Haikus: September 2023

HAIKUS: September 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.

Friday, September 1, 2023, 7:07-7:24 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 7:30 am;
Woke up @ 3:55 pm (8.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:24 am
NSTUT = STUNT; MPLIB = BLIMP;
LETERN = RELENT; DEBLOU = DOUBLE

Cartoon Answer— The fact that the evil
witch had begun to recite an incantation
SUT BLP RELE DOLE = SPELLED TROUBLE
40.88% of 1162 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, September 1, 2023, 6:00-7:40 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 6:00 pm; Bus #40 @ 6:21 pm
to Chef Chu's & CVS bins (El Camino Real) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) 6:40-7:08 pm;
Bus #40 @ 7:25 pm to Central XPwy Stop and walked home;
Did most grocery shopping Thursday at Rengstorff Safeway;

Ashoc Drink Cherry Limeade 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Cup Watermelon sold out; Sales clerk William sold me
Cup of Fruits @ $3.99 at Watermelon price @ $2.89;
3 Cup of Fruits @ $2.89 x 3 = $8.67.

Friday, September 1, 2023, 8:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Didn't go to Stanford Theatre to see Hitchcock's
"Dial M for Murder" & "Rope" films; Relaxed at home with
Sparkling Drink Strawberry-Watermelon and Cup of Fruits.

Yesterday, woke up @ 2:35 pm by Mid-Peninsula
Maintenance Crew to install fire stops to
prevent potential fires; Done in 5 minutes.

Karen phoned from NYC (4:05-4:10 pm)
to say hello & tells me she interviewed for
3 jobs on kitchen assistant in shopping mall.

Al Guzman emailed @ 10:36 am & 4:47 pm—
Letting me register for Fall class at Foothill,
and offering to take me to Cupertino Podiatry. Friday, September 1, 2023, 9:00-9:40 pm
Mountain View: "PHOTO: California
landmarks glow under August's Super Blue Moon"
(By Jose Carlos Fajardo, Mercury News, September 1, 2023, B4)

Super Blue Moon shines high above the California State Capitol in Sacramento, on 8-30-2023. Last super blue moon appeared on 1-31-2018. NASA says the next super blue moon won't appear until 1-31-2037. Why super? Any time a full Moon coincides with Moon’s closest approach to Earth in its 27-day orbit, that Moon is referred to as a perigean or Super Moon. Moon at its perigee, or closest point of orbit, is 226,000 miles from Earth. Last Super Moon was earlier this month on 8/2. Why blue? Because it's the 2nd full Moon in August and 3rd full moon this summer, a season that
spans four full Moons, according to Space.com.

Saturday, September 2, 2023, 9:12-9:20 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:45 am;
Woke up @ 12:15 pm (11.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:24 am
LIPYM = IMPLY; NEAAR = ARENA;
GSTIAM = STIGMA; LETEDE = DELETE

Cartoon Answer— What question
can you never answer yes to?
PLY REA STA EEE = ARE (YOU) ASLEEP YET
16.14% of 793 responders had trouble with this answer.
(Rudy still in Lodi; No Wi-Fi; Had not responded to emails) Saturday, September 2, 2023, 3:00-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Ann picks me up @ 3:00 pm; Drives to
Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-3:40 pm;
Gave Ann bag newspapers (two weeks), Copies of Songs #46-53;
4 Ashoc Energy Drinks; 4 Haagen Dasz Creme; Cup Watermelon

Lucerne Chocolate Milk 25% off = @ $2.69;
3 Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $2.89 x 3 = $8.67;
4 Triscuits: Garden Herb @ $1.97 x 4 = $7.88;
4 Planters Sweet & Spicy Peanuts @ $1.99 = $7.96;
8 Sparkling Water Mango-Pineapple @ 89¢ x 8 = $7.12.

Saturday, September 2, 2023, 5:00-5:50 pm
Mountain View: "BASEBALL: Aaron Judge
becomes MLB's fastest player to 250 career homers"
(By Jack Baer, Yahoo News, 9-1-2023)

Slugger mashed a first-pitch leadoff homer in 5th inning Friday against Houston Astros, upping his season total
to 30 long balls & career total to 250 in his 810th career game. Former record-holder was Phillies' Ryan Howard, who hits 250 in 855 games. After Howard, it's Ralph Kiner (871 games), Harmon Killebrew (905 games) and
Albert Pujols (933) to round out the top five. Saturday, September 2, 2023, 5:50-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Didn't go to Stanford Theatre to see Hitchcock's
"The Birds" & "Psycho" movies; Just relaxed at home with
Sparkling Drink Strawberry-Watermelon and Cup of Fruits.

How come I'm feeling sleepy?
Had 11.5 hours sleep last night.
Is today's Jumble Puzzle on sleep
influencing me? Better not take nap.
Projects to do: Pay September rent;
Register at Foothill for Fall Quarter;
Trip to Sprouts for Magnesium Citrate.

Sunday, September 3, 2023, 6:12-6:34 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:30 am;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:34 am—
TNYTIE = ENTITY; DCLUDE = CUDDLE;
HRINSK = SHRINK; DINIEO = IODINE;
RUPARO = UPROAR; WIWNOD = WINDOW

Cartoon Answer— When they went scuba
diving on their trip to Australia, they were
EN UDD RN ONE UR WD = UNDER DOWN UNDER
14.8% of 500 responders had trouble with "IODINE". Sunday, September 3, 2023, 4:40-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 2:50 pm (12.5 hours sleep);
Born on Sept. 6— Moses Mendelssohn 1729; Lafayette 1757; John Dalton 1766; Jane Addams 1860; Joseph P. Kennedy 1888; Robert M. Pirsig 1928; Sep. 6 Postmarks: Pony Express 1860; Rhodesia 76, 1905; U.S. 2187 Chennault First Day Cover, Monroe, LA, 1990

9/6 Events— Magellan's ship circumnavigates globe 1522;
Great Fire of London raged 5 days, Sep. 2-6, 1666;
Carl Ripken, Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's 2130 record, 1995;
Princess Diana's funeral in London 1997.

Sunday, September 3, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Bay Area outdoors:
A day trip or weekend nature jaunt is just what the doctor ordered"
(By Sarah McDonald, Mercury News, September 3, 2023, F7-F8)

Dr. Laurie Bostick Cammon says "Even if you can’t do a
lot of adventuring or hiking, going for a walk or even just
sitting in nature is good for your health." 1. East Bay parks;
2. Del Valle Park Regional Park; 3. East Bay Regional Parks; 4. Veggielution; 5. Mt. Madonna Park; 6. Land of Medicine Buddha; 7. Audrey Edna Cabin; 8. Sam McDonald Park; 9. Pescadero's Costanoa eco-adventure resort Sunday, September 3, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST: Campspot's top
camping spots in North America include 6 California sites"
(By Jackie Berrell, Mercury News, September 3, 2023, F7)

Voted best 2023 awards— 1. Sun Outdoors Paso Robles,
Paso Robles, California; 2. Bonelli Bluffs RV Resort & Campground, San Dimas, California; 3. Casini Ranch Family Campground, Duncans Mills, California; 4. Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort, Mt. Shasta City, California; 5. Lake Hemet Campground, Mountain Center, California; 6. Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District, Julian, California

Sunday, September 3, 2023, 7:00-7:30 pm
Mountain View: Dan Piraro's Bizarro Comics
(9-3-2023 issue) Searched for UFO, Eyeball,
Firecracker, Apple Pie in each issue daily

Today's Sunday issue has skeletal figures of other
Comics characters— UFO above Mickey Mouse;
Eyeball by Fred Flintstone; Firecracker close
to Snoppy; Apple Pie by Olive Oyl. Sunday, September 3, 2023, 7:30-8:30 pm
Mountain View: For Sept. 6 Birthday, need 9/6 Journal Entries or Letters from Goethe, Delacroix, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Basho, Dickinson, Helen Luke, Hammarskjöld, Joyce Carol Oates

Have most of these books home, but need to go
to Foothill & Los Altos Library (Basho, Oates)
and search online (Whitman, Dickinson)
for relevant quotes on September 6.

Sunday, September 3, 2023, 8:30-9:11 pm
Mountain View: Helen Luke's Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of
Journals 1976-1994 (pp. 123-262); No September 6 entry in book

September 11, 1994— "Simone Weil said that
the real education is the awakening and training
of the faculty of attention, ultimately so that
we may attend to the voice of the living God." Sunday, September 3, 2023, 9:11-9:34 pm
Mountain View: Dag Hammarskjöld's "Markings" (1964)
(Mystical journal of UN's Secretariat General, devoid of politics)

No September 6 entry in the book—
"The best and most wonderful thing that
can happen to you in this life, is that you should
be silent and let God work and speak." (9-26-1957)

Sunday, September 3, 2023, 9:40-10:20 pm
Mountain View: No need to go to Foothill College Library for Basho's The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Found my 1968 Penguin copy home: (p. 142)— September the sixth, however, I left for Ise Shrine, though fatigue of long journey was still with me, for I wanted to see dedication of a new shrine there. As I stepped into a boat, I wrote:

As firmly cemented clam-shells
Fall apart in autumn,
So I must take to the road again,
Farewell, my friends. Sunday, September 3, 2023, 10:20-11:38 pm
Mountain View: Ramana Maharshi's Talks with Sri RamanaMaharshi (1968) (May 15, 1935-April 1, 1939) and Day by Day with Bhagavan (1968) (March 16, 1945-January 4, 1947): Neither of these two books have an entry for September 6; Since Ramana enlightened my mentor Paul Brunton, hoped to find some wisdom words from him

(Talks, p. 230): November 5, 1936— "when Paul Brunton
& a lady were walking home in the night, they saw a bright light glow on half the hill. Bhagavan said: This hill [Arunachala] is said to be wisdom in visible shape."

