ShawnT
  Shawn Paul Tuttle is my full name I am AShawnT,lots of players think I am a woman, Witch is really np by me.

    I Start playing bridge when I was around 30 years old. I was drinking and doing someother thing "TO MUCH". I had played cards my whole life,but more importantly, I have alway loved anything competive. When I decide to give drinking a break,someone suggest a game of bridge. These fallas taught me the very basices of the Game, we did not even open short minors. My Father has played bridge my whole life,as a child I use to caddy all the sec/reg in London. Shortly after I learnd how to play I started talk to my dad about it,at the time he was giving lesson ever Thursday afternoon,at what is now called bridge Lab. I started to attend these bridge labs,for free and from there I just started loving bridge lessons. I truly love talking about bridge more then playing the game.

   I took ever lesson I could ever Thursday afternoon for at least 6/7 years before I joined the ACBL, The 1st year I joined I was the 7th top point earner in NA,in the rookie category,top Canadian. It is still one of my greatest bridge achievements. I have won a few trophys since but stopped playing f2f bridge when my fav partner who is an 85 year old woman,moved to Calgary. I am 44 now,she was 79,I was 38 and I swear if not for the age gap I would have married that lady. We had a 78% game once open pairs. All that said and done I still have not reached 500 mp,I am about 60 points shy of becoming a BLM.

  I play a lot more on line in the winter months as I am laid off from work. Not unlike Todd I would like to go to NAT some time after I retire I would love to play in a platinum event someday is my main goal,likely in life . But I still like sitting in on lessons more then playing,or even teaching newbis.

 AShawnT