Went for swim first thing. Will go again later but fir now, ugh, too hot to move.

So I was watching Rachael Ray last week (don’t judge me) and Dame Julie Andrews was the guest. She was hilarious and charming and I just love her.

And as an ode to everyone’s favourite Maria I put a list together of a few of my favourite things, and to go with it, least favourite things as well.

These are a few of my favourite things

-girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes.

-being at the ball park.

-reading.

-writing.

-my freedom of faith.

-music.

-napping.

-good friends.

-laughing.

-waiting.

-constant information updates and access.

-smiles.

-sports.

-good conversation.

-movies.

-comic books.

-good coffee.

-kids.

-wit.

-crosswords.

-jeans and heels.

-cowboy boots.

-poetry.

-please and thank you.

-newspapers.

-wine.

A Few Of My Least Favourite Things

-bee stings.

-ppl who sit on my hip when sitting down on public transit.

-hospitals.

-walk-blockers.

-drivers who don’t recognize that pedestrians have the right of way.

-pedestrians that think they have the right of way against the light.

-gay bashing.

-bad spelling due to laziness.

-intolerance.

-Sudoko.

-over zealous hockey parents.

-being late.

-arrogance paired with ignorance.

-senses of entitlement.

-popped collars.

-chatty Cathies.

So there you have it my friends. We all have these lists. What’s on yours?
Share, it’ll feel good.

From learning  Origami on the thinking Pot,

to brushing up your skills on hygiene,

Things you could do inside one room, you can’t probably live without,

Innovation is the name of the game,

All the tactics companies use to sell/market their products,

Toilet Papers with a purpose other than what they had been so far used far!!!!!

If this makes you fell inquisitive click here………

Sudoku es un pasatiempo popular que se popularizó en Japón en 1986, y se dio a conocer en el ámbito internacional en 2005. El objetivo es rellenar una cuadrícula de 9 × 9 celdas (81 casillas) dividida en subcuadrículas de 3 × 3 (también llamadas “cajas” o “regiones”) con las cifras del 1 al 9 partiendo de algunos números ya dispuestos en algunas de las celdas. Aunque se podrían usar colores, letras, figuras, se conviene en usar números para mayor claridad. Lo que importa, en todo caso, es que sean nueve elementos diferenciados. No se debe repetir ninguna cifra en una misma fila, columna o subcuadrícula. Un sudoku está bien planteado si la solución es única. La resolución del problema requiere paciencia y ciertas dotes lógicas.

Bueno los invito a jugar uno…….cambia diariamente…..saludos

Ja det en nogle gang, dejligt forpligtene, at skrive om, noget her på bloggen, som jeg er begyndt på, at sy. For så er jeg jo nød til at gøre det helt færdig, for der skal nok være en, som spørger om: “Hvor er puden ”Sudoko med frugter“??

Ja så nu har jeg, lige gjort den færdig, men den manglede jo “kun lige” at blive quiltet og monteret.
Selve monteringen gjorde jeg, på den måde at jeg syede to stykker sammen på nær en lille stykke midt bag på pude.( lad det ikke blive for lille)

Syede hele vejen rundt om puden. Derefter kunne monteringens puden, jo nemt komme ind. Så nu skal  jeg  jo sy det “lille” hul i hånden og derved får jeg en meget pænere kant.

Ja nu går det fremad med min Sudoko pude med frugt.

Et lille fif:
Sæt en nål i foroven, så kan jeg altid huske hvad der er op og ned på det du syr.
Når jeg som her, har flere rækker, bruger jeg 1 nål i første række, 2 nåle i 2. række også vidre.
Så har jeg også styr på rækkefølgene. Smart ikk !!

Det er disse lange og tynde nåle, også super gode til.

Så skal den bare lige quiltet og monteres.

Ja nu går det fremad med min Sudoko pude med frugt.

Et lille fif:
Sæt en nål i foroven, så kan jeg altid huske hvad der er op og ned på det du syr.
Når jeg som her, har flere rækker, bruger jeg 1 nål i første række, 2 nåle i 2. række også vidre.
Så har jeg også styr på rækkefølgene. Smart ikk !!

Det er disse lange og tynde nåle, også super gode til.

Så skal den bare lige quiltet og monteres.

I’m in the middle of a quilt-along and I’ve reached the stage where my blocks are all pieced and just need sashing so of course I’m ignoring the neat little pile of fabric and planning my next quilt.

