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DRAFT May column
by Morris Jones 01 May '22

01 May '22

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May unit games
by Morris Jones 22 Apr '22

22 Apr '22

First, a reminder about this email list server: I've updated the list members to include Richard. Welcome (back) to the board! When writing to the board, if you address your email "To: *unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com*" it will be forwarded to all of the board members. Replies will also be sent to the list, and forwarded to all board members. Be careful about replies -- if you intend for a message to go only to the original author, be sure that "unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com" is not in the To: or Cc: lists. My personal calendar only has May 1 as a Unit Game date. I also see that May 8 is Mother's Day. But I wanted to point out that May 8 is also within the week of the Western Conference STaC. So we might find it worthwhile to hold the May games on May 8 and 23 rather than May 1 and 15. How does it balance out for you? Best regards from Barcelona, Mojo (home Saturday night) -- 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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Website
by Roy Wilson 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

First, an apology to Karmen for inadvertently leaving her name off of the list of board members on our website, and second, thank you, Lisa, for catching it. Now…. Have I left anyone else off the list? I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.

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Draft: Unit 559 Pasadena San Gabriel
by Morris Jones 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

OK, let's go with this: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I happy to see March behind me this year. I spent 10 days at the Reno NABC -- some of it playing, some of it "working." I gave a talk at the teacher's breakfast about teaching online, and even took along my equipment to teach some of my classes from the hotel room. Bridge wasn't great for me, and I managed to catch COVID. (I can't help but think I caught it in the casino where the guests were uncurated and not the playing area where everyone had their wrist bands.) Rather than bring it home with me, I extended my stay at the Eldorado, and spent five days not leaving the room and eating drop-off room service. My symptoms included a day of a mild fever, and a runny nose that's still dragging on a bit. Nevertheless, eleven days after testing positive, I'm again testing negative, and I'm on my way to work a Sectional at Sea on the Regent Seven Seas Splendor, traveling from Miami to Barcelona. I have the weirdest luck and timing. At the March 13 Unit Game we held elections for unit board members. Long time member Peter Szecsi is leaving the board, and Richard Halverstadt is returning to fill his seat. Our officers remain *Jan Wickersham* as President, I'm being relieved as Vice President by *Lisa Walker*, with Treasurer *Miriam Harrington* and Secretary *Linda Stuart*. Winners at the March 13 game were *Peter Szecsi* and *Amr Elghamry* N/S, *Arthur and Dominique Moore* E/W. The March 27 game is one I had to miss, not wanting to bring my COVID infection into the bridge club. We did have two players who tested positive shortly after playing on March 27. Winners at the March 27 Royal STaC game were *Patrick Cardulo* and *Carolyn Cohen* N/S, and *Arthur and Dominique Moore* E/W. I haven't yet seen updates for STaC-wide awards, but there was certainly a rainbow of point colors available for that game! We have unit games scheduled for Sundays at 12:30 on April 10 and April 24. Reservations are required! Contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558. Don't forget that proof of full vaccination is required, and honestly I think it'd be a good idea to wear a mask during the game. Don't go through what I had to go through! Rank changes for this month: New Club Master *Nina Huang*, and new Bronze Life Master *Michael Lo*. -- 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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Draft: Unit 559 Pasadena San Gabriel
by Morris Jones 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

