Trivia Night
It was my first time at “Trivia Night” at the Filling Station. We had a great time and came in second in the competition.
Tonight’s shot was made to explore the color and dimension of the objects on the pool table. There is something magical about the relationship between the cue ball and the cue. It’s all about mathematical relationships, angles, vectors, and momentum. There is also a randomness in that even though you have lined up the shot as precisely as you can, there are tiny variances that may lead you to miss your shot and not sink the ball. It’s such a fundamental game: strike one ball to knock another ball into a pocket. It seems somewhat trivial, but mere millimeters can separate a successful shot and an unsuccessful one.
Very much like answering Trivia questions. You can be very close to the correct answer, but still miss. We missed wining by 5 points. Had we answered a couple of questions correctly, we would have won. But we were millimeters off. And that’s how life works. Sometimes you are on the mark, and sometimes you are just a couple of millimeters off. You pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go on with life. Maybe next time, you win.
Thank you, Kyle, for helping me out tonight.
