First the bingos:
CLE[A]NSED
ATONIES
QUAYL[I]kE
SNORERS
VENTA[I]LS
WEENIER
READ[O]UTS
PaLFREY
RENAILS
Yeah, ATONIES again.
The first rack, the first game, my opponent plays JAWER* for 46, and I have a 94 point double double through and no sevens if I challenge it off. I moaned (really!) and thought for about half a second that perhaps it was new and then said, to myself, "the hell with it" and played the double double. I NEVER know what to do in that situation.
Statistical anomaly: I have gone first once in the last 10 games.
I like this club. Quirky, bright people, good games. There's one person I can have difficulty getting along with, but I'm learning skillz what with the basenjis and positive reinforcement, and I'm hoping to learn patience, at the very least. I do a lot of self-talk when I deal with that person. "It's not who they are; it's their disorders, whatever they may be." This is not a foolproof method.
I'm learning more about the holes in my game these days. So look out.
