So evidently women on "The View" said something about some beauty contestant whose talent was being a nurse. This nurse/beauty contestant told a lovely, heartfelt story about one of her patients. I don't know all the exacts because I have zero interest in this story in particular, and I'm speaking more to the mindset of people these days.
People are getting offended cause that's what we do nowadays. Nurses are feeling disrespected, unappreciated, and humiliated by what was said about them. Not all things in this world are the same, nurses aren't going to get the respect from most people that a doctor will. Does this make what nurses do less important? How is anything different today if these ladies on "The View" had stated how great this was and paid this woman a compliment? People are under the impression that under no circumstances should their feelings be hurt.
I've never been in the hospital for any extended amount of time so I'm unfamiliar, in specifics, as to what they do. And honestly, I DON'T FUCKING CARE what they do. People are the patients, injured and often scared and what you do is completely irrelevant to me, just do your job. This isn't meant to be a knock specifically on nurses, it's for everyone and every field that think they're special. You're not, everyone does a job and that job can be made out to be a BIG deal. I'm in trucking, so, without me nobody would have anything. We deliver clothes, food, medical equipment, medicine, construction equipment, cars, literally fucking everything we use. And you know what, truckers get zero appreciation. And you know what, I don't give a fuck. People don't have to appreciate what you do to make it important.
This is the participation ribbon for adults. The mindset that everyone is a winner, everyone is important, and everyone should be given equal respect. It doesn't work that way. And, if you're concerned that people aren't respecting you, maybe your need for validation from others is the reason they don't respect you and not what you do for a living. Because in the end, who the fuck cares what other people think.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
9/11
It's hard not to reminisce about September 11, 2001 this time of year. I was scanning HBO last week sometime and saw "Incredibly Close & Extraordinarily Loud" was on so I decided to watch it again, even though I knew I'd end up crying. Sure as shit, I'm crying much of the movie and then my wife gets home and she's crying too. I love movies based on true stories though. It's fucking impossible to imagine being in those buildings, or in the planes, or knowing someone who was, or being a first responder. Even now, makes me tear up thinking about it. People who's best option to live is jump from a 100 story building, wrap your fucking mind around that.
I'll never forget where I was. I worked as an electrician at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I was sitting in my car waiting for the van to come to where we had to park and take us to the barracks we were working on. Guy on the radio says that a plane has flown into a building in NYC. My first reaction is, dumbass. I assumed it was some guy in a little 2 man airplane and he screwed up and hit the building. Never occurred to me what actually happened and would transpire. I want to say around 10ish MT it was all over the news what was going on and all of us civilians were being escorted of the Air Force Academy. My brother worked their as well and we went to his house and watched in awe, the television footage.
Nothing more. No political shit. No racist shit. Innocent people died, and the idea that people use it to further their agenda is a fucking travesty. RIP to all who lost their lives, NEVER FORGET
I'll never forget where I was. I worked as an electrician at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I was sitting in my car waiting for the van to come to where we had to park and take us to the barracks we were working on. Guy on the radio says that a plane has flown into a building in NYC. My first reaction is, dumbass. I assumed it was some guy in a little 2 man airplane and he screwed up and hit the building. Never occurred to me what actually happened and would transpire. I want to say around 10ish MT it was all over the news what was going on and all of us civilians were being escorted of the Air Force Academy. My brother worked their as well and we went to his house and watched in awe, the television footage.
Nothing more. No political shit. No racist shit. Innocent people died, and the idea that people use it to further their agenda is a fucking travesty. RIP to all who lost their lives, NEVER FORGET
Friday, September 11, 2015
APA Bullshit
I'm not real sure why I play in the APA in a serious capacity. I've played BCA league for years and have had maybe one run-in with another player. Seems to happen on the regular in the APA. I probably have more than my fair share, and the reason is I don't put up with bullshit and bullshit runs rampant in the APA. It's played by people who don't know or don't care about etiquette. The league is what it is and it's not going to change (not that it needs to change) and I need to get out, or at the very least, not be an integral part of a team.
I'm getting tired of the coaching duties as well. I know the game and I can come to a reasonable conclusion as to what the best play is. However, I'm giving advice based on what the best outcome could be if we did it 100 times. So, for teammates to be results oriented over one time (which is what happens) annoys the fuck out of me. They just repeat what else could have been done over and over and fucking over. In all likelihood, my advice is going to give you the best chance to be successful. But, because it's a singular occurrence, you could do the absolute wrong thing and still win/make the shot/get safe/etc. And, likewise, you can do the absolute correct thing and lose. I'm explaining it to them and their response is based on the RESULT of play. I can't have a conversation in which I'm going off of what is expected to happen and you get to go off the results. Cause guess fucking what, I'm probably going to be wrong.
