Forecasting can be difficult. Especially if it’s about the future. This week’s Micro Softy is about a prophet who got fired.

Lou Gubrious was the night watchman at the Bombs R Us warehouse in downtown Boston. The city had hosted recent heated protests against the manufacture of exploding weapons of war. So a night watchman was hired. His job was to keep a close eye on things and avoid terrorism.

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At the end of Lou’s fourth night shift, his boss Axel reported to work for the day shift. Lou was clearly both excited and agitated. He acted anxious as he approached Axel.

“I had a terrible dream last night,” he said shaking. “I dreamed someone planted a bomb under your car today and you were killed in the explosion.”

Axel thanked Lou. At the end of his shift, Axel had his car carefully inspected by technicians at Bombs R Us. No bomb was found. He drove safely home.

The next morning when Axel arrived at work, he fired Lou. The decision to terminate Lou’s job had nothing to do with his vision about a bomb planted under Axel’s car. Nor did it have anything to do with Lou being mistaken.

Why was Lou Gubrious fired? That’s this week’s Micro Softy.

Solution to Micro Softy 39: Astounding Sports History

Last week’s Micro Softy requires paying close attention to specific words. Here’s the way it reads.

Who played for teams in the MLB (baseball), NHL (hockey) and the NBA (basketball) in the same city in the same year?

The puzzle is about a musician – not an athlete. The answer is the organist.

If you got this far, you win! Organists are not famous enough for us to expect a more specific answer.

But, as far as names go, Ray Castoldi is a good example. He has been the stadium organist at Madison Square Garden playing organ for New York Rangers (hockey) and New York Knicks (basketball). And when these teams are spending their off seasons, Castoldi plays the organ at New York Mets games (baseball).

The Micro Softy is a weekly feature of Mind Matters News. Here are the links to all the puzzles and answers to date:

Monday Micro Softy 39: Astounding sports history A player you’ve never heard of played for three major league sports, A hint for the solution to Pitcher’s Lament (38): When Lefty took the mound, he noticed the runner on third base had a big lead…

Monday Micro Softy 38: A Pitcher’s Lament How can Lefty Wright be the winning pitcher in an exciting game without throwing a single pitch? Micro Softy 37 is easier to guess if you think about what the two teams have in common that might change the opening ceremonies somewhat…

Monday Micro Softy 37: A unique baseball game Something was missing from the game played on June 30, 1997, that was missing from every previous MLB game for decades. The answer to Micro Softy 36 lies in considering the problem from a number of angles…

Monday Micro Softy 36: A glass half empty? Half full? Too big? The professors on a research expedition must make sure that each glass of rationed water is exactly half full. The answer to Micro Softy 35 can be deduced by asking where a house could be placed so that all directions are south.

Monday Micro Softy 35: A house with a view. A billionaire, used to getting what he wants, demands a house where all the walls’ windows offer a view in the same direction. The solution to Monday Micro Softy 34 is quite simple if we pay attention to the exact measurements of the poles and the wires. sincere

And here are links to all the earlier Micro Softies

Monday Micro Softy 29: A funeral lament in four lines. The funeral director was puzzled by Dan’s description of his relationship to the deceased but there was no question that his grief was sincere Here, you will also find links to Microsofties 22 through 29.

Monday Micro Softy 21: Finding More of the Deadly Fentanyl Pills. There, you will also find links to Microsofties 11 through 20 as well.

At Monday Micro Softy 11: What Happened to That Other Dollar?, you will find links to the first ten Micro Softies. Have fun!