I am a sudoku snob. For the un-addicted, sudoku is a logic puzzle where you have to place the numbers 1 through 9 once and only once in each column, row and square on the board. I have done these puzzles for so long that I only do the puzzles that are 5 out of 5 or 6 out of 6 on the difficulty level.

The other week in the Post I found a 6-star sudoku I couldn’t wait to get my hands on. At first it seemed too easy; all the numbers were just falling into place. Until I hit a block. Really, I just needed one more number to set the dominos falling, but I just couldn’t get it. Now this happens every so often, there are puzzles I simply can’t solve. But it bugs the CRAP out of me. So after a couple days of my sulking and complaining about my lack of brain power, Mike calmly askd,

“Would you like me to get you the towel of shame? Or would you rather punch yourself in the head?”

Ouch. Tommy, my apologies for screwing you up so soundly.