Wild Cards! – Feb 25, 2019

Krazy Pic 1  If you are a teacher, or know a teacher, these two pictures say it all!!  A little salute to the difficult job of teachers!  🙂 

Krazy Pic 2  Is the sign-maker confused or sarcastic or a little tipsy (or . . .)?  So many captions suggest themselves!!  But I’ll pass.  

Cartoon of the Week  If you’re a math and/or Fibonacci nerd, you’ll love this cartoon!  (If not, you may have to Google ‘Fibonacci’)  Thanks to subscriber Sara Compton for this one.

MORE Calvin and Hobbes!  Remember the Calvin and Hobbes references last time?  While searching for the cartoons, I found some more interesting material on the comic strip, and its creator Bill Watterson.  It was too much to include then, but thought some of you might still be interested.

The Strip Itself  An overview of the strip, its cast and characters  

Bill Watterson (creator/writer) and his decision to quit the strip   Whatever Happened? 

March Birthdays  Here’s our current list of known subscribers’ March Birthdays.           

Last Call – Jan/Feb BTs!  Would love to add you to the growing list of submissions  for Jan/FebBrainTeasers!  I’ve even added a fun new BONUS to the list.  Solutions & submitters, along with a new set of BTs coming in the next mailing!  (Unofficially, you can probably submit solutions until I post current Comments and the Solutions page, likely around 2nd weekend of March.)

Goodbye 50 Coins, Marilyn, and the PS/Creativity Adventure  At last!  After a rare 3-column trilogy, we tie up all the loose ends to the Marilyn-vos-Savant-induced explorations into the related PS and creativity educational issues. The latest NewsLeader Column.  

 

Quote for the Week

“I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others”

-Thomas Jefferson