Monthly Archives: September 2011

September 4 Today was the 33rd time this year that the temperature reached 110 degrees. AZ Bridgeworks is a fulltime club run by Joy Balsar. The President of Unit 354 is Leon Lowe and he was my partner. My RHO … Continue reading →

September 3 The first stop in Arizona was Sedona, which some believe is the most beautiful place of all. The scenic views of the canyon’s reddish walls are not only a dramatic entrance to the valley, but also a gracious … Continue reading →

September 2 There is nothing like being in the Wild West and meeting ‘Billy the kid’. Billy Trabaudo is a 19 year old sophomore at the University of New Mexico and is a highly regarded young player. We played and … Continue reading →

September 1 The Los Alamos game on Thursday night is directed by Jerry Fleming. They had 14 tables including two tables of ‘home-style’ bridge. There were players from Santa Fe and Taos in addition to those from Los Alamos and … Continue reading →

September 1 I have two days and three club stops in New Mexico. The first stop is in Santa Fe at the Leonard Helman Bridge Center. Clearly the best dressed player west of the Mississippi is Leonard Helman, known affectionately … Continue reading →

August 30 The trip to Aspen had my first major pitfall. I arrive to play in the Aspen club with John VanNess, former District 17 President. About the third round, I realized that my glasses had no left lens. John … Continue reading →

August 29 Typically, I’ve been driving from club to club, but today I flew and arrived in Colorado Springs. Many years ago some members of this club had the foresight to buy a building for a bridge club. Each put … Continue reading →

August 27 I somehow got the address of the wrong Houston Bridge Club in my GPS, but I was able to rally and show up on time. Up to this point, 41 tables was the biggest game I have played, … Continue reading →

August 26 The Bridge Club of San Antonio is a nice facility with really good furniture. Their Friday night game was resurrected for my tour and 15 tables were in play. This is another full service club with a teaching … Continue reading →

August 26 Turtle Creek Bridge Club is managed by Paula Wissman. One neat feature of the club is a teaching program, with supervised play and a 5th chair. I played with Ed Rawlinson but we had one of those games … Continue reading →