
most decorated matchup in NBA playoffs history"
(By Douglas Clawson, CBS News, 5-2-2023)
Interesting comparisons on two of NBA's biggest stars—

LeBron James is the only player in NBA history with 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists. In terms of all-around ability, LeBron is one-of-one. Curry broke the all-time record for three pointers made at age 33. LeBron & Steph are two of seven oldest players in playoff history to author a 50-point game. It's been a minute, but LeBron scored 50 in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals. Curry, scored 50 on Sunday. There are over 6,000 hospitals in the U.S., and somehow two of the greatest players in NBA history were born in the same one— Akron General Medical Center. Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: 5/2 email from Al Guzman (5:21 am)
"I am getting better and better from my little hospital detour."
Karen (5:37 am): "Obituary in Harry Belafonte was a good one."
Huai-Han (7:24 am): "It was Fermi, not Bohr, who wondered
about the Earth being the only planet with intelligence."

Steve Robins 5/2 email (9:00 am) on his Mom Mimi—
"Mimi wanted a gathering of her friends to enjoy her
gardens, and to say goodbye to 130 Pleasant St [Boston]
as she had set up her home. Please join us on Saturday,
May 20th, 2-5 pm for an informal Goodbye, & celebration
of one of the things that gave her great pleasure, sanctuary
of her garden." After Swami Chinmayananda gave talks on Bhagavad Gita (1972), Mimi hosted most of Study Groups
in her home (1972-80). We had around 15 participants. She drove Swamiji to his MIT talks & I rode in the back seat.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: "BUSINESS: AI Chatbots Have
Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms"
(By Davey Alba, Bloomberg, Mercury News, May 2, 2023, F7-F8)

A new report documents 49 new websites populated by AI tools like ChatGPT and posing as news outlets. Some are dressed up as breaking news sites with generic-sounding names like News Live 79 and Daily Business Post, while others share lifestyle tips, celebrity news or publish sponsored content. But none disclose they're populated using AI chatbots such as OpenAI Inc.'s ChatGPT and potentially Alphabet Inc.'s Google Bard. Giansiracusa, the Bentley professor, said it was worrying how cheap the scheme has become, with no human cost to the perpetrators of the fraud.. Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Reflecting on Mimi Robins and the vibrant
Chinmayananda Study Group we had in Boston (1972-80);
It is great that Mimi and I reconnected in the last two years
We both turned our love to writing poetry; I sent her my poems,
and she sent me her poetry books with her illustrated drawings.

From Steve Robin's email, I recognize only two
from our Chinmayananda Study Group from the 1970's—
Susheel and Vilasini. Where are all the others?—
Rangaswamy family from Methuen of Gopal & Lila;
Patrick Brennan, Sheela Kirpalani, Tom, Valerie Kadium.
Fond memory staying overnight at Mimi's house— Mimi
tells me "You make your own breakfast". I got a bowl of
Kellogg's Frosty Flakes and milk. While eating, Steve's
large colorful toucan perched on my shoulder as I ate.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 10:30-10:36 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:30 am;
Woke up @ 11:45 am (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 10:36 am—
PAATD = ADAPT; TBHAC = BATCH;
DFILED = FIDDLE; NURREN = RUNNER

Cartoon Answer—
The first baseball gloves were
AAT CH FDD NER = HAND-CRAFTED
41.35% of 1069 responders had trouble with this answer Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 3:00-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave with Ann @ 3:00 pm; Drive to
Valero Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro"
Gave Ann bag of newspapers, Cherry Strudel Bites (20 ct),
& Chicken Broth (32 oz); Shop at Rengstorff Safeway 3:10-3:29;
Safeway Free Coupon today: Open Nature Greek Yogurt Raspberry

Value Corner Gallon 2% Milk ($4.99) @ $3.73;
Lucerne Sliced Swiss Cheese 8 oz ($4.49) @ $1.99;
2 Quaker Oatmeal Fruit & Cream ($5.49) @ $1.99 = $3.98;
2 Sparkling Water Pineapple Mango ($1.29) @ 89¢ = $1.78.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 5:30-6:00 pm
Mountain View: "OP-ED: For teachers,
revolution promised by ChatGPT isn't new""
(By Scott Jarvie & Erica Eva Colmenares,
Mercury News, May 3, 2023, A6)

AI is only latest technology in continuous push to de-skill teaching & deprofessionalize teachers. Shannon Ahern,
a high school math & science teacher, recently made the
case that educators should embrace ChatGPT because its automating functions make the job easier. Using chatbot
to develop lesson plans, create worksheets & devise quiz questions saves tons of time & energy, Ahern writes. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: LINC-405 Zoom Class Skills Workshop
& Q&A Session with Will Cavada, Gene Tognetti,
and Kim Randall; Missed last week's class as it
was switched to Tuesday; No tape of session found

Cavada showed how to attach Google Sheet to gmail with receiver having access as Viewer, Commentor, or Editor (6:00-6:25 pm). Gene Tognetti is running Q&A Session (6:30-7:00 pm); Was going to show Gene: Assignment #1
"4x4 Magic Square Summation of Rows, Columns, Quadrants in Google Sheet" (4-19-2023) but electricity
went out (6:31-7:28 pm), so no Internet connection or Zoom.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 8:25-9:15 pm
Mountain View: Electricity went off (6:31-7:28 pm)
for an hour; After it returned, decided to cook
a hot dinner before it turns off again—

1/3 Voila! Supreme Pizza Frozen Meal,
2 scrambled eggs, Brazil nuts, Walnut halves
and pieces, Almond slices; Cup of 2% milk;
Slice Cinnamon cake, Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream. Monday, May 1, 2023, 9:30-10:22 pm
Mountain View: Without electricity, missed Gene Tognetti's
LINC-405 Q&A Session today (6:30-7:00 pm) as there's no
Internet or Zoom; Since Cavada showed "Attaching Google Sheets
to gmail", I did likewise, sending them and HTML version to

cavadawilliam@fhda.edu;
gene.tognetti@gmail.com;
krandall@krauseinnovationcenter.org,

Thursday, May 4, 2023, 6:44-6:49 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:40 pm (12.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:49 am—
PIOHP = HIPPO; KIKAH = KHAKI;
CUUASC = CAUCUS; PSYLUP = SUPPLY

Cartoon Answer—
The first baseball gloves were
IPP KKI CACU UPP = PICK UP A PICKUP
15.27% of 910 responders had trouble with "CAUCUS" Thursday, May 4, 2023, 5:30-6:15 pm
Mountain View: Leave with Rudy @ 5:30 pm; Drive to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:40-6:01 pm;
Slight Drizzle today as noted in Mercury News weather page;
Gave Rudy free Cup of Fresh Fruit & Dreyer's 1.5 qt Ice Cream

3 Cup Fresh Fruit 12 oz @ $3.33 = $10.00;
Lucerne Coconut Creme Creamer ($3.99) @ $2.75;
2 Dreyer's Ice Cream ($6.99) BOGO @ $3.50; = $6.99;
Authentic Asia Shrimp Wonton Soup ($4.99) @ $3.99.

Thursday, May 4, 2023, 2:40-8:07 pm
Mountain View: Decided to honor Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)
singing "Scarlet Ribbons for Her Hair" (1964) with web page—
"Scarlet Ribbons Album"; Bow Scarlet Ribbons; Helical Ribbons

If I live to be a hundred,
I will never, never know from where,
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons,
Scarlet Ribbons for her hair. Thursday, May 4, 2023, 6:30-8:40 pm
Mountain View: Watch scores & listen to Playoffs (95.7 FM)
Warriors playing Game 2 vs Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center;
Game 1 Round 2 of NBA Playoffs; Lakers beats Warriors 117-112.

1st Quarter: Lakers 33 Warriors 26;
2nd Quarter: Warriors 67 Lakers 56;
3rd Quarter: Warriors 110 Warriors 80;
4th Quarter: Warriors beats Lakers 127-100.

Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9:00-9:48 pm
Mountain View: "SCIENCE: Star swallows planet
in one gulp— a preview of Earth's fate, astronomers say"
(By Marcia Dunn, AP, Mercury News, May 4, 2023, A2)

For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet— not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. It's a gloomy preview of what will happen to Earth when our sun morphs into a red giant and gobbles the four inner planets in about 5 billion years. This galactic feast happened between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago near the Aquila constellation when the star was around 10 billion years old. In 2010 Haswell used Hubble Space Telescope
to identify star WASP-12 in the process of eating its planet. Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9:48-10:24 pm
Mountain View: Ann's 5/4 email @ 6:28 pm:
"Have you visited Mimi Robins' obituary page?
It's very much worth a visit."

