Wondering

Do you ever have those days when you just have all the time in the world to think (whether you really have that time or not)? Today has been one of those for me. I don't even really know what about half the time. They are just scattered fragments of thoughts that come in and go right out without really making a mark. Just one of those days I guess.

For Christmas, I got one of those 1-a-day calendars, and there was a little puzzle a few days ago that had me stumped for a little while. Maybe you'll get it without any difficulty. For me, the directions were what screwed me up, cause I was thinking the completely wrong thing. Here we go:

WORDEZOID: Start at any letter, then spell a common 8-letter word by moving along the lines from letter to letter. Example: You can spell ONION but not UNION. You are not allowed to use a letter twice in a row. Clue: Not income.

G---O---I
/ / /
U---T---N

The horizontal lines are correct. The vertical lines are supposed to connect between the U and G, the T and O, and the N and I. There are also lines connecting the U to the O, and the T to the I, but given my inability to draw satisfactory lines for the easy ones even, I'll just describe it. Can you believe that had me stuck for about 5 hours? It's not like I sat there constantly staring at it for 5 hours...but I felt like an idiot when I re-read the directions for about the millionth time and the answer hit me. I highly doubt it would take anyone else that long. Wow.

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In conclusion of today rather's slow post, here are the usual 5 word associations. We're almost through Part 1 of 3. At least, part 1 of 3 of the ones that I have gotten.

16) 365 D in a Y (a gimme, for Friday)
17) 52 W in a Y
18) 9 L of a C
19) 60 M in an H
20) 64 S on a C B