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5. Competitions
Has Been Bowlers
You wouldn’t know it by our recent outing, but Char and I used to be good bowlers. Char once bowled on leagues and often came in first place. Bowling was my Physical Education credit in college and I played well enough that year to consistently score 175-225. But with only one exception in 2008,... »
Table Tennis, Anyone?
With the pool table moved aside in our game / music room, Char and I rolled out the ping pong table for some table tennis acion this past week. Neither one of us claims to be Forrest Gump when it comes to the sport… and that shows in the video below. We did have... »
The First Paper Football Rematch
Just prior to our Arm Wrestling competition, Char and I got our competitive juices flowing by warming up with some other challenges. One of them was a rematch of our recent Paper Football championship. Char has been determined to beat me at the game ever since she found out that I have never lost... »
The Arm Wrestling Competition
After weeks and weeks of taunting and talking – much of it in comments and posts on this website – the big night finally arrived… The Traveling Twosome Battle of the Sexes Arm Wrestling Competition. Our readers have been encouraging us in this event for several weeks now – most of you cheering for... »
Let the Gloating Begin!
My peoples, my peeps. This is Char…. the chicklet most of you have been rooting for. I can’t even begin to tell you how thrilled I am to have such an amazing team of cheerleaders, supporters, encouragers and even my very own COACH! You have been an amazing group of peeps and... »
A Little Pre-Match Intimidation
We’re less than 72 hours away from the much anticipated Traveling Twosome Battle of the Sexes Arm Wrestling competition to be held Thursday night, January 28, 2010. There’s been a lot of pep talk from our readers encouraging us in this event… mostly rooting for Char while the poll results on who you think... »
A Preview of Our Arm Wrestling Challenge
While playing Wii Sports Resort one night, Char made the allegation that she had beat me in arm wrestling – something I denied. When our readers saw the blog post on that night, they commented that we need to settle the debate by holding an arm wrestling competition for The Traveling Twosome website. The... »
The King of Paper Football Comes Out of Retirement
I have never lost a game of Paper Football. Ever. I began playing the game as a first grader and suited up for the paper gridiron literally thousands of times for more than a decade. It was a favorite pastime during school lunch, rainy day recess, and yes – in class time as well. ... »
On Taunting
If you’ve read The Traveling Twosome blog any length of time, you’ve certainly come across plenty of posts, comments, and videos of Char and I taunting each other. This is especially prevalent in our Competition posts and our comments to them. But our taunting is obviously not just your typical “trash talking” – there... »
Big Toe Wrestling
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** Since Char and I started this blog, we’ve been blown away by the response to our competition posts. Our posts showcasing our pool and Wii challenges received many hits and much feedback. Somewhere along the way, it... »
New Year, New Champion?
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** As part of our New Year’s Eve festivities, Char put her pool championship on the the line as we played a few rounds of 8 ball in what was supposed to be a Best of 7 challenge. ... »
Wii Sports Resort – Power Cruising – A Lesson in Knowing When to Say When
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** Char and I received lots of great feedback on our first blog post in our Wii Compete series… especially for the videos. In particular, everyone seemed to enjoy watching Char try and try (unsuccessfully) to figure out... »
Wii Compete – A Husband and Wife Play Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** With this post, Char and I officially begin our new Traveling Twosome series showcasing our Wii Competitions! For any couples out there who enjoy playing games together and competing with one another, there’s nothing quite like the... »
The Main Event
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** Prologue: Perhaps I should have embedded a music track on this Traveling Twosome post… maybe the theme from Rocky. *insert Char humming the tune in a loud and obnoxious way doing the Char Victory jiggy dance* ... »
Anniversary Pool Challenge
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** It had been weeks since Char and I had last battled it out on the billiards table so when the challenge came from Char to play a few rounds after a night out celebrating our wedding anniversary,... »
And the Winner Is…
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** The Prologue: For three weeks now, we’ve had to endure gloating posts from Char regarding her billiards victories. Uh Huh, you know that’s right! *said with hand on hip, head shaking, attitude and and smile* To read... »
The First At-Home Pool Competition
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** After the infamous pool challenge on Char’s 39th Birthday and the subsequent Rematch, we decided it was a game we would enjoy for years to come. So in typical Char and Louis fashion, we wanted to figure... »
The Rematch
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** Exactly one week after Char won the pool championship during her 39th birthday celebration, I felt it was time to hold the promised rematch and take the title back. Ummm, do you mean when I WHOOPED your... »
Char turns 39
***For this post, text in black is narrated by Louis while text in purple represents comments by Char.*** When Char and I celebrate a birthday, we like to make it last. It only comes around once a year so we take more than just a couple hours on one evening to celebrate…. we get festive... »
