A Cool Connection

He that plants a tree loves others besides himself.
-Thomas Fuller
(imprinted on a card that Barbara Louise Reynolds sent to me)

Diary Notes early June 1988

I found a way to ‘move forward’.   A new summer was about to begin and I had my bike.   The riding released any anxiety I may have had left.   I was fixated on fitness.   The burst of energy exhilarated me to reach a new horizon.

I had many interests.   I asked myself, “Who could I call?”
I chose to call Amy Louise Platt.   She was still living in Lafayette as a Registered Nurse/Nanny and was very pleased to hear from me.   We have a BBQ outing planned soon.   I thought to call Anne Alberti but she’s too ‘Heavy into Jeff’.   I see her at the gym and she is still preoccupied (or so it seems).
Photo:  Amy Louise Platt-Shreve, 1988

There is a friend I met in Los Angeles named John Tuzziano who will be visiting the Bay Area later this month with friends.  I am looking forward to showing them around.  I want to take them to Berkeley.

PHOTO:  John Tuzziano

Hanging-out with mom has been inspiring, too.   She knew that Kelly and I had broken-up.   I didn’t offer any details.  She didn’t pry and it was all so matter-of-fact.
“Yeah,” I announced suddenly, “Kelly and I broke up.”
“Oh?”
“Yeah…it’s time to move on to greener pastures.   She’s too young.”

Mom laughed.   Perhaps she saw it as wisdom.

I watched the 007 film, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, with mom.   It came out last year and I really feel a cool connection with the new James Bond (Timothy Dalton).   I like him.

I set up a new telephone service installation at work for a modeling/acting school in San Francisco.   I may call them for an appointment.  

The girl I spoke with said, “I can make sure you get a good deal for the next session.   Come on in!   A fashion show will be held in The City in December and you could get ‘call backs’ from agencies.”

I figured…nothing ventured is nothing gained.   It could be fun.  I could meet some new people.

A young man is still a boy, and a boy sometimes has the right to be stubborn.   What he needed was a series of new projects. -Markus Zusak, THE BOOK THIEF