Tag: #ODDSandENDS

  • ODDS and Ends: NYTimes Killed WORDLE, War, and Crypto Value

    (Say it ain’t so…)

    Yup, @nytimes killed WORDLE. They took something fun, monkied with it, and now it’s not fun. WORDLE has become more difficult, not hard or impossible, just a little more difficult, to the point where now sometimes you lose. There is a good chance that you might not get the word in six tries. Just like how you might not be able to fully fill out the Times’ crossword puzzle, or become a Queen Bee on their Spelling Bee game. (I play both semi regularly, and I keep struggling for perfection, but may never attain it at those games.) WORDLE was the opposite of that. It was challenging enough to make you think, but not so hard that you couldn’t succeed. WORDLE was easy, and for most of us out there, it gave us an easy win at the start of the day. And the sociability of it, to share your box of colors, but not the letters, kind’a gave an insight on your thought process without divulging that you use the same words over and over and over again. Now, seeing everyone get it on the fifth or sixth try isn’t encouraging, or even envy creating, it just shows that we are frustrated. Read the room @nytimes, we liked our easy win.

    I have been avoiding talking about Ukraine and Russia and all of that going on. Sadly, I don’t feel good about it. I am not an expert, clearly, but it just feels like everything is leading to a war. Maybe it won’t turn into a world war, but it just feels like a war will happen. The reason I feel this way is sadly because it feels like a pattern humans keep repeating; Disease, Limited Resources, War. That and it’s been over eighty years since a world war, and well, most of the people who lived through that are gone, so no one remembers how bad this stuff can be. Just makes me nervous.

    My crypto currency has lost 37.45% of its value since I purchased it in October 2021. That means I have lost $12.92.

  • ODDS and ENDS: Sounds of the City, No Vax Athletes, and Tottenham

    ODDS and ENDS is my continuing series of random thoughts and follow ups…    

    Last night, or I guess early this morning, at about 5am, I heard this faint sound of a bell ringing. Like one of those school bells; metal and red, with the piercing sound that tells you class is over, or this is a fire drill. This bell sound wasn’t close to our apartment, but it present enough to not be ignored. I got back to sleep, but when I woke up to my phone alarm, that ringing was still going. Things could have been worse. I remember when I moved to this neighborhood, and would routinely get woken up by car alarms. Also, I am very glad that car alarms has gone out of fashion.

    Novak Djokovic got his visa revoked again in Australia, for many reasons, but mainly for not getting vaxed. I think everyone should get vaccinated, but if you don’t want to, be upfront about it. Also, you have to come to terms with the fact that your choice has consequences. Like, a whole nation saying you have to be vaccinated to come in. Or, a sports league saying you have to be vaxed if you want to participate in all aspects of the league. I hold to this; if Novak was a stocker at the local CVS, making minimum wage, and he refused to be vaxed, his ass would be fired same day, and no one would give a shit.

    Tottenham has to beat Arsenal this Sunday if they want to salvage their season. Spurs have to start beating top 5 teams, or they will lose Harry Kane this Summer. There, I said it, I have no regrets, and if you look at my track record with Premier League predictions, it, most likely, will be wrong.