Scramble... I mean Scrabble

IT'S NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY!!!!!!!!!

 

Dyslexia is a bit like having a second personality.  I can be going merrily along my way when it just strikes out of nowhere!  I go from being a rational, logical, seemingly normal person to a complete silly goose.  It used to bother me - but I'm so used to it now - I've embraced it and I think it's funny!  These are the moments that make me unique.  A person who does not have dyslexia would never follow the same trail of thought that I do...  never! 

When I saw what the wacky holiday was for today, I did not read "Scrabble", but "Scramble".  Oh my.

Actually, the two are not that different as far as I'm concerned.  When I play Scrabble it is a lot like scramble because for me to try to make sense of a pile of letters is like asking me to write my name in Chinese.  Yeah - no, that's not happening either.

My brain may be a a little short-circuited, but my sense of humor is alive and well.  Hey, if I can't laugh at myself, it's going to be a long life! 

I actually like to play Scrabble and it's because I have worked so hard through the years to overcome or at least live better with dyslexia.  I enjoy a challenge where words are concerned.  I would much rather play a word game any day than a game with numbers, such as Yahtzee.  Dice make me crazy and I still transpose numbers terribly.  I don't care much for dominoes either. 

My friends were teasing me about turning 25 years old this year.  I turned 52, but they told me I'd probably try to transpose the numbers, knowing me.  I think they know me a little too well!

I challenge you today to take a moment to laugh at yourself.  You may as well embrace all the little quirks that make you a unique individual.  Besides, we all know that laughter is indeed - the BEST medicine!

Have a very HAPPY NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Oh, by the way, if you include eight-letter "bingos" that use all seven letters on the rack plus a letter already on the board, then WHIZBANG, QUETZALS, and HIGHJACK score 374 points for a single play if the highest-point tile is on a light blue square and both the first and last letters are on red squares.

Let the game begin!!!

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