Mimi (1929-2022) was a good friend whom I visited often
in the 1970s as she hosted many of Chinmayananda's Study Group Meetings in her Brookline house. Boston Globe
(Dec. 23, 2022): A student of Swami Chinmayananda since 1972, whom she traveled with in India, & founding member of the Chinmayananda Center of Boston. She wrote and illustrated journals going back to the 70's, which lead to several books of philosophical poetry; she viewed herself
as a conduit to the wisdom of Hindu spiritual perspective.

Friday, May 5, 2023, 9:37-9:58 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:15 am;
Woke up @ 11:05 am (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 9:58 am—
PLAAH = ALPHA; FYHET = HEFTY;
RRAYTO = ROTARY; SWNERT = STREWN

Cartoon Answer— When the alien ship landed
in the middle of town, people there said
HA HET ROA TWN = WHAT ON EARTH?
38.99% of 1108 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, May 5, 2023, 12:05-2:15 pm
Mountain View: Leave with Rudy @ 12:05 pm; Drive to
Chef Chu's news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) 12:35-12:56 pm
Lemon Pudding Cake @ $5 - 50% off = $2.50 (free for Rudy);
Cheesecake ($10.99) @ $5.00 - $2.00 bakery = $3.00

Shop at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 1:40-1:54 pm;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad ($9.99) @ $5 x 2 = $10;
Apple Strudel Bites 20 ct @ $5.99 - $2 bakery = $3.99;
Checkout clerk Shaikh was interested in Freemasonry.

Friday, May 5, 2023, 3:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann mentions Palo Alto VA Hospital Memorial Rose Garden; Rudy prefers San Jose Heritage Rose Garden;
Found web page of Al Guzman taking Rudy and me to
"Gaudalupe River Park & Gardens" (April 19, 2015); Sent Rudy
photo of plant by my apt with large leaves Acanthus mollie (2017).

Heritage Rose Garden at Spring & Taylor St,
was dedicated in 1995. It has a collection
of more than 3,500 varieties of roses.
Poem: "108 Roses" (1-20-2016). Friday, May 5, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: After seeing "Secret Societies" magazine at checkout rack, Shaikh recommends books by Anthony C. Sutton ["America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones" (2004)] & Patrick M. Wood ["The Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism" (2022)]

Emailed Shaikh my scan of Washington as Freemason; Famous Freemasons; Alexandra Robbins' "Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, & Hidden Paths of Power" (2002); Bohemian Grove: Inside Secret Social Club.

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 11:48-11:53 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:25 am;
Woke up @ 11:40 am (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 11:53 am—
SKIRY = RISKY; MUPEL = PLUME;
NUMIEM = IMMUNE; TRGETU = GUTTER

Cartoon Answer— When the elephants worked
together to move the downed trees, they were
ISK LUM IUN GTT = "MULTI-TUSKING"
41.93% of 880 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, May 6, 2023, 2:50-4:20 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 2:50 pm; Feet tired & hurting
for 30-minutes walk today; Took Gray Bus at Montecito Ave to
Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-3:57 pm;
Bus #40 @ 4:08 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

Celsius Energy Drink Watermelon 12 oz @ $2.79 = Free;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad 16 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
Lucerne Hazelnut Coffee Creamer 32 oz ($3.99) @ $2.75;
2 Lindsay Pimiento Olives ($4.49) @ $1.49 x 2 = $3.98.

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: 149th Kentucky Derby: Winner Mage is owned by 391 shareholders; Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, who was winless in 15 previous Derby runs, finally wins. Order of finish:

1. Mage (15-1);
2. Two Phil's (9-1);
3. Angel of Empire (7-2);
Favorite Forte scratched with a bruised foot. Saturday, May 6, 2023, 5:30-8:18 pm
Mountain View: Watch scores & listen to Playoffs (95.7 FM)
Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Center;
Game 3 Round 2 of NBA Playoffs; Warriors beats Lakers 117-112.

1st Quarter: Warriors 30 Lakers 23;
2nd Quarter: Lakers 59 Warriors 48;
3rd Quarter: Lakers 86 Warriors 68;
4th Quarter: Lakers beats Warriors 127-97.

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: "Zendaya & Tom Holland Cheer on
Golden State Warriors During NBA Playoffs Date Night"
(By Glenn Rowley, Yahoo News, May 5, 2023)

Zendaya and Tom Holland took their romance
to the NBA Playoffs on Thursday night to root
for Golden State Warriors against LA Lakers.
Zendaya, after all, was born in Oakland, CA. Saturday, May 6, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: "King Charles III & Queen Camilla
officially crowned in coronation ceremony"
(By Haley Ott & Tucker Reals, CBS News, May 6, 2023)

King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla,
were both formally crowned Saturday in a historic
ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey before
appearing on the balcony for a flyover.

Sunday, May 7, 2023, 12:48-1:14 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:20 am;
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 1:14 pm—
KAHNES = SHAKEN; DNOIEI = IODINE;
GONLOB = OBLONG; JADINO = ADJOIN;
CEFTFE = EFFECT; RHAWTT = THWART

Missed Cartoon Answer— The power drill
was like new, and since its purchase, it
HA IDN BG ADN ECT HAT = HADN'T CHANGED A BIT
37.67% of 523 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, May 7, 2023, 3:11-3:30 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 12:40 pm (10.5 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed Sunday; Stayed home to work;
Steve Gould's May 6 email @ 6:21 am— Went to Tiffany's to
buy pearl earrings for Anita on their 33rd wedding anniversary;
They showed clip of Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany's

Steve's email & photos inspired me to compose
Audrey Hepburn Sings "Moon River"—
Moon River / Wider than a mile
I'm crossin' you in style.

Sunday, May 7, 2023, 3:30-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Steve Gould's May 6 email @ 6:56 am—
He heard music in ad for computer game "Royal Match"
& wondered where it came from; used Shazam to identify tune,
that said it's Raffy James' "Dash Riddim" that sounds similar

Contacted his musical friends
and learned the tune is from
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067
by J.S. Bach performed by Emmanuel Pahud. Sunday, May 7, 2023, 4:00-4:45 pm
Mountain View: Steve Gould's 3rd May 6 email @ 7:26 am—
"walking on the East Side in the 30s recently and came upon these interesting sights"; On Lexington Avenue in the 30s, former
NY School of Applied Design has Elgin Marble cast

On 36th Street between 3rd & Lexington: Sniffen Court;
On 36th and Park: Girl in Pool Public Art;
On Lexington Avenue & 30th St:
Frieze Cast from Elgin Marbles.

Sunday, May 7, 2023, 6:30-7:15 pm
Mountain View: Composed 3rd Song Web Page:
Johnny Mathis singing Cornell's Alma Mater
"Far Above Cayuga Waters" (1870)

Far above Cayuga's waters,
With its waves of blue,
Stands our noble Alma Mater,
Glorious to view. Sunday, May 7, 2023, 7:15-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Google Doodle celebrates 190th birthday
of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) (NNN); Brahms's 1st Symphony, Op. 68, (1876) took 14 years to compose (The Three B's)

with hints of Beethoven's 5th & 9th Symphony in it;
Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (1880);
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (1878);
21 Hungarian Dances (1869-1880).

Monday, May 8, 2023, 6:05-6:09 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:30 am;
Woke up @ 12:30 pm (8 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:09 am—
UTNSG = STUNG; KAORC = CROAK;
NEELRT = RELENT; MOSTUC = CUSTOM

Cartoon Answer— He proposed a new perfume
that had no smell at all, but to her, that didn't
ST CAK EEN SM = MAKE "SCENTS"
16.19% of 840 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, May 8, 2023, 4:00-5:35 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:00 pm; Feet tired & hurting
for 30-minutes walk today; Took Bus #40 at Montecito Ave
to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:30-5:09 pm;
Red Bus @ 5:20 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home

2.28 lb Roma Tomatoes (7) @ $1.00/lb = $2.28;
Land-O-Lakes Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $7.49;
Lucerne Sliced Swiss Cheese 8 oz ($4.49) @ $1.99;
Celsius Energy Drink Wild Berries 12 oz @ $2.79 = Free.

