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So I pushed through all that pain yesterday and fell even farther/further* behind.

* I looked up the usage, and I still couldn't figure it out since I am talking about steps/distances.

*more  ;)

All steps are good steps.

Quote from: nebo113 on May 25, 2023, 06:27:00 AM

Quote from: apl68 on May 24, 2023, 01:36:32 PM

While coming back from lunch, I spotted a turtle crawling along the walkway in front of the library.  It was peering over the edge of the curb, and shying away when it decided it didn't like the looks of that drop.  Dropping down there wouldn't have been a good idea--beyond lay a broad asphalt driveway, then a broad strip of grass, then a sidewalk and a busy highway.  The day has been mainly overcast, so I suppose the turtle ventured farther out into the open than usual.

I carried the turtle to the back side of our lot and into the edge of the woods.  Usually when I interact with a box turtle it clams up tight.  This one showed no signs of that.  It started flailing with all four legs, and kept its head stuck out as well.  It kept trying to fight all the way back to the woods.  I strongly suspect that this is where the turtle emerged from in the first place.

The first one I rescued last week tucked up tight.  The second one scuttled away and flailed like yours did.

They are probably programmed to go in a certain direction to lay their eggs. What we see as "rescuing" actually interferes with the egg-laying schedule of turtles and their relatives. I speak from experience. Long ago, while hiking in one of the state parks I and a fellow motorist spend almost half an hour performing what we thought was a humanitarian mission of rescuing turtles that were trying to cross one of the roads in the park. A few weeks later I came across several clutches of hatched turtle shells on the side of the road that we were "rescuing" the turtles from reaching.

I do my best to get them to the side they are headed to.  Otherwise, it's most likely....splat.

We didn't have any yet, but tonight (and for a few nights, probably) we will have a bottle of Caymus cabernet sauvignon to celebrate my husband's new old job (going back to a previous one).  The wine has received wonderful reviews, so I'm excited! Usually I have Bogle petit sirah these days, which is fine, but this is a treat! And it's a 1L bottle, which is different than the usual.

I've never had a Harvey Wallbanger, but it looks like they are similar to screwdrivers but with a vanilla-ish flavor from Galliano (which I also haven't had, as far as I know)? While googling, I saw a link to an article saying that one story of the name origin was some guy Harvey who got drunk and kept running into walls, but I had heard that drinks with Galliano usually have "against the wall" in the name (because the bottle is so tall and is always next to the wall at the bar), so maybe that's where the wall part came from.  More to research, apparently.  Anyway, sounds pretty good.  Enjoy, jimbogumbo!

¡Hola de España! 

We’ve been traveling, so not much time for puzzling.  I got to QB only with substantial help from the Bee Buddy, quickly last night.  Today I’m at genius with only one pangram, and probably will not get much further.

LB:  No solution yesterday, but I found one today.

Langue_doc, that must have been an interesting walk!  Ab_grp, I noticed that article in the Times, but have not had a chance to read it yet.

We’re in Barcelona now, but will leave tomorrow.  We’ve met some other people who will be on the cruise, and they’ve all been vey nice.  And I really like Barcelona—and I love the fact that almost all the signs are in Catalan. 

Happy puzzling!

¡Hola! Me gustaba Barcelona mucho!

Did you get a chance to see the Sagrada Familia?

cathwen, glad that you're on vacation, cruising.

I resorted to BB to find the missing pangrams and another word that I think is too exotic to be included in the bee.

Here's the link to the NYT article

What's in a Word

According to the teaser,

Can You Guess These 10 Wacky Words From the Scripps Spelling Bee?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/26/us/scripps-spelling-bee-quiz.html?searchResultPosition=1

ab_grp, yes, I did see that article about the birder. He's on the board of the NYC Audubon. Long ago, before the pandemic, I remember chatting with him on one of the bird walks. Unfortunately, although he's still in the news, unleashed dogs are still running around in the ramble, and dogs are routinely walked in the Hallett Nature Sanctuary, also in Central Park, despite signs noting that dogs are not allowed.

The architectural walks are part of one of my hiking group events/walks. Most of the hikes these days are organized around a theme or location, with the leader commenting on history, architecture, and other details during the walk which makes it much more interesting than just walking. I should have taken notes on Friday, and also on other walks with this leader because some of the buildings we saw had very interesting antecedents. For my upcoming walk, I have to brush up on my history of this area and also research the architecture/architects associated with this area. Walks are posted on Meetup, and are limited to a certain number of participants, so one just signs up as soon as the event is online. Other than the annual membership, there are no other expenses unless we are visiting a place such as a museum that requires admission tickets or transportation charges from the central bus and/or train stations.

Found a twofer after a long dry spell.