All this pissing and moaning might make one think that we lost, but nope, we won. Now we will be in the next tournament in November. I really don't want to play in this anymore. It's a fucking headache and I'm afraid to lose friends, or weaken a friendship over a game of fucking pool.
I'm getting tired of the coaching duties as well. I know the game and I can come to a reasonable conclusion as to what the best play is. However, I'm giving advice based on what the best outcome could be if we did it 100 times. So, for teammates to be results oriented over one time (which is what happens) annoys the fuck out of me. They just repeat what else could have been done over and over and fucking over. In all likelihood, my advice is going to give you the best chance to be successful. But, because it's a singular occurrence, you could do the absolute wrong thing and still win/make the shot/get safe/etc. And, likewise, you can do the absolute correct thing and lose. I'm explaining it to them and their response is based on the RESULT of play. I can't have a conversation in which I'm going off of what is expected to happen and you get to go off the results. Cause guess fucking what, I'm probably going to be wrong.
All this pissing and moaning might make one think that we lost, but nope, we won. Now we will be in the next tournament in November. I really don't want to play in this anymore. It's a fucking headache and I'm afraid to lose friends, or weaken a friendship over a game of fucking pool.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Caught a Beating!
Had pool league last night and it was the playoffs. Fortunately the team won, but sure not with any help from me. I lost 3-0 in games and points. I played ok, but the other guy played lights out and got every roll. Not the first, nor last, beating I'll ever take like that. I'm still annoyed about last night, but I don't think it's from my pool. As I've stated, I'm attempting to not let outside factors get to me. They did, I was annoyed from the outset of the night basically. Couple guys in the pool hall acting a fool and in very close vicinity to us. I even got annoyed by the people on my own team, asking and doing stupid things (pool wise) and I was annoyed early on. It's my fault, I always say that "people don't know what they don't know". I don't know everything there is to know about pool but I'm pretty seasoned, and my knowledge is far superior to anyone else on the team.
I'm not the best teacher in the world, honestly, I'm probably a pretty below average teacher in pool. Everything I do on the table is self-taught and 2nd nature. So putting into words what I'm doing is often difficult (especially for an introvert) and I struggle to properly convey the message I want. As mentioned, I learned by doing. And thusly, by failing, over and over and over. I've learned the hard way what is "right and wrong". Now, I'll be the first to say there aren't many things in life that are right and wrong, much less in a game of pool. There are a few hard and fast wrongs though, and when challenged about the wrongness, I get perturbed. Admittedly, he was asking "why" is it wrong, not necessarily that it was correct. I have to say to myself, "Yes I'm good, yes I know what I'm talking about but that doesn't mean someone should blindly take my opinion as fact." And questioning the "why's" is how to get better. I sure as fuck wouldn't accept "it's wrong, trust me" as an answer. If it's so fucking wrong, show me. That's what I should have, and will do, in the future.
I also got frustrated with my player on the first game, of the first match. My buddy is playing and played several safeties in a row and was about to be payoff time and then he banks at his last ball, misses, and leaves shape on the 8 for his opponent. I was so mad. I'm mad because I got him into pool and he's progressed very nicely and I want him to keep getting better. Safety play is one of the hardest to learn and he was doing it and it was soooooo close to payoff time and he stopped!! I was baffled. But again, you don't know what you don't know. I will explain to him what the correct play was and show him how to play this particular safety.
I'm not the best teacher in the world, honestly, I'm probably a pretty below average teacher in pool. Everything I do on the table is self-taught and 2nd nature. So putting into words what I'm doing is often difficult (especially for an introvert) and I struggle to properly convey the message I want. As mentioned, I learned by doing. And thusly, by failing, over and over and over. I've learned the hard way what is "right and wrong". Now, I'll be the first to say there aren't many things in life that are right and wrong, much less in a game of pool. There are a few hard and fast wrongs though, and when challenged about the wrongness, I get perturbed. Admittedly, he was asking "why" is it wrong, not necessarily that it was correct. I have to say to myself, "Yes I'm good, yes I know what I'm talking about but that doesn't mean someone should blindly take my opinion as fact." And questioning the "why's" is how to get better. I sure as fuck wouldn't accept "it's wrong, trust me" as an answer. If it's so fucking wrong, show me. That's what I should have, and will do, in the future.
