Marc Sirkin's Mindnumbing Thoughts

Took the kids bowling today. Aside from really stinking it up (a craptastic 101 then a semi-respectable 138) I noticed something that everyone who's ever bowled has glimpsed. This applies pretty much only to men. Say you are a guy and you are bowling. You get your ball, prepare yourself and walk/run/sashay up to the line and throw/roll/bowl the ball towards the pins. Here's where it gets interesting... A milli-second after he sees what he got, one of two things happens. 1. If he got a strike or a spare, he will either turn suddenly and pump his arm like Tiger Woods. Then he'll stride back and either take a sip of beer or whatever he's drinking and bask in the envious glow of every single person in the entire bowling alley. I know he feels this way, because that's how I feel. 2. If he gets anything less than a strike or a spare, including if he missed an impossible split he'll turn around and not look anyone directly in the eyes. At this point, he'll either...

Hope springs eternal! Baseball is almost back ! Predictions purely based on my own biases: AL East - Yankees AL Central - Tigers AL West - A's Wildcard - Red Sox NL East - Mets NL Central - Brewers NL West - Padres Wildcard - Cubs (ha!) Yanks beat Mets in a 7 game subway series. ARod gets 12 hits and drives in 23 runs in those 7 games. Like I said - hope springs eternal.

My kids are asking some interesting questions this year of the man in red... Syd's Questions (she's 7): Why do you wear a red suit? Why is Xmas day on the 25th Is Rudolph in good shape? How are the other reindeer? Is Rudolph still head of the team? Do you like to be Santa Claus? Does Rudolph talk? How did you get the name Kris Kringle? How did you become Santa? Is Meister Burger real? Is it chilly out there? Ju's Questions (she's 9) Why did you choose to be Santa? When did you start? How did you find Rudolph? Is it cold up there? Do you need special coats, like the red one? I wonder what his answers will be?