Tag: games

Animusic – Fiber Bundle

More from Animusic because quite simply, I love it. To be able to hear and see music makes my spine go all tingly. Resonant Chamber remains my favorite, but I think this is a close second. The quality isn't quite as sharp, but if you don't have a huge monitor, you can go full screen … Continue reading Animusic – Fiber Bundle

SERIOUSLY

TMP96: Serious Players I play bridge. I've been playing bridge since I was a kid. When we first started playing bridge, we were maybe 8 or 9, we didn't know how to bid, so we looked at each other's cards. THEN we bid. We gained considerable sophistication over the years. If there's a more serious … Continue reading SERIOUSLY

SHARING THE WORLD, 12 OCT ’21

SHARE YOUR WORLD 10-12-2021 I think the picture makes a statement. Autumn showed up. Still not fully engaged, but give it another couple of days -- if the sun shines and it gets cold at night. Home again, home again It will keep getting better (fingers crossed) for about a week then slowly dissolve into November's … Continue reading SHARING THE WORLD, 12 OCT ’21

BIDDING NO-TRUMP

I used to play bridge and "no Trump" was a bid. It didn't have any extra meanings. Just a bid. A strong no-trump was 16 to 19 points but in other systems, 13 to 18 were good too. Three no trump equaled "a game." Seven no trump was the bid. You were contracting to take … Continue reading BIDDING NO-TRUMP

BE HOME BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON – Marilyn Armstrong

When I was growing up ... and even when my son was growing up in the 1970s, kids went out to play. Alone. Unsupervised. Unstructured. Disorganized with not a single adult to keep an eye on us. We built "forts" and "clubhouses" out of crates and old boxes and anything we could find that mom … Continue reading BE HOME BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON – Marilyn Armstrong

WHEN NO-TRUMP WAS A BRIDGE BID – Marilyn Armstrong

Back in the day, I played bridge. In those golden olden days, "no Trump" was a bid. It didn't have extra meanings. Just a contract bid. Three no trump equaled "a game." Seven no trump was THE bid, to take every trick and the high card of the led suit won. Even a two of … Continue reading WHEN NO-TRUMP WAS A BRIDGE BID – Marilyn Armstrong

MONOPOLY IS THE NAME OF OUR WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Game When I was a kid, we played this game all summer long. If we weren't building a "clubhouse" or jumping rope or playing hide n' seek, we were playing Monopoly. Monopoly was a bad word once upon a time. Teddy Roosevelt fought the monopolies. He lost, by the way. He never … Continue reading MONOPOLY IS THE NAME OF OUR WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong

THE GAME OF CARDS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I’m not a big game person. I don’t play video games. I don’t play a lot of games on my computer or phone. I like a few word puzzles and Shanghai (a form of Mahjong). But my all time favorite is the card game, Solitaire. I play Solitaire on my phone for long periods of … Continue reading THE GAME OF CARDS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

A PEEK AT FALL THAT HAS ALREADY LEFT US — GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG

We didn't get more than a peek at the full autumn colors this year. It was late October by the time the leaves fully changed ... and within hours, the rain began to fall. It was heavier rain, lighter rain ... and finally, it ended in a crashing storm with high winds (I think they … Continue reading A PEEK AT FALL THAT HAS ALREADY LEFT US — GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG

REAL REALITY, VIRTUAL REALITY AND REALITY TV REALITY – BY TOM CURLEY

I’m having a real problem with reality lately. And it’s not from taking too many drugs. I think it’s from not taking enough drugs. The problem is that we have too many realities to choose from. We have reality TV, which everyone knows is not real at all. We have our real reality, which seems … Continue reading REAL REALITY, VIRTUAL REALITY AND REALITY TV REALITY – BY TOM CURLEY