Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, October 4, 2025

12:03 am

cybernan

just a quick peek before bed -- hello everyone :)

12:03 am

Rainiqui

Hi Nan and everyone

12:04 am

Rainiqui

ru 8

12:06 am

Rainiqui

sh 8

12:06 am

ursh

hello all

12:07 am

Rainiqui

ti 7

12:07 am

cybernan

pi 7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

topi

12:08 am

Robespierre

sp 8

12:08 am

cybernan

op 7

12:15 am

Gillie

pi7 x 2

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:22 am

cybernan

good night everyone :)

12:27 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, pi 9

12:41 am

Dippnall

ti 8/9

12:51 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:56 am

sprite

ks killed

1:54 am

grannyrose

home from the movie. saw Downton Abbey. It wasn't me crying at the end. it was everyone including dear hubby.

1:54 am

sprite

aw so sweet

1:54 am

grannyrose

* hugs * sprite. how,s my bestie todat?

1:55 am

sprite

*hugs* my darling. made a bad fall yesterday, not in a good shape right now

1:55 am

grannyrose

sprite, had another two extractions on Thursday. let's just say I am glad I have endone around.

1:56 am

grannyrose

oh no!! what happened? anything broken?

1:56 am

grannyrose

patin

1:56 am

grannyrose

sorry

1:57 am

sprite

mouth stuff is horrile. very painful and somehow you cannot escape it, it is literally right in your face the whole time

1:58 am

grannyrose

let's talk about you honey. how many bruises? where were you?

2:00 am

sprite

nothing broken. dislocated shouldr that i somehow managed to pull right back in place by rolling on my pack. but typing here with one hand, shoulder very swollen and hard as a rock, and beyond paunful. lots of abrasions but that pain doesn'even register over the shoulder. probbly also a tear in a muscle.

2:01 am

grannyrose

oh darling! are you having enough pain relief? cold packs? compression? sling? all obvious of course, but I have to ask.

2:02 am

grannyrose

how's Rob handling it/you? he better be good at it..

2:04 am

sprite

sling is not yet an option, cannot bear elbow support at all.i took pretty heavy paainkillers and a sleeping pill o get through the night. now back to paracetamol, will ask rob to get me some naproxen

2:05 am

sprite

rob is not good at that, he feels helpless. but he is very willing to help when i give clear instructions

2:05 am

grannyrose

what about ??? i wish my brain would work. a bandage made into a loop which your hand goes through. allows your elbow to use gravity to stabilise the shoulder.

2:07 am

sprite

not sure what you mean bt we will figure smt

2:07 am

grannyrose

that's it. a collar and cuff sling. google it.

2:08 am

sprite

smth out. lots of reiki and tiny massages of the locked muscles, i am doing what i can

2:08 am

grannyrose

double your magnesium too. to help the muscles relax

2:09 am

sprite

oh yes, i know those. might be worth a try.

2:10 am

sprite

i think the magnesium s still in a box, lol. rob can buy me some, though

2:10 am

grannyrose

oh god! where's a Scotty when you need one? i'd be there yesterday if i could.

2:11 am

grannyrose

oh, and magnesium spray. no rubbing, just a fine mist which is absorbed through the skin.

2:11 am

sprite

honey, it is really uncomfotable, painful and imractible, but it is nothing serious. in a couple of days i will be a whole lot better

2:12 am

grannyrose

crying here with frustration.

2:12 am

grannyrose

I WANT TO BE WITH YOU!!!

2:12 am

sprite

awww sweetie, don't. it is not that bad. didn't break anything.

2:13 am

grannyrose

i ahte that we are so far apart...especially now

2:15 am

sprite

i agree. the Big Guy missed a page in His book when He put us in opposie sides of the planet. must have been early monday morning for Him when He decided that

2:16 am

grannyrose

sweet girl. please forgive me when i suggest something obvious, but when one is the patient there usually isn't a lot of rational thinking happening. that's why we have nurses.

2:16 am

sprite

babble with one hand sucks, btw.

2:17 am

grannyrose

i bet!

2:17 am

sprite

go ahead, suggest the obvious. i am not a good patient at the best of times, lololol

2:18 am

grannyrose

but you are more level headed as a patient than i am. i thank God for the wonderful nurses at the hospital.

2:20 am

grannyrose

if i think of anything else i'll message you f it's after you say bye.

