This week, I am basing my blog post on Professor Williams, "Slide, Roll, Slam" Lay of the Land essay. The part of her essay that I found the most interesting was the different types of people that she observed at the bowling alley. I found her description of the bowling alley itself very helpful because it made you feel like you were present and made it easier to relate to the essay in general. I really liked how she zeroed in on one specific bowler, the "random" guy who wore the shorts and sang Toby Keith's Who's Your Daddy. Also that she observed how he liked wrestling and related that to why he might be packing up his things and leaving earlier than some of the other bowlers. It was really helpful to the reader to get examples of the companies that willingly leave business cards as well as the specials that the alley offers to draw in business.
I agreed with how she decided to wait until her next observation period to interact with the bowlers and ask questions. I feel it is important to observe how everything runs before you put yourself into the equation. Everything stated in "Slide, Roll, Slam" was well supported because of the many examples offered from her observation. Overall, Professor Williams "Slide, Roll, Slam" essay really gave the reader and accurate account of what it would be like to observe a bowling alley league.
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