Dear Marion,

Thank you for your letter. It's now about 10:30 p.m. and at 5:45
I'll get up to take Klemens to the airport for another one of
his professional trips, this one to San Francisco. What he'll
be doing there, I'll find out in the car.

I've just finished the first draft of Chapter 44 of my novel.
I'm pleased with it, although undoubtedly there is much to improve.
If you're in the mood and have time, I would be interested 
to know what you think.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jochenmeyer/freunde/f044.html

On the Nantucket front, there's another exchange with Mr. Pucci
http://home.earthlink.net/~jochenmeyer/litigation/20110209_ejm-gp
I was toying with the idea of filing and docketing a notice of the URL,
thinking that details of my negotiations with Mr. Pucci would
be helpful to the Court; however, I decided the judge might find
me too pushy, and both Mr. Ciarmataro and Mr. Gordon might consider
themselves defamed by my candor. Therefore, I've decided, at least for
the time being, to leave this exchange inccessible with it's URL unindexed.
Mr. Pucci says that the issues are simple, - that's what the Court 
wants to hear. From my perspective they're so tangled and complex
that the Court won't take the time to unravel them. I've heard nothing
more from Mr. Gordon. So far as I know, the plumbing permit hasn't
been issued and no inspection has been performed. Three weeks from
today there will be another hearing. My motion and memorandum
http://home.earthlink.net/~jochenmeyer/litigation/motion110112.txt
http://home.earthlink.net/~jochenmeyer/litigation/memorandum110112.txt
have been filed and are unopposed. If the Court were truly impartial
and unprejudiced, the motion would be allowed as a matter of course,
since in theory the duty of the Court is to weigh the motion and the
opposition without taking sides. But that idealization is, of course,
a pipe dream.

Thanks very much for the hint about plastic show covers to facilitate
putting on galoshes. With my arthritic hips, I have been having a
very difficult time, and your suggestion will probably make the ordeal
much easier.

Whether prejudices are unconscious dispositions or logical, conscious
conclusions is obviously an interesting and an important issue. I much
favor the concept that tolerance is conscious control and compensation
for instinctive reactions, a form of self-discipline which requires
continuing diligent efforts. But maybe I'm wrong.

It's time or almost time for bed.

Good night.
Jochen