Monday, September 4, 2023, 7:04-7:15 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:20 am;
Woke up @ 1:00 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:15 am
NTAGI = GIANT; MERIG = GRIME;
BLUMME = MUMBLE; GHHYIL = HIGHLY

Cartoon Answer— Their Labor Day cookout
was going great until mosquitoes started
GNT GME UB IGH = BUGGING THEM
19.29% of 757 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, September 4, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Labor Day: No mail delivered;
No "Daily Post" printed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday;
VTA Bus on Sunday schedule; Stayed home to work—
Wrote poem "Skeletal Museum" in bed before falling asleep;
Inspired by Dan Piraro's Bizarro Comics (9-3-2023 issue)

I'm hunting daily—
Where is the UFO,
eyeball, firecracker,
and the apple pie?

Monday, September 4, 2023, 4:50-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Reading Goethe's "Italian Journey";
Found 9-6-1786 (pp. 7-8) & 9-6-1787 (pp. 382-383) journal entries

Sept. 6, 1787— The God is my constant & best companion...
Rejoice with me that I am happy. Indeed, I can honestly say
I have never been so happy in my life as now. If only I could
communicate to the friends I love a small part of my joy. Monday, September 4, 2023, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: "Journal of Eugène Delacroix"; Found 9-6-1852
(p. 272), 9-6-1854 (pp. 422-423), 9-6-1858 (pp. 634-635) entries

Sept. 6, 1854— Chenavard said that what characterizes
a master is his recognizing of the essential thing in
the picture, the thing that must absolutely be reached.
Mere talent thinks only of details: Ingres, David, etc.

Monday, September 4, 2023, 7:00-8:00 pm
Mountain View: "Emerson in His Journals"
Google Books: Edited by Joel Porte (1982)
Found "English Channel, 9-6-1833" entry (p. 116)

Sept. 6, 1833— I like my book about nature
& wish I knew where & how I ought to live.
God will show me. I am glad to be on my way home. Monday, September 4, 2023, 8:00-9:53 pm
Mountain View: Searched Google Books
"Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson" (1820-1876)
Didn't find any September 6 journal entries

Oxford, April 30, 1873— I was guest of Professor Max
Müller, and was introduced to Jowett and to Ruskin,
and to Mr. Dodgson, author of Alice in Wonderland.

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, 2:05-2:21 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:30 am;
Woke up @ 11:30 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 2;21 pm
RTEXE = EXERT; MERAF = FRAME;
COSOMH = SMOOCH; CETANC = ACCENT

Cartoon Answer— After flunking his
algebra test, the student worried about the
ERT FA MH AT = AFTERMATH
22.1% of 923 responders had trouble with this answer. Tuesday, September 5, 2023, 11:30 am-1:50 pm
Mountain View: Arline phoned and talked for almost 2 hours;
Saw her last March 8, 2020 at Pearl Kruss Gallery (3 years ago);
No emails for 5 years (Yahoo wants cell phone # to restore email);
She's depressed; Told her about MAP (Music, Art, Poetry) to guide her; Reference to poets William Blake & Ralph Waldo Emerson—

To cheer her up, reminded her of Morning Shu's HTML class:
Everyone voted for "Silicon Valley Resources"; Arline said "Exploring Silicon Valley", then class chose hers. Shu told
class "Remember this moment: why we changed our mind!"

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, 8:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: For Birthday-Sept. 6—
Found September 6, 1881 Letter 724
of Emily Dickinson to Mary Bowles

I give you only a word this mysterious morning
in which we must light the lamps
to see each other's faces...
Vinnie says "give her my love" Tuesday, September 5, 2023, 9:00-10:40 pm
Mountain View: For Birthday-Sept. 6— Found Sept. 6, 1890
Conversations of Walt Whitman with Horace Traubel

Bucke sends me article for The Conservator reinforcing remarkable parallels in lives of Millet & Whitman...
He was staggered byWoodbury's assertion of Emerson:
"He was a pilgrim of the invisible, and, both by heritage
and growth, without the capacity for sin."

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 12:23-12:28 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:30 am;
Woke up @ 12:10 pm (9.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 12:28 pm
IDLIV = LIVID; JAINN = NINJA;
LNATEG = TANGLE; TMEVOI = MOTIVE

Cartoon Answer— Would she be
able to keep the secret? There was
LI NN GL OTE = NO TELLING
12.41% of 798 responders had trouble with "NINJA". Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 1:15-2:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann sent Goethe's Italian travel diary dated 9-6-1786, and asked "what was Goethe's one thought"?; I believe "one thought" occupying Goethe's mind at the time was the Metamorphosis of Plants (1790). He was searching for a plant that was the top of the plant kingdom as Homo Sapiens was top of the animal kingdom.

"Birthday- September 6"— found quotes from
Basho, Goethe, Delacroix, Emerson, Thoreau,
Emily Dickinson, & Whitman's Conversations
to complete web page for Ann's birthday today.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 3:20-5:04 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:20 pm; Red Bus @ 3:50 pm;
Wal-Mart bins at Showers Drive for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Bus #40 @ 4:32 pm to Foothill College; Got off at 1st stop;
Elevator to Railings past Bookstore & Welcome Center; More
elevators to Registrar Center @ 5:04 pm that closed at 5:00 pm

Wed. & Thurs. Sept. 6-7: Virtual Registration;
With no credit card, need to pay check to
live person for LINC-083A-01W (1 unit):
Adobe Premiere by Will Cavada (CRN 21535). Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 5:18-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Bus #40 at last Foothill stop @ 5:18 pm;
Arrived at Montecito Ave @ 5:44 pm (26 minutes ride);
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:52-6:18 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:48 pm to Montecito Avenue & walked home.

3 Cup Watermelon @ $3.16 x 3 = $9.57;
Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $4.69;
Ashoc Drink Cherry Limeade 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Lucerne Coconut Creme Coffee Creamer 32 oz @ $1.89;
2 Gorton Fish Fillets 10 ct @ $11.99 BOGO Free = $11.99.

Thursday, September 7, 2023, 8:32-8:51 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 5:10 am;
Woke up @ 3:10 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:51 am
MRYUM = RUMMY; SAQHU = QUASH;
DXOUSE = EXODUS; NATCOE = OCTANE

Cartoon Answer— The letter between
i and p on the keyboard was tired of the
MM AS EOS OAE = SAME "O", SAME "O"
29.68% of 1240 responders had trouble with "OCTANE". Thursday, September 7, 2023, 4:30-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Santa Clara County Library District's
Sept. 6 email @ 12:33 am— John Baxter's book
"The Golden Moments of Paris: A Guide to the Paris
of the 1920s"; Lost Charge $19.95; Lost Fee $5.00;
Additional $10 non-refundable billing fee in 4 weeks

Typed passages in Baxter's book—
Why in Paris, publishing Joyce
and Miller and Hemingway changed
the direction of modern literature?

Thursday, September 7, 2023, 5:00-5:40 pm
Mountain View: "Midpeninsula Open Space Newsletter, Fall 2023"
came in the mail today; Photograph Winners: People in Nature Winner: "Up Up and Away" by Erica Namba (Russian Ridge);
Trail Less Traveled Winner: "Sunrise" by Alex Song (Pulgas Ridge);

Landscape Winner: "Textured Marine Layer Sunset"
by Leor Pantilat (Purisima Creek Redwoods);
Docents-Led Hikes: September 1 to November 30;
Daniels Nature Center: April-mid Oct: 12 pm-5 pm. Thursday, September 7, 2023, 6:20-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 6:20 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station bins (Middlefield Rd) for Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 7:00-7:18 pm;
Bus #40 @ 8:09 pm to Montecito Avenue & walked home.

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $3.19;
Ashoc Drink Peach Paradise 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Lucerne Sweet Creme Coffee Creamer 32 oz @ $1.89;
Sig Cafe Macaroni & Cheese @ $4.99, 50% off = $2.49.

Friday, September 8, 2023, 6:03-6:14 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:00 am;
Woke up @ 10:55 am (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:14 am
LUKLS = SKULL; NYOAN = ANNOY;
RANYTO = NOTARY; PQALEU = PLAQUE

Cartoon Answer— After not being called
safe running to first, the player was
SK NO OT PUE = OUTSPOKEN
25.88% of 1240 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, September 8, 2023, 11:40-11:55 am
Mountain View: Stanford Theatre Schedule
of Bogart & Hepburn movies (Sept. 8-Nov. 1, 2023);
My Favorite Films: 6th & 7th favorite films "Roman Holiday"
& "Casablanca" are playing this Friday 9/8 to Sunday 9/10.
Emailed Jack & Rudy on going to Stanford Theatre

If I go Friday 9/8 to see "Casablanca" @ 5:35 pm
and "Roman Holiday" @ 7:30-9:30 pm,
I can catch the 10:24 pm Bus #40
home at Showers Drive.

Friday, September 8, 2023, 1:40-3:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 1:40 pm; Red Bus @ 2:20 pm;
Chef Chu's bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly";
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) 2:40-3:00 pm
Bus #40 3:12 pm to Central XPwy Stop & walked home

Chocolate Eclairs Custer-Filled, 4 ct ($6.99) @ $5.00;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Macaroni Salad, 3 lbs ($9.99) @ $5.00;
Lucerne Macchiato Caramel Creamer 32 oz ($3.99) @ $1.89. Friday, September 8, 2023, 3:50-5:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 3:50 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:27 pm;
Express Bus #522 @ 4:38 pm; Stanford Theatre @ 5:30 pm
to see "Casablanca" (1942) & "Roman Holiday" (1953) films;
Mezzanine filled with crowd, but got my favorite seat

A good book should be read
over and over again; Likewise
great films should be seen many times.

