Wild Cards! – Feb 11, 2019

Krazy Pic 1  OK, perhaps we should re-word that.  🙂  Dog-walkers, take note.

Krazy Pic 2  One of the items on my ‘fantasy bucket list’  was to be a National Geographic photographer. (I know:  As if, huh?!)  I feel better about that never happening now.

Cartoons of the Week (Happy Valentine’s Day to All!)  Having mentioned Calvin and Hobbes in the latest column (see below), I went looking for a C&H cartoon to include here.  I found a whole week’s worth on Valentines’ Day, which is extremely timely, eh??  For Calvin’s Valentine’s Day adventures with his ‘beloved’ Susie Derkins, see  Calvin & Susie D

Congrats to Pat Campbell!!  A little birdie tells me that one of our subscribers – Pat Campbell – will be celebrating her 50th Anniversary on Feb 22!!  Pat – I know the guy you’re married to, and you deserve several extra jewels in your crown!!  Happy50th Anniversary!! (Who are those two kids?) 

Weird News?!  Not for me!!  OK, at first I was offended.  🙂   Here was this article about the ‘new largest (Mersenne) prime’ listed in Weird News category!! (And at NPR, at that!?) Can you imagine?  Well, yes, I know you can, which I why I didn’t share this two months ago 🙂  But then I realized – if you think it’s “Weird News”, you’re more likely to read it!!  🙂 So I give you this ‘weird’ news:   The newest and largest (Mersenne) prime!!  Enjoy!

Jan/Feb Brain Teasers  LOTS of new fun!  Four new Brain Teasers and one new BONUS!  Take a look, have some fun, and submit some solutions if you dare!  🙂 

Calvin & Hobbes, Marilyn, and Developing Creativity A partial continuation of the Marilyn vos Savant adventures, and a partial detour involving Calvin &  Hobbes.  Last week’s News-Leader Column.

 

Quote for the Week

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”

-Lao Tzu