The Hall of Fire

OK, here are a few pictures I took today from Henry Cowell Redwood State Park and Natural Bridges State Beach. The latter has a Monarch butterfly sanctuary.

And Happy New Year from Henry Cowell Redwood State Park. I'll have more photos when I get them resized.

Makes me feel peaceful just looking at it.

Our next door neighbor, when I was growing up, had a peahen (beautiful blue neck, but not the big tail) who often wandered through our yard.

I am continuing to be sick, and continuing to spend most of my day reading. Here are the latest, from the past two weeks: "This is Not a Game" by Walter Jon Williams. So good, I read it twice! The second time was to appreciate all the casual breadcrumbs that I missed the first time around....

Connections Puzzle #180 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Wordle 902 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🌎 Dec 8, 2023 🌍 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.82 🟨⬜⬜🟥🟧🟥🟩 = 7 https://globle-game.com #globle And just when you thought you had the hang of these puzzles - more become available! These are via the San Francisco Chronicle, but ...

Here's another data point. The laid off Twitter workers can't necessarily fill the positions in the short-staffed fields. So they are floating around out there complaining about being laid off and unemployed. In the sectors we examined and reported on during my stint with the civil grand jury - poli...

They were all pretty obnoxious, both in their platforms, and their ad hominem style of "debate". That said, it was a horrifyingly entertaining 2 hours.

Or he could get his house gerrymandered into his district.

Frelga, it's available on Libby, in the AC library system. I just put a hold on a copy using the LA library system.

I see Lee also narrates Dracula and several Agatha Christie short stories. Alas, no physics.

ooooo... just found Leaf by Niggle narrated by Derek Jacobi at the LA library!

Connections
Puzzle #168





Wordle 890 5/6







I wonder about V's guesses, too.

We have Red Tailed Hawks in California, too. It's always quite amusing when their call is used in substitute for other raptors in movies. Bald Eagle giggles just aren't majestic enough. I wonder if there is a Wilhelm scream equivalent.

Intraquel?

W00t! Added the latest Martha Wells book to my Libby queue. Like I need more in my queue... I've been busy reading, since I've been too sick to do anything else. Other than rereading my favorite addiction *cough*Expanse*cough* again, because it is something I can fall asleep to, and not miss out on ...

Connections
Puzzle #164






Wordle 886 4/6





Animal #115
I figured it out in 11 guesses!

1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.8
https://metazooa.com
#metazooa

Nov 22, 2023
1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.69

= 9
https://globle-game.com
#globle

Feeling a little sharper today. Or maybe just luckier. Connections Puzzle #162 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Wordle 884 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐝 Animal #112 🐛 I figured it out in 6 guesses! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 7.6 https://metazooa.com #metazooa 🌿 Plant #51 🍃 I figured it out in 9 guesses! 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩...

Wordle 883 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🌎 Nov 19, 2023 🌍 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.78 ⬜🟧🟧🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟩 = 12 https://globle-game.com #globle Connections Puzzle #161 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟨🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🐶 Animal #111 🪰 I figured it out in 4 guesses! 🟥🟨🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.7 https://metazooa.com #metazooa 🪴 Plan...

My character is currently sick in bed, so take your time.

A meh day. 🌿 Plant #47 🌲 I figured it out in 13 guesses! 🟫🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟧🟧🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7 https://flora.metazooa.com #metaflora Connections Puzzle #157 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wordle 879 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦕 Animal #108 🦘 I figured it out in 12 guesses! 🟥🟧🟧🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.8 h...

Nov 14, 2023
3 | Avg. Guesses: 7.56
= 8
https://globle-game.com
#globle

Connections
Puzzle #156





Wordle 878 5/6

Connections Puzzle #155 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 877 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ha! 🐚 Animal #106 🪿 I figured it out in 1 guesses! 🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 7.7 https://metazooa.com #metazooa 🪴 Plant #45 🍃 I figured it out in 12 guesses! 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟫🟨🟨🟨🟧🟨🟧🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 5.3 https://flora.metazoo...