Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Best Father’s Day Gift Ever: An Apron

31 Sunday Jul 2011

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So this year my wife Ellen decided I needed an apron for Father’s Day (probably because I only wear ties on very rare occasions).

Therefore, she arranged a private cooking lesson with one of DC’s best chefs.

And yesterday the event occurred.

Ellen and I, along with longtime friends Anita and Matt, went to the home of Roberto Donna for a four-hour ‘participatory’ cooking lesson.

Our only two requests were that we learn the proper way to cook risotto and that we wanted to concentrate on seafood. We were told to bring wine and be prepared to eat what we cooked.

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What’s Wrong with the Nats?

30 Saturday Jul 2011

Posted by in Go Sox

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Just about everything.

But we can start with hitting — they’re next to last in the NL, 15th out of 16th.

And their pitching, unlike the Phillies, isn’t enough to save them.

I’ve seen them three times in the last week (kind of stupid in this weather, I know), and I think their problems are deeper than just the stats indicate.

They have no on field leadership, no one to look to ‘feed off.’ and no excitement. Werth looks bored and beaten at the plate, Zimmerman is not a leader (and I suspect he’s not back to full health), and other than Morse, the infield is weak.

They played well earlier in the season, at least well enough to get to .500.

But at the present rate, they will end up dead last in their division, and their record will be about what it was last year.

Not an encouraging scenario.

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