Donna Halper

Wow, this worked out better than I expected. I beat the bot and solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,956 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

As a former deejay, I always loved "Ah Leah"-- a great classic rock song from 1980. Sorry to hear that the guy who sang it, Donnie Iris, has lost his battle with cancer. He was 83. www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...

Okay, I admit it. This was a guess that I hoped was a word. Turned out I was right; it was a word and I solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,955 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So, after a slow start, this turned out okay. I tied the bot and solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,954 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday was a wonderful day to early-vote. In Quincy, we vote at City Hall, with its outdoor fountains, beautiful trees, and historical statues as you are walking in. I still think it's a privilege to vote, and lots of folks came out yesterday to do it. Hoping you will too!

Well, this is an improvement. I almost got a 3, but I tied the bot and ended up with a 4. Can't complain! And how did you do? Wordle #1,953 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This is almost a replay of yesterday: slow start, Wordle trap, escaped in 5, kept streak alive. Not impressive, but it got the job done. And how did you do? Wordle #1,952 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I almost got caught in the Dreaded Wordle Trap but escaped just in time and solved it in 5. Happy to solve it at all. And how did you do? Wordle #1,951 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Logic. I did it with logic (and a little process of elimination too). Got off to a terrible start, but logic finally led me to what the right word was. I tied the bot & solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,950 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

At least I'm heading in a more positive direction tonight. I tied the bot, and I solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,949 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Given how petty and vindictive this president can be, one has to wonder if his efforts to help Putin destroy Ukraine go back to his fury about Zelenskyy refusing to help him smear Joe Biden. Few people hold a grudge like this president, and he seems fine about letting the Ukrainians suffer.

I seem to be stuck getting 5s for some reason, although once again I almost got a 4. Okay fine, I got a Sea of Greens and I kept my streak going, but enough with the 5s! And how did you do? Wordle #1,948 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, I'm moving back up slowly. Should have had a 4, but ended up with a 5 (still better than the 6 I had last night). And how did you do? Wordle #1,947 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Perhaps allowing a handful of pro-Trump billionaires to control much of our mass media wasn't such a good idea. 🤔 Right now, the free flow of information is being impeded, to benefit Dear Leader and his closest friends. We need a congress that will stand up to the oligarchs. #VoteBlue

On the other hand, I rarely do well with Connections, but tonight I scored a Reverse Rainbow, which I don't do very often. Connections Puzzle #1224 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Well, the Wordle trap nearly got me, but I managed to escape with a 6. Given the awful letters I had, I'll take it. My little streak lives on. And how did you do? Wordle #1,946 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

May I share a personal story with you? It's one I don't discuss a lot, since it happened a long time ago. But when you read it, you'll understand what brought it to mind even after all these years. My new blog post is here: dlhalperblog.blogspot.com

This worked out surprisingly well. A little logic, some process of elimination, and I tied the bot and solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,945 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Thought I had it in 3, but I can't complain about solving in 4 when I tied the bot and got a Sea of Greens. And how did you do? Wordle #1,944 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, this is an improvement. I tied the bot, got a Sea of Greens, and solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,943 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I hate when I do this-- I talked myself out of a four; it turned out to be the word I thought it couldn't possibly be. Oh well, a win is a win. And how did you do? Wordle #1,942 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Imagine if Joe Biden had raided the home of a Republican congress-member only 22 days before an election. Conservatives would be demanding his impeachment now. Yet after the spurious & outrageous raid on Ilhan Omar, conservative media have nothing to say. 🤦‍♀️ (November 3 can't come soon enough!)

