Totally Unauthorized

That didn’t take long–I went downstairs to play in the morning KO: our team ran into a buzzsaw, withdrew because we were down 43 after 12 boards and now I’m back.  If the ♦Q had been onside, I would have made that slam and we’d still be playing.

So now I have more time to search for winners.  Right off the bat, I see that Marj Russell, Carol Brooks, Wayne Miller and Bob Locke were 2nd in the D strat of the Swiss.  Jarett and Judy Inkeles had a 2nd in B in the 100/200/300 afternoon game.

I found winners from Pittsburgh, PA and Pittsburg, KS, but none from Pittsburg CA.

We’ve played in this hotel 25 years or more. Every time I’m here, I think of Shirlee Shaw, sitting at the nickel machines near the coffee shop.  I just know that she expected to have to change the sign out front to “Shirlee’s Grand Hotel”.  I was reminded of that again this morning as I saw Nancy Boyd playing penny slots.  Machines aren’t much of a way to get rich quick, but Nancy has clearly perfected the art of getting poor slowly.

Still searching for the perfect fancy, modern restaurant.  Asking for the concierge wasn’t much help–this 2000 room hotel only has an “adventure desk”, and his best recommendation was the Steakhouse in the hotel.  Is there anyone in this town who would recognize a quenelle if they saw one?

Off to play the Mixed Pairs with Gail today.  Tomorrow, too, I hope.