I've begun creating an extra Class page and calling it "ScratchPaper.…

src/GuessStarter.java

@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Scanner;
 
-/**
- * Starter code for the "Guess My Number" exercise.
- */
 public class GuessStarter {
-
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-        // pick a random number
-        Random random = new Random();
-        int number = random.nextInt(100) + 1;
-        System.out.println(number);
+        Random rand = new Random();
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
+        int number = rand.nextInt(100) + 1;
+        System.out.println("Guess the random whole number between 1 and 100: ");
+        int guessResult = scanner.nextInt();
+        System.out.println("You said: " + guessResult);
+        System.out.println("The number I was thinking of is: " + number);
+        if (number == guessResult) {
+            System.out.println("Wow, Great guess!  You got it right!");}
+        else {
+            System.out.print("Unfortunately, you were off by; " + (guessResult - number));
+        }
+        /* For the sake of testing my code, I tried entering 5000 as the guess.  While the script
+        found its number within the defined parameters, it still calculated the difference
+        from what I entered as a guess result of 5000.
+        Further experimenting, I tried a number with a decimal and partial number, and
+        the program generated a string of error results.  I'm having difficulty with remembering things,
+        by Grabthar's Hammer, I WILL try things and learn!
+        */
     }
-
-}
+}