Saturday, December 30, 2006

Wow - I'm not used to good news...

Well, we found ourselves a replacement bowler for the guy on our team who's leaving town to do a fellowship. Just in time. Had a lesson today - there was so much carry-down oil on the lanes that NO general setup would work. So I had to learn a whole new line which took a while but I managed to get something out of it. One thing that I had noticed with the new hand position is that the old "trick" I had been taught for bad oil couldn't work. Fortunately my coach knew how to adapt for it with the new hand position - it's rather amazing to see in action.

BUT, that's not the big surprise of the day. I left to go for a lesson and discovered that the two next door apartments have been completely boarded up and seized by the land lord of that building. While I feel bad that these people can't function in real life in the way that they need to, at the same time their behavior has been abyssmal, and reached the point where I think the other neighbors were starting to fear for their safety. I don't know why this went on as long as it did - sometimes the police were there several times in a week (although we never were the ones who called them and I have no idea who did).

NOW, if we can use this opportunity to get our move downstairs to happen sooner than later... that would be great.

D's medical situation seems to be finally coming into focus.

I can't believe how things have improved so quickly. What a great way to end an generally horrible year.