Our Yearly Playlist

#48 in Progress

Hmm

Paint balling with brothers and nieces and nephews.

#87 in Progress

#87. Celebrate Hemingway’s 8th Hemingway’s birthday is less than a month away, but more importantly,​ it is his one year anniversary of being told by his oncologist he only had up to nine months to live.

Happy Birthday, Kim!

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 8 Fiction Novels Despite an anticlimactic ending, I enjoyed it well enough.

New apartment warming party for George.

A late, but welcome start to the pool season.

Brit hit 202.

#48 in progress

#48. See 10 New Movies in the Theater Not a fan of horror movies, but this one has so much hype around it. Really bad.

Play Ball

No better time of year.

#13 Done

#13. Try five more of Gold’s final top 100 LA Restaurants Cassia in Santa Monica. Finally tried the fifth and final restaurant of the late critic, Jonathon Gold’s last top 100.

Huge moment for Alex as the Cardinals called him up to the big leagues for the final game of spring training. Minor league assignments are still a week or two away, but he’s hoping to start off strong.

Beautiful day for a hike.

The rooftop restaurant of our club finally opened last night. Thankfully, the food was great.

#89 in Progress

#89: Complete 5 Master Classes The author of the Handmaiden Tale taught a great class. Two statements I took to heart. 1. Most writers are published later in life (yay). 2. Most published writers won’t make a living with their writing. I already knew that, so we’re good.

#82 Not Happening

#82 Big East Tourney Happy I didn’t go. Might have ruined NYC for me.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 8 Fiction Books Didn’t really like this one.

We Gone

Sun Valley is now competing for our top five. Gustavus, Florence, New Orleans, Key West and Kauai.

#8 Done

#8: Off Roading A long sleigh ride  through the country to dinner.

#63 in Progress

#63: Visit 3 Museums I can unsterstand why Hemingway made this place home.

#41 DONE

#41: Stargaze The iphone can’t take pictures of the night sky, but tonight was one of the most brilliant star studded nights that I have been privileged to observe.

#25 Done Done

#25: Visit a Hemingway Haunt This goal has been on the list, and accomplished, since the beginning, but this is the final haunt. RIP.

#15 Done

#15: Go Skiing 25 years in the making. It was like riding a bike. A perfect day on a perfect mountain.

#11 Done

  #11: Go to the Mountains. Sun Valley is a paradise.

Wake up view.

Sun Valley

The whole LA fam came out to wish Alex our best before he ships out to spring training.

Pre Oscars party in the Hollywood Hills.

#20 in Progress

#20: Read 8 Fiction Novels An incredibly well written, but also an incredibly dense, dark and depressing novel. Happy to be done with it.

#89 in Progress

#89: Complete five Masterclasses. The best writing Masterclass yet.

Ok, much better picture.  

Tried to take a picture of my mom where she wasn’t laughing hysterically.  This is all I could get.

Due to a nasty stomach bug, Valentine’s Day has been canceled.

#30 in Progress

#30: Go to five live music venues in LA Made it home in time last night to see Chris Stapleton at the Palladium Theater in Hollywood.

Dallas

A fun weekend to celebrate Rosie’s 25th.

#62 in Progress

#62: Visit 3 Museums Visited the JFK museum at the Dallas book depository overlooking​ Daley Plaza.

Happy 17th, Dylan!

#46 Done

Joined the LA chapter of the late Paul Allen’s h Club. Hope to utilize the gym more than the bar.

#89 in Progress

#89: Complete 5 Master Classes Not the biggest fan of his work, but the course was inciteful.