 Figuring the Solution My sister is the only other person I know on this Earth who appreciates Logic Puzzles as I do. Everyone else looks at me as if I have two heads. I even enjoyed the subject of Statistics in school. I daresay that logic calms me down when I am stressed out. I love to clear my mind and challenge myself to re-focus and make lists, prioritize, eliminate, and strategize with whatever information I am given to work with. If I am in a state of chaos or flutter, my decisions will be faulty and I have to start over. I have also learned to recognize those (few) puzzles that are simply over my head. Being Flexible A kind secretary told me on the first day of a challenging job: "Every day is like a snowflake. It will never be the same around here." And now, I believe the same is true of life...
Lightening Up Scrabble is a longtime family tradition. This game is viewed as a way of separating the men from the boys! At the risk of sounding sexist, in our family, it is more like separating the women from the men...?! Sorry, the women just seem to win a bit more...! Scrabble can be humbling, very much like life to me. Sometimes, no matter how knowledgeable one is, the Scrabble tiles selected can sway the results unfavorably for that game. Usually the time spent together is even more important than the results. A wise person is ignorant of many issues where the rules of Scrabble are concerned. I thought I'd share an 'oldie but goody' by Queen called: "Play the Game": Please check out the following wonderful happenings around Weeblyhood:
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24 Comments
Dear Maria,
Maria.....Great musings GF! This is something I can sooooo relate to.
Oh Paula,
Charlotte Ann
2/17/2016 09:54:26 am
Good Heavens, we NEED people like you to solve puzzles! What a wonderful Gift you have! Very unique and special. I think that's great, Maria. Great reading too!
Dear Peg, 2/17/2016 12:25:23 pm
Hello Mar. Playing the game took me back to a more gentle time. Once upon a time I belonged to a scrabble club. We played in our home's once a week. We made a new rule, if anyone played a word and it was challenged, we made an extra 50 points. Needless to say we all scoured the dictionary to find little two letter words. I also belonged to a bridge club, which was not as much fun. We had an older woman who took the game seriously and slapped the hand of the person who she thought had played the wrong card. My granddaughter gave me The Living Wonders Color Art book for Christmas. I have one ear of a wolf colored. Someday I'm going to finish it. Hub Pages is demanding, but I enjoy it so much. I agree with your comment about spending time together. Take care dear one. Hugs.
Dear Ruby,
Mike
2/17/2016 01:31:59 pm
Hello Maria. Brain games, puzzles, cryptograms? I get enough challenges remembering which shoe goes on which foot and how to start the chainsaw. Now as for scrabble, seems at one time I was a pretty fair scrabble player. 2/19/2016 01:40:35 pm
Oh the memories of Scrabble and Queen, although not at the same time. Some challenges and puzzles I'm thankful for. They help keep the dust from settling. Fun post, Prof. Mahreer :)
crazyhorseladycx
2/20/2016 02:15:36 am
howdy, ms. mar!
Shauna
3/11/2016 12:37:30 pm
I love Scrabble and crossword puzzles. Notice they both are centered around words? I used to love playing Hangman, too. In Catholic school when it was raining and we couldn't go outside, we'd play Hangman during break. You're a girl after my own heart. :) I love puzzles - but I think wordsearches and crosswords are my go-tos. :) I usually fail at logic. BWAHAHA. And you being a nurse, I'm glad you're good at statistics. :) Me? I once took an EMT class and I was all ready to work on the ambulance. But then I did my ER rotation and had to run for the hills. :D So, I'm bowing down to you. Hehe. Sending you hugs!
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