Well here I am in an airport lounge writing a column for the Bridge News. We're all running behind. I know that my email reflector for unit559board is out of date, and so is my own memory of what the changes were. So I'm not catching all of the new board members. Please review my draft column below, help me out with who left and who joined the board, and at some point this week I'll also update the email reflector so the new members are in the list, and old ones taken off. It's been a weird and crazy month for me. Lew I need help from the unit board, I'll get this to you as soon as I can. Best regards, Mojo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I happy to see March behind me this year. I spent 10 days at the Reno NABC -- some of it playing, some of it "working." I gave a talk at the teacher's breakfast about teaching online, and even took along my equipment to teach some of my classes from the hotel room. Bridge wasn't great for me, and I managed to catch COVID. Rather than bring it home with me, I extended my stay at the Eldorado, and spent five days not leaving the room and eating drop-off room service. My symptoms included a day of a mild fever, and a runny nose that's still dragging on a bit. Nevertheless, eleven days after testing positive, I'm again testing negative, and I'm on my way to work a Sectional at Sea on the Regent Seven Seas Splendor, traveling from Miami to Barcelona. I have the weirdest luck and timing. At the March 13 Unit Game we held elections for unit board members. Our thanks to /(who?) /and /(who?)/ who are departing the board, and welcome to /(who?)/ and /(who?)/ who have volunteered to serve for the next two years. Our officers remain *Jan Wickersham* as President, I'm being relieved as Vice President by *Lisa Walker*, with Treasurer *Miriam Harrington* and Secretary *Linda Stuart*. Winners at the March 13 game were *Peter Szecsi* and *Amr Elghamry* N/S, *Arthur and Dominique Moore* E/W. The March 27 game is one I had to miss, not wanting to bring my COVID infection into the bridge club. We did have two players who tested positive shortly after playing on March 27. Winners at the March 27 Royal STaC game were *Patrick Cardulo* and *Carolyn Cohen* N/S, and *Arthur and Dominique Moore* E/W. I haven't yet seen updates for STaC-wide awards, but there was certainly a rainbow of point colors available for that game! We have unit games scheduled for Sundays at 12:30 on April 10 and April 24. Reservations are required! Contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558. Don't forget that proof of full vaccination is required, and honestly I think it'd be a good idea to wear a mask during the game. Don't go through what I had to go through! Rank changes for this month: New Club Master *Nina Huang*, and new Bronze Life Master *Michael Lo*. -- 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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Here's a new zoom invitation for the board meeting
by Morris Jones 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

Morris "Mojo" Jones is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Unit 559 board Time: Mar 3, 2022 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82678834277?pwd=a3Y2Rk1Ya3lmUVE0VEFTNmtCTHpMdz09 Meeting ID: 826 7883 4277 Passcode: 583710 -- 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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Fwd: UNIT BOARD MEETING THURSDAY 1:00. 3/3/22
by Morris Jones 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

I'll be there ... Redirecting to the unit email listserv Mojo -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: UNIT BOARD MEETING THURSDAY 1:00. 3/3/22 Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:50:09 -0800 From: janet wickersham <wickershamjanet(a)gmail.com> To: MARY W FALVEY <lvopera(a)aol.com>, Miriam Harrington <miratpf(a)aol.com>, Michael Rodrigues <rodfallbrook(a)yahoo.com>, Linda Stuart <geohnze(a)gmail.com>, Richard Halverstadt <richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net>, Katherine Cresto <mysuki(a)att.net>, Roy Wilson <roywilson.dlm(a)gmail.com>, Lisa Walker <lisawalkerlac(a)gmail.com>, Karmen Armoudjian <karmenbalian(a)hotmail.com>, Morris Jones <mojo(a)bridgemojo.com> janet wickersham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: janet wickersham's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2651587976 Meeting ID: 265 158 7976 One tap mobile +16699009128,,2651587976# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,2651587976# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 265 158 7976 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kxfwW2s2h > On Feb 27, 2022, at 9:49 PM, janet wickersham > <wickershamjanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I’m still struggling. Please save the date and time and I’ll get you > the invite tomorrow. Thanks. > >> On Feb 27, 2022, at 9:42 PM, janet wickersham >> <wickershamjanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >

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Draft: Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
by Morris Jones 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

