Sunday, February 11, 2007

Our Weekly Sunday Puzzle Page

Ah, marvelous Sunday! It's very quiet here now; the only sounds are those of the furnace soughing away and the infrequent small squabbles occasioned by a particularly choice nutmeat (and the omnipresent squeal of the exercise wheel.) Bonnie has gone out to the store and the library to pick up a few things, and here I am trying to decide what puzzle to place in this space. Lisa has expressed a preference for a word search, and since we have constructed some but never posted any, this may be a good time.

A short explanation about this word search (and word searches in general) - this puzzle was created for the father of a friend, and I asked her to offer themes of interest to him, so instead of a single theme, there are six; all of the themes are included as search terms (e.g., country music.)

Word searches, we have found, are the most time-consuming and tedious puzzles to construct. I will not go into all the reasons why; the best way to discover that for yourself is to try to construct one. Nevertheless, they do represent a challenge, and we have discovered that word searches are a quite popular type of puzzle, perhaps because all the information necessary to solve the puzzle is included, and because most people do enjoy a scavenger hunt. We have constructed a few and probably will continue to do so when the mood strikes, when we have found a sufficiently entertaining or informational theme. At any rate, we hope that you enjoy this one.

I just had to edit this in - different town, different bay, different idiots - same outcome. When will they ever learn?

Peace.

Bonnie and Walt

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

no time to do puzzles, it's a hectic Monday on my side of the screen.Just had to stop and type a smile your way. Have a good one.
Marti

Anonymous said...

This is totally awesome!!!  I'm printing it!!  Hugs,
Lisa

Anonymous said...

Oh, if you could just hear me say, "COOL BEANS!"  I'm printing as we speak, so-to-speak.  I love the lively word search.  Never fear, I still have 3 words left to find on the Dune puzzle.  LOL.

D'oh!  They won't learn.  It's all about instant gratification and 'it won't happen to me.'  

Yikes!

Anonymous said...

By the way -- this is a tough puzzle!  Might be due to the size of the print when it's printed out.  More than likely it's my brain!