http://www.shanegroah.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I don’t enjoy air travel.   Right now I’m on an airplane.  The fasten seat belt sign is on and the flight attendants are strapped to their jump seats with expressions plastered to their faces that suggest they know something that I don’t.  I’m not okay with that.  Why do they call ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/03/17/let-me-vent-about-air-travel/ Connie suggested that we make Sea Bass Annapolitan the other evening and I foolishly agreed. Not to say that the dish wasn't delicious, because it was- but no one told me that the recipe called for "Chilean" sea bass which guessing by the price must be made from the filleted wings of angels.  When ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/03/03/we-dine-beyond-our-means/     Cruise continued-   Cruises are all about gluttony, and nothing says gluttony like a continuously replenished buffet line the length of a football field.  But be warned, cruise ship buffet lines are not without hazards.  For those of you who have never been on cruise let me provide some words of wisdom ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/02/23/i-love-me-a-good-buffet/ Day 5 of the great blizzard of 2010.  My thoughts have become even more random than normal.  I haven't showered in two days out of fear of freezing to death in our own home.  Connie thinks this is ridiculous because our thermostat says 70 degrees- but I argue that taking a ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/02/11/hell-on-ice-the-great-blizzards-of-2010-all-in-5-days-time/ Okay, for the most part being stuck in the middle of a potentially life threatening blizzard sucks.  I got that- you lose power, your core temperature drops to like 20 degrees, you turn a sickly shade of blue and then you expire with a stupid surprised look on your face.  That ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/02/07/blizzard-protocol/ My kids have zero common sense.  They didn't wake up with the same sense of dread that I did this morning.  They didn't look out the window at the rapidly accumulating snow and want to throw up.  They aren't concerned that I will likely shovel myself into a massive cardiac arrest, fall ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/02/06/blizzards-white-out-conditions-certain-deathexcited-children/     I’ve neglected my blogging duties lately due to a much needed family vacation.  We took a ten day cruise through the Islands to escape the Maryland winter weather.  Over the course of our travels I uncovered a wealth of topics to cover in the pages of my blog.  In fact, ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/02/01/warrior-of-the-high-seas/   I once believed that I could run away from home by digging a hole to China with nothing more than a common tablespoon.  My plan, learn Mandarin and live amongst the indigenous population known only as the "Round Eye who bloomed from the earth". I also believed new sneakers made me run faster- and not just ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/01/08/completely-reasonable-if-youre-nine/                                                                                 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone,   It’s that time of year again so without further adieu the annual “Groah Family” update.    Disclaimer: If your one of Connie’s 5-zillion “Facebook” friends you probably all ready know everything I’m about to write so disregard this letter and refer to her status updates ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2010/01/04/better-late-than-never/     The surprise gift of the season was a $3 “Magic 8-Ball”.  When Connie brought a pair of them home I laughed openly.  No way were my boys going to be even remotely interested in this retro, Siegfried and Roy, quasi-mystical trinket.  Hell, if I would have known we were going ... http://www.shanegroah.com/2009/12/29/its-magic/