Played with David Sokolow at the club again tonight.  The bad news is that we didn't play much better than on our first try.  The good news is that we played well enough to win.  My friend Joanie again proved to be my nemesis, as she gave us our only zero (don't blame me, I was dummy) and we gave her her only top board.

The tempest in a teapot over the USA I ladies in Shanghai continues in the Bridge Base forums.  To weigh in or just read a few opinions, click here.  One of my (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) suggestions was to depoliticize the process by replacing the flags and anthems with an apolitical alternative.  To listen to my suggested anthem for the winner, click here.