Archive for February, 2008

detroit preview

Seems like everybody fires up the computer during the couple of weeks right before one of our Nationals; I’d bet BBO experiences peak North American traffic as we all come out to practice for the Nationals starting next week in Detroit.
It’s the last NABC of the Open 2007-08 cycle; it’s been my experience watching Open […]

Published by stacy on February 29th, 2008 tagged Bridge | Comment now »

another wild one

Once in a while, when I manage to stay awake past 9pm, George and I play a few hands on Bridge Base.  It’s not usually the best bridge either one of us has ever played, but we always have some excitement.  Last night’s adventure went like this: playing IMPS, equal red, I picked up
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Published by stacy on February 27th, 2008 tagged Bridge | 10 Comments »

do you know what you play?

My bridge day started with an entertaining but ultimately disappointing Speedball during which I misclicked to go down in a cooler and misplayed a vulnerable 3NT to sink poor Judi with something like -20 imps, but it picked up when Shannon and I found some more button-pushing opponents.  My favorite hand of the day:
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Published by stacy on February 25th, 2008 tagged Bridge | 7 Comments »

new kid on the (blogging) block

Have you read Bobby Wolff yet? I’m a fan.

Published by stacy on February 25th, 2008 tagged Bridge | Comment now »

putting things off

(6:08a) I came downstairs this morning at 5:30. It’s almost ten past six, and I’ve already been very busy. Made coffee, checked email, read the front page of the NYT, checked out People.com’s Academy Awards coverage (weak), watched six boards of a team match played by eight people I’ve never heard of before, […]

Published by stacy on February 25th, 2008 tagged Writing | Comment now »