June’s funky finale oozed over into July. The month
started with a mediocre 47.69% game with Denise Slattery last Saturday, not
miserable enough for last place, but far from winning points.
Usha Khurana and I overcame our point drought
together on Monday, but our seemingly respectable 52.94% was just sixth overall
in a 13-pair one-winner game and yielded only 0.19 of a point.
I took the holiday off on Tuesday for gardening, then had Wednesday’s partner call late Tuesday night to cancel. Arriving at the
Airport Bridge Club as a free agent, I was paired with Bill Regan, a player admirable
for his agreeability, and diminished my expectations.
I shouldn’t have. It felt like we were having a good game. Over 50%, I
predicted as I ran out before results were announced (hair appointment). I didn’t
learn until the next morning just how much over 50% we finished. It was 55.23%,
first in B in our direction, 1.58 points.
Thursday gave Art Matthies and me another chance to
see if we could live up to our potential. Though Art found plenty to inspire
his impatience, it turned out to be one of our better efforts – third in the B
strat in our direction, 53.28%, 0.94 of a point.
Friday took me back to St. Catharines feeling frisky
from the 50%-plus week so far, despite a severe sleep deficit (too late at work
Thursday night, cranking out not one, but two feature obituaries).
This time
Selina Volpatti and I mostly kept our heads about us (despite the minus 1,100
from an ill-advised 5 Clubs doubled sacrifice that I pushed her into). We wound
up with 55.13%, third out of 17 North-Souths, fourth overall, collecting 0.84
of a master point.
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