Friday, September 8, 2023, 5:35-7:20 pm
Palo Alto: Casablanca (1942)— This 1942 American romantic drama film was directed by Michael Curtiz. starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, S. Z. Sakall, Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate who must choose between his love for a woman and helping her and her husband, a Czech Resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. Casablanca was nominated for 8 Academy Awards in 1943, and won three for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. AFI's 100 Years.. 100 Passions ranked it #1 ahead of Gone with the Wind. Favorite scenes: (1) Round up the usual suspects; (2) Of all the gin joints; (3) Singing "Marseillasie" in Rick's Café.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Critics: 97%, Audience: 95%

Lubitsch Touch: After pickpocketer passed by,
waiter S. Z. Sakall felt his coat and pants
to check if his wallet was stolen. Friday, September 8, 2023, 7:30-9:30 pm
Palo Alto: Stanford Theatre: Roman Holiday (1953)— This American romantic comedy film was directed by William Wyler. A young princess (Audrey Hepburn) on a European goodwill tour, escapes her guardians for 24 hours of freedom in Rome. Because of a sedative, she falls asleep on a public bench, and American reporter Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) brings her to his apartment. When he realized that she's the royal princess, he bets his newspaper editor $500 that he'll get exclusive interview with her. His photographer buddy Irving (Eddie Albert) comes to take surreptitious photos of her. Hepburn won Academy Award for Best Actress in her first Hollywood performance; screenplay & costume design also won. Favorite scenes: Film Trailer; Bed Flip; Mouth of Truth; Motorcycle Romp; Dance at Barge Fight.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Critics: 98%, Audience: 93%

Lubitsch Touch: Audrey Hepburn hits Gregory Peck
after he faked losing his hand when
inserted in the Mouth of Truth.

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 6:55-6:59 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:15 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:59 am
NGATR = GRANT; ZOYWO = WOOZY;
XDEENP = EXPEND; NGININ = INNING

Cartoon Answer— When they saw that their
collie had tunneled his way out, they thought
GT OO END IG = "DOG-GONE-IT"
17.85% of 1240 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, September 9, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann came by @ 3 pm; Drove to Los Altos Library
to return Baxter's book; Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:20-3:50 pm;
Gave Ann "Bizarro" poem & Passages: Baxter's book; Pretzel Twirls;
Vegetable Broth; 2 Ashoc Drinks; Haagen-dasz Creme; Watermelon;

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $3.19;
Ashoc Drink Island Guava 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Lucerne Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer 32 oz @ $1.89;
O Organics Baby Arugula Salad @ $5.99 - $3 off = $2.99.

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 2:00-2:45 pm
Mountain View: "BUSINESS:
Cleaning up your internet browser"
(By Larry Magid, Mercury News, September 8, 2023, C7-C8)

If you experience glitches or are concerned about privacy,
it’s time to take some proactive steps. The browser cache
can store web images, videos, fonts used on web pages
and the computer code the web page needs to function.
Reduce unwanted items to speed up the browser. Saturday, September 9, 2023, 7:00-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Picked up The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates
1973-1982 at Los Altos Library that came in from Gilroy Library;
Of the 9 years in the "Journal", only September 6 entry was in 1978 after she was offered to teach at Princeton's English Department—

Oates writes "I don't want to move again.
I want to stay here permanently."
Her dream came true, having taught
at Princeton for 36 years (1978-2014).

Sunday, September 10, 2023, 6:35-7:23 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:45 am;
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:23 am—
SUNNEE = UNSEEN; GHEALG = HAGGLE;
DMRADE = MADDER; SYGEER = GEYSER;
NBHISA = BANISH; CCDIAI = ACIDIC

Cartoon Answer— When the sisters were told they
had to stay home for the whole evening, they were
EE HGG DD YS BSH II = "SIGHED" - BY - "SIGHED"
51.14% of 704 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, September 10, 2023, 4:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Wake up @ 1:35 pm (11 hours sleep);
Type passages from Mary McAuliffe's books— When Paris Sizzled: The 1920s Paris (2016), Paris on the Brink: The 1930s Paris (2018);
Going to Stanford Theatre on Friday 9/8 prevented me typing from these books for return to Los Altos Library on Saturday 9/9

The Twenties, or the Roaring Twenties, as they
are known in America, had a distinctive name
in Paris— les Années folles, or, roughly
translated, the Crazy Years.

Sunday, September 10, 2023, 5:00-5:30 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Isleton,
the 'Little Paris of the Delta,' gears up for its comeback"
(By Martha Ross, Mercury News, September 10, 2023, F7-F8)

The city of Isleton is making a resurgence as a travel destination, due to some new cafes, restaurants and art galleries that have opened up in this small town that exists along Sacramento River. If you go—
1. Mei Wah Beer Room; 2. The McBoodery;
3. Isleton Coffee Company;
4. Manny’s Barzzeria;
5. Java Jack's 160; 6. Peter’s Steakhouse;
7. Isleton Museum; 8. 40 Main Art Gallery;
9. Rivers Edge Marina & Resort Sunday, September 10, 2023, 5:00-5:40 pm
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST:
The most beautiful cities in the world"
(By Jackie Berrell, Mercury News, September 10, 2023, F7)

Luxury Travel Expert— 1. Cape Town, South Africa;
2. Vancouver, British Columbia;
3. New York City;
4. Rome, Italy;
5. San Francisco;
6. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
7. Paris, France;
8. Hong Kong;
9. Prague, Czech Republic;
10. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sunday, September 10, 2023, 5:50-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Wrote poem "Skeletal Museum" (9-4-2023);
Inspired by Dan Piraro's Bizarro Comics (9-3-2023 issue)
Searched UFO, Eyeball, Firecracker, Apple Pie in 9-10-2023 issue

UFO below cowboy's horse at right;
Eyeball above belt of 2nd cowboy at left;
Firecracker behind saddle of cowboy at right;
Apple Pie below horse of cowboy at center. Sunday, September 10, 2023, 6:00-7:20 pm
Mountain View: "A New JFK Assassination Revelation
Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” Theory"
(By James David Robenalt, Vanity Fair, September 9, 2023)

In a new book, former Secret Service agent Paul Landis,
largely silent for 60 years, says he found a bullet
in Kennedy’s limo. A sometime presidential historian
explains why that’s so significant, if true.

Sunday, September 10, 2023, 7:30-11:30 pm
Mountain View: Type passages from Mary McAuliffe's books— When Paris Sizzled: 1920s Paris (2016), Paris on the Brink: 1930s Paris (2018); Going to Stanford Theatre on 9/8 prevented me typing from these books for return to Los Altos Library on Saturday 9/9

Life in Paris became increasingly difficult
during the 1930s, as the economy
and the job market shrank. Sunday, September 10, 2023, 11:55 pm
Mountain View: Santa Clara County Library's Email @ 11:55 pm—
Charge for Lost Books: Mary McAuliffe's When Paris Sizzled (2016)
& Paris on the Brink (2018); Lost Charge $19.95; Lost Fee $5.00;
Additional $10 non-refundable billing fee in 4 weeks

Better return these two books—
otherwise $35 fine for each book
or a total of $70 fine.

Monday, September 11, 2023, 9:22-9:29 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:50 am;
Woke up @ 1:50 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 9:29 am
SWHIK = WHISK; PRIVE = VIPER;
DISBEE = BESIDE; FRYADT = DRAFTY

Cartoon Answer— No matter which direction
she looked from 1,000 feet, the hawk had a
WIS VIE BEE DRY = BIRD'S - EYE VIEW
5.54% of 776 responders had trouble with this answer. Monday, September 11, 2023, 2:30-2:34 pm
Mountain View: Couldn't get 104.9 FM KDFC Classic Music
station on radio; Listened to 103.7 FM 80s+ rock music instead;
Eurythmics: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (lyrics);
On Coast-to-Coast-AM, George Noory played this music
whenever he had a program on reincarnation ("seven seas")

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something.

Monday, September 11, 2023, 4:15-5:16 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:15 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:52 pm;
Foothill College Registrar @ 5:16 pm (closed; Sign on door—
Open Mon-Tues 9:00 am-6:00 pm for Financial Aid, also closed)

Bus #40 @ 5:43 pm to CVS (2630 W. El Camino Real);
2 Nature's Bounty Vitamin D3 (6300 IU, 157.5 mcg) +
Magnesium Citrate (100 mg), 90 tablets (Amazon $27.99);
$17.79 BOGO - $4 coupon = $13.79 + $1.26 tax = $15.05. Monday, September 11, 2023, 6:30-7:45 pm
Mountain View: "Daily Post" at Chef Chu's & CVS news bins;
Shopping at Safeway (645 San Antonio Road) 6:30-6:56 pm
Bus #40 @ 7:30 pm to Central XPwy Stop & walked home

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $3.19;
Ashoc Drink Island Guava 12 oz @ $2.99 = Free;
Breyer's Ice Cream Snickers 1.5 qt @ $2.97 - $1 = $1.97;
Golden Crusted Fish Fillet 8 ct @ $11.99 BOGO = $11.99.

Monday, September 11, 2023, 9:30-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Mountain View Fire Station #3
(Rengstorff Ave & Montecito Ave) had flag flown at half-mast
in honor of 343 firefighters dying in 9/11 (Number 911, Poem 911)

Nearly 3000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers
seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the
planes into New York's World Trade Center, one into
the Pentagon & the fourth into a Pennsylvania field. Monday, September 11, 2023, 10:40-11:10 pm
Mountain View: Cynthia Haven's 9/11 email @ 2:53 pm—
Another Look: John Fante's "Ask the Dust" on Tues. Sept. 19
at Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa St. @ 7 pm

Ask the Dust is Fante's best novel & considered
by many to be the great Los Angeles novel.
Panelists: Prof. Robert Pogue Harrison,
Prof. Tobias Wolff, Novelist Terry Gamble.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5:55-5:40 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:40 am;
Woke up @ 1:00 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 5:40 am
NKUSK = SKUNK; COLKB = BLOCK;
LOORIE = ORIOLE; SLOYGS = GLOSSY

Cartoon Answer— The co-owner of the
restaurant was was worried his partner had been
KNK BOC OIO GOS = COOKING (THE) BOOKS
13.75% of 822 responders had trouble with "ORIOLE". Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 1:00-2:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy' phone call woke me up at 1:00 pm;
Mindfulness.com's Melli O'Brien sent 9/11 email @ 11:06 pm;
Episode #53: "In Your Darkest Hour, Remember This" (11:32 video)
Idea from Kristin Neff's Self-compassion break guided meditation:
Put hand over heart for this 4-step meditation exercise—

1. Acceptance to what's happening;
2. Suffering is a part of life;
3. Compassion to self; Kindness to myself;
4. What you need— Call Friend; Walk in Nature.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy came at 2:00 pm; Gave him
Pepsi No-Sugar Soda to drink; Drove to Foothill
College Registrar to register for LINC-083A-01W
(CRN 21535) Will Cavada's "Adobe Premiere" (1 unit)

Two Chinese registrar girls had trouble registering me;
Henry says I registered already on August 30
for Adobe Premiere, and have no need
to pay since I have past credit. Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 3:30-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Rudy parked at 1-Hour Free
Visitor Parking; No time to visit A Guzman
on upper campus where parking is $3/day.
Drove me home, but I lost my house keys.

