I've just realized that, since my Carmeli arrived, I'm now down to just one cue in flight.

I bought an old McDermott D12 in January, and shipped it to Rick Philippi for a re-wrap and refinish. I haven't checked, but I'm expecting to get that cue back this month or next.

My first ever real cue was a McDermott D12 after a slew of Schmelkes and Dufferins. I became a good/real player with that McDermott D12. I'm really looking forward to getting this one back.

Maybe I can be a good/real player again.

After some testing, though not as much as I was expecting, I've decided that my newest Carmeli isn't quite worthy of being my daily driver.

So I've gone back to my Scruggs. I love that cue.

Got the Carmeli today, as expected. The new wrap is awesome, and the cue is even more beautiful than it was.

Now begins the longish process of getting used to it enough to decide if it will be my new daily driver.

So far it's not looking good.

Got a call from Ariel Carmeli this morning. My cue is finally ready to be shipped back to me.

Backstory: I won a Carmeli cue in a raffle in January. I liked the cue just fine, and I ended up buying another Carmeli. Then I shipped the new cue to Carmeli to get the irish-linen wrap replaced with spanish-bull leather. That was in March.

And so now my cue is ready and should be shipped back to me this week. I figure I'll get it early next week.

(Talked to Ariel again. He shipped it overnight from California. So it might even arrive here Friday. That would be nice of it.)

Problem, is, I've really fallen in love with my Scruggs (won in another raffle) and I'm not sure I want to switch.

I fixed all the embedded videos, except for one that isn't on YouTube.

The things I do for you people.

Actually just trying to embed this YouTube video. My old ones are all broken.

Is this thing still working?

I see that my embedded videos no longer work, so that sucks.

Brief update on equipment plus an average game of practice one-pocket.

Clearly, I was bored.

I videoed a match of myself against myself in a race to 3 playing banks.