PRINTOUT PUZZLE: [ MARCHING BANDS]
PROGRAM: [Adobe Acrobat]
The streets of Cambridge are an ice skating rink. It figures that the one year I don’t have suitable boots with treads, we’d get pummeled with more snow than I care to think about. Such is life. I mean, look, I can’t say I’m surprised we’re getting snow. I do live in the Northeast. But I must say it’s beginning to feel like the walls are caving in just a tad.
Speaking of ice-covered backyards, say “hey” to our latest contributor to the BEQ Fan Du Jour column: Roberta Strauss of “Steeler Country” (guess she’s an Aaron Rodgers fan, then). Take it away Roberta:
I slipped and fell Thursday evening on some thinly covered ice behind my house. After a minute of assessment I realized I could get back on my feet OK but something was wrong with one of my hands. Which one? My pointing hand. Instead of racing to the nearest ER immediately, as I would have done for my writing hand, I hoped the problem would just go away. It didn’t. On Friday I went to the ER and, after only four hours, emerged with the fiberglass splint that you see here. The splint will be off before St. Patrick’s Day! I’m sure the orthopedist will understand. It’s possible that my wrist was weakened over the years from punching the wall whenever one of my on-line nemeses beats me by a second. The photo is me staring blankly at the center of Monday’s BEQ. I got it down to the crossing O words eventually.
Loved this email. So many conflicts: woman vs. nature, woman vs. unnamed villain off-screen, woman vs. a wall. Redemption and steely resolve at the end. I’ve got goosebumps. Thanks, Roberta. For her bravado she’ll get anything her heart desires from the BEQ.com Gift Shoppe.
Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.
Had more trouble writing them in than figuring it out. Probably helps that I do a lot of cryptics and can reckon reversed bits of words.
Still don’t like “emails”. Never heard anyone say that until the late nineties or so, and it grates on my ears. Old timers like me use the word just like “mail” (not using the plural for multiple letters). Of course, young folks do too now in their way- I’ve heard people refer to multiple physical envelopes as “mails”. Yikes. I’m down with descriptive grammar and all, but I still can’t say it myself.
Found the Diagramless book in the sidebar on the clearance table at my local B&N for $2. Haven’t dug in yet.
Great puzzle. I thought I might finish without getting the first part of the top row but then it finally dawned on me.
Yup, the first part of the top row was the last thing I filled in.
I’ve only done a few of these in the past, but they’re fun once you get rollin’.
Thanks, BEQ, on my third day of bein’ snowed in, and this helped!
Very fun. Count me among those that filled the first part of the first row in last.
BEQ Variety puzzle = Good time had by all.
It seems like there is consistency in the finishing of this puzzle, B AND B was the last fill for me and A row was the hardest. I really enjoyed this puzzle, I’m not sure if it was simply good or if I’m doing too many xword puzzles, probably a bit of both, time to diversify.
BANDB was my last fill too. Nice change of pace. I had more problems keeping track of where things went than actually solving the puzzle.
Had to resort to copying this thing out on paper. Im used to it. Before I started to solve online, I would go to the VA Beach Library and xerox or just copy the puzzle out of the NYx. U write out a large # sign and carefully insert the black boxes or words you get right away. I did it off and on for 3 years and thought that was over with. I was conscious of wasting a lot of paper.