I took The Girl bowling Saturday. It was the first time I’d been in a couple of years. I discovered that I am much better at bowling when it’s on the Wii.
I didn’t start out too badly, rolling a 140 in the first game. But repeatedly chucking a 12-pound sphere eventually will wear one’s arm out, especially one who already has a bum shoulder. My total in game 2 was 129, then in game 3 I rolled a sizzling 99.
This compared to The Girl, who at age 6, averaged 70 for her three games. She did have the benefit of the bumpers, but so did I. She asked to come back the next day, but my shoulder is killing me. I had to tell her “no” to avoid getting beaten in bowling by a 6-year-old girl.
On the way home, she asked me, “Dad, why are all those men on that roof?” I told her that they were probably working on the roof of the Walgreens going on at Koke Mill and Iles. Then she asked a question for the ages:
“Dad, why do we need another Walgreens?”
She’s an observant kid.
