On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:43:23 -0400, Felice wrote:

> Blake:
>>>> at fifty-six, I'm finding I don't remember some things as quickly, like
>>>> seeing an actor in a bit part and thinking, 'now, where have I seen him
>>>> before?' or remembering exactly where some unattributed quote came from.
>>>> i
>>>> can usually remember, but it takes longer than when i was younger.
>
> Felice:
>>> A big help is doing a tough crossword on a regular basis. It really
>>> challenges you to access a lot of words that you haven't used in years
>>> but
>>> that you know are on your hard drive somewhere. If I can finish the
>>> Globe's
>>> on Sunday (or the Times if I can scrounge one) I figure I'm OK for the
>>> rest
>>> of the week.
>
> Blake:
>> i do the daily one by the crossynergy syndicate, carried in the washington
>> *post*. i always finish - it's not too tough - but sometimes it's twisty.
>> a recent clue was 'one who soon will croak' and the answer turned out to
>> be
>> 'tadpole.'
>>
>> did you see 'wordplay'?
>> <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492506/>
>
> Felice:
> OK, my almost nemesis was (roughly) "something that lowers the pitch". I
> kept ransacking my music memory but it turned out to be
> "splitfingeredfastball".
>
> Guess I'd better catch "Wordplay". Shortz Rules.
>
> ***

'wordplay' is a lot of fun. it covers one of the championships.

your pal,
blake