Monday, May 8, 2023, 12:30-1:00 pm
Mountain View: Today is the 23rd Anniversary meeting
Cathy at Footfill College Middlefield Computer Lab;
Spent four hours last night (8:36 pm-12:30 am) on
web page celebrating this auspicious occasion—

23rd Anniversary Animated Candles Cake (8:36 pm);
23 petals Fashion Rose, Pink blend Floribunda (8:40 pm);
6 U.S. stamps of 23¢ denomination (9:41-10:58 pm);
#23 Sports uniforms of winners for page (12:30 am). Monday, May 8, 2023, 7:22-9:35 pm
Mountain View: Watch scores & listen to Playoffs (95.7 FM)
Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Center;
Game 4 Round 2 of NBA Playoffs; Lakers beats Warriors 104-101
and leads Playoff Serires 3-1; Can Warriors win 3 straight?

1st Quarter: Lakers 22 Warriors 19;
2nd Quarter: Warriors 52 Lakers 49;
3rd Quarter: Warriors 84 Lakers 77;
4th Quarter: Lakers beats Warriors 104-101.

Monday, May 8, 2023, 12:30-1:00 pm
Mountain View: Today is the 23rd Anniversary meeting
Cathy at Footfill College Middlefield Computer Lab;
Spent four hours last night (8:36 pm-12:30 am) on
web page celebrating this auspicious occasion—

23rd Anniversary Animated Candles Cake (8:36 pm);
23 petals Fashion Rose, Pink blend Floribunda (8:40 pm);
6 U.S. stamps of 23¢ denomination (9:41-10:58 pm);
#23 Sports uniforms of winners for page (12:30 am).
Cathy's May 8th 4:50 pm email: "Today would have
been my dad's 100th birthday!" Monday, May 8, 2023, 8:20-8:32 pm
Mountain View: "BASKETBALL: Steph Curry,
not LeBron James, is the G.O.A.T of today’s NBA"
(By Mike Bianchi, Mercury News, May 7, 2023, C1-C2)

Both James & Curry in hot pursuit of their fifth NBA championship. I believe Steph should go down as a
greater player than LeBron, because LeBron chased his
4 championships while Steph let the championships come
to him. Curry is greatest shooter we have ever seen & his
3-point acumen has changed the face of basketball
from the youth level up to the NBA.

Monday, May 8, 2023, 9:01-9:20 pm
Mountain View: "BASEBALL: Vida Blue,
former Oakland A's, SF Giants star, dies at 73"
(By Jon Becker, Mercury News, May 8, 2023, A1, A7)

Once the toast of baseball in early 1970s, Vida Blue helped Oakland win three straight World Series titles. He was a three-time champion, an MVP, 6-time All-Star, Cy Young Award winner, & Oakland A's Hall of Famer. In 1971, as a 21-year-old with 10 major league starts under his belt, Blue went 24-8 with a whopping 301 strikeouts and a 1.82 ERA to help A's reach postseason for the first time in 40 years. Monday, May 8, 2023, 9:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Columbia Magazine Spring 2023 came today;
"Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals"
(By David J. Craig, Columbia Magazine, Spring 2023, p. 43)

American adults who identify as politically liberal
have long reported lower levels of happiness and
psychological well-being than conservatives, a trend
that mental-health experts suspect is at least partly
explained by liberals' tendency to spend more time
worrying about stress-inducing topics like racial injustice, incme inequality, gun violence, and climate change.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 12:30-12:45 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:30 am;
Woke up @ 2:35 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 12:45 pm—
ATVIL = VITAL; CENEI = NIECE;
LHAWET = WEALTH; LORALD = DOLLAR

Cartoon Answer— It's impossible for humans
to know everything, which we just have to
VIT NIE WEH LLAR = LEARN (TO) LIVE WITH
32.54% of 1183 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:00-4:35 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed Tuesday
or need for grocery shopping; Stayed home to work; Composed
Song #4 "Give My Regrds to Broadway" (5/8, 10:58 pm-1:26 am)
with James Cagney singing & dancing to the tune
in Oscar winning "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942)

Give my regards to Broadway
Remember me to Herald Square
Tell all the gang at Forty-Second Street
That I will soon be there

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:49-8:41 pm
Mountain View: Composed Song #5 "When I'm 64"
sang by Beatles Paul McCartney & John Lennon
both in wisdom mudra pose (originally done
3-13-2002 for Connie's 64th birthday)

When I get older losing my hair,
Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine. Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 8:45-9:45 pm
Mountain View: Composed Song #5 "When I'm 64"—
Album (6:21 pm); Video (6:38 pm); 64 DNA Codons (7:09 pm);
I Ching 64 Hexagrams (7:15 pm); Knight's 64 Moves (6:55 pm);
64 Chess Squares in stamp Jugoslavia 1115 issued 1972 (7:44 pm);

64 is a magic number—
8x8 Magic Square made by Benjamin Franklin;
Each row and column adds to 260; Interesting
connection of 64 I Ching hexagrams & 64 DNA codons.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:08-10:13 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:40 am;
Woke up @ 11:50 am (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 10:13 am—
NMYEO = MONEY; VEARB = BRAVE;
PMROTI = IMPORT; ODUTIS = STUDIO

Cartoon Answer— Using her credit card to
purchase the clock made it possible for her to
MEY BE MOT SUI = BUY SOME TIME
11.88% of 833 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 3:00-5:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann picks me up at 3:05 pm
for trip to Kaiser (555 Castro Street) to see
Dr. Liteh Chang for annual physical checkup (3:30 pm);
Blood Pressure: 137/57; Weight: 138 lbs; Ear Wax removal;
Pia gives Moderna booster shot for COVID-19; Blood test from Ma

Gave Dr. Liteh Chang 4 poems written this year—
"New Year 2023 Greetings Haikus" (1-1-2023),
"Mind the Gap": Poem 1 & Poem 2 (2-2 & 2-8),
"Names for My Children" (3-27-2023).

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 5:13-5:27 pm
Mountain View: Gave Ann bag of newspapers, Printouts of
Songs #1-5: "Scarlet Ribbons", "Moon River", "Cayuga Waters",
"Give My Regards to Broadway", "When I'm 64"; Free Groceries—

8-inch Baked Apple Pie;
20 ct Apple Strudel Bites;
Lindsay Pimiento Olives;
64 oz Bottle Apple Juice. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 5:13-5:27 pm
Mountain View: Ann takes me home for my wallet; Trip to
Valero Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:13-5:27 pm

Core Power Milk Skake Strawberry-Banana @ $3.99 = Free;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad 16 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
8-inch Baked Apple Pie @ $6.99 - $2 off bakery = $4.99;
Sparkling Water Pineapple Mango ($1.29) @ 96¢.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: No password links on Calendar
to tune into Zoom Class LINC-405 Skills Workshop
Emailed Cavada & Gene Tognetti on getting into class;
Gene responded saying the Calendar links are missing

Missed last week's Q&A Session (6:30-7:00 pm)
due to power outage (6:31-7:28 pm), so no Internet
connection or Zoom Session. Missed today's classes,
so need to find lessons taught for LINC-405 assignments. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 7:30-9:35 pm
Mountain View: Watch scores & listen to Playoffs (95.7 FM)
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center;
Game 5 Round 2 of NBA Playoffs; Lakers beats Warriors 104-101
and leads Playoff Serires 3-1; Can Warriors win 3 straight?

1st Quarter: Warriors 32 Lakers 28;
2nd Quarter: Warriors 70 Lakers 59;
3rd Quarter: Warriors 93 Lakers 82;
4th Quarter: Warriors beats Lakers 121-106.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 8:14-9:30 pm
Mountain View: San Francisco photos: Golden Gate Bridge;
Palace of Fine Arts; San Francisco Skyline; Chinatown; Oracle Park; Japanese Tea Garden; Muir Woods Entrance; Tony Bennett

For Song #6: Tony Bennett singing
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
found 8 photos to illustrate the page.
Music by George Cory, lyrics by Douglass Cross. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 9:30-11:20 pm
Mountain View: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is Tony Bennett's signature song; Released as a single by Bennett (1962) on Columbia Records and peaked at No. 19 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care.

