December 2020 - Newcomers

Players for today's newcomer game
by Morris Jones 19 Dec '20

19 Dec '20

I believe we have a good three-table game today. Please send corrections! Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018 Laura Rose laurarosep Aleen Lilac aka Ken Miller kgmbridge Julie Miller millerja Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Allen York puddlefolk Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Saturday afternoon newcomer game
by Morris Jones 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Tomorrow morning I'll continue my 15-minute mini-lessons, and we have the 12:20 duplicate game for newcomers. Please*let me know* if you'd like to play! I should be able to pair up single players with partners. I'll update the list tomorrow with who's playing. Here's the Zoom link for the morning lesson. Topic: Bridge mini lesson Time: Dec 19, 2020 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Wednesday evening Newcomer game plus Zoom
by Morris Jones 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

We're on for 7:15 Wednesday evening! Please drop me a note and let me know if you need a partner. We play 12 hands for about 90 minutes, then meet on Zoom for an afterparty/postmortem to talk about the hands. Jane and I usually have a nice Rhone-style blend from Paso Robles on Wednesday evenings. :) Here's who's expected so far. Send additions and corrections! Pairs 7:15 Newcomers Name BBO Name BBO Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Pam Risinger R Lita Maria Marvosh bridges100 Georgia Seid Gseid Kathy Baghdassarian kathybag Here's the link to the Zoom after-party: Time: Dec 16, 2020 08:45 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09 Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652 Passcode: 194771 Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Free bridge class/party tonight
by Morris Jones 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

I just completed a class with PCC Extension on "Competitive Bidding" last week on Tuesday evening. I have a stack of eight hands left from the class to play and practice with, so I'm offering that for a couple of hours this evening, starting at 7:15. If you're looking for a little informal bridge, here's an invitation to come play. We'll meet on Zoom, and play cards using the Shark Bridge teaching platform. After each hand we'll review the bidding and play. If you'd like to join us, drop me a note and I'll forward the invitation with the Zoom and Shark links. :) (If you've never joined one of my bridge classes, take five minutes to watch one of the videos from the page How to join bridge class <https://bridgemojo.com/how-to-join-class-online> from the BridgeMojo site.) Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Sunday bridge plus link to Sat mini lesson
by Morris Jones 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Did I mention I'd built a new email server? It had to be done. Part of the cost was having all of my email to Verizon customers delayed for almost 24 hours. That includes Yahoo and AOL mail accounts as well. :( When a machine at a new internet address appears on the net sending email in bunches (as if from a mailing list), they automatically put that machine on probation until someone can check it out. I had hopes that wouldn't happen. My previous mail server had a well-protected "reputation" as a good email citizen. But they wouldn't know. In any case, the logjam appears to be broken now. We had a great turnout for the Saturday games! The 9:30 lesson from this morning has been added to the YouTube playlist of Saturday mini lessons. Here's a link to the whole list: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS We have a great *Sunday Open Pairs game at 12:30*. If you'd like to play but need a partner, drop me a note. If you have a friend or family who you'd like to have join in, let me know their BBO ID so I can set it up. Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Saturday bridge
by Morris Jones 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

I've been working on a new email server for the past few weeks, and it has come together nicely. Today is the first time I'm using it to send mail to some of the bridge lists. Being a new mail server, it's always treated suspiciously by most of the big email companies (Verizon / yahoo / AOL for instance). So this email might be delayed a bit reaching your inbox! I'm doing my best. :) We have a newcomer game Saturday at 12:20. Who would like to play? We have a good game underway, and I have at least one single player looking for a partner, so please drop me a note. Here's who's expected: Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Julie Miller millerja Georgia Seid Gseid Kathy Baghdassarian kathybag Laura Rose laurarosep Aleen Lilac aka Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Jean Wortman acesw1n Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Single Players Name BBO Noel Jeffrey Silverharv I also have a Zoom bridge mini-lesson for about 15 minutes at 9:30 every Saturday morning. It's a little more on finesses this week. Here's the Zoom link: Topic: Bridge mini lesson Time: Dec 12, 2020 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Tonight's newcomer game and Zoom meeting link
by Morris Jones 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

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Wednesday Bridge at PPDVBC
by Morris Jones 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

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Saturday mini lesson playlist
by Morris Jones 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

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Looking for one player for newcomers game
by Morris Jones 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

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