2:20 am

sprite

i have this weird trait that makes me extremely calm and clearheaded as long as there is crisis. but once the crisis is over, i become a basket case

2:21 am

sprite

rob is the opposite. useless in a crisis but very good at handling the aftermath. we are a good eam.

2:21 am

sprite

team

2:22 am

grannyrose

just ticking the list here... collar and cuff sling, double the magnesium orally, magnesium spray, cold packs, analgesia. did i miss anything? babblers please jump in if you can think of anything else.

2:23 am

ursh

rest

2:23 am

sprite

shopping list for rob :D

2:24 am

sprite

good one, ursh!

2:25 am

grannyrose

ask for help, even when you think you can do something. do nothing on your own. yes, rest, we do forget that.

2:26 am

sprite

hm yeah. asking fpr help is a thing, true

2:27 am

sprite

one the plus side: had a brainwave and found the magnesium

2:27 am

grannyrose

yay! well done sprite

2:28 am

ursh

good grief - the P's go on forever

2:29 am

grannyrose

like a man with a prostate issue ??

2:29 am

ursh

hahaha - true

2:31 am

sprite

lo

2:31 am

sprite

lol

2:32 am

grannyrose

oh God! there's another p tile....

2:32 am

sprite

58 p to find, honey!

2:36 am

grannyrose

closing the gap. just 13 p's to go... * snort *

2:36 am

sprite

lol

2:38 am

sprite

i will be kind to myself and allow this grid to stay unfinished. 131 words in, no 9s yet but otherwise pretty okay across the board

2:38 am

sprite

must find the 9s rhough lolol

2:42 am

grannyrose

yay... sa 8, sa 9. i know you don't like clues but figure this flip maybe a little different.

2:43 am

sprite

thanks, got them!

2:43 am

grannyrose

well done. I am impressed

2:44 am

sprite

lol. that is why i usually don't like clues. they tend to make the word jump out at me

2:46 am

sprite

unless babble blindness strikes making me blind to the most ovious, grin

2:47 am

grannyrose

* grin *

2:50 am

sprite

okay, happy now. will love, hug and leave you. healing vibes to your poor mouth.

2:50 am

grannyrose

and healing vibes and prayers for a swift recovery for you. * hugs *

3:52 am

phaeton

phew...finally found an 8

7:12 am

MollyL

This word list is mostly gibberish.

7:36 am

suz01

sprung

9:15 am

hurshy

morning

9:15 am

welki

hi, hursh

9:16 am

hurshy

hi welki, how's life

9:16 am

welki

beats the alternative

9:16 am

hurshy

you don't know that til you've tried both

9:16 am

welki

fair enough, but for now, i'd rather be on this side :)

9:18 am

welki

fyi - you can't have the wrinkliest-like-some-fruit fingertips

9:19 am

hurshy

silly

9:20 am

welki

yankees or blue jays?

9:20 am

hurshy

i hate baseball

9:21 am

hurshy

but i hate the yankees more than the rest of the league

9:21 am

hurshy

so i guess blue jays

9:23 am

welki

i grew up in nyc, but was a mets fan - i'm rooting for the blue jays, too

9:25 am

hurshy

when and how did you move to canada

9:26 am

welki

married a canadian, moved here in 1997

9:26 am

hurshy

how did you meet him

9:26 am

hurshy

or her

9:27 am

welki

of all things, online

9:27 am

rururocks

at a comedy club he's hilarious

9:27 am

hurshy

where online

9:27 am

welki

a long defunct chat room

9:27 am

welki

hahaha, he's got a dry sense of humor, like you, ru

9:28 am

hurshy

rats

9:30 am

rururocks

phantom : pinpoint

9:33 am

rururocks

he had me laughing all day..

