A worthy sophomore effort.  I’ll read the next.

Betrayed by the good reviews. If only I could have interrupted the license plate on the cover I would’ve never started it.

I was grateful to be able to support my friend and celebrate his mom’s life that was certainly a life well lived. Her passing leaves this blog’s readership significantly dented. Noreen was a subscriber from the beginning, and as such, knew much more about me than I knew of her.  Her husband’s remembrance of her at the memorial was wonderful and enlightening. Noreen and I began a correspondence shortly after I launched my blog. I remember posting about a new restaurant that included a picture of my meal. The next day Matt emailed me a newspaper article that argued people who take pictures of their meal are ruining society.  Typical, Matt. Amused, I posted it to the blog the next day and announced that I would refrain from posting food pics. Noreen quickly emailed me that Matt doesn’t know what he’s talking about and to keep posting my meals. So I did. This is my current meal. United Airlines sucks.

It will be three years ago in October that Sonia and I celebrated our wedding. Despite her ongoing fight with cancer, Noreen and Jim flew across the country to celebrate us on Halloween night. Noreen laughed and danced… A lot. That’s how you fight. That’s how you live.

#37: Watch a sunrise

Took advantage of the redeye and walked around the National Man before sunrise.

Might be the best yet.

Brittany dragged us to IT. It was shit.

I really hope Irma doesn’t wipe one of my favorite places off of the map. Princeville, Kauai, New Orleans, Gustavus, Alaska, Florence, Italy and Key West feel more like home than my actual home of nearly 38 years. The caretaker of Hemingway’s home and fifty descendants of his six toe cats are going to try to ride this out, but it doesn’t look good. I always view natural disasters with a detached point of view, but this is personal.

I think I could’ve fit in.

Our favorite New Orleans charred oyster restaurant delivers!

A good win for the boys in maze and blue.

Nice view from our roof tonight.