Today is Thursday, September 14, 2012. Temps in the 70s today but sunshine all day. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 43 minutes of walking = 2.3 miles for a September total of 28.1 miles. My weight was 162.8 pounds.
QUOTE from another so-called expert - this one from Helen Buffington in 1974. She was a member of the Committee to Re-Elect President Nixon. "If President Nixon is impeached, there will be mass suicides, mass nervous breakdowns, and total demoralization of the country."
I LEARNED from my Bathroom Book how the sport of bowling came to be. As a former bowler I found this quite interesting.
Bowling originated in German monasteries around 300 AD. The monks had churchgoers knock down a bottle-shaped object called a kegel from a distance to prove their devotion to God. The kegel represented the devil, and upsetting it meant complete absolution from sin.
Gradually, more kegels (pins) were added and it turned into a non-religious game. By the 1600s, a version called "nine-pin" had become popular throughout Europe.
Ninepins was popular in the U.S. in the early1800s. But because many lanes were located in saloons, the game became associated with drinking. Many states banned it. Bowlers got around the laws by adding a tenth pin to the set. Eventually Ten-pins became more popular than Ninepins.
BOWLING TRIVIA.
-a bowling ball is called an apple.
-a 7-10 split can be called bedposts, snake eyes, mule ears , or goal posts.
-a random, gap-filled group of pins left standing is called grandma's teeth.
-a 7 pin left standing is called a mother-in-law.
-a roll right into the gutter is called a poodle.
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