Draft for the monthly unit column in the Southern California Bridge
News. Please review for accuracy and typos! :)
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We had two great unit games in January, with 11-1/2 tables on the 9th,
and 11 tables on the 23rd.
Winners on the 9th include *Fredy Minter* and *Lulu Minter* N/S and
*Stan Kosowski* and *Harish Singh* E/W. On the 23rd it was *Marie
Nimmrich* and *Diane Gulbrandsen* N/S with *Arthur Moore* and *Dominique
Moore* E/W.
We're planning another two unit games in February on the 13th and the
27th. The game on February 13th is also Super Bowl Sunday, but the unit
game will be over about 4:00. That should be the perfect time to get
back home, start up the game on the DVR, skip the commercials, and catch
up to the live finish by the end of the game!
Space is limited for our unit games! Reservations are required. We've
come close to running out of tables on previous Sunday afternoons.
Please contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 to reserve a seat.
Remember that proof of vaccination is required, and masks must be
securely in place throughout the game -- noses and mouths covered
please! No thin cloth masks, or masks with ventilators. Send a picture
of your vaccination card to Roy Wilson unit559webmaster(a)gmail.com. I
believe we're close to putting this all behind us, and I don't want to
drag it out!
We've had real difficulty balancing the seeding of our unit games. On
the 23rd we had nine flight A pairs playing N/S, and one playing E/W.
This really makes it difficult to have a fair bridge game. We're going
to have to insist that A pairs who can move from table to table play
E/W, saving the stationary seats for those who truly cannot move without
extreme difficulty.
This is not just a problem at our club, obviously. The most experienced
bridge players are also the ones with the most mobility problems, for
obvious reasons! I know a lot of players like playing N/S for the
convenience, but that can't be an option, for the sake of the game. If
you are requesting a N/S seat, please let Miram know that you are unable
to play E/W. "I don't like to play E/W" is no longer a valid reason.
We have two new Regional Masters, *Susanne Hollis* and Suzanne Wilcox.
Special congratulations to new Life Master (and Bronze Life Master)
*Ramesh Sawhney*. *Madhu Sudan* is a new Silver Life Master. Marking a
major milestone is *Dominique Moore* as a new Diamond Life Master.
Congratulations all!
Mark your calendars for our next unit games, reservations required!:
* February 13, 12:30 p.m., Arcadia Bridge Center
* February 27, 12:30 p.m., Arcadia Bridge Center
--
Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com>
Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org>
Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>
Things from last Sunday's Unit Game:
1. Food
I visited Costco and spent a bit over budget ($63) on food, but I
felt like much of it would last for two games:
Food Jan 23
Consumption:
Chicken wraps: 100%
Nutrigrain bars: 50%
Hershey's nuggets: 30%
Mandarin Orange cups: 50%
Trail mix: 90%
So I have lots to bring to the next game. I might just consider
replenishing the trail mix and bringing two chicken wrap boxes. I
don't mind making that Costco visit again.
2. Next game:
February 13 is *Super Bowl Sunday*. Eek!
Kickoff time is 3:30. Our game ends about 4:00 p.m.
I don't have a good feel for bridge attendance up against the Super
Bowl, but it could be affected, especially if the Rams win this weekend.
3. Seeding:
Miriam, we need you to help seed games. :) Patrick seated 9 A-flight
pairs NS and 1 EW. I'm not in a position to get involved in the
seating before the game starts, and by then it's too late to change
anything.
(Best, of course, is to assign flights to tables: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A,
4-B, 5-C, etc. Spacing out the A tables.)
I've been using Open/2000/750 as the strats, and it's pretty close
to thirds.
I'll be drafting the SCBN column for the unit later today, so it'll be
Feb. 13 for the next game, unless we can communicate differently quickly.
Best regards,
Mojo
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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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Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
Our December Unit Game was held on December 12, as a STaC game with the
Western Conference. It was a lightly attended session throughout the
conference, but our game contributed 16 tables out of 36 in play for
Open Pairs.
*Arthur and Dominique Moore* were the big winners, taking first place in
the conference with a 68.85% game -- not a small feat in a 16-table
26-board game! *Peter Szecsi and Amr Elghamry* took second in our game,
and third in the conference, with a 63.33% game.
In January we have two Sunday afternoon Unit Games on the calendar:
January 9 and 23. Hopefully these will take place as planned! Game time
is 12:30 (not 1:00!), with reservations and proof of COVID vaccination
required. For reservations, contact Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558.
New Club Masters in the unit include *Jonathan Fuhrman* and *Susan Kane*
(two of my students!), and new Bronze Life Master is *John Horn* from
Glendora. Congratulations!
The Unit 556+PPD virtual bridge club is still going strong with games
every day but Saturday. I've turned day-to-day club management back over
to Paula Olivares for a couple of months. The full game schedule is
available at bridgemojo.com.
I had a cruise scheduled for the second half of January, but I'm
honestly hoping not to be on that particular trip. Instead maybe I'll
see you on BBO or at the Unit Game.
Those of you who qualified for the North American Pairs, see elsewhere
in this issue and make plans for the District Final game on January 16.
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Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com>
Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org>
Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>
Hi, everyone…
I would like to ask for a vote on a salary adjustment for Marie. I do not believe it is fair to pay her $100 while we pay $150 to Mojo. Marie was getting $200 and voluntarily took a cut to $100 when she believed the unit was losing money on the unit game. I think it’s time to restore to at least the same level as a co-director. Can I have a vote on this, please?
Roy
I’ve played bridge more than half my life. The lesser half I wasted.
