The odes, oddities, and O Deities of a world traveler

Arizona Rummy

Type: a rummy game (scilicet) Objective: Have the LEAST points. Alternate: go for as many points as you can because it is going that poorly. Players: 2+ Partners: No Decks: 2 Rounds: 10-11 Jokers: No Wilds: 2, and the number of cards in your hand (threes when three cards in hand, fours when four in…
Did you know: Astonishingly Big

Thunderclouds can be several times larger than mountains?
Card Game Basics

Here is a new category of post I am trying out: How to play games. Since I have a fairly encyclopedic knowledge of game rules, and often have friends asking for refreshers/reminders/can-I-teach someone-else, let’s spread the joy! I am including some basic premises of playing card games here, and will be adding the how to…
Did you know: Water Vibes

we require vibrations in the water in our ears in order to hear anything?
On Acumina

“things sharpened to a small point” Intellegência: Cerebral Acumen Intelligence means literally, “to read/chose between” Thus, the mark of intelligence is not just to be aware knowledge that exists, but to be able to apply, analyze, and surmise from that knowledge. It is the reasoning that allows one to build upon previous knowledge and…
Did you know: Why 60

the base-sixty system is based off of the twelve parts of the fingers on one hand and the five fingers on the other?
Ode to Cobbler

Cobbler is decadent. It is all of the best parts of a pie, and nearly always includes my favorite type of ice cream, namely vanilla. A pie can be great, particularly if the crust is well made of delicious ingredients, but most often, the crust is kind of bland and very difficult to cut…
Did you know: Time/Angle Base

time and degrees come from the base-sixty counting system of the Babylonians?