A few bidding problems for you all to mull over from the sectional this weekend: 1. MP’s, all white ♠ — ♥ K9652 ♦ Q6 ♣ KJ8654 Opp Partner Opp You 2♠ 3♥ 4♠ ? 2. MP’s, unfav. ♠ 8 ♥ A6 ♦ AK10965 ♣ AKQ7 Partner Opp You Opp P P 1♦ 1♠… Continue reading BRIDGE: Detroit District Sectional Bidding Problems
True Blood, Season 1
I have been seeing a lot of postings on blogs that I follow that are about “True Blood”, the HBO series based on the “Southern Vampire Mysteries” book series by Charlene Harris. A couple of people at work have also told me how much they enjoy the show as well. I finally decided to check… Continue reading True Blood, Season 1
BRIDGE: The Qualifying Round from Hell
The 2007 Spring NABC was in St. Louis. After the qualifying round of the Open Swiss on the last Saturday, my friend Rick Kaye came to me to tell me a story about the terrible pairings he had gotten that day. I told him the below story and he has been telling me that I… Continue reading BRIDGE: The Qualifying Round from Hell
BRIDGE: Cleveland Regional
For the past 10-12 years or so, Memorial Day weekend has meant the Cleveland Regional for me. It’s relatively close with a good selection of cheap hotels and some great hospitality. On top of that, the tournament has typically been good to me. The weekend (Sat-Mon) schedule is traditionally a Saturday-Sunday KO, a Saturday-Sunday morning… Continue reading BRIDGE: Cleveland Regional
TECHNOLOGY: Podcasts
With a 35 mile one way drive to work everyday, I spend a lot of time in my car. Most drive-time radio in both the morning and afternoon is pretty banal, so I am very glad that I have my iPod in my car so that I can listen to podcasts. For those of you… Continue reading TECHNOLOGY: Podcasts
BRIDGE: Hirschman KO
Saturday was the 16th(!) Dan Hirschman Youngest Life Master Party and KO Event which commemorates the time that Dan (or Danny, as we all knew him back then) became the ACBL’s youngest ever life master as a 10-year-old back in 1995. Marty Hirschman and Marcy Abramson were, as always, gracious hosts to more than 80… Continue reading BRIDGE: Hirschman KO
BOOK REVIEW: “The Mysterious Multi” by Mark Horton and Jan Van Cleeff
Finally a book for ACBL-land about the Multi 2♦ bid. Multi is not allowed in most ACBL competitions because it is considered too esoteric for club-level players to effectively defend against. In Europe however, it is a very common convention. One can only hope that this book will start a movement in North America to… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Mysterious Multi” by Mark Horton and Jan Van Cleeff
THEATER REVIEW: Performance Network’s “Little Shop of Horrors”
Performance Network has a hit with “Little Shop of Horrors”.
David Foster Wallace
"Infinite Jest" sits on my bookshelf mocking me. With the possible exception of "2666" by Roberto Bolaño, no book that I own seems more daunting to me. “Infinite Jest” is a sprawling 1000+ page postmodern classic, which, in a classic Wallace move, contains almost as much information in the footnotes as it does in the… Continue reading David Foster Wallace
THEATER REVIEW: “Spring Awakening”
2007 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, “Spring Awakening”, came to the Fisher Theater in Detroit last night. The musical is based on a 1891 (yes, 1891) play of the same name by German playwright Frank Wedekind, with an exceptional soundtrack by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. The first indication that this is not going… Continue reading THEATER REVIEW: “Spring Awakening”
Apropos of Mark 