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Two to Tango Cribbage Mistake Update!
I already have an update to the cribbage kerfuffle I posted about yesterday! The American Cribbage Congress (ACC) representative clarified what to do if the non-dealer and dealer by mistake switched roles during the cut of the deck and picking the starter card. According to Dan: “This mishap of the cutting of the starter card…
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The “It Takes Two to Tango” Mistake in Cribbage
Yesterday while playing cribbage, Sena and I accidentally switched non-dealer and dealer roles during the cut and pick the starter card phase of the game. I was dealer and by mistake cut the deck. Sena was non-dealer and by mistake picked the starter card—which happened to be a jack. At that point we both realized…
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Gorging Goldfinches Distract Us from Cribbage!
We were distracted from our cribbage match today when Sena saw a couple of goldfinches out in the back yard. One of them was clearly a male, bright yellow all over except for his black wings. The other was probably a female because it was olive colored. The sunlight must have varied because at times…
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Sena Got a Raggedy Ann in Cribbage Today!
This is a red-letter day! First of all, I saw this article on line about how older people can stay sharp and fit. One of the suggestions for cognitive fitness was to play “complex card games.” Cribbage counts (literally) because today, Sena had a Raggedy Ann hand! A Raggedy Ann is, as my old medical…
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Cribbage Cogitations
I wish we’d filmed the cribbage match we just played because it was marked by the weird combination of luck and strategy so typical of every cribbage game. On the other hand, I know if we’d tried to film it, we’d have been too flustered to make anything useful of it. So, I’m going to…
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Indigo Bunting Spotted Today!
We were playing cribbage this afternoon and Sena spotted a blue bird perched on top of our crab apple tree in the back yard. I rushed to get the camera and got a quick video about 7 seconds long before it flew off. I pulled a few images of the back of the bird; it…
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Sena Gets her Measles Vaccine-and Will Not Be Defeated!
Sena got a measles vaccine booster today just to be on the safe side given the increase in the number of measles cases all over the country, including Iowa. The history of the measles vaccine is fascinating by the way. It can make it challenging to figure out who might need a booster. Despite the…
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Will Not Be Defeated!
Sena has again been winning virtually every cribbage game. We always play 3 games, best of two wins and skunk wins don’t count. I think I play pretty well. She just plays better. It reminds me of the song “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better).” It’s a song from the musical “Annie Get…
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Thoughts on Upping Your Game
Today’s essay by Dr. Moffic was pretty interesting about the role of video gaming in health for men and women. Computer games were emphasized but it got me thinking about hands-on games that you might thing of as being more old-fashioned—like cribbage. I wrote a post about cribbage already today, but there’s another angle on…
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Thoughts on the Elusive 29 Hand Score in Cribbage
Sena and I were talking about the elusive 29 hand score in cribbage and I wondered how you could ever verify it. Let’s face it, it’s hard to imagine anybody filming themselves playing cribbage in order to catch it on tape. Just for the sake of completeness, here’s a video of how to count the…
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