Lots of great bands today, but Capital Cities stole the show.

A relaxing morning in the garden. Gearing up for day two of Bottlerock.

#33 Done

    #33 Lounge by 5 hotel pools. After a bike ride and breakfast, we’ll spend a few hours here at the pool at our hotel, Hotel Yountville.

Cheat Night

  Pizza at Red Wood in Yountville. 

#68 Done

#68: Ride a bike in another city. Nothing better than a champaign bike tour in Yountville.

Napa, we have arrived. Oysters and Escargot at Bouchon in Yountville.

  Leaving socked in Los Angeles for the socked in Bay Area.

#58 Done

  #Become TSA rechecked and Global entry approved Got the global part out of the way. Update: Global automatically qualifies us for TSA pre-check.  

#53 in Progress

#53: Read 10 Books What if everyone on earth aimed a laser pointer at the moon at the same time? What if you could drain all the water from the oceans? What if all the lightning in the world struck the same place? What if I didn’t waste my time reading this book.

Happy Memorial Day

There was plenty of family, food and drink, but mostly corn hole.

#38 In Progress

#38: See 10 New Movies in the Theater Saw Mad Max with Brit and was left disappointed. Maybe I’m old, or maybe I just crave a story.

#80 Done

#80: Garage Sale Lots of pickers in Burbank. Broke a thousand. All time record.

#11 Done

#11. A Better Closet Finally…. Before After Sonia’s Closet Before After Mine before After Shoes

#96 Done

#96: Personal Stationary A late birthday surprise. Sonia had the perfect stationary made to help me become more of a gentleman.

   Celebrating the graduation of Rosie’s boyfriend. 

  Not the most fun thing to do on a Saturday, but it had to be done. 

#40 Done

#40 Take a Class. Took the first class of many. Going to be the whitest guy in the room and salsa with my Latina wife.

My sister, Michelle, reminded me of the time Devin thought he was going to die when he was nine.

#76 Done

#76: Go to Disneyland My niece and nephew helped me cross off “The Happiest Place on Earth”.

the Crabby Crab Shack

  Slinging crab legs and peeling shrimp. I have a feeling these smells will be lingering.

Watched the Clips rout the Rockets with my Dad.

   Hemingway objects to the cutting of his paw hair.

Only three days into my “diet” I broke down to try the famous pastrami sandwich at Langer’s. I’d do it again.

Making progress on the office remodel.

   This is what breakfast on a “diet” looks like for me.

   Accompanied my Aunt Aimee to her very first professional baseball game. Giants lost. Beginners luck it was not.

#34 Done

Met up with Rosie and her boyfriend on a great and final day three.

#34 In Progress

#34: Attend a music festival. Survived the first day of Stagecoach.

#33 in Progress

   In the desert.

Dinner with my Northern most Aunt.

#9 Done

#9 Smart fit my home. Added security cameras, temperature readers and automated lights to complete #9.

A Perfect Saturday

Pool. Magazines. Champagne.

Fleetwood Mac at the Forum

A phenomenal birthday present.

#17 in Progress

Shaking things up at LAFI. After subcontracting cutting since our inception, we’ve decided to throw the dice and do it ourselves to hopefully improve quality control and maybe even our bottom line.

Got home just in time to see the second half of Brittany’s game with grampa. Got home

#30 Done

#30: See a Sunset From the helicopter. Sun setting over Lake Mead.

Pool Day

  

Celebrated my 42nd in grand style.