Bowling update.

Well it has been awhile, so I thought I would hit you guys with an update. On my Monday league we took first in the first half of the season. So the worst we will be is playing in a roll off vs the second half winner. On Wednesday we have position night this week. Team Youngins sits two points behind the first place team. We hope to overtake them. There a team of bowlers that are quite average at best, but like to rattle there gums a bit. We will keep you up to date on that. Also, I joined the ABT-Milwaukee(Amateur bowlers tour). My first event was rough to say the least. I' will be sure to keep things updated as the weeks go on.

Anybody need a belt???

Why do people wear pants without belts. I mean it is obvious they could use a belt, or is the mere fact that the shoes are supporting the pants reason enough. Example 1. Man carrying groceries home with the kids. He has bags in one hand, the kids in the other, and half way across the street he realizes that he needs to pull his pants up. Wouldn't the belt have helped. It has me just baffled that people by pants five times the size, and wow they fall down to their ankles.

Almost 300.

Tonight I almost reached that mark all great bowlers strive for. The 300. You just never know when it will hit. My first game of 226 did little to tell the tale of how the next game would go. I struck in the first. Second, third, you get the drift. I had strikes in the first nine frames. The first shot in the I got the cross-over strike. 10 in a row. The first time ever. I was wobbling and shaking by now. My next ball came off the hand good, hit the pocket, and bamm, The 7 pin would not fall. I missed the spare for a 288 game. Then I fizzled with a 207. 721, not bad for a south paw.

Baby on the way!!!!!

Well for those of you who just woke up from a deep sleep, Becky and I are having a baby girl. That is going to be awesome. Know everything I remember doing to my parents comes full circe. OK, it is still going to be an awesome experience, don't get me wrong, but i know my parents are going to say "how does it feel to be a parent" So about 5 months to go. I can't wait.

????????

So It appears that the NFL has a new team. The Detroit Lions. Has anybody heard of this team? I have followed sports for years and never heard of the Lions. Oh wait...... The Lions. The Lions? Wait a sec.... This is the team ruined by Matt Millen,I mean run by Matt Millen. The GM, no not the motor company, the guy ruining, errrrrrr, running the team. This team hasn't seen winning since, well ever. I mean they could beat the Bears, Packers and everyone not in the NFC east. Wow! Can you say playoffs( insert Jim Mora you tube rant here)?

I copied Dave.

Ok, so Dave has a cool #1 song post on his blog. so I decided I would see what songs were #1 on my favorite days.
My birthday: " Jive Talkin", The Bee Gees
Graduation day: "I Swear" All For One
Wedding Day: "Irreplaceable", Beyonce

Bowling Night.

Well Becky rolled a 148 game and a 378 series. Yea!!!!!!!! See what happens when you get spares and strikes. Good job ,babe. We are still in first, but our lead is only 5 points over second. We have struggled of late. On Monday my team is also in first by 1/2 a point. My average went from 193 to 195 as I bowled a 620 series. The goal is to keep improving and not making stupid mental errors. Well see how the week goes.

Milwaukee Police Department.

I have been selected to take part in the vigorous process to becoming a police officer. I applied way back in March, and yesterday I received a letter saying that they would like me to take the written test on November 3. It is a 5 hour test. I am excited and slightly nervous at the same time. I will be spending allot of time at the gym in the next couple of weeks. I got a packet of materials that tells you what you need to know and can expect. I am looking forward to this opportunity.

Did anyone else hear that the Colorado Rockies are in the playoffs. Granted they have been waiting since the turn of the century, but still one of the more impressive feats in sports in a long time. down four with seven games to play. Winning 21 or the last 22 games. The only thing Colorado seems to have going for it. Sorry Green Bay may come in and beat your practice squad next week on Monday night. I don't see John Elway coming through that door.

26-9.

Well Team Youngins has improved itself to a 26-9 record after 5 weeks. This past Wednesday we took all seven points to improve our first place standing. Our fearless leader, Ryan, had a 681 series(199-256-226) to up his season average to 190. Hopefully we can keep it going again this week as we look to "strike " fear in Team Spice Girls this week.

