EPISODE 164 SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT – HAS GONE ON FOR MONTHS

alan skeoch

Nov.  2020

We had never played Scrabble until the forced  isolation  of  Covid 19.  Our Scrabble Tournament

is as near to a  draw as the Biden/Trump U.S. election.   Notably absent is the sore loser syndrome 

though.  We have been having a great time with the game by playing twice a day and seeing who

will win in groups of ten games per tournament.

The results  are sometimes too close to call.  Marjorie has won games by a single point.  I have

done the same.  A very good natured  competition.   Sometimes sitting in the sun.  At others

sitting in the cold.  

When  the tension in the U.S. election reached  a  fever point on the Tuesday,  election day, we got

so nervous  that we turned to Scrabble to settle our nerves.  

 We now have Scrabble games set

up in two locations.  Sometimes we stop one game midway through…take s  break…and

come back.  Super relaxing game folks.  

Occasionally Marjorie makes up a  non existent word.  And I do the same.  All words  can be

checked on the Internet.

Since it looks like this Covid thing will last until Christmas or longer, I suggest you buy a Scrabble

game.   We found our second Scrabble game at the Salvation Army thrift store in the Children’s

games section.  Cheap.  It was brand new…I think the owners had trouble with spelling…or maybe

they took the game too seriously.  Too seriously?  Yes,  just like that EX PRESIDENT TRUMP the

original owners of the game could not stand the thought of losing.  

If you happen to be reading this Episode Donald (Trump) I would like to inform you that

you lost the 2020 election.   You  are a loser.  If you had the guts to admit it you might

find yourself in good company.  Winning and  Losing is part of  life.   Your daddy never

told you that.   When you get bored  sitting around in Florida sneak up here and play

Scrabble with us.

“How about another Scrabble game, Marjorie?  I think I am on a roll.”

Nice  warm day  in the house.

Nice cold day on the back porch.

I had to check this Scrabble board to make sure there were no cuss words…or sexy words…or misspelled words.

We accept all words…even ‘damn’ and other impolite words.

Sometimes Marjorie wins.  Actually often she comes up with bigger words and  when

that happens I try to tack an “S” on the end…that way  I cancel out her points.

It hurts my ego to see Marjorie making up bigger words than i do.  But my ego

is not like Trumps…I can lose with a smile.  Most of the time.

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alan  skeoch

Nov. 2020

P.S.  On second thought , Donald, do not come up here to Canada.  Our border is closed.