I can bowl a wee tiny bit. My kids used to be in bowling leagues in
upstate New York, and I'd be there Sunday mornings, before they were
allowed to serve any sort of alcohol at all.

On 12/7/11 12:26 PM, "Luongo, Margaret M. Ms." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Billy can actually bowl. In fact, he has his own shoes. Oxford Lanes
>serves hard liquor, if I remember correctly.
>
>
>Margaret Luongo
>Associate Professor, Creative Writing
>Department of English
>356 Bachelor Hall
>Oxford, OH 45056
>513-529-5221
>________________________________________
>From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cathy Wagner
>[[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:59 AM
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>Subject: Re: Bowling, Stories About
>
>Eric said he can't make it Thursday either -- hope next time.
>
>I like the self-esteem bumpers idea. Also Russians of any color but I
>suspect we'll be limited to Schlitz or some such.
>
>On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Tuma, Keith W.
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>Thursday at 7 pm it is then. I bet Billy can actually bowl. Does this help
>you, Eric, or are you out of town already by then? Keith
>
>On 12/7/11 11:47 AM, "Luongo, Margaret M. Ms."
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>>Obviously I don't actually listen to my husband when he speaks. Wednesday
>>is the one day he's NOT available. Thursday should work for us. Or
>>whatever.
>>
>>Margaret
>>
>>Margaret Luongo
>>Associate Professor, Creative Writing
>>Department of English
>>356 Bachelor Hall
>>Oxford, OH 45056
>>513-529-5221<tel:513-529-5221>
>>________________________________________
>>From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>>[[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On
>>Behalf Of Tuma, Keith W.
>>[[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:26 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: Bowling, Stories About
>>
>>Looks like it's next Wednesday, a week from tomorrow, say 7 pm if that
>>works? I'll see if Putin is willing to bring a scooter for transport
>>after.
>>
>>On 12/6/11 7:32 PM, "Luongo, Margaret M. Ms."
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>>>Billy and I are available Wednesday night. I think I'm available other
>>>nights, but Billy isn't.
>>>
>>>There's a Shellie Zacharia story in which the protagonist calls a friend
>>>for a night of "self-esteem bowling," which means the gutter bumpers are
>>>deployed. I'm in if we inflate the gutter-bumpers and drink a lot of
>>>white (or black) Russians. A lot. And then someone has to drive me home.
>>>