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).

#47 in Progress

#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.

The 10th Year List

Sleep in a treehouse Grow LA Fashion Insider Ring in the New Year Do something I wouldn’t do if not for this blog Go to a Marquette game Travel w/an empty suitcase See a Waterfall Off roading Go Snorkeling Go to a playoff game Ride a Camel Visit an American City we’ve never been to Try 10 of Gold’s top 100 LA Restaurants Watch…

#3 Done

IMG_0809 from henry james on Vimeo. #3: Ring in the New Year Watched the boot drop with my family on Whisky Row in Prescott, Arizona. No Ubers, so Mom picked us up at two a.m. and then cooked us some quesadillas. Mom and Jim have been very patient with this crew.

The Final Tally

Help Hemingway beat Cancer Grow LA Fashion Insider Ring in the New Year Do something I wouldn’t do if not for this blog Go to a Marquette game Travel w/an empty suitcase See a Waterfall Off roading Go Snorkeling Go Waterskiing Visit Mom’s New Home Visit an American City we’ve never been to Try 10 New LA Restaurants Watch a Rocket Launch Watch Brittany…

#35 Done

  #35: Small Town Festival Took in the Prescott, Arizona New Years celebration.

#87 Done

#87: Go to the mountains As usual, we brought the sunshine, so no snow. But, mountain living it was.

#22 Done

  IMG_0657 from henry james on Vimeo. #22: Five Hikes. Snuck the fifth one in before the close of 2017. Watson Lake, Prescott, Arizona. Beautiful.

#11 Done

#11: Visit Mom’s Home. Finally made it to Mom and Jim’s in time for sliders and charred oysters.  

#67 Done

#67: Set my watch to 5 different time zones One of my favorite annual goals. Where we’ve been. Pacific: Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Marin County, Las Vegas, Oxnard, Marrow Bay, Riverside Mountain Time: Prescott, Arizona Central: New Orleans, Nashville, Cookville, TN Eastern: Key West, Chattanooga, TN, Washington, D.C., Gaithersburg, MD, Miami, Havana, Cuba UTC: London, Bath, Cardiff, Wales, Dublin, Ireland, Cong Mayo, Ireland.  

#7 and #53 Done

#7: Picnic  #53: See a waterfall It’s days like this I’m happy to be a Californian.

#70 Done

#70: A Photography Project    

#19

#19: Artemis. A smartly written Sci-fi novel worthy of his debut, The Martian.

X-Mas

Five Golden Rings from henry james on Vimeo.

Happy 30th Anniversary

Rosie, George and friends managed to pull off a surprise party to celebrate dad and Georgeanne’s thirtieth wedding anniversary. A great evening.

#14 Done

Untitled from henry james on Vimeo.   #14 Done: See a rocket launch. SpaceX We managed to video a minute of a spectacular rocket launch into space. At first we thought it was a huge meteor, but after a couple of minutes it became clear it was a rocket. The booster rockets detaching was the best part of the show.

#47 Done

#47. See 10 New Movies in the Theater Finished this one off with a pretty good chapter in this saga. Brittany liked it too, especially the nods to the original three, so that made me happy.  

Back to the LA sprawl.

Final stop

Gene & Judes

Marquette Reunion Dinner

20 plus years strong.

Never too cold for a rooftop view.

City wake up view.

Lots of changes going on at Wrigley Field.

Best way to combat the cold.

Room with a view

#19

Always enjoy his insights.

Lucky to report that it is only ash so far in Burbank.

#47 In Progress

#47: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Not a feel good movie, but a good one nonetheless.    

First comfort meal in nearly two and half months. Need to remind myself not to bitch so much when the internet is slow.

The Long Goodbye

  It was a worthy celebration that shined a bright light on my dad’s many accomplishments over a 43 year career at Seyfarth Shaw. Everyone from Costco founder, Jim Sinegal to his long time secretary gave speeches that focused more on the man than the lawyer which surprised no one. Despite already knowing how good of a human being he is, I was extremely…

Finally…

After 72 days without power, running water and shoddy communications, we finally got Sonia’s dad and Gladys off of the island. Rio couldn’t be happier.

#88 Done

#88: Double Online Retail Sales Not a huge feat considering last year’s numbers, but it’s nice to grow something again.

Something Rotten!

Finally saw a good one at the Ahmanson with Dad and Georgeanne.

Hollywood Nights with the Fam

Had a sleep over to ensure a couple of more meals.

Thanksgiving