The Family Side of Things

"They always look right at the start."
-Marilyn Monroe about looking for the right man after her third marriage
in the 2011 film MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Twenty-five years ago today

February 16, 1987
Monday

I left Los Angeles at 9:30AM or so and made it to my mom's house in Alameda by 3PM. I started to feel tired during the drive at about 2PM but I managed fine. I ate dinner and fell asleep.
I telephoned Eileen. We confirmed that we may go out this Thursday night.

Johnny Schaefer called and we went over our situation. It seemed to close itself pretty well.

I wrote to Nerine Kidd. Who knows if she'll ever reply?
I wrote to Michael Dawkins. Who knows if he'll ever reply?

I went to mom's house again and took some snap shots of my nieces, Ashley and Lauren.   I also had mom take a Polaroid shot of me, wearing my new JAGUAR short-sleeved white shirt that I bought in Hollywood on Valentine's Day.
Once I returned to my place I fell asleep again. I realized that I really did have a great spur-of-the-moment weekend in L.A. I do feel a bit bummed out that I didn't get to go bicycling. Then again…the L.A. escape was worth it because of Nerine Kidd, Michael Dawkins and "Gary", the green-eyed bartender. Of course, I may never really cross paths with any of them again. I shall have to wait and see if I get a response or not.

Mom made such a delicious meal. Her sweet rice dessert was perfect to top it all off.

If I ever moved to L.A.  I sure would miss the family side of things here in Northern California. Time will tell.

I hope that you have gained an understanding of the limitations of knowledge. Knowledge, no matter how much it may transform the individual, is, in the end, not enough. Science cannot now, and perhaps never will be able to, give us a complete account of our ultimate nature, or that of the physical environment in which we live.
-Harold J Shapiro