Get your bowl on! (No, I’m not preparing you for a haircut)

As we discussed which bowling alley to use for our third-quarter outing, faces were whimsical, recalling the bowling alleys of childhood. Several people shot off spirited suggestions:

• “If it doesn’t smell musty, it’s not a real bowling alley!”
• “If they clean their shoes more than once per year, it’s too much!”
• “The beer should be nearly transparent!”

Some were insecure over their lack of bowling prowess and thought we should institute some rules to level the playing field.

Suggested ground rules:

• Players must face away from the pins and push the ball through their legs with 2 hands.
• Balls must slow down considerably before hitting pins.
• Balls must teeter dangerously close to gutter at least 10 times per game.

There were also some confessions:

• Annette admitted that she has mad bowling skills to go with her mad design skills; she even has her own ball.
• I admitted that my dad used to own a bowling alley, and I was “forced” to join a junior bowling league in my adolescence. I recently stumbled upon my old bowling ball. The finger holes are now too small and it’s very light-weight, which caused me to fantasize about popularizing a new technique that I would call “Shock-Put-It”; bowling alley owners beware.

All kidding aside, EatonGolden is prepared to get gritty, and get bowling! Stay tuned to find out how it goes…

Oh Deer!

The two best best parts about the location of our office are illustrated in this picture:

1. there’s always a parking space
2. sometimes there’s deer

The picture’s a little blurry because it was actually a little freaky to see my car surrounded by deer.

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