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20 minute delay because of my seat.

When in Rome

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#17 in Progress

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#17 Grow LA Fashion Insider

We’re implementing new strategies this year to finally make this one happen again.

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Made my eyes sweat a bit.

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A phenomenal movie. My favorite so far.

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Listamania!

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Welcome to the party, George. Ona, you have another nephew to edit. You can read George’s blog here.

Happy 9th Birthday…

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…My dynamic niece and nephew.

Sunday

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Breakfast burritos. Found our dream home (we’d have to move mountains). Ran show numbers in Hollywood. Sonia prepared Chilean sea bass and a greek salad for dinner. Knocked nothing off the list, but a good day.

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Santa Ana winds blew in some 80 degree weather.

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#6: Try 10 New LA Restaurants

Petty Cash Taqueria. Two thumbs up.

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If I was a sniper I would’ve taken out the guy with the compulsive snorting syndrome two seats to the left of me. It’s called Netflix you unpatriotic mother– Anyway, good movie.

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Found Bela.

#9 and #10 in Progress

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#9 Smart fit my home
#10 Reduce our energy bill by 30%

Phase one complete. Installed the Nest learning thermostat.

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The perfect Los Angeles reentry point.

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Began the night at a concert with one of our favorites, Eric Church. Ended the night by taking back a bit of money from the tables.

#86 Done

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#86: Wake up at 5am for ten business days straight.

Staying up late in Vegas and taking in a show. Thanks, Anna. They say it takes 21 days to make a habit. We have no intentions to pushing this one. The sunrises were great, but come 1pm, it was zombie time.

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A great Mediterranean dinner at our favorite Vegas restaurant.

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Monday thru Saturday

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#89: A New Mattress. A big help for the back. My sleep number is 35.

2014 In Review

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Business was a roller coaster ride, and 2014 was “The Colossus”, but, we played hard, too. Watching Brit score the game winning goal against UC Irvine was the pinnacle moment of my year. Here are a few other highlights….

We rang in the New Year as a family in Puerto Rico

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We Tangoed

We ate shrimp & grits in Charleston and drank green beer in Savannah on St. Patty’s Day

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We eloped in N’awlins

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Returned to Louisiana for some R&R

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Went to Vegas a lot

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Lounged by a few pools

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Played lots of craps and ended in the red

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Ate a lot of oysters & a few extrodinary dinners

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Flew to NYC without luggage

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Billy Joel, Elton John, Eagles, Michael McDonald, Gypsy Kings, Jason Mraz, Zac Brown Band, Fleetwood Mac, Some of the biggest country stars.

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Saw the Kings win a big one before winning it all. Then commutted to San Francisco to see the Giants do the same.

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Celebrated George’s graduation

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Watched the US Worldcup team in Prague

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Had a pint in a bar over 500 years old

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Tramped around Eastern Europe

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Chicago

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drove fast cars and shot machine guns


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Relaxed in Hawaii

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Friend got married

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We did too

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The start to a rainy Sunday.

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Watched the Clippers dominate the Mavs with my brother.

#86 Still in Play

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Losing weight is not.

#29 Done

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#29: See a Sunrise. Getting up at 5am has its advantages.

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#86 in Progress

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Starting the New Year off as healthy as possible.

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This was the Disney World vacation the kids never had. Great weather. Spent every day at the pool. They even had craps at the pool which turns out not to be a good thing. Anyway, first and last time at a mega resort.

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#35: Three Beaches

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Poppin’ cheap bottles poolside.

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Lazy river has rapids.

#1 Done

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#1 Done. Happy New Year from Nassau, Bahamas.

The 2015 List

  1. Ring in the New Year
  2. Compete in a Spartan Race
  3. New York Fashion Week
  4. Camper with Mom
  5. N’awlins
  6. Try 10 New LA Restaurants
  7. Have a catch
  8. Pearl Jam
  9. Smart fit my home
  10. reduce my energy bills by 30%
  11. A better closet
  12. Start the morning reading a physical paper
  13. Do not buy a Patek Phillipe Watch
  14. Weigh 175
  15. Weigh 170
  16. Weigh 165
  17. Grow LA Fashion Insider
  18. Off Roading
  19. Take the top off of the Bronco
  20. Fish a river
  21. Design a sport coat
  22. Spend a day at a lake
  23. Go to a baseball stadium I’ve never been to
  24. Get a Physical
  25. Company retreat
  26. Have lunch cliffside
  27. Sleep in a tent.
  28. Draft our wills
  29. Watch a sunrise
  30. Watch a sunset
  31. Star gaze
  32. Nap in a hammock
  33. Lounge by 5 hotel pools
  34. Attend a music festival
  35. Three beaches
  36. Walk accross a bridge
  37. Host a party
  38. See 10 new movies in the theater
  39. Visit something ancient
  40. Take a class
  41. A New workout
  42. Train ride
  43. Kayak
  44. Boat Ride
  45. Have a picnic
  46. Enjoy a waterfall
  47. Stay at Chateau Marmont
  48. Fashion Show
  49. Don’t eat out for two weeks straight
  50. Go to a Giants game
  51. Have a pint in a bar over 200 years old
  52. Commission a Pearl Jam/MU Concert poster from 92′
  53. Read 10 Books
  54. Become TSA rechecked and Global entry approved
  55. Learn how to disassemble & clean my gun
  56. Eat at a top 100 Restaurant
  57. Take the dogs to the beach
  58. Become Platinum at the Vegas Cosmopoiltan
  59. Complete Budapest,Vienna & Prague album
  60. See a game at Wrigley Field
  61. Visit a National Park
  62. See Basically Me in a magazine
  63. Golf with my dad and brothers.
  64. Go South of the Border
  65. Visit a Museum
  66. Stay in a cabin
  67. Go to a Marquette game
  68. Bike ride in another city
  69. Get my teeth whitened
  70. Go to a comedy show
  71. Walk a path toward enlightenment
  72. Jet Ski
  73. Aurora Borealis
  74. Set my watch to 6 different time zones
  75. Make the most of a layover
  76. Go to Disneyland
  77. Visit a state I’ve never been to
  78. Have a drink at the bar it was created
  79. Five new hikes
  80. Garage Sale
  81. Go to a drive-in movie
  82. Go on a Road Trip
  83. Celebrate Oktoberfest
  84. See a Broadway Show
  85. Start drinking green tea on a regular basis
  86. Wake up at 5am for at 10 straight business days
  87. Have dinner on a rooftop
  88. Buy a new suit
  89. A New Mattress
  90. Relax in a hot spring
  91. Visit an LA tourist attraction I’ve never been to
  92. Small town festival
  93. Grow a Cocktail Garden
  94. “Publish” a mezcal cocktail book
  95. Ride on a rickshaw
  96. Personal Stationary
  97. Frame Festival Posters
  98. Rain 2
  99. Add a few pictures to each city in the “travels” menu.
  100. Watch the full series of “The Wire”