more books

working on a few, at the moment
(none from library)

Stephen King, Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Engaged Buddhist Reader, 1996
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1994
(newest) Economist (weekly)
(Ray) Bradbury Stories, 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales
The Berkeley Book of College Essays, 3rd ed., 2007
make it stick, the science of successful learning
    by Brown, Roediger, McDaniel
The Marriage Book
  (Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales)
   by Grunwald and Adler

I leave Tuesday for a trip to Portland OR, for a week (21-28)
which I'm looking forward to and excited about
if I move, it won't be til Spring

my (47th) birthday is coming up.
 I want an Amazon Echo (Alexa).
I got a nice (xl) jacket, last night, at dinner with my parents

Michael Helbush, a roommate of mine here in Berkeley, is routinely enjoying my mr. coffee in the morning (or when he gets up, which could be the afternoon), napping/resting on my futon, reading the economist and "best of the best" scifi book (from san francisco, which i've already read), and listening to music from my computer on my wireless headphones (he especially likes Steely Dan and the Grateful Dead).  He's a retired philosophy professor, a presbyter at his Alameda church, an avid reader, a former student at the GTU (graduate theological union), a longtime friend of my landlord (edgar), and a talkative, friendly, jolly soul who enjoys npr and hearts of space, and lots of bacon, chicken, and eggs.  We share our food pantry provisions.  His birthday is coming in October ('55).

I have 10 roommates: Edgar, Victor, Isabel, Miguel, Antonio, Aaron, Jose, Eddie, Elias, and Michael.
(11 total, including me, Jesse; or, as my dad just learned, in spanish: Chuy, Jesus, or Isai)