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the harder they fall
Let me tell you about it now, while the disappointment is fresh: failing to make the cut the first day feels perfectly awful. We were down 14 to Lynne Schaeffer’s team after eight and gave them four more in the second half to find ourselves all dressed up today with nowhere to go.
I don’t study [...]
Published by stacy on July 28th, 2009 tagged Bridge | 8 Comments »
small but mighty
The Wagar Women’s Knockout started this afternoon with ten teams playing head-to-head matches and a curious group of four in a round robin from which three will survive. Fourteen teams feels very small — perhaps dangerously small. I’m starting to wonder how long the league will support Women’s events when fewer and fewer [...]
Published by stacy on July 27th, 2009 tagged Bridge | Comment now »
couldn’t quite manage it
And sometimes the bear bites you, right? Judi and I would’ve had as much chance of qualifying in the LM Pairs last night if we’d gone off campus for a long, boozy dinner and forgotten to come back in time to play the second set.
It wasn’t as bad as the Women’s Swiss in St. [...]
Published by stacy on July 26th, 2009 tagged Bridge | 1 Comment »
a good time was had by all
Judi and I made it through the first day of von Zedwitz Life Master Pairs without too much trouble. We were having a pretty good game in the afternoon when I lost my focus and had the devil’s own time getting it back. Our 57% dropped to dead average under the weight of six consecutive [...]
Published by stacy on July 25th, 2009 tagged Bridge | 3 Comments »
it’s about time
Finally: the summer North American Bridge Championships. I’m excited like the little kid waiting first in line when the ice cream truck rolls into the neighborhood. I love the Wagar Women’s KO and finally, after more than two years of planning and studying and practicing and reading, I’m getting ready to play it with the [...]