Happy Thanksgiving!

A happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Americans and anyone else who celebrates on this day. A day of rest, reflection, and gratitude. And possibly some American football*. We'll be back tomorrow. Peace and good wishes.

—Mike

*Maybe even some World football, from Qatar, a word which cannot be pronounced correctly. (How to pronounce "Qatar.") As you of course know, the most momentous sporting contest, pitting the European Union against the United States**, doesn't begin until November 30th.

**The Mosconi Cup. "The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool*** tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the Weber Cup in bowling." (Wikipedia) There are two controversies in the Mosconi Cupt this year: despite his dominance in events he was allowed to play in—as a Russian he was banned from some International tournaments—Fedor Gorst, 22, of Russia, was left off the European team; and the controversial Earl Strickland, 61, who won five U.S. and three World 9-ball titles from the '80s to the early 2000s, was named to the U.S. team despite—or perhaps because of?—his volatile and erratic behavior while playing, sure to tee up the Mosconi Cup crowds. Anyway, enjoy your Thanksgiving and whichever form of football you prefer!

***I never write about pool on TOP. Which is a shame, because then you have no way to find out about extraordinary and delightful demonstrations like Fedor Gorst's seven racks in less than 27 minutes, Shane Van Boening's impressive runout (starts at 33:02), or Justin Bergman's 18-rack package (i.e., streak). On a bar box, but still. Your loss I guess...you'd think, as clever as I am, I'd find a way to sneak those links in somehow. Happy Turkey Day!

Comments

[Moose]

"***I never write about pool on TOP. Which is a shame, because then you have no way to find out about extraordinary and delightful demonstrations like Fedor Gorst's seven racks in less than 27 minutes, Shane Van Boening's impressive runout . . ."

TL:DR (Rough approximation of my actual experience starting to read this footnote, then slipping away as my interest fell to zero.)

Writing about World Football may reach TL:DR even quicker. TL:DW for it is slightly longer, a handful of minutes, at best most.

Actually, I don't watch any sports, as a matter of choice. Fortunately, my granddaughters are past the soccer ages, so I don't need to pretend interest anymore.

I did spend some time casually watching some American Football at friend's house during our trip. The football wasn't too bad, although not as good as several alternatives, but I couldn't believe the amount of advertising, and largely mindless drivel from commentators.

Oh yeah — Happy Thanksgiving. May you have a wonderful day, being thankful for life and for whatever entertainment you choose! \;~)>

[kirk]

I had just given a little prayer of thanks that the "pool" posts had slowed down and almost stopped and then, BAM!

But then I have been guilty lately of slipping in a few too many of my own "pool" posts lately.

I've had a change of heart though. Now I'm firmly in the camp of "whatever makes you happy." As long as you keep writing TOP.

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. And post card perfect weather with which to celebrate.

[darlene]

LOL ... love the tiny type
Enjoy the pool
I love baseball and was hoping for the Phils to clinch it this year, but nope, another time.