As much as I want to be a real wine person, I’m still just a redneck label buyer.
Archive for February, 2008
Bitch
February 26, 2008Back to Cordillera Ranch
February 26, 2008
This is the first HDR golf landscape photo I tried, back in September 2006. Well, the first one I got right, anyway. This is the 14th at Cordillera Ranch.
Best New Golf Course in Texas
February 25, 2008
Congratulations to Cordillera Ranch, winner of The Dallas Morning News‘ “Best New Course in Texas” award. Well-deserved. Great golf course. Above is a view backwards across the 12th green. This is the photo that ran in the printed editorial piece.
Francis Coppola
February 25, 2008
I don’t know if this one’s good or not. I bought it because I like the label.
Kilikanoon
February 24, 2008
And another.
Rolf Binder Shiraz
February 24, 2008
Here’s another very good red.
The soul of Austin
February 21, 2008
You either identify with North Austin or South Austin. Here’s where they come together. Bridges on the Park, on Lamar Boulevard. You could fall out of it into the Colorado River. I got this shot at sunrise yesterday, but it has the feel of what Austin is like at the end of the day. The colors, traffic dying down. A good time for a run or a ride on the hike-and-bike trail or a margarita at Chuy’s. Or nine holes with two clubs (wedge and putter) and a cooler at Butler Pitch-n-Putt. Or, now that Spring is pretty much here, in Austin, I bet The Shady Grove has some music lined up for its sublime series, “Unplugged at the Grove.” I love this city. Especially this part of it.
Bridges on the Park
February 20, 2008
I’m going to live here as soon as my kids go off to college or the circus or wherever.
Name that hole
February 13, 2008
John Mahaffey
February 1, 2008
I just saw an infomercial for a putter making ridiculous claims about keeping the ball online. You see, it has little “domes” on the face, which are supposed to fit in the dimples of a golf ball, making the ball roll straighter. In other words, “give us your money, and we’ll feed you some horseshit.” But, the infomercial’s host is John Mahaffey, a guy who played the PGA Tour when I was a kid. I caught him here taking a pull from a Marlboro Light in the Champions’ Tour’s 2005 FedEx Kinko’s Classic, while doing on-course commentary for The Golf Channel. I always liked John. (Wow, I endorsed three corporate giants in one sentence.) The Tour could use some guys like him today.
