If you read this blog, you know that I am addicted to the daily Wordle puzzle in the New York Times (even non subscribers can play). Yesterday I reached a landmark. I have successfully completed one thousand consecutive Wordle puzzles! The NYTimes makes a nice deal of it and awarded a "badge." I've been playing … Continue reading I did it! 1,000 Consecutive Wordle Solves!
Month: August 2026
Looking for help in the special hat department.
Over my many years of Cincinnati Reds fandom I have collected many hats. Above note that I even had a small Reds hat for my cat! Along the way I have collected many other themed caps as well. But a new hat is becoming available that I cannot get. And believe it or not it … Continue reading Looking for help in the special hat department.
My Reds roll the dice by doing next to nothing?!?
You may have noted my relative silence of the last few weeks after weekly cheering sessions for my Cincinnati Reds who were skidding with wheels spinning. As we approached the 2026 trade deadline I was a bit discouraged, especially realizing there were at least seven notable Reds in the last year of their contract. The … Continue reading My Reds roll the dice by doing next to nothing?!?
I endorse the film event of 2026 – “The Odyssey” – with a few notes
If you haven't already - by all means see Christopher Nolan's big screen adaptation of The Odyssey written so long ago by Homer. (No need to dive into the rabbit hole of the question of who Homer was and whether her was real. But it is a lot of fun.) First I have not seen … Continue reading I endorse the film event of 2026 – “The Odyssey” – with a few notes
Walter Thinnes 
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