They still wanted to go outside despite it being a balmy 59 degrees.

#20: Read 20 Books. A memorable protagonist in a hopeless environment. I liked it.

#17. Achieve 20% yearly gain on day trading account

This insane story will help me achieve #17. Banking this 150% gain for the day.

Yes, 2020 was a dumpster fire-I even caught on fire (stupid story)-but 2020 was the shake-up I needed. It was a year of learning more transferrable skills. The lockdown disrupted my writing routine, so I built a library/office and fell in love with tools and building things. We couldn’t eat out, so I elevated my cooking skills. We couldn’t get on a plane, so we hit the road in an RV. I rediscovered my love of fishing and began my fly fishing journey. It was hard to spend money, so I learned about moving averages and diagonal spreads and started trading and investing. Tradesmen wouldn’t come to the house, so I became an electrician and HVAC repairman. Hemingway got cancer for the fourth time, so I dug deeper into nutrition and supplements. He’s a trooper. Our business suffered, but Sonia is a hustler and turned the loss into a major win by getting into the PPE business. And finally, we all survived. I didn’t even catch a cold.

Started the year off right with family.

Things we did before the lock. Hung out with friends. Zip lined. Vegas. Nephew visited. Supper club. Korean BBQ indoors. Brittany’s favorite band. H Club (RIP). MLB Spring training.

Then covid hit.

And it got worse when we lost this sweet boy soon after. Twenty good years.

These guys eased the pain.

But then cancer returned for a fourth time.

But Hemingway is no quitter, and once again, he made cancer his bitch.

With the city locked down, it was time to tackle some DIY projects.

Accumulated some tools along the way.

When we had to shut down the business, we dipped our toes in the PPE business and managed to stay afloat.

Went from outdoor dining…

To takeout. ..

To dining at home.

Started growing some food.

Lots of time to read. 41 books to be exact.

Saw a few movies, but 2020 was subpar for sure.

Celebrated our birthdays in quarantine.

Haircuts were hard to come by.

Plenty of pool time though.

Couldn’t hop on a plane, so we hit the road. Even got to hug my mom.

Rediscovered my boyhood love of fishing.

And as hard as the virus tried, it couldn’t keep our family and friends apart.

#20: Read 20 Books

This one won the Booker Prize in 2020. Didn’t love it, but appreciated it.

#68: Stay at a winery

Picked the perfect near 80 degree weekend to get away to our friend’s winery in Paso Robles. Pre-pruning season.

Wanted to make a video about this Lechón rub, but it’s Sonia’s mom’s secret recipe.

Asked Sonia to make me a Bloody Mary and this is what she gave me. Finger for scale.

#9: Convert driveway into a fenced in patio

This will be done in bits and pieces. The first step took me way more time than I anticipated, but the side fence has been taken down and disposed of.

#20: Read 20 books.

I’ve always loved westerns. Add historical fiction to that and I found this one to be a winner.

One simple cut and the options are limitless.

#76: Three Master Classes 

#25: Document 25 Recipes

#3 Ring in the new year.

DJ Devin brought the party to quarantine.

1. Accumulate one Bitcoin

2. Grow LA Fashion Insider

3. Ring in the New Year

4. Buy a Smoker

5. Go to a Marquette game

6. Key West or New Orleans

7. Buy a shot gun

8. Go Off-roading

9. Covert driveway into a fenced in patio

10. Go to a playoff game

11. Fly fishing trip with my Mom and Jim

12. Visit an American City we’ve never been to

13. Visit a state we’ve never been to

14. Celebrate Sonia’s 51st like it was her 50th

15. Go Skiing

16. Soak in a hot spring

17. Achieve 20% yearly gain on day trading account

18. Build an outdoor kitchen

19. Pay off Amex

20. Read 20 Books

21. Skeet Shooting

22. Pizza Oven

23. Add more smart home features

24. Get vaccinated 

25. Document 25 recipes

26. Sell the Bronco

27. Celebrate Devin’s 31st as if it was his 30th

28. Add a banned books shelf to the library

29. Remodel the front porch

30. Go to a major live concert/festival

31. Fly fish three rivers

32. Sleep on a boat

33. Visit five countries

34. Draft our wills

35. Eat seafood seaside 

36. Build a backyard cabana

37. Remodel Master Bathroom

38. Buy some waders and boots

39. Watch a sunrise

40. Watch a sunset

41. Star Gaze

42. Nap in a hammock

43. Palm Springs

44. Eat indoors at a restaurant

45. Three Beaches

46. Visit an island

47. Cut the cable cord and go digital

48. Go to a Giants game

49. See a movie in the theater

50. Back down to sub 260lb

51. Cardio

52. Buy a truck

53. Kayak

54. Joshua tree

55. Have a picnic

56. Stay in a cabin

57. Catch some sushi

58. Cardio

59. Harvest and replant

60. Have a drink in a bar over 200 years old

61. Commission a Pear Jam/MU Concert poster from 92’

62. Buy Sonia some fiscally irresponsible shoes 

63. Visit a National Park

64. Visit 3 Museums

65. Bike ride in another city

66. Purge and replace the library of unwanted books

67. Survive 2021

68. Stay at a winery

69. Aurora Borealis

70. Set my watch to 5 different time zones

71. Add some awnings

72. Build an outdoor sectional

73. See a Play

74. Family Christmas Party

75. Have a Catch

76.Three Master Classes 

77. Finish first draft of novel

78. Fly fish the ocean

79. Watch Alex pitch

80. Visit a Client

81. Build a table saw station

82. Landscape the curbside

83. Create a Xmas Eve video

84. New couch

85. Remove a tattoo

86. Panel the bedroom wall

87. RV

88. Go to a Bears game

89. Celebrate Hemingway’s 10th

90. Host a party

91. Remodel the kitchen (yeah, right)

92. Bigger TV

93. Buy Bikes

94. Las Vegas

95. Add three Hemingway books to the library

96. Upgrade the kitchenware 

97. Build a secret safe 

98. Plan a 2022 trip 

99. Jet ski

100. Start second novel