I have discovered that I like bowling. I bowl alone on Tuesdays, after teaching. It isn’t that someone else can’t join me, but I go bowling in the student center with or without anyone else.<\/p>\n
Bowling allows me to concentrate on something “meaningless.” It’s like meditating. I think I like darts for the same reason. (I cannot shoot pool, due to a bad arm, but I do try.) I like escaping… focusing on something that isn’t career based. There’s no horrible result if I miss a pin.<\/p>\n
What about the noise? I know I hate bowling alleys when they are crowded and noisy. But the student center is quiet. It’s me, a TV with CNN or ESPN, and the alley. In fact, not one of the other seven alleys was being used. It’s great.<\/p>\n
I’d like my own shoes and bowling ball. It’s amazing that I can use something so public. I admit to scrubbing my hands after bowling. I convince myself to worry only about the actual bowling and nothing else.<\/p>\n
Curiously, it reminds me of watching the waves of the St. Croix river last weekend. I love to sit and focus on the motion of the waves. I need these moments without deep thought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have discovered that I like bowling. I bowl alone on Tuesdays, after teaching. It isn’t that someone else can’t join me, but I go bowling in the student center with or without anyone else. Bowling allows me to concentrate on something “meaningless.” It’s like meditating. I think I like…<\/p>\n