I've never claimed to be a good spades player. In fact, I don't remember ever playing it before this past December. I quickly lost my first six games.

Starting February 10, we've been keeping track (as a group) of wins and losses. I lost my first two, then finally broke through and went on a tear, winning two in a row - both last night/early this morning. So I'm now 2 and 8 lifetime. Woohoo!