Connections Puzzle #850 🟨🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪<~nope This one almost got away from me. I reined it in, somehow.

Wordle 1,572 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #51 Easy 🟢 2:12

Strands #583 “Unusual companions” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵 ███████? Had to Google immediately upon answering it correctly to see what the hell it was!

Connections Puzzle #849 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Did NOT know 🟪. But, I did know 🟨, so I saved it for last! I know, that’s pretty cheesy🫢

Wordle 1,571 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #50 Medium 🟡 1:15 How do I do pretty darn good on Medium and so poorly on Easy?🤷🏼‍♂️

Pips #50 Easy 🟢 6:22 😒

Strands #582 “In for the evening” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #848 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩<~one of these is a mystery

Wordle 1,570 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #49 Medium 🟡 6:25

Pips #49 Easy 🟢 2:12

Connections Puzzle #847 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩<~random guess 🟩🟩🟩🟩<~random guess that paid off 🟦🟦🟦🟦<~default

Strands #581 “Don't take the bait” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Big Generator - Yes. 1987.

Wordle 1,569 2/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨<~lucky first word 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #48 Medium 🟡 2:31

Pips #48 Easy 🟢 2:56

Strands #580 “Bring it home” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🟡 That was just silly

Claude loves to hang out in the space between kitchen cabinets and the ceiling. Happy Caturday!

Connections Puzzle #846 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦<~Red herring? Guess not 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,568 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RIP Dame Patricia Routledge. Hyacinth Bucket(of course pronounced Bouquet!) in Keeping Up Appearances. I did not know until just now that she was born exactly 30 years before me on February 17, 1929.

Strands #579 “Who's in charge?” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #845 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,567 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Did not think I’d get this one

Pips #47 Easy 🟢 0:36

Pips #47 Medium 🟡 9:09

Pips #46 Medium 🟡 8:43 😑

HAYDN Symphony No. 92 in G Major, “Oxford” MAHLER Symphony No. 4. Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Beautiful concert Thursday night.

Pips #46 Easy 🟢 0:44

Strands #578 “The slightest touch …” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵

No brush. No comb. No pride

Connections Puzzle #844 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟦🟨🟨<~hasty choice 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟩<~hasty choice 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,566 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #45 Medium 🟡 4:27 🫤 meh

Pips #45 Easy 🟢 0:47

Strands #577 “That's got a ring to it!” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵

Connections Puzzle #843 Total fail Part 2

RIP Jane Goodall

Wordle 1,565 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #576 “For goodness' sake” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #842 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟦🟦 Fail😑

Wordle 1,564 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #43 Medium 🟡 5:47

Pips #43 Easy 🟢 0:22

Strands #575 “Chew on that!” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵 First time to locate all the words before entering the Spangram

Connections Puzzle #841 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 OMG! After a few hours from getting Yellow, I gave up and simply picked 4 words that seemed like they might be somehow related. Thus Blue! I can’t believe I didn’t get Purple except by default.

Wordle 1,563 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