Julie and I went bowling today for the first time in over a year. All she wanted was at least a 67 game, as this would beat her sister Kelly's bowling score when she went. After 4 consecutive gutter balls, I really doubted it would happen, but somehow she improved throughout the 10 frames and finished her first game with a 100. Not to be outdone, I managed a 131, that should have actually been scored 150. Before frame #9, the bowling maintainance man asked if we could stop a moment while he waxed the lane. He knocked over the pins while waxing and they reset. I didn't notice the scoring mechanism was on 2nd rack and when I bowled a strike, it didn't score it. I could have manually corrected it, but everyone there said just call it a practice shot with the new wax and let me bowl again. Which was fine with me since I wasn't bowling very well anyway. But then I got 2 more strikes in a row and I suddenly I wanted my Turkey!
In the 2nd game, Julie bowled much better and actually beat me 122 to 112. She got 2 strikes in a row and has decided she likes fresh wax on her lanes. We thought about playing a 3rd game to break the tie, but decided against it. It was time to go home and have dinner.
Julie cooked boiled shrimp, potatoes, and corn on the cob Southern style...all in one big pot...and we dined while watching the 1943 Best Picture, Casablanca.
"Here's looking at you, Kid"
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