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Lydia Maria Francis. A Lydia Maria Child Reader. Durham: Duke University Press, 1997. x + 453 pp. $23.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8223-1949-8; $84.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8223-1954-2.
Reviewed by Cynthia Watkins Richardson (Department of History, University of Maine)
Published on H-Women (April, 1998)
A Lydia Maria Child Reader Reviewed
Students and teachers have much to be thankful for with the advent of Carolyn Karcher's newly compiled and well-documented collection of the works of Lydia Maria Child. This volume is a well-chosen selection from Child's prodigious production of written works comprised of forty-seven books and tracts, sufficient uncollected fiction and journals to fill one or two volumes, and her two thousand known letters. The collection successfully presents Lydia Maria Child's wide array of literary styles and social themes to the late twentieth-century audience.
Known today mainly as the author of her Thanksgiving Song, "Over the river and through the wood/To grandfather's house we go," Child's versatility of style and subject matter is often unknown even to the well-educated contemporary reader. For the first time, this volume of collected works will right this wrong. Known by national audiences from the 1820s to the 1870s, Child shaped the historical novel and short story as they emerged as genres and oriented them toward envisioning alternatives to racial conflict and social problems. She exposed the contradictions of sexual double standard, heralded the birth of Transcendentalism, and in her widely successful series Letters from New York inaugurated a new genre, that of the journalistic sketch. In her fiction she explored territory avoided by such writers as Cooper, Hawthorne, Poe, Emerson and Thoreau. While inventing children's literature in the United States, she used it as a vehicle for combating racial prejudice, and her popular advice books, The Frugal Housewife and The Mother's Book are still in print and admired for their engaging tone and practical advice.
Child brought to her audience well researched volumes in the service of the reforms she advocated in her History of the Condition of Women and The Progress of Religious Ideas through Successive Ages. As an activist as well as a woman of letters, she played a key role in the main reform movements in her age: she ardently opposed the Cherokee Removals and the genocide of the Plains tribes, for example, as well as serving in the struggle against slavery, where she made her greatest contribution.
It was in her struggle against slavery that she left her greatest legacy. Her Appeal in Favor of That Class of American Called Africans still maintains its power over contemporary readers, and the Freedman's Book is made up entirely of selections by or about people of African descent. As Carolyn Karcher attests, "the value of Child's legacy can be measured, on the one hand, by the changes she and her fellow abolitionists succeeded in bringing about--the abolition of slavery, the extension of voting rights to African Americans, and the founding of black and integrated educational institutions--and, on the other hand, by the continuing relevance of the issues she tackled" (p. 4).
The editor's introductory biographical review of Child provides the reader with insight into her life and places her work within historical context. Born on February 11, 1802 in Medford, Massachusetts as a baker's daughter, Lydia Francis' education was strongly influenced by her brother Convers, a Unitarian clergyman and later a professor at the Harvard Divinity School. While Convers' considerable intellect was nurtured at Harvard by the Francis family's slim fortune, Lydia was sent to the frontier community of Norridgewock, Maine to learn the domestic arts at the behest of her sister. It was there that her experience of watching native American women live within a different cultural milieu led her to perceive the cultural implications of her own society's role for women. In 1828, she married David L. Child, an editor and abolitionist, whose mismanagement of finances led him to depend on Child's resourceful pen. She first wrote short stories and, following her success with Juvenile Miscellany and The Frugal Housewife, her name became a household word, and she was revered by a loyal following of readers.
Her fame and adulation were short-lived, however. After meeting William Lloyd Garrison in 1831, she devoted her life to abolitionism and, following publication of An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans, was excoriated and socially ostracized for her views. In 1852, the Childs settled permanently in Wayland, Massachusetts. Among her later books were Flowers for Children, Fact and Fiction, The Freedman's Book, Letters from New York, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (edited), and Looking Toward Sunset, From Sources Old and New, Original and Selected (edited, with contributions from Child) in 1865. Lydia Maria Child died in Wayland on October 20, 1880.
While Child's modest background sheds little light on what led to her remarkable career, it does point to the factors that positioned her as both an insider and outsider in her culture, a position which "may account for both the authority she attained as a cultural spokesperson and the critical perspective she brought to bear on society's ills" (p. 4). Karcher's biographical essay concisely outlines these successive stages of Child's career and introduces the reader to the complex motivations of this intelligent and energetic woman.
Also included as the prefratory statement is a section entitled "Suggestions for Classroom Use and the Explanation for Editorial Policy" in which Karcher explains her guidelines and goals and for the reader. The volume collects the multiplicity of Child's interests and groups them into six thematic sections which seek to present all major facets of Lydia Maria Child's career: (1) "The Indian Question"; (2) "Children's Literature and Domestic Advice"; (3) "Slavery, Race, and Reconstruction"; (4) "Journalism and Social Critique"; (5) "The Woman Question"; and (6) "Religion." Within each section, the works are presented in chronological order to enable the reader to follow the evolution of her views. In order to illustrate Child's stylistic versatility, the selections juxtapose her short stories, letters, newspaper and magazine articles, tracts, histories, advice literature, and children's literature.