Mid-Pen Housing closed at 4:30 pm instead of 5 pm;
Rudy used his screwdrivers and pried my living room
window open; I climbed inside, opened front door
for Rudy. Need new keys made at office tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy says it costs $13,200 to paint
the exterior of his sister Julie's house in Lodi;
He had to paint the window sections by himself.

How Much Does It Cost to Paint a House's Exterior?
(By Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 5-17-2023);
Exterior of a single-story, 2,000-square-foot home
costs between $2,000 and $8,000 (without paint cost). Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Rudy does not believe Sarah gave birth
to Isaac at 90 years of age (Genesis 17; Genesis 21:2);
Rudy disbelieves in giants "David & Goliath" (9' 9") (I. Samuel 17)

Mythical Stories of Giants;
Giant Skeletons in Ecuador & Peru;
Skeletal Irish Giant: London Museum;
Titanomachy: Zeus Battle with Titans.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 8:45-9:00 pm
Mountain View: After Connie's passing (9-9-2016),
I stopped listening to her favorite program on the
paranormal, George Noory's Coast-to-Coast-AM.

"Nephilim, Giants, & Prophecy" (9-13-2012)—
L.A. Marzulli discussed Nephilim in Americas,
including skeletons of giants unearthed in the US,
Ohio mound beings who were 7 to 12 feet in height. Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 9:00-9:40 pm
Mountain View: Coast-to-Coast-AM program:
"Ancient Giants / Occult Quest" (10-24-2012); I have Wasserman's
"Art & Symbols of the Occult: Images of Power & Wisdom" (1993)

Joe Taylor mentioned fossils of large creatures who were
12 to 15 ft. tall, six fingers & toes, & two rows of teeth;
James Wasserman claimed Aleister Crowley
was a luminary, and a great seeker and teacher.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 5:55-6:05 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:10 am;
Woke up @ 11:00 am (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:05 am
LEKNT = KNELT; MBRUC = CRUMB;
GAOVEY = VOYAGE; RAIDZL = LIZARD

Cartoon Answer— Should he switch back to
his favorite 'bos hairstyle? He was going to
ELT UM VOE LR = “MULLET” OVER
33.14% of 347 responders had trouble with this answer Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 2:08-2:45 pm
Mountain View: Went to Mid-Pen Housing office
to meet new Community Manager Marina Mikhaylenko
on lost keys; She'll send someone over my apt in an hour;
Didn't greet Assistant Community Manager Tracy Cheng;
Office opens to 5 pm, but were closed yesterday at 4:30 pm

Cost of replacement keys
$10 for house & mailbox;
Last time, cost was $5 for lost keys.
Wrote $20 check for two sets of keys.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 3:00 pm
Mountain View: Mid-Pen Housing Maintenace guy
Jose came to apt, but the keys he made did not
fit the door's lock; Said he'll go to Home Depot
tomorrow to get it done; Told him I'd like it today

There is a key duplicator onsite,
but somehow Jose was not doing
it properly to make it work.
Rudy is coming at 4:45 pm. Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 4:00-4:30 pm
Mountain View: Typing passages from
Mary McAuliffe's Paris on the Brink (2018);
Finish project before Ann drives me to return books
at Los Altos Library on Sat. 9/16 to avoid $70 fines

Chapter 1: End of an Era (1929)
Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare & Company;
Chapter 5: Navigating a Dangerous World (1931-1932)
Sylvia Beach's troubles with James Joyce.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 4:45-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Mid-Pen Housing Maintenace guy
Jose came to apt again, but the keys he made still
did not fit the door's lock; He'll shave more of the key
off so it will fit; Gave me original key & mailbox key.

Rudy is leaving for Lodi
on Saturday night 9/16; Told me
to contact Al Guzman so we could
go hiking together before it gets cold. Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 5:10-5:37 pm
Mountain View: Rudy drove to Valero news bins
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:15-5:37 pm
Left bag of newspapers in front seat of Rudy's car

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $2.84;
5 Yoplait Yogurt (99¢) @ 37¢ - 10¢ = 27¢ x 5 = $1.35;
Yuban Coffee 25.3 oz ($16.99) @ $6.99 (free for Rudy);
Sliced Blueberry Cake @ $5.99, 50% off - $2 Bakery = 99¢.

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 11:27-11:42 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:20 am;
Woke up @ 2:08 am (11.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 11:42 am
FINSF = SNIFF; DRRAA = RADAR;
VRAYIA = AVIARY; CANNUE = NUANCE

Cartoon Answer— It was going to cost $500
to change her flight which she thought was an
IFF RAR IAR UANE = UNFAIR AIRFARE
23.62% of 1143 responders had trouble with this answer Thursday, September 14, 2023, 4:35-6:40 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:35 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:17-5:45 pm;
Bus #40 @ 6:23 pm to Montecito Ave and walked home;
Rudy left bag of newspapers by my front door after 11:42 am

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $2.84;
5 Yoplait Yogurt (99¢) @ 37¢ - 10¢ = 27¢ x 5 = $1.35;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad @ $9.99 50% off = $4.99;
6 Bagels @ $4.99, 50% off - $2 Bakery = 49¢ (not honored).

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 8:00-8:38 pm
Mountain View: "OP-ED: Writers deserve
more for contribution to OpenAI's success"
(By Diya Sabharwal, Mercury News, September 14, 2023, A7)

How much should AI companies owe to creators whose work informs their chatbots? OpenAI— company behind generative AI chatbot ChatGPT, made $1 billion from user subscriptions and by licensing its technology to other companies. While technological progress is a matter to celebrate, need to ensure that this technology is created with guardrails to protect both its users & creators of content that AI was trained on. Thursday, September 14, 2023, 8:40-9:16 pm
Mountain View: Mid-Pen Housing Maintenace
guy Jose didn't come to apt, to give me
two sets of keys to fit the door's lock

Since I had a hole in my left pants pocket,
where my keys slipped away, visualize where
I lost them— Left Rudy's car in Parking Lot to
Foothill College Registrar (they'd be noise of keys falling
on concrete); Left Rudy's car for my apt, took short cut
walking on grass section (no noise if keys fell out).
Searched the area carefully but no trace of lost keys.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 7:31-7:41 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 12:00 pm (9 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:41 am
SEGUT = GUEST; DEEXU = EXUDE;
NILOEN = ONLINE; SETIDG = DIGEST
(Rudy didn't respond to phone call on Ben-Gay at CVS @ $4 off)

Cartoon Answer— After getting into an
argument, the terrestrial gastropod mollusks
GUT UDE OLI GST = SLUGGED IT OUT
27.76% of 969 responders had trouble with this answer Friday, September 15, 2023, 2:00-4:50 pm
Mountain View: Grace from iSmile Dental phoned @ 2 pm
to check if Crown on Implant tooth #10 is OK? Told her "Yes".
Leave apt @ 2:10 pm; Bus #40 @ 2:44 pm to Chef Chu's bins
for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly"; Shopping at CVS
(2630 w. El Camino Real) 3:29 pm & Safeway (645 Dan Antonio Rd) 3:40-3:57 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:38 pm to Central XPwy & walked home

CVS: Men's Vitamins & Vitamin E still not in stock BOGO;
Got Spectravite 365 tablets @ $21.99; 2nd @ 50% off $11;
$4 off coupon = $28.98 + $2.64 tax = $31.62 (paid by check);
Pudding Ring $5.99, 50% off - $2 Bakery = $1 (free to Rudy).

Friday, September 15, 2023, 7:00-7:26 pm
Mountain View: "TECHNOLOGY: San Jose tech
titan Adobe seeks 'creativity for all' with AI launch"
(By George Avalos, Mercury News, September 15, 2023, C7-C8)

Adobe melds art with artificial intelligence in new cloud-based consumer product. David Wadhwani, president of Adobe's Digital Media Business, said "With over 2 billion images generated during the Firefly beta, Generative AI is ushering in a new era of creative expression." Adobe trained its Firefly AI machines solely on content licensed by Adobe or content in public domain no longer protected by copyrights. Friday, September 15, 2023, 1:17-1:48 am
Mountain View: "The Life of
the Late and Great Jimmy Stewart"
(By TravelerDreams.com, 6-28-2023)

Jimmy Stewart was a revolutionary motion-picture star
of Hollywood's Golden Age. Known for his distinctive
"drawl" accent and his charming character roles, Stewart's
down-to-earth persona made him an icon of the silver screen
across multiple genres. Stewart was the first American actor to enlist in the US Army fighting in WW II. Frank Capra asked Stewart to star in It's a Wonderful Life, his first post-war role.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 7:37-8:07 pm
Mountain View: "Dog Raises 3 Tiger Cubs— Years Later
Zookeeper Bursts Into Tears When Tiger Does The Unexpected"
(By Smart World Mag Team, 7-31-2023)

Golden Retriever (Meg) raised 3 tiger cubs in the
mountains; Discovered by hikers, who called for
helicopter rescues; Sold 3 cubs to a zoo. Hiker Mark
& wife Diddy adopted the dog and named her Meg.
Years later, the grown tigers recognized Meg who
came to visit them. Zoo owner bought mother tiger
from some illegal exotic animal peddlers. Friday, September 15, 2023, 8:10-8:20 pm
Mountain View: YouTube: "Dog Raises 3 Tiger Cubs,
But Years Later, Something Unexpected Happened!"
(By Animal Stories Rewind, 7-21-2023)

We've all heard that love can cross all boundaries.
This dog, named Lou, raised three tiger cubs abandoned
by their mother. Onlookers became amazed at the bond
that unfolded between the cubs and the dog. Unfortunately,
the moment arrived when they had to be separated because
the tiger cubs grew larger. However, two years later
something happened that no one could have ever imagined.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 9:05-9:09 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:45 am;
Woke up @ 11:30 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 9:09 am
SSLAA = SALSA; VOHES = SHOVE;
BHIPOS = BISHOP; CELTOK = LOCKET
(No response from Al Guzman on hiking with Rudy & me)

Cartoon Answer— The announcers' negative
comments about the pitcher's perfect game were
SA SE BS LE = BASELESS
7.14% of 672 responders had trouble with this answer Saturday, September 16, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm
Mountain View: Ann comes by and drives to Valero bins
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-3:45 pm
Gave Ann "Birthday-September 6"; Cup Fresh Watermelon;
5 Yoplait Yogurt; Ashoc Drink Peach Paradise & Cherry Limeade;
2 Bob's Red Mill Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal 2.36 oz cup

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $2.84;
Kelloggs Blueberry Waffles 10 ct ($3.79) @ $2.80;
8 Sparkling Water Mango-Pineapple @ 89¢ x 8 = $7.12.; Coca Cola Y3000 No-Sugar @ $2.79 = Free (not in stock).

