Yes, This Is Going To Be About Bowling Again. Where To Stand, Where To Throw. Move To The Left, Move To The Right. Move Up, Move Back. Hold The Ball High, Hold It Lower. Why Does It Have To Be So Difficult? I Have A 14 Pound Ball Traveling Down 60 Feet Of A Bowling Lane. Why Can't It Be More Simpler?
There Have Been Days I Would Go To My Bowling Center And Bowl Very Well, Only To See The Very Next Day The Results To Be The Opposite. The Old Phrase Of Practice Makes Perfect Was Just That, A "Phrase". However Today Something Happened. The Light Bulb Came On. In All Of My Years Of Frustration Of Trying To Get It Right, May Have Led Up To The Results I Got From It Today. My Biggest Problem In My Bowling Is The Inconsistency Of Putting The Ball Into The Pocket. By The Way, In The Sport Of Bowling The Pocket Is Where You Want The Ball To Be In Order For All Ten Pins To Fall Down.
I Left The Bowling Center With A Smile Today. For Years I Have Left Scratching My Head Trying To Figure Out Why I Have So Much Problem Being Consistent. Sometimes It Can Be In Your Rhythm On The Approach Or The Condition Of The Lane Itself. It Has Become An Obsession To Me. There Are Not Very Many Types Of Sports I Can Participate In At My Age. I Only Wish I Took It More Seriously In Years Past. I Could Have Been A Better Bowler Years Ago. Maybe It Wouldn't Have Taken So Long For That Light Bulb To Finally Turn On. Of Course Practice Sessions Don't Mean Anything. It's All About League Play. Statistics On Paper Separates Practice And Real Competition. Now If I Start Getting Results From All Of My Practice Sessions I May Be leaving The Bowling Center A Happier Person. Many Times I Have Left With My Head Hanging In Shame.
I Suppose Next Week Will Be Pretty Much Like Put Up Or Shut Up. I Am Pretty Pumped Up Due To The Results Of Today. Hopefully I Keep That Smile.

The Funnies Of Bowling

How Far Back Does Bowling Go Anyway? Who Knows? Maybe Back In The Stone Age. Didn't Fred And Barney Go Bowling A Lot? I Bowl A Couple Days A Week And I Just Love It. I Consider Myself An Average Bowler. I Wish I Were Better Than I Am But I Will Settle With What Ability I Have.
I Get A Kick Out Of Bowlers Reaction To What They Leave On The Alley After Their Ball Plowed Through The Pins. Instead Of Blaming Themselves For A Split Or The Infamous Ten Pin Left Standing, Their Outburst Complaint Is Awww That Was Not That Bad Of A Shot! I Didn't Deserve That. I Got Robbed! I Put The Ball Right In The Pocket, It Should Have Been A Strike.
That Was A SOB(Should Have Been)!
Face It, It Is What It Is And That's The Game Of Bowling. There Are Ten Pins In A Rack. If You Hit Nine, You Get Nine. If You Want To Blame Someone For The Pins Not Going Down I Suggest You Go To The Nearest Mirror And Take A Good Long Look.

Germ Fanatic? I Suppose I Am........

Hospitals, Doctor's Office, Schools And Most Public Places Can Be A Scary Place For Those Who Fear Germs. Bacteria Just Looming Around Waiting To Attack An Unsuspecting Soul.
I Suppose It All Started With A Cough Or Sneeze Or Maybe A Handshake. "Somebody" Blessed Me With Tuberculosis Way Back In The 1980's. I Was Selling TV's And VCR's. It Was Dead In The Winter Months. I Became Ill One Day And My Family Doctor Ordered A Battery Of Test To Find Out My Problem. Long Story Short, I Had What They Referred To As Inactive Tuberculosis. I Could Not Pass It On To Anyone. I Was On The Receiving End Of The Ailment. Of Course It Was My Doctor's Duty To Report This Case To County Health Officials. They Had Asked If I Had Been Around Anyone Who Has Been Sneezing Or Wheezing Or Maybe Coughing A Lot. Wellll, It Was Winter Time And Yes A Lot Of That Was Going On. From That Point On I Became More Aware Of My Surroundings. I Found Myself Using My Knuckle To Push The Elevator Button. My Shirt Sleeve To Turn A Door Knob.
Someone Told Me It Would Be A Good Gesture On My Part If I Would Donate Children's Books To Pediatrics. I Believe Some People Mean Well But A Little Common Sense Can Go A Long Way. Your Child May Be There To Receive A Shot Required By Their School. Whooping Cough, The Flu, Or Even The Common Cold. The Office Is Full Of All Kinds Of Germs. Magazines Or Books Are The Worse Things That Can Be Laying Around A Doctor's Office.
I Will Admit My Immune System Is Low And I Am Taking Supplements To Help With That. Just A Little Common Sense Can Keep The Nasty's A Distance From You.
I Don't Believe I Have Reached The Point Where I Would Be Considered A Germ Fanatic. I Am However Quite Aware Of My Surroundings. Things I Touch And People I Am Around.
I Ask That If You Are Sick, Please Keep Your Distance From Me. I'm Not Interested In Your Sharing.