Bridge!

I played bridge last night for the first time.

My sister and my brother-in-law, who are new empty-nesters, are learning bridge.

They invited me and my other sister over, originally, to play pinochle.

My sisters and I played innumerable games of pinochle as kids.

However, we decided to play bridge, which has some similarities to pinochle.

It's a fascinating game and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

A friend at work is a bridge fanatic and I can't wait to tell her how much I enjoyed it.

It's a great thing to learn something new.

I could practically feel my brain cells growing as I counted trump and thought out strategy in my head.

That's always a good thing. Maybe it will help my short-term memory, which has gone completely to pot lately.

I end up in the kitchen and I have no idea why I'm in there. I swear I'm going to try ginko.

Anyway, try something new, it's good for you!