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Sorry to hear this. I participated at the Regional level five times and probably would have won it all if I didn't draw Marc Oleslager in Mankato, who went on to win the National tournament. My best finish at a Regional was 3rd on my last attempt, and a 4th place on my first one. My...

The first time I played this game was in a small town in Nebraska at the Senior Center. They had an 8 ft pool table and a snooker table with a 15 ball set. The 1 and 15 side pockets were determined by whoever made one first. To win, the 8 ball had to be banked into the last pocket...

At a Senior center in NE a long time ago, I would walk a block every Tuesday night to play 1 & 15 8 Ball and bank the 8 into your last pocket. There was an 8 ft table and a snooker table with a set of 1 to 15 balls.

That would be the ghost that many try to beat.

The local Center for Active Generations pool room. Day before a Grand Reopening three months after a Tornado damaged the roof and windows. Thrown out were a 10 ft snooker, 4 GC 9 ft tables, an AMF 9 and a home version 8 ft table due to water damage. These pictures were taken yesterday...

If the team insists on playing there, put some pressure on them to take responsibility for the table cleanliness at least. Maybe they have to give up a few points each round if the table, balls and light are dirty. It shouldn't take more than 20 minutes to give everything a wipe down if...

Especially if there is a calcutta. I played in a 32 player tournament in a tiny town once that had a calcutta and a known handicap where A players give up two games to a C player, and one to a B player, etc. Found out after the calcutta was done, that the bracket was already set up and the top...

I used 6 games per hour when estimating the time for a tournament to complete. This was usually for races to 3 or 4. Single game matches means more time getting ready for a match (call the players, flip coin etc), so four to five games per hour might be more likely. I would definitely have...

I have some good memories of league play and the tournaments that were possible because of being in a league. Several games in the anchor position where I needed a 10-0, 1 or 2 and I pull it off to win the round. Placing fourth three times in the top class of the state team tournament...

I think that he may intend to use that hand cart indoors only, and doesn't want to clean the tires off when he gets home.

I first heard of Holem when I watched a Four Bears Casino match on youtube a couple years ago. A teammate of his mentioned that Steve won his division at the VNEA tournament the prior year (2017) by coming through the one loss side. It was a race to 7, and Steven ran out 14 racks to win...

Was he wearing shoes? What brand? What type of lighting? What was his last prior meal? What music was playing?

When I was selling a lot on eBay and there was a special on listings, I would put a bunch of them out there with higher than normal prices if I did not know the value, then revise them later after researching the values. After a few times, found out that it wasn't worth the time to do the...

Went through the treatments for a tumor in my sinus cavity behind my left eye in 2001. Lost the vision of that eye, and two years later had both hips replaced. If you are on high doses of Prednisone, alert your Doctor that bone deterioration can happen. Two of my doctors were shocked when...

Years ago, I was working for a neighbor farmer who made a comment regarding running the cows on every bit of grass on the farmyard. Don't remember the exact quote, but the meaning of Scotch was that you take what you get. Loose definition. A quick search leads to Scotch also meaning Frugal...

Outside, I usually don't talk to anyone unless I know them. Inside the bank, I use English because I don't know any other languages. I only hit one bank every other week, until I get direct deposit in July.

I don't like the 9 footer at the Sport Bowl. Needs work badly. I have played a tournament match in a grocery store. Had to get out of the way a couple times to allow a shopper to view the shelves.

I better cancel my custom cue order. It was to have a ruler design on it.

I don't know what was used to clean the various spills at the local senior center, but the stains were gone afterwards. One guy had a nose bleed, another spilled coffee, others drooled. The dark tint from being four years old helps too. I stopped playing for three weeks after a major...

Shooting prairie dogs sounds so mean and violent. A coworker likes to do this, and mentioned that the living consume the dead. Perhaps it would be better termed "Feeding prairie dogs"