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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
"brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > > "Felice" > wrote >> >> 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. >> >> > How can you compare the x-word puzzle from the Globe to the x-word in the > Sunday NYT... that's like Little Golden Books to Britannica. How can you interpret mentioning them in the same sentence as comparing them? Felice |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:35:47 -0400, Felice wrote:
> "blake murphy" > wrote in message > ... >> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:21:11 -0400, Edwin Pawlowski wrote: >> >>> "Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message >>>> >>>> The 50s have been great so far. I'm 53 and I don't think I've ever felt >>>> more connected to things. Hope your 50s are as fun ;-) Hopefully the 60s >>>> will be even better. >>>> >>>> Michael >>> >>> They will be. Physically I'm not as agile, but the mental aspects of >>> life >>> are better than ever. So far, every decade has been the best yet. >>> Amazing >>> how knowledge turns to wisdom with experience. >> >> 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. >> >> your pal, >> blake > > 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. > > Felice 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/> fun documentary. apparently bill clinton and jon stewart are big will shortz and NYT puzzle fans. your pal, blake |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:50:54 -0400, Felice wrote:
> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Felice" > wrote >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >> How can you compare the x-word puzzle from the Globe to the x-word in the >> Sunday NYT... that's like Little Golden Books to Britannica. > > How can you interpret mentioning them in the same sentence as comparing > them? > > Felice sometimes sheldon's super-brain works too fast for even him to handle. your pal, blake |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> >> "Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message >>> The 50s have been great so far. I'm 53 and I don't think I've ever >>> felt more connected to things. Hope your 50s are as fun ;-) Hopefully >>> the 60s will be even better. > > It is bittersweet sometimes. The old "if I knew then..." schtick. > > Michael > > Nah. The past is over, don't dwell on it. Just use your experience to avoid repeating past mistakes. The older I get, the more the motto "Don't worry, be happy" (which I used to hate) makes sense. I used to worry a lot about what people thought, but now it's more like "Screw 'em, I don't have enough time left to worry about that". gloria p |
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Crosswords (was Cookbook)
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. *** |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
blake wrote:
> apparently bill clinton and jon stewart are big will shortz and NYT puzzle > fans. I'm also a fan of Will Shortz. I used to subscribe to "Games" magazine, and a significant number of the puzzles had been put together by him. He's been doing it for years and years, and he's still going strong. I think the guy ought to be a national treasure. Bob |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> I'm also a fan of Will Shortz. I used to subscribe to "Games" magazine, > and a significant number of the puzzles had been put together by him. > He's been doing it for years and years, and he's still going strong. I > think the guy ought to be a national treasure. > > Bob Yes!!!! I also subscribed to "Games". I think it's great that Will Shortz has made a nice career out of this! -- Jean B. |
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Crosswords (was Cookbook)
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 |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:56:36 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> blake wrote: > >> apparently bill clinton and jon stewart are big will shortz and NYT puzzle >> fans. > > I'm also a fan of Will Shortz. I used to subscribe to "Games" magazine, and > a significant number of the puzzles had been put together by him. He's been > doing it for years and years, and he's still going strong. I think the guy > ought to be a national treasure. > > Bob i hear that recently he's become a sudoku maven as well: Yet here¡¦s the weird thing: If you pump Shortz¡¦s name into Amazon these days, you won¡¦t find his many crossword books at the top of the list. You¡¦ll find something else¡Xhis books of Sudoku, the arriviste number puzzle that became a smash hit last year. Sudoku is the complete antithesis of the crossword: You fill in a nine-by-nine grid with the numbers one through nine so that no digit repeats in any column or row¡Xnor can there be any repeats in any of the nine three-by-three boxes that make up the whole grid. It may sound complicated, but you can play it even if you¡¦re completely illiterate¡Xhell, even if you¡¦re innumerate, since Sudoku doesn¡¦t even require math. It is the ultimate puzzle for a postliterate world. And it is making Will Shortz a mountain of cash. St. Martin¡¦s, his longtime crossword publisher, began issuing his Sudoku books last year; it is now a 50-book series that has sold a mind-bending 5 million copies. Across the board, Sudoku has sold so prodigiously that it has pushed nearly every crossword book off the best-seller charts of Nielsen¡¦s BookScan. At the end of May 2005, before the Sudoku storm arrived, a crossword volume was No. 1 on the charts for adult ¡§games¡¨ books, and six of the other 49 titles were crosswords. One year later, Sudoku had wiped the slate clean: Forty of the top 50¡Xincluding the top spot¡Xwere Sudoku books, and more than a third of those were Shortz¡¦s. <http://nymag.com/arts/all/features/17244/> go figure. your pal, blake |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:05:32 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>Bob Terwilliger wrote: >> I'm also a fan of Will Shortz. I used to subscribe to "Games" magazine, >> and a significant number of the puzzles had been put together by him. >> He's been doing it for years and years, and he's still going strong. I >> think the guy ought to be a national treasure. >> >> Bob > >Yes!!!! I also subscribed to "Games". I think it's great that >Will Shortz has made a nice career out of this! Are we supposed to know who Will Shortz is? -- I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
sf wrote:
>>> I'm also a fan of Will Shortz. I used to subscribe to "Games" magazine, >>> and a significant number of the puzzles had been put together by him. >>> He's been doing it for years and years, and he's still going strong. I >>> think the guy ought to be a national treasure. >>> >> Yes!!!! I also subscribed to "Games". I think it's great that >> Will Shortz has made a nice career out of this! > > Are we supposed to know who Will Shortz is? Only if you want this conversation to make sense. Bob |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:33:56 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>In article >, > sf > wrote: > > >> Are we supposed to know who Will Shortz is? > >Only if you've been following the thread. The thread took a boring turn, so I hadn't read it in a while. Figured out who he was subsequently. This is jog is even more boring, so I'll KF this and stop looking so stupid. -- I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West |
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RFC Cookbook (p. 2002?) - was "A modest proposal"
sf wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:05:32 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote: > >> Bob Terwilliger wrote: >>> I'm also a fan of Will Shortz. I used to subscribe to "Games" magazine, >>> and a significant number of the puzzles had been put together by him. >>> He's been doing it for years and years, and he's still going strong. I >>> think the guy ought to be a national treasure. >>> >>> Bob >> Yes!!!! I also subscribed to "Games". I think it's great that >> Will Shortz has made a nice career out of this! > > Are we supposed to know who Will Shortz is? > > You never did a New York Times crossword puzzle? -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south-Texas |
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