#71: See three plays

Sonia and I joined my dad and Georgeanne for this one man play. Enjoyed.

Third straight Friday in Korea Town.

Sonia made Angeleno Magazine. Not to be outdone, I made the background of a picture in LA Confidenal Magazine.

Hard to believe that this was written from the author that brought us Hannibal Lecter. Absolute garbage.

Pretty good read.

More scars, but four more tumors are now gone.

Labor Day pool party. Forgot to take pictures of the Portillos Itallian Beefs.

Hermosa Beach Day

#21: Read four non-fiction books

Can’t believe I missed this one. Jim Bouton’s 1969 baseball diary. Favorite baseball book next to Men at Work. And the guy created my favorite childhood gum, Big League Chew.

National Dog Day didn’t go Hemingway’s way as it started with a trip to the vet and ended with a surgery date to remove three more mast cell tumors. In addition, he was diagnosed with a heart murmur signaling the beginning of heart disease. Despite an earlier pledge to stop fighting, the last surgery gave us a happy and active fifteen months,so we’re giving it another shot.

Improptu tourist day.

soccer from henry james on Vimeo.

#35: Eat seafood seaside.

Luncn at the Lobster in Santa Monica.

Late 70s and Mick Jagger still had all of the moves.

First Baldacci book. Pretty good.

And a great moon rising.

Written from the dog’s point of view. Felt like my boy, Hemingway, wrote it.

That’s a wrap

What happened in Vegas will stay in Vegas.

Looks like Alex gets to pitch to a future hall of famer tomorrow.

#30: Visit five LA music venues.

Finally saw Lionel Richie at the Hollywood Bowl.

#30: Go to 5 live music venues in LA.

Mumford and Sons with the fam at Banc of California Stadium.

Lunch in Malibu with Mom, Kaden and Kennedy.

A worthy successor to Larsson’s trilogy.

Air conditioning went kaput, so the dogs were outside early.

Celebrating the July birthdays.

#48: See 10 New Movies in the Theater

Loved the ending.

You’re so old this glacier isn’t there anymore.

Beautiful evening in Pacific Palisades.

Hollywood days and nights for Sonia’s 49th.

A Bronco kind of weekend.

#20: Read 8 Fiction Novels

Tenth one to date.  It was entertaining enough.

#32: Go to a baseball stadium I’ve never been to

Hammons Field. Home of the Springfirld Cardinals. Unfortunately, Alex was a late scratch after feeling shoulder discomfort during warm ups.

#63: Visit 3 Museums

Bentonville, Arkansas is home to Walmart and the Walton kids love art, so we went to three museums. Crystal Bridges, our hotel (also a museum: and the Walmart museum.

BBQ pit stop at Jack Stack in Kansas City.

The heartland.

#28: Read a top 50 book of all time I haven’t read

I completely understand why this would be considered a top 50 book, but if you read modern novels, it takes to much effort to enjoy.

#89: 5 Masterclasses

Another great class with novelist, David Baldacci.