So, thanks to some logic, this worked out very nicely: I tied the bot and solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,941 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Okay, I'm back on the board, but not in a very impressive manner. Still, a win is a win, and I solved the Wordle in 5. And how did you do? Wordle #1,940 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Alas, the Wordle trap got me. Short streak, so I don't feel so bad, but nobody likes to get caught in the trap, and I'm no exception. And how did you do? Wordle #1,939 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩

I did much better tonight than last time: it took some logic, but I tied the bot and solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,938 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I hate when this happens: I talked myself out of a 4 and ended up with a very unimpressive 5. And how did you do? Wordle #1,937 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wow, imagine my surprise. With some logic, and one very lucky guess, I got a Sea of Greens, beat the bot, and solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,936 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This one took some logic, plus I had to stare at it for a while; but I finally figured it out and solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,935 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yay!!! I like getting a 3 much better than a 6. Managed to solve the Wordle in 3 and I even tied the bot. I feel much better now. And how did you do? Wordle #1,934 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Got stuck in the Dreaded Wordle Trap and barely escaped with a 6. Nothing to brag about, but hey, a win is a win. And how did you do? Wordle #1,933 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SO disappointing to see some commenters reverting to the old "blaming the victim" tropes. She was drinking. She shouldn't have been there. It was her own fault. Makes my head hurt. (When I was sexually assaulted, I was asked what I had been wearing. That was in the 1980s. In 2026, the same tropes?)

I'm pleasantly surprised I solved this. I had terrible letters, but thanks to some logic and one good guess, I solved the Wordle in 4 (plus I had a Sea of Greens and tied the bot). Not so bad. And how did you do? Wordle #1,932 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

What a treat to be on a panel that included my friend (and excellent journalist) Meg Smith. David, Derek, Meg, & I all talked about the recent Rush shows in Boston on a fun episode of Rush Roundtable. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpU1...

This one went more slowly than I had hoped, but I was able to solve it in 4, and I tied the bot. And how did you do? Wordle #1,931 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nothing I like better than talking about music. And it was such a treat to talk about it with Rachel Maddow the other day. My new blog post is about good conversation, and the power of music. I hope you'll find it interesting! dlhalperblog.blogspot.com

Logic. I did it with logic. And it worked. I beat the bot, and solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,930 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wow, what a privilege to be a guest on the Bob Cesca show. Bob is a long-time friend, and we had a great conversation about education, Rush, Rachel Maddow, and of course, current politics. I hope you find it interesting (the photo is me in 1968 in college radio). www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesc...

Well, this worked out surprisingly well. I beat the bot, and I solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,929 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

An ordinary 4, and not much to say about it. Just glad I solved the Wordle and kept my streak alive. And how did you do? Wordle #1928 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Had an amazing time participating in an MS-NOW Members q&a with Rachel Maddow earlier today. She even chose one of my questions, which was exceedingly cool. I don't know if this is pay-walled, but my question is at about 13 minutes in. www.ms.now/community-li...

Okay, I admit it. The word just popped into my head. Don't ask me why. But I beat the bot and solved the Wordle in 2. Imagine my surprise. And how did you do? Wordle #1,927 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Process of elimination, plus one very lucky guess, and I solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,926 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Just saw Coyote vs. Acme. A very entertaining (and family-friendly) movie, yet a movie with a profound message. Anyone else seen it?

Got off to a terrible start, and I'm amazed I solved the Wordle at all. Took me 5 tries but at least I got there. And how did you do? Wordle #1,925 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So, I solved the Wordle in 4, thanks to process of elimination. I also tied the bot. But perhaps the bot has heard of this word, because it's a new one on me. And how did you do? Wordle #1,924 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Okay, this is an improvement. No more rut of 5s. Tonight I got a 3 and tied the bot. And how did you do? Wordle #1,923 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

For some reason, I seem to be stuck in a rut of 5s. I'm starting to wonder if the Wordle gods (and goddesses) are angry with me. 🤔 And how did you do? Wordle #1,922 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This was almost the Dreaded Wordle Trap, but I managed to escape with a 5. Not impressive, but hey, a win is a win. And how did you do? Wordle #1,921 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, how can you miss me if I don't go away? Seems like I wasn't the only one to struggle with this Wordle. I felt fortunate to solve it in 5. Thanks for holding down the fort while I was in synagogue. Wordle #1,920 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