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I’m sure all of you have been anticipating the beginning of another bowling season. The season started the week after Labor Day. The third week of the season was last Wednesday. For what ever reason, I’ve found the bowling touch early in the season. Previously, my high average had been 158 - solid and increasing each of the five previous years.

This season has started off well. It might be too good as expectations are raised and I have less of a handicap to help correct the mistakes I’ve made. After nine games, my average sits at 187. The first two games of the week looked like they were going to pull that average down a bit as I started with a 150 and a 160. But my brain finally kicked in at the end of the third game, every ball I threw was hooking a little bit too much at the end and hitting the left side of the pocket. I decided to speed my delivery up a bit to take away some of the hook and viola - I started hitting the pocket.

My previous high was 242 and it sat taped to my cubicle wall for the past year or so. I was lucky enough to eclipse that mark and roll a 257. The scanner is put away and I’m too lazy to get it out or I would scan in the line but instead I’ll recreate in print.

Sing the praises! I ended the game on an eight strike run. I was quite close as the 3rd and 4th frames were solid balls but I left the 10 pin (back right) each time. Finishing up my point from the first paragraph - after three weeks of bowling my average is going to be about 187 - talk about all downhill from here.

Tra la la. I can’t wait until next week.