The Messenger Delivers
February 17th, 2005
It’s my third season playing in the company bowling league at Valley Lanes in Carbondale, PA. Every Wednesday we bowl three games, with the second one offering a dollar jackpot. Throw in a dollar and you can win the money if you have the high handicap score for that game. Well, after years of throwing dollars into the gutter, I hit the stride and struck dough with a 249 (264 hdcp)! It’s not about the money, but instead about being validated as a member of my team, the Pinheads.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
[...] About a year and a half ago I came to a horrible realization. It was Super Bowl Sunday, Colts vs Bears, and I was invited to the Stupor Bowl at El Dorado Lanes in Westchester, CA. As I got ready to head to the party, I went to grab my bowling ball and shoes. I found the shoes, but the ball was missing! To this day I have no idea what happened to it. People ask me “how do you lose a bowling ball.” I DON’T KNOW! So, since that day of loss I have been 15 lbs too light. To fill this void I navigated the depths of eBay in search of a Columbia Messenger Ti. This past February, a full year after losing the original, I found one that cost more to ship than the bid price. On Friday I finally trekked over to Bach’s Bowling Supply in Torrance, CA to get the ball filled (from the previous owner’s finger holes) and drilled to my specifications (see image below; it’s more complicated than you think). I cannot wait to pick up the ball tomorrow and get rollin’! [...]