9:33 am

welki

i looked for that russell's bourbon and antica vermouth here, no luck. will have to try and find it when we go south

9:33 am

rururocks

yeah.. probably hard to get right now with the tariff trump mess

9:33 am

welki

if i hadn't met you a couple of times, i'd say you were easily amused :D

9:34 am

rururocks

I love to laugh and make fun of anything

9:34 am

rururocks

i appreciate a really dry wit like his

9:34 am

rururocks

your daughter is more like you though

9:35 am

welki

she's got another foster - that dog is living the high life

9:35 am

rururocks

she's a saint like Une

9:35 am

welki

she's amazing - she takes in the senior medical dogs and loves them all to bits

9:36 am

hurshy

aw

9:36 am

welki

english bulldogs, hurshy - she works with mid-atlantic bulldog rescue

9:36 am

rururocks

I really liked her very kind person with your hints of cynicism :D

9:37 am

welki

volunteer, not a paid job

9:39 am

welki

i'd say she can be cautious, and hope she hasn't inherited my cynicism

9:40 am

welki

'course, i drag her to some strange guy's house on the premise that he's got dogs, good food and wine :D

9:40 am

rururocks

oh she has a touch of it.. but that' is just part of her understanding reality

9:41 am

rururocks

it was fun.. glad you enjoyed Muir Woods too .. it's so heavenly there

9:44 am

rururocks

the first time I met Doren we were going to meet for lunch at a restaurant in Napa (Her family rented a VRBO in Sonoma for a gathering) her daughter said : I"m not going to let you go to lunch on your own with some weirdo you met on the internet ..

9:45 am

welki

heh - i wondered if she would balk, but she was a game trooper. besides, if we had to, we could take you down

9:46 am

rururocks

ha we met before that you know I"m harmless

9:47 am

rururocks

finally found my last two ps'

9:51 am

hurshy

i'm struggling with Ts and Ss, i shudder to think what the Ps will be like

9:55 am

rururocks

just starting the t's now

9:58 am

72 Temple Owl

morning

9:58 am

hurshy

morning TO

10:04 am

welki

hey, to!

10:07 am

welki

mmmmm ... just mixed up a batch of vegetable cream cheese, toasted an everything bagel

10:08 am

72 Temple Owl

have you tried trader joe's crumpets? they are tasty. but not with cream cheese i think

10:12 am

welki

i haven't tried them, there are no trader joe's up here. i can ask a neighbor in az to pick some up (nearest one is a couple of hours away). i've been making sourdough crumpets - they're really good

10:15 am

welki

(i just uploaded a pic of one as my icon)

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

in an effort to slim down i have stopped baking

10:15 am

welki

oh puhleese

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

it's a futile effort, though

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

please what

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

10:16 am

welki

please don't tell me you need to slim down, you're perfect

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

oh i am so sorry, getting a new machine is on my list.

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

omg do not embarrass me and that was a while ago

10:17 am

welki

haha, that crumpet looks very tall in the photo

10:17 am

hurshy

i saw a post from a woman saying it didn't matter how much she exercised, because her DNA still thought she was a medieval peasant and said, "ay, are we runnin' frae the English again, lassie? dinna ye worry, we'll keep ye nice and plump tae survive"

10:18 am

welki

i'd say that's a sound theory

10:18 am

72 Temple Owl

i was speaking with the daughter of a former work mate, did not know they rented all winter in az in a over 55 community. considering

10:19 am

welki

do you know where in az?

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

i did not even think of that as an option, but with a built in community, it is doable. not sure, they move around. outside of phoenix last time

10:20 am

welki

i think that, if we had it to do over again, we might have chosen new mexico

10:20 am

72 Temple Owl

why?

10:21 am

welki

my grand-daughter is playing in phoenix on nov 17 - thinking of grabbing a neighbor and going to see the show (about two hours away)

10:21 am

welki

mostly mindset and culture

10:22 am

hurshy

what are the differences in those things

10:22 am

hurshy

between the two

10:24 am

72 Temple Owl

is she touring when they come east?

10:24 am

72 Temple Owl

oh okay but i remember someone telling me about having to check your shoes for scorpions in nm

10:24 am

welki

arizona is less focused on cultural history and more "modern" - and az tends to be more conservative (not only politically, but lifestyle-wise)

10:25 am

welki

same in any southern state, to - never leave your shoes outside

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

water usage and suck?

10:25 am

hurshy

i would think the scorpion thing could just as easily be either of those

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

oops such

10:25 am

hurshy

is NM also more into art? like Taos is there right, and that's an art-oriented town?

