Bump, Set, Spike — Aug. 31, 2023

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Nebraska Volleyball 🏐
Zombie Mitch 🧟
Opening Day L ⚾


My first beat as a freshman college sports reporter for Drake University’s newspaper, The Times-Delphic, was the women’s volleyball team. The largest crowd I ever saw at one of their games was around 11.

Last night, the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers set a new global record for attendance at a women’s sports event by packing 92,003 people into the school’s football stadium to watch its women’s volleyball team, surpassing the world record of 91,648 fans set at a Champions League game in Barcelona in 2022.

All this proves is that, yes, there are actually more things to do in Iowa than Nebraska.


Mitch McConnell went all Zombie Mode again yesterday. “John, you’re being insensitive to a person with a medical condition.” No I’m not. I’m being critical of the doddering old men who run this supposedly great country and are so addicted to the power and money that comes with it that they will gladly continue to go up in front of cameras and make fools of themselves rather than retire and let people whose brains aren’t turning into jelly in front of our eyes step forward.

To that end, there’s this statistic: Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults in a recent Associated Press poll said they think Great Grandpa Joe Biden, age 80, is too old to run for a second term. I heartily agree with them.


My Midwest Rebels 14U team took to the field in an actual game for the first time yesterday. We let up four runs in the bottom of the first on just two hits and lost 4-3. To say we had first-game jitters is an understatement. That first inning was ugly, with a hit batter, error and a few questionable fielding plays.

After that, we were golden. We let up no hits and no runs in the next four frames, but our rally fell short. We had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth but couldn’t push the tying run across, and then we had the tying run on second with two outs in the last inning before a groundout to third ended things.

Bummer. But I’m proud of the boys and see a lot of great things happening for us now that we have those nerves out of our system.


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Yard Work — April 21, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩What Lies Beneath🎶Coral Tells A Story🪸Kidless Future👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FAIL. I’m definitely not this. Wordle 1,037 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: FAIL. Seriously. WTF? First time I’ve ever had a double-fail. ConnectionsPuzzle #315🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟦🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪🟩🟪🟩🟩🟪🟩 The song…

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High-Speed Life — April 20, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Zombies🎶COVID Story😷Fast Times📆 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE. That’s two treys in a row, y’all. Wordle 1,036 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: Six. Not good. But there were some weird ones today. ConnectionsPuzzle #314🟦🟨🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in…

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AI Prayers — April 19, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Daylight🎶Climate Story🌞Daily Prayers🙏 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE. A good rebound from yesterday’s FAIL. Wordle 1,035 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: PERFECTO, and an easy one, though I have a strong moral baseball objection to one of…

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Missing — April 18, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Bob 🎶Ethical AI 🖥️Safe 👐 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FAIL. I hate this game. Wordle 1,034 X/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: PERFECTO. ConnectionsPuzzle #312🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: Hey hey, Bob Marley!…

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Nanny State Farm — April 17, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Adele Again 🎶Planet Zero ☢️Car Narc 🚗 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. Honestly, my effort in this was only about 10 percent. Wordle 1,033 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: Five. Shoulda been a perfecto by Connections lies.…

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Stoicism in Baseball — April 16, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Gotten🎶Nuggies📰Life > Baseball⚾ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. I am disappointed in myself and will hang my head in shame for the rest of the day. Wordle 1,032 5/6 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: Five. The three-day streak…

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Bridal Shower — April 15, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Like You🎶Taxes 🧾Celebration 🥳 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. Took awhile to get going. Wordle 1,031 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: PERFECTION. Three days in a row. ConnectionsPuzzle #309🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩 The song in my head when I woke…

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Walks — April 14, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Vindicated 🎶Jesus Burns 🔥Base on Balls ⚾ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four. This went from nothin’ to somethin’ real fast. Wordle 1,030 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: PERFECTION. Does two days in a row count as a…

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DoorDash Etiquette — April 13, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Johnny 🎶Game Day💔Tip Tips 🗡️ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FAIL. An absolute embarrassment to get three letters nailed out the gate and fail so hard. I resign as your Wordle God. Wordle 1,029 X/6 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s…

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O.J. — April 12, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩The Dark 🎶Heart Hurt 💔The Juice 🗡️ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four. Splendid Wordle 1,028 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: PERFECTION. Bow down to your Connections God ConnectionsPuzzle #306🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke…

