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Rockpile – 3-21-2018

Rockpile – 3-21-2018

Doug Standaert continues to pound the pocket as Standaert put up yet another 700 last week on the Hometown League. Doug added a 728 to his list of 700s this year. He has six thus far!!

Hap Litzell rolled a nice 221 game last week on the Senior league. Hap bowls for the Boondocks.

Mickie Kuehl threw a respectable 185 game on the Wednesday Afternoon league.  On the Wednesday Nite Ladies circuit, Lori Klinger bowled a 215 game, while her teammate tossed a 205. Good bowling, ladies!!

Back When

• 1990 Song of the Day: “Chains” – Patty Loveless

• 1980 Song of the Day: “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” – Willie Nelson

• 1964 Song of the Day: “Saginaw Michigan” – Lefty Frizzell

• 1973 Song of the Day: “Teddy Bear Song” – Barbara Fairchild

• 1989 Song of the Day: “From a Jack to a King” – Ricky Van Shelton

Events

• 1881 – The Barnum and Bailey Circus was formed.

• 1964 – Paul Horning “The Golden Boy” and Alex Karras were reinstated to the NFL after an 11-month suspension for betting on football games.

• 1991 – Reba McEntire’s tour manager and seven band members died in a plane crash. Pilot error was the cause.

• 1845 – The rubber band was patented.

• 1953 – The Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Braves moved to Atlanta in 1966.

Up and Gone

Old age is golden,
   or so it’s been said.
But sometimes I wonder,
   as I crawl into bed.

With my ears in a drawer, 
   my teeth in a cup,
my glasses on the table
   until I get up.

As sleep dims my vision,
   I say to myself:
Is there anything else
   I should lay on the shelf?

The reason I know
   that my youth is all spent,
is my get-up-and-go
   has got up and went!

But in spite of it all,
   I’m able to grin
and think of the places
   my getup has been!

The Purina Diet

Yesterday I was at Costco buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Owen, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant?

So because I’m retired and have little to do, on impulse, I told her that no, I didn’t have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn’t, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I’d lost 50 pounds before I woke up in an intensive care ward with tubes everywhere and IVs in both arms.

I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and the way that it works is, to load your pants pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry.

The food is nutritionally complete, so it works well, and I was going to try it again.

Horrified, the lady asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I had stopped next to a fire hydrant and a car hit me.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard. Costco won’t let me shop there anymore. Better watch what you ask retired people. They have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say.

Religious Rockpile Reader of the Week
Kathy Goossen of Glenwood City, Wisconsin.

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