Holy Shit! Bowling in the Times!

And just in time for the end of the season! Too bad the author seems to know next to nothing about bowling. Tim Wheeler’s “solid left hook” is probably no... M O R E »

Just When I Thought I Was Out...

I haven't written about bowling lately. Actually, the last time I mentioned it at all was back in October. Why? Because I suck. My Mad Bowling Skillz have gradually declined... M O R E »

Missing In Action

Tonight was my last night of bowling for three weeks, as I've got concerts to attend the next two. Fortunately, that'll give my tendinitis a chance to heal (though all... M O R E »

Tendinitis?

A conversation between Mom and Dr. Winn, her chiropractor, raised the possibility that my nagging finger injury may be tendinitis. The suggested course of treatment is three Aleves twice a... M O R E »

No Creative Description for Sucking

All we did tonight was suck; except for Karen the third game, that is. We managed to win the third game, too. Coincidence? I think not. On a related note,... M O R E »

The Season's First 600

Team 8 should have won four points tonight, but we were stymied by a brand new league bowler and, for the second week in a row, OOS. The number two... M O R E »

Team 8 Gets Crushed

Team 8 suffered from Overachieving Opponents Syndrome (OOS) tonight, as our opponents bowled a combined 100 pins over their average the second game. We were lucky to escape with the... M O R E »

Karen Fell Asleep at Bowling

OK, Karen didn't really fall asleep at bowling, but she came damn close a few times. We didn't bowl horribly, but we got beat bad by a team coming off... M O R E »

Team 8 Redux

Tonight was the first night of JMU Club Bowling. Karen and I are back as the core of the venerable Team 8, and this year we've recruited Mike Lewis to... M O R E »

The Bowling Hall of Fame

Mark Pilgrim's b-link today is to the Bowling Hall of Fame. I've actually been there.... M O R E »

Prize Money

I got a check from Mom the other day for US$65 representing my winnings from bowling over the summer. My original intention was to put it toward getting my copy... M O R E »

Week 13: The Dream Ends

Thanks to a quick report from Mom tonight, I can finally lay the summer bowling season to bed. The Maximum Aardvarks took two of seven points tonight, likely slipping to... M O R E »

Week 12: In Abstentia

I wasn't at bowling last night, but I got the info from Mom this morning. Apparently, our team wound up winning five last night, moving us into 13th place with... M O R E »

Week 11: Out With A Whimper

The bowling season is over. True, there are two weeks left, and the Maximum Aardvarks may yet rise in the standings a few slots, but I am done. I have... M O R E »

Week X: With A Little Help From My Friends

It seems like all I do on Mondays from 8-10:30 now is complain. I must be miserable to be around. Like always, I bowled crappy tonight. Fortunately, the team bowled... M O R E »

Week 9: Inferiority Complex

Coming off of a strong showing last week we felt good going into tonight. Indeed, we bowled well, but got beaten badly by the fourth-place team. Here's the part where... M O R E »

Week the Eighth: Climbing Back to Mediocrity

Tonight marked position night, and the lowest the Maximum Aardvarks have sunk in the standings: 19th out of 20. We came out with fire on a relatively cool night in... M O R E »

Week 5: A Downward Spiral

Hot Yoga has nothing on Montvale Lanes on Monday nights, as it was easily one hundred ten Farenheit tonight. Infinitely worse than last week (which is saying a lot). The... M O R E »

Week 4: Complete Embarassment

Coming off a hot series meant nothing tonight, as I managed only a 157-147-193-497, reducing my average 12 pins to 200. Dad was the only one who bowled well tonight,... M O R E »

Week 3: Nearly Perfect

I've never bowled a perfect game, but tonight I came nearly as close as one can come. Ten strikes, followed by a buried hit that left the ten pin standing.... M O R E »

Week 2: Maximum Aardvark Adventures

Coming into the second week of bowling, my dad and I had averages way above where they usually are. It wound up hurting us, but not nearly as much as... M O R E »

The Maximum Aardvarks Live

Began bowling tonight. The team of Mom, Dad, Karen & me has returned to vie for Summer Mixed Classic supremacy, and tonight was an excellent start to the season. We... M O R E »

Out With A Whimper

Final night of bowling for the year ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. We needed to win all four to finish 3rd, and instead wound up dropping... M O R E »

Only one more bowling entry...