I also got frustrated with my player on the first game, of the first match. My buddy is playing and played several safeties in a row and was about to be payoff time and then he banks at his last ball, misses, and leaves shape on the 8 for his opponent. I was so mad. I'm mad because I got him into pool and he's progressed very nicely and I want him to keep getting better. Safety play is one of the hardest to learn and he was doing it and it was soooooo close to payoff time and he stopped!! I was baffled. But again, you don't know what you don't know. I will explain to him what the correct play was and show him how to play this particular safety.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Awesomeness
My wife and I do so much cool shit I sometimes forget about all of it. Was sitting here listening to radio and Garth Brooks came on and that reminded me we went to his concert earlier this year. It was spectacular. I'm going to try and remember all the cool shit we've done over the years.
2015:
Winter: 4 Broncos games
September: Upcoming 4 days in Seattle/Tacoma for her friends wedding.
August: I went to Vegas for 4 days for APA Masters pool.
August: Lori went to Tacoma WA for her friends bachelorette party.
July: Vegas - me 10 days, Lori 4. I had BCA pool, teams and singles, she came out at end and we partied it up.
May: We bought a wakeboard boat. We went to the lake many weekends this summer.
March: Garth Brooks concert.
March: Big annual vacation. This year we went on a cruise. We spent the first weekend in New Orleans (we had never previously been) on Bourbon Street. Sailed out on 7 day cruise on Monday, went to Belize, and Cozumel. 10 days total.
January: My annual Vegas trip for my birthday. (yes, we go to Vegas ALOT!)
2014:
November: Weekend breather to San Diego (Imperial Beach) with Sister n law and her hubby. His aunts had a condo we could stay in for free 1 block from the ocean. Cheap, quick getaway.
September: Lake Powell!!! Went with Lori besty for her 30th birthday and some of her family. 1 week on a houseboat. Drinking, playing in the water, and just relaxing. Lots of fun.
August: Vegas, 4 days for APA Masters pool.
July: Vegas, 10 days for BCA teams and singles pool.
April: Big annual vacation to Turks and Caicos. Fucking beautiful! That gorgeous clear blue water, all inclusive resort. We windsurfed, tubed, and snorkeled. Really beautiful place.
January: Vegas for my birthday. Friends Dan and Erin came with us.
2013:
November: My favorite vacation of all time. I was playing in a pool tourney in Tampa FL (US Amateur) that I had won a local qualifier for in September. We went to Tampa and spent 3 days there. Went to some beaches, casino, and played some pool. Then we had a time share thing where we would cruise out of Miami down to the Bahamas and then stay in a resort for 3 nights, and then cruise back. We drove down and stopped at several beaches along the way. We were put up in a landlocked crappy hotel for the stupid time share thing. So we got a room at the Omphoy in West Palm Beach for a couple days before we went on the cruise.
That's about the last 2 years. Pretty fucking awesome time. Excited for our upcoming unplanned trips. Maybe a return to Maui for our wedding anniversary. Us and couple friends have kicked around the idea of Lake of the Ozarks. Gonna skip birthday Vegas and go out for March Madness instead.
2015:
Winter: 4 Broncos games
September: Upcoming 4 days in Seattle/Tacoma for her friends wedding.
August: I went to Vegas for 4 days for APA Masters pool.
August: Lori went to Tacoma WA for her friends bachelorette party.
July: Vegas - me 10 days, Lori 4. I had BCA pool, teams and singles, she came out at end and we partied it up.
May: We bought a wakeboard boat. We went to the lake many weekends this summer.
March: Garth Brooks concert.
March: Big annual vacation. This year we went on a cruise. We spent the first weekend in New Orleans (we had never previously been) on Bourbon Street. Sailed out on 7 day cruise on Monday, went to Belize, and Cozumel. 10 days total.
January: My annual Vegas trip for my birthday. (yes, we go to Vegas ALOT!)
2014:
November: Weekend breather to San Diego (Imperial Beach) with Sister n law and her hubby. His aunts had a condo we could stay in for free 1 block from the ocean. Cheap, quick getaway.
September: Lake Powell!!! Went with Lori besty for her 30th birthday and some of her family. 1 week on a houseboat. Drinking, playing in the water, and just relaxing. Lots of fun.