10:26 am

rururocks

lots of art communities in NM

10:26 am

rururocks

tons

10:26 am

welki

very much, hurshy - i'd love to visit georgia o'keefe's house

10:27 am

rururocks

I did and the museum too

10:27 am

welki

i don't know if it's similar in NM, but we often feel like we have to watch what we say, and to whom we say it, in AZ

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

i was also looking at going to houston later in the month for a dance festival

10:27 am

rururocks

the road to her house is really dangerous on weekends though welki

10:28 am

welki

it's not likely we'll be visiting NM any time soon

10:28 am

ChampFit

I'm in Houston TO! Come on down! ;)

10:28 am

hurshy

why is the road dangerous?

10:28 am

welki

eat at pappadeaux

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

welk do you mean politics? i was surprised to hear of someone saying they were thinking of moving from what i consider the perfect town because of just that

10:29 am

rururocks

the mexicans and indians drink a lot after work and it's a two lane highway.. you can figure it out from there

10:29 am

hurshy

crashies

10:31 am

welki

we try not to discuss politics anywhere, but even innocuous comments/replies seem to stir the pot. and the canadian connection doesn't help

10:31 am

hurshy

Hs Hacked!

10:32 am

welki

(and no, i don't think they're playing back east this time)

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

i thouht he is . or was.

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

in philly

10:34 am

welki

i'd have to check, maybe you're right

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

okay then az maybe not the place for ny born culture

10:35 am

welki

i think you'd like NM

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

champ i would come just to dance. and oktoberfest

10:35 am

hurshy

many years ago i inadvertently left my childhood copy of heidi on a plane. it turns out that there are not only lots of editions, but multiple TRANSLATIONS into english, and i liked the one i'd had. i recently went on ebay trying to match my recollection of what the cover looked like, and i bought one and it came yesterday and it does seem to be the same version so i am very happy.

10:36 am

ChampFit

It's hot here now TO. Hope it cools a bit for you if you decide to come.

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

the internet is wonderful for that. i have things my mother collected and i can find their history

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh i love hot.

10:37 am

hurshy

i have one 9, which is ti9. anyone have others?

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

welk look what i found. the texas page has a jukebox

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

https://www.zydecoevents.com/events

10:39 am

Dippnall

pi 9/66

10:40 am

welki

what's most amazing is that the link didn't distort with that n

10:40 am

hurshy

it just has to be short enough

10:40 am

hurshy

not to get the distortion

10:40 am

welki

cool link - thanks!

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

it's st mary's gumbo festival end of the month in houston champ

10:41 am

hurshy

which P tile does that come from, dippnall?

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

two of my favorite bands

10:41 am

hurshy

aHA got it, the lower P

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

https://tinyurl.com/s4m5sraa

10:43 am

ChampFit

Ooooh...gumbo! Always good!

10:43 am

hurshy

gumbo has okra in it, right?

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

gino and keith frank. dance all weekend

10:44 am

hurshy

oHO, i found the other 9, sa9, ends like the ti9

10:44 am

ChampFit

Some do. There are lots of variations. BBL...bridal shower for my daughter today. Enjoy!

10:44 am

welki

i love slices of pickled okra on a tuna sandwich

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

you as well, champ.

10:45 am

hurshy

i do not like okra, and i do not like pickled anything

10:45 am

hurshy

yucky yuck yuck yuck

10:45 am

welki

i knew that was coming

10:46 am

hurshy

i basically don't like anything that has such a strong, potent flavor, it is too overpowering for me

10:47 am

hurshy

not that i mean to disparage those who do like such things!

10:49 am

hurshy

funny how i'm having a lot of trouble with G today too, even tho there are only 10

10:51 am

welki

oh, i knew you weren't saying it that way, hurshy - i just recall that you're sensitive to flavors/spice

10:51 am

hurshy

yeah

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

wish i could not tolerate dessert

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

10:56 am

hurshy

ha

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

heat gets me. pepper

10:56 am

hurshy

well, there are some fattening things i don't like... cream cheese, sour cream, bacon

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

i always get, oh, it's not too spicy. famous last words. then i know not to even try

10:57 am

welki

"whisks the vegetable cream cheese away and replaces it with crumpets, butter, honey and marmalade*

10:57 am

hurshy

yeah, same here TO

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

how does one make vegetable cream cheese?

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

bust seasoning is wonderful except for curry. just no hear

10:59 am

welki

you scrounge around the fridge for scallions, cukes, peppers, radishes and carrots. dice into tiny bits and mix with cream cheese. the end.

