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the learning curve — year one
My dad was a plucky little Irishman as fiercely competitive as he was full of Blarney. As far as he was concerned, money wasn’t the goal of any exercise; it was just a convenient way of keeping score. “Either we make a lot of money,” he used to say with glee as he dove head [...]
Published by stacy on June 9th, 2009 tagged A Client's View, Bridge | 2 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro, part four
I’m nearing the end of my quest to learn to be a bridge player, which is on some level fundamentally different from “just” learning to play bridge. The jury’s still out on whether I’ll be able to say I completed my endeavor successfully; even if I can go from being one of the hopeless sponsors [...]
Published by stacy on January 16th, 2009 tagged A Client's View, Bridge | 5 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro, part three
I’ll hit the highlights from parts 1 and 2, in case you’re just joining us: There are two sides to every story; in this one, which is about the world of professional bridge, the two central characters are the player and the sponsor. Bob Katz said “The definition of a pro is simple – someone [...]
Published by stacy on January 13th, 2009 tagged A Client's View, Bridge | 7 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro, part two
It’s not uncommon for (primarily) amateur players to decry the pollution of major team events by the proliferation of playing sponsors. People have asked time and again why there can’t be more guys like Ira Corn, a Dallas businessman who paid The Aces but didn’t play. I’m not wading back into that discussion, rather I’m [...]
Published by stacy on January 9th, 2009 tagged A Client's View, Bridge | 2 Comments »
how to spot a bridge pro
I had a nice little holiday away from the blog. Spent some time reading what everyone else is thinking about, am testing a slightly modified format which I’ll roll out in the next couple of days, generated a hearty list of ideas for upcoming posts. As promised, I’m hitting the ground running. I’m now tagging [...]