Practice what I Preach

You gotta know When to give them the Finger.
Topic o the day. 😉
My favorite lesson came in high school. Playing basketball in the gym class.(The aside is my freshman year in 7th period P E. Which was inhabited by the football team. As they went straight to practice. I was barely 5 foot and slender. Shrug 🤷‍♂️. Survival training 101.)
So the physical in basketball ball can't be overlooked. It got to the point that one was on his back on the floor with the other standing over him and inquiry was, "Do You want to fight?"

HEAD scratching. 🤷‍♂️ Well the morning opening went sideways fast. The finger has to do with holding the cue as a musical instrument study. Not A C lub. 🤷‍♂️ Well it's butt is a good club in emergency.
My morning fitness involves spiritual spinning of the cue as I practice. Like a batton. ( ONLY AT HOME!)
Pugil stick trained is a good thing. Facing off my imaginary armies with just a stick is part of my stretch and flex. Knowing my limits is important in emergency. I have tested mine on my motorcycle and my Last ride I got 15 feet of air before landing on the sidewalk. Well that was the witness estimate. Ask my wife to show 6 inches with her hands. 😉
I didn't walk away though. My left side is still in rehab.
Did I mention to treat the cue as a musical instrument. Mine is an airlomb or is heirloom. You won't see me leaving mine leaning while in public. I know how far back to set it while at the urinal. 🤷‍♂️ one thief even put his hand on it . My instant, "you have ahold of more than you want to fuck with ", had him locked in the stall until I was long gone. I reported to management and he was still a welcome customer. Oh well.
 
Can you share the official diagnosis it us, ? If not ,I guess , bat shit crazy with a side order of ornery old fart and early onset dimentions.
 
Can you share the official diagnosis it us, ? If not ,I guess , bat shit crazy with a side order of ornery old fart and early onset dimentions.
Head scratch. Shrug. I have a hard time parsing the first sentence.
My personal ass says mint is...life is good. Carry on. 🤷‍♂️ 😉
 
Can you share the official diagnosis it us, ? If not ,I guess , bat shit crazy with a side order of ornery old fart and early onset dimentions.
Oh yeah, I forgot 😉 Have you tried it? No no no, let's start with have you read it?
If so how much?
Try it you'll like it. It's fun!
 
Sometimes older IS wiser. Sometimes it's just older. It's up to you to decide, which is what.
Okay I will let you, just you 😉 in on classified information.......Bat Shit is my cover....I am undercover. Can't tell anything more than that. 😉
 
Now if I was talented I could get the Batman theme to say Bat Shit. Guessing it would be easy with A I skills. Shrug oh well.
 
Last o the day bat shit story:
Last night I played an 8 ball race to 2 tournament. When my opponent won the second game I asked him if that's the first or second game. When I am in competition mode all my brain cells are devoted to the battle and often I don't recall more than the last shot. It seemed like it was 1-1 but I couldn't recall making the first 8 ball. So when he said, "that's our first game",I accepted that. When I won the next game and moved to rack a neutral observer stated, "you have already won 2." His involvement seemed mainly to speed up the tournament as a race to 2 eight ball with only 2 tables can run late. My opponent refused to accept it. So I was cordial and accepted that I had "slept" the game. So I proceeded to rack. When he scratched the break, I ran the rack. Mainly because I felt guilty for the delay. 🤷‍♂️
I prefer to call it CRS (can't remember shit) dementia is such an ugly word. 😉
 
Friday the 13th 9.13.24
Surgical precision vs overwhelming power.
My Program er uh Kicks Like A Mule sounds powerful. Headscratch.
Precision can be disguised ...well be less obvious for a little while. Just long enuff to give the Young Guns a lesson. 8 ball of course. Taking their Friday night allowance. 🤷‍♂️
If and when full power is required....it's there.(usually) 🤷‍♂️ 😉 I was never shy about proclaiming, "That's a Twnty dolla shot!" 😉 in the $2 or $3 or $5 games. Please excuse the slur as I don't have my teeth in and the speech is effect I'd.
Start .Survey says....
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Images reversed. Lefty scores first with a 5. The simple 1 rail kick. The pictures give a chance to examine forn no and not porn but Form. Form Work might not be glamorous but as a carpenter it earned me my retirement. Shrug 🤷‍♂️
Oh yeah my therapy includes replacing the white using only the cue. My version of chop sticks....pretty basic uh stuff.
 
Well Lefty lays in a second 5 point shot to close the target.
Now 2 rails to the red stripe 11. The physical therapy is the reason. So absolute adherence to the prescribed process is required. Good habits need to be built.
 
Two to the red stripe did provide sufficient physical therapy. Lefty prevailing with a 7 sends me to the puzzle challenge of 3 or more to the king ball. Hmmmmm
 
Flexible is the thought o the morning.
Do the yoga. At the table. The Frog was my first nickname. Well just Frog 😉
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The challeng starts with random placement. Then finding 3 rails is fun and educational.
My challeng going end side end to snuggle the back of the king ball, is providing a good physical therapy distraction. Finding solutions tickles me. Shrug.
 
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Left vs Right. Use Your camera. Be ready for inspection. 😉 having a USAFA flashback. Shrug only America's best training available at the time.
Gave me enough p e credits for Master degree. 🤷‍♂️
 
Thanks John Denver. Lefty snuggled to the back of the king ball for a 9! That's Fine! It was worth the workout. Wink
 
Sunday funday 9.15.24
Caution program includes Grampa Rambling 😉
The challenge of the day is with 3 cueball s and 3 object balls. Playing 9 ball rules buuuut each shot starts with white to white contact. Points scoring is negotiable with difficulty of attempt.
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JUST LIKE THAT! Is the exclamation.
The rules require moving the smallest ball. Finding the shot that moves both the smallest and the 9 ball.
Made the 9!!!! Oh hell yeah I am hooked on this game. 😉
 
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