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 7:40-7:45 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:30 am;
Woke up @ 1:40 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:45 am—
SEIKR = SKIER; PRUUS = USURP;
FCEFOE = COFFEE; TIREHE = EITHER

Cartoon Answer— The landfill couldn't
accept that type of waste and had to
SER USU FFE EER = REFUSE (THE) REFUSE
15.98% of 976 responders had trouble with "USURP". Thursday, May 11, 2023, 5:35-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:35 pm; Bus #40 @ 5:49 pm
to Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" (all gone);
Walk to Jane Lane bin (8 "Daily Post" for friends & neighbors);
Walked 1118 steps home, stopped by 3 "Platonic Lambda Bushes"
and two "Bamboo Trees" on Rengstorff Avenue for blessings

For Numbers Collection: 0-99.html—
Sum 41 Rock Band; 64 Squares in Chess:
64 Hexagrams in I Ching (1000 BC);
64 DNA Codons for Amino Acids in Proteins.

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10:00-10:45 pm
Mountain View: Kaiser Permanente sent blood test results
done on May 10 (cf 6/13/2022)— Chloresterol 137 mg/dl (139);
HDL 46 mg/dl (46); LDL 77 mg/dl (82); Triglyceride 129 mg/dl (75); Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) 7.3 uIU/ml (6.7)

Hemoglobin A1c 7.6% (Good it's lower)
6/13/2022: 8.4%
5/25/2021: 7.8%
8/13/2020: 8.3% Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10:45 pm-12:50 am
Mountain View: After doing Number 41 (Summer 41 Rock Band)
and 64 (Chess Squares & Knight's 64 Moves, 64 DNA codons,
64 I Ching Hexagrams), noticed there was nothing for #65;
Age 65 is a retirement age in many countries; 4 Traffic Signs—

Speed Limit Sign 65 mph;
California State Route 65;
Highway 65 Sign Interstate Kentucky;
King's Highway Sign Ontario, Canada.

Friday, May 12, 2023, 7:33-7:47 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:20 am;
Woke up @ 1:25 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:47 am—
GDWEE = WEDGE; CCHUO = COUCH;
BTIAGM = GAMBIT; ROIDON = INDOOR

Cartoon Answer— The copy of the novel
the publisher was sending to the author was
WED OUH AMB NDOR = HOMEWARD BOUND
56.83% of 1267 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, May 12, 2023, 3:25-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:25 pm; Bus #40 @ 3:52 pm
to Chef Chu's bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) 4:15-4:58 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:32 pm to Central Xpwy Stop and walked home
Don't want to miss pivotal Game 6 between Warriors & Lakers

Black Forest Ham @ $5.00/lb not available;
Alma Roca 10 oz cannister ($6.99) @ $5.00;
La Terra Spinach & Artichoke Quiche ($12.99) @ $9.99;
International Delight Coffee Creamer 64 oz ($8.49) @ $5.00.

Friday, May 12, 2023, 7:15-8:00 pm
Mountain View: While working on #65 in Numbers
0-99.html yesterday, noticed missing numbers
#12, 15, 21, 35, 36, 45, 58, 67, 71, 72,
76, 77, 81, 82, 87, 89, 91, 94, 95, 98

Missing 20 numbers from 0-99;
For Number 12— Hungary 12 filler stamp; 12 Zodiac signs;
Uniform #12 of Tom Brady, Joe Namath, Terry Bradshaw;
12 o'clock Noon or Midnight; 12 Knights of Round Table. Friday, May 12, 2023, 7:15-9:40 pm
Mountain View: Watch scores & listen to Playoffs (95.7 FM)
Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Center;
Game 6 Round 2 of NBA Playoffs; Warriors beats Lakers 121-106
Lakers leads Playoff Serires 3-2; Can Warriors win Game 6?

1st Quarter: Lakers 31 Warriors 26;
2nd Quarter: Lakers 56 Warriors 46;
3rd Quarter: Lakers 91 Warriors 77;
4th Quarter: Lakers beats Warriors 122-101.

Friday, May 12, 2023, 8:00-9:44 pm
Mountain View: While working on #65 in Numbers
0-99.html yesterday, noticed missing numbers
#12, 15, 21, 35, 36, 45, 58, 67, 71, 72,
76, 77, 81, 82, 87, 89, 91, 94, 95, 98

Missing 20 numbers from 0-99;
For Number 15— Confucius said: "At 15, I had my mind bent on learning."; Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the age 15: "At 15 we become aware of the happiness of a good man." Friday, May 12, 2023, 10:30-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Dr. Liteh Chang's 5/12 email @ 12:16 pm—
"It was nice seeing you in clinic. Hba1c (7.6%) is better than
last time (8.4%). Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (7.3 uIU/mL)
higher than standard range (0.4 - 5.5 uIU/mL); (6/22/2022: 6.7)"

Dinner: O Organics Baby Arugula Salad;
Kens Dressing Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad; Roma Tomato;
Slice of Cheesecake; Kit Kat Ice Cream; 2% Milk.

Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:46-11:58 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:45 am;
Woke up @ 11:35 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 11:58 am—
RAWOR = ARROW; GEMOA = OMEGA;
INDGSI = SIDING; MOCENI = INCOME

Cartoon Answer— The mole created another
home for himself, and his girlfriend liked his
W EG SD IN = NEW DIGS
17.78% of 720 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, May 13, 2023, 2:15-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 2:15 pm; Gray Bus #@ 2:47 pm
to Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:00-3:27 pm;
Red Bus 3:37 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home;
Ann warned me it's 87^o; Shouldn't have worn denim jacket too hot

Returned Fruit Cups Buy 2 Get One Free— not right size;
Land-O-Lakes Black Forest Ham 16 oz ($7.49) @ $5.49;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad 16 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $4 coupon = $5.96.

Saturday, May 13, 2023, 5:20-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Too many numbers
to do for my Numbers Collection 0-99.html;
Will return to Song #7: "Over the Rainbow"
sang by Judy Garland in "Wizard of Oz" (1939)

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, then, oh, why can't I? Saturday, May 13, 2023, 6:00-9:40 pm
Mountain View: After doing Song #7 of Judy Garland singing
"Over the Rainbow" (1939 & 1960) 21 years apart, found videos
of Tony Williams singing two of my favorites from the 1950s— "Only You" and "The Great Pretender" (Song #8)

Only you can make all this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you.

Sunday, May 14, 2023, 8:46-8:55 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:00 am;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:55 am—
TLREET = LETTER; PNILST = SPLINT;
RUSEAS = ASSURE; MGREEE = EMERGE;
TKINET = KITTEN; PNIUAD = UNPAID

Cartoon Answer— It was time to open
her Mother's Day gifts, so her family
EE SPN SSR ERE TTE NPD = PRESENTED PRESENTS
19.21% of 406 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, May 14, 2023, 3:00-3:44 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 1:25 pm (13 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed Sunday; Stayed home to work;
Kurt Snibbe: "Say It with Flowers for Mother's Day"
(Sunday Mercury News, May 14, 2023, B18)
Colorful full page of flowers with symbolism

Red Rose: I Love You; White Rose: Purity;
Pink Rose: Happiness; Yellow Rose: Jealousy;
Blue Hyacinth: Constancy; Magnolia: Nobility;
Daisy: Innocence; Daffodil: Springtime; Sunflower: Longevity.

Sunday, May 14, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Island travel:
Explore an uninhabited California island for one day or 10"
(By Nora Heston Tarte, , May 14, 2023, F7-F8)

There's a chain of uninhabited islands— Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara and San Miguel— just off the coast of California, all easily reachable for a day's jaunt, The five islands of Channel Island National Park are accessible only by boat, with ferries from Ventura Harbor Village available to transport the 100,000 or so guests who visit each year. Each island has campsites where you can pitch your pop-up tent or sleep under the stars. Sunday, May 14, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST:
Three more national park free days"
(By Staff, Mercury News, May 14, 2023, F7)

1. Cabrillo National Monument; 2. Death Valley National Park; 3. Joshua Tree National Park; 4. Lassen Volcanic National Park; 5. Lava Beds National Monument;
6. Muir Woods National Monument; 7. Pinnacles
National Park; 8. San FRancisco Maritime National Historical Park; 9. Sequoia & Kings Canyon
National Parks; 10. Whiskeytown National
Recreation Area; 11. Yosemite National Park.

Sunday, May 14, 2023, 5:10-8:20 pm
Mountain View: Song #9: Richard Kiley sings
"The Impossible Dream" in Man of La Mancha (1965)

To dream the impossible dream
To bear with unbearable sorrow,
To love, pure and chaste, from afar,
To reach the unreachable star! Sunday, May 14, 2023, 8:20-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Song #10: Tom T. Hall sings
"Watermelon Wine" in Miami, 1972

Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime,
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes,
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate.

