October 29, 1990 their, Hey, they're, Udo!-- there, TOTALLY EXHAUSTED after visit by sister-in-law, we went to Reno and stayed at the Bally Grand, where they have seven restaurants and the casino has wide aisles.  I won enough on the dollar machine to pay for our gourmet meals.  (A gourmet meal is served with plates under the plates.  What you really pay for is the second dishwasher to handle all the extra plates.)  Anyhow, we had a rest, even though we were confronted on the day of departure with snow on Donner Pass.  But it melted.  Here we are. WINTER CLOSES IN.  Overnight...

October 10, 1990 their, Hey, they're, Udo!-- there, Responding to your points: We ate at Denny's as well as Michael's Waterside because we believe in seeing Life Steady and Whole, participating in The Great Pageant of Life, and pinching pennies.  We could afford Michael's again in seven or eight years but, unless he separates the smokers from the non's, we'll stick with The Jerry and Denny's.  A fairminded agenda. I shall not return if Northrop calls.  When I left I told them they were on their own, and to stay out of trouble.  They laughed, and now they're paying the price. ...