Many of the topics I post stem from a book I am ingesting.  The book I am currently listening to is about puzzles.  I've definitely enjoyed puzzles over the years but I don't currently seek them out.   Do you have a favorite type of puzzle you like or excel at?  Word search, crossword, maze, putting together puzzles?

I like puzzles, they're a nice way to pass time, but the standard newspaper puzzles don't keep me occupied for too long. I don't mind doing a crossword or a sudoku once a month, but any more than that and I stop caring. I'm more into trivia and quizzes.

One type of puzzle I keep coming back to is, of course, chess puzzles. The gift that keeps on giving.

Nov 30, 2023 17:20:14 GMT theend said:

Many of the topics I post stem from a book I am ingesting.

You read books about dogs wearing clothes and sunglasses?

Nov 30, 2023 20:16:29 GMT Emperor said:

I like puzzles, they're a nice way to pass time, but the standard newspaper puzzles don't keep me occupied for too long. I don't mind doing a crossword or a sudoku once a month, but any more than that and I stop caring. I'm more into trivia and quizzes.

One type of puzzle I keep coming back to is, of course, chess puzzles. The gift that keeps on giving.

Nov 30, 2023 17:20:14 GMT theend said:

Many of the topics I post stem from a book I am ingesting.

You read books about dogs wearing clothes and sunglasses?

lol no, the dogs wearing clothes part comes from working part time at Sierra.  They have a large pet section and a lot of dog coats.  Sunglass Hut comes from talking to some of the management of Sierra and talking about the success of some stores.  I do look at a lot of businesses and try to figure them out. 

I like a good crossword but really enjoy trivia. My mom is a Sudoku wizard.

Sadly I have reach the point in my life where much of my winter evenings are spent watching Hallmark movies and doing puzzles with my mom.

I like puzzles and trivia of all kinds. I do a lot of crossword puzzles. I can't do UK-style cryptic puzzles - they break my brain since I don't know all the tricks and double-meanings.

Nov 30, 2023 23:33:55 GMT iron maiden said:

Sadly I have reach the point in my life where much of my winter evenings are spent watching Hallmark movies and doing puzzles with my mom.

What's sad about that? It sounds delightful!

Nov 30, 2023 23:44:43 GMT Gyro LC said:

I like puzzles and trivia of all kinds. I do a lot of crossword puzzles. I can't do UK-style cryptic puzzles - they break my brain since I don't know all the tricks and double-meanings.

I'm useless at cryptic crosswords too. My mother understands that language. I do not.

I occasionally do word search races with my niece (12) and nephew (10).

I had a great uncle that when he was in his 80's he started doing jig saw puzzles, word search, mazes, mind games, ect...., but not cross word. He said its was to help keep his mind sharp. When he passed away at 94 his mind was in better shape than mine is currently at 48.

Dude I'm gonna start doing crossword puzzles.

Nov 30, 2023 23:59:08 GMT bodyslam said:

I occasionally do word search races with my niece (12) and nephew (10).

I had a great uncle that when he was in his 80's he started doing jig saw puzzles, word search, mazes, mind games, ect...., but not cross word. He said its was to help keep his mind sharp. When he passed away at 94 his mind was in better shape than mine is currently at 48.

My mom has a friend who was in her early 80's when COVID hit. She already had been diagnosed with dementia, but she was still very independent. Those couple years of isolation aged her brain. About a year ago we took her for the night and it was tragic and very hard on my mom. I told my mom we couldn't take her again, it was too much work that we didn't have the training to deal with. My mom was devastated. Mom's friend is now in a care facility and barely has her wits about her. My mom plays word and numbers games and we do puzzles to keep our minds going even while watching TV. Maybe it'll hold the beast at bay and maybe it won't but we'll do our best. 

Nov 30, 2023 23:59:08 GMT bodyslam said:

I occasionally do word search races with my niece (12) and nephew (10).

I had a great uncle that when he was in his 80's he started doing jig saw puzzles, word search, mazes, mind games, ect...., but not cross word. He said its was to help keep his mind sharp. When he passed away at 94 his mind was in better shape than mine is currently at 48.

