Widower, father, cat-dad, musician, retired gov’t worker, cancer survivor (so far). Opinions expressed are my own but should be yours too. I pun therefore I am. Cleveland born & raised, lived in Alaska for a while, back in Cleveland 🌊https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mu36jqjpg22nToday’s Wordle Tip: if a couple of letters are yellow on line 2, if you put those same letters in the exact same spots on line 4, THEY WILL STILL BE YELLOW 🫠27 Aug 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu36jqjpg22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mu2qbx677k2xToday I complete another trip of 584 million miles around the sun, and I’m barely even winded.27 Aug 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2qbx677k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mu2pimiw4k2x#waffle1679 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 160 🏆 #wafflemaster wafflegame.net https://wafflegame.net27 Aug 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2pimiw4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mu2pghgsic2xConnections Puzzle #1173 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪27 Aug 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2pghgsic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mu2pfhgdbs2xStrands #907 “Spiraling definitions” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵27 Aug 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2pfhgdbs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mu2p6rp6qk2xWordle 1,895 6/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩<— rookie mistake ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩27 Aug 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2p6rp6qk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtyzdm3wqk2vI was walking into my yoga class and a woman came up to me and said, “can you convince my husband to try yoga?” I said, “well, I could TRY.” She laughed. I laughed. Her husband, sitting comfortably at home, laughed (probably)26 Aug 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyzdm3wqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtyc6jq62c2vYesterday I noticed my hawk friend swoop past the kitchen window on a trajectory suggesting it was landing on the back porch roof. I went upstairs to a bedroom that has a view of the roof, & this is what I saw (may be disturbing to some). Seems to be playing with its catch. Flew off seconds later.26 Aug 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyc6jq62c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtyapibtwc2v#waffle1678 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 159 🏆 #wafflemaster wafflegame.net https://wafflegame.net26 Aug 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyapibtwc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtyanfo6zs2vConnections Puzzle #1172 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟪🟦🟪🤪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦26 Aug 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyanfo6zs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtyamijp6s2vStrands #906 “All in a day's work” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵26 Aug 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyamijp6s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtyaf33rfk2vWordle 1,894 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩26 Aug 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyaf33rfk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtvoyt32ic2a#deluxewaffle222 3/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wafflegame.net/deluxe https://wafflegame.net/deluxe25 Aug 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvoyt32ic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtvoxoxix22a#waffle1677 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 158 🏆 #wafflemaster wafflegame.net https://wafflegame.net25 Aug 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvoxoxix22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtvovm3y422aConnections Puzzle #1171 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦25 Aug 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvovm3y422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtvou5k2ek2aStrands #905 “Enjoying nature” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵25 Aug 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvou5k2ek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtvoqpm73c2aWordle 1,893 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩25 Aug 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvoqpm73c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mttwavrjlk2pMitch? Mitch who?24 Aug 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttwavrjlk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtt7cul65227#waffle1676 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 157 🏆 #wafflemaster wafflegame.net https://wafflegame.net24 Aug 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7cul65227https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtt7ax73kc27Connections Puzzle #1170 🟨🟪🟦🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦🤷‍♂️24 Aug 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7ax73kc27https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtt7a3jves27Strands #904 “You can't eat just one” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵24 Aug 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7a3jves27https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtt735mzxs27Wordle 1,892 3/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩24 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt735mzxs27https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtravaihgs2kToday’s Fun Fact: 98.3% of facts are not, in fact, fun.23 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtravaihgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtqvet2eps2t#waffle1675 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 156 🏆 #wafflemaster wafflegame.net https://wafflegame.net23 Aug 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqvet2eps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtqvddnct22tConnections Puzzle #1169 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩23 Aug 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqvddnct22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtqvbp5hws2tStrands #903 “An epic journey” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵23 Aug 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqvbp5hws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtqv35ga6c2tWordle 1,891 5/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not great but at least the bot didn’t criticize any of my guesses along the way 🫤23 Aug 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqv35ga6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mtoandfmhc24Flashback for Aug. 22, 2026 25 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟥 https://www.nytimes.com/shared/v1/flashback-quiz.html?uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Finteractive%2Fe324ae1e-6f14-5b15-9047-b24c38ae7315&m=28&s=25&me=8&e=7&c=c611424812d9d38cbe384a4d5cba931f&smid=url-share&rsrc=deeplink22 Aug 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoandfmhc24https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mto5w6sizc24#waffle1674 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 155 🏆 #wafflemaster wafflegame.net https://wafflegame.net22 Aug 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto5w6sizc24https://bsky.app/profile/jims55.bsky.social/post/3mto5txrjo224Connections Puzzle #1168 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩22 Aug 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:mflujiox2lsronlh7fnlm55s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto5txrjo224