The one with PMTB

Paige and I went to the Twins game last night to do crossword puzzles and watch baseball with some friends. (Phil was off wedding photographering...)

We parked on Franklin and took the light rail down to the stadium; it's really convenient, but the trains were packed. Heading back after the game we wound up in the middle of a train car as we pulled up to our stop. We started to push our way through the crowd when someone yelled out "Her water just broke, let 'em through!" Everyone laughed, and we escaped fairly easily.

I think she really needs to play the pregnancy card more while she still can. (She'll have a different card soon.)

Anyway, today marked my debut on Rex Parker's crossword blog. I wrote about today's New York Times puzzle (don't read it yet if you do the puzzle in syndication!) and the game.

I'll have more guesting soon, and of course I'll let you all (both) know when I do.
chao,
sg

The one where my fame continues

Hey, Joyful regulars. Sorry I haven't posted in a while... But I just found out that people I like actually do read this thing, so I promise to start doing interesting things and to then write about them. For now, you get this.

I guest-blogged again over at The JimH Crossword Blog (yesterday and today). And today I wrote about a bunch of music, and instead of linking to all of it on Jim's blog I'm doing it here.

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I am reminded of Pet Shop Boys' WEST END Girls

and Roxette's JOYRIDE

.

Of Bill Haley & His COMETS

,

the Nitty GRITTY Dirt Band

,

STYX

or
,

and SUZANNE VEGA

.

Of Adam ANT

and TRIP Shakespeare

.

YES

once subbed for SLY and the Family Stone

.

We've got Sinatra

and Previn

,

and we've got TANTO

and the CMA

.

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So enjoy, all, and I'll talk to you soon.

chao,
sg

The one where I'm famous

SethG's hit the big time!

I've bored you before with crossword puzzle talk. Well, The JimH Crossword Blog is required reading for all serious crossword nerds afficionados. Jim and I have exchanged some notes in the past, and he liked the neutrino joke I told him.

Long story short (actually! my first time ever!), Jim published a short profile of me Friday night, then I was his guest blogger today, writing about today's puzzle and Jewish holidays.

Now I can just sit back, relax, and wait for the crossword hotties to start beating down my door!

The one where I'm FINALLY getting faster

4:30! On a Monday puzzle, but still, it's a big improvement...for me... Hey, I need to be excited about _something_ in my life.

Instead of trying to remember my best crossword times for each day from the past, I decided to set goals for each day and then start keeping track once I get them.

My initial goals:

• Monday - 5 min
• Tuesday - 6 min
• Wednesday - 10 min
• Thursday - 12 min
• Friday - 20 min
• Saturday - 30 min
• Sunday - 30 min

I got the Friday in 18:xx a couple of weeks ago (Jan 4, 2008), so now we're gonna go with 16 min. And last Sunday (Jan 13, 2008) was 29:58, so the new goal is maybe 25 min.
As for Monday, I'll catch Bannister yet!

sg

The one where I'm a driver, I'm a winner

Hey, I've missed you guys. Happy new year!

Sorry about my absence. I was planning to write up the trial for which I actually served on the jury, but never did. I will now, if you're interested, though I assume no one reads this anymore so I won't unless you ask for it. But I don't mind, and I've got notes, so feel free to ask away.

Then I was gonna post a note about the Irony Of The Year, an actual irony and not just an Alanis thing that sucked, when I saw this lede: "BELOIT, WIS. (AP) -- Ken Hendricks, a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his roof."

Then I think I was gonna post something else, or maybe it was some other thing, but I didn't. So now we're here.

The end of last year was...inauspicious. But, like Beck says, things are gonna change, I can feel it. This'll be a busy month, with lots planned. Accomplishments so far include

• broke the 20-minute barrier for a NY Times Friday puzzle (by a bunch, and I should have broken 15)
• called a girl
• installed my cd/dvd player
• bought dining room chairs

Stay tuned for an end-of-month fiesta to rock G's house.

In ultimate news, Wanna Buy a Duck is off to a strong start in Friday night winter indoor. Now 1-0 on the year. We beat Christian Science Reading Room, 21-0. (In 50 minutes, and goals count 1 pt each.) Thanks to the vagaries of our system, we're currently ranked in 4th place in the league.

Anyway, to the game. I played awesome. I was just so stoked to be playing ultimate frisbee again. I was +5 (only played 5 points). I had 1 goal, 2 assists. No turns, as Dave caught the one shitty pass I threw. For some reason we used a Wham-O, which my experienced hands sensed immediately.

K, I'm audi. Betcha I know what responses will focus on! And I of course mean the Steelers game.
Here we go, Steelers, Here we go! (4X),
sg