Sunday, May 14, 2023, 11:00-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Emailed Rudy 5/13 @ 6:50 pm—
"Whatever you are doing in Lodi, STOP... and take a break.
Watch your favorite musical movie "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971) showing tonight on PBS TV Channel 9 @ 8 pm-11pm.

Rudy emailed 5/14 @ 6:12 pm: "Thank you a bunch informing me about "Fiddle on the Roof", I treat myself, watch one of my favorite musicals, and have ice cream. Sunday, May 14, 2023, 11:00-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann's May 14 email @ 4:55 pm
"Yesterday's hike at Windy Hill wasn't cool, but it was
pleasant up near Skyline because there were some breezes.
saw forget-me-nots, purple bush lupine, lots of ceanothus."

I like "The Great Pretender" and the bass and tenor singing
in You'll Never Never Know 1956 HITS ARCHIVE:
You'll Never Never Know — Platters— YouTube.

Monday, May 15, 2023, 6:58-7:02 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:10 am;
Woke up @ 1:25 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:02 am—
TDRIH = THIRD; SFYUS = FUSSY;
TEKLET = KETTLE; BBBOEL = BOBBLE

Cartoon Answer— For the novice poker
player, not playing would have been
THI SS ET BBE = HIS BEST BET
17.51% of 885 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, May 15, 2023, 3:30-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:30 pm; Half-hour walk to
to Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:11-4:34 pm;
Bus #40 @ 4:51 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home;

2 Sargento Sliced Swiss Cheese @ $1.99 x 2 = $3.98;
Sliced Blueberry Cake @ $5.99 - $2 off bakery = $3.99;
Fruit Cups 12 oz @ $5.00, Buy 2 Get One Free = $10.00;
O Organics Spinach & Arugula Salad 16 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $4 coupon = $5.96.

Monday, May 15, 2023, 6:20-7:00 pm
Mountain View: May 22-29, 2023 issue Time Magazine
came in the mail today; "Finally King" by Tina Brown
(author: The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor)

On May 6, 2023, 74-year-old man who spent more
than five decades in the waiting room of his destiny—
finally walks through its door. King Charles III of
United Kingdom will have placed on his head the 5-lb
solid gold St. Edward's Crown at Westminster Abbey. Monday, May 15, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #11: Leigh Harline (music), and
Ned Washington (lyrics); Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket
sings "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940)

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
It will come to you.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 6:38-6:58 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:05 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 6:58 am—
NUPIT = INPUT; ZODYO = DOOZY;
DALLYG = GLADLY; PUMASC = CAMPUS

Missed Cartoon Answer— The shape of the number
worth nothing, nil, zilch, naught, etc., made it easy for it to
IN OZ GL AP = ZIP ALONG
40.07% of 1138 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 5:30-6:50 pm
Mountain View: Rudy says he'll come by after
his Palo Alto VA Hospital visit on Tuesday;
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:00-6:33 pm;
Saved a lot of free goodies for him to pick up (16 oz Sphagetti;
3 cans Tuna Fish; 2 bags Black Beans; Chocolate Donut)

2 Gorton Fish Fillets @ $11.49 BOGO Free = $11.49;
8-inch Baked Apple Pie @ $6.99 - $2 off bakery = $4.99;
La Terra Cheesy Artichoke Dip @ $5.99, 50% off = $2.99;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $4 coupon = $5.96.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 2:00-2:30 pm
Mountain View: Pinterest sent photos of Einstein;
Found 3 more of him in Wisdom Mudra pose—
Einstein in Glasgow; With Pen; Einstein Walking

Once I have 50+ photos of Einstein
in Wisdom Mudra pose, will compse
a web page in chronological order. Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 3:30-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #12: Fred Astaire singing "I'm in Heaven"
& dancing cheek-to-cheek with Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935)

Heaven, I'm in Heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak;
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 7:38-7:46 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:30 am;
Woke up @ 1:25 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:46 am—
EILTT = TITLE; DBYDU = BUDDY;
LASWUR = WALRUS; CEIPTK = PICKET

Cartoon Answer— The fashion model wasn't
very famous and didn't make a fortune, but she
TLE DDY WLR PIET = DID PRETTY WELL
39.56% of 1039 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 3:25-5:15 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:25 pm; Half-hour walk
to Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Metro"
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:08-4:43 pm;
Red Bus @ 5:03 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home;
Don't want to be late for LINC-405 Zoom Class @ 6:00 pm

Open Nature Vanilla-Almond Milk ($3.49) @ $1.99;
Apple Strudels 20 ct @ $5.99 - $2 off bakery = $3.99;
Beyond Plant-Based Sausages @ $10.49, 50% off = $5.25;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $4 coupon = $5.96.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Foothill College LINC-405:
Skills Workshop Zoom Session with William Cavada

Cavada showed how to use formula in Gooogle Sheets;
Asked ChatGPT to provide formula for grading students:
Drop lowest grade & average 3 test scores for 4 students. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Foothill College LINC-405: Q&A
Zoom Session with Kim Randall (Gene Tognetti attended)

Missed 3 LINC-405 classes so far: Apri 26 Class
switched to Tuesday 4/25; May 3 Q&A: Power Outage,
no Internet; May 10 Class, no links to connect to Zoom.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 8:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Song #13: Gene Kelly singing
& dancing "Singin' in the Rain" in film (1952)

I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain
What a glorious feeling I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds so dark above
The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love...
And singin' just singin' in the rain. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 8:30-9:09 pm
Mountain View: Song #14: Dooley Wilson sings
"As Time Goes By" in Casablanca film (1942)

You must remember this
A kiss is still a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by

Thursday, May 18, 2023, 7:53-8:09 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:30 am;
Woke up @ 12:50 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:09 am—
HLTIG = LIGHT; CHAYT = YACHT;
PUYTIP = UPPITY; SKONPE = SPOKEN

Cartoon Answer— The easygoing woman who
won the instant lottery game's grand prize was
LGH YAC UPY POK = HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
22.04% of 939 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, May 18, 2023, 5:30-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy came at 5:30 pm after VA Hospital;
Drove to Valero Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post"
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:40-6:07 pm;
Cavada met Al Guzman 5/17, who asked him to say "Hi" for him;
Safeway groceries: Azumaya Tofu Extra Firm ($3.29) @ $2.38

O Organics Spinach & Arugula 5 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
Innovasian Vegetable Fried Rice 18 oz ($6.49) @ $3.99;
Land-O-Lakes Black Forest Ham 16 oz ($7.49) @ $5.99;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $5 coupon = $4.96.

Thursday, May 18, 2023, 7:15-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #15: John Lennon singing
"Imagine" in album of the same name (1971)

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky Thursday, May 18, 2023, 8:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #16: Mick Jagger of Rolling Stones
singing "Fortune Teller" from Got Live If You Want It! album (1966)

Now I'm a happy fellow
Well I'm married to the fortuen teller
We're happy as we can be
Now I get my fortune told for free

Friday, May 19, 2023, 9:00-9:09 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 3:10 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 9:09 am—
ZOKOA = KAZOO; RUZEA = AZURE;
GNEEAT = NEGATE; LENWUL = UNWELL

Cartoon Answer— The best place for
the manatee to take a nap was in the
KOO ZE NAE NW = NO WAKE ZONE
23.33% of 1183responders had trouble with "NEGATE". Friday, May 19, 2023, 5:40-7:15 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:40 pm; Red Bus @ 6:20 pm
to Wal-Mart news bins (Showers Drive) for "Daily Post";
Walk to Chef Chu's bins for "Palo Alto Weekly"; No Shopping
at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) for Red Grapes @ $5/5 lbs;
Bus #40 @ 6:56 pm to Central Xpwy Stop and walked home.

Sent Ann Songs #15 "Imagine" & #16 "Fortune Teller":
Ann emails 5/19 @ 7:12 pm: "Fortune Teller was new
to me"; She sends Sinatra's "Nearness of You" sang by
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones (1973).

Friday, May 19, 2023, 5:00-5:28 pm
Mountain View: Pinterest sent Inspiring Quotes @ 7:01 am;
Shared them in emails with Karen (5:04 pm) & Rudy (5:28 pm);
My favorite quote in this group is by C.S. Lewis—

"You can't go back and change
the beginning, but you can start
where you are and change the ending." Friday, May 19, 2023, 5:00-5:28 pm
Mountain View: C.S. Lewis was at the airfields giving pep talks to the young pilots of RAF leaving to fight the German Luftwaffe, knowing half of them won't return alive in the Battle of Britain
.
Most know Churchill's BBC Speeches
rousing the British nation, but few know
of C.S. Lewis speeches at the airfields.

