Friday, Sept. 8th - Out with the Guys

We extended our stay in Danbury by two days for several reasons, one of which was to be able to play poker with the guys. Most of my years in Danbury, I played a monthly game with Bill Bodnar, John Ashkar, Ed March and others who, like me, have moved on. Bill invited me to join them tonight. I am richer for the experience and poorer for the evening. Some things have never changed…you never want to sit next to Bill and you always want to “call” John's bets. Great guys!

Earlier, I dropped by Richter Park Golf Course and visited with many friends from my days as a member of the Richter Park Men’s Club. This is the week-end of their annual Member – Guest tournament, an event that I enjoyed so much while in Connecticut. The Friday Dinner was always exciting with teams betting, bragging, poor-mouthing, etc., all trying to get the psychological “edge”. I played in this tourney 12 times, twice when my brother, John, came up from Texas and other times with John Ashkar, a neighbor in Danbury.