Gerry Heidenreich

The list of games I enjoy grew a little this summer... (so did the list of games my wife beats me at).

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I played a some cards this summer, even lost some cash with my Dad in a basement game of holdem.  It was an interesting experience to watch my Dad work the table while I fumbled and tripped over myself trying not to get annihilated too quckly.  I love this game, but my wife will never have any interest in it. . .I'm on my own.

Tennis - Jeanne grew up playing tennis, played it through high school.  Growing up in the frozen-tundra Wisconsin northwoods, the closest I ever came was hitting rocks with sticks (frozen rocks, with frozen sticks).  I'll put this down as the game Jeanne was born to beat me at.  I  have one helluva serve if I must say so myself, but that stupid white box on the other side of the court is too small for it.  We've been playing at least a few times a week all summer.

Volleyball - I've always loved this game, just haven't played it in over a decade. This year I started showing up at the sand pits to play for the Firm team.  We did horrible; I don't think we played as the same team for any two games, but I'm inspired to rally up some bumpers and setters for next season.  I'm fully aware we have some VB lovers in our community, maybe the wi-nug can have our very own VB team.

Golf - Another game Jeanne really enjoys, we've been out a few times this year together.  In the rare instances when we've got the TV on, it's as likely to be on the Golf channel as it is any other.  My recommendation for those interested in getting good golf equipment on the cheap: Find someone that works at a lawfirm, and have them send out a request for some used clubs.  All lawyers are required by their state Bar Association to have at least 1 extra set sitting in their garage for each year as a practicing lawyer.  There are a lot of partners that can't even fit their Beamers and Lexi in their garages right now because of this clause.

House Hunting - This game just plain sucks.  We found our dream-house and quickly got outbid by another family sporting the one-two punch of $15k and the influence of some overzealous Remax-spaz.  We've changed our priorities, we're now on the market By Owner, and hope to have cash-in-hand for our next opportunity.

Marketing - What a complex, curious mess of a game.  The more I learn about the industry, the more intrigued I get.