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Warm Summer Fall nights.

4 time cancer survivor?

Hemingway’s reaction to being told he has four more tumors.

#48 in Progress

#48: See 10 New Movies Not a feel good movie, but great cast and acting.

#21

The latest pandemic project is farming with this self-watering, self-fertilizing hydroponic planter. Thirty six fruits, herbs and vegetables. Day one.

#31 Done

#31: Spend the day on a lake or river. Spent four days on the Colorado River.

#69 Done

#69: Fish a river or stream Sonia won the competition with this 1.3lb bass. He was released to live another day.

#54 Done

#54: Have a picnic Found a private beach for a hotdog lunch.

Riverside campsite. Korean BBQ. Cubs game. What can be more American than that?

#45 Done

#45 Three Beaches The Sand Bar, Lake Havasu

#40 Done

#40: Watch a sunset A sunset cruise up the Colorado River complete with Sonia’s lasagna.

#45 In progress

#45: Three Beaches Gettin’ red in the neck.

#69 in Progress

#69: Fish a river or stream Only way to fish in the Mohave Desert.

#85 in Progress

Made the easy four drive to the East coast of California where the Colorado river splits the border with Arizona.

#21

Entertaining.

In May we had the cleanest air in the world for a million plus population city. Today we had the worst.

#61 Done

#61: Help 10 Restaurants Recover We’re back to eating out, so I’m calling this goal done as we’ll continue to support our favorite restaurants. Figured we should end on Korea BBQ.

#61 in Progress

#61: Help 10 restaurants survive. It was too late to save the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, but trying to help its replacement, the Melbourne hotel.

Sushi Night

Broke out some of the toro to make spicy tuna on crispy rice and toro hand rolls. Have to say it was awesome.

Japanese Sashimi Knife + Tuna = Poke

First Poke Recipe 2 large sashimi grade Ahi tuna steaks about 1 1/2 pounds 1 shallot sliced 1/2 cup chopped green onion 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 small Persian cucumber 1 avocado cubed 1 and 1/2 cup of steamed white rice 1. Mix soy sauce, sesame…

Built a workbench.

Locked in

#21 Done

Excellent.

#61 in Progress

#61: Help ten restaurants recover. A good French brunch.

#4 and #65 Done

#4: Do something I wouldn’t do if not for this blog #65: Deep Sea Fishing Wouldn’t think about going on a two night fishing trip with mostly strangers one hundred miles from land, but the virus has thrown a wrench into my plans. The sea was rough and most people got sick. I tried to sleep in my blanket-less bunk during the overnight boat…

#48 in Progress

#48: See 10 New Movies It’s no Training Day, but most movies in the age of Covid are watchable.

#61 in Progress

#61. Help 10 LA restaurants recover Can’t let good Italian fail either.

Only because it’s 120 degrees outside does he tolerate a good shave.

#91 Done

#91: New Car for Sonia

#61 in Progress

#61. Help 10 LA restaurants recover Can’t let sushi fail.

#21

Enjoyable enough.

Air Fried Branzino

The kids were the first to jump on the air frying trend, but we finally got one. So far, Sonia has made fries, reheated soggy pizza to crispy perfection, and even used it to make her lechon. Tonight, I air fried a couple of Branzinos. After cleaning them, I scored them, then made a marinade paste of oregano, salt, pepper, and a Korean chili…

A daily reminder to do something