So, Ghislaine Maxwell just got a sweetheart deal, moving her to a less restrictive prison w/ more privileges. She's a convicted sex offender: why is she being shown such deference? 🤔

Well, that streak didn't last long. Fell into the dreaded Wordle Trap & ran out of turns. Disappointing, but tomorrow's another day. And how did you do? Wordle #1,505 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

Lots of folks lost their streaks last night, & I hope they've all started new ones. That's what I did: started my new streak with a 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,506 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wow, I wasn't expecting this: made a lucky guess, helped by a bit of logic, and solved the Wordle in 2. Haven't done that in a while. And how did you do? Wordle #1,507 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, this worked out well. A bit of logic and one very lucky guess led to solving the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,508 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I should have had a 4 & I almost did, but I made one foolish move, and ended up with a 5. Oh well, a win is a win. And how did you do? Wordle #1,509 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Logic and process of elimination were a good combination for me, and I solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,510 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I know this word, but can't ever recall using it. But that's okay. With some logic, I still was able to solve the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,511 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Second night in a row that I used logic to solve the Wordle, and second night in a row that I solved it in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,512 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Chris Quinn, editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, had a great quote in today's column: "In the end, civil discourse is the foundation of community. Without it, we don’t just lose conversation — we lose connection." Courtesy matters, even when we disagree!

I seem to be stuck in a rut lately, getting 4s each night. But that's not so bad: at least I'm solving the Wordle. And how did you do? Wordle #1,513 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

In a world that is often inconsistent (or just plain bizarre), it's nice to know at least I have a stable Wordle score. Got another 4. 😉 And how did you do? Wordle #1,514 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

New rule: whenever Donna plays Wordle these days, she's going to solve it in 4. 😉And how did you do? Wordle #1,515 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, I broke my rule and I didn't get a 4. In fact, I nearly didn't get this one at all. Had to stare at it for ages, but finally solved it in 5. And how did you do? Wordle #1,516 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Almost solved the Wordle in 3, but given that last night I barely got a 5, I'm fine about being back with my customary 4 tonight. And how did you do? Wordle #1,517 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another night, another 4 in Wordle. I relied upon some logic, and it produced a nice, orderly result. And how did you do? Wordle #1,518 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I seem to be finding creative new ways to keep scoring 4s in Wordle, night after night. On the other hand, a win is a win, & I'm glad to be winning. And how did you do? Wordle #1,519 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

"I'm basically happy to be alive & I try my best to be optimistic. But sometimes, I feel like we're living in perilous times..." In my new blog post, some thoughts about this current moment in our history. Your comments are welcome. dlhalperblog.blogspot.com

We've all talked ourselves out of a word, convinced it couldn't be that one. But tonight, I listened to my instincts & I was right. Broke my string of 4s & solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,520 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Back to a 4, but I can't complain: this Wordle was fun because it was all about logic. Hope you had fun with it too. And how did you do? Wordle #1,521 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