ON THE MARK.

STEAK ON A STICK.

You know how, when you're at a restaurant, everybody's order should arrive at the same time?  The idea is for everyone to enjoy their meal simultaneously, not have one person get theirs while the other order is still in the kitchen.   Friday night at The Keg, my wife and I sat down for a nice steak dinner.  My steak was fine, but my wife's order was screwed up, so they had to take it back.  Meanwhile, I'm sitting there, mouth watering, waiting for my wife's order to be rectified.  30 seconds later, her meal came back, obviously nuked in the microwave.  The steak was now overdone and the vegetables, instead of being crunchy, were limp.
Quite unappetizing.   Now, there are two things you can do here.  Fight or Flight.  The last thing I wanted was a fight with the manager of The Keg.   I was still hungry.  So, we told our waitress to put everything in doggie bags, paid our bill, and headed home.    But the smell of the steak was so overwhelming we just couldn't wait so we started to EAT THE STEAK WITH OUR HANDS.  It was wonderful.   Instead of sitting in a bustling atmosphere where we got the feeling that they can't wait to see us leave so they could turn over our table to the next unsuspecting diners, we enjoyed the comfort of our own vehicle and the company of each other while we picked out what was edible from our ruined meals and ate it like finger food.   Maybe The Keg should offer drive-through service.  Steak on a stick anyone?

We have been taking golf lessons since April.  Once a week at a place called "Golftec" in Mississauaga.
www.golftec.com    They also do custom club fitting there, but not like the kind of club fitting they do at your local Golf Town.   Golftec has master club fitter Joe Lavery, who just presented both of us with our brand new custom made clubs.   Let me tell you, they're awesome.   The only problem is, golf season doesn't begin for another few months around here.  Luckily, at Golftec they have great simulators that allow you to track your ball flight and distance.  Ryan Klassen is our instructor, and he told me that I'll be hitting a 9 iron 140 yards with this new set.  Wow!  We might have to take a trip South just to test 'em out.

All these golf lessons took away from our tennis game last year.  Normally, we join the Dundas Tennis Club, which is a few blocks from our home, but this year we decided to concentrate on golf only.   Now, when we walk by the courts, we feel as if we've lost an old friend.  Other members have approached us and wondered why we're not playing tennis.  "Cuts into our golf time" is the standard response.  Next year, we are definitely going back to tennis, because it keeps you in shape.   The only problem is, it screws up your golf swing real bad.  Our plan is to become indepedently wealthy so we can buy a place down south where we can play tennis in the morning, go for a little lunch and  nap, and then play golf in the afternoon.  I don't think that's asking too much.

The holiday parties have begun in earnest, and that means a lot of New Year's resolutions will be made for 2013.  That's why places like The Shopping Channel have already ordered tons of exercise equipment for the New Year.  Expect to see tons of it for sale.  My wife works there as a program host and she'll likely be doing some demonstrations.   As part of her research, she needs to put on a few pounds so she can speak from experience.   Unfortunately, she takes me along to these parties, which means I have to overindulge as well.