Time to recover.

#25:Visit a Hemingway Haunt

The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans.

#59: Have a drink in a bar over 200 years old

Lafitte’s in New Orleans.

#53 Done: Explore a New Orleans Neighborhood

The Treme. Best fried chicken I’ve ever had.

Always the first stop in Nawlins.

#13: Eat at five more of Gold’s 100 Best Restaurants

Supper Club at The Tasting Room in Venice.

The dogs finally had the reunion they were waiting for.

#13: Try five more of Gold’s final top 100 LA Restaurants

Aburiya Raku in West Hollywood.

First day. Third floor, building on the left. Juror #7.

#21. Read 4 Non Fiction

Took advantage of a day stuck in the jury duty pool to finish this book. An incredibly fascinating history of my favorite American city.  With that said, no matter what I said, they still picked me to serve a domestic violence trial. Fun times ahead.

#48. See 10 New Movies in the Theater

Not an easy movie, but we enjoyed.

#89. Complete 5 Master Classes

Great class.

Rang in the new year in Prescott, Arizona.

Turned 45

Ate lots of great meals.

But still managed to get down to a five year low.

Lots of corn hole.

And family bowling.

Kids stopped playing sports, but Alex threw me a lifeline.

Saw some good movies, but 2018 was subpar.

Went on a pub crawl.

Caught up with old friends.

Saw my favorite band in my favorite venue.

Read more than I ever have in a year.

Helped Hemingway fight through his second bout with cancer.

First time to the Far​ East.

Went somewhere only because of this blog.

Slept in a tent.

Enjoyed some sporting events.

Superclub.

Napa in the Spring.

And the Fall

Day at the lake in Nashville

Retired my first passport.

Zip-lined

Just because.

Lots of pool time.

And ball time.

Got in a couple of accidents.

Beach vacation with the family.

Holloween.

Celebrated 21 years in NYC.

And the Dominican Republic

The Holidays were as fulfilling as ever.

Went to a warehouse party.

Ended the year with the scare of our life.

But entered 2019 more optomistic than ever.

#20. Read 8 Fiction Novels

Great book. Superbly written.

Today, we’re Bears fans.

#48. See 10 New Movies in the Theater

Enjoyed.

#13. Try five more of Gold’s final top 100 LA Restaurants

Excellent paella at the Peruvian restaurant, Rosaline.

#3 Ring in the New Year

Always nice to knock out a goal on day one. And the fact that our twenty-eight​ and twenty-three​ year old still wants to hang out with us is awesome/worrying.