http://site.sammspocket.com/blog random smatterings of pool thoughts & articles Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:57:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join me on Tuesday, July 10th at Table Steaks East from 7:00pm to midnight for an Open House Clinic & Party. Come anytime between 7:00 to midnight and try out the latest training gadgets, win prizes and giveaways, and play some pool. Everyone is welcome! Click on flier below for more details: http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/06/28/a-special-pool-clinic-pool-party/ I got a call from my dear friend Kyu from San Antonion, TX today asking where the next posting was. Thanks for the kick in the butt, Kyu. This was from the May issue of Inside English that inspired the Considering Lessons??? poll. If you have not already, there will come ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/06/27/so-you%e2%80%99re-thinking-about-taking-lessons%e2%80%a6/ I just wanted to share a powerful quote from an inspiring movie, Akeelah and the Bee. "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/06/19/our-deepest-fear/ I just finished the movie and the non-fiction book, The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne. If you’ve heard anything about it, then you know that it’s all about the Law of Attraction. Without giving away too much of the movie, the law of attraction is all about getting what you think ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/06/11/the-law-of-attraction/ Where in the world?!??? Please forgive me for not writing sooner and more frequently recently. After my month-long stint in Vegas, I am still just barely recovering. I promise I’ll be back with more soon. Thanks for your patience. In the meantime, I will leave you with a few recent articles… Shoot ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/06/08/here-i-am/ Sorry it's been so long. I returned from Houston on Monday morning and my week has been filled with moderately little pool and much distraction. So far, today has been a productive one; spent on getting caught up and preparing for my departure tomorrow to viva Las Vegas for the ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/05/07/houston-update-vegas-bound-more/ In a few hours I'll be leaving for the airport and taking off for Houston. This weekend is the fourth Hunter stop of the year. There's actually no reason for me to be up this early except for the fact the I just woke up and couldn't fall back asleep ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/04/27/houston-bound/ I met with my coach, Bob, at Table Steaks South this afternoon for a quick session before I leave on Friday for Houston for the next Hunter stop of the year. I'm really looking forward to getting away for the weekend. There's a big table 8 ball tournament every Wednesday night ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/04/26/5th-place-played-okay/ Saturday was a LOOOOOOOOOONG day of pool. There was a $1,000 added Colorado Team 8 Ball Championship tournament at the Colorado Cue Club. Nine teams showed up for this event. Since players did not have to play league or qualify in anyway to compete in this tournament, you could imagine the ... http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/04/25/15-hours-of-pool-and-just-out-of-the-money/ Check it out: Cued Up The Spotlight section of the Rocky Mountain News. http://site.sammspocket.com/blog/2007/04/13/i-was-mentioned-in-the-paper-today/