Two years ago, Hemingway had surgery for the forth time in five years to remove four more malignant tumors. He was also diagnosed with advanced heart disease with a heart murmur rating of 4 on a scale of 6. Yesterday, his doctor called with his annual lab results and said he had the bloodwork of a dog half his age. And the murmur regressed to barely a 2 out of 6. Benjamin Button, indeed.

#20: Read 30 Books

The fact that Hoover has outsold every author on the planet, I guess I’ll need to read all of her books. Wasn’t impressed with Verity, but this one was more authentic.

#89: Purge at least 6 hefty bags

Finally tackled the garage/shop. Purged everything I could (more than 6 hefty bags). Put up drywall. Added more electrical outlets. Built a washing machine stand and built in cabinets. Finally feels more like a proper shop, although the dream is a couple thousand square foot shop near a trout stream.

#20: Read 30 Books

Enjoyed all three for the most part.

Time to sleep.

Found a nice desk to catch up on some work.

Wine tasting to celebrate the last full moon of the season.

The villages built on the rim of ancient volcano.

#41: Three Beaches

Bill & Coo’s Coast Beach Club

3am for a couple of 50ish year olds. We’ll sleep when we’re dead.

#79: Visit an island

Mykonos, Greece

#95 Done: Three Museums

The Acropolis Museum and Parthenon

The 2022 Best Bars in the World were announced upon on arrival, and #13 (The Clumsies) and #14 (Baba Au Rum) were a mere two blocks away from our hotel.