Recent content by Rickhem

I bought a Dufferin with that same logo from this site a few years ago. That stacked leather grip is what sealed the deal for me.

I noticed that Skylar was sitting on one of those inflatable rings. Hope it's not anything chronic.

These situations, with both balls close, and in a perpendicular line to the cushion, are the ones where some will lie the cue on the cloth, tip just under the cue, and quickly lift the tip, such that it hits the cue on the way up while moving past it. That shot has come up a few times here, and...

Yes, exactly. That's why I keep my linked account at an absolute minimum balance. I remember talking with the bank about my second checking account, and what I wanted it for. I made it clear that no outside action would ever be able to impact any other account, or ever be able to cause fees or...

Reminds me of that Honey Badger clip.

PayPal owns Venmo too. I've used both, but have stopped using PayPal if I have another option. I pay the weekly fees for two APA teams to our league operator using Venmo, and a couple of the players pay me if they play that night using Venmo.....so far, so good. Had a co-worker go through a...

You're right, Mitch Miller had the beard and stache. Definitely Lawrence Welk. My mistake.

Sing along with Mitch! I still remember when even the cartoons had those "sing along" things, with the words at the bottom of the screen and the bouncing ball showing the tempo. Sometimes the words would turn into shapes and figures when the ball landed on them.

I bought one of these for when I'm flying with my cues: https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-7060969/high-sierra-large-boxed-wheel-duffel.jsp?topSkuId=66137919 I thought that at 32", it was going to hold my case and cues, and I wanted to avoid paying oversize fees by going with this size, but the...

Good for you! Nothing better than having a goal to work towards, even if that goal has no more defined objective than "get better at it". And you can add "get better" in general to that as well. Hoping you make a rapid recovery, and can keep the prior issues in your rear view mirror as your...

We took the ride up on Saturday and watched a bunch of matches throughout the day. Dylan Spohr continues to do better every year in this, and he got a couple good breaks to make it to Sunday morning. Also watched Rachel Lang play, and it seemed like she just had a bad match, then caught Jason...

Agree completely. Billy is a huge supporter, and brings a lot of energy and positivity, remember him in the Uncle Sam outfit? A couple years ago, while my girl and I were visiting Turning Stone to watch the tournament there, we took a break down in the casino for a bit. I was playing craps...

I really haven't been playing for long, at least not regularly, or taking it seriously. Started less than 10 years ago when in my late 50s. I went through the eyesight woes with pistol shooting, which I've done for decades prior to that. I don't have that long history of competition playing...

Hang in there Jay. Here's hoping you're back to 110% in no time.

My laptop gave me the "suspicious website" warning when I tried clicking on the link. That sometimes doesn't stop me, but it did this time.