Archive for May, 2025

Little America, Salt Lake City

May 17, 2025 at 12:25 pm · Filed under Swim

500 Main St,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Little America has two pools: one outdoor on the ground, and one on the second floor in the main building, which is half inside and half outside, which also have two jacuzzis.

In the morning around 7, I’ve the pool on the second floor all to myself. Oddly, it opens from 4am to 11pm. In the evenings, it can be crowded and noisy with kids, teens and women.

The lockers in women’s change room have digital locks but I don’t think they’re working. The change room has no shower.

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Bridge: Boston

May 13, 2025 at 1:14 am · Filed under Bridge ♠️♥️♦️♣️

Just learnt one more thing: Boston = bottom of something top of nothing.

Out of total 17 hands, I played 6: won 4 lost 2. Got two robbers with two different partners. Nothing too memorable except three hands, happened to be winning:

Hand 1: I’ve a grand of 4 hcp, which I should not have responded at all… but I did, to the calling of my P’s ♠️:

… the bid:

 R1    R2   R3
 My RH opens  P   2H  4H
 me  P   2S  P
 My LH  P   3H  P
 My P  1S   3S  4S

… Long story short, my parter made the contract of 4 ♠️.

Hand 2: forgot my own 1C contract… thought Spade was the trump.

Hand 3 – the last hand. All we need was 40 points, which meant 2C was just right. For some reason, I thought we needed 3C – 60 point. So I said 3C. Helllllloooo can’t you do the simple math? Guess NOT. Luckily, my partner ended up making 4.

大脑进水的一晚. 17手俺没有啥好牌, 不过打了6 手: 4赢2输. 四赢中的2手难忘

  1. 4分俺也敢出声 有木有搞错呀
  2. 叫了♣️, 以为 ♠️是主
  3. 最后一手牌: 我们只需要40分. 2C正好.不知怎么的,我以为我们需要3C—60分. 信誓旦旦那种. 喂,你算术还给老师了 – 不会摆掰着手指算一下吗?

天堂鸟 水墨画 别要求太高 俺去睡觉 避免祸害人类

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Looking at the ball

May 10, 2025 at 3:16 pm · Filed under Tennis

So, another lesson in serving, and the take home note:

  1. Left foot 45° to the baseline
  2. Make a box
  3. 2 seconds medication
  4. Toss
  5. Look up at the ball
  6. Rotate to face the net and hit

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A fall from my drop shot 小球

May 6, 2025 at 9:14 pm · Filed under Tennis

A winning day: Graham 5-3, Dave G 5-2. It’s my first time playing with Vijay who has serious spins, not much serve tho.

Bob took a fall from one of my forehand drop shots… I felt terrible … but at the same time, each player has to know his or her limit, (?)

I always utilize drop shot, especially backhand. But since I decided that I prefer forehand side of the court, I also practice forehand drop shot: it’s decidedly obvious, that my backhand drop is lower and better.

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