Welcome to my Nightmare.

Trying to keep 12 Fifty two year old pinsetters running...Priceless

For those of you who have never seen the back of a bowling alley, these monstrosities, aka,

 (12) 1960 AMF 82-30 model 6225 Pinsetters, are what keeps the the pins on the lanes and returns the bowling ball back to its owner. They are a complicated piece of machinery on their own, but imagine how hard it is to keep them running when you slam a 16 pound  projectile into them at 20 mph night after night year after year. My 12 pinsetters have over 8 million games on them. That is 80 million frames. With an average of two strikes per game, that makes it around 144 million bowling balls that have been tossed down the lanes at the Robinson Bowling Center. 

Not bad for 1950 American craftmanship. 

Someone found my Second Grade Class Photo

I love March Madness

Some Things Never Change

This cartoon appeared in The Chicago Tribune in 1934 during the height of the depression. I guess some things never change.

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Rick

I wonder if John Grisham has to put up with crap like this...

Trouble on  Lane 6

Possible Mergers

A. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.

B. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker.

C. 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood.

D. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa.

E. FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.

F. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell Honeychild.

G. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become: PouponPants.

H. Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become: Knott NOW! 

The Greatest Football Player of All Time

Ronald Reagan
Eureka College

The funniest of them all.

I think Jonathon Winters is one of the funniest comedians of all time, He is certainly one of my favorites. I think he was at his best while doing improv. He had no need to use profanity to be funny

Camp Butler

During my annual trip to Springfield, I decided to stop by Camp Butler National Cemetery just east of the city. Over 200,000 Union soldiers were trained and staged at this sight on the Sangamon River during the civil war. The sight was also used as a Confederate prisoner of war camp. Sickness and disease took its toll here as 700 Union and 800 Confederate soldiers died here. My great great great grandfather, Nathan B Farmer trained here from Jan 1, 1862 Feb 10, 1862. He fought and Fort Henry and Fort Donnelson and was killed at the Battle of Shiloh on April 7, 1862. I wanted to see what the area looked like where he spent his final days in Illinois before be shipped south by railroad car. I was amazed by the size of the cemetery; over 20,000 veterans are buried here. As I stood alone on this snowy day and meditated, I couldn't help but realize that this place is truly hallowed ground. 

Hamm's Bear Goes Bowling

A Carol Burnett Skit That You've Probably Never Seen

I hope the models had a good health care plan