New York

Fall in New York. Beautiful weather while I've been here. A little windy but clear and warm. Had a chance after work each day to walk around and explore. Been a good trip.

home

Home for two days. Dante's 5th birthday this afternoon. He was out of his gourd and my ears were ringing for about 2 hours after the party. Went with Jim to Musso and Franks for dinner. Vodka martinis and sitting at the counter watching the chef grill meat. Doesn't get much better than that on a fall evening.
Well.......perhaps if Cal had stepped up and kicked USC's ass but I knew that wasn't going to happen. What a depressing season and we still have to play Stanford. I need another martini.....

Bahamas

Just finished a trip to the Bahamas. Had a slamming room with a view and quite the nasty cold. Nothing worse then being in paradise and feeling like crap. Went to the fish fry in downtown Nassau for my conch fritters. Wish I could have tasted them without the lingering back taste of Hall mentho-lyptus

Miami

In the area for a few days and spent the evening in South Beach. Hot and humid but devoid of a lot of tourists so that was very nice. Heading home early tomorrow for a few days. Hopefully the fires and smoke have abated some. Looked like a nuclear device went off over Pasadena last week.

normal weekend

Home for the weekend and Kathryn came down to hang out. Nice to just spend the weekend doing the same things that normal people do. Left the Blackberry at home and crammed as much in as possible. Went to the Getty and wondered what my final artistic mark would be on the world surrounded by all the paintings and master works. Kathryn thinks I obsess too much.

we had lunch with Dana and Bill at Jose Andres' Bazar . Very good. I'd suggest lunch versus dinner. We were able to have a long lunch with out being rushed and had outstanding service and food. Each plate was wonderful and we left without feeling like we had gorged.

Finished the weekend with brunch on Sunday with the Damianos (Dante was quite taken with Kathryn) at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Had our obligatory celebrity sighting and then went to the movies. Finished the day at Loteria at the Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax.

Did I mention that it was 75 degrees all weekend long. Perfect for Kathryn's visit. She doesn't like to sweat.

Monday came too quickly. Back to the Salt Mines

Weekend in LA

Been a nice respite but heading back out tonight. Here is a shot from last night. Weather has been fabulous. Suppose to be hot when I return. Raining in Boston right now. Yeech!

Home!

Home for a week! Good for me! This was the sunrise this morning from the patio. The one upside to working with stores on the East Coast is that I am forced to get up earlier to be available. I can workout early and I get to see some killer sunrises. Going to the bowl tomorrow with Dana and a dinner date each night to get caught up with you all. Miss. Allamand will be visiting this weekend as well so this is a good week.