The start to a rainy Sunday.

Watched the Clippers dominate the Mavs with my brother.

#86 Still in Play

Losing weight is not.

#29 Done

#29: See a Sunrise. Getting up at 5am has its advantages.

#86 in Progress

Starting the New Year off as healthy as possible.

This was the Disney World vacation the kids never had. Great weather. Spent every day at the pool. They even had craps at the pool which turns out not to be a good thing. Anyway, first and last time at a mega resort.

#35 in Progress

#35: Three Beaches

Grouper Photo

#33 In Progress

Poppin’ cheap bottles poolside.

Lazy river has rapids.

#1 Done

#1 Done. Happy New Year from Nassau, Bahamas.

The 2015 List

Ring in the New Year Compete in a Spartan Race New York Fashion Week Camper with Mom N’awlins Try 10 New LA Restaurants Have a catch Pearl Jam Smart fit my home reduce my energy bills by 30% A better closet Start the morning reading a physical paper Do not buy a Patek Phillipe Watch Weigh 175 Weigh 170 Weigh 165 Grow LA Fashion…

The Final Tally 2014

Despite the fact that my goals get a little bit harder, I beat last year’s tally by eleven for a grand total of 61. Despite limping to the finish (whoa is me), 2014 was a great year. Ring in the New Year Grow LA Fashion Insider Charleston, S.C. Drive a Race Car Prepare 12 meals at home Eat at Hakkasan Weigh 175 Performance at…

#59 Done

#59 Done: Set my watch to 6 time zones. Always a challenge, but we just made it. Pacific Coast Time: Home, Palm Springs, San Francisco, Las Vegas Central Time: Chicago, Dallas Eastern Standard Time: New York, Atlanta, Charleston, S.C, Savannah, GA, Monroe, L.A., Baton Rouge, L.A., Nassau, Bahamas, New Orleans, L.A. Hawaiian-Aleutian: Oahu, Kauai GMT/UTC: Puerto Rico Central European Time: Budapest, Vienna & Prague

#40 Failed

#40: See a Sunrise Amazing how something so simple, is so hard to make time for.

#72 Done

#72: Write a Letter Wrote it to myself. Cheaper than therapy.

Fake smiles. Crapped out on the tables.

Swimming with Dolphins

#2 Not Happenin’

#2 Grow LA Fashion Insider, Inc. We thought we would have a chance this year, but Ebola wiped out our fourth quarter and contributed to our own poor efforts to beat last year’s mediocre numbers. Other than luxury brands, apparel continues to drag through the mud of this new economy. We may fail again in 2015, but we are determined to fail better.

Atlantis

A little R & R in Nassau, Bahamas.

Housekeeping

We’re days away from 2015. Here are a few more of my “failures”. #8. See a Performance at Disney Hall (Next Year) #13. Full work up with a cardiologist (Too Young. Just Need a New Workout) #15: Stay at Chateau Marmont (Next year) #16: Marquette game in Milwaukee (Next Year) #17: Attend a LA Magazine Calendar event once a month (Some months were too…

#94 Done

#94: read ten books 11/22/63. An entertaining Stephen King historical time traveling fiction tale.

#83 Done

#83: Make X-mas great for someone we don’t know After a fabulous Christmas Eve and Day, we stopped off at a grocery store in the valley to give a little back. Devin took the lead and gave away gift cards to people shopping for food on X-mas day. Driving home, it became clear that this no longer needs to be on the list to…

Merry Christmas

I only remembered to take a few iPhone pics of x-mas day. Nevertheless, it was a great reminder to all of us that we are truly blessed.

Xmas Eve

Tight jeans bro.

A new hot dog joint opened by the house. That puts a nail in the coffin of #7, #91, #92 & #93. Will end the year at my heaviest.

#57 Done

#57 See 10 new movies in the theater Brittany and I took in the stellar, Interstellar.

#9 Done

#9: Off Roading Turns out we only needed one horse under the hood to traverse the back roads of the Hollywood Hills. Thanks to our dedicated brethren at LAFI for making it happen.

#50 Done

Seeing a classic movie in Burbank is literally like stepping into a time machine. Nevertheless, It’s a Wonderful Life was the perfect movie to see to get into the holiday spirit. Thank you, Tomiko, for the tickets.

#43 Done

#43 Complete Safari Album ” I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy” ~ Ernest Hemingway

Caught a Clipper win with my Dad. Not as rare as it used to be.

Dinner at the newly opened BBQ joint, Barrel & Ashes. One of the best dishes was the chili served in a bag of Fritos.

#78 Done

#78: No Shave November. Most of my sweaters match my beard.

Lunch and X-mas shopping in the Hills of Beverly.

Enjoyed this beef tongue and the 10 meat dishes that followed at Totoraku.

#57 in Progress

Love is way more complicated than quantum physics. Excellent movie.

5th Annual LAFI X-Mas Party

Asenabo. Best sushi we’ve had in LA. And we’ve known that for years. It’s a shame we’ve only been here a few times.

MLS Final

Landon Donovan’s last professional game was a good one. LA Galaxy win the MLS Cup final 2-1 in double overtime.

Fleetwood Mac

The whole band was back together again. They killed it.

Hate to judge a book by its cover, but I don’t think I would’ve enjoyed hanging out with my great, great, great grandmother, Letitia Youmans.  She’s the one on the right on the cover of her autobiography, Campaign Echoes. I actually toasted her last night, rather her husband Arthur, my great, great, great grandfather for having the good sense not to have any children…

Great Day in American History

An after work bite in the concrete treetops of LA.

Man, it got here fast.

When it Rains….

One last good meal for Brit before heading back to school.

USC/Notre Dame

#57 in Progress

#57: See 10 Movies on the Big Screen It was like looking in the mirror.