Apotheke

Mixology is serious business.

#47 in Progress

Entertaining, but so many better Marvel movies.

#49 Done

#49: Be a tourist in LA Tried the much touted Hiho cheeseburger in Santa Monica.  Drank Guinness at the Ye Olde  King’s Head and ended the day by beating the Escape Room with five minutes to spare.

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Except for the guy on guy thing, this movie was right up my alley.

#47 in Progress

#47: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Entertaining for a rainy day.

You never know what toy he’s going to bond with.

#19 in Progress

#19. Read 8 Fiction Novels A good story and an authentic look at Alaskan life.

Pre Oscar Party

In the Hollywood Hills.

#47 in Progress

#47: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Decent spy thriller.

#88 Done

#88: Full Physical Completed a two day physical that included a CT scan of some vital organs. First doctor visit in nearly three years. The good news is that if there was a draft I would be rejected.

#69 in Progress

#69:Control Blood Pressure 154/90. So, not too good. Working on it though.

Enjoyed a going away weekend for Alex at Dad’s.

#29 in Progress

Styx from henry james on Vimeo. #29: Go to five live music venues in LA Styx at the Rose in Pasadena.

#19 in Progress

#19. Read 8 Fiction Novels Slow to start, but it grew on me.

My Nephew, Dylan, in the House.

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An overdue graduation present.

#13 in Progress

#13: Try 10 Jonathon Gold Restaurants Valentine’s Day dinner at Jar.

We all wish we were Hemingway.

Winter on NBC

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#13 in Progress

#13: Try 10 of Gold’s top 101 LA Restaurants Spring. Lobster risotto. Very good.

#14 Done

#14: Watch a Rocket Launch Granted I wasn’t there, but watched this one live and it was more exciting than the Super Bowl. With a fair chance of failure, the biggest rocket blasted into space, but equally as cool was the sight of the boosters re-landing to be used again.

#46 Done

#46: Sit around a campfire Visited mom and Jim’s campground for some family time.

National Marquette Day

New year, same result. We lost.

Happy Birthday, Rosie!

Keep dancing like no one’s watching!

Plotting #13 (Try 10 of Gold’s top 101 LA Restaurants)

Jonathon Gold is L.A.’s, and probably the country’s best food critic.  Whether it’s fine dining, culinary performance art or a value meal at a taco truck, he always puts together a solid top 101 list.  We need to try ten new ones, so I’ll start by crossing off the ones we have already eaten at and will not count towards the ten. Vespertine Providence (Top…

82 degrees and sunny.

#47 In Progress

#47: See Ten Movies in the Theater Loved it. Guillermo del Toro has never failed me.

Happy Birthday Kaden and Kennedy

These two will save the world.

#19 in Progress

#19: Read 8 Fiction Novels Not the easiest of reads, but it has plenty of rewards.

As an empty nester, these are the nightly moments that get me.

#23 in Progress

#23: Five Hikes Beautiful day for a hike.

Top Gun parody at the Regent. Pretty funny.

#13 In Progress

#13: Try 10 of Gold’s top 100 LA Restaurants Brunch at The Bellweather in Sherman Oaks.  Very good.

#19 in Progress

#19: Read 8 Fiction Novels Nothing special.

Rewarding myself with a pool day for completing one week without eating out (#56) or alcohol (#84).

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#47: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Not sure how I feel about the movie yet, but it does prove the rule that Daniel Day Lewis can make anything, not only watchable, but enjoyable.

2017 in Review

Cheers to 2017. It was another year to remember. Here are some of the highlights. Watched the drag queen drop in Key West on New Year’s Eve. Tacked this dollar to the wall for good luck at Capt. Tony’s Saloon. It worked. Caught lunch. Supported Hemingway’s surgery and a grueling three weeks of radiation. He fought hard. Had some amazing dinners. Only visited the lake…

#37 Done

#37: Eye Exam With the exception of needing a pair of reading glasses, I continue to have 20/20 vision and do not suffer from narrow angles, the hereditary condition my mom and older sister have had treated. I will now focus my sense of dread on my blood pressure.

#47 in Progress

#47. See 10 New Movies in the Theater Very good. Happy to know that couldn’t happen in this day and era.

#23 in Progress

#23: Five hikes High above Burbank in the burnt hills.

New Year’s Weigh In

186.4lbs. Those weight loss goals are going to be rough.

The only living thing drooling to be near me.

#20 in Progress

#20. Read 4 Non Fiction Could have been one paragraph long. We give too many f*cks. We need to give less f*cks and only give a f*ck about the things that truly matter. No sh*t. Waste of time. I’ll save my other non fiction readings for history.

#8 Done

off road from henry james on Vimeo. Took Jim’s jeep off roading in the Prescott National Forest on a perfect New Year’s day.