Not sure what he was going for. Maybe a Warhol influenced mod rocker.

Only a two hour delay on Southworst. I guess we’re winners after all.

The tables were horrible, but dinner at Bartolotta was great. All of the seafood comes from the Sicilian coast within 24 hours. And we’re in the middle of the desert. What a great world we live in.

Recovery

#12 Done Kings of Leon

Imagine Dragons

Capital Cities

#12 Done

Saw Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, Capital Cities along with other bands at the “Life is Beautiful” festival in Las Vegas.

Grimaldis Pizza. The taste overcame my guilt.

It is clear the red sole is a drug she cannot kick.

The morning after a not so good run on the tables. At least dinner will be comped.

Oysters at the Wynn’s Andrea’s.

The Hoover Damn. Approaching a musical and culinary weekend. Diet be damned.

#9 and #10 officially go dark.

DNA Update

You’re off the hook parents.

8/27 Slow, but steady wins the race.

If promoters were to ask me what the ideal festival would consist of, I’d suggest they marry the best rock bands with the best chefs in the world and have it take place in Vegas. Well done, promoters.

Uber is the best iphone app I’ve ever used. One month into it and I’m sold. In a city without cabs, Uber allows you to tap an app on your iPhone and within minutes you’re in a limo or SUV.

Hanging onto Summer. 91 degrees today.

Animal rescue is not a smart place to be after breakfast and mimosas.

With Sonia in Atlanta training our newest employee, I have been forced to revisit my customer service roots from the Chicago years and run the Basically Me desk.

When the wrong UPS driver shows up, Hemingway allows no pickups.

Huge win for UCR against the favored Cal State Fullerton. Brit played 20 solid minutes, had a quick reunion with her high school best friend who plays for CSF, then signed autographs for 100 or so fans.

Oysters for breakfast.

UCR lost tonight 2-0 to UC Irvine. Brit played a good 25 minutes in the very important league game. Only four games left in conference.

Sonia can almost claim Indian reservation casino profits.

#71 in Progress

If you’re going to see this, see it in 3D. No exceptions.

The DNA Good

I was going to pace this out, but my Aunt Ona needed to know now.

The DNA Bad

A-fib is one of the more common killers for men of my ancestry, but being over 40% is not great. Sonia’s highest risk factor for a disease was 14%, so 40% will keep me on my toes. I guess I’ll keep a closer eye on my blood pressure. Speaking of eyes, the second risk, macular degeneration is equally concerning. Being three times more likely…

Breakfast.

We even buy for a store on wheels.

Visiting a few of our client’s stores in Nashville.

Showing our girls a little bit of Honky Tonk.

Happy Birthday to my beautiful niece.

Descending toward Nashville.

#35 Done

We officially launched, bugs and all, last week. Our first retail online order trickled in today.

My DNA has finally been mapped and I have to say, I’m not that encouraged. Sonia’s risk was slightly over the world average on a few deceases, but I made the high risk list for a couple of things I’d rather not have. I’ll give some specifics on future posts, but until then I’m 3% Neanderthal. Everyone has 1%-4% Neanderthal DNA. I’m on the…

Sonia has had her results for a few days now, but apparently the lab had a problem with my sample. After testing, they determined my saliva sample to be that of a 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon.

My all time favorite series from beginning to end. Wish it didn’t end, but at least it did it the right way.

#71 in Progress

I’ve been getting into the backstory of the sport, so I enjoyed this. On a similar topic, Sienna, is a great F1 documentary.

Few things are as satisfying as a 3100 PSI gas powered pressure washer. Spent the day blasting cement stains, gutters, windows, cars and insects and couldn’t have had more fun.

Celebrated a friend’s 40th at a cool new speakeasy.

Not so good.

We finally got to see Brittany play in her first collegiate game. Brit played 25 minutes in her third game and had two shots. UCR lost 1-0 to Gonzaga, but Brit looked awesome out there.

Keeping with the wine theme, we watched the very good documentary about Bordeaux, Red Obsession.

#6 Done

Today we made it official. Brittany moved out of her temporary pad and into the dorms. Mom and daughter barely butted heads. A bittersweet day. School starts Thursday.

#83 Done

In 2009, I completed one of my first list items, #2, Buy A 100 Point Wine. Tonight, in honor of Matt’s mom, Noreen, getting the news that she is cancer free, Sonia and I uncorked it. Cheers, Noreen.

The curtain is closing in NoCal.