Monday: Double Labor
Day session at the Airport Bridge Club with the usual hasty lunch included. And
me with no partner, having decided to play at the last minute.
Morning finds me paired
with Sam Austin, whom I know as a medical assistant who's often taken my weight
and blood pressure at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Sam's getting back into
the game – he doesn't even play weak two-bids or transfers over 1 No Trump
openers – but we achieve a miracle anyway. 55.65%. Second in A and B strats in
our direction. 1.29 points.
Afternoon teams me for
the first time with Margaret Zhou, a more experienced newbie, but experience
doesn't help us much. 45.56%. At least we're not last.
Tuesday: Again no
partner, but this time club director Bill Finkelstein lines up a player with a
lot of experience – Carolyn Siracuse. When Carolyn and I do well, we do very,
very well, and this is one of those games. 59.67%. First north-south, second
overall. 2.30 points.
Wednesday: Even a bad
game doesn't diminish June Feuerstein's jolliness. And it isn't as bad as we
think it's going to be. 47.96%. If only we could replay a couple of those
bottom boards …
Thursday: My only game
of the summer with Dede Kluckhohn, who wonders how much of her winter house on
Sanibel Island in Florida will survive Hurricane Irma. We have an excellent
time together – we were acquaintances back in the 1970s – but not an excellent
game. 40.65%. Fortunately, that isn't last.
Friday: In need of a
pick-me-up, I roll up to St. Catharines, Ont., and find one with my Canadian
partner, Selina Volpatti, in a 17-table game. 62.38%. Second in the A strat,
first in B. 1.28 points. Hope we do as well next Saturday in the Buffalo Fall
Sectional Tournament.
Saturday: Saturday
partner Denise Slattery and I are on a roll. 58.33%. First overall in a
four-table game. 2.04 points. Total for the week: 6.91 points. For the month so
far: 9.41.
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