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Nothin’ — April 11, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Joy Returns🎶Black ⚫Silence 🤐 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Six. Boo. Wordle 1,027 6/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five. Better than yesterday… ConnectionsPuzzle #305🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟨🟪🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: Welcome back to my morning brain, the…

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Bills, Bills, Bills — April 10, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Wicked 🎶Calm 😌Expensive Expenses💸 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four. Good for a chillier rainy day like today. Wordle 1,026 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Seven. I should have gotten the purples much sooner! ConnectionsPuzzle #304🟦🟪🟦🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my…

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Saying Goodbye — April 9, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Blurry 🎶Tyrant Be Gone 👋Anniversary 😔 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Big-ol’ FAIL. Wordle 1,025 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five. Meh ConnectionsPuzzle #303🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩 The song in my head when I woke up: “Blurry,” by Puddle of Mudd Favorite line…

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Eclipse — April 8, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Rock-n-Crow 🎶Baseball Stuff ⚾The Universe 🌑 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Six. Slow start, but I got there. Wordle 1,024 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL. Not quite sure why this one proved to be so hard for me. ConnectionsPuzzle…

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Play Ball — April 5, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Still Only Us 🎶Still Healing 🩹Tourney Nerves 😰 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE. I’m on a Wordle roll. Wordle 1,021 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Seven. Phew. Took a bit to get rollin’. ConnectionsPuzzle #299🟩🟨🟪🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my…

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More Than Words — April 4, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Only Us 🎶Healing 🩹Smile Moments 😊 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: TWO! How I went from nothing to getting the word is surely a sign I am your Wordle God. Bow down to me and worship, for I am a kind…

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Cooped Up — April 2, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Run-Around 🎶Hard-Knock Life 🪨Irritating 🐛 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four again. Wordle 1,018 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Perfecto! And probably the fastest I’ve ever done one of these. ConnectionsPuzzle #296🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my head when I woke…

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Goodbye March — April 1, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Freaking Daughtry Again 🎶Newspapers 📰Triple Play of Suck 💸 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four … Slow start, quick finish. Wordle 1,017 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five. Not a fan of the picture thang. ConnectionsPuzzle #295🟪🟨🟨🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in…

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Shark Jumpin’ — March 31, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Complicated🎶Lots of Songs ♮Corruption ⛪ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Fiver Wordle 1,016 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five. The blues???? ConnectionsPuzzle #294🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my head when I woke up: “Complicated,” by Avril Lavigne Favorite line from the…

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Suit Fitting — March 30, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Obviously Not Over🎶Hermit 👴Confused Parenting 👨‍👦 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE. Use it, yo. Wordle 1,015 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Six. It wasn’t good, but getting the purples first makes me happy. ConnectionsPuzzle #293🟪🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my…

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Mud— March 29, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Awhile 🎶Tijuana ✍🏻Slip-n-Slide 💩 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. The best answer in all the land. Wordle 1,014 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL. I hate Purple Guy ConnectionsPuzzle #292🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟦🟪🟪🟦🟪🟦🟪🟦🟪🟦🟪🟦🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up:…

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Itchy — March 28, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Not Over 🎶Electrifying Book💡Dr. John 👨‍⚕️ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE. BOOM! Wordle 1,013 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: PERFECT. Gotta admit, I guessed on the blues, which gave me the purples, which make no sense, which make sense…

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Don’t Google — March 27, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Broken 🎶Onboarding 👨‍💼Bad Search 🔍 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. That really hurt. Wordle 1,012 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL. And I call bullshit on this one. ConnectionsPuzzle #290🟦🟪🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟪🟦🟦🟦🟪🟦🟦🟪🟪🟦🟦 The song in my head when I woke up:…

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The Meaning of Metal — March 26, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Page Turner 🎶Ruling Reason 🧠How Metallica Saved Me 🎸 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FAIL! Wordle 1,011 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Two days in a row of getting the purples first. Me and The Purple Guy are mind-melding ConnectionsPuzzle…

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People — March 25, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Outside, Again 🎶Eternal Sunshine 🌞DoorDash Dumbness 🤓 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. They are running out of words Wordle 1,010 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Perfecto! ConnectionsPuzzle #288🟪🟪🟪🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my head when I woke up: “Outside,” by…

