Archive for March, 2008
I’m healthy again! Yay!
The Super Billiards Expo ended last Sunday and Mike & I stayed a couple extra days to do the whole liberty bell thing; an actual non-pool related vacation. Of course, I wake up Monday morning with a sore throat and was pretty miserable up until we left town Wednesday afternoon. Ugh…
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$25 Charge for Second Piece of Luggage
Effective May 5th, 2008, United Airlines and US Airways will begin charging domestic passengers an additional $25 to check a second piece of luggage. Exceptions to this rule: if you are flying first class or are part of their most-frequent-flier programs. [This charge is anticipated to generate an additional $100million in revenue. See full story [...]
Everyone Will Lose
Losing sure can bring out the worst in people. I recently witnessed a local, experienced AAA player throw a complete tantrum after losing a match. He raised his voice and began puffing his chest like a big bully. He wasn’t going to back down until he got his way. Name calling and making a huge [...]
Get to the Root
Over time, it is not uncommon to develop unwanted kinks in our mechanics. It happens to all of us. Maybe we picked up some bad habits from watching a teammate or perhaps we wore some uncomfortable shoes that unknowingly altered our stance. Whatever the case may be, if we’re in tune with our own body, [...]