Friday, May 19, 2023, 9:00-9:20 pm
Mountain View: Showed Rudy 5/18, Kurt Snibbe:
"Say It with Flowers for Mother's Day"
(Sunday Mercury News, May 14, 2023, B18)
Colorful full page of flowers with symbolism

Pink Rose means happiness;
Rudy likes Weeks Roses Nursery (Wasco, CA);
Showed me their Pink Rose "Falling in Love". Friday, May 19, 2023, 9:20-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #17: "Can't Help Falling in Love with You"
sang by Elvis Presley in his 1968 Las Vegas Comeback
and originally in his film "Blue Hawaii" (1961)

Wise men say
"Only fools rush in"
But I can't help
Falling in love with you.

Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10:55-11:02 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:40 am;
Woke up @ 12:17 pm (9.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 11:02 am—
TDIOT = DITTO; SRIKF = FRISK;
MREIVN = VERMIN; LOWFLO = FOLLOW

Cartoon Answer— The farmer was wearing
his new eyeglasses, which made for a great
DIO FIS VEIN FLO = FIELD OF VISION
19.62% of 795 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, May 20, 2023, 3:00-3:45 pm
Mountain View: Ann picks me up at apt @ 3:00 pm; Drive to
Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:10-3:26 pm;
Gave Ann bag of newspapers, Printouts of Songs #6-17;
Package of Apple Strudels 20 ct; 4 Boxes of Triscuits

Clementine Oranges 3 lbs ($6.99) @ $2.97;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad 5 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
Land-O-Lakes Black Forest Ham 16 oz ($7.49) @ $5.99;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $4 coupon = $5.96.

Saturday, May 20, 2023, 5:00-8:40 pm
Mountain View: Doing Laundry Wash ($1.50) 35 min.
& Dry & ($1.25) 45 min. with WASH Debit Card ($5.50);
Prefer dropping 25¢ Quarters than using WASH Debit Card.

Two Loads: (1) 4 T-shirts, 14 Shorts, 33 Socks,
6 towels, 4 pajamas, pants, (2) Bed sheet,
Bed Cover, Pillow case, Floor towel, 4 pants. Saturday, May 20, 2023, 6:30-7:07 pm
Mountain View: "FOOTBALL: Jim Brown dies at 87;
NFL legend was prominent civil rights activist in 1960s"
(By Tom Withers, AP, Mercury News, May 20, 2023, C1, C5)

Brown was NFL's MVP in 1965 & shattered league's record books in a short career spanning 1957-65. Retired in his prime to become an actor. Appeared in more than 30 films.

Saturday, May 20, 2023, 9:00-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Steve Gould's May 20 email @ 11:59 am—
Trip to MOMA on 5/19 with old colleague & friend;
Sent photos of paintings seen there—

Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World";
Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907);
Paintings by Henri Rousseau & René Magritte. Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10:00-10:48 pm
Mountain View: I enjoy Steve sending photos of his
museum visits; Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World" (1948)
depicts Anna Christina Olson crawling across a field

Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" broke barriers in modern art; Used Henri Rousseau's "The Sleping Gypsy" (1897) for children to write poetry (1991).

Sunday, May 21, 2023, 5:52-6:40 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:35 am;
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 6:40 am—
CAMPIT = IMPACT; RUTFHO = FOURTH;
PQUAOE = OPAQUE; NNATFI = INFANT;
HBUREC = CHERUB; MASIYD = DISMAY

Missed Cartoon Answer— The conversation
was making his wife very angry
MA FR OAE FAT CH DSA = AS A "MAD-HER" OF FACT
66.13% of 865 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, May 21, 2023, 5:30-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 3:55 pm (14.5 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed Sunday; Stayed home to work;
Kurt Snibbe: "Business: Levi Jeans' 165th birthday""
(Sunday Mercury News, May 21, 2023, B19)
150th anniversary of Patent #139,121 for Levi Jeans

Found in my Numbers Collection—
501: Leather patch used in 1890
on back pockets of Levi's overalls;
139,121: Davis patent for rivets of Levi jeans.

Sunday, May 21, 2023, 8:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: 'Try slow' on
the North Shore of Kauai, where regenerative tourism is the way"
(By Samantha Dunn, Mercury News, May 21, 2023, F7-F8)

At Kauai's Limahuli Garden and Preserve— Never have I experienced so many shades & forms of the color green, all in one place. This 1,000-acre valley teams with flora and fauna that include plants & birds on verge of extinction.
At northwestern tip of island lies Ha'ena State National Park & Mount Makana, a legendary place for those who claim Hawaiian ancestry, where tradition tells of gods delivering art of hula to mortals. Being a horse owner and lifelong equestrian, visited Princeville Ranch for a horse ride. Sunday, May 21, 2023, 8:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST:
America's top 100 secret beaches include 8 California gems"
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, May 21, 2023, F7)

1. Awahua Beach, Molokai; 2. Shell Key Preserve, Florida; 3. Lanikai Beach, Oahu; 4. Kauapea Beach, Kauai; 5. Sedge Island, New Jersey; 6. Lovers Key State Park, Florida; 7. Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point; 8. Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore; 9. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida; 10. Boneyard Beach, Florida. Full List of 100: 7. Salt Creek Beach; 8. Wildcat Beach; 12. Hollywood Beach; 21. Enderts Beach; 22. Bowling Ball Beach; 25. Gray Whale Cove Beach; 33. Montana de Oro State Park; 35. Haskell's Beach.

Sunday, May 21, 2023, 10:29 pm-1:18 am
Mountain View: Selected Song #18 "Ave Maria"
sang in Latin by Frank Sinatra (Radio 4-5-1944)
(Lyrics in Latin & English)

Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Maria, gratia plena,
Maria, gratia plena,
Ave, Ave, Dominus
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 10:29 pm-1:18 am
Mountain View: Postage stamps of "Ave Maria" composers—
Austria B53 Schubert (1922); France B174 Gounod (1944);
Other notable singers of "Ave Maria"—

Marian Anderson sings Schubert's "Ave Maria";
Luciano Pavarotti sings Schubert's "Ave Maria" (1994);
Deanna Durbin sings Gounod's "Ave Maria" (1940);
Barbara Streisand sings Gounod's "Ave Maria".

Monday, May 22, 2023, 8:05-8:09 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:10 am;
Woke up @ 1:50 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:09 am—
ARKDN = DRANK; SEBSL = BLESS;
RODFIB = FORBID; TKHESC = SKETCH

Cartoon Answer— The restaurant chain was looking
to improve its business and wanted customers'
AK BE FD EC = FEEDBACK
12.81% of 773 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, May 22, 2023, 4:25-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:00 pm; Half-hour walk
to Valero Station(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:03-5:36 pm;
Bus #40 @ 5:47 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home;
Rudy didn't respond shopping at Sprouts for Magnesium Citrate

2 Gorton Fish Fillets @ $11.49 BOGO Free = $11.49;
(10 fillets: Potato Crunch & Parmesan Crusted 18.2 oz);
Breyers Reese Candy Ice Cream 1.5 qt ($7.49) @ $2.99;
4 Triscuits ($5.49) @ $2.49 x 4 = $9.96 - $5 coupon = $4.96.

