Winning the Battle

We have been addressing the scented products issue for quite some time and you have listened. THANK YOU! We now have more and more bridge clubs that are putting up notices and making announcements to help eliminate the suffocating effects of perfume, etc....THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

Thanks for the Night time players

Have I told you lately how much I appreciate you coming from your cosy homes, sometimes leaving your dinner table early to attend the night time bridge games. You are a treat and make my job fun and vibrant. We have many who are interested in learning bridge for the first time and I am putting people together as they show up, so spread the word...Jeanni is teaching beginners Mon 7-9 PM at Pompano and Tu and Thurs at JCC 7-9 PM. I also have a class on 2/1 at Pompano Wed 7:15 - 9:15 PM 3 weeks starting 7/22 $10 each or 3 for $25. It's an interesting time and I wouldnt miss a moment of it. So no vacation for Paul and I, we will prepare for the cruise 11/1/09 PLEASE COME WITH US. Not too late to sign up.

Summer is Coming

The streets, the stores, the restaurants and the bridge clubs are less crowded. We are a smaller group and cannot afford to lose anymore players to illness. Please be aware of the threats to our health and try to keep everything clean. This includes clean air. NO SMELLY STUFF! No scented products that are not perfume but are perfumed! Some of you are coming around, others still can't let their scents go. You can do it! We are adding a Sunday 1 PM game w/bagels at JCC starts May 17th. Please come. Opening day is 2 for 1. May 4th starts Silver Points at Pompano Bridge Club for those with less than 300 registered masterpoints. Monday thru Friday 12:30 and MWF 7 PM. Come for one or all sessions but COME. The end of the year party at Paulpano is May 20th. It's been a great and fun season.

For every action there is reaction.

Not real sure what that means, however, since I started the "triple point" madness I feel responsible when a player who needs silver points tells me he has over 300 points due to the "triple point" games!! Now what??? Should the limited games really give "triple points?" Is it a disservice? I mean if they want triple points, they can play in the big game (Fort Lauderdale). It wouldn't be so bad if we could have NLM silver games at a reasonable fee (like the 299'ers) from ACBL. But without approval, ACBL directors have to come, supplies, acbl hands, per diems, room and board and session fees!! Geesh.... So I would like to run a NonLife Master/Senior Silver Tourney for the same fee as the 299'er but then I would need a bigger playing area. There it is: Cause and effect. You can email me your thoughts, or join google (very secure and FREE) and leave a comment here. Join me on Facebook for hands and answers to your bridge questions. And by the way. Please call and sign up for the November cruise ASAP. Thanks!

Blog vs email - Members Party

Hi everyone, I send so many emails and get quite a few bounced back. Then I worry I wont reach the one who really needs this. So when the worry catches up I blog. God takes good care of me. He sends me people to pair up, I know the website helps, but to find people partners is one of the services I enjoy providing my customers. I spoke with another director on Friday night who said he like teaching more than directing. My response "I love directing!" I hope it shows. This members party at Pompano Friday Night 2/20 is open to EVERYONE. The BOD decided to have it on Friday night since most of the new members are from the night time group. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!!! Thank YOU! So please come and celebrate. We will acknowledge the many National Ace of Clubs Winners who play at our club. We will have door prizes, computer hands, appetizers, wine, beer, soda, cake, a Pincess House Crystal display and lots of Good Will. Only $10 each. There are many missing new members and I wonder why they have not come for so long, please come.

Hard to Handle

As you know I have been running silver tourneys for people with under 300 masterpoints. In January, the tourney is at the Jewish Comm. Center. Since they are not open Friday Night or Saturday Day we start on Sunday with a team game. Geesh...no wonder the swiss teams are at the end of tourneys. By that time people can meet and form their own teams. It is truly a test for me to put together people I dont even know let alone know about how they will get along as a team. The stress is great and the numbers seem to be low because of a reluctance to play with people they dont know. Anyway, day time games are really the bread and butter games here in South Florida where people dont see well and cant drive at night. Thanks for your support. Come see me Thursday 1/22 afternoon and evening for the finale of our lovely tourney.

Holidays

A wonderful time of the year, especially in South Florida as the snowbirds fly South bring big games and enjoy our warm weather. We are trully blessed to live in a vacation paradise. We should "be happy, dont worry" kinda people. Remember to smile and offer good luck to the meanest of opponents and remember people play for lots of different reasons. During these financially troubling times people and personal contact can make a difference between a day to remember and a day you wish you could forget. Let's not be the person who might ruin someone's day. And also be aware it's not what you say - it's how you make them feel. So be happy from your heart. Come and join me and the games. Our intent is to party, have a good time and exercise your brain. Fondly, Jeanni