Picked up the sticks this morning at the above-pictured courts for my yearly tennis match with Pops and two of his old fogie friends. I really thought I was coming down to Sarasota for a break from my hectic East Coast life but I guess it’s not to be: tennis this morning followed by a quick lunch of curried monkfish. Blogging now and then hitting the gym to blast my pecs. After that we’re going to a tasting of locally-produced, hearth-cured organ meats. Dinner with the Chisholm family rounds-out the evening and then an early sack time tonight as we’re golfing with some French PGA tour caddies in the morning. I only hope there’s a few minutes tonight to catch the Utah-Cal Bowl game.

This post may seem a bit off-topic but now and again we like to give our readers a little insight into what it’s like to live the life of the blogger. And it gives me an opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday, whichever one you’re celebrating. Enjoy your family, eat well and most importantly, hit ‘em straight.