The Melting Pot

Wow what a restaurant!!! My wife, Mary, took me out for dinner tonight at a place called "The Melting Pot". This is a Fondue restaurant. I thought fondue was dipping bread chunks in melted cheese ... boy, was I wrong. We started out with a bottle of champagne, then went into our first course, dipping bread into melted cheese. This concoction was a mix of 4 cheeses, pesto, marinara, and white wine. YUMMY!!! The next part was a ceaser salad, ok. Then ... we had the lobster with a coq au vin broth. Basically you stab some meat with a long fork and poach it until done, dip it in a sauce, and stick it in your mouth ... you go to heaven. The last was a bunch of fruits that you dip in chocolate. Pretty good, but I would rather eat food than desert. This was the most unique meals Mary and I have ever eaten. I would totally recommend it!!! We took Hannah, our 4 year old, and she loved it as well. What a great dining experience!!!

Bella Vino

Mary, Hannah and I went to the grand opening party at Bella Vino this evening. This is a small wine store located in a strip mall near Buffalo Wild Wings on Hull Street Road. We had an outstanding time. They featured several wines from across the globe. Our favorites were a 2003 Nipozzano Riserva and a 2004 Red X. The Nipozzano is a Chianti which is begging to be served with some sort of pasta. The Red X is a blend(Can't remember the blend) that is from the California Central Valley. This is one of the most unoffensive wines I have tasted in while, and at $14 a bottle it won't break the bank either. I got 6 bottles of the Nipozzano and 12 of the "X".
This store is owned by the Vadella family, one of my neighbors. They have done a great job merchandising the store and their inventory is very global. It will be very nice to stop by Bella Vino on the way home and pair up a nice bottle of wine, no matter what the cuisine.
Hannah had a great time as well. She hooked up with the youngest Vadella. They spent a couple of hours coloring, writing stories and chasing each other around the store. It was very nice for us that Hannah had something to occupy her time.
It is nice to see a decent wine shop move close to our nieghborhood and I look forward to shopping there frequently.

Tim White Tourney

I have just been told we will be hosting a captains choice tourney on Sat April 14, 2007. The proceeds will go to help our Pro, Tim White, get to Oregon to play in the National Club Pro Championship on June 21-24. Get you team together and sign up at the clubhouse. This should be an excellent event. Go get'um Tim!!!

Golf Weather

Yesterday the temperature was a sizzling 40F degrees. The sun was shining and the grass was very fast. The perfect day to hit the ball around. I started trying to round up the usual suspects, and everyone seemed to be working. I think they were all afraid of the cold. I even tried tempted some of the scratch guys by offering them 3 strokes a side for $50 a hole(I am a 25). I ended up playing the round alone. I shot a 54/46 for a warm 100!!! I missed all the regular guys but I know we will be playing shortly. The only thing I don't get ... do I smell? Or are these guys just wimps?

Tired of the Bush Bashing?

I had to have a little fun with this one. I got this "joke" from my little brother Alex. What he sent me is tagged "Yours", What i wrote I tagged "Mine".


BUSH BUMPER STICKERS:

Yours---- 1/20/09: The End of an Error
Mine----- 1/21/09: Are the libs complaining again?

Yours---- 2004: Embarrassed, 2005: Horrified, 2006: Terrified
Mine----- 1998: Embarrassed, 2000 Redeemed, 2001 Horrified, 2002 Justified

Yours---- No, Seriously, Why Did We Invade Iraq?
Mine----- No, Seriously, Hilary ... didn't you vote to invade Iraq?

Yours---- W's Making Enemies Faster Than We Can Kill Them
Mine----- We need to use bigger weapons

Yours---- Is It Vietnam Yet?
Mine----- Is it Glass yet?

Yours---- Bad President! No Banana.
Mine----- Bad Hilary!!! No Obama.

Yours---- We Need a President Who's Fluent In At Least One Language
Mine----- We need a pres who will kick some liberal ass!!!

Yours---- Bush -- Like a Rock. ----- Only Dumber.
Mine----- Obama -- like a terrorist -- only weaker

Yours---- They Call Him "W" So He Can Spell It
Mine----- They call him "W" cause he whoops ass

Yours---- One Nation Under Clod
Mine----- One nation under God - You infidel

Yours---- You Elected Him. You Deserve Him.
Mine----- I'm sorry your vote doesn't count

Yours---- Bush: God's Way of Proving Intelligent Design is Crap
Mine----- Bush: A man that forgot he is supposed to be conservative

Yours---- The Republican Party: Our Bridge to the 11th Century
Mine----- The Democratic Party: Our bridge to the Roman Empire

Yours---- Where Are We Going? And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
Mine----- And why are the liberals leading us there?

Yours---- When Bush Took Office, Gas Was $1.46
Mine----- When Clinton Took office, gas was $0.92 and a house was affordable

Yours---- Jail to the Chief
Mine----- Hail to the chief!!! Why would the "dems" mess up this song?


Yours---- What Part of "Bush Lied" Don't You Understand?
Mine----- What part of "Hilary tells the truth" Do you understand?

Yours---- Impeach Cheney First
Mine----- My Gun has killed less people than Kennedy's car

Yours---- At Least Nixon Resigned
Mine----- 1998 At least Nixon Resigned

Yours---- That's OK, I Wasn't Using My Civil Liberties Anyway
Mine----- I don't want terrorists to have civil liberties

Yours---- America: One Nation, Under Surveillance
Mine----- America: All Terrorists, Under Surveillance

If you would like to add to it please do. The funny thing is I am not a big fan of GW. I think he is too liberal. Under him the size of our government has increased and he has done nothing to secure our borders. Both are problems I think most conservatives would like to see handled by the next administration.

Golf

As many of you already know, I love golf!!! I belong to a private golf club outside Richmond, Va. calledChesdin Landing. I also like meeting new people. If anyone that reads this would like to play a really cool course in Virgina, I would be more than happy to have you play here as my guest. I would also like to play other private courses ... ANYWHERE!!! I would even play with you LayZ!

Anonymous Bloggers

I have noticed lately that the most negative and annoying bloggers don't seem to have a blog or a real name. I understand this in some cases. For instance if you were blogging about a convicted murderer, I would not want such a person to know who I am. But for much of the bloggosphere there is no reason to be anonymous. So I had to come up with a list of reasons someone would hide their identity:

1. Social Retard - this is a person who could only ask a girl to dance if they were wearing a mask of she was paid help.

2. Crap Disturber - this is a person who kicks the crap over just to regain the smell. We see these types never letting go of a controversial topic.

3. LayZ - this is a person who wants to be so annoying that people stop reading a certain blog, just to get away.

4. Spammer - someone trying to sell a product or a service. Or someone with a particular agenda.

I look forward to hearing some more reasons to be anonymous!