I vote for a negroni

Endless Summer

Removed his winter coat.

#52 in Progress

#52: Five hometown photo diaries Hanging out in the Art’s District.

#10 in Progress

#10: Try all of LA’s Most Iconic Burgers Irv’s Burgers on the historic Route 66.

#15 Done

#15: Try 6 downtown coffee houses Colab Coffee on 8th Street.

#47 Done

#47: See 10 Movies in Theatre. Pretty good.

Cubs Win!

Truth be told, I left my wife and son at the bar once the tarps came out in the tenth in order to tend to my precious Hemingway and Rio, but I am very happy for my family and friends. IMG 2349 from henry james on Vimeo.

Another Day In New Orleans

We Made It

Two years of marital bliss.

#91 Done

bands from henry james on Vimeo. #91: See Five Local Bands

#58 DONE

#58: Have a drink in a bar over 200 years old Lafitte’s Tavern in New Orleans.

Po Boys at Domiliese’s

#77 done: Explore a new Nawlins neighborhood. Eating our way through the Garden District.

Mornin’ Nawlins

First meal 

Charred Oysters

It’s a Wrap

IMG_2188 from henry james on Vimeo. Brittany ended her season with a 0-0 double overtime tie.  An apropo ending as soccer is about little victories made in the middle. I was surprised that I was mostly able to keep my emotions in check. After all, last night was likely the conclusion of a seventeen year shared experience with my daughter. While the sport offered…

Today’s Your Day Little Girl

#65 Done

#65: Migrate year one of the blog to this site’s archives I finally moved two and half years of content over here so that I can look back at posts like this one in April of 2009 when I reported on getting my first passport at the ripe old age of 36.  I guess I’ve been around since then.

The last night before game day for these seniors.

Not This Year

#16. Open up the kitchen #17 Remodel Master Bathroom #100 Remove the fire place in the den We need to focus more on demolishing our debt.

#10 in Progress

#10: Try all of LA’s Most Iconic Burgers Pie N’ Burger

Back to back wins, but too little too late. Last game of Brit’s collegiate career is  on Thursday.

Warm night dinner in late October.

Brit made her way back onto the field after a two game hiatus due to injury and helped her team to an improbable 3-0 win over UC Santa Barbara. Only two games left.

Keith Urban @Staples Center

Enough already

Cubs Rebound

Three of us loved the outcome.

Cubs fan today.

Supper Club @ Cecconi’s

An evening of Corn Hole.

King’s Home Opener

IMG_2056 from henry james on Vimeo. All of the Hall of Famers in the building to celebrate the 50 year anniversary.

Losing Sucks

Giants lost, but we got some good shots for Basically Me. Whatever.

#10 in Progress

#10: Try all of LA’s Most Iconic Burgers Welcome home snack at Apple Pan.

Home

#86 Done

<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/186169973″>IMG_1876</a&gt; from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/user1062610″>henry james</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> #86: Five rooftop toasts One last happy hour in Honolulu.

Sailing

 

Another Day in Paradise

Lost in Paradise

Riverside lost to Hawaii 2-0 and remain on life support. Brit hurt her other foot and will likely be out again. Such is sports.

Floatin’

Enjoyed the sunset after watching the Giants beat the Mets in a thrilling wildcard game.

Happy Birthday, Anna!

Backyard Photoshoot

IMG_1687 from henry james on Vimeo.  

The pregame smiles didn’t last long as Riverside lost 2-0 to UC Irvine. Brit played a great first half before re-injuring her ankle. With only 7 games left, her only option is to try to play through pain and be better at 60-70% than a 100% freshman or sophmore. It’s the year of adversity. My daughter has proven she can handle it. Me? We’ll…

Watching Vin Scully’s final broadcast. Happy it’s against the Giants in San Francisco. Vin was the voice of my early childhood and the best to ever do it. And he’s rooting for the Giants in the wildcard to boot. <p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/185241324″>IMG_1682</a&gt; from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/user1062610″>henry james</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

It was a disappointing start to the conference season as Riverside lost 2-1 to the champs. Unfortunately the score does not indicate it was a good match. Riverside’s defense was pretty bad and the offense rarely got the ball. Brit had a couple of nice plays and proved to the coach that’s she’s ready to be back in the starting line up, beginning tomorrow…

One Last Push

It’s been a rough non conference for Brit due to her injured ankle, but she finally managed to get back onto the pitch last weekend against Seattle and Bakersfield in hopes of better preparing herself for conference play. The Highlanders take on the conference’s three time defending champs in Fullerton tomorrow. Brit isn’t 100%, but she has eight games left to leave it all…