Our Yearly Playlist

#41 Done

#41 Star Gaze It was so dark, even my iPhone could take a picture of the stars.

Day Two in Paso Robles

#100 Done: Tour a winery Finished with Niner, Sixbridgeswinery, and our friend’s winery, Dilecta.

Brittany’s 25th Wine Weekend

#88 in Progress: Celebrate Brittany’s 25th First day and night in Paso Robles. Toured Jada and Opolo winery, followed by a Korean BBQ dinner at out ARBNB.  

#20 Done

#4: Read 4 Pulitzer winning/finalist Fiction Novels If there was ever a book that deserved the Pulitzer, it’s Middlesex. Loved it.  

#17 Done: Convert Spare Room into Office/Library

It took a pandemic, but I needed a space to write. Step One: Cleared out the room and removed the base boards Step two: I wanted a dark and luxurious library, so I settled on this blue paint color. It took several coats. Step three: Put together the bookcases that would eventually become built-ins. Step four: Secured the bookcases to a frame that I…

The Big Purge

15 boxes of donations later.

Finally organized my tools in my Father’s Day gift to myself.

Girls Night Out

Wait, what?

First night out in months. Burger and fries were outstanding.

#21 in Progress

#21: Read an additional 20 books As I make my way through the Pulitzer Prize winning, Middlesex, quarantine has provided lots of time to read. Here’s six more I’ve knocked out. Station Eleven was great, but her most recent novel, The Glass House was a mediocre story. Sea Wife, 28 Summers, Missing You and Pretty Things were all highly enjoyable.

Father’s Day

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Happy Father’s Day, Pa

Going stir crazy, we built our own mini restaurant.

We’re now selling Covid 19 tests. Strange. Brit had a horrible respiratory virus in January, but she just negative for short and long term anti bodies.

In anticipation of pigging out over Father’s Day Weekend, I submit today’s weigh in. A ten year low.

My gramps is looking down on Hemingway.

Forced Savings

American Express Spending Chart April 1st thru May 31st 2019 April 1st thru May 31st 2020 Last year we spent $10,411 at restaurants in April and May.  For the same period this year we spent $809. Silver linings.  

Our supper club hosted a virtual wine tasting with Three Sticks winery in Sonoma and a paella dinner.

Although it may not be the best year to graduate high school, I have never met anyone who looks back fondly on those three hours in the sun waiting for their name to be called. Silver linings dude.

Middle school graduation in the age of Corona. Congrats guys.

The gift that keeps on giving.

#21 in Progress

#21: Read 20 additional books If you’re a writer or a lover, you’ll like it.

My neighborhood right now.

Hemingway gets more massages than anyone.

#21 in Progress

#21: Read 20 additional books The Lithuanian in me enjoyed this book.

This sucks. We really enjoyed the h Club.

That was an exhausting weekend.

Invited some Brazilians for their meat. Wasn’t disappointed.

Sunday BBQ

Much more handsy than my other barber.

#9 Done

#9: Complete 10 nagging home repairs. The last repair on the list was installing vibration pads underneath the HVAC so that the house didn’t sound like it was taking off every time it turned on.  

#18 Done

#18: New Pool Equipment Fence Once again, it took a pandemic, but I finally finished the new fence enclosure.

#21 in Progress

#21: Read 20 additional books Have yet to be disappointed by one of his books.

#18 in Progress

#18: Pool equipment fence Bribed the crew with some Korean BBQ to help dig the last three holes and set the first post. 

#18 in Progress

Got some back up. One hole excavated, four more to go.

#21 in Progress

#21: Read 20 additional books Good vs Evil and a hell of a dog.

#18 in Progress

#18: Pool Equipment Fence Thought I broke up and removed all of the concrete from the old posts only to find another two feet of it. Going to have to upgrade the tools.

#21 in Progress

#21 Read 20 additional books A fast enjoyable read.

Our club gave us a nice Cinco de Mayo margarita and chip kit.

Took a test today. Hope I pass.