Another one spent with the kids. Lucky parents.

Picanha with some home grown chimichurri turned out perfectly tonight.

#20: Achieve 20% yearly return in trading accounts

Broke even with stocks, but down another 28% in crypto. Overall, that puts me at a brutal -50% YTD.

#20: Read 20 Books

Missed the mark for the me.

Good to be back.

#1: Accumulate one Bitcoin

Bought the dip, but I don’t expect I’ll be able to hang on to it for long in this market.

Congrats on winning the Girls 15 State Cup! Huge accomplishment.

A rare event for Dad to have all five kids at the same time.

Same goes for his grandchildren.

Someone may have had a bit of gas.

#90: Host a party. Michelle and her family came in for a long Father’s Day weekend, so we had Friday night Family and Fajitas.

#20: Read 20 Books. Enjoyed.

#20: Read 20 books. Enjoyed.

Following in the footsteps of Westlake High Alum, Christian Yelich, Kaden killed his freshman year. And he did it with a 4.5 GPA.

This was clearly Hemingway’s vacation. He felt like he was back in Alaska. Rio wasn’t a fan.

#63: Visit a National Park

INYO National Forest

Nice spot to wake up.

#41: stargazing

Not my picture, but an accurate depiction of what we saw in the Sierras.

#38:  Buy some waders and boots

#31: Fly fish 3 rivers.

The Upper Owens River in the Eastern Sierra Mountains.

#20: Read 20 Books. Enjoyed.

Home grown zucchini. Store bought squash for scale.

Memorial Day weekend in Paso Robles.

#20: Read 20 Books

This one was a miss for me.

Congrats to my brother George for launching his beverage company. https://drinkhiyo.com

#20: READ 20 BOOKS

Not what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it. Fun fact: A small Florida college coach, with no prior success, rides a no name Sudanese recruit to the final four and Marquette signs him to a long term contract. And I totally believed it.

Finished the car port to match the porch.

After

Just sold my leased car of seven months back to the dealership and they wrote me a check for more than I owed. Buy semi conductors.

38: Plan a 2022 trip 

It’s a long ways off, but Sonia and I look forward to seeing some castles along the Rhine with my dad and Georgeanne in October of 2022.

Brother/Sister triple strike turkeys.

#71: Buy a truck.

Covid changed me. The evolution is nearing completion. My grandfather drove a Ram, so now I drive a Ram.

Lots of great childhood memories associated with my Uncle Dave who sadly passed today. He was a good husband of 51 years. A good dad. A good uncle. And a really good brother to my mom. Rest In Peace.

#20: Read 20 Books

2nd Koontz book. I don’t think I’ll read a third.

Remember when you were five and your oncologist gave you up to 12 months to live? Well, eight tumors and four surgeries later, we’d like to wish you a happy 10th birthday.

#20: Read 20 Books

Enjoyed

#17: Achieve 20% yearly gain on day trading account

Not the greatest month, but still in the green. Managed to not panic sell my crypto when it crashed up to 40% a couple of weeks ago.

Kaden’s killing it on and off the mound his freshman year.

Alex will start the season with a promotion to the AAA Memphis Redbirds. As the first pitcher in line on the reserve roster, he should get his first opportunity sooner than later.

#20: Read 20 books.

A good writer, but it’s a pass on the story.

Before

After

Where’s the Meat.

#28: Add a banned books shelf to the library

Whether burned by Nazis, or banned by American school boards, these were the most targeted books of our time.

Before

After

#9: Convert driveway into a fenced in patio

Much harder one man job than I anticipated. Getting the gate level on a grade required too much brain power, but I’m happy how it turned out. Buy lumber stocks, because this stuff is hard to find.

Our first frame in over a year.