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  1. Keithstg
    Just curious, how would Mayor Bowser possibly enforce this? And I say this as a former “Green Team” fan. No allegiance now that I don’t live in DC...
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    Yes, but as with most things I don't think that there is any "correct" answer other than one that works for each individual. In fact, will see about a reservation this AM.
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    Thanks Tom - email sent!
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    FWIW, we have been very happy with fish from Wild for Salmon, and there is a buying club local to us. Maybe worth consideration: https://www.wildforsalmon.com/
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    Red Truck will be back open on May 1. They closed for a bit to avoid burnout. Middleburg Tennis Club is a private tennis club on Zulla Road. Honestly, I don't love Hunters Head, but we eat there a fair bit because my kids enjoy it. It's fine if you stick with the staples (and in the old days, avoid the weekends). Red Bar Sushi for lunch today. Honestly think they are the best restaurant in Middleburg proper, and have been for a while. --- Fresh Baguette (MC Horoscope) Vace (saf) Dining in Middleburg (lion) Beau Thai (petercarrjones) Scrappy's Bagel Bar (Deborah Lee) Uncle Liu's (Ericandblueboy)
  6. Keithstg
    Perhaps of limited interest, but: Middleburg Tennis Club (last night): Chicken Pot Pie for two (x2) Field & Main: Burgers, gnocci with spring pesto and chicken (last week, ordered twice) Coq au Vin (this coming Saturday) Hunters Head: Shepherds Pie, Fish and Chips (Tuesday) - honestly they are probably doing a better job with takeout than with the restaurant open. Far more consistent. Planning on a drive into DC to pick up Kinship to-go next week...
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    This is wild. Still drop by daily and haven't had much to post...what's going on? If Dr.com is down, what a run. Feel fortunate to have seen it from (almost) the beginning, and still have my membership card! Actually, I do have some things to post: 1. Wine Consumption has increased exponentially. 2. Field and Main has great takeout options, as well as a very fun blind tasting game on FB live every Thursday night at 7. Takeout encompasses sanwiches, etc and heat & serve mains - all have been uniformly excellent. 3. The Whole Ox continues to serve the community extraordinarily well and efficiently 4. Trying to do takeout 1x/2x week to support restaurants locally. Would do more with DC based restaurants if they had an option to pick up somewhere between Middleburg and DC, but don't know if that makes any fiscal sense (I suspect not)...
  8. Keithstg
    Now. Don's comment about deathbed regrets seems spot-on to me.
  9. Keithstg
    Well, it's not the Shaw Bijou - lol.
  10. Keithstg
    This x 100. Credit Card benefits have been diminishing forever - this isn't news. Airlines have changed their programs radically and hotels are not too far behind (Bonvoy now has a spend requirement for it's top tier). I'd concentrate on defining an event no more than 12 months out and saving points for that event, then starting over.
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    Thanks so much, Dean. That was super-informative!
  12. Keithstg
    https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/21111660/shoppers-say-two-dc-whole-foods-are-poorly-stocked-some-blame-jeff-bezos Was hoping for something approximating competent management post-Amazon, but here we are. The Fair Lakes WF has degraded significantly as well. The new Tysons Location is superb, however.
  13. Keithstg
    Glad to hear it's been renovated! The Ritz has also been renovated (still cheesy though), and I am amazed they continue to command a premium rate in Tysons. Bonvoy has been so frustrating I've all but stopped using them. Am LT Plat, Ambassador since the program was unpublished (legacy starwood obv). Sad to see such dilution.
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    Oof. Hope it's been renovated - that property was dreadful.
  15. Keithstg
    Yes. Have been for quite a while.
  16. Keithstg
    I've been half a dozen times, never waited in line. If interested: http://www.taskrabbit.com
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    This, though tough for some to understand. I included Moustakas because after supposedly being backed into a $6.5 million one year deal, he ended up making $16.5M including buyouts, and now has a multi-year deal with a team on the rise, including a $4M buyout OR a $20M team option for a fifth year. It's almost as though the Boras Corp knows the market better than non-professionals.
  18. Keithstg
    Boras Corporation clients have signed approx. $900M worth of contracts (NPV) between last week and yesterday. One of those contracts was Mike Moustakas, who signed for 4 years and $64M.
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    I hope and expect that Rendon will get a standing ovation. Great player and class guy. Too bad he'll be out in the AL West fighting for .500, though I guess a turnaround is always possible.
  20. Keithstg
    Deferrals do not change the salary cap (Average Annual Value, or AAV) hit of the contract assuming that the amount is deferred without interest. In that case the only thing that changes is the Net Present Value of the contract - and of course the flexibility it provides ownership in actual dollars. Of course the Lerners have the money for Rendon if they want to spend it and incur the taxes. I can't think of an opt-out that didn't pay off for the player in the long run. I'm sure that there's been an example or two, but none come to mind off the top of my head.
  21. Keithstg
    I'm dubious in the short term. The entire space is a ghost town save 12-1. The new steak frites place was good on a last visit, and the pizza is serviceable. I think the concept is very interesting, but mall traffic just doesn't migrate to the third floor, and it seems like the nearby office workers aren't doing so in large numbers either.
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    Both of those things are absolutely true. That said, I come by about 4x/ year and the experience is always excellent, and I am looking for the old favorites (have been going since the 4 points on K Street). Would like to say I'd go more if the menu changed more, but the reality is that I'm seldom in DC, so the new usually prevails.
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    The location certainly didn't help.
  24. Keithstg
    Amazing! Absolutely no quit in this team. So happy for all of them, but particularly Ryan Zimmerman and of course the Lerner family.
  25. Keithstg
    Never had the chicken parm, but enjoyed the pizza at the DC location. Will check it out, though totally unrelated to a popeye's (or Shake Shack) chicken sandwich.
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