Blog E-Zine

Bridge

• 01-1. Bridge: “…Breaking Down the Barriers is the Key”
• 02-1. Bridge: Ely Culbertson, the George Washington of Bridge
• 03-1. Bridge: Is Warren Buffet Today’s Ely Culbertson?
• 04-1. Bridge: More About Buffett’s Bridge in Schools & Bridge Cup
• 05-1. Bridge: It’s Rise & Fall . . . & Rise??
• 06-1. Bridge: Would You Teach a Pre-Schooler to Play Bridge?
• 07-1. Bridge: Friendly Bridge & the Richmond Bridge Club
• 08-1. Bridge: Friendly Bridge & the Ruff’N Sluff Bridge Club
• 09-1. Bridge: How the “Other Half” Looks at Bridge
• 10-1. Bridge: A Philosophical Take on Playing Bridge
• 11-1. Bridge: The Goren Era . . .
• 12-1. Bridge: Audrey Grant & Andrew Robson
• 13-1. Bridge: Social Players Are an Untapped Market
• 14-1. Bridge: My “Bucket List” Bridge Blog
• 15-1. Bridge: “You don’t have to be brilliant… be happy”
• 16-1. Bridge: Beantown Bridge Meet Up
• 17-1. Bridge: Prairie District & Park City Bridge Clubs
• 18-1. Bridge: The Retro 50s or Learning to Play Bridge Like Grandma
• 19-1. Bridge: Is Minibridge the key to a boom in bridge?
• 20-1. Bridge: Bridging the “old lady”/generation gap
• 21-1. Bridge: We need a “cool & sexy” populist bridge tournament
• 22-1. Bridge: The Populist Tournament of the 20th Century
• 23-1. Bridge: A Populist Tournament for the 21st Century
• 24-1. Bridge: Celebrating Bridge on Wall Street Journal’s Front Page!
• 25-1. Bridge: Progress Report on Wall Street Journal Effect
• 26-1. Bridge: Did you know the Lady Di played bridge??
• 27-1. Bridge: The Antidote to Nasty Bridge Players Is . . . Smile, Smile, Smile
• 28-1. BRIDGE: The ACBL & Promoting Bridge

Bridge (Sociable)

• 01-2. Bridge (Sociable): An Uncountable Sisterhood
• 02-2. Bridge (Sociable): Its History and Pop Culture
• 03-2. Bridge (Sociable): Time for a Retro Pop Culture Renaissance
• 04-2. Bridge (Sociable): A Chronicle–From Whist to Bridge-Whist
• 05-2. Bridge (Sociable): A Chronicle–from Bridge-Whist to Auction
• 06-2. Bridge (Sociable): A Chronicle–From Auction Bridge to Contract
• 07-2. Bridge (Sociable): Vanderbilt’s Invention–Contract Bridge
• 08-2. Bridge (Sociable): Jo & Ely Culbertson
• 09-2. Bridge (Sociable): Jo Culbertson on Bridge in the 30s
• 10-2. Bridge (Sociable): Is Bridge Good For You?
• 11-2. Bridge (Sociable): Serious vs Sociable Players
• 12-2. Bridge (Sociable): Switch-Hitters Play in Both Bridge Worlds
• 13-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge Is Just Right for Today’s Economy
• 14-2. Bridge (Sociable): “Peace, It’s Wonderful”
• 15-2. Bridge (Sociable): My Mother’s Bridge Game
• 16-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge in the Military
• 17-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge on the Homefront in WWI and II
• 18-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bess Truman’s Bridge Club
• 19-2. Bridge (Sociable): Learning to Play During WWII
• 20-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge in Britain of the 30s
• 21-2. Sociable Bridge: “–but the bridge club was a constant”
• 22-2. Sociable Bridge: Charlie Goren & Helen Sobel
• 23-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bess Truman’s Bridge Club Post-WWII
• 24-2. Bridge (Sociable): Celebrating Retro Bridge Club Revival?
• 25-2. Bridge (Sociable)–The Evening Ladies-only Bridge Group
• 26-2. Sociable Bridge: Inspired–A 50s Bridge Party
• 27-2. Sociable Bridge: In the 50s They Asked Do You Play Goren?
• 28-2. Sociable Bridge: Highbrow, Lowbrow, Middlebrow, Which Are You?