Embarrising moment.

I have been working out at gyms for many years now, off and on, but what happened last night was a bit embarrassing. Lately I have been able to bench 185. Now I know that in certain areas I struggle, and the bench is one of those things. So last night I put on the weight, settle in to lift. I am not sure what happened after that, if I forgot to focus, of if during the day I was lifting heavy things, but as soon as I picked up the bar it dropped to my chest and I couldn't move it up. Not one inch. Well I was in quite the pickle there. Good thing there was another guy around, or I am not sure what I would have done. He told me it happens to everyone at some point. So needless to say I went on doing other things. What did we learn....... Make sure you are focused on your task, and don't get to puffed up in yourself.

Hmmmmmmmm!

Michigan fan now here this. You reply to my post saying we should feel sorry for the Lions. Well I am sure the Lions have had at least 2 or maybe three playoff runs in the last 25 years. You have been to the World Series, and won twice. The Pistons have raked it up in the NBA. The Wings and the cups, and lets not forget about the title at the Big House. So before we pull out our hanky because one of our seventy billion good teams doesn't do anything since the days of #20, make sure to keep we wipe them on your side of the lake.

Oh what might have been.

Well it was suppose to be our year. The city of Milwaukee had sent a team to the World Series every 25 years since 1957. Now that run is over. Thanks Dave! Why couldn't San Diego just roll over for us. OK, so there in the race to. They have better pitching, and coaching, and more experience. So it is not entirely Dave's fault, and I can still say we beat San Diego at Lambeau. Scoreboard! Still have a game in Chi-town tomorrow vs the El Tigris. Then Sunday we see the last game of the year at Miller Park. It's been fun to see Prince hit 50- plus bombs. Hopefully he gets M.V.P. and Braun gets rookie of the year. Well as we say in brew town, there is always next year. Hey but I had to wit to the second to last game to say it. Awesome!

Bowling season.

Well bowling season has started for Becky and myself on Wednesdays. We are off to an impressive 12-2 start after to weeks. I am struggling to find my stroke, But the rest of the group has picked us up quite well. As you can see this is Becky's new ball designed specifically for her hands. It also is the first scented ball. It smells like limes. Who would have thought this advancement in bowling ball technology would exist? Crazy!

what is up with this ???????

I have played now two weeks of football, and have no wins to show for it. That is two weeks and an 0-8 record. It is not like I can't score enough to win. I have had 5 games over 100 points ad have lost 5 by 10 or less. This has got to stop now!!!!!!

Football is here!

Well fantasy football kicked in last week. Let's just say I am 0-4, and Becky is 3-0. Maybe there is something to taking the bears defense in the third round. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Or not! Well hopefully things will change this weekend. I lost one of my games 141-131. I win that game every other time on any other day. I love this game.

Updates soon.

Sorry I have been dormant for a bit. I will update soon.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to you, Becky. I hope you have a wonderful day. I hope you like the presents you have received so far. I love you very mucho.

New weight loss program

So I have developed a new weight loss program. Unfortunately it can
only be done once so I suggest for the time you really want to shed those
pounds, get your tonsils, uvula, and soft pallet taken it out. you won't feel
the need to eat for a week. maybe Popsicles and ice cream, but you drop 10-15 easily. So for all of you still looking for that help you need, this is a guaranteed program never to fail.

Baby on the way!!!!

Well that is right we are about to have a baby!

I found out after my surgery on Friday. I had to get a couple

of clarifications, but it is definitely a baby on the way.

We are super excited as well as shocked a bit, but it is going to be awesome to start a

family with kids.

Summer is just about over.

Well I had my birthday on the 15th of this month and that for me is the day I consider the last day of summer. Leaves are failing, the temperature is getting cooler by the day. We have had rain the last week straight. Anybody say, Seattle. Fantasy leagues, bowling leagues. I spent my first 5 days without Becky as she enjoyed some extended time with her family. I missed her a lot though. Today I had most of the excess waste in my mouth removed. Popsicles and bad tasting medicine for the next week or so. I am not liking this surgery deal. Hopefully we can nip that in the bud. So let the fall roll in.

