October 16, 2005

• Raindrops keep falling on my head

  
  

  Though we were sooooo looking forward to our weekend getaway, we had to take a literal and most dissapointing rain check for our trip to BeanTown.  I'm never going to make it to Helmand or Ambrosia.    Thankfully NYC weather was t-shirt gorgeous and we still enjoyed the day together.  After starting the day with burritos topped with tabasco chipotle pepper sauce for lunch and some jambajuice, we headed to Bowlmor.  

  
  

  For the first round, the teams were divided women vs. men, Trump style.  The women bowled honorably with spares, some strikes, and strong eights and nines.  One of the ladies, who said she had not played in awhile, scored 112 points!  Consistency was a key component of the mens' game and they ended with the better round.  In the second session, we switched around players randomly.  Both teams fared well and energetically cheered on their teammates but the weariness from the first game was evident in the scores. 

  
  

  On average I bowl an 80.  My first game will be strong and then I easily tire after that.  I scored only 68 in the first round because I was twisting my hand.  Instead of going straight down the aisle, my bowling ball was moving from the center to the left edge, knocking down only a few pins.  I had better luck the second time around because someone cared enough to give me constructive bowling tips. 

  
  

  The suggestion was to use my weakness to my advantage.  Start off standing on the most right hand dot and aim to the second arrow from the right.  Can you visualize the bowling alley??  So armed with my new strategy I made my aim not sure of what the outcome would be.  Thereafter my bowling ball strategically rolled right to the middle of the pins much of the time.  There were some solid sevens, nines, and even a strike. Astonishingly these tips helped me to pass 100!  Thanks to my skilled coach!

  
  

  Hungry from all the exercise, we shopped for salad and dessert items at the grocery store.  Once we got home, the guys took over the couch and tv for college and professional football.  The men's enthusiasm for the sport surprised some of the women so much so that the gals took a break from the rowdiness by congregating around the kitchen.  So much food was prepared with both men and women contributing their talents.  Salad, dressing, fresh guacomole!, helluvagood(that's the brand name) french onion dip, chips, pigs in a blanket, tofu stew, the most delicious chewy homemade brownies with melted chocolate in the middle, box of pastries, pajun, kimbop, hot wings, store bought apple pie, icecream, and a crudedite plate.  Two pies of delivery pizza were devoured as well.  To top the night off, a well loved lady came back to a warm and surprise welcome.

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