The Wii Me

Well.....gr-r-r......Blogger really uploaded these photos in the wrong order. Oh, well......YOU would have never known that if I hadn't just now told you! My "Wii" ID photo was supposed to be first, but instead we see this adorable kitty beseeching with his eyes to, "READ ME". That's because he graces the cover of a book I received from my daughter and her husband for Christmas.....DEWEY: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Its a true story which took place in Spencer, Iowa........I'm looking forward to reading it! Have any of you ever heard of this particular Dewey? And, can you guess how he got his name?

Mm-m.......here's another nice gift I received........a pound of Smokey Row coffee. When my daughter was a student at Central College in Pella, she and her friends would hang out at the Smokey Row Coffee House establishment in downtown Pella. I was privileged to also be a customer there on several occasions, the most recent being early this fall when I took my son to Pella for the Dutch Homecoming football game. My camera saw lots of use that day, and I published several blogposts about the sights in Pella, but I didn't get finished, and one of the places I hadn't gotten around to blogging about was "Smokey Row". I will do that sometime.....if I remember to......because "Smokey Row" is a really cool place! My daughter says that a new "Smokey Row" will soon open in Des Moines.
Here we go........you want to see what I sort of look like? Ok, then.......the next photo shows my "Wii" identity......its the "Wii Me". My daughter and son-in-law have a Nintendo "Wii" video game system which they kindly brought along to our house to prevent holiday boredom from setting in. My high school son is ecstatic to have a Wii at his disposal for a few days!

This next scene from the Wii bowling game shows members of my family........lovely bunch, aren't they?! I'm so proud of them!

Wouldn't you know it.......said family members above roped me into participating in a game of Wii bowling. Below you see a Wii controller.......the steering wheel shape is useful in games that involve driving. For bowling, you pop out the rectangular piece and use it as if it is your bowling ball. That's right........put your best bowling form into practice: take aim at the pins; swing the "ball" back to build velocity; then throw the "ball" forward with strong motion, releasing a button on the back to send the ball forward. Yeah....guess what......you can still throw gutter balls, and slow-rolling granny shots, both of which I did manage to do. Haha, pat myself on the back, for I also managed two spares and one strike!

Oh.......I thought there was another photo, but I guess not. This is the end and there ain't no more. I'm beat. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all and to all a GOOD NIGHT!

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