Earlier this evening, after watching Huel Howser’s California’s Gold, I sat on the couch trying to work up the energy to do some chores when I heard classical music and saw images of […]
Emanuel Table
Los Angeles gourmand in love with Classical Music and afflicted by wanderlust.
365: Day 282 – Walking the neighborhood
I stopped doing my walks on the bike path near me because it is a relatively popular path that people use for biking, running, or walking. I come across people not wearing […]
365: Day 281 – Lunch outing

Since it is President’s Day, we drove down to Irvine to eat from my favorite Taiwanese restaurant. I’m going to draft this post as I go from my iPhone to simplify the […]
365: Day 280 – Individualism and food
All meals today were in the chilly outdoors and away from all the Valentine crowds. I find it rewarding to not follow what everyone else is doing. It’s amusing to see those […]
365: Day 279 – On the farm
This morning, we ventured out to the farm like we did the week before. It is incredibly satisfying to be outside, seeing where your food comes from and eventually picking the fruits […]
365: Day 278 – Videogames, our primitive version of a holodeck
I started playing a video game yesterday called Destiny 2. My nephew and brother-in-law (uncle to my nephew) play the videogame online. I have been curious to try it out partly because […]
365: Day 277 – Guilty of hubris
The construction program I mentioned yesterday had an all-hands meeting today to discuss the year ahead and recognize individuals that have made a notable impact to the program. There were over 200 […]
365: Day 276 – Confidence on the job
In my primary 40-hour a week job, I consult on a $10B bond-funded construction program with about three dozen active construction projects in the Los Angeles region. Today, I was in a […]
365: Day 275 – Daydreaming with Maurice
I’ve mentioned a few recent dreams I had lately, and today I will share a daydream. I had to be a little more focused at work, which has prompted me to not […]
365: Day 274 – Taming those sneaky subscriptions
Here is my little cost-cutting initiative that took me about an hour to put together. I wanted to put all of my subscriptions on a spreadsheet to take a look at the […]