One of my favorite poems
“Losing one glove is certainly painful,
but nothing compared to the pain,
of losing one, throwing away the other,
and finding the first one again.”
―
Piet Hein (click to see his picture - btw, he invented a game called Diamond Bridge)
Lessons
Missing a lesson is certainly painful,
but nothing compared to the pain,
of missing a lesson, then playing a hand
to which the lesson pertained.
- Poet? Nein! (no picture available)
Don't be caught short, there are some great lesson series starting this week:
Monday at 9:30 - Slam Bidding with Leslie Shafer
Tuesday at 9:30 - The 6 Mistakes that Your Partner Makes at Bridge with Leslie Shafer
Thursday at 9:30 - Declarer Play with Marianne Timmons
Of course, we also have
Tuesday at 9:45 - Supervised Play with Freida Dohrman
Tuesday at 6:40 - 99er Mini-lesson with Steve Wallis - The No-Trump Hand in All Its Glory
Tuesday at 7:00 - Beginner Class with Lee Main
Wednesday at 9:30 - Beginner Class with Leslie Shafer
Wednesday at 7:00 - Bridge Basics
Friday at 9"45 - Supervised Play with Freida Dohrman
Friday at 10:00 - Open Forum with Diane Wharen
Obviously, with all these lessons, there will be many things that will pertain to the hands that you will be playing in the near future.
Upcoming Events
To miss weekend events is certainly painful.
but nothing compared to the pain
of missing the weekend events,
then having to friends explain (why).
- Posted Sign (pictures available on the notice boards at the club)
Don't miss these great upcoming events: Sign up on the sheets at the club.
Sunday January 29 - 299er GNT Qualifier - same game, but you get 1/2 red and 1/2 black points and more of them
Saturday February 4 - Annual Meeting (Dinner at 6:00), Robert Saron Memorial Game at 7:00 (separate 299er section) - this is an important date for all
Saturday February 18 - Interclub Team Challenge - Pizza at 6:15, Game at 7:00 - we need 299ers as well.
Games at the Club
To miss a bridge game is certainly painful,
But nothng compared to the pain,
Of missing a bridge game
Again and again and again.
- Play fine (look in the mirror for your picture)
You will have lots of opportunities to play this week and we hope that you don't miss too many games:
Monday at 12:30 - Open and 299er Charity Game
Monday at 7:00 - Open Game
Tuesday at 12:30 - Open Charity Game
Tuesday at 7:00 - 99er Game - don't forget Steve's lesson on no-trump at 6:40
Wednesday at 12:30 - Open and 299er Game
Wednesday at 7:00 - Open Charity Game
Thursday at 12:30 - Open and 99er Charity Game
Thursday at 7:00 - GNT Qualifying Game - 1/2 black and 1/2 red points
Friday at 12:30 - Open and 299er Game
Friday at 7:00 - Open Game
Saturday at 10;30 - Club Championship Game
Sunday at 1:00 - 299er GNT Qualifier - same game, but giving 1/2 red and 1/2 black points and more of them
The End of This Email
To realize that this is the end is certainly painful,
but nothing compared to the pain,
of realizing you will have to wait for a week
For anything that is this inane.
- Will post again Jan 29. (picture the joy then!)
PS: Monday at 4:15 and 5:00, we will be meeting to discuss club operations and the to hold our monthly board meeting. You are welcome to join either or both meetings.