Big Bang - 8/31/14

I used to watch a lot of TV, but it seems that over the past few years I've been watching quite a bit less.  I recently decided to try out the series featured in today's California puzzle.  It had been recommended to me by a couple of people, but I'd never watched, in part because I think I was turned off by the title (for whatever reason).  I'm glad I finally gave it a try because I am thoroughly enjoying this celebration of geekiness.  The scene with Sheldon's first Christmas present from Penny had me laughing so hard I was in tears.  But I still think they could have come up with a better title than:

The Big Bang Theory

Tomorrow we'll be in Delaware.

Watching TV - 8/30/14

Today's puzzle is from California, and proves I'm not wasting all that time I spend just:

Watching TV

Tomorrow we'll be in California another day.

QMXLP? - 8/29/14

Today's Central New York puzzle gives you a little something to chew on:

QMXLP

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Where It Ends - 8/28/14

Today's California puzzle is called:

Where It Ends

... Figuring out where it ends is always a tricky thing to do.  I'm committed to keeping the blog going through the end of the year, but am starting to consider whether it will continue in 2015. 12/31/14 will mark 4 full years of GPOTD, which is a long time. I have thoroughly enjoyed all the puzzles I've featured and the many puzzlers I have met along the way, but every once in a while having deadlines to meet starts to feel like work.  Continuing might mean changing some things up a little, but I'll see how it goes and keep you posted.  I'd still love to find a guest or co-puzzle picker/blogger to work with if anyone is interested.

Tomorrow we'll be in central New York.

Hotline - 8/27/14

Today's funny and clever Texas puzzle involves:

The Michigan Hotline

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Cat Facts - 8/26/14

You know I'm always on the lookout for something I haven't seen before, and today's Texas puzzle fits the bill.  Just like there are cat people and dog people, this type of puzzle might not appeal to everyone, but the implementation made me grin.  See what you think of:

Cat Facts

Tomorrow we'll hang around in Texas another day.

Geocaching: Our Pastime - 8/25/14

Today's Minnesota puzzle celebrates:

Geocaching: Our Pastime

Tomorrow we'll be in Texas.

License 2 Cache - 8/24/14

Today's Oklahoma puzzle will help you earn your:

License to Cache

Tomorrow we'll be in Minnesota.

500 Gets You There - 8/23/14

A puzzle in honor of my hometown which I visited recently:

500 Gets You There

Tomorrow we'll be in Oklahoma.

Zodiac - 8/22/14

Today's California puzzle involves the mystery of the:

Zodiac

Tomorrow we'll be in Tennessee.

A Stained Church - 8/21/14

In English today's puzzle from France would be called  "A Stained Church" but in French it reads:

Une église tâchée

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Bessie's Taxi - 8/20/14

Today's California puzzle relates the intriguing story of:

Bessie's Taxi

Tomorrow we'll be back in France.

The Tao of Bykenut - 8/19/14

Today's California puzzle will have you investigating:

The Tao of Bykenut

Tomorrow we'll be in California another day.

Oracle: The Dream - 8/18/14

Today's California puzzle is the story of an:

Oracle: The Dream

Tomorrow we'll be in California again.

Paving the Way - 8/17/14

Today's puzzle kicks off the first of 4 in a row from the Golden State.  With geocaching puzzles, as in some other areas, they've definitely been:

Paving the Way in California

Tomorrow, another from California.

Help! - 8/16/14

Today's puzzle brings us to Utah.  If you're like me, then sometimes when working a puzzle you wish there was some way you could call out:

HELP! I NEED SOMEBODY HELP! NOT JUST ANYBODY

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Crossed Again - 8/15/14

Today seems like a good day to return to California and get:

Crossed Again

Tomorrow we'll be in Utah.

Attribute Schmattribute - 8/14/14

Today we travel to Colorado for:

-TwoC's- Attribute Schmattribute

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Unbridled - 8/13/14

Today we travel to Maine for some:

Unbridled Cachin'

Tomorrow we'll be in Colorado.

GéoPuzzle - 8/12/14

Today's puzzle from France was recommended to me by a recent finder and I spent some time working on it with my nephews while on a recent vacation.  We had fun even though we spent a lot of time seeing all the ways it did *not* go together properly.  Have some fun with this:

GéoPuzzle !

Tomorrow we'll be in Maine.

Rectangular Rhombus - 8/11/14

Today we head to California and the puzzle of the:

Rectangular Rhombus

Tomorrow we'll be in France.

Grid Puzzle - 8/10/14

Today, from Minnesota, we have a:

Grid Puzzle

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Thir13en Ghosts - 8/9/14

Today's puzzle from western New York is from a series related to a movie I was not familiar with.  The storyline is pretty grim in:

9 Thir13een Ghosts -The Dire Mother

Tomorrow we'll be in Minnesota.

Whose Woods? - 8/8/14

Today's New Jersey puzzle landed in my inbox recently, and I thought it was an interesting example of how things have changed since it was originally published back in 2002.  The capability to make virtual visits anywhere in the world has rendered this one solvable from home. Put on your thinking cap and figure out:

Whose Woods These Are

Tomorrow we'll be in New York.

The Bunnies Tail - 8/7/14

Today's California puzzle tells the story of:

A Tail of Two Bunnies

Tomorrow we'll be in New Jersey.

Water Lily & Lotus Blossom - 8/6/14

On a recent lunch date with a friend, she got me to shake things up a bit.  Instead of having Chinese food (which I have often, as you may have noticed) we ate at a Vietnamese restaurant.  No fortune cookies there to inspire me, but the restaurant had a lovely lotus blossom motif, which led me to today's puzzle from Sweden:

Water lily & lotus blossom

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

P.S.  My apologies to the puzzler who recently told me that this type of puzzle is too conspicuous to solve at work.

                   

A Dilemma - 8/5/14

Today we head to New Jersey and a puzzle called:

GPS#2 - The Zookeeper's Dilemma

Tomorrow we'll be in Sweden.

Holy - 8/4/14

Today's California puzzle is:

HOLY

(When you're through with the puzzle, check out the video link to the posted by "The Rat" in a note for this puzzle. It's not a spoiler and I thought it was a real hoot.)

Tomorrow we'll be in New Jersey.

Bow(wow)s and Arrows - 8/3/14

Today's New Jersey puzzle is:

Bow(wows) and Arrows

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Signal's Puzzle - 8/2/14

Today we travel to New Jersey for:

Signal's Puzzle

Tomorrow we'll be in New Jersey for another day.

Another Insomniac - 8/1/14

I don't know if geocachers are more susceptible to insomnia than other folks (maybe we're lying awake thinking about geocaching puzzles?), but here's a puzzle from France that I came across after I posted the one with that same theme last week:

L'insomniaque

Tomorrow we'll be in New Jersey.