I know that when you ride public transit in any country, you are bound to run into some of the more eccentric types... it's either that public transit draws them, or more likely that you are putting a group of people together in a small area and the odds are that some will be a bit.... odd... different... (yes I include myself in that eccentric group )

The bus route I ride on has its fair share of the strange.  One guy in particular stands out.... I call him Sudoku Guy.  I see him usually 2 or 3 times per week... sometimes on my way home, and sometimes on my way to work.  At first glance there is nothing unusual... he is well dressed, carries a briefcase, and could be any one of many people on their way to and from a normal office job. He stands out thought because he spends the whole time he is on the bus doing Sudoku puzzles. 

Now, there is nothing unusual about someone doing puzzles while they ride on public transit.  It is a great way to keep your mind busy and maybe even challenge your mind a little.  What is unusual about this gentleman is HOW he does his Sudoku puzzles.  He always has one of the large puzzle books you can buy at almost any newsstand... and he methodically works his way through every single puzzle by looking up the answers in the back of the puzzle book and copying the numbers to the puzzle he is working on.  He never actually tries to solve a puzzle... he just starts a new one by copying the answers from the back, line by line.  When he's done copying, he moves on to the next one.  Each puzzle takes him maybe a minute, and as you can guess, he goes through his puzzle books fairly quickly.  He is always intensely focused on his task of copying the answers from the back of the puzzle book, and oblivious to everyone and everything around him.  I wonder some days if he misses his stop.. he is that involved in copying the answers.

Every day is an adventure when you ride public transit