Featured Puzzle: Train Tracks #1
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Featured Puzzle: Train Tracks #1

In 2008, Amtrak wanted to raise awareness about the history and benefits of rail travel. They declared National Train Day to fall on the Saturday closest to May 10th each year. May 10th is the anniversary of the pounding of the Golden Spike in Provost, Utah, which completed the first transcontinental railroad. Amtrak discontinued their endorsement of the holiday in 2015, but rail fans continue to celebrate.

In a Train Tracks puzzle, you must connect the two stations with a single rail route, including all the given tracks.

Featured Puzzle: Verbal A-line-ment #1
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Featured Puzzle: Verbal A-line-ment #1

I wanted to work at least one word puzzle in this month, so here’s a pretty simple one. Place all the letter pairs into the circles so that they spell six 6-letter words, reading across the line to the opposite colored circle. All of the words include the letters ON in the center.

I’ve included the first word to get you started. Happy Blonde Brownie Day!

Featured Puzzle: Worms #2 – Digging up Gummy Worms
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Featured Puzzle: Worms #2 – Digging up Gummy Worms

Gummy bears were invented all the way back in the 1920s, but in 1981, an unusual variation appeared. While gummy candy had been all over Europe for over half a century, they didn’t make their way onto US shores until the early 80s. They became such a huge fad that the German company Trolli created Gummy Worms, based on the notion that they’d sell because of the shock factor. (We Gen-Xers were some sick puppies – don’t forget we were the original market for Garbage Pail Kids.)