Our Yearly Playlist

#95 in Progress

#95: Three Museums The Hearst Castle is truly spectacular.

#28 Done

#28: Getaway at the Vineyard A perfect weekend in Paso.

#29 Done

#29: 3 Concerts Brittany’s favorite band, Palace, at the Fonda.

#71 Done

#70: Eat at five new LA Restaurants. Suzan Goin’s new Peruvian downtown rooftop spot, Cabra. Excellent.

#20 in Progress

20: Read 30 Books. Another enjoyable read in the series.

#71 in Progress

#71:  Try 5 New LA Restaurants. AB Steak. Maybe the best steak in the city.

#71 in progress

#71:  Try 5 New LA Restaurants. Karnevil. More of a tourist trap, but we enjoyed it nonetheless.

Happy Birthday, hemingway!

11 years old.

#38 Done

#38:Star gaze. The star gazing at our camp rivaled that of which we experienced in Africa. The fact that my iPhone could capture the Milky Way shows how brilliant the night sky was.

#70 Done

#70: RV Celebrated Mother’s Day with my Mom in the Eastern Sierra Mountains.

#92 Done

#92: Have a catch. It had been a few years, but finally tossed the ball around with my nephew, Kaden.

#16 in Done

#16: Soak in a hot springs. Wild Willies Hot Springs near Mammoth. It was 30 degrees with the wind chill outside, 100-105 in the water.

#30 In progress

#30: Fly fish three Rivers

#71 in progress

#71: Try 5 New LA Restaurants: Tulem inspired Hollywood Restaurant, Ka’Teen. Great setting. Great food.

The Magic Castle

Scored an invite to the members only Magic Castle. A lot more fun than I thought it would be.

Birthday dinner and send off for Alex.

#71 in Progress

Try 5 New LA Restaurants: New Japanese/Italian spot, Magari.

#20 in progress

#20: Read 30 Books Enjoyed.

Macau-style pork chop sandwich

Anthony Bourdain called this Macau-style pork chop sandwich one of the tastiest foods he tried while traveling on his show. Have to admit it was damn good. Ingredients4 boneless pork rib chops or cutlets (about 6 ounces each)¼ cup soy sauce¼ cup Chinese rice wine¼ cup black vinegar1 tablespoon sesame oil4 cloves garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped1 tablespoon five-spice powder1 tablespoon dark brown sugar,…

The Great Easter Egg Hunt

Business & Pleasure

#30 in progress

#30: Fly fish three rivers Beautiful day on the White River.

This angle makes me look short.

The calm before the storm. Lots of rain today in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but avoided the tornados and hail storms.

Up in the air

Made it back to LA to celebrate my 49th with the kids.

Immersive Van Gogh

#29 in progress

#29: 3 concerts Foreigner. At least a dozen top ten hits. Celebrating their 45th anniversary. Made me feel 49 years old.

Vegas

The research into a 49th bday trip was subpar at best. The last minute choice was easy. The 50th will be better.

Up in the air

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 30 Books Never cared for the characters enough to enjoy this one.

#81 Done

#81: Watch Kaden pitch When he’s not up with his varsity teammates, Kaden pitches for JV once a week to hone his craft. His opponents have yet to really touch him.

#32 Takes a hit

#32: Visit five countries Our October trip, one that we had already paid in full to the now shuttered cruise line, is now DOA.

Had to document the first time one of our children invited us over for a meal. And we had to meet Brittany’s new kitten, Luna.

I know a mucky muck in the oil business, but it clearly benefits me none.

#29 in progress

#29: See 3 concerts. Sonia and I used to listen to these guys play at the hole in the wall Vegas casino, O’Sheas, while we shot craps. They’re a bit bigger now.

Business trip to Arkansas canceled due to snow storm. I’ll take it.

#20 in progress

#20: Read 30 Books I always enjoy a good revenge story.

NFTs

My Non Fungible Tokens are finally… Well, not fungible, but tangible. Kind of.

#20 in progress

#20: Read 30 Books So-so.

Super Bowl Spread

#29 in Progress

#29: See 3 Concerts One of our former Basically Me models is a rising DJ and invited us to see her open for Sam Hunt. Hadn’t had a 4am night in a long time.