August: Vegas, 4 days for APA Masters pool.
July: Vegas, 10 days for BCA teams and singles pool.
April: Big annual vacation to Turks and Caicos. Fucking beautiful! That gorgeous clear blue water, all inclusive resort. We windsurfed, tubed, and snorkeled. Really beautiful place.
January: Vegas for my birthday. Friends Dan and Erin came with us.
2013:
November: My favorite vacation of all time. I was playing in a pool tourney in Tampa FL (US Amateur) that I had won a local qualifier for in September. We went to Tampa and spent 3 days there. Went to some beaches, casino, and played some pool. Then we had a time share thing where we would cruise out of Miami down to the Bahamas and then stay in a resort for 3 nights, and then cruise back. We drove down and stopped at several beaches along the way. We were put up in a landlocked crappy hotel for the stupid time share thing. So we got a room at the Omphoy in West Palm Beach for a couple days before we went on the cruise.
That's about the last 2 years. Pretty fucking awesome time. Excited for our upcoming unplanned trips. Maybe a return to Maui for our wedding anniversary. Us and couple friends have kicked around the idea of Lake of the Ozarks. Gonna skip birthday Vegas and go out for March Madness instead.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Introvert
I was reading something on Facebook about introverts, like 10 things the like or don't or something, some stupid ass Facebook thing. Anyways, I've never been big into giving myself conditions or labeling myself a certain way. I just roll with the flow and over the years realize certain things that bother me and try and stay out of those positions. After reading the list of things for introverts, I realize that I'm a pretty full blown introvert. Not all the things pertain to me, but the majority do. It's kind of bizarre that at the age of 34, I've finally figured out that I'm an introvert. Now if I could get this to everyone I know and have them not do the things on here I'll be set! That's a joke, the list is convenient for me and wife, but aside from that, life deals you hands that are going to make introverts (or any "special" type of person") uncomfortable and you have to deal with shit. It's nice to know, but, it won't change my life in any way.
My opinion of these types of things, are that it gives us excuses for doing or behaving in an unseemly manner. Yes, I HATE to be embarrassed in public or be put on the spot to talk or answer a question but being a jerk to my wife (which I sometimes will) is not an okay response. I have to try and deal with the situation the best I can. I will say that it's comforting to know that other people go through the same thing as me, and that I'm not some quiet weirdo. One of the introvert things is "Give them time to think, don't demand instant answers", which really applies to me. I'm a fairly smart person, but it takes me some time to form my thoughts and so in an argument or debate I often feel rather stupid because I can't respond quickly.
My opinion of these types of things, are that it gives us excuses for doing or behaving in an unseemly manner. Yes, I HATE to be embarrassed in public or be put on the spot to talk or answer a question but being a jerk to my wife (which I sometimes will) is not an okay response. I have to try and deal with the situation the best I can. I will say that it's comforting to know that other people go through the same thing as me, and that I'm not some quiet weirdo. One of the introvert things is "Give them time to think, don't demand instant answers", which really applies to me. I'm a fairly smart person, but it takes me some time to form my thoughts and so in an argument or debate I often feel rather stupid because I can't respond quickly.
Friday, August 28, 2015
Thursday League
Had my APA 23 league last night. We had to go to a shit hole bar on the other side of town. I hate this bar, I hate their tables, I hate their bathrooms, I hate everything about this place. But, one of the things I'm trying to work on in my game is not being such a little bitch. I usually get annoyed when I have to play at a place like this, but my goal is to embrace a surrounding I don't like or am not used to. And, to top it off, one of their players was a "talker". Real nice guy, but wouldn't shut the fuck up. Talking to me while I'm playing, which used to would have sent me into a new level of pissed-offed-ness, but I rolled with it. Never getting upset and never letting any of these things get me off my game. I played lights out and won 5-0. First 3 games was a total of 2 innings. The last 2 games were longer because the table was tied up. I safetied the fuck out of this guy and won very easily. Felt good to play well again, I haven't played really good in some time.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Fucking Insurance
On Monday night, some fucktard backed into one of my semi's. Hit the door, air cleaner, and mirror. Well, the total for this is $5100. It was obvious it's the other guys fault but until the insurance does their thing to make sure that's the case, I have to pay my $2500 deductible to get the repairs rolling. The truck is going to be down 2 weeks as it is (probably $10k gross of work) and if I wanted to wait until they got word it was the other companies fault (so I wouldn't have to pay my $2500) it likely would have been 4 weeks. I'll be able to bill back my $2500 deductible and my down time with little problem (hope-fucking-fully anyways) but until then I'm out:
2 nights hotel for my guy - $135
Rental car to get home - $400
His salary while off for 2 weeks - $2200
Deductible - $2500
Grand total $5235 (so far).