Issue 01

• 01-1. Bridge: “…Breaking Down the Barriers is the Key”
• 01-2. Bridge (Sociable): An Uncountable Sisterhood
• 01-3. Ladies Lunch: “A Special Kind of Oasis that Excluded Men”
• 01-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Why Include Aging?

Issue 02

• 02-1. Bridge: Ely Culbertson, the George Washington of Bridge
• 02-2. Bridge (Sociable): Its History and Pop Culture
• 02-3. Ladies Lunch: Bridge Food for Bridge Fans
• 02-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Solace in the Statistics of Bridge

Issue 03

• 03-1. Bridge: Is Warren Buffet Today’s Ely Culbertson?
• 03-2. Bridge (Sociable): Time for a Retro Pop Culture Renaissance
• 03-3. Ladies Lunch: Della Lutes’ Menus for the 30s
• 03-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Is Bridge the True Florida Fountain of Youth?

Issue 04

• 04-1. Bridge: More About Buffett’s Bridge in Schools & Bridge Cup
• 04-2. Bridge (Sociable): A Chronicle–From Whist to Bridge-Whist
• 04-3. Ladies Lunch: Fannie Farmer & Ladies Lunch Menus
• 04-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Googling “Play Bridge”

Issue 05

• 05-1. Bridge: It’s Rise & Fall . . . & Rise??
• 05-2. Bridge (Sociable): A Chronicle–from Bridge-Whist to Auction
• 05-3. Ladies Lunch: “Let’s Do Lunch”
• 05-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Googling Social/Sociable Bridge

Issue 06

• 06-1. Bridge: Would You Teach a Pre-Schooler to Play Bridge?
• 06-2. Bridge (Sociable): A Chronicle–From Auction Bridge to Contract
• 06-3. Ladies Lunch: An Auction Bridge Party (1928)
• 06-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Googling Ladies Lunch

Issue 07

• 07-1. Bridge: Friendly Bridge & the Richmond Bridge Club
• 07-2. Bridge (Sociable): Vanderbilt’s Invention–Contract Bridge
• 07-3. Ladies Lunch: Battle of the Bridges
• 07-4. Nonagenarian Notions: First-time Cruise

Issue 08

• 08-1. Bridge: Friendly Bridge & the Ruff’N Sluff Bridge Club
• 08-2. Bridge (Sociable): Jo & Ely Culbertson
• 08-3. Ladies Lunch: Coca Cola Fluff
• 08-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Blogs Published by Nonagenarians

Issue 09

• 09-1. Bridge: How the “Other Half” Looks at Bridge
• 09-2. Bridge (Sociable): Jo Culbertson on Bridge in the 30s
• 09-3. Ladies Lunch: Women’s Magazines
• 09-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Blogging 90-year-olds

Issue 10

• 10-1. Bridge: A Philosophical Take on Playing Bridge
• 10-2. Bridge (Sociable): Is Bridge Good For You?
• 10-3. Ladies Lunch: Ladies Home Journal, October 1960
• 10-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Longevity

Issue 11

• 11-1. Bridge: The Goren Era . . .
• 11-2. Bridge (Sociable): Serious vs Sociable Players
• 11-3. Ladies Lunch: Tuna Noodle Casserole
• 11-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Blogging for News of

Issue 12

• 12-1. Bridge: Audrey Grant & Andrew Robson
• 12-2. Bridge (Sociable): Switch-Hitters Play in Both Bridge Worlds
• 12-3. Ladies Lunch: A Universal Term?
• 12-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Better-N-Nothing Bridge Club

Issue 13

• 13-1. Bridge: Social Players Are an Untapped Market
• 13-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge Is Just Right for Today’s Economy
• 13-3. Ladies Lunch: Bridge! What to Serve
• 13-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Another 7-Decade Bridge Club

Issue 14

• 14-1. Bridge: My “Bucket List” Bridge Blog
• 14-2. Bridge (Sociable): “Peace, It’s Wonderful”
• 14-3. Ladies Lunch: Chicken Salad Is First on the List
• 14-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Is 100 the new 90?

