The Changing Face of Billiards Sports

The Changing Face of Billiards Sports

The 1961 movie is in black and white and opens with a late 1950s model car slowly pulling into a gas station. Across the street is the Homestead Bar and Grill with a sign proclaiming POOL. Two men leave the car for servicing and head across the street. And so begins...
Nautical Terms

Nautical Terms

10 Common Words or Sayings We Use That Came From the British Navy Rule Britannia, Britannia, rule the waves. This is the first line of the chorus of a patriotic British song written in 1740 by Thomas Ame. The pride in the British navy was well founded, their...
The Day They Turned the Ponies Loose

The Day They Turned the Ponies Loose

In March of 1964, there was change in the air. You knew something was changing, but nobody could have predicted the turbulence and change that the remainder of that decade would bring. There were hints and clues, like the smell of rain or distant thunder. The music...
Thoughts From an Introvert

Thoughts From an Introvert

None of us have “sandwich boards” hanging from our shoulders that declare to the world who or what we are, though that might be very helpful. I can see it now, check the other person’s list, hmmm “likes to party”, OK we need to meet. Or “enjoys killing small animals”,...
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