Dec 1, 2023 0:13:00 GMT iron maiden said:

Nov 30, 2023 23:59:08 GMT bodyslam said:

I occasionally do word search races with my niece (12) and nephew (10).

I had a great uncle that when he was in his 80's he started doing jig saw puzzles, word search, mazes, mind games, ect...., but not cross word. He said its was to help keep his mind sharp. When he passed away at 94 his mind was in better shape than mine is currently at 48.

My mom has a friend who was in her early 80's when COVID hit. She already had been diagnosed with dementia, but she was still very independent. Those couple years of isolation aged her brain. About a year ago we took her for the night and it was tragic and very hard on my mom. I told my mom we couldn't take her again, it was too much work that we didn't have the training to deal with. My mom was devastated. Mom's friend is now in a care facility and barely has her wits about her. My mom plays word and numbers games and we do puzzles to keep our minds going even while watching TV. Maybe it'll hold the beast at bay and maybe it won't but we'll do our best. 

Great posts!

This is what I was going to say, keeping your brain stimulated is one of the best ways to ward off dementia.
Being locked inside due to Covid would be the absolute worst for Dementia prevention.

I listened to an expert and the best way to ward off dementia is to always be doing something new, don't drive the streets every time you go somewhere, don't always shop in the same places.
Learning a new language or a musical instrument is also meant to be amazing.
I have not done the test, but due to my extremely poor sleep and terrible memory I fear that I might be very prone to dementia.

Dec 1, 2023 0:41:02 GMT iNCY said:

Nov 30, 2023 23:59:08 GMT bodyslam said:

I occasionally do word search races with my niece (12) and nephew (10).

I had a great uncle that when he was in his 80's he started doing jig saw puzzles, word search, mazes, mind games, ect...., but not cross word. He said its was to help keep his mind sharp. When he passed away at 94 his mind was in better shape than mine is currently at 48.

Dec 1, 2023 0:13:00 GMT iron maiden said:

My mom has a friend who was in her early 80's when COVID hit. She already had been diagnosed with dementia, but she was still very independent. Those couple years of isolation aged her brain. About a year ago we took her for the night and it was tragic and very hard on my mom. I told my mom we couldn't take her again, it was too much work that we didn't have the training to deal with. My mom was devastated. Mom's friend is now in a care facility and barely has her wits about her. My mom plays word and numbers games and we do puzzles to keep our minds going even while watching TV. Maybe it'll hold the beast at bay and maybe it won't but we'll do our best. 

Great posts!

This is what I was going to say, keeping your brain stimulated is one of the best ways to ward off dementia.
Being locked inside due to Covid would be the absolute worst for Dementia prevention.

I listened to an expert and the best way to ward off dementia is to always be doing something new, don't drive the streets every time you go somewhere, don't always shop in the same places.
Learning a new language or a musical instrument is also meant to be amazing.
I have not done the test, but due to my extremely poor sleep and terrible memory I fear that I might be very prone to dementia.

My kid is worried about this because my memory already sucks. 

I can't tell you what I ate for dinner last night but I can tell you that a 20ft long piece of 4" C Channel is $5.53/ft from our vendor and that a bag of 1000 TY27MX tyraps is $0.31/ea. 

Dec 1, 2023 1:00:45 GMT iron maiden said:

Dec 1, 2023 0:41:02 GMT iNCY said:

Great posts!

This is what I was going to say, keeping your brain stimulated is one of the best ways to ward off dementia.
Being locked inside due to Covid would be the absolute worst for Dementia prevention.

I listened to an expert and the best way to ward off dementia is to always be doing something new, don't drive the streets every time you go somewhere, don't always shop in the same places.
Learning a new language or a musical instrument is also meant to be amazing.
I have not done the test, but due to my extremely poor sleep and terrible memory I fear that I might be very prone to dementia.

My kid is worried about this because my memory already sucks. 

I can't tell you what I ate for dinner last night but I can tell you that a 20ft long piece of 4" C Channel is $5.53/ft from our vendor.

I sometimes feel like we could be twins.

The most unbelievable part of police procedural dramas is when the interrogate the suspect and say "Where were you on the morning of July 2nd"
I don't even know where my tablet is and I own 3 multimeters but only know where one is at a time.