Issue 15

• 15-1. Bridge: “You don’t have to be brilliant… be happy”
• 15-2. Bridge (Sociable): My Mother’s Bridge Game
• 15-3. Ladies Lunch: Chicken Salad for 50s & 60s Ambiance
• 15-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Defense Secretary Gates’ mom plays bridge

Issue 16

• 16-1. Bridge: Beantown Bridge Meet Up
• 16-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge in the Military
• 16-3. Ladies Lunch: Bridge Parties on the Eve of WWII
• 16-4. Nonagenarian Notions: It’s never too late to take up bridge!

Issue 17

• 17-1. Bridge: Prairie District & Park City Bridge Clubs
• 17-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge on the Homefront in WWI and II
• 17-3. Ladies Lunch: Rationing comes to America
• 17-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Two Bridge Clubs That Began in WWII

Issue 18

• 18-1. Bridge: The Retro 50s or Learning to Play Bridge Like Grandma
• 18-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bess Truman’s Bridge Club
• 18-3. Ladies Lunch: The Cream-cheese Frosted Sandwich Loaf
• 18-4. Nonagenarian Notions: 90+ Research Studies

Issue 19

• 19-1. Bridge: Is Minibridge the key to a boom in bridge?
• 19-2. Bridge (Sociable): Learning to Play During WWII
• 19-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: What Bess Truman Served Her Bridge Club
• 19-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Andy Anderson learned to play bridge in 1926!

Issue 20

• 20-1. Bridge: Bridging the “old lady”/generation gap
• 20-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bridge in Britain of the 30s
• 20-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Seafood a’ la Riseholme is classic #4
• 20-4. Nonagenarian Notions: You’re never too old . . . for heart surgery

Issue 21

• 21-1. Bridge: We need a “cool & sexy” populist bridge tournament
• 21-2. Sociable Bridge: “–but the bridge club was a constant”
• 21-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch–A Retro 40s Bridge Party Apron
• 21-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Centenarians are not necessarily skinny!

Issue 22

• 22-1. Bridge: The Populist Tournament of the 20th Century
• 22-2. Sociable Bridge: Charlie Goren & Helen Sobel
• 22-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: The Post-War Toll House Cookbook
• 22-4. Nonagenarian Notions: You’ve probably heard it on the News . . .

Issue 23

• 23-1. Bridge: A Populist Tournament for the 21st Century
• 23-2. Bridge (Sociable): Bess Truman’s Bridge Club Post-WWII
• 23-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Gender Food Once Again
• 23-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Elsie McLean Deserves Some Kind of Medal

Issue 24

• 24-1. Bridge: Celebrating Bridge on Wall Street Journal’s Front Page!
• 24-2. Bridge (Sociable): Celebrating Retro Bridge Club Revival?
• 24-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Celebrating Gender Food
• 24-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Celebrating 90 + Especially If You Play Bridge

Issue 25

• 25-1. Bridge: Progress Report on Wall Street Journal Effect
• 25-2. Bridge (Sociable)–The Evening Ladies-only Bridge Group
• 25-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Valentina Duckworth Is Not Your Average Bridge-playing Retiree

Issue 26

• 26-1. Bridge: Did you know the Lady Di played bridge??
• 26-2. Sociable Bridge: Inspired–A 50s Bridge Party
• 26-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Chicken a la King
• 26-4. Nonagenarian Notions: I had a birthday on March 14th

Issue 27

• 27-1. Bridge: The Antidote to Nasty Bridge Players Is . . . Smile, Smile, Smile
• 27-2. Sociable Bridge: In the 50s They Asked Do You Play Goren?
• 27-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Containments are Essential to LBL Menus
• 27-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Learning to drive at 75?

