Sonia made her house favorite Lechon for dinner. And for lunch the next day, I added sweet and spicy pepper relish, Swiss cheese and a toasted bun.

21. Read 20 additional books

Enjoyed

#10: Refurbish the fireplace

It took a pandemic, but we finally tackled the fireplace project. It took Alex two and half days to strip seventy years worth of paint, but getting to the original wood was well worth it.

#57: Dinner at home one full week (3 times)

Well, that was easy. One week down.

#2: Grow LA Fashion Insider–will now be: Don’t Permanently Shutter LA Fashion Insider

We’ve officially been forced to shut down. We started the company twelve years ago in our apartment, built it up to a team of eleven, pared down to five, and now we’re back down to the two of us. We’ll see…

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.

#1: Sleep in a treehouse–will now be: Don’t sleep in a hospital

#2: Grow LA Fashion Insider–will now be: Don’t Permanently Shutter LA Fashion Insider

#6: Key West–will now be: See my Dad in person by Father’s Day

#9: Stay at a top 20 US hotel–will now be: Complete 10 nagging home repairs

#11: Sleep in the desert–will now be: Sleep in my bed

#21: Read 14 additional books–will now be: Read 20 additional books

#23: Travel with an empty suitcase–will now be: Survive 2021

#48: See 10 New Movies in the Theater–will now be: See 10 New Movies

#49: Eat at Vespertine–will now be: Don’t go bankrupt

#55: Out of State Concert–will now be: Go to any concert

#61: Eat at a top #100 restaurant–will now be: Help 10 LA restaurants recover

#72: Buy a new suit–will now be: Don’t wear a hospital gown

#74: Go to a sporting event I’ve never been to–will now be: go to any sporting event

#82: New car for me–will now be: No car for me

#88: Host a summer party–will now be: Host a Coronavirus Funeral Celebration

#95: Weigh 160lbs–will now be: Don’t weigh 120lbs

#96: Plan a 2020 trip with my mom and jim–will now be: See my mom in person this summer.

Three months in and the 20’s may go down as the worst decade ever.

May you have the luck of the Irish.

@1: Read 14 additional novels

This one was so-so for me.

Not our typical St Patty’s Day, but had a good time with the kids. Dogs we’re happy we stayed in, too.

It’s not just toilet paper. The gun store by my house.

After nearly twenty years of life, Finnegan’s failing kidneys made euthanasia the most compassionate option. He made it clear that it was time by meowing day and night over the last 48 hours. It was harder than any of us anticipated. The kids said he was the last thread to their childhood which was a punch in the gut. Finnegan was more dog than cat. He came when you called him. He ate anything and everything. He licked our faces. He even used to play fetch. When I took him out of his carrier and he saw his surrounding–which included his family–he stoped meowing and let us all say goodbye. He purred in my arms as the doctor gave him the injection, gave my nose one last lick, then closed his eyes for good. He was a lover until the end.

If I didn’t get it tonight, I’m optimistic for the future.

Brittany’s happy at least.

#21: Read 14 additional novels

Despite the controversy over what author can tell what story, I enjoyed the read.

IMG_4503 from henry james on Vimeo.

My client from Nashville sent this to me while watching the local news. South Korea and China are probably post peak, but given our level of preparedness, I’d say we have awhile to go yet. At least I’ll die laughing.

Cancel culture is for real. What’s next, Christmas?

#48: See 10 New Movies in the Theater

An entertaining thriller.

A day late, but still… Hope you had a good one.

#20. Read 4 Pulitzer winning/finalist Fiction Novels

A novel as metafiction that uses a code switching narrator and a ton of footnotes. It was quite the feat and I can understand why it won the Pulitzer.

IMG_4462 from henry james on Vimeo.

Alex made his major league debut today when he came in to pitch the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals. He only needed eleven pitches to retire the side. One pop up, one ground out, and one strikeout. Another milestone in the books.

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Brittany’s favorite band from the UK finally came to LA. Tears were shed.

H Club threw its one year anniversary party.

Who could have possibly eaten the lipstick.

#48: See 10 movies in the theater

Need to take more advantage of the H Club’s theater. Today’s showing of Ford vs Ferrari was a good one.

Perfect spot for a cup of coffee on this mid February morning.

Cardinal Nation has him as a top 30 prospect. Hoping for a AAA visit this year.

Picture or it didn’t happen. Doh.

#48: See 10 New Movies in the Theater

One of the front runners for the best picture, but I’d still give it to 1917.

Sent Alex off to the MLB camp with some Korean BBQ, bowling and LA’s best dive bar.

Back in time for a pre Oscars party.

#21: Read 14 additional novels

Didn’t like this one as much as her latest. Too many characters to keep track of.

#92: Las Vegas

So this didn’t published on the 1st when it was supposed to.

Courageously led his battalion to victory over cancer at the Battle of the Bulge; not once, not twice, but three times. May this painting serve as a reminder of his bravery and greatness for generations to come.

(P.S. Hemingway remains retired from battle and spends his days chasing tennis balls and sleeping on his back. Hoping for a cancer free 2020.)

82 and sunny. A very Bronco kind of day.

#21: Read 14 additional novels

A bit uneven, but I still enjoyed.

#51: Zip line

Great day to be with family, especially given the tragic death of Kobe. He was Devin’s favorite athlete of all time, so he took it hard and being together made it a little easier.

#21: Read 14 additional novels: Loved this one.

Jeff 3

Matt 0

Packy 0

Devin infinity

Completed 57% of my goals for 2019. Not as good as last year, but slightly above average.

Started off by ringing in the New Year in Hollywood with our family.

Celebrated Kaden and Kennedy’s 13th.

Visited my favorite US city.

Enjoyed a bunch of Supper Club events.

Joined a club.

Celebrated Rosie’s 25th in Dallas.

Bowled a bunch. Brit joined the 200.

Completed a half dozen courses.

Hemingway played plenty of ball.

Found a happy place in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Went to a few museums .

Went on a couple of pub crawls.

Went on some hikes.

Enjoyed plenty of pool days.

Hemingway beat cancer for a third time.

Paintball.

Loved Austin, Texas.

Stayed in an airstream in Yosemite.

Alex made the all star game and a promotion to Double A.

A great weekend in Kenwood.

Read more books in a year than ever.

Celebrated George’s 28th.

Celebrated Brittany’s 24th in Springfield, Missouri to almost see Alex pitch.

Didn’t sell the bronco.

Saw some good movies.

A few visits with Mom.

A couple of trips to Vegas.

And saw a Beatle.

And Stapleton, Eric Church, Mumford and Sons, Lionel Richie and The Rolling Stones.

Beaches.

Fell in love with Korean BBQ

Another special trip to Spain and Portugal.

That included top bars, beaches, and book stores.

Built our clientele.

Palm Springs.

Christmas photo

Holidays with the family.

A staycation with family to finish off a beautiful 2019.

#21: Read 14 additional books

Read my first Murakami book. A metaphysical mind bender.

In an interview posted on his English-language website, Murakami says that the secret to understanding the novel lies in reading it several times: “Kafka on the Shore contains several riddles, but there aren’t any solutions provided. Instead, several of these riddles combine, and through their interaction the possibility of a solution takes shape. And the form this solution takes will be different for each reader. To put it another way, the riddles function as part of the solution. It’s hard to explain, but that’s the kind of novel I set out to write”.

Yeah, I didn’t get it. Loved the writing though. Won’t read it again, but I’ll read another of his.

#48: See ten movies in the theater.

Brutal war. Good movie.

Another Korean BBQ joint.