Photo of the Week – Mar 21, 2022
Portree on Isle of Skye in Scotland
One of my favorite photos from our Scotland trip in 2015. Taken in May, 2015.
From the Across the Pond collection.
Wild Cards! – Mar 21, 2022
Krazy Pic 1 Living in the hills of the Ozarks, I think I understand this, but I’m still not sure this is the best advice!
Krazy Pic 2 I’m not sure what this guy is pointing at, but I sense there may be trouble ahead?!
3-Second Video of the Week So much happens so quickly! Just when you’re ready to applaud this feat . . .
Cartoon of the Week I’d almost forgotten about the Wizard of Id!! Here’s one of my favorites!
Solutions & Solvers – Again Last time, in the solution to one of the Bonuses, I said something always happened, then gave a nice argument why it would never happen!! Oh, well, just gives me another chance to post the (updated) Summary.
Brain Teasers Three new BTs, and a FUN Bonus, taken from an NPR Puzzle. Hope you enjoy!!
April Birthdays Here’s the list of April Birthdays of Subscribers – at least the ones we know of!
Marilyn, 50 Coins, and Me This past week, I had occasion to remember my encounters with Marilyn Vos Savant and her articles. In this column, which first appeared here in Spring 2019, you can join in the fun!
Quote for the Week
“We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.”
Albert Einstein
Bonus Fun Quote for the Week
“I’m told some people say I’m ignorant and apathetic. I don’t know and I don’t care”
Variously attributed.
Photo of the Week – March 7, 2022
Florence, Italy – The Famous “Old Bridge”
Spanning the Arno River, the Ponte Vecchio (“Old Bridge) – or some earlier version of it (several rebuilds) – has existed on this spot since early Roman times. It was the only bridge not destroyed by the German army in its retreat from Italy in WWII. (This was apparently by express orders from Hitler.) Taken in May 2003.
From the Across the Pond Collection
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Book Drawing Winner!
Several subscribers noticed – and took advantage of the (only slightly hidden) Flash Giveaway last time. The Giveaway Drawing was held on Friday, Mar 4, and the winner was
Christine Porter from St. Louis
The book is on its way to her now. Congrats, Christine! See below for the about-to-expire LEMONADE SALE!
Wild Cards – March 7, 2022
Krazy Pic 1 Things that make you go “What the . . .?!”. There’s got to be more to this story than just a wrong turn?!
Krazy Pic 2 One can certainly appreciate the precaution! But one wonders about the efficiency?
Cartoon of the Week The Cartoon stip Pickles addresses the dilemma of how to respond to “How are you?”. I laughed out loud at this response – may have to adopt it! 🙂
A Pun Walks Into An English Bar? How many variations of the “So and so walks into a bar” joke have your heard?! Here’s a fun collection – probably aimed at English majors, but I think we all can enjoy!
Running Out of Lemonade!! We are down to our last 2 or 3 “cosmetic glitch” books, so the Make Lemonade Sale will now close on Pi Day (March 14th :-)). But I will honor those prices until then, so act now. Click the link above for all related details. (There was considerable interest in this last week, so I’ll run this link again: What the Heck is the Tao Te Ching?)
Solutions & Solvers Summary The Jan/Feb BTs are now history. Here is the list of various solutions, along with owners of correct submissions, and a comment or two.
New Brain Teasers A fresh new collection of BTs for March/April. Five new ones to start, including a secret shout-out to Millie Johnson. Three of the five are from the BT archives, so maybe you remember them and can get an easy head star!?
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Quote for the Week
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
Bonus Fun Quote for the Week
“I’m so old I don’t buy green bananas any more”
Lou Holtz*
*though I’ve seen it attributed to others, including Terry Goodman