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First Golf Game of 2009

brdweb — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:42:26 +0000

Well today was the last day at my current job. Tomorrow I start my new contract position. Should be an exciting change of pace even though it’s still within the same organization. Anyway, it being my last day I was able to get out of the office early and it’s in the mid-60s outside. What else was I going to do but hit the links!

I went to the closest course to home, which is Pinecrest Golf Club. It’s a little 9 hole muni course run by Fairfax County. I had heard good things about it’s value and layout so I wanted to give it a shot. The good: decent layout, nice mature trees, opportunities to use the driver, cheap green fees. The bad: they had just aerated the greens this morning, poor shape of the fairways and tee boxes. I realize that they haven’t fully been able to work on course conditions and it IS a muni anyway, but I was a bit disappointed in that.

Since the beginning of the year I had only gotten to TopGolf twice and hit in our full-swing simulator upstairs once as well. This meant I wasn’t too worried about results today and just wanted to enjoy myself. Overall I played better than expected, especially with my putting and the times I used my 3 wood off the tee. I was able to drive the green on a 240 yard par 4 and it felt good! Anyway, check the results on my online scorecard on this website. It updates every time I input a round into my scorecard software on our Mac.

More Steelers Fun

brdweb — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:49:37 +0000

Steelers Win!

brdweb — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:55:24 +0000

I am soooo happy right now. Glowing actually. You see, in case you’re not a football fan, last night the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the hated Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game for the right to go to the Super Bowl.

The game ended up being much closer than it should have been as the Steelers completely dominated the stats. It just didn’t translate into a big lead as I was forced to sweat out the 4th quarter as the Ravens closed in.

Thanks to my main man Troy Polamalu’s interception and return for a touchdown Pittsburgh was able to close out the game and give all of Steeler nation a reason to start celebrating. I’m happy for the Cardinals and Kurt Warner but damn if I don’t want to become the first team with 6 Super Bowl wins!

Now THAT’S How You Hit Somebody

brdweb — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:48:11 +0000

I just have to say that this is a vicious hit, and yes, it was a little unnecessary. However, it certainly sends a message, don’t you think?

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Playoffs Start Tonight!

brdweb — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:43:10 +0000

Make sure to either tune into the Versus (VS.) network tonight or head to your favorite local watering hole that has a hockey package to watch as the Caps take on the Philadelphia Flyers. Go Caps!

Let’s Go Caps!

brdweb — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:08:15 +0000

Tomorrow night I’ll be heading downtown to the Verizon Center to watch the Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers in their next-to-last game of the regular NHL season. I haven’t checked the score of the Carolina Hurricanes’ game tonight yet so the Caps are either tied for the division lead, one point behind, or two points behind.

It’s looking very good for the Caps to make the playoffs if they can win these last two games. They are one of the hottest teams in the NHL and since their new coach took over about 1/4th of the way through the season, they have one of the league’s best records.

The game should be a sellout and the place should be rockin. I can’t wait!

Ski Photo

brdweb — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:38:23 +0000

As promised, here is a photo of me from last weekend at Ski Roundtop:

Hitting the slopes

brdweb — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:28:27 +0000

This weekend I’ll be heading up to my old stomping grounds in PA for a much-needed ski getaway. I haven’t been to Ski Roundtop since 1992 or 1993. That’s a heck of a long time considering how much time that I spent there back in my high school days. I also haven’t been on skis probably since 1999 when I was working at the ski slopes up at Snoqualmie Falls in WA.

I’m sure that I will probably end up being very sore come Monday once I’m back home but it will be so worth it to actually glide down the snow again. The only downside is that it’s supposed fairly nice Monday and with me being off work it would be nice to get a round of golf in. Now THAT would be a fun-filled weekend!

I’ll post pictures when I get home.

Down in Flames

brdweb — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:10:46 +0000

Just got home after watching my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers lay a huge egg today in Arizona. Their defense and special teams played well enough overall to win, even with that punt returned for a touchdown. My thought is that if the offense would have generated even a modicum of yardage in the second half, then there wouldn’t have been a problem. They are still 3-1 and have a full game lead in the division. Thankfully, the hated Ravens lost to the Browns so it wasn’t a complete waste of a day….

Are you ready for some football?

Back from Texas

brdweb — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:52:05 +0000

Got back yesterday from a great trip to Dallas to see a Rangers baseball game and a Stars hockey game. Here’s a pick of Stephanie and I at the Ballpark in Arlington: