First of the new year.

The New Year’s Weigh In

A new record! 185lbs. Pfff.

My Dad officially stepped down today as Managing Partner of Seyfarth Shaw. As he says, it is the first step of a four or five year retirement plan. Whether or not retirement actually happens in that timeframe remains to be seen, but today was probably the most significant day of his career since making partner. I still remember the latter some thirty years ago…

#31 Done

Nothing like spending New Year’s Day at Santa Anita. Bet $20 on the longshot in the first race and won. The windfall paid for the rest of the day’s loses.

#62 Clarification

Rent, not own or lease.

Burbank Weather This Week

It’s going to be tough adjusting to this weather after Hawaii.

Happy New Year

2011 (The Final Results)

Have our line sold in every state Visit my sister, Michelle, in her own home Weigh 160lbs New Video Camera Host a summer party Grow LA Fashion Insider Lock down a wedding date See 10 New Movies Watch a Sunrise Watch a sunset Read ten books Celebrate Brittany’s Sweet 16t Celebrate Devin’s 21st See a classic movie on the big screen Put on a…

#36 Done

Last Day

#9 Done

#11 Done

Steve Jobs biography makes ten. Excellent book.

Kindle + Hawaii = Best Christmas Presents Ever

#40 Done

Day #4

Enjoyed dinner at the second Jean Georges restaurant of the month. Woe is me.

#41 Done

The Hawaiian nighttime sky reminds me a lot of being a kid in Alaska. You can look up for hours and see every constellation. Speaking of star sightings, the Hollywood kind are just as common at this small resort. Jimmy Kimmel, Katy Perry, Ben Stiller, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and the Jonas Brothers are among those we’re sharing this place with.

View from the lobby

Day #3

With the exception of a snorkel trip to a local beach and some shaved ice, we spent the day and night on the property.

Sonia is somewhere in there.

Day #2

We hiked to the Na Pali Coast, found the unhealthiest place for lunch, and retired by the pool until dinner.

The Na Pali Coast

The hike to the look out point almost gave me a heart attack, but the view was well worth it.

Day #1

We stuck around the property on day 1, because, well it’s an amazing property. Pool, beach, restaurant, repeat. And the 10 minutes the hotel could not find our reservation continues to pay off. In addition to the room on the beach, we have yet to pay for a meal.

#11 in Progress

Half a book to go.

Room With A View

This is our view from our room at the St. Regis on the North shore of Kauai. The benefit of arriving at 11pm on Christmas night to a sold out hotel that lost your reservation is the room upgrade. It was well worth the anxiety.

Christmas Eve

X-Mas Dinner

I’ll try to get the X-mas photos uploaded during the flight. In the meantime, here’s one that confirms my nephew, Kaden, has some serious swag.

#44 Done

I’m hoping one of these days I’ll have the time to put a little more effort into this goal, but I’m sure we will manage to make a few people smile on Christmas. I hadn’t been in a K-mart in over a decade, but paid a visit this morning to their layaway department and settled a couple of random accounts that were set to…

Once upon a time, my grandfather was an avid skier and member of his high school ski club. Although Sonia and I are not exchanging gifts this christmas, she had my grandfathers ski club pin turned into a necklace and gave it to me early so it wouldn’t break our no gifts rule.

My Top 5 of 2011

Since my days are booked now through the 31st and don’t include seeing a movie, here are my top five movies and television shows of 2011. Movies 1. The Descendants 2. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 3. Midnight in Paris 4. Win Win 5. Money Ball Television 1. Game of Thrones 2. Homeland 3. Walking Dead 4. Dexter 4. Justified

The movie did a good book justice.

A Solid action flick.

Brit’s high school team won their first pre-season tournament. They won the championship game 2-0 and Brit was named MVP.

Our 2nd Annual Company Christmas Party

New website is live. The wholesale buyer login is: LAFI It’s a flash website, so it’s not currently iPhone or iPad friendly.

#7 in progress

They’re making a movie about us.

The Domestication Project continues.

Saw the Descendants. A good authentic character driven movie.

December in LA

Sushi and a kid overheating in a snowman costume.

We were able to get some tape on Brit during the first couple of games of the Thanksgiving Tournament. This is what we’ll use to hopefully garner interest from college coaches. Best viewed in full screen.

A Few Things That Won’t Happen This Year

Now that it’s halftime of the Marquette-Washington game, I figured I’d try to keep my blood pressure down by focusing on other failures. Here’s a few goals that will not happen, but will be included in next year’s list. #2. Sorry, Sis, not this year. It will be number one on my list next year. #3. Although there are a number of scenarios in…

Annual Marquette Dinner in Chi-Town

Enjoyed dinner at our hotel’s restaurant, The Pump Room. It’s a Jean-George restaurant, so our expectations were high…. And met.

Big win against Wisconsin in their house. It’s fun to watch Marquette win in a bar full of Marquette fans. I’m impressed when someone in LA knows that Marquette is in Wisconsin and not Michigan, so it’s always nice to watch a game in the midwest.

Braving the cold and stimulating the economy on Michigan Ave.