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Stud — March 24, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Outside 🎶Heartbreak Songs 😔Family Renovation Project 🔨 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Six. Slow and steady, I guess. Wordle 1,009 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Perfecto! ConnectionsPuzzle #287🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: “Outside,” by Staind…

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Three Dreams — March 23, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Hurt 🎶Sad Songs 😔Boats, Moving & Missing Cars 🚢 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. When you get four of the letters in your first guess and it still takes you until five to get it right? Boo. Wordle 1,008 5/6…

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Father Tom — March 22, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Cutie 🎶Bad Poetry 🖋️Marriage ⚭ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four Wordle 1,007 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL! I call bullshit on “breaking.” ConnectionsPuzzle #285🟨🟨🟦🟨🟪🟩🟦🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟦 The song in my head when I woke up: The return of Death Cab…

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Bad Breakup — March 21, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Need You 🎶Greenland🥶Message to Zuck 💔 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Six. I thought I had this one … made … earlier Wordle 1,006 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: PERFECTO! ConnectionsPuzzle #284🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke…

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Dinner — March 20, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Disturbed🎶Biotech 🧪Wonderful Wifey Poo 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Six. plllllttttt Wordle 1,005 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five. Those purples… ConnectionsPuzzle #283🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: “Sound of Silence,” by Disturbed. At least,…

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Being Done — March 19, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Crows 🎶Rosy The Robot 🤖Heaven 🌤️ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. Boo. Wordle 1,004 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL. I’m pretty sure I’m not awake yet. My Lord. ConnectionsPuzzle #282🟨🟦🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟨🟨🟪🟨🟨🟨 The song in my head when I woke…

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Queso Call — March 18, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Deer Dance 🎶Angry Earth 🌎DoorDashing Dumbness 🧀 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE! Wordle 1,003 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five. It’s been a long time since I’ve been perfect on this. ConnectionsPuzzle #281🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨🟨🟨🟨 The song in my head when…

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Cubing — March 17, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Cars 🎶Cubing 🧊Fight Club Truth 🍺 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four. This one made me laugh … hard. Wordle 1,002 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL… sometimes I really suck at this game. ConnectionsPuzzle #280🟨🟨🟨🟦🟨🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟦🟪 The song in my…

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Cheers — March 16, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Nirvana Again 🎶Cubing 🧊Norm 🍺 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Four. Not bad. Certainly won’t … kill me. Wordle 1,001 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FIVE … shoulda been four ConnectionsPuzzle #279🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke…

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Oh Hail No. — March 15, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Nirvana🎶Wheelchair🦼Storm🌩️ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Five. Happy Wordle 1000 Wordle 1,000 🎉 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: FAIL … Well THAT didn’t go well ConnectionsPuzzle #278🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟩🟩🟩🟪🟩🟩🟩🟦🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: “Something In The Way,”…

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Wedding Invitation — March 14, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Waving 🎶InstaEnglish📱May 5, 2002 📅 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: TWO! Bow down to your Wordle God! Wordle 999 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five… Shoulda been four but I’m stoopid. ConnectionsPuzzle #277🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my head when I…

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Serial Killer — March 13, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Joy 🎶Jeremy 🎸Dr. Toles 🗡️ THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FIVE. That went from nowhere to done pretty fast. Wordle 998 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Four… Perfecto! ConnectionsPuzzle #276🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: “Look…

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That Person — March 12, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Aerials 🎶Not-So-Special Humans 🧔Waiting Room Thought 💭 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Six. Phew! Wordle 997 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Seven … That was tough. ConnectionsPuzzle #275🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟪🟦🟪🟪🟦🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I woke up: “Aerials,” by System…

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Aunt Ne — March 11, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Death Cab 🎶Husband Love👩‍❤️‍👨Black Sheep 🐑 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: TWO!!!!!! Wordle 996 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Five … ConnectionsPuzzle #274🟦🟪🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟪🟪🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my head when I woke up: “I Will Follow You into the Dark,” by…