Monday, May 22, 2023, 7:20-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #19: Judy Garland sings
"Have Yourself a Little Merry Christmas" (Lyrics)
in Vincente Minnelli's "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944)
Song written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on
Our troubles will be out of sight. Monday, May 22, 2023, 7:20-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Song #19: Judy Garland sings
"Have Yourself a Little Merry Christmas" (Lyrics)
Frank Sinatra wants the lyrics to be more positive
and asked Hugh Martin to sprinkle a little festive joy

Through the years
We all will be together / If the fates allow
So hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 7:15-7:25 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:00 am;
Woke up @ 1:25 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:25 am—
MYREH = RHYME; DTLIA = TIDAL;
RAYWML = WARMLY; TOESOH = SOOTHE

Cartoon Answer— When the twin sisters arrived
at the clock tower that houses Big Ben, they were
ME TI WA OT = TWO (AT) A TIME
20.2% of 1084 responders had trouble with "TIDAL". Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 4:00-4:30 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" Tuesday; Stayed home to work;
After Song #19 Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Little Merry
Christmas", select Song #20: Bing Crosby sings "White Christmas";
Used Word Counter on Song #19— 215 words; ChatGPT couldn't
write 200 words essay on "Bing Crosby singing White Christmas"

Wikipedia: "White Christmas" film came out in 1944 with
Bing Crosby singing song (50 million sold); Heard song
first on "Holiday Inn" film (1942) starring Fred Astaire
and Bing Crosby, featuring Irving Berlin songs.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Song #20: Bing Crosby
sings "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin Lyrics) in
"Holiday Inn" (1942) & "White Christmas" (1944)

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow. Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 7:00-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann's May 22 email @ 9:06 pm—
"Here's one of my Sinatra favorites, often played
at Cubberley Pavilion: "Too Marvelous for Words"

The song was used as love theme for the characters
played by Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
in the 1947 film noir Dark Passage.
(I love dancing foxtrot to song at Cubberley)

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 9:54-11:27 pm
Mountain View: Song #21: Audrey Hepburn
sings "I Could Have Danced All Night" in
"My Fair Lady" (1964)

I could have danced all night, I could have danced all night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things
I've never done before Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 9:06 pm
Mountain View: Emailed Rudy not to go
to Foothill College Sunnyvale Campus,
Dave Huseman of EMT Program retired

Al Guzman's May 23 email @ 5:54 am—
"I have been transferred back to
the Foothill main campus on May 10th.
Long story I will fill you in when I see you."

Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 7:17-7:27 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:45 am;
Woke up @ 12:20 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 7:27 am—
PHEDT = DEPTH; ELLAG = LEGAL;
YLIEKL = LIKELY; VGRENO = GOVERN

Missed Cartoon Answer— His new job
as doorman at the high-rise building was
ET LE ELY VRN = ENTRY LEVEL
51.17% of 1366 responders had trouble with this answer. Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 1:15-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy's phone call woke me up @ 12:20 pm;
He came @ 1:15 pm; Drove to Sprouts (111 E. El Camino Real)
where I shopped, while he went to nearby Wells Fargo Bank;
Bought 3 bags of Wheat Germ 18 oz @ $4.49 = $13.47;
4 bags of Terra Exotic Chips 5 oz @ $3.00 x 4 = $12.00.

I have $13.99 raincheck for Solgar Magneiusm Citrate
(120 tabs), but they're out of stock; Bought instead 2 bottles
Solaray Magnesium Citrate, 90 tabs $12.99 = $25.98 + $2.37 tax = $28.35; Rudy paid me $14.17 for the extra bottle.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 2:45-3:29 pm
Mountain View: Sprouts (111 E. El Camino Real)
Since Sprouts at San Antonio Center closed, better
to stock up on nuts and seeds at lower prices here—
1.46 lb Roma Tomatoes @ 98¢/lb = $1.43;

1.98 lb Org Raw Pumpkin Seeds @ $7.49/lb = $14.83;
1.99 lb Raw Sunflower Seeds @ $3.99/lb = $7.94;
1.97 lb Whole Raw Cashews @ $5.99 = $11.80;
2.07 lb Sweet Banana Chips @ $4.29/lb = $8.88. Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: When Rudy went to Wal-Mart, picked up
"Daily Post" & "Metro" at news bins nearby (Showers Drive);
LINC-405 Zoom Classes with Will Cavada (Skills Workshop)
& Q&A with Kim Randall (chat: Joby Aviation, Uber of the sky)

Cavada showed how to make "To Do" List
with check-marks and cross-outs when done;
Sent out gmail results in Google Docs.
Cavada forgot to record last week's Session.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 7:40-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Poem: "GOD IS NOWHERE"
Teacher's lesson on God to students was a
disaster; He couldn't answer their questions

Distraught, depressed, in despair,
he wrote on the blackboard—
"GOD IS NOWHERE"
and dozed off to sleep. Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 10:35-11:48 pm
Mountain View: Thought about Secretariat winning
the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths in 2:24 & the
Triple Crown, and add 31 to Numbers Collection

Secretariat who is the ninth winner
of the American Triple Crown,
setting and still holding the
fastest time record in all three races.

Thursday, May 25, 2023, 7:50-8:26 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:40 am;
Woke up @ 12:20 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:26 am—
KLCEF = FLECK; MIREP = PRIME;
ORPWED = POWDER; LONCAA = CANOLA

Missed Cartoon Answer— He was the NBA's
"MVP" six times, which made Abdul-Jabbar the
FEK PRM OER COA = "KAREEM" OF (THE) CROP
54.07% of 1450responders had trouble with this answer.
[I guessed wrongly "CORREM" OF (THE) PACK]. Thursday, May 25, 2023, 3:20-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:20 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 4:00-4:33 pm;
Red Bus @ 4:45 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home.
Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel Creamer @ $2.97 - $1.50 = $1.47

Kiwi-Strawberry Sparkling Drink ($1.29) @ 93¢;
O Organics Spinach & Arugula 5 oz ($5.99) @ $3.99;
2 Pringles Potato Chips ($2.99) @ $1.99 x 2 = $3.98;
2 Land-O-Lakes Black Forest Ham 8 oz @ $2.50 = $5.00;
Pound Cake ($5.49) 50% off @ $2.74 - $2 bakery = 74¢.

Thursday, May 25, 2023, 7:50-8:13 pm
Mountain View: Steve Gould sent May 25 email @ 5:26 pm
of visit to New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to see
Vincent Van Gogh Exhibit, and sent 3 photos—

Cypress at Met (1889);
Cypress at London (1889);
Starry Night from MOMA (1889). Thursday, May 25, 2023, 8:13-8:53 pm
Mountain View: Steve Gould sent May 25 email @ 6:20 pm
of visit to New York Guggenheim Museum to see
10 paintings by Picasso done in Paris around 1900.

Le Moulin de la Galette (1901);
NY Times (5-17-2023); Picasso's Hidden Dog;
Courtesan with Hat at Stanford Cantor Arts Center (1901).

Friday, May 26, 2023, 7:50-8:40 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:30 am;
Woke up @ 1:35 pm (13 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:40 am—
RRNEU = RERUN; SMEAU = AMUSE;
FESLUU = USEFUL; CLEINH = LICHEN

Missed Cartoon Answer— The men who volunteered
to reenact medieval warfare on horseback were
RR ASE EFL CEN = FREELANCERS
45.27% of 1701 responders had trouble with this answer.
(I guessed wrongly "REALFENCERS"). Friday, May 26, 2023, 3:40-6:45 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:40 pm; Red Bus @ 4:20 pm
to Showers Drive Wal-Mart bins for "Daily Post";
Bus #22 to Chef Chu's bims for "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Road) 5:10-5:52 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:33 pm to Central Xpwy Stop and walked home

Blackberry-Raspberry Sparkling Drink ($1.29) @ 93¢;
2 SeaPak Popcorn Shrimp @ $10.99 BOGO free = $10.98;
Berry Pie 11-inch, ($12.99) @ $8.99 - $2 bakery = $6.99;
Coffee-Mate Peppermint Mocha @ $2.97 - $1.50 = $1.47;
(Coffee-Mate Creamer overcharged $4.99; Refund $5.00).

Friday, May 26, 2023, 10:10-10:50 pm
Mountain View: "OP-ED: AI photoshopping
is becoming very easy; maybe far too easy"
(By Farhad Manjoo, Mercury News, May 25, 2023, A6)

"Being able to prove what's true is going to be essential for governments, for news agencies and for regular people", Dana Rao, Adobe's chief trust officer said. Adobe, that makes Photoshop, has considered the dangers and has been working on a plan to address the widespread dissemination of digitally manipulated pics. The company has created what it describes as a "nutrition label" that can be embedded in image files to document how a picture was altered, including if it has elements generated by artificial intelligence. Friday, May 26, 2023, 10:10-11;17 pm
Mountain View: "OBITUARY: Music legend
Tina Turner dies at 83; singer rocked charts for decades"
(By Hillel Italie, Mercury News, May 25, 2023, A2)

Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer & stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records & live shows in the 1960s & '70s & survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age, has died at 83 on May 24, in her home in Küsnacht, Zurich, Switzerland. She became a superstar on her own in her 40s, sold more than 150 million records, won 12 Grammys, was voted along with Ike into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 (and on her own in 2021), and was honored at Kennedy Center in 2005.

