The dreaded Captains Meeting...

If these is one thing I really dread about the bowling season, is the honorary Captains meeting. It just seems every year is more surreal than the next. The captains on the teams are forced in a room and vote on the rules, money, handicap and all other issues. I mean everyone wants the handicap to be high to battle against the better bowlers to make it even. However we had 2 captains meting at the beginning and end of the practice session.

We had a one team that is blind. Apparently I heard they will fill that team. The issue was a all women's team (we are in a mens league mind you), and these average over 200. I had no problem with that, if they have a caliber to do that. At the end of the 1st meeting, they all agreed to bring them in. Since it was a full team and that means more money at the prize fund, it will be called a invitational rather than a mens league.

After practice, they got called in another meeting. I don't know what happened. Miscommunication? Disagreement? Whatever it is, the team backed out and it still going to be a blind team and a mens league. One said it was "sexist." Another said the old hats made the vote. Whatever it is and I still don't know what happened when everything blew up on this. A lot of men don't want to get beat by good women bowlers? I don't know but this is one of the reasons that I might leave leagues and bowl in tournaments only. Thankfully it only happens once a year! Whew.

A long drought.

I haven't even wrote in a long time but slowly but surely, getting in the habit. I am getting right back for the bowling season that will start on Friday. I haven't have any time to practice or to work something. Despite bowling for years, you have to keep going. My game I felt was going downhill to such a point that I had to work on something to get ready for the easy. I still have some ways to go but I came to a realization that I can't put too much pressure on myself and bowl the way that I used to.

But I still have it for what I have. So might as well do my best this season and have fun. I still take things very seriously and I have to admit I am always learning something new to handle things. But take it one day at a time and enjoy it. I am looking forward for the bowling season. No wonder bowling has been through for me though ups and downs in life.