Happy Left Handers Day!11 (also some guy named Ben LaBarge's b-day)

Ok so today is the second coolest day of the year. It is International Left Handers Day! Also it is Ben Labarge's 59th birthday. Happy Birthday. Your wheelchair is coming in the mail. LOL. Anyway on this day in 1976 people realized I was left handed and needed a special day to commemorate, two days before my birthday. Very cool. Just Google Left Handers Day to find out a lot of cool stuff about this holiday. I don't really share a lot of the radical thought that are out there, but I think it's cool anyways.

Hey august 9th!!

Hey it's August 9th. No holidays today. Who would have thought! Todays birthdays:

Gillian Anderson(1968)

Sam Elliot(1947)

Melanie Griffith(1957)

Whittney Houston(1963)

On this day :

(1610) Harvard university was founded.

(1945) A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

(1974) Gearld Ford becomes the 39th president.

Pummeled!

On Monday I went to go play tennis with my Uncle Phil. Now he has played a lot of tennis in his day, and is 20 years older than I am, I felt I could be a bit of a factor. By no means was I going to win. That being said I thought I had a chance. Well as we played I learned, i had alot to learn. One key play is when he hit a backhand from the his far left side with smash-like force to the far corner on my left side as I am in my right corner. Zero chance to get that. Even speedy Gonzales had no chance on that. I lost the first set 6-1 and the second set 6-0. That is what I like to call a toushe whooping. I learned alot about my game. So that was cool. We have more matches scheduled, so we'll see how that goes.

Happy Watermelon day!

Happy Watermelon day! I expect to see you wolfing down some juicy watermelon as we speak. I have heard, and I am not sure how this will work, but adding salt to water melon makes it juicier. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Sounds like it may be something to try. You let me know how that goes. Well It is August 3. Three day into the greatest month of the year. Not only becuase it's my birthday, or it holds ice cream sandwhich day. There is alot of cool stuff that happened in this months history as well. Today we are graced by these birthdays:

Some gal named Dolores Del Rio was born on this day twice. (1905,1908. That is unique)

Tony Bennett(1926)

Martin Sheen(1940)

Marth Stewart(1941)

The first colligate rowin race took place between those rivials Harvard and Yale, with Harvard winning.

1914 The first ship passes through the Panama canal.

1958 The Nautilus passes under the North Pole.

Well not that we have had ice cream and watermelon the last two days, maybe hot dogs are on the menu tomorrow.

Wow where has the time gone?

Here is a brief pictoral of the past month or two.









I am impressed by the mad soccer skills of Dave Roberts!

Hey snowella looking at a bug in the cup.

My mom and James Bond.

I would like to know if there is any cash in this car?

Is this guy Italian or what?

James Bond at the age of 2.

Where has it all gone. Summer is just about out the door. We have done so much, yet have lots to do. We have been to family reunions, festivals, the zoo, ballgames, biking, some rest. I have not forgotten you, I just have lost track of time. So here are some memories to take you through the past month. More stuff is packed into the month,

so stick around and enjoy the ride.

August Dos

Hey happy Ice cream sandwich, Ice cream soda day. Now you have no excuse to go out and enjoy a cold one. Especially here in Mil-town. It is hot. People born on this day are:

Frederic Bartholdi(1834, sculpted the Statue of Liberty)

Carrol O'Connor(1924)

Peter O'Toole(1932)

Wes Craven(1939)

On this day:

The first roller skate rink was built in London(1375)

Firsts mailboxes were installed in Boston & New York.(1858)

Barbed wire was patented(1887, by Chester Hodge)

First Lincoln penny issued(1909)

Eight Whitesox players acquitted of throwing 1919 World Series

Uruguay wins first World Cup in soccer(1930)

Experimental yellow baseballs used in game with Dodgers and Cardinals(1938)

"Peanuts" Comic strip first to be used in newspapers(1984)

Jackie Joyner wins the heptathlon two Olympics in a row(1992)

Tommorrow brings more factoids.