Please check for accuracy and omissions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have to open with the passing of one of our most beloved and stalwart unit members and a fierce competitor at the bridge table, *Sandra Franciscus*. I don't know the full story of Sandra's history with our unit, but I know she was a frequent volunteer in its administration. The games here will not be the same without her. Our Unit Games every other Sunday (or so) continue to be well attended. In our first February game, February 13, we had nine full tables (not bad for Super Bowl Sunday). We had just learned of the passing that morning of Sandra, and you'll notice in the results that the game was named the Sandra Franciscus pairs in her honor. Winners N/S were *Cathryn Martin* and *Diana Borgatti* (69%!) and E/W were *Carolyn Cohen* and *Patrick Cardullo*. We have another February game scheduled for Sunday, February 27, and with our column deadlines coming up, I don't yet know how that game will turn out. I'll report next month. For March, our games will be on the same dates, March 13 and 27 at the Arcadia Bridge Center. With limited space, reservations are required! Call Miriam Harrington to save your spot, (626) 232-0558. As always proof of vaccination is required, but if we're lucky, maybe these will be our first games without a mask requirement for vaccinated players (which would be everyone). Unit Game results are posted on both ACBL Live for Clubs https://my.acbl.org/club-results/905596 and The Common Game https:// <https://thecommongame.com/ClubWebHost/905596/>thecommongame.com/ClubWebHost/905596/. The club name is "Unit 559" which you can use as a search on Live for Clubs. This month we have two major milestones to announce in rank advancements. *Lisa Walker* is now a Life Master and Bronze Life Master. *Morris Jones* is now a Gold Life Master. I'd like to tell a story about when I first became a Life Master, living in Campbell, near San Jose, CA. A friend who was a tournament director and experienced player, was introducing me to some other friends at a tournament. He said, "This is Mojo, he's new to Flight B." It was a humbling thought and a reminder of how much bridge awaited me on the journey. I've spent a lot of that time learning to compete in Flight B. Now that I'm newly in Flight A, I know that I have to learn to play this game at another level. I wouldn't have it any other way. And Lisa -- welcome to Flight B! -- 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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Re: Draft: Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
by K. A. Cresto 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

The link to the common game is not fully hyperlinked. On February 23, 2022, at 4:23 PM, Morris Jones <mojo(a)bridgemojo.com> wrote: Please check for accuracy and omissions! I have to open with the passing of one of our most beloved and stalwart unit members and a fierce competitor at the bridge table, Sandra Franciscus. I don't know the full story of Sandra's history with our unit, but I know she was a frequent volunteer in its administration. The games here will not be the same without her. Our Unit Games every other Sunday (or so) continue to be well attended. In our first February game, February 13, we had nine full tables (not bad for Super Bowl Sunday). We had just learned of the passing that morning of Sandra, and you'll notice in the results that the game was named the Sandra Franciscus pairs in her honor. Winners N/S were Cathryn Martin and Diana Borgatti (69%!) and E/W were Carolyn Cohen and Patrick Cardullo. We have another February game scheduled for Sunday, February 27, and with our column deadlines coming up, I don't yet know how that game will turn out. I'll report next month. For March, our games will be on the same dates, March 13 and 27 at the Arcadia Bridge Center. With limited space, reservations are required! Call Miriam Harrington to save your spot, (626) 232-0558. As always proof of vaccination is required, but if we're lucky, maybe these will be our first games without a mask requirement for vaccinated players (which would be everyone). Unit Game results are posted on both ACBL Live for Clubs https://my.acbl.org/club-results/905596 and The Common Game https://thecommongame.com/ClubWebHost/905596/. The club name is "Unit 559" which you can use as a search on Live for Clubs. This month we have two major milestones to announce in rank advancements. Lisa Walker is now a Life Master and Bronze Life Master. Morris Jones is now a Gold Life Master. I'd like to tell a story about when I first became a Life Master, living in Campbell, near San Jose, CA. A friend who was a tournament director and experienced player, was introducing me to some other friends at a tournament. He said, "This is Mojo, he's new to Flight B." It was a humbling thought and a reminder of how much bridge awaited me on the journey. I've spent a lot of that time learning to compete in Flight B. Now that I'm newly in Flight A, I know that I have to learn to play this game at another level. I wouldn't have it any other way. And Lisa -- welcome to Flight B! -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers Mojo's Blog

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SUNDAY'S GAME
by janet wickersham 12 Feb '22

12 Feb '22

Good Morning, Friends, I just got a call fromLinda Stuart. She is supposed to bring food for Sunday but will not be there. I have come down with a cold and will not be able to be there either. Is there someone else who would be willing to do a last minute? Our budget is $50.00 and pretty easy to fulfill. Please let me know. Mojo, I’ll have to rely on you to be upfront as well as direct. So very much appreciated.

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