Here is the answer to my last post: what are the names of the 7 dwarfs? I know that it is incredibly easy to “google” it and immediately get the answer, but I am so glad that I can do it now without any outside help.

It takes so little to make me happy! Here is my little memory helper. I noticed that the names in alphabetical order include: 1 B, 2 D’s, 1 G, 1 H, and 2 S’s. That has been the only clue that I have needed. Of course, in a few days, I might forget even the simple sequence of letters, but for this moment in time, I have the answer to a popular trivia question!

So, here I go from memory: the one “B” is Bashful, the two “D’s” are Doc and Dopey, the one “G” is Grumpy, the one “H” is Happy, and the 2 “S’s” are Sleepy and Sneezy.

You may think that this is all very silly and unimportant, but I am convinced that playing little memory games is a great way to keep your mind alert.  Another way is to do math problems without a calculator.

Here’s one that you will probably already know if you happen to be Jewish, but it is a fun question that isn’t easily figured out:  how many candles are there in a box of Hanukkah candles?

Here is what you need to know:  on each night of the holiday, you light one “server” candle that you use to light the other candles, so on the first night, you light 2 candles and on the second night you light 3 candles, all the way up to the eighth and final night when you light 9 candles.  Every night, you burn all of the candles completely.

So, how many candles do you need to have in the box?  I learned this number the hard way when I was a very small child.  There seemed to be way more candles than you could possibly need, so I started playing with the “extra” candles and managed to break a few.  I got in trouble because you really need ALL of the candles in the box!

And, please don’t forget that the Tapping for Thrivers teleconference is tomorrow evening, 8 PM Central time.  Join us by dialing: 712.432.0800, Code ; 132018#.

Blessings,

Kiya