My trip home was less eventful than my trip to the tournament, which was good since it was an early flight. This time, finding my way was easy...I just followed John and Joanne to their rental car (we were on the same flight). Getting up at 4:00 in the morning wasn't as hard as you might think, even though I was up past midnight the night before. Julie, not a morning person, says that I am "shot out of a cannon" when I get up; I suspect I was a bit chatty for the Molts, but at least they didn't ignore me.
You may be wondering what happened to Day 4 of my trip; instead of playing bridge, I spent the day just playing. I went to the pool, but not for long since lukewarm water doesn't do much to cool you off when it's 110 degrees. I played blackjack, with its endless cycle of losing and winning and losing, finally stopping when I was more or less even. I went to see "O", the water based Cirque show, which was fantastic. I ate and drank, as you are supposed to do in Las Vegas.
You may also be wondering how Amadeus fared during my absence. My brother was in charge and called to tell me that he (the cat, not Ed) was depressed (indicated by a full food bowl) and angry (indicated by aggression toward a lamp which was found on the floor with a broken shade). I was not alarmed because I knew Amadeus would eat when he got hungry enough. I also suspected that the lamp incident was caused by Ed having a few drinks and then dancing around the room with the lampshade on his head.
I did learn a few things at this tournament:
Paris serves good champagne at the gaming tables, but most other casinos don't.
"Leaping Michaels" is a great bid, although it only comes up once every 5 years or so.
There are a lot of freaks downtown.
You can meet really nice and interesting people at the partnership desk.
Asking for a free room upgrade can get you a suite at no extra charge!!
A lot of people don't seem to know standard responses to take out doubles.
Going to a tournament by yourself can be fun, especially when you know people there.
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