Sonia let me find my shawarma in Greenwich Village… So, I had to join her at Saks Fifth Avenue, home of the largest shoe floor in the country. No joke, the floor has its own zip code. Although there are a million places I’d rather be, it’s sort of cool to visit a Saks Fifth Avenue that’s actually on Fifth Avenue.

Dinner at Spice Market in the meat packing district.

An Unexpected Treat

Thanks to last night’s monsoon, the Yankees played a makeup game this afternoon and lucky for me, my buddy Matt was willing to play hooky for a few hours. It was a perfect fall day at the new Yankee Stadium. Thanks buddy.

#28 Done

The Minetta Tavern serves a fine burger. Top 25? Maybe. Top five I’ve ever had? No. But, I definitely enjoyed National Cheeseburger Day. Seriously, it was National Cheeseburger day. Look it up.

On Bleeker Street. Killing time before dinner, we enjoyed our time at an Irish dive bar populated by Asian Americans with deep New York accents. Lots of cool behavior that would have closed down an LA bar in an instant. Walking down Bleeker Street, there were more than a handful of joints I would have fought to eat at, but today is National Cheeseburger…

The calm after the storm. The Javits Center was 105 humid degrees during set up, perfect for a cool headed couple like Sonia and myself.

Waiting for our room to nap before booth set up.

NYC on the red eye

Sonia and I took in the Book of Mormon with my Dad, Georgeanne, Sean, Kim, George and Rosie. Very funny. The Youmans boys minus Sean, so here he is on the phone.

Brit scored two goals and helped her team stay undefeated in league play after four games.

Photo Shoot at the house today despite record breaking temps.

This is getting ridiculous.

#3 Done

Sonia and I finally have our own private office with a gritty LA view. For the fourth year in a row, LA Fashion Insider, Inc. has grown. In the last eight months we have added one employee, moved into a 4300 square foot space and have increased revenues by about 75%. Unfortunately operational costs are rising even faster, so I’m not very optimistic about…

A documentary that follows the chef of an eight seat sushi restaurant tucked away in a Tokyo subway station that is considered to be the best in world. I need to try before he retires.

Both fantasy football teams performed well, Brittany scored four goals to help her team to 5-0 win and the pool was a perfect 82 degrees. Sunday, Funday.

Enjoyed Lawless. A slow burn of a movie.

Preparing Sonia for the zombie apocalypse.

All Sonia’s doing.

Finally tried Red O. Three out of five stars.

Happy Birthday Aunt Aimee

Dinner at the Little Door

We’ve wanted to try the Little Door in West Hollywood for awhile now. A client dinner finally gave us a good excuse.

I know now that there is no one thing that is true – it is all true. – Ernest Hemingway

Labor Day

Enjoyed some great appetizers and watched Dad prepare the steaks for the grill when we got the call that Brit’s team made the championship game, so off we went. Brit’s team scored a goal in the final seconds to send the game in to overtime. Three minutes later, Brit scored the game winner and saved our Labor Day.

Draft Night

I think I have a shot this year.

Brit’s team lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds of their morning game, but bounced back and won the second game. Brit scored all three goals.

Brit’s team won the first game of the tournament 3-1. The championship game is on Monday at 4:30, so the pool and BBQ’d hotdogs may be in jeopardy.

My niece and nephew had the time of their lives at the Angels-Red Sox game. After wiping the pine tar off his hands on Albert Puljos’ pants, Kaden was invited into the dugout and given Puljos’ signed batting gloves. I would’ve had an aneurysm if that happened to me when I was a kid.

#3 in Progress

The warehouse portion of our new office is nearly complete.

#16 Done

Combines my interest in historical figures and cemeteries.

#73 Done

Neil Diamond. The Entertainer. This show was the 40th anniversary of his Hot August Nights show at the Greek. Even at 71, the man put on a great show. He dedicated “Coming to America” to his mom, Rosie, who was at the show celebrating her birthday. When I was in college, my buddies and I followed around a Neil Diamond impersonator from bar to…

We still have two more burgers to go complete number 28, but the burger from Laurel Tavern should be on every list. Best burger I’ve ever had. Hemingway enjoyed his bone marrow.

Reunited

The Vegas write-off.

#38 Done

Dinner at Estiatorio Milos

Took a break from the tables to see Jersey Boys. Enjoyed.

I don’t care what it looks like, Hemingway misses us tremendously.

Fresh off the boat sushi at Blue Ribbon Restaurant in the Nevada desert. Great times we live in.

Our luck is bound to change.

#3 in Progress

The new office/warehouse is currently under construction.

The coolest addition to my watch collection. A pocket watch that belonged to my grandmother’s uncle, Dominick Ziek. Thank you, Aunt Ona.

Surprisingly very good.

In the blink of an eye. Dropped Brittany off at school today for the first day of her Senior year.

Despite being a few subs short, Brit’s team fought through the hottest weekend of the year to win their 3rd tournament over the last four played. Brittany scored nine goals in four games, but was unhappy she couldn’t find the back of the net in the final half of the championship game. Glass half empty, just like her dad.

I wrote a screenplay about a New York City bike messenger. He picks up the wrong package and suddenly everyone wants him dead, especially a rouge police officer. It was read at every production house, but we never secured a deal. Wonder if this guy read it, because I count three exact scenes in the trailer alone.

Sonia and I enjoyed a long lunch to watch the women win gold in Soccer.

Unpleasant.

Hopefully this is just the first scholarship offer.

Not the way I wanted to spend my Sunday. Hemingway couldn’t walk on his right leg, so we took him to the vet for an examination. Although the X-rays showed no fractures, they did show that his pelvis never healed correctly from some trauma that occurred before we adopted him, so he’s highly prone to injuries. He’s on bed rest this week, so no…

#42 Done

Great dinner at Animal.