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Puzzles

March 6, 2020 Jeff Foley

When your brain is fully engaged in a challenging puzzle, the rest of the world can fade away. It could be a pencil and paper puzzle, like a cryptic crossword clue or “who owns the zebra” logic puzzle. It could be the situational puzzles that come up in complex board games, like how am I… Continue reading Puzzles

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New room

February 28, 2020 Jeff Foley

The first grader looked up at his father. “Good luck in your New Room today, Daddy,” he said. The child knew what it was like to go into a New Room, having done so both for kindergarten and for first grade. It meant new friends to make. New authority figures to respect. New toys to… Continue reading New room

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