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Dustin Johnson's Myrtle Beach as a world-class golf vacation destination
2011-06-17 15:22:00 U.S. Open hopeful Dustin Johnson is actively promoting the golf mecca, kids are flocking to it (for the free golf?) and the beaches are so pure that the Grand Strand has been ranked as one of the best and least expensive vacation areas by U.S. News Media Group. Myrtle Beach is a rising star as a family fun destination. Dustin Johnson at home in Myrtle Beach Earlier this season, 2010 fifty-four-hole U.S. Open leader and area native Dustin Johnson signed on to promote the Myrtle Beach region as "America's number-one golf destination." Twenty-six year-old Johnson said, "Myrtle Beach truly is one of the world?s top golf destinations, and has so much to offer in the way of beaches, restaurants, nightlife and even shopping. I can?t think of a better place for a golf vacation, and I?m proud to now be able to spread the word. Regardless of where I reside, Myrtle Beach will always feel like home." In addition to Dustin Johnson's promotion of "The Golf Capital of th...
Tidewater (TDW): A Ben Graham value buy
2009-12-14 06:00:00 In his Validea newsletter, John Reese assesses stocks using specialized screens based on the stated criteria of legendary stock market investors.One such screen -- which has resulted in his best-performing model portfolio -- is based on the value-oriented investment strategy of Benjamin Graham. Here, he looks at oil services firm Tidewater (NYSE: TDW), which scores 100% on his Graham-style model."Tidwater provides offshore supply vessels and marine support services to the offshore energy industry through the operation of offshore marine service vessels."As of March 31, 2008, the Company had a total of 430 vessels, of which 10 were operated through joint ventures, 61 were stacked and 11 vessels withdrawn from service."The company provides services supporting all phases of offshore exploration, development and production, including towing, transporting supplies and personnel, pipe laying, cable laying and three-dimensional (3-D) seismic work."According to the Graha...
Myrtle Beach deserves a mulligan!
2009-09-16 21:05:00 What makes a golf course destination like Myrtle Beach worthy of a mulligan?Some may say it is the beauty of the natural surroundings, others conjecture that the challenge is the most important factor when deciding whether or not to revisit a course during a vacation.One of the most meaningful factors to consider as to whether or not to return to a facility or club would be the fun I had during my round. Although the saying of allowing a "smile be my umbrella" is easier said than done on the golf course, it also helps when the destination offers a plethora of experiences to take the mind off of the more than occasional ugly shot.Let's face facts; although I am a competitive golfer, I'm certainly no Annika Sorenstam. I play within myself and have had my share of rounds in the 80's but, for the most part, I too am a weekend duffer, relegated to twilight rounds and whenever time allows.It is for this reason that, when I decide to plan a short, weekend bounce, I head over to Myrtle B...
Poutier to lead UVa. baseball in 2008
2008-02-05 15:00:00 By Phillip Hines www.tidewatersportsreport.com A dominating force on the mound, University of Virginia pitcher Robert Poutier has been selected to lead the Cavaliers for the 2008 season, as he was recently named one of two team captains, according to virginiasports.com. In Poutier’s first year with the Cavaliers, he was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team and ...
By: ACC Nation
Tidewater Coleslaw
2007-09-21 17:18:00 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/3 cup sugar 1 ...
eNergy STOCKS: With A Full Tank
2007-08-10 18:53:00 Reflecting record-high oil prices, the energy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Toddville Tidewaters' Welcome - Part IV
2006-12-04 08:16:00 Note: If you haven’t read Toddville Tidewaters Welcome parts I, II, & III, you may want to read those first to make sense of what this final installment means.After cracking open my beer, I stepped outside to smoke a cigarette. As I lit my cigarette, my neighbor across the street pulled up. As he got out of his truck, he yelled over, “So how do you like living here now?”“It’s an adventure, but fun!” I walked to the middle of the road and struck up a conversation with him. It was my first meeting with our one and only neighbor.Mr. Dawson turned out to be an elderly man, but I couldn’t tell you how old. I’ve since learned that life on the Eastern Shore must be hard on the natives like Mr. Dawson. Everyone looks a good fifteen years or so older than they really are. Must be from a lifetime of working in the sun as a fisherman or crabber.We did talk for about a half an hour as a light rain continued to fall in the strong breezes. As we talked, we heard a tree fal...
Toddville Tidewaters' Welcome - Part III
2006-11-27 04:18:00 If you have read the first two parts of the Toddville welcome, you’re probably wondering where the third stooge has been hiding throughout this whole play. Two guys can’t move a one-bedroom apartment in a U-Haul and pick-up all in one trip; they finish their move as a tropical storm moves in despite having a whole week prior to the forecasted storm to move; they buy a house where the roads leading to it sit inches above the water and then they wonder if they are going to flood; and then coming home after a major storm, they can’t see the road is flooded and blindly plow right into it.Summarizing the story like that, I reckon I would wonder where the third stooge in this play is at, too. But there’s something about tidal wetlands that, unless you live there, the picture in your mind of a flooded road is radically different than what actually happens.At the point we hit the water, the backcountry road, even thought it is the main road, winds its way through the marshlands. The...
Toddville Tidewaters' Welcome - Part II
2006-11-15 03:54:00 Our big move-in day was Labor Day weekend. We started moving the week prior, and what a hectic week, to say the least. We should’ve taken the U-Haul experience as an omen of what would come. That experience, though, is a post for another day.One thing I learned through the whole experience: I’ll never quit my day job and become a professional mover. One U-Haul truckload on Sunday plus a pick-up truckload, and another pick-up truckload on Wednesday, and on Thursday, we still had more junk to move. We went back on Thursday to get the rest of our stuff, and guess what? We still couldn’t get everything in the pick-up truck.You might think we were moving a mini-estate, but, no, we were moving a one-bedroom apartment. It’s not that we had a lot of junk to move. We just didn’t know how to pack it all.Thursday, we had to be out of the apartment. Our landlord collected our keys while we were moving and told us to make sure we locked up behind us. “No problem,” we thought, “we...
Toddville Tidewaters' Welcome - Part I
2006-11-10 04:25:00 The best way to welcome you to Toddville is to recreate our welcoming. Sit back and enjoy the ride.Oh, and you might want to buckle up.Keith and I found the house back last June. Eight acres priced so cheap, we expected to see a rundown shack, but we had to check it out because the land looked so enticing. (We’re avid gardeners.)We took a Sunday drive knowing we’d enjoy the day, but not holding out for a promising house. We had been disappointed more than I can count since autumn over offers we could afford, but sounded too good to be true. We expected to fall in love with the area, but turn it down because we couldn’t afford to fix the house up to a livable condition.Once we exited the highway to find the house, we drove thirty miles through breath-taking woods and tidal marshes on a winding, country road barely two lanes wide. All the way down, the road literally ran less than a foot above the water. Most places through the marshes, the road was only inches above the water m... |
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