WTF Y'all

13,13,13,14

Date: February 6, 2023 at 7:07:42 PM PST Weather: 58°F Clear Location: 7000 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California, United States A nice trip to LA with Katie for the big 52 (even though I froze my age at 38.) Runyon Canyon hike and smoothies after. Musso and Franks for birthday dinner - they have about 140 items on the menu. If I won the big lottery I would have lunch there every day until I finished the menu (two different items each day - I would save the grilled kidneys for a strong mental day at about the halfway point. But the marinated herring is calling my name. Feb 5th: Uber to Du-pars but the line was so long (our timing was off and we did not have the usual John and Katie early arrival plan.) Walked to a nice Italian pasta / pizza place instead. Dinner at Night & Market on Sunset after a quick stop at The Rainbow Bar which did live up to its reputation of heavy metal tomfoolery even though we were inside for nary 30 minutes. Would definitely return to both.

Nice 4.5 mile jog around the neighborhood this morning (9m51s pace). The temperature was 56F which I think might be perfect running weather? New camellias are budding - the red flowered ones have had blooms for a week or more. The white flowered ones are starting now.  Beautiful magnolias all around the city, and although it is cool, you can tell Spring is just around the corner.  Watching NFL playoffs with Katie and had a nice chat with Mom. 

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