My computer at work is really rubbish and takes about half an hour to load in the mornings so I’ve taken to having a pile of old Guardian sudokos in a pile by my computer, reading for that wasted time.

example sudoko puzzle

I got to thinking (partly inspired by the comments on this post: ) that I’d like to have a go at developing a sudoko quilt. Basically a sort of nine patch in a nine patch with nine colours and no repeat colours in a block. I’m thinking possibly all the colours of the rainbow plus black and white, with a neutral sashing. The basic plan would be 1 = red, 2 = orange etc etc. Some sudoko setters leave a pattern in the numbers they give as hints and those squares could be picked out in patterns/plains as appropriate for a little extra interest. What do you reckon?

Hra blivit många inlägg om spindelharpan, mestadels pga att nästan samltiga besökare som bloggen har kommer in genom det sökordet, vilket i sin tur beror på att jag skriver mest om spindelharpan och således rankar på order spindelharpan och harpan när man söker på orden i google. Jag har alltså hamnat i en loop

Så, det här inlägget ska inte nämna spindelharpan något mer utan det ska handla om ett nytt kul spel som går att spela gratis på flashspel sajten nätspel.se. Det är Suduko eller soduko som det även kan stavas.
Läser man på wikipedia så beskrivs spelet så här: “Sudoku ibland kallat su doku, är ett logikspel som går ut på att man ska placera ut siffror i ett rutmönster. Det klassiska, ursprungliga rutmönstret består av 3 × 3 rutor (”lådor”) som i sin tur består av 3 × 3 rutor. Det gäller att placera in siffrorna 1 till 9 på ett sådant sätt att varje vågrät rad, lodrät rad och låda på 3 × 3 rutor innehåller varje siffra exakt en gång.”
Så här ser spelet ut:

Men detta antar jag att de flesta faktiskt har ganska bra koll på, så jag vill mest informera att det går att spela soduko online på nätspel.se nu.
Kanske kommer att posta en del soduko strategier och tips här på bloggen senare, får se…

Waterloo, den 24 november 2008 klockan 12:56

I övrigt ser jag mycket fram emot mitt hemma-besök. Ska bli skönt att få träffa nära o kära. Jag ska dricka glögg, äta pepparkakor. Jag kanske blir mer entusiatisk angående julen iår. Har funderat på att försöka dra ihop något slags adventsfika här för svenskarna men får se hur det blir. Jag har hittat “swedish meatballs” som frysmat här. Det är en av mina favoriter just nu, pasta, köttbullar och brunsås. Fina grejer det!

Sexy Sudoku lingerie

  Mio Destino Sudoku Games Bra

What are all of those troubled bankers in Wall Street and in the City in London doing to while away the hours as their problems increase. Well maybe they are exercising the old grey matter and are trying to work the numbers – intent on solving their problems…..yes you guessed it playing the world’s hottest new craze ‘ Sexy Sudoku‘.

Mio Destino Sudoku Games Bra. This black and white sudoku lingerie set is complete with everything you need to play Sudoku.
The push up bra is cleverly divided into 9 sections on each cup, with some of the areas filled with a number so you can start playing the game. Decorated with a large black ribbon bow and 2 dangling pencils, which are both attached to the centre of the bra.

Mio Destino Sudoku Games Briefs.This black and white set is complete with everything you need to play Sudoku.The low rise briefs also contain sections, some filled with numbers, and black ribbon ties on the hips.

Und schon wieder eine neue Internetfalle: sudoku.de Wir scheinen hier in Deutschland ja echt ein Paradies für solche Internetfallen zu sein. Die Justiz kümmert sich so gut wie gar nicht darum.

Der Spass kostet übrigens 59,95 Euro Jahresgebühr. Fallt also nicht drauf rein, die versteckten Kosten findet ihr am Ende der Anmeldeseite, schön klein. Wie immer die gleiche Masche. Zum kotzen echt !

Ja, här går man omkring och känner som en kung på Harpan… Tror att man är något liksom.

Så provar man Spindelharpan, och aldrig mera kommer något att bli sig likt igen.

Plötsligt är man ingen kung på harpan längre, inte nu när man gett sig i kast med en svårare variant.

Erkänner att jag var lika urdålig på det som jag är på Sudoku.

Jag klarar inte ens av de lättaste som brukar finnas på barnpysselsidorna i tidningen, varken Sudokun eller korsordet faktiskt, så jag är väl inte så bra på korsord heller då får man förmoda.

Shit, vad ska jag göra när jag blir pensionär?!