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 5:48-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Time magazine (9-25-2023)
came in today "Time100 Next" issue—
Melanie Perkins, creative founder of Canva (p. 66)

Mei's mantras: Be a force for good.
Be a good human. Empower others.
Make complex things simple. Saturday, September 16, 2023, 6:00-6:30 pm
Mountain View: Time magazine (9-25-2023)
came in today "Time100 Next" issue—
Mira Murati, CTO of OpenAI (p. 69)

Mira has helped build some of the most
exciting AI tecnologies, including
ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT4.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 6:51-8:59 pm
Mountain View: For Song #54, selected
"Sweet Dreams Are Made For This" (1983);
sang by Dave Stewart & Annie Lennox

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something. Saturday, September 16, 2023, 9:02-11:22 pm
Mountain View: Movie Posters: North by Northwest;
Casablanca; Shop Around the Corner; To Catch a Thief;
Roman Holiday; My Fair Lady. "The Lubitsch Touch"—

Girl yells "Stop!" then whispers "stop";
Pirovitch tells Alfred "You got the wallet!";
Alfred Hitchcock next to Cary Grant on bus;
"Come on Dover! Move your blooming ass!".

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4:45-5:40 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:30 am;
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 5:40 am—
LIRHLS = SHRILL; RIYLAF = FAIRLY;
SYUOJO = JOYOUS; VLAREG = GRAVEL;
RVTEID = DIVERT; HGACNE = CHANGE

Missed Cartoon Answer— The lobsterman
always gave away half of his catch because he was
SIL FAL OS GEL IRT CHE = ALLERGIC TO "SELFISH"
82.48% of 856 responders had trouble with this answer. Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4:00 pm
Mountain View: Stanford Theatre has movies
Bogart & Bacall in The Big Sleep (5:25 pm, 9:35 pm)
and Bogart & Hepburn in Sabrina (3:20 pm, 7:30 pm),
but last Bus #40 is 5:47 pm, so have to take Bus #22
to Rengstorff Ave and walk home in an hour

I've enjoyed Sabrina four times already;
and seen The Big Sleep twice; but the
latter film is confusing, not knowing
good guys from bad; even writer is confused.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4:00-5:30 am
Mountain View: "Hawaii post-fire: 9 great reasons to visit Maui now"
(By Ben Davidson, Mercury News, September 17, 2023, F7-F8)

1. Maui for foodies; 2. Haleakala hiking; 3. Heavenly Hana;
4. Upcountry explorations; 5. Maui-made craft sips;
6. Grand Wailea's art bonanza; 7. Maui's sensational spas;
8. Find a secret cove or a grand strand; 9. Take a sunset stroll.
Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4:00-5:30 am
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Maui fire relief fundraisers"
(By Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, September 17, 2023, F7)

1. Oakland Pop-Up; 2. Roy's Luau;
3. Hoppy Hawaiian Shirt; 4. San Jose brunch;
5. Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx;
6. Spam Musubi; 7. Hawaiian Mac.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4:00-5:30 am
Mountain View: "THE TRAVEL LIST: 7 best
Oktoberfests in the U.S.A. from Leavenworth to Stowe"
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, September 17, 2023, F6)

1. Leavenworth, Washington;
2. Denver, Colorado; 3. La Crosse, Wisconsin;
4. Fredericksburg, Texas; 5. Cincinnati, Ohio;
6. Helen, Georgia; 7. Stowe, Vermont
Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4:13 pm
Mountain View: Listening to NFL game between
SF 49ers at Los Angeles Rams (95.7 FM KZMG)
and play-by-playsummary at Yahoo Sports

Brock Purdy 1-yard sneak-in touchdown before halftime;
Christian McCaffrey rushes for 135-yards & touchdown;
Deebo Samuel rushes for 101-yards & touchdown;
San Francisco 49ers beats Los Angeles Rams 30-23.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 6:50-7:50 pm
Mountain View: "Gene Kelly: To Live and Dance—
Biography, Documentary" (54:15) (nice YouTube video)

Archive footage lifts the lid on the life of actor,
dancer, singer, choreographer & director Gene Kelly,
featuring insights from his son and eldest daughter. Sunday, September 17, 2023, 8:30-9:30 pm
Mountain View: Ann saw 19 turkeys at Skyline Ridge hike yesterday;
She sent 4 turkeys visited her brother's house in Maui on same day

After telling Ann about "The Lubitsch Touch",
she sent Fox Trot Scene "Oyster Princess" (1919),
silent film of Ernst Lubitsch that I've never seen.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 9:30 pm-12:24 am
Mountain View: Wrote poem "The Lubitsch Touch"
with six examples from films with movie posters,
images, & videos bringing audience to applause

A surprise screen scene
bringing laughs & applause
to the whole audience—
that's the Lubitsch Touch! Monday, September 18, 2023, 2:10-3:30 am
Mountain View: Dinner: Gorton's Fish Fillets; Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad; O Organics Baby Arugula Salad; Cup Chocolate Milk;
3 tbsp Ken's Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad Dressing;

For Dessert— Sliced Blueberry Cake;
3 tbsp Breyer's Snickers Ice Cream;
No Cup Florida Natural Orange Juice;
Cup Fresh Watermelon.

Monday, September 18, 2023, 6:30-6:37 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 4:10 am;
Woke up @ 2:20 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:37 am am
CLXEE = EXCEL; LIMDY = DIMLY;
LEFNIE = FELINE; FEFROT = EFFORT

Cartoon Answer— The retired handyman didn't
charge for repairs because he had enough
XC DIM INE EFO = FIXED INCOME
44.89% of 1125 responders had trouble with this answer Monday, September 18, 2023, 4:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Coca Cola Y3000 No-Sugar @ $2.79 = Free
(Rengstorff Safeway does not stock this item). Go to see
if San Antonio Safeway (645 San Antonio Rd) carry it (5:50 pm);
Pick up "Daily Post" at Chef Chu's bins; Leave apt at 4:30 pm;
Bus #40 @ 4:40 pm to San Antonio Road for "Daily Post"

Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $2.84;
Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $5.69;
Rainbow Chips Cookies ($4.99) @ $1.99 (free for Rudy);
Coca Cola No-Sugar Soda 20 oz @ $2.79 = Free (for Rudy).

Monday, September 18, 2023, 6:28-7:00 pm
Mountain View: After Safeway (5:50 pm), waited half-hour
for Bus #40 at San Antonio Rd & El Camino Real stop;
Bus #40 driver @ 6:28 pm didn't stop; While walking to
Showers Drive Stop, Woman in car offered me ride home

She has a Ph.D. & works at Intel on hardware;
I tell her about my background in predicting
protein structure & turned my love for poetry,
attended five Stanford Poetry Workshops free. Monday, September 18, 2023, 7:00-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Woman who gave me ride home is Archana
from India; She knows Swami Chinmayananda, whom I've
attended over 100 talks on the Bhagavad Gita & Upanishads.
As she gave me her email, I'll send some poems from my web site.

"Alone But Not Lonely" (4-27-2020);
"The Aha Moment" (5-6-2008); Notes;
"Tour of WisdomPortal" (2-3-2021);
"Thankfulness 2022" (11-24-2022).

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 7:52-8:06 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:45 am;
Woke up @ 3:45 pm (14 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:06 am
VYNEO = ENVOY; SRUEH = USHER;
GRITFH = FRIGHT; NKARYC = CRANKY

Cartoon Answer— What do
aardvarks like on their pizza?
VO SE IHT CAN = "ANT-CHOVIES"
18.23% of 631 responders had trouble with this answer Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 8:30-9:36 am
Mountain View: "BUSINESS: Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work" [Kelly McKernan is one of 3 plaintiffs (Karla Ortiz & Sarah Andersen) in a lawsuit against AI companies they allege have infringed on their copyright.] (By Jocelyn Noveck & Matt O'Brien, AP, Mercury News, 9-18-2023, C9-C10)

Suit against Stability AI, maker of text-to-image generator Stable Diffusion. Complaint also named Midjourney, & online gallery DeviantArt. Enormous database, LAION, run by a schoolteacher Christoph Schuhmann, in Hamburg, Germany.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 5:30-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Benjamin Franklin proposed the Turkey
as the U.S. national emblem instead of the Bald Eagle;
Turkey Dollar bill; Cropped Turkey; Turkey-Massachusetts$Coin

24 turkeys in park;
Ann saw 19 wild turkeys
on her hike at Skyline Ridge Park. Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 6:00-6:36 am
Mountain View: Adobe Photoshop expired 7-9-2023;
Need to renew my student contract with
Adobe Creative Cloud @ $39.99 for 6 months

Can't use Adobe Firefly to generate
"19 turkeys in a park" since they said "You don't
have access to Firefly. Contact your admin for details."

