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It is the End

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Wow, I can’t believe that it is really over. (And Shh, don’t tell Prince, but I think I might miss it.)   Tonight, yep, folks, tonight, is my last ever bowling league night of the season.  It is truly my swan song.

Now, the question remains if I’ll bowl in a league again, and the answer is probably yes.  Though, I’d really like to bowl better, I’m thrilled to be leaving this season with an average that is 15 pins over my entry average.  To me that is a great improvement.

Prince is in the running for a points award and I will probably end the season with a pin and a patch from my accomplishments (one for my high series and one for a high game).  All and all, it has been a good season.

Here’s the life lessons I think I have learned at bowling night:

  • Hurry up, we are paying too much for babysitting.
  • Never have a fight with the spouse then try to bowl.
  • Relax and have fun — I can not bowl well, if I’m not smiling.
  • Even if bowling 40 pins over his average, Prince will ALWAYS declare he is doing poorly.  This is a fact I’ve tried to fix too many times, causing the fights — now I’m choosing to accept it — and more importantly ignore it.
  • If you are hungry, ask the kitchen if pizza or burgers will come out first.  Shockingly, they know the right answer and are willing to help.
  • If the bar lady says you must have a wrist band for a pitcher of water,  you must have a wrist band for a pitcher of water — it is too much energy wasted to argue the non-alcoholic nature of the water and the hair-pulling nature of the wrist band.
  • Knitting and bowling don’t mix as well as one might hope.  And for the record, I’m over hearing “Less yarn, more bowling.”
  • And finally, the math geek in me really digs the physics of all of this.

Yes, I’ve had a good season.  I’m sad that it is coming to an end, but it is time for me to do other things, like SeaSocks and have a summer and more travel…oh, my.

So, I plan to clean the bowling balls today, have a good game, and celebrate the successful end to my very first league season.

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