Lista på vad jag är bra på:

• Att göra av med pengar ( Ingen vidare bra pensionärssyssla, de har ju oftast inga pengar… )
• Städa ( Kan ju funka om jag inte sitter i rullstol eller är jättedement och snurrig, jag tror att städningen kan bli väldigt omständig då… )
• Reta upp min man så att han blir på dåligt humör ( Kommer jag antagligen att fortsätta med tills den dag någon av oss trillar av pinn eller begär skilsmässa, men jag vet inte om man kan kalla det en syssla…? )
• Planera diverse dieter som jag ska gå på ( Kanske kan jag bli bantningscoach på äldre dagar och sitta på något äldreboende och skälla på tanterna och gubbarna när de äter för mycket… Sen kan jag äta upp deras mat, för det är jag oxå bra på, att käka! )

Nu kommer jag inte på något mera…

Så nu får jag väl utgå ifrån att det antingen är alldeles för mycket mitt i natten för att jag ska orka tänka överhuvudtaget, eller så är jag en väldigt obegåvad person…

Det återstår att se.

Das Sudoku ist auch für Kinder geeignet, wobei man schon auf das alter achten sollte. Natürlich gibt es unterschiedliche Schwierigkeitsstufen und somit können Kinder problemlos spielen. Dennoch sollten Eltern versuchen ihren Kindern zu unterstützen, ihnen Methoden zu erklären, die das Lösen einfach werden lassen und ihnen zur Seite stehe, wenn sie Hilfe brauchen. Denn meistens muss man Kindern den Lösungsweg erklären und nicht nur die Lösung zeigen, da sie oft alleine damit nicht umgehen können. Womöglich verstehen sie nicht alles und auch den Lösungsweg nicht. Hierbei brauchen sie dann Hilfe, um auch zu verstehen.

Außerdem kann man schon anfangen den Kindern die Taktiken und Methoden zu erläutern. Anfänglich kann das nicht sehr einfach sein, doch je mehr sie damit spielen desto einfacher wird es.

Kinder können hierdurch ihre Logik trainieren und mit den Zahlen spielen. Es gibt auch Kinderbücher zum Thema Sudoku, die auf einfacher Weise dem Kind das Spiel erläutern und erklären. Mit Bildern ist das verstehen besonders einfach, dennoch sollte man aber nichts desto trotz das Kind nicht alleine lassen, sondern ihm zur Seite stehen.

Im Internet kann man Sudokuspiele im Buchformat kaufen, wo es viele unterschiedliche Sudokus gibt. Das ist ein schönes Geschenk für Kinder und sie freuen sich sicherlich darüber.

Wer gerne bastelt kann durchaus eine Sudokuspiel selbst fürs eigenen Kind herstellen. Internetprogramme ermöglichen jedem online ein eigenes Sudoku fürs Kind herzustellen, das dem Alter des jeweiligen Kindes entspricht und man den Schwierigkeitsgrad des Spiels selbst bestimmen kann. Doch man sollte auch die Lösung dazu haben, denn ansonsten kann man die Lösung am Ende des Spiels nicht überprüfen.

Nicola Lavacca

nesta123@gmx.net

www.mega-template.net

اقدم اليكم اليوم لعبة جميلة وهي سودوكو/Sudoku

هذه اللعبة اعتبرها لعبة جميلة جداً ومميزة وقد احببتها جداً وقد احببت ان اشاركها معكم

اكمل الموضوع لطريقة اللعب وروابط التحميل

مبدأ هذه اللعبة سهل ومعقد في أن واحد

تتكون هذه اللعبة من جدول مكون من 9 مربعات سأسميها (س)

وفي كل من هذه المربعات التسعة نجد تسع مربعات أخرى سأسمها (ع)

وتتكون هذه المربعات التسعة من صف من ثلاث مربعات طولاً

وثلاث مربعات عرضاً كما يظهر في الصورة

أما طريقة اللعب :

في بداية اللعبة يكون الجدول مملوء ببعض الأرقام أما باقي المربعات فهي

فارغة وعليكم أنت أن تملاها وفق الشروط التالية

بإمكانك ملأ المربعات بالأرقام من 1-9

شرط أن لا يتكرر أي رقم داخل مربع من المربعات (ع)

وفي نفس الوقت لا يتكرر أي رقم داخل أي خط طولي أو عرضي

من الخطوط التي تمتد على ثلاث مربعات من المربعات (س)

ولتعتادوا على قواعد اللعبة أنصحكم بأن تستعملوا مستوى السهل (Easy)

متطلبات اللعبة:

CPU: 733 Mhz Pentium II or higher
Memory: 64 MB RAM or higher
Disk Space: 20 MB free hard drive space
Operating System: Windows /98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

روابط التحميل :

رابط تحميل ايزي شير

رابط تحميل رابيد شير

كلمة السر عند الحاجة:

www.softarchive.net

[1]
http://www.miniclip.com/games/sudoku/en/
[2]
http://www.suduku-online.com/
[3]
http://www.foxfordservices.co.uk/Home/Free-Online-Sudoku-Solver.asp

If that’s too easy for you, try the grid of 16 x 16 = 256 squares

http://royal-sudoku.freegames4rest.qarchive.org/

If that’s too easy for you, try three dimensional suduku, 9 x 9 x 9 = 729 cubes.

