False Starts: Um, Politics is still not on my menu

Ok, so I lamely attempted to start up my own food-n-fun blog called Eat.Drink.Play.Richmond. My thinking was that since my other half hadn’t really updated her blog in awhile, I would hang out my own shingle and see if I could do better. Well, I was wrong and after one unceremonious post, and putting the url on my Facebook page, I’ve decided to cease and desist.

So, I’ll be blogging over here at “Get Out There, Richmond!” instead (like I said I would 18 months ago).

Call it a modified honey-do list if you like, or call it coming to my senses, but as she who runs this show noted, why duplicate something that’s already out there. So, here I go again, though not on my own (all due apologies to Whitesnake).

It's been awhile since I last hit the blogosphere, and most folks know that I stepped aside to pursue professional opportunities. Frankly, that’s been a lot of fun, but I missed blogging. Deciding to take another bite of the apple, so to speak, I'll be writing in a different direction. Right before I shut down South of the James, I dabbled in wine writing and gave my two cents on various interesting local eateries (I’ll post those up soon just to refresh your memories). It was lighter fare (okay, I'm really bad with puns), amidst a sea of primarily political punditry. When I saw one of my posts on the wall of my favorite local seafood spot, I started thinking about joining the ranks of Richmond's amateur foodies.

Basically, my approach to writing this time around will be simple: I like to eat, I like to drink, and I love to write. I took my first bites and first hits of the (baby) bottle back over 30 years ago. 225 pounds and 4 gym memberships later, it's just more fun to eat and drink really great stuff than to worry with all that healthy nonsense.

I’ll cover a mix of topics, mostly related to food, wine, and fun stuff in and around Metro Richmond and other interesting places. In all honestly, Erika is much more of a foodie than me, what with her magazines, cookbooks, random recipes on note cards, and all that jazz. I love watching Top Chef and what not, but I’m still figuring that sweetbreads ain’t all that sweet…and sure as hell ain’t bread if you get my drift.

On a technical note, I hope to add to the array of content on this blog and to update it with more regularity as well. Since Erika started it, GOTR has had a fascinating readership and was definitely food for thought (sorry) for the River City and surroundings. However, due to a really, really interesting new pursuit, her blogging tailed off. Maybe if it all works out right, you'll get to see some of the reasons why she scaled things back a bit.

Because I'm not a food expert, I have no delusions that my contribution to this blog will be anything near what I did on South of the James…and, I'm totally cool with that. So, here goes....