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Alive, Not Living — March 10, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Life Goes On 🎶Husband Love👩‍❤️‍👨Safe Places🫂 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FIVE … barely got a handle on this one. Wordle 995 5/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: SIX. ConnectionsPuzzle #273🟦🟩🟩🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨 The song in my head when I woke up: “Life…

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Hell Week — March 9, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Not Over 🎶Stupid Friends 👥Big Jim’s Autorama 🛻 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FOUR, and that makes me happy. Wordle 994 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: SIX. ConnectionsPuzzle #272🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩 The song in my head when I woke up: We’re back…

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Josh — March 8, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩With You 🎶Lit 🚬Text 📱 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FIVE — better late than never. Wordle 993 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: PERFECTO! Totally guessed on the placement of Dart. ConnectionsPuzzle #271🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟪🟪🟪 The song in my head when I…

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Seriously Irritated Vulva — March 7, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩With You 🎶Alaska Is Weird ⛄Dog Problem 🐶 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: Once again, THREE! Wordle 992 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Getting the purples first was a new thing. Six is pretty meh. ConnectionsPuzzle #270🟪🟪🟪🟪🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟦🟨🟨🟨🟦🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in…

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RIP Thor — March 6, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩RRR 🎶Google Yourself 🖥️Dead Car🚗 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: THREE! Wordle 991 3/6 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: SEVEN (boo) ConnectionsPuzzle #269🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟦🟪🟪🟪🟦🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟦🟦🟦🟦 The song in my head when I woke up: “Roots, Rock, Reggae,” by Bob Marley Favorite…

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So Long, Socials — March 5, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Rainbow 🎶Cybersecurity 🖥️Changes🛑 THE DAILY UPDATE Three Things I’m Grateful For Today: Pursuit of Wordle Godhood: Today’s result: FAILURE Wordle 990 X/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pursuit of Connections Godhood: Today’s result: FAILURE ConnectionsPuzzle #268🟩🟩🟩🟩🟪🟦🟨🟦🟨🟪🟨🟨🟪🟨🟨🟨🟨🟪🟨🟨 The song in my head when I woke up: “Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves Favorite line from the song in my…

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Improv Grad — March 4, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Redemption🎶Long COVID😷Play Time 🎤 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Redemption Song,” by Bob Marley Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Won’t you help me sing/These songs of freedom/’Cause all I ever had/Redemption songs Morning Tunes: No commute today,…

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I.T. Guy — March 3, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Jamie 🎶Bumpa Stickas🚗Dad 🖥️ THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Jamie All Over” by Mayday Parade Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Hey, please don’t tell me/That I’m dreaming/When all I ever wanted was to/Dream another sunset with you…

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Go. Away. Now. — March 2, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Outside 🎶Zeno 🪜Mole Parents 💩 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Outside,” by Staind Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: All the times that I’ve cried/All this wasted, it’s all inside/And I feel all this pain/Stuffed it down, it’s…

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Sopranos Truth — March 1, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩The Maine 🎶Walgreens 💊Therapy 💩 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Everything I Ask For,” The Maine Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Oh she makes me feel like shit/It’s always something/But I can’t get over it/She thinks it’s…

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Leap Day — Feb. 29, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Sober 🎶Tijuana 👩🏽‍⚕️Humbled By Time 📅 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “When You’re Sober,” by Evanescence Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: You want me, come find me/Make up your mind Commute Tunes: A kinda angsty musical selection…

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The Big Hook — Feb. 28, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Joy 🎶Water Sounds💧Glove Love ⚾ THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Don’t Let Me Down,” by Joy Williams Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Crashing, hit a wall/Right now I need a miracle/Hurry up now, I need a miracle/Stranded,…

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Writers vs. Editors — Feb. 27, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Angels Song 🎶Dan 💪Editors ✏️ THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Anthem of the Angels,” Breaking Benjamin Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Days go on forever/But I have not left your side/We can chase the dark together/If you…

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Buh-Bye, Netflix — Feb. 26, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩My Friends > You 🎶Fish Farts 🐟💨No More Netflix 📺 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “My Friends Over You,” by New Found Glory Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: You were everything I wanted/But I just can’t finish…

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Suit Shopping — Feb. 25, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩It’s Not Over 🎶True Strength 🤐Suit 🧑‍💼 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “It’s Not Over,” by Daughtry Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: This love is killing me, but you’re the only one/It’s not over Shower Sounds: No…

