Word Games

Word Games

Yesterday “hope” was not only my word for 2022, it became the Word of the Day for me as a die-hard fan of the KC Chiefs. 

In case you somehow missed it, here’s how the AFC playoff game between the KC Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills went down.

 With 13 seconds to go in regulation play, the Chiefs trailed 39-36. You wouldn’t have been alone if you’d thought hope was dimming in Arrowhead Stadium and in thousands of Chiefs fans watching on television.  But then the improbable, some would say miraculous, happened.

Patrick Mahomes’ pass got the team downfield and into field-goal position. The Chiefs’ kicker succeeded, tying the game and throwing it into overtime.The Washington Post called it “The Wildest Two Minutes of the NFL Season. In that short amount of time, three touchdowns and a field goal.

NFL overtime rules state first touchdown wins.  The Chiefs won the coin toss and elected to receive.  Final score:  Kansas City 42, Buffalo 36! 

While we wait for next week’s games that will determine who plays in the Super Bowl — or if football’s not your interest — here’s a game  I ran across last week that anyone, everyone, can play.

Simply finish this sentence with a word of your choosing 

My future looks  ______________.

 

Patricia Schudy

Patricia Schudy is the author of the non-fiction book, "Oldest Daughters: What to know if you are one or have ever been bossed around by one," and is currently writing a suspense-romance novel. She is a former nationally syndicated, youth-advice columnist ("Talk to Us," Universal Press Syndicate/Andrews McMeel) and a free-lance feature writer for local and national publications, ncluding Better Homes and Gardens /Meredith Publications, the Kansas City STAR Magazine and the National Catholic Reporter. She is a member of Sisters in Crime (SINC), Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and Northern Colorado Writers. The oldest child in her family-of-origin’s five siblings, she is the mother of five adult children and the grandmother of eight. “Relationships are integral to who I am and what I choose to write about.”