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Dinner last night with Jim and our friends Sandra and LaDonna. Jim and I got to the restaurant first and were already seating when they arrived.<\/p>\n

LaDonna had been hinting that she had a present for me, but all she would say was that it was heavier than two boxes of kleenex.<\/p>\n

I was told to close my eyes and then in a moment, to put my hands out. I did so and the object in front of me was spherical and very smooth. Felt like plastic or a resin. I guessed a bowling ball – which was odd. Why would someone give me a bowling ball??<\/p>\n

Except it was AWESOME!<\/p>\n

Not just any bowling ball, but a clear bowling ball with a skull in it!<\/p>\n

I was gobsmacked and just sat there with dazed grin on my face – staring at the skull as it stared back at me.<\/p>\n

When I finally recovered after a few minutes I announced that it was the hands-down weirdest thing anyone had ever gotten me. And I loved it.<\/p>\n

Jim told me later that LaDonna had asked him if he thought it was too weird and if I would like it. Jim told her that I would like it because<\/em> it’s weird.<\/p>\n

So, only about 6000 of these skull bowling balls were made based on the movie Mystery Men. Janeene Garafelo plays a bowler with a ball that has the skull of her father in it – and the ball is haunted by his ghost. In the movie it can levitate and fly around at her command. \u00a0Which is awesome.<\/p>\n

I reluctantly put the ball away when it was time to order and tried to engage in conversation. I don’t know successful I was – I kept thinking about the awesome skull bowling ball sitting quietly next to me.<\/p>\n

When I got home, I took a picture and posted it to Facebook. Then I put a hat on it and took another picture.<\/p>\n

I think I was giddy.<\/p>\n

But, it was soon time to go to bed. Time to tuck in the skull and let it dream of flying about and fighting crime.<\/p>\n

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