December 2020 - PPDVBC

Any single players tonight?
by Morris Jones 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

I have Carlos Garcia (grandpacjg) looking for a partner to play tonight. Anyone on the sidelines looking for a game? Cheers, 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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0-1000 Pairs tonight 7:15
by Morris Jones 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

The Winter Wonderland regional is over, and I managed to play in five sessions, all side games. Didn't get into the overalls, but had some moments of brilliance, and witnessed some. :) It was good to play some bridge at the regional level again, and whets my appetite to travel to a bridge tournament again. Meanwhile, here we are, and there's bridge to play tonight. *7:15, 0-1000 pairs*. Who's in and who needs a partner? Drop me a note! On the email server side, Microsoft has dropped the block on my new email server. This note is coming to you from the new one. I may back up the old one and decommission it today. :) Happy Winter Solstice and Jupiter-Saturn conjunction day from Dragon and Mojo. Mojo and Dragon 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
by Morris Jones 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

Open pairs today at 12:30! Drop me a note if you'd like to play but need a partner, or have a friend or family member from out of the area who'd like to play. Have you been watching Jupiter and Saturn? Look south west about an hour after sunset. I took this shot at 5:30 p.m. last night. :) Jupiter Saturn 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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Collected Saturday mini-lessons on YouTube
by Morris Jones 19 Dec '20

19 Dec '20

I'll continue adding Saturday morning lessons to this playlist. I've added this morning's to the list. (Ruffing losers in dummy.) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS 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 PPDVBC games
by Morris Jones 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Hi all! There's lots of bridge to play tomorrow. * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs I've already invited the newcomers to their game at 12:20. *Please let me know *if you'd like to play and need a partner, or if you have a friend or visitor from out of the area who'd like to play. I also have the 9:30 Mini Lesson on the calendar. I'll be covering a "play of the hand" topic. Here's the Zoom link for that: 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 In mail server news (if you're curious) you might recall that Microsoft is blocking my new mail server. They still are. But I've worked around the blockage for the time being by routing all mail to hotmail, outlook, msn, and live.com through my old server which is /not /blocked. This will work temporarily. In the meantime, my hosting provider Linode is taking up my cause and working on convincing Microsoft to unblock the new mail server. Once they're successful, I'll be able to shut down the old server. Internet drama. :) 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 bridge games
by Morris Jones 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Wednesday is one of our two busiest days (for games at least!). For these games I am asking for reservations. I'd like to be sure we have enough players for a game, and do my best to find partners. Who's coming to play Wednesday? Who'd like to play but needs a partner? * 10:45 a.m. 499er (0-500) pairs * 7:30 p.m. Open pairs We also have a newcomer game at 7:15. I'll send that announcement to the newcomer list. Thursday starts the "Winter Wonderland" schedule of Regionally rated games on BBO. If you're looking for Gold and Red points, here's a chance to get some this year. Drop in at https://www.acbl.org for the full schedule. I'm planning to play a couple of side games at least with Karol Monroe from Palm Desert. Hope to see you there! P.S., Hotmail (MSN) has begun bouncing email from my new mail server. Hopefully they'll resolve the problem before Saturday. I've done everything I can at this point, and it will probably wait for a human review before the roadblock is resolved. New servers have no reputation yet. :( 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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Bridge Tuesday 0-500 10:45
by Morris Jones 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

Come play on Tuesday morning! We'll have a 0-500 game at 10:45. Please drop me note if you need a partner (I have a single player available now), or if you have a friend or family member from out of the area who'd like to play. 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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Monday night 999ers
by Morris Jones 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

Tonight is our popular 0-1000 game at 7:15. Please drop me a note if you'd like to play but don't have a partner, or if you have a friend or family who would like to play as a guest. Otherwise, just come play! :) 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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