Another week and now; vacation delayed!
Well, another week has gone by; and its still hot here in Dallas. No buyer for my house yet; but I am hopeful that it will sell soon. I've been asked about my house by several people; I direct them to the house (give them the address and such) and tell them to contact a realtor to see it... 
Big news this week at work; my vacation plans were basically put on hold. I lose the airline tickets I have (they're non-refundable, although work will refund me for them since they need me to stay and help to complete the big project thats going on.) So, vacation is put off and delayed; probably till closer to Labor Day at this point. I'm understandable a little disappointed.
My 9-Ball team won Monday night; playing at home against the other "home" team; the team formerly known as "Chris's Team" and now known as "Who Cares?" (a slight play against my team "Who's Next?" It was a close match; finishing out at 52-48.
My 8-Ball team won the match 3-2 on Wednesday night, so all the pool this week was good (maybe because I didn't actually play in either match; just acted like a "captain"!!!)
I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend with not much going on except a little web-work and some yardwork out at the house in Rowlett (weeding, trimming, and generally upkeep...)
For now, I'm sitting here with a cold beverage and good friends... and getting ready to sign off. All websites are up to date and I'm winding my week down!
Big news this week at work; my vacation plans were basically put on hold. I lose the airline tickets I have (they're non-refundable, although work will refund me for them since they need me to stay and help to complete the big project thats going on.) So, vacation is put off and delayed; probably till closer to Labor Day at this point. I'm understandable a little disappointed.
My 9-Ball team won Monday night; playing at home against the other "home" team; the team formerly known as "Chris's Team" and now known as "Who Cares?" (a slight play against my team "Who's Next?"
It was a close match; finishing out at 52-48.My 8-Ball team won the match 3-2 on Wednesday night, so all the pool this week was good (maybe because I didn't actually play in either match; just acted like a "captain"!!!)
I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend with not much going on except a little web-work and some yardwork out at the house in Rowlett (weeding, trimming, and generally upkeep...)
For now, I'm sitting here with a cold beverage and good friends... and getting ready to sign off. All websites are up to date and I'm winding my week down!
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Summer
It's gotten hot here in Dallas. It's been hot (and dry for the most part) for some time already this year; more than normal.
Tomorrow, I've got to run out to the house, adjust the soaker hoses around the house (mainly the amount of time I run them each day), and mow the yard. It's been a few weeks since I last mowed and edged and it needs it. It hasn't grown much (especially since I'm not watering the yard; much anyway...
I left work a bit earlier than normal today (still, it was after 5pm, but when you've been getting in at 5:30 or 6am and staying until after 6pm all week, 5pm seems early!). I'm here at Drinks Saloon, enjoying a cold Keystone Light and some nice jukebox music and conversation with some friends of mine.
Vacation... in two weeks, I'm supposed to leave on vacation... heading to Washington state as usual... and wow! Am I looking forward to the time off. The past few months have really beat me up (mostly mentally) at work. I'm exhausted. I can hardly wait to get up north where it is cooler, and spend some time at my house on the lake. I've got some work to do there for sure. I'm planning on completing the upstairs bathrooms (tile floors, fixture installs, etc) and finishing out the kitchen and breakfast area floors. It's lots of work, but a lot different than what I do at Texas Instruments. Besides that, the view from the house is; to put it simply; fantastic.
Well, signing off for now!
Tomorrow, I've got to run out to the house, adjust the soaker hoses around the house (mainly the amount of time I run them each day), and mow the yard. It's been a few weeks since I last mowed and edged and it needs it. It hasn't grown much (especially since I'm not watering the yard; much anyway...
I left work a bit earlier than normal today (still, it was after 5pm, but when you've been getting in at 5:30 or 6am and staying until after 6pm all week, 5pm seems early!). I'm here at Drinks Saloon, enjoying a cold Keystone Light and some nice jukebox music and conversation with some friends of mine.
Vacation... in two weeks, I'm supposed to leave on vacation... heading to Washington state as usual... and wow! Am I looking forward to the time off. The past few months have really beat me up (mostly mentally) at work. I'm exhausted. I can hardly wait to get up north where it is cooler, and spend some time at my house on the lake. I've got some work to do there for sure. I'm planning on completing the upstairs bathrooms (tile floors, fixture installs, etc) and finishing out the kitchen and breakfast area floors. It's lots of work, but a lot different than what I do at Texas Instruments. Besides that, the view from the house is; to put it simply; fantastic.
Well, signing off for now!
Another Year of 9-Ball
This past weekend, my 9-Ball team, "Who's Next?", played in the Dallas APA 9-Ball city tournament. We wanted to win our way to Las Vegas for this year's 9-Ball National Championships.
Well, Saturday at CJ's Billiards went well for us. We won in both the first and second rounds and thereby got the third round (Saturday night) off since that was an elimination round on the loser's side of the bracket.
We had played against two very good teams Saturday; one from Quinlan, and the other from Royse City... both teams had great players and great people on them and we enjoyed playing both matches. The beer was cold, but the club wasn't. The A/C wasn't exactly working at 100% levels, and it was 100 degrees outside...
So; Sunday morning, round 4 comes around. I'm there, along with 4 of my 7 players. One player wasn't eligible for the tournament (she joined the team too late in the session to get 10 matches in). Two players missing wouldn't normally be a problem; but they were my skill level 4 players that I really needed. As it was, with the skill levels I had at hand, I couldn't play all 5 match-ups in the round... So, we ended up getting bumped out in round 4. While Saturday is double-elimination; Sunday is single-elimination and we were out. Disappointing on many levels.
Work is really difficult right now; I'm working between 12 and 14 hours a day. The project I'm on (a big one) is due to ship shortly and there are way too many things not working properly yet. We'll get it done, but boy is it a pain!
Well, Saturday at CJ's Billiards went well for us. We won in both the first and second rounds and thereby got the third round (Saturday night) off since that was an elimination round on the loser's side of the bracket.
We had played against two very good teams Saturday; one from Quinlan, and the other from Royse City... both teams had great players and great people on them and we enjoyed playing both matches. The beer was cold, but the club wasn't. The A/C wasn't exactly working at 100% levels, and it was 100 degrees outside...
So; Sunday morning, round 4 comes around. I'm there, along with 4 of my 7 players. One player wasn't eligible for the tournament (she joined the team too late in the session to get 10 matches in). Two players missing wouldn't normally be a problem; but they were my skill level 4 players that I really needed. As it was, with the skill levels I had at hand, I couldn't play all 5 match-ups in the round... So, we ended up getting bumped out in round 4. While Saturday is double-elimination; Sunday is single-elimination and we were out. Disappointing on many levels.
Work is really difficult right now; I'm working between 12 and 14 hours a day. The project I'm on (a big one) is due to ship shortly and there are way too many things not working properly yet. We'll get it done, but boy is it a pain!