tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post1933620036476405214..comments2024-03-29T07:14:10.018-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: My Card(s), Sir! - Part 1Gonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-70683652407400621022015-09-04T22:43:27.094-04:002015-09-04T22:43:27.094-04:00Sounds like good times, Lawrence!
We'll be sp...Sounds like good times, Lawrence!<br /><br />We'll be spending the (US) Holiday weekend at my daughter's in-law's cabin in rural Massachusetts, so some of the above may be on tap for us during the evenings!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-54036025032721036292015-09-04T05:21:21.515-04:002015-09-04T05:21:21.515-04:00500 was always my favourite.
Which takes me back...500 was always my favourite. <br /><br />Which takes me back to the eleven very happy years I spent in New Zealand where we used to book a camping weekend away at the end of each study year, which usually resulted in us being on an isolated beach somewhere drinking and playing our way through a '500' "tournament".Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-17377274659761594942015-09-04T00:21:12.524-04:002015-09-04T00:21:12.524-04:00I'd forgotten about the cards... if not the Vi...I'd forgotten about the cards... if not the Viking raiders! Steve was certainly creative!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-59368285446786797052015-09-03T22:51:06.925-04:002015-09-03T22:51:06.925-04:00Card games? Do you remember Gallagher's campa...Card games? Do you remember Gallagher's campaign game from college with the event cards, like....assassinate?pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-39584855192302605042015-09-03T13:26:41.358-04:002015-09-03T13:26:41.358-04:00Yeah, I know. I'll be here all week...Yeah, I know. I'll be here all week...Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-14555631566032603072015-09-03T13:21:59.469-04:002015-09-03T13:21:59.469-04:00"Bridge did follow suit" LOL, goos one,..."Bridge did follow suit" LOL, goos one, Jon!<br /><br />While I enjoy computer games as well, I'd much rather play a card game in person!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-23185018184334168472015-09-03T06:51:59.136-04:002015-09-03T06:51:59.136-04:00Interesting recollections of your past, Peter. Ca...Interesting recollections of your past, Peter. Card playing was a prominant feature in my childhood as well. Perhaps that was a generational activity? As a lad, the family card game of choice was Pinochle but Bridge did follow suit later. Ah, I remember the Pinochle parties my parents held and was quite excited when I was finally allowed to join the adults.<br /><br />When I need cards for a game, I typically head to the local Dollar Store. There they can be found inexpensively and plentifully.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com