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, thanks

10:59 am

hurshy

boy am i stuck

10:59 am

welki

best if left for a few hours, but i couldn't wait :)

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

just bought a tub at TJ's. great stuff

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

trying not to open it yet, since crackers were also onsale. this is why i need to shed lbs

11:00 am

welki

i have never seen it up here

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

i thought no TJs up there?

11:01 am

welki

every now and then, i make it - but if i find lox, you can keep the vegies (gimme an everything bagel, some onion and cream cheese and i'm set)

11:02 am

welki

no, no TJs and no vegetable cream cheese

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

i use to buy temptee but that's gone to hell since brand was sold

11:02 am

welki

i haven't heard that brand name in decades! (now i'm thinking about date nut bread - can't find that here either, i've had to make it from scratch)

11:03 am

hurshy

food is a funny thing. like you know how there are certain things that if you prepare them wrong they are deadly toxic but if you prepare them right they aren't. like how did people first figure that out??

11:03 am

72 Temple Owl

oh gosh we would Not be weight watcher buddies. yo mean the little round loaves?

11:04 am

welki

yeah! a little sticky, but ohhh so good!

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i forget who made them

11:04 am

hurshy

who was going "well that guy ate this and died, but maybe if i just take out THIS bit, i'll be fine"? seems like a pretty big risk

11:05 am

welki

the only one i can find is neumann's

11:06 am

welki

i think about that sometimes, too, hurshy - like, 'this little round fruity thing sure looks pretty ... let's eat it!'

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

NEUMANS!

11:07 am

welki

in the refrigerated section, wrapped nice and tight in crinkly cellophane

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

i think it was like survivor. the least liked member of the tribe was the taste tester

11:09 am

welki

okay, enough of this for now - have a good day, everyone!

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

bye i am going to tend to laundry.

11:12 am

hurshy

ha

11:23 am

BzznBea

tongue

11:26 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with lone i and lone o in middle column please

11:28 am

phaeton

don't have the lone i , lone O is og4 or op4

11:28 am

BzznBea

op4

11:28 am

phaeton

two lone O's

11:28 am

phaeton

Bea...do you have the lone i?

11:28 am

BzznBea

in5

11:28 am

periwinkle

ty Bea

11:28 am

phaeton

ty

11:29 am

phaeton

got it

11:29 am

periwinkle

ty again Bea

11:29 am

BzznBea

yw

11:30 am

periwinkle

looking for pi9 have the other 9s

11:30 am

phaeton

sa8/9?

11:30 am

periwinkle

end in not day phaeton

11:34 am

phaeton

ty peri

11:36 am

BzznBea

pi9 is a compound tobacco vessel + rock

11:48 am

phaeton

tobacco vessel?

11:48 am

phaeton

like a boat?

11:51 am

phaeton

nm...got it

12:16 pm

mkg

I dont know what you are talking about with tobacco vessel. Some further help welcomed

12:17 pm

mkg

Ooh got it. Vessel. Hm. Great clue.

12:17 pm

mkg

Any clues for the other 9s welcome.

12:22 pm

BzznBea

sa8/9 ends in note day

12:22 pm

mkg

Got it. Ty bea.

12:23 pm

mkg

Shun

12:23 pm

mkg

Oops soirry

12:24 pm

Trifioso

hello friends.

12:25 pm

Trifioso

I see torgone is here with us in spirit today. Miss him!

12:26 pm

clg47

Just looked up and I notice I have 31 P's left. How pa4/5ful.

12:29 pm

mkg

Yup. This is a P grid today

12:29 pm

mkg

I have NO E WORDS yet. Struggling to find them

12:42 pm

mkg

Any help with e words welcome. Ty

12:44 pm

mkg

Just found one finally. Es 5

12:46 pm

mkg

got en words. Often in babble.

12:48 pm

clg47

Yum, Canadian staple. You can also find it in Oregon.

12:51 pm

mkg

Cig is that the en?

12:56 pm

clg47

the en is a feeling of listlessness. I think it's used often. My Canadian staple is a po - fries with a topping.

1:01 pm

clg47

time for a break

1:01 pm

MollyL

The Canadian food is not in the grid. But Irish moonshine is : D

1:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

are there really no gerunds in this grid?

2:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

no but there is cake.

2:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

and whiskey

2:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I heard there would be cake.

2:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

and an eastern european country

2:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, kap is just here for the cake.

2:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Jane Fonda in "Grace and Frankie": "I ate CAKE???"

2:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

jane fonda never ate a piece of cake in her life.;

2:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

that was what was funny in the show. Also when Lily Tomlin's character tried to pull a hair from Jane's chin, she said Don't Do that! You'll unravel my whole face?

2:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Jane is 86 or 7 and I think she is amazing.

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

most anyone can be with advances in medicine, looks and body wise.

2:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Her talent, her activism, and ability to laugh at herself.

2:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah. i see many women who fit that bill. they are just not famous

2:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

As a child she wouldn't say goodbye to her mother, who was being cared off to the mental hospital. She never saw her again.

2:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

but i am blessed with food health and a community of very active prople

2:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Well, if you're Henry's daughter AND you got talent, you can do a lot with it. She is not a Kardashian.

2:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have food and community. Health? Damn arthritis and crap like that.

2:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh heck, food on the brain today. :/

2:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Food on the brain sounds very messy and gooey.

2:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

indeed. especially if it's chocolate

2:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

did you mean food, health or good health.

2:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

good health, in that can walk talk and dance, lift things, do my own yardwork, volunteer, etc

2:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Chocolate mixed up with gray matter?

2:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, now that you put it that way...

2:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm having trouble with mobility but refuse to give in to it. My trainer was shocked at how frozen my shoulder and gluten got to be in one week. He said he'd come back in a week, but I need a good massage...

2:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

that

2:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

that

2:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what

2:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

is too bad.

2:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what

2:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

painful

2:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I was very active before the Zoom years.

2:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

and limiting

2:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, when i just sit it is worse than any pain i got from heavy work

2:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I've never been woken up by shooting pains but last night I couldn't move

2:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

terrible.

2:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have a friend who had arthritis and he just received a new finger joint. amazingq

2:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

no pain, healing quickly

2:17 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone :)

2:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

hip replacement was good 2 years ago, but my shoulder muscles have seized.

2:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

22 years of the gym and it comes to a halt during covid, and I'm in the same place I would have been in had I not worked out for 20 years. Arthritis runs in my family. Or limps.

2:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

not uncommon in women. our shoulder anatomy is different than men's, and exercise was not always modified because it was not known

2:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

in mine we pretty much go until we drop

2:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

but very active

2:22 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Those young women are gonna pay. It's too bad. Modern dance taught by someone who understands aging bodies is much better. is much better.

2:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

don't you have silver sneakers type classes near you?

2:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

and water classes>

2:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops hi nan

2:25 pm

redshoes

TO!

2:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We would never all it Silver Sneakers. We called it Locomotion. No one would mess up our schedule. But the gym remodeled during the pandemic and is noise and flashing lights, and they messed up the locomotion schedule. Plus you have to sign up for each class. They reined the place. I go to Modern 55+ at the Dance Complex.

2:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ruined. The spin studio is black with no windows and blasting music. It used to be you could look out a big window and pace yourself.

2:27 pm

cybernan

just got half way on the p's, but not sure that is cause for celebration!

2:28 pm

redshoes

definitely dragging today

2:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

silver snearkers that comes with health insurance allows you to go anywhere it is offered with no cost. the y has a lot of modified classes

2:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

shoes!!!

2:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

guess who i

2:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

i saw the mountain goats yesterday. and cake and shonen knife last weekend

2:31 pm

redshoes

Yeah, Silver Sneakers and Silver 'n Fit are both "senior" healthcare benefit programs

2:32 pm

redshoes

I love Cake!!! GREAT live show! Is that where the Grace & Frankie convo came from earlier? ha

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. i do not watch that show, it's kap,

2:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

was disappointed in the goats. but have been singing shonen knife mujinto rock all week

2:34 pm

cybernan

is the es 5 a common word - not seeing it

2:35 pm

cybernan

nm

2:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What I should be doing is walking even day but around here, there are two short seasons a year when that is doable. Black ice, trees breaking the sidewalks. I'm about 10 minutes walk from the Tufts track and that's probably my best bet. I won't do SS till I stop dyeing my hair

2:37 pm

cybernan

co?

2:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have to go but shoes, check out this lineup https://xpnfest.org/

2:37 pm

cybernan

corner o stats please?

2:37 pm

redshoes

will do, thanks! We just had Pilgrimage last weekend. Was a great weekend

2:37 pm

penquis

og 4/6....

