Sudoku Puzzles

Shiela, I really don't think any of my three daughters will want my salts & spoons, at least not ALL of them. After hearing Mo's story about her BIL, I think I'm going to tell Rob (and my daughters) that after I'm gone I would like them to let any of my friends & family who want one to take their choice as a parting gift from me & as a lasting reminder of my love.

Last year I went whale watching with my daughter, off the Sunshine coast (Qld) on the 'Steve Irwin'. It was a combined birthday present for the two of us. Had a wonderful time & would highly recommend it.

Cape Cod Times

Humpback whales vs. hunters

By Mary Ann Bragg
mbragg@capecodonline.com
June 10, 2009
It's not unusual for a passenger on a whale-watch boat to ask for their favorite humpback, according to Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown owner Steve Milliken. "We gave them More...

Scott Landry of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies said yesterday that he was aware of the possibility of Greenland seeking permission to hunt humpback whales, but he declined further comment.

The Cape is no stranger to the rights of indigenous people. The Wampanoag tribe More...

Reading back through the previous comments I see that there are many of us in Sudokuland who are collectors & keepers. Does it seem to anyone besides me that our children's generation is much more likely to throw things out than keep them? And I don't mean just old things like antiques & More...

Kathy, I think the "wait and save for it" society is long passed. Today is very much see it, get it, use it, throw it away. Technology as it was didn't change so fast. Now when you buy something electronic or just electrical it is out of date by the time you get it home.

I wonder if there will be such a thing as antiques in the future. I'm very sure that present day furniture, for example, is not built to last! We have a chain of furniture stores here in the U.S. called "Rooms to Go" which enables you to buy everything you see in a display in the More...

Well I have spent most of this evening asleep on the sofa so I will now go to bed and probably be awake for hours. Goodnight all, and thanks for all your interesting heirloom stories. I notice no-one admitted to inheriting millions or a mansion!

Oh, I would have, Mo, but I don't like to brag.

I am a descendant of James Selkirk on whose adventures, Daniel Defore based Robinson Crusoe. I have inherited a necklace of some type of vegetation (nut/berry) which legend says was made by him when he was on the deserted island in the West Indies. I have no idea whether that is true but I am a sceptic.

Correction - Alexander Selkirk. James Selkirk is my great uncle. All this talk of dementia has unsettled me.

2.29 Sounds like you have all been having a whale of a time...

Mymare, Jane: I can HIGHLY recommend the Electra Townies! I bought mine shortly after I retired, in 2004, and this past spring rolled it past 10000 miles. (actually a bit more than that -- I didn't get the "bike computer" until I'd had the bike for 3 or 4 months).

lonewoof, I love that avatar!

Jill update.
Daughter surgery went great. Little darling is not feeling to well. Mother Jill is still running, taking care of the rest of the gang.

Thanks for the update, Karen. Poor Jill sure has her plate full, doesn't she?

I think it's time to revive a game initially posted by Angie/Melbourne in December of 2007...



Lets all Play 'Tagged'

Tagged!!!


Here are the rules:

(1) Each player starts with 5 random facts/habits about themselves.

(2). You have 24 hours in which More...

5 random facts:

1) I really do like toast, although not as much as you might think.
2) I like hats, but I don't have a lot of them.
3) I can wiggle my ears.
4) I enjoy skipping, although usually not when anyone can see.
5) Some day I'd like to hike the Appalachian Trail.

I tag GannieMo and Kathy/Valrico.

My random facts seem to have vanished into cyberspace! I'll try again...

1. I am left handed
2. I love any kind of seafood
3. I hate making the bed. I do, but what's the point?
4. I am usually barefoot. Right now, as a matter of fact
5. I get car sick riding in the back seat

I tag Heidi and Gail

Glinda, Angie will be flattered that you resurrected her game. I'm sure GannieMo is aleeping now, so I'll try to get this started.
1) I hope to visit all seven continents before I die
2) I have a bad habit of tweaking my hair when I'm sitting around
3) I hate waiting in lines
4) I love More...

aleeping - what's that????
I meant sleeping!

Thanks a bunch, Kathy!

1)... The first word I ever said as a baby was horse, before even mama.
2)... I am a hat fanatic. It's rare for anyone to see me without one of my nearly 100 hats.
3)... I love to cook and invent recipes.
4)... I am a carnivore. I eat the things that eat the green stuff.
5)... I detest housework of all types.

I tag Ian from Boston and Bean

1; I have decided to use a semicolon rather than a period or a right (closing) parenthesis.

2; Ian is not my name, but an artifact of Boston-Ian, an earlier Sudoku incarnation.

3; I once made my living with a harpoon.

4; I think the United States is hurtling toward an More...

to you,
to you,
dear Crochetmom!!!
to you!
May your special day be wonderful with a and lots of More...

to you,
to you,
dear Brande!!!
to you!
May your special day be wonderful with a and lots of !

Aimee, I had an unusual encounter with a whale while sailboat racing in the Pacific. The whale surfaced right in front of my boat. Quickly my hubby and I got already to tack when the whale went below. Whew! Didn't have to change course. The darn whale surfaced along side us. (It was a biiiiiggggg one, longer than our 24 foot boat) It decided to blow its hole. Ugggg! Rotten fish breath!!!!

WOW!!! Cool experience nonetheless, Shosho.

Hmmm...

1. I have been dubbed 'The Mad Catwoman' wherever I have lived although I only have 4 cats now
2. I have met over 30 Sudokuists and would love to meet more
3. I no longer drink (very much)
4. I have to admit that my hubby has been right in matters pertaining to the garden More...

Could I play tag?
1. I'm a lousy rock and roll member of a band, although my students think I rock!
2. I am equally talented on a chanter (I'm learning to play bagpipes).
3. I love the colors pink and lavender (my office is painted a color between the two, during the day it's pink and More...

Good night worldly people.

Now I must plow through a number of essays. Uggg!!! Until tomorrow my friends!

I LIKE the word aleeping, Kathy!
Speaking of which.....
all!

Morning, not awake yet, cat woke me at 05.00hrs
1 I need at least 5 hours aleeping to be human
2 I collect and deal in vintage bling
3 I would love to live closer to my family
4 I was born within the sound of Bow Bells, so I can clain to be a cockney
5 I claim to have the biggest collection of dust bunnies on this site

I tag Shiela and Broni

I am going to try for more aleeping
cul8r

Y'all

How does that line in the song go:-
5 Gmos aleeping:
Here are my 5
1 I love horses especially standardbreds
2 I get claustrophobia on planes (hello valium)
3 I've met Princess Anne
4 I must go on a serious diet
5 I am an internationally accredited dog judge

I will think about my tagees and let you know who they are later.

Thanks Mo!

1. Never have been overseas yet (hopefully that will change this year)
2. Love the water and boating.
3. Grew up with and still love the smell of oil and petrol.
4. I have always had a dog in my life since I can remember.
5. I have the best collection of doghair tumbleweeds

I tag Judy From Oklahoma City and Brenda

What breeds do you judge, saylz? I've judged numerous match shows... herding and hounds, but I'm not a licensed judge.

1. I love fried chicken!
2. And I love Belgian chocolate!
3. I have walked on fire (burned my feet too).
4. I have para-sailed and was cool enough to snap photos from on high.
5. Come June 13, it will be 23 years since I've had a drink.
I tag Karen and CP!

on those 23 years, Judy!!!