Sep/Oct ’18 Brain Teasers – SUMMARY REMINDER: Answers in red. Solvers (submitted/correct) in blue. (Forgive any omissions, but feel free to inform.) Comments in green. For further elaboration, please feel free to ask! 1. Check out this Krazy Pic from the 10/29 mailing. Why do we know this picture probably came from Great Britain, say, rather […]
Author: Larry Campbell
Well, If You Insist . . .
Falling Dominoes?
The picture was taken in Summer 1984 at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s, MD. St. Mary’s City is the first settlement in Maryland (and its first capital), having been founded in 1634. After 35 years, are the trees still standing? (I suspect yes, but . . .?)
The Magic of a Story: Some Educational Parables
My favorite spiritual mentor used to relate an interesting paradox of sorts. “It was not unusual,” he would say, “to be greeting folks leaving the church service, and have a parishioner make a comment like ‘I really enjoyed your message today. I especially liked the part where you suggested such-and-such-and-so-and-so.’ “ “And it would turn […]
Marilyn and Me . . . And the 50 Coins
I pulled the Parade magazine out of the Jan 13 Sunday paper, and, as if the Universe were grinning (cue the Twilight Zone music), I swear it fell open to the Marilyn vos Savant column. I glanced at it – then burst into laughter! This is just too much fun to bypass! And, since it […]
Lion in Winter
A nightlong snowstorm stalks across the land with authority like a lion in winter exercising the power to which he has rightful legacy. His silent white paws tread with the sureness that is his birthright, bringing humility to the hedgerows and paralysis to the marketplace. He pauses quietly in the morning yearning to stay […]
