Garth, are you by any chance going to Mind Games in Portland, OR April
23-27? I love playing games and have registered. Hope to meet you there if you are going. I'm also registered for the AG in Chicago in July.
Nancy Campbell
Original Message:
Sent: 4/14/2025 12:27:00 AM
From: Garth Miller
Subject: RE: Hello Everyone
Church testimonials were interesting, and I was not primed for a class on the ending of this world and the 2nd coming Christ. Aimed at me for being a sinner, a dropout, and not earning respect for priesthood or endowments and commitments. And I can't think of the right word to express myself in public or on the laptop trying to type and post in Mensa Connect threads or discussions. And the 'Tracker' TV is too violent and disturbing, just like all the anti- American rhetoric, the cons, the mixed messages. A bit of cleanup trying to plan for garbage pickup tomorrow, and I need to weed in the morning and fill can. And maybe burn the stacked-up pruning later in the day. Still not found are lost glasses, TracFone, and what else. I lose it all sooner or later, like my memory. The easy Sudokus in the new booklet are too easy, with 33 to 36 clues and I get all 9 of the same number entered the first time through on about half of the numbers. I'll work on #6 tonight in bed and should finish it in less than half hour. At 9:45, it's time to close this laptop up, head for home, take med pills, and get ready for bed. In the morning, after 10 minutes exercise, I need to start a batch of fruity oatmeal and fry up some more dandelions for lunch to go with the delivered meal. I'm still feeling defensive about the Church meeting, so maybe should take a breather after the Easter celebration next week.
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Garth Miller
Elmer City, WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-12-2025 22:27
From: Garth Miller
Subject: Hello Everyone
Deja vu all over again? A 'flat feeing of what does it matter, of indifference and uselessness. Look back and celebrate, not regret. Then I have a dizzy spell, regress 20 years. later and recognize the same situation remembered from back then. What did I do the last couple of days? I fixed and ate food, took delivery of a meal, rested, napped, mowed some lawn and weeded some and surveyed all that needs to be done. Some railroad tie walls are leaning near collapsing and some work replacing or repairing them is planned,
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Garth Miller
Elmer City, WA
Original Message:
Sent: 02-27-2025 23:35
From: Garth Miller
Subject: Hello Everyone
The previous message was sent from email, and now maybe a final explanation. I recently solved two hard and one medium sudoku puzzles, the first in some weeks. I've still not solved the more recent 5-part puzzles but explain that in preparation in all of them I count and record the extent of each of the numbers in all 81 spaces involved, The number of clues for each number (usually between 27 and 30 total) may vary between 0 and 6, but are usually 3. I also try to count the intermediate additions leading to the final solution, and then the final array that gives me all nine entries for each number. That also gives me clues as to any pending logical entry. Probably wastes a bit of time on easier puzzles. Totals are usually greater on the final tally for each number, leading to a solution; and the intermediate the fewest, generally 10 to 20 total. Does that make any sense? Not really, unless I diagram a 'table' Maybe later when there is time; and I'm just wasting time anyway...
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Garth Miller
Elmer City, WA
Original Message:
Sent: 02-26-2025 21:06
From: Garth Miller
Subject: Hello Everyone
Again I'm not sure this is going anywhere but will try email, and assume previous typed message will be included. I'm doing better with 'connect' but nearing the saturation point , even with Sudoku puzzles. Maybe a new 'thread' would help and maybe generate some discussion?
Original Message:
Sent: 2/17/2025 9:53:00 PM
From: Garth Miller
Subject: RE: Hello Everyone
I apologize Felice regarding my several posts made to region 8 that didn't fit their 'event' criteria, so had disappeared. A waste of composition time and effort that sparked my angry frustration. I don't get any emails beyond the political complaints about Trump's EO's and presidential mismanagement, but here it is, and we'll see if any are new, or enlightening, or related to Sudoku or similar puzzles. g2mmarshall@protonmail.com
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Garth Miller
Elmer City, WA
Original Message:
Sent: 02-17-2025 20:36
From: Garth Miller
Subject: Hello Everyone
Hi Felice, Jerry,
2 years later I'm now looking at 'Hello Everyone' wondering what is going on with a Sudoku SIG? Is that what I'm addressing now? And Jerry, we must be about the same age as I just recently celebrated my 83rd. And my Sudoku skills seem on the wane, but I still try. I do not travel far from home, do not see well and now afraid of getting lost. I haven't been able to use Facebook for about 2 years because of forgotten password(s) and connected with Mensa here in December.
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Garth Miller
Elmer City, WA
Original Message:
Sent: 02-25-2023 12:31
From: Jerry Martin
Subject: Hello Everyone
Hi Felice,
Thanks for trying, but at 81 years I'm just too technologically unsophisticated to learn from these absurd complications. I started a SIG regarding my interest (Sudoku), hoping to engage
other Mensans in conversations. I've sent several messages but received no responses, so suspect I'm doing something wrong. I never put "Nobody" as an option and don't know why anyone would.
Why make that the default? Might as well make Chinese the default language and not tell anyone. That would guarantee a problem, as does a "Nobody" default.
I just want something simple, like email, to allow conversations between my SIG members.
Mensa Connect doesn't work well, or requires a PhD in computer engineering.
Jerry Martin
Original Message:
Sent: 2/25/2023 12:34:00 PM
From: Felice Nightengale
Subject: Hello Everyone
Who is receiving these messages? I'm new!
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Felice Nightengale, she/her
MWW Publicity +3
MWW Recording Secretary (Scribe)
Region 8 Assistant + 2
Redmond, WA
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