#30 in Progress

#30: Go to 5 live music venues in LA. Mumford and Sons with the fam at Banc of California Stadium.

Lunch in Malibu with Mom, Kaden and Kennedy.

#20

A worthy successor to Larsson’s trilogy.

Air conditioning went kaput, so the dogs were outside early.

Celebrating the July birthdays.

#48 in Progress

#48: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Loved the ending.

Happy Birthday Bro!

You’re so old this glacier isn’t there anymore.

Beautiful evening in Pacific Palisades.

Hollywood days and nights for Sonia’s 49th.

A Bronco kind of weekend.

#20 Beyond

#20: Read 8 Fiction Novels Tenth one to date.  It was entertaining enough.

#32 Done

  #32: Go to a baseball stadium I’ve never been to Hammons Field. Home of the Springfirld Cardinals. Unfortunately, Alex was a late scratch after feeling shoulder discomfort during warm ups.

#63 Done

#63: Visit 3 Museums Bentonville, Arkansas is home to Walmart and the Walton kids love art, so we went to three museums. Crystal Bridges, our hotel (also a museum: and the Walmart museum.

BBQ pit stop at Jack Stack in Kansas City.

Up in the air

The heartland.

#28 Done

#28: Read a top 50 book of all time I haven’t read I completely understand why this would be considered a top 50 book, but if you read modern novels, it takes to much effort to enjoy.

#89

#89: 5 Masterclasses Another great class with novelist, David Baldacci.

Sleepover for George’s bday weekend.

#88 Done

#88: Host a summer party. Over heated the pool to 103 degrees, but it made for a great late night spa.

Escape Room

Escaped with plenty of time left on the clock.

A Long Lunch

USA from henry james on Vimeo. Spain, France and now England. The women have run the gaunlet to get to the finals.

Finally saw a Beatle.

Paul from henry james on Vimeo. 77 and Paul still has more energy than me. A three hour show.

#43 in Progress

#43: Lounge by 5 hotel pools The Palazzo in Vegas.

Happy Negroni Week

From Ciprani in Vegas

  IMG_0027 from henry james on Vimeo.   Another quality start, but the bullpen blew his win against the Astros excellent AA team. Fun watching Alex face World Series MVP George Springer.

Great to see my good friend Jeff and his son, Charlie from Chicago. Hemingway was particularly happy to see, Charlie.

#20 Done

#20: Read 8 Fiction Novels Excellent read.

After a hellish trip to Midland, Texas, Alex finally made it to the team’s hotel around 3am. He made his Double AA debut later that day in what was arguabley his best minor league start to date.

Alex was introduced in his first professional all star game, but was told he wouldn’t be pitching because he was moving on up. He’ll pitch Monday for the double a Springfield Cards.

Kershaw v Lester should have been a pitcher’s duel but….

#89 Done

#89. Complete 5 Master Classes

#66 Done

  #66: Visit a winery Enjoyed a supper club weekend in Kenwood and Napa.

The level of personalization is amazing.

Used to live here, but this may be just the second time I’ve landed at the Santa Rosa airport.

#48 in Progress

#48: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Great movie.

#30 in Progress

#30: Go to five live music venues in LA Our club hosted an evening with Michael McDonald and it was pretty awesome.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 8 Fiction Novels Good writer, but this one was hard to get into.

Alex made the Advance A Ball all star game. A well deserved accomplishment.