The Final Tally

1. 1. 1. Help Hemingway beat Cancer
      2. Grow LA Fashion Insider
      3. Ring in the New Year
      4. Do something I wouldn’t do if not for this blog
      5. Go to a Marquette game
      6. Travel w/an empty suitcase
      7. See a Waterfall
      8. Off roading
      9. Go Snorkeling
      10. Go Waterskiing
      11. Visit Mom’s New Home
      12. Visit an American City we’ve never been to
      13. Try 10 New LA Restaurants
      14. Watch a Rocket Launch
      15. Watch Brittany Graduate
      16. Open up the kitchen
      17. Remodel the master bathroom
      18. Wipe out 75% of Business Debt
      19. Read 10 New Books
      20. Go to a game at Wrigley
      21. Salsa
      22. Five hikes
      23. Visit a Hemingway Haunt
      24. Get the Bronco Running
      25. Colonoscopy
      26. Eat a fish I’ve caught
      27. Enjoy a country drive
      28. Smoke a Cuban
      29. Spend a day at a lake
      30. Go to a baseball stadium I’ve never been to
      31. Sleep in a tent
      32. Draft our wills
      33. Go the road to sell Basically Me
      34. Trace the family name back another generation
      35. Small town festival
      36. Eye Exam
      37. Watch a sunrise
      38. Watch a sunset
      39. Star Gaze
      40. Nap in a hammock
      41. Buy a pair of Berluti’s
      42. Lounge by 5 hotel pools
      43. Attend a music festival
      44. Three Beaches
      45. Walk across a bridge
      46. Finish a Writing Project
      47. See 10 New Movies in the Theater
      48. Visit something ancient
      49. New workout
      50. Train Ride
      51. Kayak
      52. See a band in Preservation Hall
      53. Have a picnic
      54. Out of State Concert
      55. Stay at Chateau Marmont
      56. Don’t eat out for two straight weeks
      57. Launch a Basically Me Tee Shirt Line
      58. Have a drink in a bar over 200 years old
      59. Commission a Pear Jam/MU Concert poster from 92’
      60. Eat at a top 100 restaurant
      61. Visit a National Park
      62. Visit a Museum
      63. Bike ride in another city
      64. Jet Ski
      65. Explore a winery
      66. Aurora Borealis
      67. Set my watch to 5 different time zones
      68. Make the most of a layover
      69. Go to a drive-in movie
      70. A photography project
      71. See a Play
      72. Buy a new suit
      73. Have a Catch
      74. Go to a professional sport match I’ve never been to
      75. “Publish” a mezcal cocktail book
      76. Launch new LA Fashion Insider, Inc. website
      77. Eat a NY Hot Dog
      78. Five rooftop toasts
      79. Garage Sale
      80. Landscape the curbside
      81. Art for the dining room wall
      82. Rain 2
      83. Remove a tattoo
      84. Explore New N’awlins Neighborhood
      85. Remove the fireplace in the den
      86. No Alcohol for two weeks (3 times)
      87. Go to the mountains
      88. Double Online Retail Sales
      89. Add at least 25 new quotes to The Tragic Muse
      90. Full Physical
      91. Host a summer party
      92. Helicopter Ride
      93. Palm Springs
      94. Go to a Giants game
      95. New Dining Room Table
      96. Less Clothes
      97. Weigh 175
      98. Weigh 170
      99. Weigh 165
      100. Complete Dad’s 70th Video

We completed 51% of 2017’s list. Certainly not the greatest completion rate, but I’ve made the goals progressively harder over the years.  Nevertheless, it was a year to remember and this blog keeps me motivated to live life to its fullest.