Merry Christmas!

There’s a fat man inside me struggling to get out. I’m not going to let him. Part one of my three-step plan to thwart the fat man is to cut sugar out of my diet. Part two removes fat and carbs. Part
Designing an island home led to this logic puzzle. If you haven’t read the puzzle, follow this link (preferably before reading the solution below). Solution: The ferryman takes the contractor across to the island, leaving him there, alone. He goes back
I am currently designing an island home, so it only seems fitting to also create an architectural logic puzzle based on a classic conundrum: An architect, engineer and contractor are constructing a home on an island. They are not getting along. As
Solution to the light switch puzzle: Flip the first switch and leave it on for a minute, then switch it off. Ignore the second switch. Flip the third switch and leave it on. Hoof your way, painfully gasping, up the
Here’s a logic puzzle for your amusement: You live on the top floor of a highrise. On your desk sits a lamp which is currently off. The lamp has no integral switch. Instead, it is conveniently controlled by a switch in the sub-basement (the architect of
Cross-country flight today, seated next to a young girl, 6 1/2 years old (not 6 or 6 1/4, but 6 1/2. Very important) and her mom. She didn’t have anything to do, so I gave her my sketchbook to color in
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