[deadhead]

"Oh - did I mention I always made the bets for ACROSS the pool rather than the LENGTH of it?!! Noooooo - not cheating at all; just a guarantee I was never beaten. LOL"

LOL, good for you Maggie! When we were young ones, in the summer we would play Clue, Monopoly, Scrabble, etc. And, we use to have Chess and Backgammon tournaments at my neighbors house. Guess I have a little bit of 'geek' in me :-) I love to play tennis with my sister, though we haven't played in a while. We both have that 'I want to win' attitude and we are at the same level

[LadyX]

I played chess, too, and taught my two sons how.
They'd come home from school and we'd have tournaments - -
*until* they were 15 and 16 and able to beat me - LOL.