--- In FREEvpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rsing1111" <rsinger1111@...>
wrote:
It is now $50k per event. And it will continue to grow by
$10k/event/day until the weasel comes out of his hole either with
the
cash or with the white flag (that I'll ignore of course!).
Punishment:
A nerd's most undesireable attachment.
I guess I've let this go on long enough. Read on ...
BTW--I bowled again yesterday in a tune-up. 4 games this time. 98,
170,
212, & 132. That told me two things - one of which last week's did.
First, I get better as I bowl, so in a match I'll need to bowl a
game
or two beforehand.
That's one of the problems of age. The body isn't ready to go like it
was 20 years ago.
Second, did I get tired in game 4? Me? No way. But
what did happen is I don't have the arm strength I used to have,
and my
arm tired.
If you think 4 games is tough wait until you try 10. Bowling uses a
whole new set of muscles. Even though I was bowling 5 games a session
in NV, it took me a week to bowl 10 games comfortably when I got back
to MN. Of course, I have bowled up to 21 games in succession while 10-
12 is a normal practice session.
So I went into deep storage and pulled out the dumbells. A
few weeks of working out with them (while little dicky works his
fingers on the vp machines) and I'll be able to bowl 6 strong games
in
a row. Right after tennis!
What happened to the 10 games you specified previously?
I suppose I've had enough fun with this and so I will give Robbie a
break. While I'm sure he wouldn't return the favor if the shoe were
on the other foot, I must do what I consider morally right. Although
we all know Rob would eventually find some way to back out, I'll make
it easy. The truth is I am a professional bowler. I have been since I
retired 8 years ago, however, I have not participated in many
tournaments since my knee problem appeared 5 years ago (in the few
tournaments I entered I sucked really bad and only averaged around
190). Amazingly, the knee significantly improved in the last few
months and I will be entering some national tournaments again this
summer. In fact, that is why I'm returning to NV later this month. I
will be bowling in Tucson and Las Vegas during June.
http://www.pba.com/schedule/schedule.asp?season=53&type=2
So, I am clearly a LOCK to win half the bet. That is why I would
agree to almost any amount Rob chooses to throw at me. For example,
at practice today I averaged 229 for 10 games and that is far from my
best (240 for 12 games last week). I've had 3-300 games over the last
month since my knee decided to let me bowl normally.
What about tennis. My game is far from it's peak. Not playing for
almost 5 years will do that. I suspect Rob might have an advantage
here. I was rated between 4.0-4.5 when I quit playing due to my knee
problems. See:
http://www.usta.com/leagues/custom.sps?iType=931&icustompageid=1655
If Rob is a 4.0 or higher he would probably have an advantage at
tennis. However, it might not take much practice for me to make it a
match, whereas he has NO chance at bowling.
Now that I've "come clean" let me make it clear that there are
NO "white flags" here. I'm still ready to go. 0, $20K, $40K, $50K
each ... whatever ... just name your poison.