From my last post I talked about being at a crossword with my decision to stay or leave my husband. I was debating it for a very long time and I had hopes that he would someday see how much he was hurting me. I pleaded with him and everything, I even asked him if we could go...
So, I did the next best thing. I looked up on the net to see if there were people running about in Hyderabad. And I came across the Hyderabad Runners. A motley bunch of old, young and the middle-aged who all love to just do that. Run. That’s about it. And then run a little...
Playing Spelling Bee and the NY Times’ mini-crossword. And the gradual lightening of the evenings after work. Laurie Munn says: February 2, 2023 at 4:55 pm Hi Anne, I’m sorry you’re going through this and I hope it’s over soon. In the meantime, I’d like to recommend the ...
She said: “It’s a shame you’d never join the Army.” Her dad was in the Army. I said: “Who says I wouldn’t join the Army?” So I joined, as a radio journalist. As the ninth of 10 kids, I never had anyone to listen to me in my house. I wanted people to listen...
ANNE:Lincoln in the Bardo came out in 2017. Okay, nerd alert. There was a crossword puzzle clue that I only knew because I read this book Lincoln in the Bardo, about one of Lincoln’s sons. The answer was Ted. But yeah this came out in 2017. So I’m, you know, George Saunders...
Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There's no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you're stuck and need to know the answers to today's Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below. How to pl...
the number of high-profile games released begins to go up. The AAA games that want to beat other fall titles to the punch oftentimes come out in August, while several indie games launch as it’s their last chance to get some time in the limelight before a crowded fall. Last year, Augu...
Right now, I count The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, (and NY Times Crossword), and the Economist (thats alongside a bunch of magazines, most of which sadly go unread these days) amongst my paid subscriptions, I also feel guilty sporadically when that Guardian UK pop up emerges and get...
In football news, the Daily Mirror leads on news Thomas Tuchel will take over from Gareth Southgate as England manager. Lastly, the Daily Star splashes on claims former Liverpool player Neil Ruddock admitted to cheating at the newspaper’s crossword to get money from teammates.Sorry...
How do we distinguish between ‘get ahead by putting in the hours’ and ‘burnout is a very real thing’? Do we just think that work we like to do isn’t so much ‘work’ as some version of ‘fun’, like a crossword puzzle? Are bosses taking advantage of our willingness to put ...