Our Yearly Playlist

Heal, boy.

Lost Spirits

Hard to describe in pictures since flash photography isn’t allowed, but Lost Spirits is a rum distillery that basically built Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride in a downtown warehouse that revolves around their distillery tour.

Celebrating my former writing partner’s 45th at the New York import, Employees Only.

Hemingway is back home. I will spare you the sight of tumor removal as it is pretty large and gruesome, but hopefully he will heal quickly.  He’s ready to put two time cancer survivor on his resume.

Supper Club @ The Little Door

No signs of pre surgery anxiety.

#13 in Progress

Brunch at Rossiblu. Only a couple of blocks from our office (and skid row). Downtown LA continues to change at a rapid pace.

#13 in Progress

#13. Try 10 of Gold’s top 101 LA Restaurants It was good, but not a lot different from every other farm to table restaurant.

#23 in Progress

#23: Five Hikes Hemingway’s dream day. Hike, then pool.

This is the look he gave me when he realized we weren’t going to grandpas.

After six months of living with us in Burbank, Sonia’s dad and wife returned to Puerto Rico today.  Their timing hasn’t been great this year.    

#87 Done

#87: Hemingway’s One Year Scan The good news is we made it a year. The bad news is that Hemingway developed another tumor.  He’s vowed to keep fighting.

Long Bday Weekend

Sonia turned my 45th into a weekend long event.

#13 in Progress

#13: Try 10 of Gold’s top 101 LA Restaurants Lukshon. Food was pretty good. Company was better. 45 years in the books.

April 10th

Morning sort of sucked for us. Checking another mass. Hopefully It’s benign. Will know in a day or two. And then… Haven’t put the plates on the newish car yet. Hopefully the day will get better.

Sean finally committed to some back love. Hopefully it’s the beginning of some real healing for him.

#91 Done

#91: Palm Springs I’m sure my blood pressure came down a bit.

#91 In Progress

#91: Palm Springs

#19 in Progress

19. Read 8 Fiction Novels Most readers loved it, but I never connected to the writing.

#47 in Progress

#47: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Not sure the generation before video games (mine) would get this, but it was pretty good.  Nice to have Brittany around so that I can see the movies Sonia won’t.

Easter

\ Devin found the golden egg.

#89 Done

#89: Host a party. Took advantage of a beautiful night.

Baseball

My favorite time of year. Giants beating the Kershaw and the Dodgers made yesterday a perfect one.

Coco. My eyes are sweating.

A very French after work dinner.

#65 Done

#65: Explore a winery Should’ve taken my blood pressure in Napa.

Easiest check-in ever. Off to Napa.

#22 Done

#22: Go on a pub crawl Hollywood St Patricks Day Pub Crawl

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.

#47 in Progress

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.

Dinner at Inko Nito, DTLA

My Nephew, Dylan, in the House.

  IMG_1367 from henry james on Vimeo.