Connections: Sports Edition My stats are in! I solved puzzle #487 ranked average difficulty. Average solve rate: 68% 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🔵🟣🟣🟣 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟣🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,678 5/6

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🎶 Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

A stylized concert ticket for a Jay-Z performance featuring Kanye West in Paris, France, with a venue capacity of 20,300, dated June 2, 2012.A concert ticket design for John Mayer's performance in Paris, France on March 24, 2024, featuring a stage with a musician performing to a large audience.A concert ticket for Sum 41's performance on November 23, 2024, at Paris La Défense Arena is shown, indicating seating in section 113, row 26, seat 39.A concert ticket design features Bloc Party performing at the Roundhouse in London on February 11, 2017, with attendance to be confirmed.A large concert features a performance by a band on stage with a full crowd and digital stage effects.

Managed to add in another one before I fly out for work later today

A riverside scene features a bridge beneath a partly cloudy sky, alongside text detailing a 4.66 km lunch run logged on Strava.

Wordle 1,677 4/6

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Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #485. Average mistakes: 1.3
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Wordle 1,676 4/6

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Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I solved puzzle #484 and found the same first category as 37% of players.
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Everyone but me has been sick so I’ve had to step up.
Also had to deal with difficult interrupted sleep over the past few day.
So all in all, pretty glad to be back on the track even for a short-er run, especially before the upcoming work trip tomorrow.

A person is taking a post-run selfie with running statistics, including distance, time, and pace, displayed on the image.A soccer field surrounded by a running track hosts a soccer match with players in brightly colored jerseys, set against an urban backdrop with buildings and overcast skies.

Wordle 1,674 5/6.

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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #482
My stats are in! I had 2 mistakes on puzzle #482. Average mistakes: 0.9
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Had absolutely no idea that Dennis ‘The Worm’ Rodman had played basketball in Brighton (where I went to university) about 20 years ago!

A basketball player in a blue jersey is spinning a basketball on his finger while standing on a court.

Wordle 1,672 5/6.

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Connections
Puzzle #950
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There was definitely room for a Win, but a few calls went against us, a lot of missed free throws, and some strong opposition (didn’t work out so well for us…)[https://m.acmomento.com/mo/o6LU8oLDsYPL6GUxrXZlnHty4h63/basketball/fdd256f6-5b83-4ca1-91aa-46e9abb5d9d5]

A ticket for a Euroleague basketball game between Paris Basketball and AS Monaco on January 15, 2026, indicates a score of 87-95.A basketball game is taking place in a large indoor arena filled with spectators, featuring teams warming up on the court.A basketball game is taking place in an arena with spectators watching and a large screen overhead displaying game information.A basketball game is taking place in a crowded arena with the scoreboard displaying a score of 64 to 76.A crowded basketball arena has spectators watching an ongoing game with a vibrant scoreboard and court.A basketball game is taking place in a packed arena, with players on the court actively engaged and spectators watching intently.A lively basketball game is taking place in a large indoor arena filled with cheering spectators.

Wordle 1,671 6/6

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Fourth time trying to get a haircut this week (this time at a different salon) and still no luck… 😩 🤷‍♂️ 💇‍♂️

A person wearing a light green hoodie and a fluffy jacket stands outdoors, slightly frowning and holding their hair with one hand.

Had to leave at half time because my little one was sick 😢 ❤️‍🩹

A digital ticket stub for a basketball game in Paris on January 13, 2026, showing a score of Paris 96, Strasbourg 67.A basketball game is taking place in an arena, with a scoreboard showing a score of 21-18 and a large screen displaying the game above the court.A group of people is gathered outside a brightly lit sports arena with a large sign displaying Paris Basketball vs SIG Strasbourg.

I’ve had my iPhone 16 Plus for about 15 months now… and somehow I hadn’t even activated 5G. Been using for almost a year and a half in ‘only’ 4G 😅 Oops!

Let’s see if I notice a clear improvement now…

Finished reading: Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums by Travis Barker 📚🥁🤘

10-12 years later, still a great and insightful read into a musician I’ve admired so much over the past 20+ years! Totally made me want to revisit some of Travis’ side projects