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 6:42-6:55 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:45 am;
Woke up @ 11:45 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:55 am
MLRUE = LEMUR; NINOU = UNION;
GTREER = REGRET; RAALYS = SALARY

Cartoon Answer— For all the movies set in
outer space, the Milky Way Galaxy has had a
LER ION GRT SAR = STARRING ROLE
36.69% of 526 responders had trouble with this answer Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 7:11-7:22 am
Mountain View: Calculate Distance
between La Honda, California
& Maui, Hawaii = 3,290.80 miles;
Add one more stanza to poem
"19 Wild Turkeys at Skyline Ridge"

Maui is 3000 miles from La Honda,
but nearer awareness between siblings
since this world is within our mind—
to place those turkeys close by in time.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 1:55-3:31 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt 1:55 pm; Bus #40 @ 2:25 pm;
Foothill College @ 2:52 pm with Al Guzman greeting me by
Planetarium Bus Stop; Room 4201: Renewed my student contract
with Adobe Creative Cloud @ $39.99 for 6 month at College Buys

Since I've registered at Foothill College
in Fall 2023 for LINC-083A "Adobe Premiere"
with my choupeter@fhda.edu email, it went through. Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 4:15-5:45 pm
Mountain View: Left Room 4201 @ 4:15 pm; Bus #40 @ 4:43 pm
to Rengstorff Ave & Middlefield Road to pick up "Daily Post" &
"Metro" at Valero Gas Station bins; No Safeway shopping today;
Bus #40 @ 5:26 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

There was no Mac computers in Room 4201,
only Dell PCs; I need to use Adobe Photoshop
to edit three images for my "19 Turkeys" poem.

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 7:44-7:55 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 12:45 am;
Woke up @ 11:45 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 7:55 am
ZUAEG = GAUZE; KRHEI = HIKER;
NOOLGB = OBLONG; FLINUS = SINFUL

Cartoon Answer— Benny's show lasted for many
years because so many people thought it was
AU HIR LO SIL = "HILL-ARIOUS"
26.27% of 1001 responders had trouble with this answer Thursday, September 21, 2023, 1:20-2:00 pm
Mountain View: Send email @ 1:49 pm to Collegebuys@foundationccc.org to send
Adobe Photoshop @ $39.99/6 months
to pyc8@yahoo.com. Order number 712064
confirms payment sent on 9/20/2023, 3:39 pm

CollegeBuys.org sent email 9/21 @ 4:10 am
to choupeter@fhda.edu— "your order,
number 712064, shipped... allow 5 business
days. as processing may be slightly delayed."

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 2:52-3:11 pm
Mountain View: College Buys verified that I'm a student
at Foothill College, and restored Adobe Photoshop
@ $39.99/6 months, noted order #712064 was paid

Amazing that Adobe Photoshop
was restored in just one day.
It took two weeks the last time—
July 10-July 23, 2020. Thursday, September 21, 2023, 3:30-5:20 pm
Mountain View: With Photoshop available finally,
was now able to edit 3 photos in my poem
"19 Wild Turkeys at Skyline Ridge"

1. Reduced "24 Turkeys" to "19 Turkeys" in photo;
2. Cropped image Cropped Dollar Bill to Turkey Dollar Bill;
3. Took Screen Shot of "Massachusetts Turkey Silver $ Coin",
Darkened image & colored the background light yellow.

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 3:30-6:30 pm
Mountain View: So excited that Adobe Photoshop
is working again, edited the 3 photos for poem
"19 Wild Turkeys at Skyline Ridge",
with late breakfast @ 5:30 pm

Feel like a kid in a candy store
with Adobe Photoshop restored—
without access for three months
like my left arm was gone. Thursday, September 21, 2023, 6:45-8:30 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 6:45 pm; Bus #40 @ 7:20 pm to
Valero Gas Station bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 7:25-7:48 pm;
Bus #40 @ 8:11 pm to Montecito Avenue and walked home

Land-O-Lake Black Forest Ham 16 oz @ $5.69;
Scalloped Potatoes 12 oz ($4.99) 50% off @ $2.49;
Fresh Watermelon @ $3.20; Sliced Almonds 1 lb @ $5.99;
4 Lucerne Sliced Swiss Cheese ($3.99) @ $1.97 x 4 = $7.88.

Friday, September 22, 2023, 8:25-8:52 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 1:20 am;
Woke up @ 12:20 pm (11 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:52 am
MGATU = GAMUT; NEESS = SENSE;
COSILA = SOCIAL; NBAREN = BANNER

Cartoon Answer— Noah Webster took the
selling of his dictionaries very seriously and
MUT SES SIA BNNE = MEANT BUSINESS
53.35% of 924 responders had trouble with this answer Friday, September 22, 2023, 3:40-5:00 pm
Mountain View: Autumn Equinox 9/23 @ 2:50 am EDT;
Mid-Pen Open Space Preserve: "Equinox at Turtle Rock"
9/22 @ 3:30-7:00 pm, 5 miles hike, Long Ridge Preserve;
Leave apt @ 3:45 pm; Red Bus @ 4:25 to Chef Chu's
news bins for "Daily Post" & "Palo Alto Weekly"

Check CVS for Vitamin E
& Men's Multi-Vitamins; (not in stock);
Safeway sent $2 off Ben-Gay (for Rudy)
but he's still in Lodi to get these specials.

Friday, September 22, 2023, 6:30-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Watermelon Cup & Sparkling Drink;
Notice from Zahira informed I won Lottery for
Field Trip to Exploratorium on Wednesday,
October 18; Fill out Release of Liability Form

Mid-Pen Housing had field trip to
Filoli Gardens (2-21-2019);
San Francisco Zoo (8-27-2019);
now to Exploratorium (10-18-2023). Friday, September 22, 2023, 7:15-8:25 pm
Mountain View: Autumn Equinox 9/23, 2:50 am EDT; Born 9/23:
Kublai Khan, emperor (1215); Paul Delvaux, painter (1897);
Walter Pidgeon, actor (1897); Louise Nevelson, sculptor (1899);
Mickey Rooney, actor (1920); John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist (1928);

Ray Charles, singer & pianist (1930);
Romy Schneider, actress (1938);
Julio Iglesias, singer & songwriter (1943);
Bruce Springsteen, rock singer & guitarist (1949).

Friday, September 22, 2023, 9:00-9:50 pm
Mountain View: Reading John Keats's "Ode to Autumn" (1819);
Recalled Galway Kinnell reciting this poem from memory
at Squaw Valley Poetry Workshop (1989)

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; Friday, September 22, 2023, 9:50-11:22 pm
Mountain View: Autumn Equinox 9/23, 2:50 am EDT;
Paintings— Shairaa/Shutterstock; Bill Inman "Sunset Park";
Leonid Afremov "Falling Autumn Leaves";

Music— Neil Young "Harvest Moon" (1992) lyrics;
John Coltrane "Autumn Serenade" (1963) lyrics;
Ella Fitzgerald "Autumn in New York" (1957) lyrics;
Nat King Cole "Autumn Leaves" (1955) lyrics.

Saturday, September 23, 2023, 8:33-8:39 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 6:40 am;
Woke up @ 1:35 pm (7 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 8:39 am
GUBNE = BEGUN; NRDET = TREND;
DACEED = DECADE; PEPKEU = UPKEEP
Wrote poem "Autumn Equinox 2023" (1:47-4:53 am)

Cartoon Answer— Which subway
they'd take to their destination was
BN TRD ADE UEE = UNDER DEBATE
37.41% of 981 responders had trouble with this answer Saturday, September 23, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm
MMountain View: Ann comes by and drives to Valero bins
(Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:15-3:47 pm
Gave Ann Song #54: "Sweet Dreams"; "Lubitsch Touch"; "19 Wild Turkeys"; "Autumn Equinox 2023"; Cup Watermelon; Apple Juice;
Guayaki Yerba Mate Enlighten Mint; Ashoc Drink Cherry Limeade;

3 Cup Fresh Watermelon @ $3.20 x 3 = $9.60;
Value Corner Non-Fat Gallon Milk ($4.99) @ $2.77;
Sig Sel Salsa Taqueria 10 oz @ $2.49 = Free (for Rudy);
2 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream @ $2.97 x 2 = $5.94 - $2 = $3.94.

Sunday, September 24, 2023, 6:47-8:20 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 8:20 am;
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:20 am—
NITOGU = OUTING; TALTET = TATTLE;
YDDAEB = DAYBED; WERETP = PEWTER:
CBEKIR = BICKER; GRANDO = DRAGON

Cartoon Answer— After their cat gave birth
to a litter of 10, they made room for the whole
OIN ATL BE ET CK DO = "KITTEN" CABOODLE
15.05% of 558 responders had trouble with "DAYBED". Sunday, September 24, 2023, 6:25-7:10 pm
Mountain View: Stanford Theatre has movies of two Hepburns—
Astaire & Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (3:40 pm, 7:30 pm) &
Bogart & Kathryn Hepburn in The African Queen (5:35 pm, 9:25 pm) but last Bus #40 is 5:47 pm, so have to take Bus #22
to Rengstorff Ave and walk home in an hour

I've enjoyed Funny Face (1957) and
The African Queen (1951) twice; Astaire character
based on career of photographer Richard Avedon.
Audrey Hepburn's wild solo Bohemian dance at nightclub.

Sunday, September 24, 2023, 7:45-8:00 pm
Mountain View: Got Photoshop working again;
Downloaded Adobe Photoshop CC 2019
suitable for Mac OS Sierra Version 10.12.6
as updated Adobe Photoshop doesn't work

Couldn't download Bill Inman's "Autumn" photo;
Had to take screen shot and cropped image;
Saved as "BillInman-Autumn(619x516).jpg". Sunday, September 24, 2023, 8:00-8:44 pm
Mountain View: Spent 10 hours (5:10 pm-3:09 am) checking 131,000
emails from 2020-2016 & 2005-2007; Read 47 emails of interest;
Have 9 more years of emails (2007-2016 to check);
James Wasserman on Thaedra Mabrakhan

Most interesting emails from artist Thaedra Mabrakhan
(2006-2007); "Solar Eclipse I: Vesica Piscis" in book
by James Wasserman, Art & Symbols of the Occult (1993).

