Well, this week in billiards was eventful.

I won my 9-Ball match against a skill level 6 player on Monday, but then lost to a skill level 6 in 8-ball on Wednesday. Regardless of win or lose, I had fun. My opponents were both very fine pool players; and I got a bit lucky during the 9-Ball game. I made a few shots that were purely luck, tinged with a bit of imperfect skill.

My 9-Ball team is still the finest team I could ever ask for or want, and are generally the best bunch of people I could want to play pool with.

It got cold here in Dallas this week, with snow falling on Thursday in the afternoon. Wednesday, its 75+ outside, and by Thursday morning, we're having an ice-storm... albeit a mild one compared to others I remember here.

So, after a long week, I spent Friday evening over at Drinks; mostly just drinking my favorite beer and having conversations with a number of my friends there. I played one game of 8-Ball (which I just barely won), and watched some very good darts being played in the tournament there. There were a large number of people playing (over 50), most of whom I know, and a significant number of those that I had not seen in several years. All in all, a very enjoyable evening.

In a few weeks, I'm heading up to Washington to spend a couple of weeks with my parents over Christmas and New Years. We're having Christmas down at the lake this year in my lake-house. This is a first and I'm really looking forward to having everyone there.

I'm thinking about going and doing a bit of shopping. My wardrobe could use some updating before Christmas (ie. my jeans are starting to wear out and I need to replace them) and I might just get a small Christmas tree and some lights and do a bit of decorating around the apartment... maybe...