The Tip Jar » Random / Misc http://www.pooltipjar.com random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, news, & reviews Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:06:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Black Friday Finds http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/11/black-friday-finds/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/11/black-friday-finds/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:01:57 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=5839 Happy Black Friday!

Here are a couple cute non-pool-related-ish gift ideas on sale now through Sunday:

Just for fun, this shirt kind of reminded me of giant shark jaws. This is one of my fav t-shirt companies. I have a few of their very classic, clever designs and now through Sunday, many of them are only $10 with free shipping on purchases of $60 or over.

www.threadless.com

Next, this is my most favoritest clothes & cue duffel of all the ones on the market that I’ve seen and liked. I haven’t been able to get this model on my site or else I would sell only this one but it’s priced well and this weekend it’s price is even better.

It’s $159 (don’t let them fool you with the “regular price of $250″ thing – I’ve only ever seen it for $159) but from now until Sunday you can pick it up for an additional 20% off AND free shipping. That’s a bargain!

Just make sure you enter this promo code: THANKS20

shop.samsonite.com

Hope everyone has a fun Thanksgiving weekend!

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Best of luck to everyone and your Turkey Shootouts this weekend & Enjoy the things that really matter.

And go ahead, overindulge…

]]> http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/11/thankfulness/feed/ 1 Highlights from the 2011 U.S. Open http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/11/us-open-highlights/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/11/us-open-highlights/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:16:10 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=5771 Okay, I confess. The thought of completing this US Open recap post had become so daunting that I’d been putting it off for the past month now but I have finally uploaded all the photos and it’s ready to share!

It was so nice to be back on the East coast again but it certainly was odd missing the first couple days of the event. This particular tournament holds a lot of sentimental value for us since it was where everything began last year.

Unfortunately, we were unable to arrive until Tuesday morning on day three and Marc had to start his tournament on the b-side.

What else was new from this year?

Ralf Souquet & Danny DiLiberto were inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.

It was my first time ever attending an industry awards banquet of any sort as an actual guest instead of working it as part of the media. That was fun!

Danny D gets inducted into BCA Hall of Fame

Billy has a little fun with Danny

Ralf & me at HOF dinner

Ralf & me at HOF dinner

I had an entertaining dinner with the commentary gang & the Pat’s (Fleming Jr. & Sr.) where Billy got us stuck on the highway during rush hour while he was on his cell phone and almost gave Danny a coronary while Jim and I were in the back seat doing commentary for the whole thing. It was comical.

When we finally arrived at dinner, Danny showed us his balancing act.

Jerry and I got to try out the new green screen for the AzBtv set. Pretty sweet!

Jerry & me on greenscreen

Our green screen "before"

Jerry & me on greenscreen

Our green screen "after"

And, as usual, I got to watch some world class pool from my favorite seat in the house, right next to Julian and the Accu-stats crew.

Peaceful Julian

A Peaceful Julian

2011 US Open Finals

2011 US Open Finals from the Accu-stats pit

Complete photo gallery:

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I’m not sure what 8 balls have to do with burritos but I’m trying one next time!

Have a great weekend!

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  1. I just don’t have the time.
  2. I can’t even enjoy it when I do play because I’m thinking about all the stuff I need to be working on instead.
  3. Or, the worst… I’m afraid someone will catch me hitting balls while I’m so far behind and thinking I should be doing something more “productive” with my time.

On Tuesday, I finally allowed myself to hit balls for about an hour on our freshly recovered table while the 9-ball tournament was whittling down. It was quite therapeutic and truthfully, I think it’s really helped my overall mood.

I prescribe it to anyone feeling stressed or overworked.

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