A new year begins

one hundred leaves rustle

aspirin in hand

#57: Set my watch to five time zones

Pacific:

• Palm Springs, CA
• Lake Tahoe, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Napa, CA
• Las Vegas, NV
• Paso Robles, CA
• Bishop, CA

Mountain:

• Park City, UT
• Bozeman, MT
• Yellowstone, WY

Central:

• Lafayette, AR
• Nashville, TN

Eastern:

• Tulum, MX
• Atlanta, GA

UTC+2

• Athens, Greece
• Mykonos, Greece
• Santorini, Greece

#66 Done: Table Saw Station. Thank you Dad and Georgeanne. Now my station is wherever I want it to be.

#97: Earn passive income from an NFT. Although the NFT bubble burst in 2022, they will continue to evolve from jpegs like this one to proof of ownership for virtually everything. That said, my Lazy Lion earned a few Happy Meals a month in passive income.

#22: Pizza Oven. My Xmas gift from Sonia and the kids. A Bertello 16″ Grande Pizza Oven.

#20: Read 30 books. Thirty on the nose.

#20: Read 30 Books. This one lacked heart for me, but still entertaining.

#43: Cut the cable cord and go digital

Grabbing TV out of thin air from here on out.

A very early morning at the club to watch the World Cup Finals. It didn’t disappoint.

#73 Done: Build a secret safe

My version isn’t as pictured because, well, it’s a secret..

#30: Read 30 Books

Meh…

Xmas party for some of our vendors.

#61: Three Master Classes

#19: Add artwork to master bedroom.Added this large print of a photo Sonia took in Cuba.

Huge win for team USA, but I’m now a day behind on roof repair duties with possible rain in the forecast.

#20: Read 30 books.

Enjoyed.

Couldn’t celebrate Devin’s birthday without some Korean BBQ and Karaoke.

Thankful for you.

Not even my mom would decorate this early.

#20: Read 30 Books… Enjoyed.

Hemingway approves.

#86: join a club

The Aster bought and revamped our former club.

Took a couple of years, but Covid finally caught up with Sonia. I assume I won’t be far behind.

Pretty crazy that a kid I grew up with is the manager of the year. Making Santa Rosa proud.

Two years ago, Hemingway had surgery for the forth time in five years to remove four more malignant tumors. He was also diagnosed with advanced heart disease with a heart murmur rating of 4 on a scale of 6. Yesterday, his doctor called with his annual lab results and said he had the bloodwork of a dog half his age. And the murmur regressed to barely a 2 out of 6. Benjamin Button, indeed.

#20: Read 30 Books

The fact that Hoover has outsold every author on the planet, I guess I’ll need to read all of her books. Wasn’t impressed with Verity, but this one was more authentic.

#89: Purge at least 6 hefty bags

Finally tackled the garage/shop. Purged everything I could (more than 6 hefty bags). Put up drywall. Added more electrical outlets. Built a washing machine stand and built in cabinets. Finally feels more like a proper shop, although the dream is a couple thousand square foot shop near a trout stream.

#20: Read 30 Books

Enjoyed all three for the most part.

Time to sleep.

Found a nice desk to catch up on some work.

Wine tasting to celebrate the last full moon of the season.

The villages built on the rim of ancient volcano.

#41: Three Beaches

Bill & Coo’s Coast Beach Club

3am for a couple of 50ish year olds. We’ll sleep when we’re dead.