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

Happy Birthday, Devin!

27 years young!

#19

A great storyteller, but not my favorite book of his by a long shot.

Hemingway calls BS to the end of pool season.

Hemingway and Rio welcome their Cousin Seager to the family.

The French Quarter

 

Lunch at Perasols

Firecracker Shrimp Po’Boy A legal walk in the neighborhood with a Guinness in hand.

#52 Done

#52: See a band in Preservation Hall No photos allowed during the performance, but it was incredible jazz in an incredibly intimate and historic venue.

#84 Done

#84: Explore New N’awlins Neighborhood Staying outside of the French Quarter at the Ponchatrain Hotel in the Garden District. Walked among the mansions and cemeteries to Commanders Palace for lunch and bread pudding.

Dragos

  Charred Oysters make a great first meal.

N’awlins

Sonia asked for the little man in her drink.

#14 Not Happening

Was hoping this rocket at the Huntsville, Alabama Rocket Center would launch, but I guess it’s just a prop.

We’re in cotton and Roy Moore country.