so just what the world needed, another weblog. thanks to marc for generously sharing his brand name with me, where i can hopefully ride the coattails of the site's ever-increasing popularity. i have no agenda here other than to recycle bits that cross my path and purge some of the nonsense that clutters my brain.
in that vein, i'm guessing that most of you ignored the world bridge chapionships (aka "the bermuda bowl") taking place in monaco. i'll guiltily admit that i often read the bridge column in the NYTimes, as i learned to play when i was younger and, well, a lot geekier. but the finals between the USA and Italy actually made the front section yesterday (page A10), and it was a hugely exciting finish. read about it here. i wish the article had been about twice as long as they didn't even really get to go over the progression of play in the hand.
there's a picture of some of the winning team on this site. i won't bore you with more bridge links, but i will say that i love that the points used in the scoring are called "IMPs". if you ever feel like taking some tricks and winning some rubbers, let me know.
welcome to balgavy the brand! these are very exciting times! of course, now i'm disappointed i won't be able to steal your emailed links for my own blog.
Posted by: marc at December 17, 2003 12:01 AMHey! Good way to rope the people in. Nothing brings the crowds like bridge talk, except, of course, for links to bridge talk.
Posted by: crispin at December 17, 2003 12:01 AMahhh. he's just getting warmed up. the vitriolic global ecology rants are right around the corner. but did you check out those winners? H-O-T. especially the mustachioed gentleman.
Posted by: shmoo at December 17, 2003 12:01 AM