March Recap

The month began with the blast of the starting pistol at Santa Anita Race Track where my long shot, Craig’s Storm (#69) galloped valiantly for three quarters of the race only to flame out and finish last down the stretch.  My dream to get rich quick continues to allude me.  Nevertheless, March was a productive month in both business and pleasure.

Marquette and March Madness once again crushed my spirit.  I did meet former Warriors, Travis Diener and Steve Novak at the Clippers vs. Pacers game.  In other sporting news, Brittany continues to impress in Soccer and Sean, Devin and I started a new softball season in a higher division.

Over the last month Sonia and I managed to knock off eight goals from the list while making a serious dent in at least twelve others.  In addition to betting on the aforementioned long shot (#69), we managed to complete the following:

#2. Bought a 100 point wine.  We’re not supposed to drink it for five years.  We’ll see.

#7. Paid off one major credit card.  So much fun I think we’ll do it again.

#16. Enjoyed a couples’ massage.  Lady beat the hell out of my feet.

#41. Danced with Sonia at the Hard Rock in San Diego.

#63. Enjoyed a mini vacation in the Gaslamp District in San Diego.

#76. Wrote a letter to my brother, George.

#77. Got a little greener.

We also made progress on the following:

#5. While I am not pleased with my writing output in March, I am excited about next month.  April happens to be Script Frenzy month, an organization that calls on screenwriters to write one hundred pages in thirty days.  I signed on and hope to succeed.

#8. We continued to grow our business and have talked about hiring our first employee.

#12. Brittany was accepted into Montclair Prep.  Hopefully our checks will too.

#15. Applied for Health Insurance.  Waiting for yes.

#18. Filled out the paperwork for our passports.  Need to act quickly before the rules change.

#19. Still going.

#22. Read The Big Sleep.  Reading Tropic of Cancer on my Kindle. The greatest gift Sonia has given me.

#23. Saw two more movies, I Love You, Man and Sunshine Cleaning.  Liked them both.

#24. Ate like pigs again this month and found a few new places to do it in.  Among the new discoveries were Crave in Sherman Oaks (not good), Boa in Hollywood (excellent), Oynx in Westlake Village (So-so), Nobu in San Diego (great), 25 Degrees in Hollywood (mediocre), Portillos in Anaheim (comfort food) and STK in West Hollywood (Awesome).

#44. Began to write my Will. It’s what grown ups do.

#57. Whitening my teeth.  Another couple of weeks and they’ll be blinding.

That’s it.  Off to April.