Robert McCloskey is a popular American author and illustrator of
children's books, best known for his book, "Make Way for Ducklings".
In this month's puzzle, he's proven that the English language can be
quite a puzzle all by itself...
The wisdom of Confucius has survived for generations because no matter
how the world changes, Confucius' words still carry their wisdom. In
this month's puzzle, Confucius gives us his sage advice for our
success.
The wisdom of Confucius has survived for generations because no matter
how the world changes, Confucius' words still carry their wisdom. In
this month's puzzle, Confucius gives us his sage advice for our
success.
Fast ball, slow ball, curve ball, knuckleball...there's many different
types of pitches a good baseball player can make. Bob Uecker, a major
league baseball player, gives us a suggestion for how to best catch a
knuckleball with this month's puzzle.
English poet and painter of the 18th century, William Blake's work was
both expressive and philosophical. This month's puzzle plays tribute
to this duality with Blake's words regarding the natural world around
us.
In Alice in Wonderland, the calico cat gave Alice advice on how to get
where she was going, when she reached a fork in the road. Solve this
month’s puzzle to learn what advice he gave her.
Lewis Carroll, the beloved author of Alice in Wonderland, has a
character tell Alice, “Be what you would seem to be", which of course
is very good advice. However, seeing as Alice was in the land of
Wonderland, such advice could not be put just so. The character goes
on to put such advice much more simply, as you will see when you solve
this month’s puzzle. Isn’t that much simpler?
Language comes in many forms and can be as simple as a few hand
signals and sounds. So what defines a language? Here's Carl Sandberg's
take on the definition of slang.
Some fail, some succeed. What is the difference between those failures
and successes? Theodore Roosevelt, a past American president, tries to
answer this question with this month's quote.
William Shakespeare's works have survived through the generations for
the genius of his wit, the wonder of his words, and the power of his
observations penned in verse. This month's puzzle shares a bit of his
observation regarding the trend of misfortune.
While the dictionary definition of tolerance explains what it means to
BE tolerant, it does not explain why you might want to exercise your
tolerance of others. That explanation is covered quite simply by John
Cogley, in this month's puzzle.
Hope has been with us since the dawn of mankind. In ancient Greek
mythology, there is a story about Pandora, who was entrusted with a
box containing all of the world's ills. But she is overcome with
curiosity and opens it, releasing those ills into the world. However,
she closed the box again before hope could escape, thereby ensuring
that mankind would always have hope. Ronald Reagan, a past US
President, observes how mankind has used hope throughout the
generations in this month's puzzle.