For something that wasn't our fault and the other company is insured by the same exact insurance company. I understand things don't work at the speed I'd like them to (or anyone in my position) but it's just the dealing with them in general. I speak to him Tuesday first thing, repair facility sends estimate to him in afternoon. I email and call him 3 times yesterday with no response. He finally gets back to me today and says he never received anything. Fucking jackass.
2 nights hotel for my guy - $135
Rental car to get home - $400
His salary while off for 2 weeks - $2200
Deductible - $2500
Grand total $5235 (so far).
For something that wasn't our fault and the other company is insured by the same exact insurance company. I understand things don't work at the speed I'd like them to (or anyone in my position) but it's just the dealing with them in general. I speak to him Tuesday first thing, repair facility sends estimate to him in afternoon. I email and call him 3 times yesterday with no response. He finally gets back to me today and says he never received anything. Fucking jackass.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Shit on my mind
Pool.
I think I might be over playing pool. I have a hard time being motivated to play good. I get there and I'm just wanting it to be over, and I'm not overly concerned whether I win or lose. I used to get up for playing a good opponent and now I basically lay down. If I'm playing well then I'll win or be competitive but if I'm slightly off then I just basically give up. I'm only playing Thursday night league for the next couple months with wife and friends. Taking Tuesday off for foreseeable future and Wednesday BCA league I run will probably start up in October sometime. I'm hoping some time away from so much pool will reinvigorate me. I usually have a lag in summer, but never been this bad. I almost want to not play at all for a while and see how I feel.
Work.
Work been fucking crappy. I've had guys off and break downs and been scraping by. Then, I get everything rolling and some fucktard backs into my truck. It's going to be down for a couple weeks probably.
Life.
I was watching Last Week Tonight and John Oliver was talking about Colorado baker who wouldn't do a wedding cake for gay couple. Oliver stated that the guy had done other things for gay people but due to his religious views, he wouldn't do a wedding cake. Now, I'm all for gays having equal rights and should be allowed to get married and do whatever they want. And, I'm not religious at all, NOT AT ALL. However, if the goal is for people to be tolerant then I believe the baker absolutely fits that description. He's made pastries (or whatever) for gay people as reported by JO. His religion (however fucking cooky I believe it to be) says that marriage is between a man and a woman and he should be able to live his life according to his religious beliefs. If tolerance is the goal, why is it wrong to be intolerant towards gays (or blacks, hispanics, or whatever) but okay to be intolerant to people who hold different beliefs than what's politically correct. I'm most likely in the minority here (among liberal thinking people anyways) but I believe he is tolerant of them (as he's provided other services to them) but he refuses to celebrate their "choice". I don't think we should have to love the things other people do, but respect them and their choices. I feel that was done in this scenario.
I think I might be over playing pool. I have a hard time being motivated to play good. I get there and I'm just wanting it to be over, and I'm not overly concerned whether I win or lose. I used to get up for playing a good opponent and now I basically lay down. If I'm playing well then I'll win or be competitive but if I'm slightly off then I just basically give up. I'm only playing Thursday night league for the next couple months with wife and friends. Taking Tuesday off for foreseeable future and Wednesday BCA league I run will probably start up in October sometime. I'm hoping some time away from so much pool will reinvigorate me. I usually have a lag in summer, but never been this bad. I almost want to not play at all for a while and see how I feel.
Work.
Work been fucking crappy. I've had guys off and break downs and been scraping by. Then, I get everything rolling and some fucktard backs into my truck. It's going to be down for a couple weeks probably.
Life.
I was watching Last Week Tonight and John Oliver was talking about Colorado baker who wouldn't do a wedding cake for gay couple. Oliver stated that the guy had done other things for gay people but due to his religious views, he wouldn't do a wedding cake. Now, I'm all for gays having equal rights and should be allowed to get married and do whatever they want. And, I'm not religious at all, NOT AT ALL. However, if the goal is for people to be tolerant then I believe the baker absolutely fits that description. He's made pastries (or whatever) for gay people as reported by JO. His religion (however fucking cooky I believe it to be) says that marriage is between a man and a woman and he should be able to live his life according to his religious beliefs. If tolerance is the goal, why is it wrong to be intolerant towards gays (or blacks, hispanics, or whatever) but okay to be intolerant to people who hold different beliefs than what's politically correct. I'm most likely in the minority here (among liberal thinking people anyways) but I believe he is tolerant of them (as he's provided other services to them) but he refuses to celebrate their "choice". I don't think we should have to love the things other people do, but respect them and their choices. I feel that was done in this scenario.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
In the last 2+ years...
