National Puzzle Day

 Crossword puzzles and jig saw puzzles are by far the most common. Sudoku, a number puzzle, is the most recent puzzle rage. And, don’t forget the ever-popular picture puzzles. There are easy puzzles, and there are puzzles for experts. They fit the needs of every person and every skill level. And, if that’s not enough you can do and say puzzling things today.

Puzzles are a favorite pastime of millions of people, young and old. So, what’s with this fascination over puzzles? There are numerous reasons for its popularity. For many, doing puzzles is fun. Some people just like the challenge of completing them, and graduating to evermore complex and difficult puzzle-solving levels. For others, it is a way to kill time and eliminate boredom. Others still, do puzzles to keep their mind sharp or to learn new words.

• Get out the card table. Complete a 500- or 1,000-piece jig saw puzzle.
• Do sudoku or crossword puzzles today.
• Buy a puzzle book.
• Give a puzzle book to someone.