In the past two days, we've had 10 inches of rain. Yesterday was one of those days when we just didn't feel like doing anything. I stood outside the gym waiting for Zumba to start and of course, the manager was late. There were all kinds of problems on the subway and on the roads.
Today's crossword puzzle by Gail Grabowski was called "Male Bonding." The theme answers are below:
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| John Adams and some of the Founding Fathers |
And now for something completely different. 38A's clue is "Ben Franklin, John Hancock, etc." The answer is FOUNDING FATHERS. These were the men responsible for the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and Constitution in 1787. Hey, we even got a musical out of them called "1776."
52A: Fraternity Mentors (BIG BROTHERS). Read this article on what being a big brother is all about. Notice how hazing is not in the equation. Both my brothers belonged to frats and they both had good experiences with them. There have been quite a few movies about fraternities. Some are hilarious (Animal House) and others end tragically (Fraternity Row). I was unable to find footage from the latter movie. Of course, several TV shows, such as Family Ties and Happy Days had episodes about frats. In the Family Ties episode, the fraternity members use Skippy as "The Big Stooge"; they make him go through all the pledge tasks but blackball him anyway. Of course, who can forget the KEG House from "90210"? Class clown Steve Sanders was a member and always got into lots of trouble.
The cryptoquote for today is by some obscure French writer, François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)
"All our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to hide them."
de la Rouchefoucauld was a writer of maxims and morals. His work Maximes contains many proverbs about human nature and interaction. Almost all its writings depicted people as self-centered and vain. Here is a list of his works.
I'm getting sleepy, so it's time to turn in.
Till tomorrow.
Signing off,
The Puzzlechick
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