If that’s too easy for you, try three dimensional suduku, 16 x 16 x 16 = 4096 cubes.

If that’s too easy for you, try some shapes other than cubes.

Borderline: Not quite LOLs, but a couple of definite grins:

For some reason, almost all the comics that made me laugh out loud this month were published on October 11.
Julie:

Lola: Hey, and I was at work when it happened!

Nicole:

Wendy:

This was on Jim Moore’s LOL list, while Nicole submitted the same comic as a groaner:

(Finnish conductor)

Eight more from Jim Moore:

Nicole: I just wish the caption said ‘horribly wrong’

Flott side jeg fant på nettet da jeg søkte etter Sudoku. Siden til Vegard Hanssen, menneske.no er absolutt verd et besøk.

I read the paper every day.

Cover to Cover.

I even read Sunday’s Money and Careers Section as well as Cars! and Lifestyle. I may not know what I am digesting but I read it anyway.

I like to read the “how we met” stories especially in the Life section of Newsday. I enjoy solving the Sudoko puzzles as well – although I skip Monday and Tuesdays! They only rate * and ** respectively. I like Wednesday – Friday ***-*****; which get gradually harder to solve. I have serious problems with the six stars in a circle puzzle on Saturdays! At some point you have to start guessing, and I am not fond of that. (NOTE: I encourage my daughter to solve the Monday and Tuesday puzzles – good for the brain!)

I like to read the opinion letters in the editorial section. Although I must admit it is torture, as I disagree with most of what these morons have to say. But that is just my opinion.

What is particularly entertaining to me is the Advice Columns. I am amazed at what some people consider problems and am equally amazed that they have the gumption to write in! I find myself wondering if this is a form of a joke or are they this “troubled”. I know I should be giving examples of this – as any good writer would, but I just draw a blank at this time.

I was reading the paper today and I saw an interesting letter that I thought I might throw out there to anyone who happens to be reading my blog. So here it goes:

A mother (I believe) wrote in to say that her child was invited to the movies with a friend, so she gave him/her $10 just in case. Well it turns out that her child needed to pay for her ticket and any snacks she may have wanted. She continues to say that her son invites a friend out to dinner as a guest.  She pays for his tab (naturally). But the following day the boy comes over to pay back the money. The mother is upset and insists on not accepting that form of payback. She wants to know what is the protocol when inviting their children’s friends somewhere.

The advice columnist’s answer was a personal one – she said what she does.  If it is the movies, she pays the way. If the child has money (just in case) and insists on paying for snacks with their own money, she allows them to – otherwise she is prepared to treat!  She suggests that the mother of the boy had good intentions by wanting to pay back the parents but it was in a rude manner.  She should repay by reciprocation – as in treat her son to a dinner next time.

I agree – but does everyone else say?

My daughter was invited to go bowling, to the movies, etc. with others. First, I am not too keen on letting my daughter go anywhere with people I don’t especially know. I gave my daughter $20 when she went bowling – she came back with very minimal left-over. She bought snacks and tokens (to play games). It was expensive! The parents were bowling and let the two 11 year olds roam around in the other areas. I said that would be fine as long as they check in regularly with her parents and that they do not leave each other’s side. But that was when I dropped her off – had I known this beforehand I may have nicely rejected the offer.  But I could have had taken her home, but I allowed it as I think my daughter and this girl are responsible, however, I was uneasy with “others” around – as in I don’t trust anybody.

If I invite someone for company to the movies, I invite the family in this manner, “We are going to see the 8 PM showing of “—” would you guys like to meet us there. I knew you said you were anxious to see it and I was wondering if you were available this evening.” I think in that way, you are saying we pay our own way – they can decline or accept. Unless of course I state “my treat” but with movie tickets costing what they do – I would be nuts!  Now if I was the one who took the kids to the concession stand – I would reach in my pocket and pay for them.  And she can get next time!  But if I called and said, “Hi we are going to see the 8 PM showing of “—–” and Ericka would like to know if Bri can come along with us.” Even if she brought her own money to pay for her admission – I would say no. I have it. End. of. story. I invited – I am driving – I am paying. Ditto for mini-golf or any other form of entertainment.

Now I’d like to hear your opinion – should kids pay their own way?

Inquiring minds want to know. And if you find yourself in a situation with assuming the person is paying for your child and your child has no money – how would you feel about that and what would you do?