another saturday night (without a song)

went bowling and just got home... bowled really bad... averaged just above 100... yeah, really bad... excuses include crappy house balls that didn't fit, arm muscles set for softball pitching definitely were not ready for bowling, eh shoes, slippery lanes, at least 10 years since the last time i touched a bowling ball, no practice and at least five minutes between each roll (so no rhythm) cuz we were socializing... i might not ever get my average back up to 177 (highest league average) where it used to be when i bowled in leagues regularly in the 80s but i could definitely bowl better with practice and muscle workouts and a ball that fit my hand and shoes that fit my feet... not that i really want to... the arm gets more workout than an old arm ought to with pitching 5-10 games a week, especially with my variety of spinning pitches, so the extra wear and tear of bowling will shorten the softball pitching life... and besides, bowling is expensive... over $5 a game and over $5 for shoes... if i bowl again i will want my wrist brace and maybe an elbow brace... those are the joints that feel the strain... i used to enjoy it...

and then we went to the chinese buffet (wild bean) near helena's house... just four of the crowd helena usually gathers for dinners and fun were able to make it (helena me and two others)... we had fun... would have wanted more lanes if there were more people... i'm not a fan of four people to a lane, especially when i need more frequent repetitions to get any sort of rhythm back... food was not up to par, especially not for a saturday night... the coy pond was not clean which is not a good sign... chinese buffets go through cycles... between inspection periods they can get quite filthy... we try not to think about that...

now it's college football... mostly oregon vs michigan state though i check out the other dozen or so games on other channels during commercials... later, dessert... hope you are enjoying your saturday night too...

narf :)