T.J. Crowder

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Oh THAT was lucky! I was picking between three likelies, and it was the first one.

#Wordle 1,699 3/6*

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#Wordle 1,698 4/6*

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*sigh*

These were the kind with red seven-segment LED display. (LCD was *years* later.) My father was loaned an early demo model by a contact at Texas Instruments who owed him a favor, just before they went on market.

Age verification?

I remember when electronic pocket calculators were first introduced.

#Wordle 1,697 3/6*

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Oh, that was SO NEARLY my second guess! But for a reason I won't mention (spoilers), I thought I should go the other way.

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One thing about Wordle letting themselves repeat answers is that I feel more free to use a word I know they've done before as my second guess, tactically. Worked here.

I love the song Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners (that's the generation I am). I do...but:

He really shouldn't have to press that hard. She's clearly not that into it and he should just stop pestering the poor girl. 😃

#DexysMidnightRunners #Music #Humor?

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I feel like I was being dense. 😐

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Done. Let me know what you think?

LUPINES, 16x16”, Acrylic on Panel ©️2026 Jim Musil

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I never used to guess words that they'd done before (except by accident). But now that they're mixing those words in again, I feel slightly more free to use one if it's going to be tactical, such as my second guess above. (Don't know if it helped.)

#Wordle 1,691 3/6*

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Now that everyone's had a chance to do yesterday's Wordle, an explanation of the above:

Yesterday's answer was CIGAR, which is also the answer to the first ever Wordle back on June 19th, 2021. It's the first time Wordle has repeated a word.

And yesterday was Feb 2nd, the day in Groundhog Day. 😄

#Wordle 1,690 3/6*

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So, #Wordle took a new turn today. And very cute by the Wordle editor to pick today, specifically, for the change...

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Literally the first word I thought of after my first guess. Then I spent five minutes thinking of alternatives and decided...go for it!

My painting NORTHERN LAKE

#Wordle 1,688 5/6*

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On my list after the second guess, but it seemed less likely than either of the other two I guessed before it. Ah, well...

There is beauty in the world.
Almost everywhere.
Allow yourself to see it. Sit with it.
Revel in the cool water on a hot day.
The light in the darkness.
The shade in the glare.

It can be hard sometimes, I know.
I know.

My painting POINT LOBOS POPPIES

#Wordle 1,687 3/6*

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I mean, if I'd _thought_ of it before my third guess, it would have been my third guess. But...

Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach at dusk, viewed from wet sand at low tide. The pier extends diagonally across the frame on dark wooden pilings, with small lights glowing along the deck and over the cottages. Reflections of the pier and lights stretch across the smooth, reflective sand as low waves move beneath a deep blue sky that fades to warm orange near the horizon.

Post-sunset glow. Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach, San Diego, California

#sandiego #pacificbeach #sunset #ocean #crystalpier #photography

#Wordle 1,685 3/6*

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My favorite browser by a country mile.

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#Windows #Macos #Linux #Browser #Vivaldi #Computer #AI

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