The ultimate workout: Join the gym with your kid
This summer I decided to do something monumentally stupid. I
GETTING OUT: Experiencing Pinnacles’ best-kept secret
Pinnacles National Monument, nestled in the Gabilan Mountains an hour south of Hollister, boasts a fistful of marquis attractions. I recently joined a group of friends to hike to a feature that many people don’t even know is part of the park.
‘Dummy points’ a valuable asset
We now explore an interesting hand that is a little short on high card points (HCP's), but holds a valuable asset called “dummy points,” which is shortness in a side-suit. Dummy should value a side-suit doubleton at one extra point, a singleton at three extra points and a void at five extra points. The reason shortness in a side-suit is important is that dummy is able to convert some of declarer's losing tricks into winners by trumping them in dummy - a pretty good feature to have.
‘Beautiful’—the story and music of songwriter Carole King
The amazing story of Carole King is an inspiring one, showing what talent and drive could do in the world of popular music back in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. She has won four Grammys, been inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame and was the first woman to receive the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Her list of achievements goes on and on.
