It is approaching 11:00 AM EDT on Sunday, and this is the first chance I’ve had to slow down and blog about my birthday bowling outing with my brother the other night because of a wedding in the extended family yesterday.
Anyway, suffice it to say, I kicked butt. My first frame was open and my last frame was open, but there were 28 clean frames in the middle. As I’ve noted before, my brother’s usually fortunate if he gets a score over, say, 110; I beat him by 99 pins in the first game, and over 100 pins in the other two. My first game, a 211, was my low game. I shot a clean 224 in the middle, but the last game really stood out…I got six in a row to start it, and my brother’s eyes were wide open in disbelief when looking at the scoring console by the fourth strike. I actually had my worst shot of the night to end it, leaving the 1-2-7, but I missed the spare for a 234. Before leaving, my brother handed me an envelope that had a $50 gift card for Westgate Lanes (predictable, but always appreciated). Afterwards, in the car, I told my brother that I was considering the outing “glorified practice,” but he admonished me to never say my bowling outings with him are that. I keep telling him he could be good, maybe better than me, if he worked at it, but he just doesn’t have the inclination.
A brief note from the wedding…my cousin Debbie told me she was one of the bowlers invited to the Brockton USBC Bowling Association’s Bowler of the Year Tournament at Westgate Lanes next month because of her high finish in the handicap singles event in the Brockton USBC Bowling Association championships back in March. She declined the invitation, however, because it is going to be a scratch tournament and she is not ready for those (at least not at this time).
The Tenth Board 