Comments on: Mid week check in http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/ Sat, 19 May 2012 10:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: John McCrarey http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/#comment-40695 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:04:35 +0000 http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/#comment-40695 So glad you are back on your feet....The bootstraps work every time.....Enjoy where you are.....11 months will pass.....i love you and thyink of you daily...... So glad you are back on your feet….The bootstraps work every time…..Enjoy where you are…..11 months will pass…..i love you and thyink of you daily……

]]> by: John McCrarey http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/#comment-40694 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:36:19 +0000 http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/#comment-40694 Yes, it is call your shot. Other rules include hitting your ball first and SOME ball must hit a rail (or pocket)afterwards. Violation of that rule results in a "ball in hand" penalty which means your opponent can place the cue ball anywhere on the table prior to his/her shot. Missing altogether or inadvertantly touching another ball while making a shot also results in ball in hand. Thankfully I'm getting fewer penalties these days. No, I didn't play much in the States and hadn't played in probably 10 years before coming here. So, I'm really just learning the game. And I've come to realize my geometry is poor indeed. "Rachel" speaks pretty good English and we had her "try on" each of the names to make sure she could pronounce it well. She's got the "r" sound down so she should be okay (hmm, unless the Koreans call he Lacheel). Anyway, I loved the way she said Bonita but alas, my darts did not win out. Avery is one of my daughters. She's been attending university in Hawaii. Smart and cute. She will go far in life! Yes, it is call your shot. Other rules include hitting your ball first and SOME ball must hit a rail (or pocket)afterwards. Violation of that rule results in a “ball in hand” penalty which means your opponent can place the cue ball anywhere on the table prior to his/her shot. Missing altogether or inadvertantly touching another ball while making a shot also results in ball in hand. Thankfully I’m getting fewer penalties these days. No, I didn’t play much in the States and hadn’t played in probably 10 years before coming here. So, I’m really just learning the game. And I’ve come to realize my geometry is poor indeed.

“Rachel” speaks pretty good English and we had her “try on” each of the names to make sure she could pronounce it well. She’s got the “r” sound down so she should be okay (hmm, unless the Koreans call he Lacheel). Anyway, I loved the way she said Bonita but alas, my darts did not win out.

Avery is one of my daughters. She’s been attending university in Hawaii. Smart and cute. She will go far in life!

]]> by: Jenn http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/#comment-40693 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:37:17 +0000 http://mccrarey.com/2006/01/12/mid-week-check-in/#comment-40693 I wish I knew of a pool league around here; it sounds like fun! Did you not play pool when you were living in the States? Don't worry, you'll get better. Practice, practice. Do you play where you have to call the shot before you make it? That always messes me up. I like playing where fluke shots count too. I like the name Rachel! I always get to name the kids at school, but try to stay away from "R" names, as they always end up sounding like "L" when the other kids say them. I used to have a student the previous teacher named "Richard," and he was known as "Leechad!" I'm glad you sound cheerier in this latest post! That Avery is definitely a smart woman. Sage advice. Take care, John! I wish I knew of a pool league around here; it sounds like fun! Did you not play pool when you were living in the States? Don’t worry, you’ll get better. Practice, practice. Do you play where you have to call the shot before you make it? That always messes me up. I like playing where fluke shots count too.
I like the name Rachel! I always get to name the kids at school, but try to stay away from “R” names, as they always end up sounding like “L” when the other kids say them. I used to have a student the previous teacher named “Richard,” and he was known as “Leechad!”
I’m glad you sound cheerier in this latest post! That Avery is definitely a smart woman. Sage advice. Take care, John!

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