January
After years of dreaming about one, I finally acquired an adventure bike – a 2024 Aprilia Tuareg, purchased from AF1 Racing.
February
Claudia, Erin, Andy, and I saw ABC and Howard Jones at the Paramount Theater.
Best Book
Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley
After being slightly disappointed in the latest film adaptation, a visually stunning effort by Guillermo del Toro, I was inspired to seek what I felt to be the film’s missing emotional core within the source material, which I had never read. I found a beautifully illustrated edition at Maria’s Bookshop, while visiting Finley in Durango. Frankenstein is a gorgeous read and more engaging than most film adaptations, except for maybe Young Frankenstein.
March
CO trip and Badlands here
April
Erin and I went on a date to Kitty Cohen’s one rainy afternoon.
May
I went to the Lanier High School Class of ’85 40th Reunion and got to see a lot of my old pals, though admittedly, I still see most of my best friends from high school, because they are still my best friends.
Wes couldn’t make the official reunion, so Mat and I caught-up with him to catch the latest Mission Impossible flick.
June
Ryan and I continued our plan to meet at various coffee shops around town on available Saturday mornings. In June, we met at Houndstooth Coffee.
July
August
I took the Aprilia on its first road trip to the ranch.
September
I spent a good deal of September playing Cyberpunk: 2077. The graphics are so good and the open world so beautiful and immersive, that I found myself pausing the storyline, just to walk around and do street photography.
Best Video Game of 2025
Cyberpunk: 2077
I was late coming to this game, but it allowed for early graphic issues to be patched and I was able to purchase the game with the incredible Phantom Liberty DLC. This is probably my second favorite open-world game, only barely behind the legendary Red Dead Redemption 2.
October
Ken approached me with a 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro barn find and against my better judgement, I have taken this on as my next project car. I will document its progress on this site.
Best TV Show of 2025
Slow Horses
Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, an aging, shambling wreck of a spook, leading a team of dysfunctional misfits, now relegated to Slough House, a purgatory for disgraced British agents, as they struggle to make themselves useful. This is a brilliant adaptation of Mick Herron’s series of novels.
November
Erin and I went to Emo’s to see BØRNS and now, we ❤️ BØRNS!
Met Ryan for coffee at Kick Butt Coffee.
Durango
December
Best Movie of 2025
Wake Up Dead Man, Dir. Rian Johnson
Other strong contenders were One Battle After Another, Bugonia, Sinners, and Superman.
Durango