Issue 28

• 28-1. BRIDGE: The ACBL & Promoting Bridge
• 28-2. Sociable Bridge: Highbrow, Lowbrow, Middlebrow, Which Are You?
• 28-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Changing Styles in the 50s
• 28-4. Nonagenarian Notions: “If I were 20 years younger . . .”

Ladies Lunch

• 01-3. Ladies Lunch: “A Special Kind of Oasis that Excluded Men”
• 02-3. Ladies Lunch: Bridge Food for Bridge Fans
• 03-3. Ladies Lunch: Della Lutes’ Menus for the 30s
• 04-3. Ladies Lunch: Fannie Farmer & Ladies Lunch Menus
• 05-3. Ladies Lunch: “Let’s Do Lunch”
• 06-3. Ladies Lunch: An Auction Bridge Party (1928)
• 07-3. Ladies Lunch: Battle of the Bridges
• 08-3. Ladies Lunch: Coca Cola Fluff
• 09-3. Ladies Lunch: Women’s Magazines
• 10-3. Ladies Lunch: Ladies Home Journal, October 1960
• 11-3. Ladies Lunch: Tuna Noodle Casserole
• 12-3. Ladies Lunch: A Universal Term?
• 13-3. Ladies Lunch: Bridge! What to Serve
• 14-3. Ladies Lunch: Chicken Salad Is First on the List
• 15-3. Ladies Lunch: Chicken Salad for 50s & 60s Ambiance
• 16-3. Ladies Lunch: Bridge Parties on the Eve of WWII
• 17-3. Ladies Lunch: Rationing comes to America
• 18-3. Ladies Lunch: The Cream-cheese Frosted Sandwich Loaf
• 19-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: What Bess Truman Served Her Bridge Club
• 20-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Seafood a’ la Riseholme is classic #4
• 21-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch–A Retro 40s Bridge Party Apron
• 22-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: The Post-War Toll House Cookbook
• 23-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Gender Food Once Again
• 24-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Celebrating Gender Food
• 25-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: 1946-1949, A Curious Gap in this Story
• 26-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Chicken a la King
• 27-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Containments are Essential to LBL Menus
• 28-3. Ladies Bridge Lunch: Changing Styles in the 50s

Nonagenerian Notions

• 01-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Why Include Aging?
• 02-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Solace in the Statistics of Bridge
• 03-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Is Bridge the True Florida Fountain of Youth?
• 04-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Googling “Play Bridge”
• 05-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Googling Social/Sociable Bridge
• 06-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Googling Ladies Lunch
• 07-4. Nonagenarian Notions: First-time Cruise
• 08-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Blogs Published by Nonagenarians
• 09-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Blogging 90-year-olds
• 10-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Longevity
• 11-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Blogging for News of
• 12-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Better-N-Nothing Bridge Club
• 13-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Another 7-Decade Bridge Club
• 14-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Is 100 the new 90?
• 15-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Defense Secretary Gates’ mom plays bridge
• 16-4. Nonagenarian Notions: It’s never too late to take up bridge!
• 17-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Two Bridge Clubs That Began in WWII
• 18-4. Nonagenarian Notions: 90+ Research Studies
• 19-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Andy Anderson learned to play bridge in 1926!
• 20-4. Nonagenarian Notions: You’re never too old . . . for heart surgery
• 21-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Centenarians are not necessarily skinny!
• 22-4. Nonagenarian Notions: You’ve probably heard it on the News . . .
• 23-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Elsie McLean Deserves Some Kind of Medal
• 24-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Celebrating 90 + Especially If You Play Bridge
• 25-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Valentina Duckworth Is Not Your Average Bridge-playing Retiree
• 26-4. Nonagenarian Notions: I had a birthday on March 14th
• 27-4. Nonagenarian Notions: Learning to drive at 75?
• 28-4. Nonagenarian Notions: “If I were 20 years younger . . .”