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.

Heading to Blacksburg

Well, we’re going to Blacksburg on Thursday for the matchup between Virginia Tech ( and Boston College (2). This should be a good game but doubly so on a Thursday night on ESPN. These games are electric. We should be good and lubed up after starting our tailgating around 2 pm. Don’t worry, we’ll be sure to have lots of bread.

We’ll also be spending Friday in Roanoke. The ladies will go to the mall while the guys play golf. I honestly think we’ve got the better end of that deal. I’d hoped we’d be in one car so that the ladies wouldn’t have a place to out their packages, thereby limiting the purchases. Unfortunately we’ll have two cars. I’ll be sure to leave them mine so trunk space will be almost nonexistent.

Friday night we’ll hit Fiji Island, a Polynesian restaurant that makes very special drinks. My personal favorite is the Zombie. I’m going to try to get the recipe to transfer to O’Raleigh’s. We shall see if I can arrange that.

This should be a fun, adult beginning to the weekend. We’ll be back Saturday for a Parrot Head party and still have a weekend with Alyssa.

Random Thoughts

A few random thoughts for today.

The NFL season starts this weekend. I like the beginning of football season because it’s still warm outside and everyone has the same chance to start well. That’s not entirely true, since some teams are obviously better than others, but the feeling that they all have a chance is a good one. The pub will be ready to go.

The NCAA season started last weekend, with the Hokies getting a hard fought win. I hope the emotional overload was the cause of the problems they had. The LSU game tonight will be a real test. The pub will be ready to go.

Hockey season is just around the corner. Rookie camp starts today and the veterans show up next week. This is what I’m really excited about. Generally the Caps are not considered to be a playoff team yet, but every poll I’ve seen has them as a dark horse, or rather a team that might surprise. Even if they don’t turn out to be a playoff team, this is a group that fights to the end and plays an exciting brand of hockey. It’s too bad the DC area just isn’t a hockey town. The pub is ready for this as well.

Finally, the FedEx Cup playoffs are in full swing (no pun intended). I don’t know about the rest of you but I’m just not that interested. I get the feeling that the players don’t care either. Maybe it’s because the winner doesn’t actually see the money until retirement. Maybe it’s because in golf the majors are more important. I’m not sure but I know I’d rather watch the LPGA sometimes. These girls can play. Too bad they aren’t covered on TV more. The pub would be ready for them too, but they’re rarely broadcast in HD.