First the good news, perhaps not for all but hopefully most. My chest X-Ray and MRI came back clean. The cancer has not spread to my liver or lungs so I have a few more sunsets ahead. However, I will be getting a couple of MRI’s each year for the next 3 to five years.

So, yes I made it through the MRI unscathed. I kept my eyes closed about 99 percent of the time and never did look sideways. I did not want to acknowledge how small the tube was. And I let my mind wander. I think it is the better part of valor to leave it at that.

For those that have been following along I did not meet my fitness goal but I have lost 4 to 5 pound since September 1 and am successfully keeping it off - but a few more to go. Not too mention the muscle mass and body fat indices.

Now the good stuff. Mela and I went to LA this past weekend to visit Nicole, Dwight and most importantly our granddaughter, Niko. We were joined by our other daughter Gina and her beau, Steven both of whom live in San Francisco.

We had a great weekend eating and drinking our way through LA. Friday night we all met for dinner and drinks at a casual place in Echo Park. It had a lot of beers on tap and a lot of TV’s that had the game on. Unfortunately, as a life long Giants fan the place also had a lot of Dodger fans.

Saturday, we had a late breakfast at a place near their apartment before ubering to the LA art district to shop and meander about. Of course we had to stop at Manuela’s around Noon for craft cocktails, oysters and house made biscuits with pear butter. Then off to downtown LA, more specifically, Bottega Louies for our mid-afternoon snack. They have phenonomenal food but I think are known for their pastries and macaroons. One of the employees was very kind and gave Niko a pink macaroon. She was in heaven.

That evening Gina and Steven met up with some of their friends for dinner in Santa Monica. Mela and I took Nicole, Dwight and Niko out for a belated birthday dinner for Nicole at the Park. The food was excellent but the restaurant was quiet which I attribute to the fact the did not have any TV’s and it was game 4 of the World Series.

Sunday was brunch at the Alcove in Silverlake and then just hanging out at the kids apartment until we had to catch our flight home. We got to the airport early and watched game 5 while we had a bite to eat at Rock N Brews. Our flight was delayed two hours but the good news is I was able to watch the Dodgers succumb to a crushing defeat against the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 World Series. Heck, even the Cubs have won a series in each of the last two centuries.

Anyway, I spent the last few paragraphs musing about the only thing that really matters at the end of the day - family. It was a great weekend. Oh, and Niko is going to be a dinosaur for Halloween.

God Bless!