Monthly Archive: May 2026

Nobody does nuggets of encouragement better than Wordle.

Admittedly, I am not someone who likes games. I remember back in the 70s when someone in our neighborhood got a video game called “Pong” for their television. Most people were enamored with this cool new invention, but I never saw the attraction.

Although they represent two completely different eras of game development, Wordle and Pong are both simplistic. But somehow Wordle appeals to me. Maybe it’s the nerd element (Nerdle?). Or maybe it’s the encouragement factor. I’m a little embarrassed to admit how good it feels when I get the word in three tries and my Wordle screen flashes, “Impressive!” Better yet is the elusive “Magnificent!” for getting it in two.

(By the way, how great is the word Magnificent?)

But I have to say I kind of disagree with the Wordle gods. Does getting a five really deserve a “Great!”?

I’m thinking more like, “Meh.”

Apologies to my non-Wordle playing readers…

Recently I was on a walk with my nieces when they heard voices coming out of my butt. Now I admit I may have “talked out my ass” once or twice in my life, but this was different. Apparently, I butt dialed someone. And this was no ordinary butt dial. This was a six person Facetime call.

I’ve had a cell phone for about twenty years, and I’ve never butt dialed anyone before. Now that probably means one of two things: either I’m officially old, or my butt is getting bigger because the phone was in my back pocket.

As you can imagine, neither of those sit well with me until I realized that it could actually be both of those things.

Anyway, consider yourself warned if you’re in my list of contacts.