Crossword Puzzles

When I want to relax or take a different approach to a problem, I like to do crosswords. Crosswords have been around almost 100 years (The first one appeared in 1913).The history of crosswords can be found at http://www.crosswordtournament.com/more/wynne.html These games merge geometry (horizontal and vertical squares) with word play. They appear in newspapers, books, magazines, and on the Internet. I like to do mine in a book. I am on crossword 905 of the New York Times Ultimate Crossword Omnibus. There are 1001 puzzles.

For crossword enthusiasts, I recommend The Million Word Crossword Dictionary by Stanley Newman and Daniel Stark. Clues and potential answers appear in well organized lists. It is definitely a help when doing some tough puzzles.

For those who are looking for Crosswords and related crossword information on the Internet, I recommend http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/cp.html . In addition to links to a wide variety of puzzles, there are news articles, blogs, and links to solving tools. If you are learning or practicing another language, there are non-English crossword puzzles available to you.

Speaking of Crossword puzzles, one is calling my muse. I see 37 down is Priggish pronouncements. Finding a word to describe this will take some more thought. I leave you to return a bit more relaxed, a hero that has tackled one more crossword puzzle.

What is Michelle's muses from Mnemosyne

I am an information professional who has a great knack and memory for working with facts. I use this strong skill set among others in my decision support and quality assurance work. In my last position, I obtained the highest defect average, in part, by using my memory to match specifications to product behavior. I then effectively communicated the issues to my project managers in a timely manner. Due to my contributions, the software developer turned out high quality software products in a timely manner.

How does this tie into Mnemosyne?

Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory with great reasoning powers, http://www.greekmythologylink.org/GML/Mnemosyne.html . Her daughters are the Muses. Her skills resonates with me. So, I will use this blog to muse about information resources based on a wide range of interests. I am hoping this blog will be a resource to people looking for factual information to meet their goals.