I will leave Las Vegas sometime later today........its almost midnight here. I am beaten, but not defeated.....YET! The past two weeks were an eye opener for me; I have never been so disappointed with myself...... I have become a house hack, bowling only in DPB and Wantagh. I do not bowl tournaments......other than PBA Senior National events and some PBA East Regionals (1 last year, 2 so far this year). For the record......I did not shoot +161 Tuesday nor did I do that today......I remained in the red, although there were guys that finished quite a bit worse than I did.........but I'm sure that they do not have the experience I have, nor the success I achieved before I got sick.
My beautiful wife/life partner has totally encouraged me; supporting my bowling "habit", believing in my reaching for my dream. I will continue to work on what needs to be "fixed"; bowl the senior regional in July at Turnersville, and bowl 4 of the 5 remaining PBA senior events in August. I am very competition rusty and need to compete in order to compete (if that makes sense).
Although I'm sad and disappointed, I am looking forward to having my arms around my wife......I love her so much and need her so much.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Like it our not I"M A HACK!
After the first 5 games of the USBC Senior Masters, I am -161 for 5 games, bowling on the mess that everyone before me left......oil wherever it is not expected. I left 31 one pin spares.....made 29 and still couldn't average over 170. A gun wouldn't have helped (except for putting yours truly out of his misery).
I bowl at 11 AM today (2 EDT) and considering only one group bowls ahead of us, have a better chance at finding what I couldn't find yesterday. I am sooooooo disappointed and finally beginning to realize that i may not achieve my dream........what a bummer!
All kidding aside, I miss my Martha so much,it hurts! I am so sick of traveling alone without the woman who means EVERYTHING to me........I hope that she really knows that and gets rid of the albatross in Bethpage yesterday rather than tomorrow, stops having to work to pay taxes, and gets out here on the road with me. Reality says it all.....I have not bowled respectably on tour since I have been traveling alone for the past 5 of 6 years......I need to run back and kiss her with each strike with friends saying, "......get a room". (The good old days)!
Sorry for the rant, Marti.......but its true.......I am lost without you!
That being said, finally........I am prepared to go +161 today and get back in the hunt.....may the Bowling Gods be generous and help me return to past glory.......AMEN
I bowl at 11 AM today (2 EDT) and considering only one group bowls ahead of us, have a better chance at finding what I couldn't find yesterday. I am sooooooo disappointed and finally beginning to realize that i may not achieve my dream........what a bummer!
All kidding aside, I miss my Martha so much,it hurts! I am so sick of traveling alone without the woman who means EVERYTHING to me........I hope that she really knows that and gets rid of the albatross in Bethpage yesterday rather than tomorrow, stops having to work to pay taxes, and gets out here on the road with me. Reality says it all.....I have not bowled respectably on tour since I have been traveling alone for the past 5 of 6 years......I need to run back and kiss her with each strike with friends saying, "......get a room". (The good old days)!
Sorry for the rant, Marti.......but its true.......I am lost without you!
That being said, finally........I am prepared to go +161 today and get back in the hunt.....may the Bowling Gods be generous and help me return to past glory.......AMEN
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