I have two sports in which I compete: bowling and pool. I am pretty decent at both, as they are both physically easy and mentally challenging. In pool, especially on my league, it is about precision and repetition. You have to know the angles. Physical dexterity is not a requirement, however good hand-eye coordination is. The same extends to bowling. While a little more physical, a great deal of it is still mental. Not letting anything get to you as you strive to throw the same ball at the same mark every single time. I enjoy both sports and both keep me mentally and physically sharp. Both of their respective equipment needs are not that large either. When you are talking about billiard supplies, all you really need is a stick. That’s it! You can go all out and get braces and practice devices, even your own personal table but at the end of the day the only requirement is a stick. You don’t even have to get a stick, if you are content using the warped bar sticks. The very same applies to bowling. outside of the ball, there are few requirements. Sure, some of the pros have multiple balls, complicated braces and shoes, the whole nine yards. However, these are by no means required. You can also get away with using nothing in bowling, but you’ll learn fast that alley balls are not the way to go.

It seems like the scenario plays out every year: a young football star has his life tragically ended by gunfire , with no leads. Remember last year, during the playoffs? Right after being knocked out of contention by the 49ers, the Broncos defensive back was out at a club where he became a victim of violence, ending his career and his life. Now, there is another mysterious murder in the case of Redskins player Sean Taylor, a pro-bowl candidate. Maybe it is the fact some players refuse to get away from the street lifestyle that defined their childhoods..

My mother bowls twice a week, but last weekend she was involved in a car accident. Everything is alright, but she is a little sore. This week, I substituted for her in the mixed league. There was some controversy as to whether a male could substitute for a female bowler, but it was cleared up and I got to do some free bowling. I guess I didn’t weigh down the team too much, because they won two of three games and total. That puts them squarely in first place. I almost had a scare when my loser nephew Jamie almost beat me in the third game. Luckily, he kept missing spares.

My daughter Jess knows this rich guy who gets his prescriptions at her pharmacy. He owns a set of season tickets to the local minor league hockey team. seats that cost him over $40 a game. Yet, this year he has yet to go to one single game. He gives the tickets to my daughter, so we end up going a great deal. Whenever she can’t go, that’s when I take my nephew. I am sure grateful to this rich guy for letting us have his tickets for nearly the whole year. While he is on a beach somewhere drinking hundred dollar wine, I will be enjoying the hockey games in a 40 degree building.

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