Happy 4th

Another one spent with the kids. Lucky parents.

Picanha with some home grown chimichurri turned out perfectly tonight.

#20 in Progress

#20: Achieve 20% yearly return in trading accounts Broke even with stocks, but down another 28% in crypto. Overall, that puts me at a brutal -50% YTD.

#20 in progress

#20: Read 20 Books Missed the mark for the me.

Good to be back.

Happy 75th Pa!

#1 Done

#1: Accumulate one Bitcoin Bought the dip, but I don’t expect I’ll be able to hang on to it for long in this market.

Happy Birthday, Mama!

State Champs!

Congrats on winning the Girls 15 State Cup! Huge accomplishment.

Father’s Day

A rare event for Dad to have all five kids at the same time. Same goes for his grandchildren. Someone may have had a bit of gas.

Happy Father’s Day, Pa!

#90: Host a Party

#90: Host a party. Michelle and her family came in for a long Father’s Day weekend, so we had Friday night Family and Fajitas.

#20 in progress

#20: Read 20 Books. Enjoyed.

Happy 81st, Aunt Ona!

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 20 books. Enjoyed.

Following in the footsteps of Westlake High Alum, Christian Yelich, Kaden killed his freshman year. And he did it with a 4.5 GPA.

This was clearly Hemingway’s vacation. He felt like he was back in Alaska. Rio wasn’t a fan.

#Vanlife

#63 Done

#63: Visit a National Park INYO National Forest

Nice spot to wake up.

#41 Done

#41: stargazing Not my picture, but an accurate depiction of what we saw in the Sierras.

#38 Done

#38:  Buy some waders and boots

#31 in Progress

#31: Fly fish 3 rivers. The Upper Owens River in the Eastern Sierra Mountains.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 20 Books. Enjoyed.

Home grown zucchini. Store bought squash for scale.

Paso Robles

Memorial Day weekend in Paso Robles.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 20 Books This one was a miss for me.

Congrats to my brother George for launching his beverage company. https://drinkhiyo.com

#20 in Progress

#20: READ 20 BOOKS Not what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it. Fun fact: A small Florida college coach, with no prior success, rides a no name Sudanese recruit to the final four and Marquette signs him to a long term contract. And I totally believed it.

Finished the car port to match the porch. After

Just sold my leased car of seven months back to the dealership and they wrote me a check for more than I owed. Buy semi conductors.

#98 Done

38: Plan a 2022 trip  It’s a long ways off, but Sonia and I look forward to seeing some castles along the Rhine with my dad and Georgeanne in October of 2022.

Celebrating the Moms

Happy Mother’s Day, MAMA

Brother/Sister triple strike turkeys.

#71 Done

#71: Buy a truck. Covid changed me. The evolution is nearing completion. My grandfather drove a Ram, so now I drive a Ram.

Lots of great childhood memories associated with my Uncle Dave who sadly passed today. He was a good husband of 51 years. A good dad. A good uncle. And a really good brother to my mom. Rest In Peace.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 20 Books 2nd Koontz book. I don’t think I’ll read a third.

Happy 10th, Hemingway

Remember when you were five and your oncologist gave you up to 12 months to live? Well, eight tumors and four surgeries later, we’d like to wish you a happy 10th birthday.

#20 in progress

#20: Read 20 Books Enjoyed

#17 in Progress

#17: Achieve 20% yearly gain on day trading account Not the greatest month, but still in the green. Managed to not panic sell my crypto when it crashed up to 40% a couple of weeks ago.

Kaden’s killing it on and off the mound his freshman year.

Happy Birthday, Alex!

Alex will start the season with a promotion to the AAA Memphis Redbirds. As the first pitcher in line on the reserve roster, he should get his first opportunity sooner than later.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 20 books. A good writer, but it’s a pass on the story.

Before After

Where’s the Meat.

#28 Done

#28: Add a banned books shelf to the library Whether burned by Nazis, or banned by American school boards, these were the most targeted books of our time.

#9 Done

Before After #9: Convert driveway into a fenced in patio Much harder one man job than I anticipated. Getting the gate level on a grade required too much brain power, but I’m happy how it turned out. Buy lumber stocks, because this stuff is hard to find.

Our first frame in over a year.