Thursday, October 23, 2008

Mobile blog post

I've just installed software on my phone to update this blog from my phone. I'll now be able to take lots of pictures with my phone and upload comments and stories directly from the bridge trail to the blog. I hope this makes the stories more enjoyable and timely.

I'm headed out of LA to Denver for a few days to work with one my sponsors. Then I'm off to the Chattanooga and Daytona regionals. I'll report more from those regionals in the coming weeks.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

LA Regional

The 2008 LA Regional was my first time to play in what use to be the famous LA Bridge Week.

In the distant past, this event rivaled an NABC in both size and skill of the players. It was a bit disappointing to see that this once great event is no longer even a "normal" sized regional. Additionally, the playing schedule had difficult starting times that made it awkward and exhausting to play 3 sessions per day.

In spite of the small turnout and other difficulties, the Pacific Palms Resort was a beautiful playing site, the organizers were gracious hosts, and opponents strong competitors. I hope that in the future the LA area can regrow it's bridge attraction and return to providing a truly spectacular bridge event on the west coast.
**If you have any ideas or suggests please feel free to email them to me.

Monday, October 20, 2008

The New Blog

Hi Everyone.

I've done a horrible job of keeping the www.notrump.org website up to date. With all the traveling, playing, and teaching of bridge I've been doing this year I just haven't made it a priority. But that is about to change! I've decided to start using some blogging software (www.blogger.com) to post to my website and allow me to update information easily from the road.

I hope that everyone enjoys all the bridge stories!