It was a good night of pool.  My team won 3-2 and I won my match 4-1.  I was having some trouble the past couple of weeks so I changed some things up.  I got a new glove.  I replaced my chalk.  I re-shaped my tip and all of a sudden my confidence came back and I got my mojo back.  I was making good shots and good decisions and played pretty much mistake-free pool the entire night except for one miss on the 8 that lead to my only loss.

One thing happened on the way home that wasn't so cool though.  I'm approaching an intersection and the light is green for me.  I hear the squealing of tires and look to my left and see a biker just eat it as he's coming cross-ways at the same intersection.  I whip the truck around to make sure he's ok and he's up and walking when I get back to the intersection.  He had gotten his bike upright and I asked him if he was ok.  He insisted that he was and I noticed that he was bleeding from his head (not wearing a helmet), his shoulder and his arm (also not wearing a protective jacket).  I pointed out to him that he was bleeding, mentioned that I also ride and he said "Well then you know you don't want some jackass calling 911 if you get a scrape after having a few."  After he said that I realized that a) he had been drinking and b) he wasn't going to accept any help at all.  I was glad to see that he was ok, but irritated that people ride without proper protection and after they've been drinking.  As a motorcyclist myself I treat every ride and every decision I make with the utmost respect, because the wrong choice at the wrong time can kill me and I don't want to die.  I always wear protective gear, including a full helmet, gloves, jacket, boots, long pants, etc.  I don't have *any* drinks if I'm going to be riding.  Zero tolerance on that.  I don't care if I'm riding 5 hours from now.  No drinking before riding.  Again, I've got too much to live for and don't need anything that can screw that up.

My soapbox message for tonight is don't drink and drive/ride/boat/fly.  The life you save might be your own.