I started off so well tonight, with the first 14 frames clean. 4 of my next six frames were splits, and I missed them all. The third game, I changed... M O R E »

Two More Weeks Of Bowling

Free bowling again tonight, though I certainly didn't make the most of it. Inconsistent night for me,: 243-165-182-590. I needed to strike out in the tenth frame of the 3rd... M O R E »

Bowling Report

We bowled free. The saga is over. I bowled fairly well, though I missed two 10 pins and two 7 pins. 183-193-226 for a 602 series; my first 600 series... M O R E »

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine

Ten. Ten splits in three games. And only 8 opens all night! Surely some kind of record. 169-203-168-540. Respectable, given the circumstances. The big news of the night was Corey,... M O R E »

The Bowling Saga - The Exciting Conclusion(?)

Lauren, the SCC Treasurer, told me on Friday that I needed documentation of price and exact billing amount from the bowling alley in order to complete a PO. I told... M O R E »

Bowling Trials and Travails

The Bowling Club at JMU is different from other sports clubs. We don't compete with other colleges, we don't "practice," and we don't make use of any on-campus facilities. We... M O R E »

Notes

Bowling was not a catastrophic failure, though that's what it felt like. My first game was clean, and I only had four opens (three of them splits) the rest of... M O R E »

Bowling

I didn't even bowl a 500 last night, I was so bad. But Karen beat me handily, with a 525, after starting the second game using Corey's wristguard. She threw... M O R E »

Best Night Yet

In spite of ridiculously oily conditions tonight, I had my highest series of the year: 210-179-236-625. I threw crap most of the first game, trying to figure out the shot,... M O R E »

Bowling

Went to bowling tonight with a mission to bowl better than I did over the weekend, and I succeeded, for the most part. The lanes were oily as hell, so... M O R E »

Back from Tech

Final tally for the weekend: 1622 over nine games, with 36 strikes, 37 spares, and 13 splits! Yes, the splits sucked. Oh well. The team placed seventh out of a... M O R E »

A Weekend of Mediocrity

Live, from Newman Library at lovely Virginia Polytechnical and State University for Rejects of UVA, an update on the ACUI happenings for the weekend. Found out last night that we're... M O R E »

Everything...perfect

I don't even remember the first game tonight...150. Really concentrated the second game; I felt like Gomer Pyle cleaning his rifle. Scary but true, and it was effective: 210. Then... M O R E »

We bowled the Vacant team

I hate bowling the vacant team. I hate retards. Bob can suck it. Chumbawumba can suck it. I suck. 202-149-176-527... M O R E »

"I will break every one of your fingers!"

No 24 tonight thanks to the Bush. What a shitty Tuesday! Bowling began on an interesting note; apparently it was "Beat Your Child" night at Valley Lanes. As we walked... M O R E »

I hate Valley Lanes

I feel like Old School Lucky Strike Lanes when I bowl on Tuesday nights: tonight was the patented No Consistent Shot On Any Pair pattern. 5 strikes on the night... M O R E »

Bowling

195-201-194-590. Only 4 opens, two of which were splits and another was the 1-4 (don't ask). All of this was for naught, however, as we took only one point. Bummer.... M O R E »

Bowling

204-185-177-566. Not too bad, as we also managed to take 3 of 4 points. But the big news was Karen's 536 series; a rare occurrence for her. Off now to... M O R E »

Rough Night At Bowling

Started off with five strikes tonight, eight total in the first game. 246. Threw 2 strikes the rest of the night, chopped three 6 pins off the 6-10, and discovered... M O R E »

Bowling Suckiness

Bowled doubles tonight, as Corey didn't show up due to a test (what test could be more important than bowling?) and we were bowling Matt & Dan, The Guys Who... M O R E »

Reverse Block Madness!

Bowling was rough tonight, as I had only 9 strikes. Fortunately, I was able to keep my concentration, and had 17 spares on the night for a respectable 186-178-189-553 series.... M O R E »

Bowling et. al.

I think I need to stop being treasurer. I started off with a shitty 154, then followed that up with a 213 and a 217. Running around playing babysitter, making... M O R E »

To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

I'm so tired. Bowling was awful. 179-200-167-546. No concentration, no fun. I'm going to sleep now. P.S. Let's go Diamondbacks.... M O R E »