Saturday, May 27, 2023, 7:45-7:58 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:20 am;
Woke up @ 12:30 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:58 am—
NIEMC = MINCE; NHOMT = MONTH;
BROIFD = FORBID; GPOIEN = PIGEON

Cartoon Answer— When Noah Webster
published his first dictionary in 1806, it was a
MNE MNT FOID IGEN = DEFINING MOMENT
39.6% of 995 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, May 27, 2023, 3:00-3:45 pm
Mountain View: Ann picked me up @ 3:00 pm; Drove to
Valero (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 Rengstorff Ave) 3:10-3:33 pm;
Gave Ann bag of newspapers; Poem "God Is Nowhere"; Songs
#18- 19- 20-21; Safeway: O Organics Herb Blend Salad 16 oz $5.99

Open Nature Cucumber Salad Dressing @ $3.49 = Free;
Celsius Watermelon Energy Drink 12 oz @ $2.79 = Free;
Sig Sel Kiwi-Strawberry Sparkling Drink ($1.29) @ 93¢;
Apple Pie @ $6.99, 50% off = $3.49 - $2.00 bakery =$1.49.

Saturday, May 27, 2023, 6:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: More free groceries for Rudy—
when he returns to Sunnyvale from Lodi;
Veg-All 7-in-1 mixed vegetables 29 oz:

Bag Pasta City Sphagetti 16 oz;
Bag 16 oz Raley's Pinto Beans;
4 cans Fisha Tuna: Tuna Fish in water;
4 packets Algood Creamy Peanut Butter. Saturday, May 27, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Los Altos Library May 24 email @ 12:47 am—
Books on Hemingway & Paris overdue— $5 lost fee + fee to
replace book; Need to type some contents & return these books

A Moveable Feast $25.00; Hemingway's Paris $24.99
Expatriate Paris $24.45; Golden Moments of Paris $19.95;
Paris on the Brink $29.95: Robert Creeley Poems $21.95;
When Paris Sizzled $29.95; The Gift: Poems of Hafez $21.
Sunday, May 28, 2023, 5:58-6:17 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:10 am;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:17 am—
SSITIN = INSIST; SMCOIA = MOSAIC;
ULHPLI = UPHILL; SRONPE = PERSON;
RYEONR = ORNERY; NMRAAT = MANTRA

Cartoon Answer— The sound of his
fingenails on the chalkboard was
NT OSA HI SON NEY ATA = A NOISE THAT ANNOYS
45.2% of 688 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, May 28, 2023, 5:00-6:36 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 3:17 pm (13 hours sleep)
No "Daily Post" printed Sunday; Stayed home to work;
Kurt Snibbe: "MEMORIAL DAY: A Place of Remembrance"
(Sunday Mercury News, 5-28-2023, B18) Amphitheater is named
in honor of James R. Tanner, a corporal in the 87th NY Volunteer

Infantry during Civil War who suffered a gruesome wound from Confederate cannon fire at Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862. It resulted in loss of both legs below the knees. Learned to walk on artificial limbs; at Lincoln's deathbed.

Sunday, May 28, 2023, 8:00-8:37pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Oceania stays current"
(By David Dickstein, Mercury News, May 28, 2023, F7-F8)

Oceania's first new ship Vista since the Riviera debuted in 2012 arrives at San Pedro's World Cruise Center this fall. Guests will be able to enjoy two of De Laurentiis' recipes
inits Italian specialty restaurant during a 16-night Panama Canal cruise that embarks on Nov. 3 and includes stops in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia
and Cayman Islands before pulling up to Miami. Sunday, May 28, 2023, 8:00-8:37 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST: Time magazine's
50 greatest places in the world include a California wonder"
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, May 28, 2023, F7)

1. Dominica; 2. Barcelona, Spain; 3. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; 4. Ladakh, India;
5. Churchill, Manitoba; 6. Aarhus, Denmark;
7. Roatan, Honduras; 8. Aqaba, Jordan; 9. Kyoto, Japan;
10. Musanze, Rwanda. Time's Full List of 50
(Yosemite National Park is California wonder).

Sunday, May 28, 2023, 8:37-9:00 pm
Mountain View: "WINE: Is ChatGPT
a sommelier in the making?"
(By Peg Melnik, Mercury News, May 28, 2023, F6)

Are wine professionals intimidated by ChatGPT, that upstart chatbot that recently passed three Master Sommelier theory exams? Chatbots are software designed to interact conversationally with humans. Think of the customer service pop-ups you see when you log onto your cell phone account. Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT is trained to respond to questions with a detailed answer or offer a solution, ChatGPT showed its chops in March when it scored 92% on introductory Court of Master Sommelier test, 86% on certified Sommelier exam & 77% on Advanced Sommelier exam, according to drinksbusiness.com. So far, ChatGPT cannot fully pass without acing the tasting section.
Robots may be able to evaluate wine someday using analytical tools of some sort. Sunday, May 28, 2023, 8:24-9:26 pm
Mountain View: Kurt Snibbe: "MEMORIAL DAY: A Place
of Remembrance" (Mercury News, 5-28-2023, B18) lists
U.S. War Casualties for my Numbers Collection 1000+.html—

1. World War II: 405,399;
2. Civil War: North: 364,511;
3. Civil War: South: 133,821;
4. World War I: 116,516;
5. Vietnam War: 58,220;
6. Korean War: 33,686.

World War II Death:
China: 3,750,000;
France: 210,000;
Germany: 5,318,00;
Japan: 2,300,000:
Soviet Union: 11,400,000;
United Kingdom: 383,700.

Monday, May 29, 2023, 7:00-7:06 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:40 am;
Woke up @ 1:40 pm (13 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:06 am—
NUSGW = SWUNG; FETUL = FLUTE;
KEYWEL = WEEKLY; IEKYLL = LIKELY

Cartoon Answer— His wife figured he'd eat too
much at the Memorial Day cookout because she
WUN FLE WKL LEL = KNEW FULL WELL
20.53% of 833 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, May 29, 2023, 3:30-5:45 pm
Mountain View: VTA Bus schedue on Memorial Day
is the same as Sunday; No "Daily Post" printed today
(3 days in row); Walk half-hour to Juncntion Ave for
Shopping at Safeway (580 Rengstorff Ave) 4:25-5:10 pm;
Last Bus #40 @ 5:27 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

Sig Sel Wild Cherry Sparkling Drink ($1.29) @ 93¢;
Open Nature Cucumber Salad Dressing Free = All Gone;
Celsius Watermelon Energy Drink 12 oz @ $2.79 = Free;
Returned $15.99 cups: Fruit Cup @ $5.99, Buy 2 Get 1 Free.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 5:31-5:36 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 5:45 am;
Woke up @ 3:50 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 5:36 am—
GUYMG = MUGGY; TLTAO = TOTAL;
NNNACO = CANNON; XDTOUE = TUXEDO

Cartoon Answer— His 300-yard drive
off the tee was way out of bounds and
GG OL NN EO = LONG GONE
22.34% of 913 responders had trouble with "TUXEDO". Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" Tuesday; stayed home to work;
Spent 7.5 hours on "16th Birthday Poem" yesterday 8 pm-3:33 am
for grandniece Sophia's birthday on June 3, using "15th Birthday Poem" as template; Wrote 14 couplets with 28 images; Unaware passage of time, and went to sleep after dinner @ 5:45 am

Sulfur with 16 protons
and 16 electrons in toll,
Proverbs: 16:16 "better
to get wisdom than gold".

Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 7:12-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Work on Numbers 47-50
Quotes from Joshua Prager's 100 Years on ages 47-50

Number 50: When they have reached fifty years of age,
they must raise the eye of the soul to the universal light...
then let them make philosophy their chief pursuit.
— Plato (427 BC-347 BC),
The Republic (375 BC), 540a Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 9:35-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Work on Numbers 72-76
Quotes from Joshua Prager's 100 Years on ages 72-76

At seventy-five... I am an empty flagon.
Tap me and you will hear an awful hollow sound.
My head is a tomb quite as empty as the one Jesus
is supposed to have walked away from.
— Gore Vidal (1925-2012), Julian (1964)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 12:28-12:50 am
Mountain View: Steve Gould's 5/30 email @ 8:51 pm
on his 5/29 visit to Bronx's NY Botanical Garden
to see exhibition by Jamaican artist Ebony Patterson.

Steve sent two attachments of her work—
"A Wake of Vultures"
"Learning from Ghosts" Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 1:30-2:45 am
Mountain View: Dinner of La Terra Fina Spinach-Artichoke Quiche;
O Organics Organic Salad Fresh Herb Blend; Pringles Potato Chips;
Open Nature Cucumber Salad Dressing; Sig Café Spinach Dip

Need to type more quotes from
11 Los Altos Library books
that are overdue for returning.