So I got away from blogging for the past 2 plus years and lately I've been thinking that I'd like to get my thoughts out and "on paper."
I'll start with the now and get into what's happened in the past 2 years later. Right now, my pool game is utter garbage. Like, flaming dogshit garbage. I have no focus and I have no competitive drive. I'm playing league too many nights, and thus, I'm playing when I don't necessarily feel like it. Seems like before when I didn't necessarily feel like playing my competitive spirit would come into play and I'd give an honest effort. Now, I'm going through the motions. I feel like I need to take a break from league. Problem is, I'm the league operator on one and my good friend with whom I play the other two nights just bought that league and I feel compelled to keep playing to support him. However, I think at the end of this league session I'm going to be taking a break from league. I'm in a lull, playing the same people at the same places and I've become friendly with many of them and it's turned into more of a social thing.
Lately, I only want to play one pocket on the big tables but 9 ball will suffice if I can't get a one pocket game. Another problem is I usually go after work (and before league starts) and there's not usually many, if any, one pocket players there during that time. I'm not a late night guy and the thought of being at the pool hall until 11pm (or later) during the week looking for a one pocket game is not terribly appealing to me.
I've had flashes of brilliance over that last couple years and that's what makes it even more frustrating. My best game rivals most anyone around and when I get into that gear it's a great feeling. I've had several good finishes in tournaments and now that I think about it I usually do finish in the money or very close to it. My expectations have risen and when I don't bring my best game knowing that I could compete with almost anyone if I did has got me down, waaaaaaaaay down. There are some personal issues that could be playing a role, but I feel like those are excuses to not play well. Making excuses for my failures doesn't interest me in the least.
I also find that I'm making less time to go to tournaments. Seems like 2-3 years ago I'd hit up a weekend tournament at least 6-7 times. Now, maybe, 3-4 times. MAYBE. It's not because my wife won't let me, it's because I find other things more enjoyable. My goal is to get into more tournaments, more big table 1 pocket/9ball, and less league. It's not my goal, it's my plan.
I'll start with the now and get into what's happened in the past 2 years later. Right now, my pool game is utter garbage. Like, flaming dogshit garbage. I have no focus and I have no competitive drive. I'm playing league too many nights, and thus, I'm playing when I don't necessarily feel like it. Seems like before when I didn't necessarily feel like playing my competitive spirit would come into play and I'd give an honest effort. Now, I'm going through the motions. I feel like I need to take a break from league. Problem is, I'm the league operator on one and my good friend with whom I play the other two nights just bought that league and I feel compelled to keep playing to support him. However, I think at the end of this league session I'm going to be taking a break from league. I'm in a lull, playing the same people at the same places and I've become friendly with many of them and it's turned into more of a social thing.
Lately, I only want to play one pocket on the big tables but 9 ball will suffice if I can't get a one pocket game. Another problem is I usually go after work (and before league starts) and there's not usually many, if any, one pocket players there during that time. I'm not a late night guy and the thought of being at the pool hall until 11pm (or later) during the week looking for a one pocket game is not terribly appealing to me.
I've had flashes of brilliance over that last couple years and that's what makes it even more frustrating. My best game rivals most anyone around and when I get into that gear it's a great feeling. I've had several good finishes in tournaments and now that I think about it I usually do finish in the money or very close to it. My expectations have risen and when I don't bring my best game knowing that I could compete with almost anyone if I did has got me down, waaaaaaaaay down. There are some personal issues that could be playing a role, but I feel like those are excuses to not play well. Making excuses for my failures doesn't interest me in the least.
I also find that I'm making less time to go to tournaments. Seems like 2-3 years ago I'd hit up a weekend tournament at least 6-7 times. Now, maybe, 3-4 times. MAYBE. It's not because my wife won't let me, it's because I find other things more enjoyable. My goal is to get into more tournaments, more big table 1 pocket/9ball, and less league. It's not my goal, it's my plan.
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