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Driving back from NYC last night was miserable. Fog, sudden rain squalls that reduced visibility to the top of the steering wheel. Four hours into the drive, I needed a good long stretch-and-walking-around break, so I got off I-84 in Buckland and went to THE MALL. I could not believe how many stores one had to drive past to get to THE MALL but eventually I found an entrance and went to the Barnes and Noble.

I don't need to tell you which section I checked out first. But what shocked me, and the reason for this post, is that while the sudoko books took up an entire shelf unit (i.e., all five shelves on one 4-foot wide segment), the crossword books took up four and a half entire shelf units. This is the first bookstore I've seen in ages where crossword books still outnumber sudoku books.

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[michelel72.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realized things had gotten so unbalanced. I mean, really, just how many sudoku books do you need? It's not as if we get new numbers every year, the way we get new words and terms and cultural references.

While I'm here, though: I don't usually bother with the crossword in the Boston Globe, but I did the one in this past Sunday's paper. If you get a chance to look at it -- am I crazy, or are some of those clues/responses incredibly contrived or forced? It felt very non-traditional to me ... but as I said, it's been a while since I was a crossword regular.

(I'm glad you got back safely and that your father is doing well.)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Glad you got home safely!