Jana in Texas

YouTube video by lipebianc Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song)

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She played so many memorable rolls. RIP.

1/31/2026
Wordle 1,687 4/6
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Connections
Puzzle #965
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Strands #699
“It's part of the game”
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1/30/2026
Wordle 1,686 5/6
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Connections
Puzzle #964
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Strands #698
“We're not lost ...”
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1/29/2026

Wordle 1,685 4/6
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
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⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ brain fart
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Connections
Puzzle #963
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Strands #697
“Talk of the town”
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Well…Noem says she is “just following orders”. I guess that makes it okay then, right?
*sarcasm

1/28/2026
Wordle 1,684 3/6
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Connections
Puzzle #962
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Strands #696
“Zen state”
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That’s always a surprise when that happens for me! My thought process was: since I decided I wasn’t going to fall for the red herring, what could I do with that one word? And then I finally saw a connection and it worked. I never try to guess which connection is purple—too much for my tiny brain!

I thought about that first guess—I was tempted to fall for it, like I usually do.

1/27/2026
Wordle 1,683 4/6
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Connections
Puzzle #961
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Strands #695
“Canine classics”
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I fat-fingered the date—this is for today, 1/26/2026…

1/26/2025
Wordle 1,682 6/6
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Connections
Puzzle #960
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Strands #694
“Grape expectations”
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Over a 12 year commute to the same location, I had several possible routes to get to work in Dallas TX. I finally picked the one that kept me off the freeways as much as possible. Road work, increased traffic, and some dicey exits increased my anxiety. I finally found my comfort zone.

Chocolate.

Every single Republican in Congress needs to be held accountable. Their constituents need to know exactly where they honestly stand. Are they totally okay with what ICE is doing and how they are doing it? If so, they should say it out loud. If not, same.

Cruz isn’t up for reelection until 2030, so he’s “safe”. For the time being…
I wish these elected Republicans would just be honest: do they support what Trump has done/is doing/will do or not? If they support it, they should be proud to say so & why, publicly. If not, same. Silence is approval.

1/25:2026
Wordle 1,681 3/6
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Connections
Puzzle #959
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Strands #693
“The straight and narrow”
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YouTube video by stewielips Pledge to Hedley Lamarr

youtube.com/watch?v=SoM-...
Think Trump and ICE,..

1/24/2026
Wordle 1,680 6/6
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Connections
Puzzle #958
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Strands #692
“A work of art”
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YouTube video by Robert Arnold For the Southern Men

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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

1/23/2026
Wordle 1,679 5/6
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Connections
Puzzle #957
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Strands #691
“None the wiser”
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1/22/2026
Wordle 1,678 4/6
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Connections
Puzzle #956
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Strands #690
“Ode to joy”
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1/21/2026
Testing 1-2-3

Wordle 1,677 4/6
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Connections
Puzzle #955
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Strands #689
“That's not very polite”
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Strands #689
“That's not very polite”
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1/21/2026