Sunday, September 24, 2023, 9:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "With roots in Silicon Valley,
this century-old fruit business has ties to your cereal bowl"
(By Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, Sept. 24, 2023, E1, E3)

This fourth-generation dried fruit business supplies Raisin Bran's raisins and has a street named after it, Mariani Avenue at Apple headquarters. Mariani Packing Company president George Sousa Jr. at company's facility in Vacaville, CA. In Cupertino until 1982, then moved to San Jose until 2001, and then to Vacaville. Biggest product is now cranberries. Have a facility in Wisconsin, that's completely vertically integrated. After that would be raisins, prunes, mangoes, then apricots. Sunday, September 24, 2023, 9:00-11:00 pm
Mountain View: "THINGS TO DO: Bay Area
adventures: 4 day trips via a San Francisco Bay Ferry"
(By John Metcalfe, Mercury News, September 24, 2023, F7-F8)

Ferry fare ranges from $4.60 to $9.30 one way, & kids under five are free; 1. Arriving in Mare Island; 2. Savage & Cooke s; 3. Alameda Point Antiques Faire; 4. USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum; 5. Arriving in Downtown San Francisco;
6. Tsar Nicoulai Caviar; 7. Arriving in Oakland;
8. Volcano Cup Noodles; 9. Matty's Burgers.
"THE LIST: Top 10 sailing destinations around the world"
(By Jackie Burrell, Mercury News, September 24, 2023, F7)

Monday, September 25, 2023, 9:12-9:16 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:30 am;
Woke up @ 3:35 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 9:16 am
ARDBN = BRAND; DMMEO = MODEM;
LONCOY = COLONY; UFBTEF = BUFFET

Cartoon Answer— The high cost of firewood
didn't bother the wealthy couple because they had
BRN OEM ONY UT = MONEY TO BURN
4.83% of 621 responders had trouble with "MODEM" Monday, September 25, 2023, 5:15-7:35 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:15 pm; Half-hour walk to
Valero Gas Station bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:55-6:46 pm
7:21 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Avenue and walked home;
Sig Sel Salsa Taqueria, 10 oz Free (sold out)

Cup Fresh Watermelon ($3.99) @ $3.20;
Lucerne Sliced Swiss Cheese ($3.99) @ $1.97;
Baby Arugula Salad 16 oz @ $5.69 - $3 off = $2.69;
Sliced Cinnamon Cake @ $5.99 - $2 off Bakery = $3.99.

Monday, September 25, 2023, 9:20-9:45 pm
Mountain View: Sept. 10 email from USPS—
P.O. Box renewal fee of $194.00 is due by 09/30/2023;
P.O. Box Fee— $146 (9-14-2021); $182 (9-13-2022)

P.O. Box 390707
Location: 211 HOPE ST
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 Monday, September 25, 2023, 9:13 pm
Mountain View: Emailed Rudy if he returned from Lodi
to Sunnyvale, Come by & pick up free goodie saved for him—
Pudding Ring; 16 Cookies; No-Sugar Coca Cola; Salsa Taqueria

Go to Terra Bella Recycle to get refunds for 5 bags
of Sparking Water; To Mountain View Post Office
to pay $194 for my P.O. Box 390707 at Hope Street.

Monday, September 25, 2023, 9:50-10:50 pm
Mountain View: While sleepng 12 hours last night (3:00 am-3:35 pm),
was designing web pages for magazines— Unsolved Mysteries
with Arnold Schwarzenegger on cover, and Outlook 1953 issue
with Hillary & Tenzing on Mt. Everest, and QEII Coronation
(Wasting time working in dream going "POOF!" on waking up)

Flipping through the magazines
to record all the page numbers,
not including pages with advertisements. Monday, September 25, 2023, 10:50-11:33 pm
Mountain View: Problem searching through 131,000 past emails
in Yahoo Mail— Most emails are from Google Alerts on
"Poetry" & "Enlightenment" articles I don't have time to read;
Some people I don't recognize are Cubberley ballroom dancers,
& students from Pinsky's Stanford Poetry Workshops (2007)

While scrolling down past emails (2007),
screen reverts to present recent 2023 emails;
total frustration— over an hour wasted!

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 10:02-10:24 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:30 am;
Woke up @ 12:30 pm (10 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 10:24 am
WSIHS = SWISH; ROYLG = GLORY;
TUAQEE = EQUATE; LOHEDB = BEHOLD
(On Cartoon Puzzle, I guessed "LIGHT" HEADERS)

Missed Cartoon Answer— She'd just opened
her own hair salon and was experiencing
SIH GLR ATE EHD = "SHEAR" DELIGHT
67.74% of 621 responders had trouble with this answer Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 10:40-11:08 am
Mountain View: No "Daily Post" printed on Tuesday;
Stayed home to work; Ann found my 1st email to her on 8-22-2008;
She had a grape war in the back yard during her family reunion;
Asked if I recalled my 8/17/2008 hike with Connie at Lake Lomond
in Felton; I remembered it well since it was my first use of a digital camera, so my photos came out much better than before

When I do Sort: "Oldest on Top"—
I find Yahoo's email welcoming me on 5/4/2004,
and my email to Cathy Abrams on 5/5/2004—
"Happy Full Moon—Flower Moon, Milk Moon".

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 3:00-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Found 2003 Drawing by Nithin, student
from India seeing Sun at night near Mt. Arunachala
on the bus heading home from school; He sent email
asking questions about weather phenomena. Told him
about "Sun Dogs" lecture (2003) by Santa Cruz professor.

Found folder "Spiritual Sun" (2-14-2009)
done for Consciousness Conference in San Rafael—
"The Sun in the Sky Is Not Real"; Proposal accepted
but didn't attend as no transportation found to go there. Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 3:50-4:40 pm
Mountain View: Student from India sent questionnaire to
six weather experts (2003); Said I provided the best answer,
not only from the physical aspects but also from a spiritual
dimension about sage Ramana Maharshi, whom he didn't know.
In September 1898 Ramana moved to Shiva-temple at Pavalakkunru

For Accelerating Change Conference 2003 at Stanford,
September 12-14, 2003, John Smart offered me Student fee
$150 instead of $495. I received Indian student's email at
exactly same time 3:30 am; Told John Smart to let me in free.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 5:00-5:16 pm
"Amazon Takes a Big Stake in the A.I. Start-Up Anthropic"
(By Adam Satariano & Cade Metz, New York Times,
Mercury News, Sept. 26, 2023, C7-C8) (Anthropic Stock $13.34)

With its investment of up to $4 billion, Amazon is seeking a bigger footprint in A.I. development, one already established by rivals like Microsoft & Google. Anthropic is one of most promising of AI start-ups. AI has the power to potentially transform the way people work and live. Anthropic's partnership with Amazon is also another example of a new kind of circular business arrangement that can be mutually beneficial to both cloud computing companies & AI startups. Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 5:30-6:16 pm
Mountain View: Met Cathy Abrams on May 8, 2000
at Foothill Middlefield Lab while I was working on
May 8, 1945 web page "V-E Day" and Truman's birthday.

She had email from CCNY where she got her Chemistry doctorate. Told her I got Cornell Ph.D. with H.A. Scheraga, she said her professor wrote a paper with Scheraga. Her sister Carol studied metaphysics with Anthony Damiani at Wisdom Goldenrod. Amazed that Cathy knew my physical mentor & spiritual mentor. We became friends instantly & exchanged emails daily. Told Connie I had met my soul-mate. She was not happy, but they became friends, going on hikes together.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 6:26-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Never told John Smart that I received
email from Indian student at same time as his 3:30 am email
offering me $150 Student fee for 2003 Conference; I worked
on "Singularity Resources" the whole summer; Indian student's
email told me spirituality is more important than singularity

Showed my "Singularity Resources" to Tyler Emerson,
VP of Singularity Conference; He issued me a Free Pass;
My ID Tag read "Peter Y. Chou / Poet / WisdomPortal.com";
John Smart offered me Free Press Pass in 2004 & 2005. Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 7:50-8:36 pm
Mountain View: When Nithin, student from India told me
of seeing a sun at night on top of a hill and people prostrating,
while riding in a bus, I asked whether he might be passing
Mt. Arunachala by Tiruvannamalai, South India. When he said yes, told him of Ramana Maharshi moving there in September 1898.

Asked Nithin to draw what he saw, and he did just that—
nice rendering of "Light on th Hill" (9-3-2003) that
Paul Brunton saw (Talks with Ramana, 11-5-1936, p. 230).
Write a poem with all these inspiring discoveries.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 2:40-3:00 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:00 am;
Woke up @ 2:30 pm (11.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 3:00 pm
HLYSY = SHYLY; OMRAA = AROMA;
RIMFON = INFORM; TBRITE = BITTER
(No Mercury News delivered today; Puzzle Online)

Missed Cartoon Answer— Understanding that
there's a unit of depth equal to six feet is fairly
SHY AOA FOM TTE = EASY TO FATHOM
30.37% of 978 responders had trouble with this answer Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 5:15-6:45 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:15 pm Half-hour walk to;
Valero bins for "Daily Post" & "Metro" (papers all gone);
Got 4 copies "Daily Post" walking by Jane Lane bins earlier;
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:53-6:18 pm;
6:27 pm Red Bus to Montecito Avenue & walked home
(Rudy still in Lodi w/o Wi-Fi, didn't respond to my emails)

Cup Fresh Watermelon ($3.99) @ $2.84;
Sig Sel Apple Juice 64 oz ($3.49) @ $1.11;
Gorton Parmesan Fish Fillets 10 ct @ $11.99
Gorton Potato Fish Fillets 10 ct @ $11.99 BOGO = $11.99.

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 2:35-3:04 pm
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 2:15 am;
Woke up @ 2:20 pm (12 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 3:04 pm
PNITE = INEPT; LHIEW = WHILE;
GNADOR = DRAGON; NSIRTG = STRING

Cartoon Answer— With each
tentacle holding food, the octopus
IET HIE DRGN STIN = "EIGHT" ITS DINNER
59.95% of 1608 responders had trouble with this answer. Thursday, September 28, 2023, 5:15-6:35 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 5:15 pm Half-hour walk to;
Valero bins (Middlefield Road) for "Daily Post" & "Metro";
Prayers to 2 Bamboo Trees & 3 Platonic Λ bushes on Rengstorff;
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 5:55-6:11 pm;
6:20 pm Bus #40 to Montecito Avenue and walked home

Sig Sel Spinach Dip 12 oz @ $4.99;
Cup Fresh Watermelon ($3.99) @ $2.84;
Sig Sel Apple Juice 64 oz ($3.49) @ $1.11;
Waterfront Salmon Wild Alaskan Sockeye ($7.99) @ $5.82.

