Most readers of Minnesota Bridge appreciate that bridge is the best game ever invented! But if you have friends who have not yet taken up our favorite pastime, you might wish to show them this article from U.S. News and World Report.
Never mind the obvious benefit of taking your brain out for a vigorous stroll. The real beauty of bridge is the other players.
When I mention my passion for the world's best card game to the uninitiated, the subject of little old ladies always arises. Certainly, that contingent is represented. Crafty little old ladies. Cunning. But the truth is, the bridge subculture is diverse: Bums, brainiacs, and billionaires (ask Bill Gates and Warren Buffett what they do for kicks) fill up local bridge clubs, national tournaments, and online bridge parlors. Learning to play bridge will allow you to match wits and witticisms with an array of folks whose only other commonality is that they tend to be pretty clever.
My thanks to Patty Tucker, head of the ACBL's youth program, for the link.