I suffer from insomnia, and my sleeping hours get pretty screwed up. Lately, I have been drifting off in late afternoon, waking at midnight only to stay up the rest of the night, and next day.
Well, I was planning on going and shooting in my regular Friday night tournament at Soutrock Billiards, and I ended up falling asleep about 5 pm, and woke at 8:15 pm.
Normally, we are pressed to get 8 players at the $10 tournament, but the tournament is handicapped and pays out 200%, since the owner, Lori, a real sweetheart, matches the pot. Well, last night 16-17 players show up to play (I would have made 18), and it was 8 ball (rotates with 9 ball), and 1st place paid $180, with 2nd paying $90, 3rd $50. Now, that is good money for a weekly tournament, and I couldn't keep my eyes open ..... shoot! (But the bad part was 2 'A' players got in the tournament with a 'B' handicap because the tournament director does not know who the players in town are).
Went down to Shooters later, but one of the 'dead' nights, a little something going on, but just couldn't harness the enthusiasm to get a ring game going. Went home before midnight .... damn, $180 ...
Well, I was planning on going and shooting in my regular Friday night tournament at Soutrock Billiards, and I ended up falling asleep about 5 pm, and woke at 8:15 pm.
Normally, we are pressed to get 8 players at the $10 tournament, but the tournament is handicapped and pays out 200%, since the owner, Lori, a real sweetheart, matches the pot. Well, last night 16-17 players show up to play (I would have made 18), and it was 8 ball (rotates with 9 ball), and 1st place paid $180, with 2nd paying $90, 3rd $50. Now, that is good money for a weekly tournament, and I couldn't keep my eyes open ..... shoot! (But the bad part was 2 'A' players got in the tournament with a 'B' handicap because the tournament director does not know who the players in town are).
Went down to Shooters later, but one of the 'dead' nights, a little something going on, but just couldn't harness the enthusiasm to get a ring game going. Went home before midnight .... damn, $180 ...