I did not miss the next ad. It was a PSA, actually, for a group whose goal was to raise awareness for prostate cancer screening. I am aware that one of the obstacles in getting men to see their doctor for a prostate exam is because of their fear that, should cancer be discovered, ...
Repeat, repeat, repeat.From a name of someone you just met to an address you need to get to, saying something again can help it stick with you. Work at it.Do something to challenge your brain -- learn a new language, discuss books with your friends, or curl up with a crossword puz...
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分.满分30分)From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin, it might be a thank-you for a 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happ
It’s apt that CAPTAIN AHAB should make an appearance in my last Times Jumbo Cryptic crossword post. The number of times solutions get repeated in Times crosswords is something I’ve long been fascinated by, so much so that for a time I kept a record of them. Back in November 2023, l...
To say that Spain is rather beautiful is something of an understatement. Our lazy cross-country journey this week has taken us past miles upon miles of olive groves, blanketing the gentle rolling hills like a patchwork quilt. A breakfast stop at an olive oil factory resulted in cupboardfuls ...
The broken window glass was the likely answer. I stuffed a piece of cloth into the hole and took her outside, closing the door securely behind me. When I opened my hand, the bird did not fly away; she sat looking at me with her bright eyes. I removed the sticky spider-webs that...
oneself and set the course for a future that looms, but is a bit murky. Down the road, I feel confident that my children will limit the Internet and television for their children, just the way that I did. After all, we did raise them with our values. Some of that must have sunk ...
Looking frantically for a glass of water OR Looking around to see if there is a nice chick checking me out, so I can check-mate her(notice the play again? ha!).Look of gloating pride on face. But there has always been one aspect of my runs that has overshadowed everything else. Eve...
MH and I usually do the NY Times Sundaycrosswordtogether during lunch. This past Sunday MH decided to get an early start. As I was cleaning up my breakfast dishes he read aloud one of the clues that, he said, was stumping him, even though the answer was only four letters long. ...
Of course, the secret to biscotti is the double-baking, and I simply couldn’t wait that long and drifted back to my room. Soon enough, my mom popped into my room and without a word dropped off a bowl of end pieces (my favorite) and went back to the kitchen. They were warm and ...