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Anne Lamott — Feb. 24, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Ashes of Eden 🎶Optimus Prime 🚚Storytime 📖 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Ashes of Eden,” Breaking Benjamin Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Are you with me after all/Why can’t I hear you/Are you with me through it…

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Not OK — Feb. 23, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Crawl 🎶World Traveler 🌎Lonely 😔 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Crawl” by Breaking Benjamin Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Show me where it hurts/And I will make it worse/Are you holding on?/Keep holding on Commute Sounds: No…

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Pain in the Neck — Feb. 22, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Tay-Tay 🎶New Book📖Chiropractic Assault 🦴 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “I bet John lies about the songs he wakes up with in his head,” says you. “Oh really? Is that what you think? Here’s the song I woke up with today: Taylor Swift’s Love…

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Bad Game — Feb. 21, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Heart in a Blender 🎶Artificial Intelligence🧐Hoops Disaster🏀 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Inside Out,” by Eve 6 Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Wanna put my tender heart in a blender/Watch it spin ’round to a beautiful oblivion/Rendezvous,…

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Square Peg — Feb. 20, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Fast Car 🎶Car Spy 🛻Here 😔 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Fast Car,” by Tracy Chapman Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: City lights lay out before us/And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder/And I had…

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Dick Ducks — Feb. 19, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Daylight 🎶DoorDash Date 🍔Duck Thugs 🦆 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Daylight,” by Shinedown Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: It’s amazing what the hard times can reveal/Like who shows up, who walks away, and who’s for real/So…

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Missing Mixtapes — Feb. 18, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Failure 🎶Living Eulogies🎤Mixtapes📼 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Failure” by Breaking Benjamin Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go/Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down/Tired of wasted breath,…

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Friends — Feb. 17, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Going Home 🎶Dumb Workplace 🧑‍💼Hanging Out 👫 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “I’m Going Home” by Daughtry Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: The miles are getting longer, it seems/The closer I get to you/I’ve not always been…

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Suicide — Feb. 16, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Father & Son🎶COP28 🍃Suicide😢 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Father & Son” by Cat Stevens Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: I was once like you are now, and I know that it’s not easy/To be calm when…

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Carry On — Feb. 14, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Someone You Loved 🎶Horny Marketing 🍑Carry-On Concerns 🎒 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain/Now the…

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He Doesn’t Get That — Feb. 13, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Rainbow 🎶Particle Smashing 🔬He Gets Us ✝️ THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: It’s hard to breathe when all you know is/The struggle of stayin’ above the risin’ water…

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Not OK Right Now — Feb. 12, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Lifetime 🎶Eye Conditions 👁️The Ultramarathon Man 🏃 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “Lifetime,” Three Days Grace Favorite line from the song in my head when I woke up: You showed me the way when I was lost and alone/But you never really showed me…

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Two-Hour Nap — Feb. 11, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Sad Songs 🎶Sly The Philosopher🥊Nap 😴 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “One Last Breath,” Creed (Ever since I was a little boy, I would wake up with a song running through my head. Here I will list the songs I wake up with, if…

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New John — Feb. 10, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Death Cab 🎶An Ouch Song ❤️New Vs. Old 🎤 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: “I Will Follow You Into The Dark,” Death Cab for Cutie (Ever since I was a little boy, I would wake up with a song running through my head. Here…

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The Road to ‘Yes … and’ — Feb. 9, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Breaking 🎶Love Anyway ❤️Why Improv🎤 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: Today’s song? “Breaking Inside” by Shinedown (Ever since I was a little boy, I would wake up with a song running through my head. Here I will list the songs I wake up with,…

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Small Ear Canals — Feb. 8, 2024

🧩 Today’s Puzzle Pieces 🧩Punk 🎶Crypto-explainer ₿Real Marriage👂 THE DAILY UPDATE The song in my head when I woke up: Today’s song? “Blurry” by Puddle of Mudd (Ever since I was a little boy, I would wake up with a song running through my head. Oftentimes, the song didn’t even wait until I woke up.…

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One response to “Bump, Set, Spike — Aug. 31, 2023”

  1. I wonder if anything would be different and/or better if we had younger leadership in this country. Age limits should be a thing, I think.

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