I'm late in reporting of pool for last Tuesday but here it is. I hadn't played or practiced at all since the previous week so my expectations weren't very high. I was busy getting ready for the Labor Day weekend at the lake and that didn't leave me any time to play. I had to go clear across town to play on below average equipment coupled with no practice time put me in a somber mood. I lost the flip and had to put up first, there was only me and another guy there so we flipped a coin and I lost so I was up first. They put up their best player (this was the first place team so they were all pretty damn good) and ended up whipping him like a rented mule. I won 7-3 and played pretty well considering my lack of play, only missing a couple shots and leaves. He didn't play his best though, as I've watched him play before and he can be a killer. I was up 4-3 and he broke a 9 ball game and didn't make anything. I played a pretty good safe and he kicked the 1 ball in but didn't leave himself a shot on the 2 and I got ball in hand. That was the last time he would be at the table. I ran the last 8 balls of that game and then broke and ran the next game and then made the 9 ball on the break in the next game for a 7-3 win. We won 2 out of the 3 matches and beat one of the best teams in our league, but they were missing their other very good player. I had 54 points going into that match which put me in a tie for second place, only 1 point behind the leader, for the individual standings and the guy I played had a skill level of 7 which is the highest so I'll have 61 points now and have a good chance of taking first place. There is no award for finishing first but I don't play for awards, I play to get better and I want to get 1st place for the satisfaction. This weeks match is the last of the year so if I win, I have a good chance of being Top Gun (that's what the winner is called.)
Last week I was making coffee and our goddamn coffeemaker took a shit on me. It spilled coffee all over the counter one day and I thought maybe I forgot to empty the pot as I often don't drink all the coffee I make. Well, sure as hell the next day I made sure the pot was empty and it did the same thing. We've only had this fucking thing a few months and it's supposed to be one of the nicer ones and it turned out to be a piece of shit. My wife bought a regular one so hopefully better luck with this one. But it never seems to fail, the nicer something and more expensive something is, the bigger piece of shit it turns out to be.
I'm back at the grind of trying to find another driver after captain success quit. I posted another ad on craigslist and already got a call about the job and faxed him an application this morning. I'm taking all wagers as to whether he actually fills it out and returns it. I hate this process, it's so hard to determine whether a guy is worth a fuck or worthless. I just gotta keep weeding out the fucking losers until I find someone who is actually willing to work.
On a bright note, as least the Donkeys lost!
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