The end or the beginning?

2 games yesterday, 11 frames today...........weakness, out of breath if I bowled more than 3 frames withought sitting. I was throwing well yesterday and was able to make moves on the lane without changing ,my 1st arrow target,,,,,creating enough angle to smack the 10 pin upside the head.

Today felt like I had food poisoning Damn shame.

.......pain in tummy caused me to leave......after a 5 bagger and gutterball / my last 6 frames.

Thursday, hopefully feeling well enough to bowl at least 3 games. Big Swing, Full Swing, The One pearl, 715a and the Profit comprise my current arsenal with lots of surface change needed going from house shots to flatter shots.\It is what it is.........we;ll keep on trying till we reach the higher ground, My schedule for the spring is Nationals April 29/30, SunCity Senior Regional, US Senior Open at Suncoast, Brentwood, CA, SUMMER Hammond IND, Decqtur IL, Jackson MI then back home to AZ......all depending on my stamina and ability returning me to th top 1/3 of the tour; I hope thesr issues I;m handling will work though....God Willing. I truly miss the cameraderie and the competition amongst greqt friends, Would love a few more seasons......we'll see.

After 7 months, I KNOW this is where we belong.

The more time we spend in the pool and the resort (house), the happier we are with the move. I miss working.....and once things are completely settled, I plan on working in a bowling center or pro shop, where I can use my instructional skills to help grow the sport of bowling for generations to come.

The bowling community in the greater Phoenix area is a close knit friendly group of good bowlers.....and we bowl on good conditions.....Brunswick Zones, AMF centers and some very strong independent centers,,,,,with management that are supportive of bowling.

I miss the LI bowling community, as I know most over 30 y.o .bowlers on the island and watch them continue to bowl, even without my coaching......lol. But the thought of 60=70 degree high temps and sun in January and February eases the pain of not seeing my friends. I just wish our grandkids were living out here!

I LOVE CHANDLER, ARIZONA

I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth! OK....I stole the quote from the great Lou Gehrig. Chandler Arizona is everything I hoped for and more. The house is beautiful, the weather totally beats NY winter, the shopping is great, the golf courses are beautiful (although I haven't had time to play yet), the bowling centers are surrounding me within 2-3 miles each direction (although I have been avoiding them), casinos are plentiful (no, I don't go every night.....in fact we've only been to Harrahs Ak-Chin one time).....and if we don't feel like cooking, we could go to restaurants every night of the year for at least two years without repeating restaurants.I miss my shop, and my fellow bowlers......and of course Dylan, Logan and Bella (although Grandpa Gary will probably, God-willing, be around a lot longer without NY winters and climate.)
My darling Marti has been keeping the world informed on Facebook, with comments and pics of the beginnings of our new life together. As I have said before, I truly wish we could have a "Kennedy compound" here in the East Valley and have our whole family here! Lets see......Liz and Scott running, BestBuy western USA, Marisa a full professor at ASU, Craig head foreman for DirectTV, Jeanine doing whatever she wants as she enjoys our grandchildren.....Jeffrey setting up roots here between his world travels......and, of course, our Lora is here, already. Ah......what is life if you can't dream!
Marti has helped make most of my dreams come true.......and as much as I loved her in NY.....I love her even more....HERE!

Its really happening!!!!!

Yes, its true......we found a beautiful house in Chandler, AZ. Yes, its true.....we are really moving out west!!!! We are driving there....leaving on Valentine's Day and getting there 3 days later. We plan on getting things in order so that we can move in early April. I love the colors of the southwest.....combining Native American with Mexican culture. I can't wait to help decorate our new home.

Finding out whats going on

I guess its not all about me.......but at this point I am being very selfish......and making it all about me. I am going to a cardiologist tomorrow, trying to figure out what is going on with my body. I have not felt well since cancer struck me in 2004. Yes, the surgery was successful........yes, the chemo worked......yes, I married my sweetheart.....yes, I had one daughter marry her best friend.....yes, I have a daughter who has been successful in education, working and guiding others and being successful in my first union...802.....yes, I have a stepdaughter who will never be a stepdaughter.......she is a very determined, courageous woman who is not afraid to be who she is!........2 step sons who will never be stepsons.....both as different as night and day, but both searching for their rainbow.........my stepdaughter who will never be a stepdaughter.....who is the mother of 3 of the greatest grandchildren a person could ask for!

...Yes......I make it all about me. I am scared of what I don't know........ a doctor I don't know........feeling that at almost 63, how vulnerable I really am....... a desire to be out of a 2 room mess into a home with the woman I love.......feeling heat rather than cold.....an oasis where all of our kids can stay and hang out......cooking in a real kitchen on a real stove and a real barbecue. I want to grow old with Marti........watch our kids sort out their lives and be who and what they want to be.......watch our grandchildren grow and flourish.

.....Yes.....I make it all about me. I am scared!

No Gloom and Doom

As I re-read my blog, I realize that no matter how much appears to be changing, nothing changes! I'm such a "Drama KING".....lol

So, I bowled last night......... 289, 255, 258.........802. Just so happened to be the highest series I have bowled in 32 years.......thats right, I said 32 years!
Went to the doctor today......blood pressure is perfect......no weird crap happening.
Practiced this afternoon......a continuation of last night......as I said to my friends last night.......I'm just going to enjoy the ride!

Discoveries if a cancer survivor

As I get to know other cancer survivors, we discover that we share other thoughts beside survival.When we get a belly ache, its cancer of the small intestine, cough and a cold, lung cancer, gas pains under and around your heart, coronary artery disease.It is a vicious cycle that disallowed me to hold my 4 day old grandaughter because I was afraid I would lose my balance and drop her (she is such a little peanut.....all I want to do is hold her.And hold her I will because most of my symptoms are exaggerated just making me weak.

I may not even bowl tomorrow night if I feel like I did all weekend. On a positive note, I ate food each of he past 4 days. I will get my appetite back. I really want to move to Arizona healthy.....not 3 months and dirtnap. I want to live at least another 30 years and negotiate from there 1 year contracts with options to renew.Marti and I deserve the happiness young love promises.
So I'm making an appointment with the recommended cardiologist to go ove tmy EKG and eCHO AND carotid artery and plan our attack. We'll just have to see which treatment will give me my energy back.