[Thank You, Brian and Sue!]

I've played and love Whilemina, Ned Kelley, and even Takashima's Temple; but Brian Young's new sequential discovery puzzle: "Opening Bat" blows them all away!  I'm only partially through the disassembly sequence and can't believe all the wonderful creativity and metal tools I've found inside!  This puzzle is unique and amazing!!!  Thank You, Brian and Sue! 

No Problem, Robert.  Thank You for the reply.  As I recall, I wasn't the most cordial person during your eBay days, and should've been much more supportive back then.  As for selling puzzles to pay debts, let's just say: "been there, done that."  Now I'm trying to rebuild: collecting at least one puzzle from every designer.

Best Wishes Always,

Ron

Hi Robert,

It's been a couple years since this posting, but I was just wondering if this site is still checked, and/or if you ever had a chance to fix the puzzle's flaw; so I could possibly borrow the puzzle?  I've played with two of your puzzles, and despite owning a Domino Box a long time ago, circumstances prevented me from keeping it.  Please advise if I can ever borrow this one.  Do you know when your next, new release will be? 

Best Wishes,
Ron 

Hi Eric:

No problem.  Thanks for the reply.  Hope to hear from you before the upcoming auction.

Best Wishes,
Ron

Hi Eric:

Has your e-mail address changed? While my recent e-mail was relatively unimportant, two of them bounced, so I was just curious.  You're probably on vacation, but thought I'd ask.

Best Regards,
Ron

Has anybody seen Rick Irby's Harpist LeitMotif?  Secondly, would any collectors consider trading Rick Irby puzzles for wooden puzzles?  If there's any interesr, please post here or e-mail me at ron_52@hotmail.com .  Thanks.  Ron

Actually Jim, I find the number "538" very intriguing, both for the complex mathematical calculation and for the fact that the number 538 is in direct historical relation to the Beast: though perhaps somewhat less known than the number 666. Obviously, this is not a religious forum, so I will attempt to keep this entry on point. There are different views of the interpretation of Daniel and the Revelation.  Utilizing the historical interpretation, Papal Rome has long been identified as the Sea Beast of Revelation 13. There are 6 identification points. One of these 6 points contains the year 538 AD: the year in which Papal Rome enforced its civil authority (which it received from the Roman Emperor, Justinian, back in 533) to vanquish the Ostrogoths from Rome. The Ostrogoths were the last of three arian powers (Ostrogoths, Heruli, Vangals). The Papacy received unchallenged authority in western Europe in 538 AD.  According to scripture, this Beast power would rule for 1,260 prophetic days or literal years (538 + 1260 = 1798).  In 1798, Napolean's French general Berthia marched into Rome, dethroned the Pope, and took him captive. For those of us who like mathematics, the 1,260 day prophecy is also referred to as 42 months, and a time, times, and a dividing of time (see Daniel 7). Time was used to denote one year, times equals 2 years, and a dividing of time is half a year. A Biblical lunar month was 30 days. All methods total 1,260. It would seem the "538" puzzle is more interesting than ever and should retain it's original title: the Beast.  ;-)

Thank You.   

Whether you like baseball or not, this 39 second youtube clip made my day.  It's a few months old, but this is the first time I've ever seen it, so thought I'd share it here. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEbJcnjiyH0

Robert, Would it be possible to borrow the Stickman #5 box? Please advise. Thanks, Ron

Hi Everybody,

My name's Ron Zezima and I'm a Radiologic Technologist (aka x-ray tech) living in Redlands, California. I've been collecting mechanical puzzles since 1998 when a co-worker brought a metal object to work that was bent so bad it looked like a plant holder! No one could remove the ring (except me), so that was the beginning of this fun little journey. Months ago, serious health issues forced me to auction off many of my favorite puzzles (with the tremendous help of Nick Baxter).  Very recently, the mystery health issues have vanished without a trace, which is more than okay with me. At least I still have some cool artwork left!