Wild Cards! – February 2, 2026

Krazy Pic 1 We know Texans love to brag about how BIG their state is.  And while that bragging can frequently also be BIG (and obnoxious?), it can sometimes be quite subtle – as in a simple road sign! 

Krazy Pic 2  This is a little too late for a Christmas theme, but there is a great deal of worldly wisdom here, I’m afraid.

Cartoon of the Week  Went looking for a groundhog-related cartoon.  I’ve never thought about this, but now I’m kinda bummed too.

Bonus Cartoon  The cartoon above is cute, but not terribly laugh-funny.  So, lest ye feel cheated, I’ll include this one as a Bonus.  It did make me grin.

Curiosity of the Week  It seems that folks seemed to like the Peculiar Presidential Facts last time.  So l’ll do one more round of them this time, and save the rest for a future time. I hope you enjoy.  Here, you can find Peculiar Presidential Facts – Part II.

New Feature?  Riddle/Dad Joke of the Week  This might be fun?  What if we ran a new ‘Dad Joke’ each week?  We’ll do a test run for the next couple of Mailings or so, and I’ll be seeking input.  Here are two, to get us started:  1)  What do you call a girl in the center of a tennis court?  2)  He quit his job to become an archeologist.  Now . . . .     If you have a strong stomach, you can find the answers/endings here.

Pesky Puzzlers  Talk about variety!!  Our Puzzlers this time include . . . one that is super easy if  you don’t get distracted, one that has an infinite number of correct answers (but you have to find only one), one that has a biblical theme, one that involves a minor search, and one that turns out to be very timely. I’ll let you sort out which ones and the overlap, but surely you can find something to your liking!  Dive in, have fun – and maybe submit a solution or two (or four) – and you can see previous solutions, as well.  (PS – We’re still waiting for the first ‘solver’ of 2026!!  Will it be you?)