By the time they reach this national stage, they have mastered the nuances of tens of thousands of different words and their Merriam-Webster definitions, along with their parts of speech, language of origin and any alternate pronunciations. They must pass round after round of carefully chosen wo...
Just a few very well chosen strips, along with a crossword puzzle and movie theater listings. It helped pass the time before my GE-B 201 class, ominously titled ‘Survival Of Man’ would start every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9am. It was here, in some auditorium in the Agriculture...
Sunday mornings are lazy mornings in this house. We get up late, stay in our pyjamas, make coffee and start breakfast. Sometimes it’s pancakes, or waffles or eggs, and once in a while, I make scones. Usually, we eat at the kitchen table and do a crossword, but I have to admit ...
I started this project as optimistic as someone who starts a crossword puzzle with a fountain pen. Now I am faltering. I ask Jim if his phone can receive pictures. I don’t want to make a mistake and buy the wrong tree. He waves me aside impatiently. “Go and buy a fu!@#ng tree!