It’s been a long time and a lot has happened.

I haven’t posted an entry since November.  Since then the Caps went from the bottom of the league to the top of their division, gaining entry to the playoffs in the process.  They did fire Glen Hanlon and hired Bruce Boudreau to replace him.  This guy is a great coach and he knew just how to get the most from his team.  Though they lost in the first round to Philly, the future is bright.

My golf game is improving.  In the last month or two I’ve recorded four rounds in the eighties, including an 83 last Saturday.  My last score over 100 was in October at Stonewall Golf Club.  I feel like I’m comfortable out there and, while every shot isn’t great, I’m in more control.  I also decided to join Virginia Oaks as a full member.  This will allow me to play more on weekends, which is something I hesitated to do previously.

The had a pretty active winter.  We hosted the Parrothead’s Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day parties.  We held our own parties for a couple of other sporting events, like the Super Bowl and Daytona 500.  We’ll try to keep things going in there over the summer, although we usually end up outside during the warm weather months.

I’m going to try to keep up on this more than I have been.  At the very least I’ll post the weekly email I send to my golf playing friends.  If you’d like to be on this list, please let me know.  One can’t have too many people with whom to play golf.

It’s tough being a sports fan sometimes

Hokies vs Boston College was a tough finish.  I don’t think Ryan is a Heismann candidate, which was proven against Florida State.  The Caps are as schizophrenic as they can come.  They drop to the bottom of the entire league and then dominate the best team in the league in Ottawa.  I just grab some Capt Morgan and watch.  Sometimes that’s all you can do.

We’ll be back in Blacksburg for the Miami game.  After spending the BC tailgate in the cold and rain it’s be nice for Miami to bring some of their weather up hare.  Somehow I doubt it’ll happen.  Speaking of tailgating, Hokies do it right.   I watched the  BC-Florida State game last weekend and they showed BC fans tailgating IN A PARKING GARAGE.  Does anyone have an idea of how WRONG that is?  I like the city of Boston but those BC fans can learn a lot from Virginia Tech.

Now, back to the Caps.   I have to say that Glen Hanlon bought himself a few more weeks of employment by beating Ottawa.  I truly like Hanlon.  He’s a great guy and a good coach.  But when a team that has the talent to dominate decides to take it easy there’s something wrong.  Maybe that victory will get them going.

A good weekend of sports

This was a great weekend for DC sports.

Friday I played a really nice golf course, Stonewall in Gainesville, VA. This is the kind of course that’s a treat. The level of service and the condition of the course were excellent. That comes at a price however. It cost us $119 per person, which is more expensive than Tierra del Sol in Aruba. I’m glad I played but I can’t do it very often. I just wish my golf game had been as good as the course.

Friday night the Caps opened their season in Atlanta. Perhaps it’s because of recent history, or maybe it’s because it was a long off season, but the Caps looked way good. They dominated the first period and played tough the whole game. The score was 3-1 with the Caps on top.

Saturday was a study in good and bad. Alyssa and I ran several errands, on of which netted me a new TaylorMade Rossa Corzina putter. I really like this thing. Can’t wait to get on the course to really try it out. Then the bad happened. Alyssa landed awkwardly on the neighbor’s trampoline and hurt her elbow. Everyone wonders how we can let her on such a death device but my view is you have to let kids be kids at some point, and kids sometimes get hurt. It could’ve easily been by falling off her bike. X-Rays determined that it’s a broken elbow. We’ll be visiting an orthopedic surgeon soon.

Following the bad portion of the day the Hokies took on Clemson and the Caps played the Hurricanes. The game was at 6 pm and the Caps played at 7 pm. This required a lot of “go back” buttoning. The Hokies started well but began letting Clemson get close. They held on to win in the end. The Caps played another great game shutting out the Canes 2-0. I think I like this team. I do have to wonder how a football game at 6 takes 4 hours to play. Seriously, the entire hockey game was played during the Hokies’ game.

Sunday the Redskins took on the Lions. Detroit was coming in hot. That might have been a bad thing because the temps in DC were in the 90s. With a final score of 34-3 it’s apparent that the Skins dominated. Unfortunately I missed the end of the game due to a prior commitment.

All in all a very good sports weekend.