"Endnotes" - January 22, 2021

[Al Sisti]

Ok. If Al is hesitant, I'm in for a long weekend.

It's what I get for trying to do one sober...

[dudeski]

Ashore with chocolate milk. I need to be on my A-game for tomorrow’s MGWCC.

[ChrisKochmanski]

Toes in sand. Funny, I reached out to another Muggle for a nudge, then while waiting for a response, I got it.

Good one!

[Franklin.Bluth]

//edit: Got confirmation from a couple of people...thanks!

[SewYoung]

Not on shore yet. I'm seeing what I think I need to see, but I'm not sure how to translate it into a six-letter word. Still working.

Me too; pretty sure I have the first step, just not sure where to go from here. Will look with fresh eyes in the morning and hope that the answer will reveal itself.

[Tom Mueller]

I believe I'm ashore, but would feel better with validation. Anyone willing to give me a thumbs up or thumbs down on my answer in a PM?

Bring it in a PM. Happy to help a fellow Muggler!

[BarbaraK]

I believe that some people who found the path to shore rough and inelegant may have taken a shortcut. Landed in the right place, but missed some of the sights along the way.

[rosiegirl]

Have had many "aha"s and have gone down many rabbit holes. Still on the boat! Happy to have a few more days to get on the right track!

[Trey]

Marion and I are definitely on the sand............she beat me there - better rower this and most weeks but I joined her with a little nudge or smack of the oar - regardless we are resting in the shade and done for the weekend!

[SusieG]

Ashore! This was a relatively quick one for me, and enjoyable. It’s a 100%-er. Enjoying a glass of Pinot Grigio and some popcorn.

[Bird Lives]

I have what seems like the right mechanism and have wound up with six letters. Unfortunately, they do not spell a word in any language I am familiar with, though I will go to Google Translate and try some Finnish dialects. Either that or try to figure out a Step Two.

[Franklin.Bluth]

Ashore! (I wasn't 100% certain...will explain more on Monday...but got a thumbs up from a couple of helpful muggles.)

Five in a row...feeling invincible right now. That just means the fall will be so much harder

[SewYoung]

I have what seems like the right mechanism and have wound up with six letters. Unfortunately, they do not spell a word in any language I am familiar with, though I will go to Google Translate and try some Finnish dialects. Either that or try to figure out a Step Two.

I think we may be in the same place. I have not yet figured out what Step Two is.

[Abide]

I finally got past Step 1. And it feels good.

[MatthewB]

Got the mechanism, not the meta.. It's early yet... I can see the shore from here...

[Franklin.Bluth]

I believe that some people who found the path to shore rough and inelegant may have taken a shortcut. Landed in the right place, but missed some of the sights along the way.

That was me...got the right answer but was a little confused (really, annoyed) at the brute force of it. And then you showed me why the swim was so rough. Thanks!

[HunterX]

Ashore! This was a relatively quick one for me, and enjoyable. It’s a 100%-er. Enjoying a glass of Pinot Grigio and some popcorn.

Hmm... I always wondered what wine to pair with a bowl of fine organic popcorn. Thought the best choice might be an Orvietto red-n-bock-er.

[JoeS]

Whoa! Pretty quick for us. Natasha had first step, and then could see no further. I looked and had it in short order. 100%er. Toes in warm sand.

[EmilyW]

Ashore! Celebrating with a Founders KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge.

[Tripod]

I am ashore.

However, out of sheer paranoia, I can't help but have a pageant-y feeling. Partly because I have no music knowledge, but mostly because I generally need a lot more fluids in me, and rabbit-hole time, to finally see the method emerge. We shall see.