Nope, a “blind pass” is not a pick up line from a vision impaired person. In mahjong it can be a powerful strategy, if you know what it is and when to use it.
In a nutshell, a blind pass is the opportunity during the Charleston to not pass three tiles at a time when you don’t want to. Wait what? You don’t always have to pass three tiles? Nope- but there are rules.

A student asked me "Why do we have to do the Charleston?" in a tone reminiscent of a teenager asking why they have to unload the dishwasher or take out the trash. My typical parent response would be, "Because I said so" and the hasty teacher version would be something along the lines of, "Because thems the rules". But the why is actually pretty important.

New year- new you? Nah- the old you is lovely! Just because the calendar has flipped to the next page doesn’t mean we have to start from scratch and reinvent ourselves. That said, lots of people like to use this marker in time to make some tweaks and small changes. Sure. Why not?