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 8:30-9:00 pm
Mountain View: Columbia Magazine came yesterday
with new 20th Columbia President Shalik on cover;
"HEALTH & MEDICINE: Multivitamins
Help Prevent Memory Loss, Finds Major Study"
(By David Craig, Columbia Magazine, Fall 2023, pp. 42-43)

Columbia researchers discover evidence that supplements
may increase brain function in older adults. Columbia neuropsychologist Adam Brickman found 3,500 people over age of 60 took multivitamin or a placebo every day for three years; Those who took daily multivitamin performed much better on tests at the end of the first year; Study replicates findings on multivitamins in older adults, completed
last year by scientists at Harvard & Wake Forest. Thursday, September 28, 2023, 9:00-10:00 pm
Mountain View: Realized emails before 5-4-2004 when
I switched to Yahoo Mail, were peter@wisdomportal.com
hosted free for 13 years by tdl.com (The Diamond Lane)
(10/19/2001-5/30/2015) and 4 years by Frank Peter
at sislands.com (before 10/12/1998-10/19/2001)

Those email files were long deleted.
May have hard copies in folders somewhere.
Would be nice to compare Nithin's and
John Smart's 9-3-2003 emails side-by-side
as Appendix to my poem (9-27-2023)
"Light on the Hill" inspired by
Mount Arunachala & Ramana Maharshi.
"Spirituality is more important than Singularity".

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 9:20 pm
Mountain View: Ann's email @ 9:20 pm— Link: pdf copy
of Paul Brunton's "A Search in Secret India" (1934); She
read Chapter IX "The Hill of the Holy Beacon" recounting
his visit to the Maharshi's hermitage. (pp. 109-110)

He falls asleep in the presence of the sage and has a dream
in which the Maharshi takes him by the hand, leads him to
the top of Arunachala, and directs him to look down, and
then puts one end of a thread of silver light in his hand after telling him what his destiny will be after he goes back down the mountain. (My 1970 paperback copy, pp. 144-145) Friday, September 29, 2023, 12:00-12:55 am
Mountain View: Ann's PDF copy of PB's A Search in Secret India
(Rider & Co., London) from the Salar Jung Library has 244 pages,
while my paperback copy (Samuel Weiser, Inc., NY) has 313 pages.
Nice Ann had traced the PDF copy of Paul Brunton's first book.

Forgot the dream of Ramana placing thread of silver light
in PB's hand on top of Mt. Arunachala. Since Ramana enlightened PB, I was surprised PB didn't have his portrait in his Montreux apt on visiting him in 1972. He had tankas of 4 Chinese sages. Seeing him in 1976, PB recalled what I said, and brought out a giant poster of Ramana from his closet.

Friday, September 29, 2023, 8:16-8:32 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:30 am;
Woke up @ 2:00 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble Puzzle @ 8:32 am
SRFEH = FRESH; ZIMOG = GIZMO;
REHOPG = GOPHER; BCESIT = BISECT
(Karen's email @ 8:16 am— Pouring rain in NYC; UN visit with friend; Recommend her to visit UN Meditation Room; 2010 Poem)

Cartoon Answer— When the policeman cleaned
the mold and mildew in his shower, he was a
FRE GIM GHR IET = "GRIME" FIGHTER
28.54% of 1044 responders had trouble with this answer. Friday, September 29, 2023, 4:25-7:00 pm
Mountain View: Leave apt @ 4:25 pm; 4:48 pm Bus #40 to
California St.; Red Bus @ 5:00 pm to Mountain View Train Station;
"Palo Alto Weekly" & "Peninsula News" at Train Station news bins;
U.S. Post Office (111 Hope St): Paid $194/year P.O. Box 390707;
5:25 pm Bus #21 to Showers Drive Wal-Mart bins for "Daily Post";
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 6:00-6:27 pm;
6:48 pm Red Bus to Montecito Avenue and walked home

Sig Sel Light Apple Cocktail 64 oz ($3.49) @ $1.11;
3 Cup Fresh Watermelon ($3.99) @ $2.84 x 3 = $8.52;
Reser's Deviled-Egg Potato Salad 48 oz @ $5.00 - $1 = $4.00;
Rudy not here for Ben-Gay 4 oz @ $9.49 - $2.00 off = $7.49.

Friday, September 29, 2023, 10:08-10:24 pm
Mountain View: "BUSINESS: Meta brings
chatbots, imageediting to social media apps"
(By Alex Barinka, Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9-28-2023, C9-C10)

Meta Platforms Inc. is introducing artificial intelligence features to its apps that will give the company's 3 billion users an experience akin to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Customized sticker creation, image editing & a slew of celebrity-faced chatbot characters— all infused with generative AI— are coming to Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, the company said
at its annual Connect developers conference. CEO Mark Zuckerberg: "Our view is that people are going to want to interact with a bunch of different AIs for the different things that you want to do." Friday, September 29, 2023, 10:08-10:24 pm
Mountain View: "TECHNOLOGY:
Supergroup forming to create AI device" (By Tripp Mickle
& Cade Metz, NY Times, Mercury News, 9-29-2023, C7-C8)

Since founding OpenAI in 2015, Sam Altman has spent many days thinking that company's generative AI products need a new kind of device to succeed. Since leaving Apple in 2019, Jony Ive, designer behind the iPhone, iPod & MacBook Air, has been considering what the next great computing device could be. Now, two men & their companies are teaming up to develop a device that would succeed the smartphone and deliver the benefits of A.I. in a new form factor, unconstrained by the rectangular screen; $1 billion funding from SoftBank, Japanese technology investor Masayoshi Son, owner of Arm.

Saturday, September 30, 2023, 6:09-6:35 am
Mountain View: Went to bed @ 3:10 am;
Woke up @ 2:00 pm (10.5 hours sleep);
Solved Jumble & Cartoon Puzzle @ 6:35 am
LRBUB = BLURB; NRIKD = DRINK;
MGGAIN = GAMING; NBTEON = BONNET; (Karen's 3:39 am
email: NYC Flood 8" rain; high waters on train tracks; returned home)

Cartoon Answer— William McReavy received
a patent for his jackhammer becase it was
URB DRK GAIG ONNE = GROUNDBREAKING
21.52% of 330 responders had trouble with this answer. Saturday, September 30, 2023, 3:00-3:50 pm
Mountain View: Ann comes @ 3:00 pm; Drives to
Valero bins (Middlefield Rd) for "Daily Post" & "Peninsula News"
Shopping at Safeway (580 N. Rengstorff Ave) 3:17-3:39 pm;
Gave Ann poem "Light on the Hill", Apple Cider 64 oz;
BodyArmor Watermelon Sports Drink; Ashoc Guava
Smart Energy Drink; 2 Cup Fresh Watermelon

Sig Sel Apple Cider 64 oz ($3.49) @ $1.11;
Scalloped Potatoes 12 oz ($4.99) 50% off @ $2.49;
3 Cup Fresh Watermelons ($3.99) @ $2.84 x 3 = $8.52;
4 Sparkling Water Mango-Pineapple @ 89¢ x 4 = $3.56.

Saturday, September 30, 2023, 5:00 pm-12:06 am
Mountain View: Went through 15 old USB (2005-2012)
to locate missing files; 5 USB were found empty;
(Do old USB lose their data files?); Photos: Cathy at Alum Rock (2008); Angela (2001); Chinese Girl at Stanford Theater (2011);
Spent 6 hours (6:14 pm-12:06 am) restoring John Smart's 2003 Talk

Happy to locate John Smart's 5-3-2003
"Singularity Talk" to Stanford students before
"Accelerating Change Conference" (Sept. 12-14, 2003),
but file is corrupted & unreadable as in my current USB. Saturday, September 30, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm
Mountain View: Stanford Theatre has two classical movies—
Audrey Hepburn & Peter O'Toole in How to Steal a Million (1966) (3:35 pm, 7:30 pm) & Bogart & Jennifer Jones in Beat the Devil (1954) (5:50 pm, 9:45 pm) but last Bus #40 is 5:47 pm, so have to take Bus #22 to Rengstorff Ave and walk home in an hour

Have seen these movies once,
but don't remember their plots well;
should have gone on Friday when I could have
taken 10:24 pm Bus #40 at Showers Drive home.

Saturday, September 30, 2023, 11:00-11:55 pm
Mountain View: “Dianne Feinstein: 1933-2023—
California Trailblazer Was 'A PoliticalGiant'”
(By Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, Sept. 30, 2023, A1, A5-7)

Dianne Feinstein, California's longest-serving U.S. senator who led San Francisco through its darkest & most violent days as mayor in the 1970s & later authored a federal ban on assault weapons that lasted a decade, died Thursday night in Washington, D.C. At 90, she was oldest member of Congress & longest-serving female in chamber's history. Governor Newsom: "She was a political giant, whose tenacity was matched by her grace She broke down barriers & glass ceilings, but never lost her belief in spirit of political cooperation.” In shocking assassinations of Mayor Moscone & Supervisor Harvey Milk at San Francisco City Hall in 1978, it was Feinstein's videotaped news conference
& its aftermath that launched her national political career. Saturday, September 30, 2023, 11:00-11:55 pm
Mountain View: "BASEBALL: Axe Falls
on San Francisco Giants manager Kapler"
(By Evan Webeck, Mercury News, Sept. 30, 2023, C1, C3)

Just weeks after earning the endorsement of the club's chairman, Gabe Kapler was fired by the Giants on Friday, the result of a spectacular September collapse that saw his club,
in words of top baseball boss Farhan Zaidi, "play our worst baseball when it mattered most." In four seasons under Kapler, the Giants went 295-248, a .543 winning percentage, but their 107-win 2021 season remains the only time under Kapler or in five years under Zaidi that they have made the postseason or finished with a winning record. The Giants have gone 8-17 this September, similar to late-season struggles (20-36 in two seasons) that led to Kapler's ouster in Philadelphia. Former coach Ron Wotus (1998-2021, 3 World Series Champs) & 3rd-base coach Mark Hallberg are candidates for manager.