2:38 pm

cybernan

of course, ty pen

2:38 pm

penquis

yw...

2:39 pm

redshoes

TO - Great lineup!!! <3 Kathleen Edwards & would love to see Spin Docs and Soccer Mommy.

2:39 pm

cybernan

it's getting to the point that when I see these grids over 200 is "I wonder how many crazy words in this one"

2:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

met the first two

2:39 pm

penquis

yes....some are a real slog...

2:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

this is the longest mid length grid ever

2:41 pm

penquis

slow going for sure...

2:41 pm

cybernan

so far I have kh x1 and kn x3 -- not seeing anything else

2:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like big grids because you can keep coming back to them but this one is a little dull

2:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

shoes my favorite by far was sharon can etten. she's really come into her own

2:42 pm

redshoes

awesome!

2:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops sharon van etten

2:42 pm

penquis

i have four KN words...

2:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

and michigander

2:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hate big grids because when you come back to them and pull out your hair to gray a block, you discover you already entered the word and it disappeared.

2:44 pm

penquis

frustrating...

2:48 pm

penquis

i am stalled at 96....tired today....taking a break....bye all...

2:49 pm

cybernan

trying to get to half way before stopping for lunch

2:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have two of those kn words in my shoulders

2:52 pm

BzznBea

All k's are kn except one kh

2:55 pm

cybernan

missing kn x2 then

2:56 pm

cybernan

one now

2:57 pm

cybernan

bbl

3:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I thought I was done but just found 3 more words. That's what I like about long grids- there's potential to see something obvious that you had been missing

3:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fishes

3:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just caught 5 little guppies

3:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

and a trout

3:16 pm

phaeton

clue for the ep7?

3:21 pm

BzznBea

ends with the three vowels

3:24 pm

phaeton

ty

3:24 pm

BzznBea

yw

3:43 pm

MollyL

Ancient Greek architecture word, so well known...not

4:09 pm

BzznBea

Finally got a coumn grey.

4:09 pm

BzznBea

column

4:11 pm

BzznBea

My keyboard is a POS.

4:26 pm

dcseain

"state' was not found in the dictionary. WTF ENABLE

4:26 pm

dcseain

"Statin" studio autocucumber.

4:30 pm

MollyL

Easy fix. Turn autocorrect off.

4:30 pm

dcseain

apple's voice typing also sucks.

4:31 pm

dcseain

thing in it got corrected after i hit send.

4:31 pm

dcseain

Which is just wrong.

5:43 pm

NANCY

clue for ep 7 please

5:51 pm

NANCY

NM GOT IT

5:54 pm

periwinkle

help with pi9 pls. saw clue but it did not help

5:55 pm

periwinkle

nm found it

5:57 pm

periwinkle

help with T on bottom row please

5:58 pm

periwinkle

nm

6:06 pm

MollyL

Help...nm....help...nm

7:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

most hearty greetings, y'all !!!

7:55 pm

Soodle

And heartiest greetings back to you BDG. (almost 2.00 am here & sleep evades me).

8:01 pm

BzznBea

Don't you just hate that? I remember wondering why my grandma was up in the middle of the night...

8:05 pm

Soodle

It’s a PITA Bea. No sooner does my head hit the pillow, and my brain (such as it is) goes into overdrive. Foolish; non important stuff.

8:07 pm

Soodle

Sepias

8:08 pm

Soodle

Sleep evades me. So does the concept of keeping the cursor in the correct box. Apologies.

8:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone seen a clue for in 6/24?

8:13 pm

BzznBea

what you do with liwuid

8:13 pm

BzznBea

liquid

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty mybrain is dead with this nasty grid

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will now go off to try every thin i can think of

8:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

WHAT? no points for stonk??

8:17 pm

Soodle

If you get it TO, can you share, please. My brain is fried.

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i know that feelin.

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'll **** us a drink

8:21 pm

Soodle

Gottit!! Thank you

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye

8:24 pm

Soodle

…….and about that drink you are about to give me - Can you make it a double, please? Medicinal reasons, naturally

9:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done at last (!!)

10:02 pm

cybernan

hi again - got to half way and had to take a break -- this is one tough grid

10:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm babbling on and off, still 115 to go

11:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

73 to go, i quit. See y'all tomorrow

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