#21: Read 14 additional novels

A bit uneven, but I still enjoyed.

#51: Zip line

Great day to be with family, especially given the tragic death of Kobe. He was Devin’s favorite athlete of all time, so he took it hard and being together made it a little easier.

#21: Read 14 additional novels: Loved this one.

Jeff 3

Matt 0

Packy 0

Devin infinity

Completed 57% of my goals for 2019. Not as good as last year, but slightly above average.

Started off by ringing in the New Year in Hollywood with our family.

Celebrated Kaden and Kennedy’s 13th.

Visited my favorite US city.

Enjoyed a bunch of Supper Club events.

Joined a club.

Celebrated Rosie’s 25th in Dallas.

Bowled a bunch. Brit joined the 200.

Completed a half dozen courses.

Hemingway played plenty of ball.

Found a happy place in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Went to a few museums .

Went on a couple of pub crawls.

Went on some hikes.

Enjoyed plenty of pool days.

Hemingway beat cancer for a third time.

Paintball.

Loved Austin, Texas.

Stayed in an airstream in Yosemite.

Alex made the all star game and a promotion to Double A.

A great weekend in Kenwood.

Read more books in a year than ever.

Celebrated George’s 28th.

Celebrated Brittany’s 24th in Springfield, Missouri to almost see Alex pitch.

Didn’t sell the bronco.

Saw some good movies.

A few visits with Mom.

A couple of trips to Vegas.

And saw a Beatle.

And Stapleton, Eric Church, Mumford and Sons, Lionel Richie and The Rolling Stones.

Beaches.

Fell in love with Korean BBQ

Another special trip to Spain and Portugal.

That included top bars, beaches, and book stores.

Built our clientele.

Palm Springs.

Christmas photo

Holidays with the family.

A staycation with family to finish off a beautiful 2019.

 

#21: Read 14 additional books

Read my first Murakami book. A metaphysical mind bender.

In an interview posted on his English-language website, Murakami says that the secret to understanding the novel lies in reading it several times: “Kafka on the Shore contains several riddles, but there aren’t any solutions provided. Instead, several of these riddles combine, and through their interaction the possibility of a solution takes shape. And the form this solution takes will be different for each reader. To put it another way, the riddles function as part of the solution. It’s hard to explain, but that’s the kind of novel I set out to write”.

Yeah, I didn’t get it. Loved the writing though. Won’t read it again, but I’ll read another of his.

#48: See ten movies in the theater.

Brutal war. Good movie.

Another Korean BBQ joint.

Alex’s spring training will come a bit earlier this year as he has been invited to the Cardinals major league camp.

#20: Read 4 Pulitzer winning/finalist Fiction Novels

A beautifully written novel about our relationship with trees. I took more away from the writing than the actual story. I also learned that even though a lot of people can hate a book, the author can still win the Pulitzer Prize.

Typical client dinner. Always the designated picture taker.

 

#45: Three Beaches. Incredible weather to start of the new year.

Beach hair

Kaden

#56: Bike ride in another city. Oxnard, CA

1. Sleep in a treehouse
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. Key West
7. Shot gun
8. Off roading
9. Stay at a top 20 US hotel
10. Go to a playoff game
11. Sleep in the desert
12. Visit an American City we’ve never been to
13. Visit a state we’ve never been to
14. Celebrate Sonia’s 50th
15. Go Skiing
16. Soak in a hot spring
17. Convert guest bedroom into a library/study
18. Pool Fence
19. Pay off Amex Business
20. Read 4 Pulitzer winning/finalist Fiction Novels
21. Read 14 additional books
22. Go to Wrigley
23. Travel with an empty suitcase
24. Five hikes
25. Go vegan for two weeks
26. Take the top off or sell the Bronco
27. Celebrate Devin’s 30th
28. Read a top 50 book of all time I haven’t read
29. Complete Spain/Portugal Album
30. Go to five live music venues in LA
31. Spend a day at a lake
32. Go to a baseball stadium I’ve never been to
33. Sleep in a tent
34. Draft our wills
35. Eat seafood seaside 
36. A look back on the ‘10s
37. Attend my nephew’s HS graduation
38. San Diego
39. Watch a sunrise
40. Watch a sunset
41. Star Gaze
42. Nap in a hammock
43. Lounge by 5 hotel pools
44. Attend a music festival
45. Three Beaches
46. Throw an Axe
47. New Orleans
48. See 10 New Movies in the Theater
49. Eat at Vespertine
50. Cardio
51. Train Ride
52. Kayak
53. New laptops
54. Have a picnic
55. Out of State Concert
56. Staycation
57. Dinner at home one full week (3 times)
58. Go to a Giants game
59. Have a drink in a bar over 200 years old
60. Commission a Pear Jam/MU Concert poster from 92’
61. Eat at a top 100 restaurant
62. Visit a National Park
63. Visit 3 Museums
64. Bike ride in another city
65. Deep sea fishing
66. Stay at a winery
67. Aurora Borealis
68. Set my watch to 5 different time zones
69. Fish a river or stream
70. Frame Pearl Jam posters
71. See 3 Plays
72. Buy a new suit
73. Have a Catch
74. Go to a professional sport match I’ve never been to
75. Finish first draft of novel
76. Go to an island
77. See Alex pitch
78. Five rooftop toasts
79. Garage Sale
80. Landscape the curbside
81. Art for the dining room wall
82. New car for me
83. Remove a tattoo
84. Go to a top 50 bar in the world
85. RV
86. Go to a Bears game
87. Celebrate Hemingway’s 9th
88. Host a summer party
89. Learn more Spanish
90. Palm Springs
91. New car for Sonia
92. Las Vegas
93. Add five vintage hard covers to the library
94. Weigh 165
95. Weigh 160
96. Plan a 2020 trip with my mom & Jim
97. Start second novel
98. Walk across a bridge
99. Family photo
100. Tour a winery

#91: Car Accident Free. Done driving for the year. Made it.