The introductory essay for each section recapitulates various facets of Child's career and sets the readings in historical and literary context. The space occupied by the antislavery section suggests Child's principal engagement with America's race problem and the central focus of her career, while at the same time focuses the attention of the reader to the continuing importance of the issue. Because of length and space considerations, some of Child's longer works were omitted; however, the breadth of unedited and annotated works which represent this collection substitutes depth of understanding in its place. For this reason, the selections collectively are very effective representatives for the new reader and provide a sense of the evolution of Child's views over the six categories of thought over time.
The first selection of the volume, A Church in the Wilderness, sets the stage for Child's considerable talents. Although its genre as a short story is not representative of the bulk of her work, its engaging and intimate tone captures the imagination and brings the reader vividly back to Norridgewock, Maine during the early days of Maine's frontier, when as a very young woman Child used to wander into the woods to acquaint herself with the ways of Maine's native people. From this magical tale it is an easy venture into Child's sophisticated presentation of the thorny social issues which engaged her so productively and expressively for her lifetime.
As Carolyn Karcher states in her introduction, The Lydia Maria Child Reader is an anthology to be used in numerous and successful ways: "to provide students with a window on nineteenth-century American culture; to immerse students on the specifics of the era's principal controversies as defined by its key participants; to pair Child with writers who took different positions on the same issues; as a supplement to more traditional literature and history courses; and to furnish interdisciplinary courses with primary documents" (p. 20). To these ends, the editor has carefully mined a plethora of material and presents an excellent representative sample of Lydia Maria Child's contribution to literary and cultural history.
Yet The Reader is more than a volume of the collected works of a woman heretofore buried in the historical past; it is an engaging involvement with one of America's foremost women writers who concerned herself with the most important problems of America's culture. Even when presenting these issues to today's reader, Child's intimate tone, down-to-earth common sense, and witty humor have not lost their spark in the over one hundred years since her death. At the same time, her well-reasoned and serious arguments regarding issues that still concern us today make her work worthwhile reading to the late twentieth-century audience. Carolyn Karcher's considerable research and documentary efforts, excellent representative selection of Child's work, and careful presentation of Lydia Maria Child's life serve American scholars and the public admirably.
Note: Those interested in learning more about Lydia Maria Child would do well to consult Carolyn Karcher's masterful biography The First Woman in the Republic: A Cultural Biography of Lydia Maria Child, Durham: Duke University Press, 1994. See also Hobomok and Other Writings on Indians, Carolyn L. Karcher, ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers the State University, 1986.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 C.C. Burnikel
50 comments:
- Barry G. said...
Morning, all!
Fun puzzle today. Nearly a complete walk in the park, except that I stumbled briefly by going with SUPPOSE instead of SURMISE. That didn't take too long to correct, however.
I thought the theme was cute, although I didn't need to know it to get the theme answers. CABBAGE ROSE was actually a total unknown, but by the time I noticed that answer I already had CABBAGEROS_ filled in via the perps and it was pretty easy to guess at that point...
Another sub-zero day this morning. At least it's not snowing (yet)...
- February 24, 2015 at 5:39 AM
- HeartRx said...
Good morning!
I saw C.C.'s name on the puzzle as I opened it, and knew I was in for a smooth ride. And of course, I was not disappointed. Unfortunately, once I picked up on the theme, I realized that I would have to scrap a puzzle I am working on with the reveal STUFF IT! (Rats!)
I was impressed with the overlapping entries on this one - that is not an easy thing to do. And as Argyle already mentioned, BE NICE and OR ELSE sitting next to each other gave me a real chuckle.
Try to stay warm everyone - it's crazy cold here. (Will spring ever come???)
- February 24, 2015 at 6:22 AM
- Unknown said...
It got down to -13°F here in the mid-Hudson valley. I was up all night making sure the pipes didn't freeze so I solved the puzzle around 3:00 AM. I'm getting too old for this.
- February 24, 2015 at 6:39 AM
- desper-otto said...
Good morning!
I started out with TATTLE at 1d, but that didn't last. No other stumbles today. "Burnt Sienna Terra Cotta" -- cute, Argyle.
In these parts they're called FIRE ANTs. You treat your lawn and they move over to your neighbors. He treats his lawn and they move back. I'm allergic, so I avoid the little buggers.
Haven't heard the expression PIN MONEY in years.
I bought a Kindle a couple years ago, and haven't read a tree-born book since. With Amazon's lending library, I haven't bought very many, either.
Marti, your statement got me to wondering. How many different puzzles do you have in various states of completion at any given time?
Taxing day. Gotta run...
- February 24, 2015 at 6:42 AM
- HeartRx said...
d-otto, I usually have anywhere from 4-5 puzzles at various stages. Most of them are in the theme-developing stage, and usually only one or two that actually have a grid developed. My STUFF IT had the grid and most of the clues written. Oh well...
- February 24, 2015 at 6:49 AM
- Hahtoolah said...
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. Fun Tuesday puzzle. Does a CABBAGE ROSE really smell nice?
I initially tried BE Good! before switching to BE NICE!
I also confidently wrote down Miso because a read only the words "Japanese soup" and ignored the noodles!
Nice shout out to our commentary blogger today with SANTA.
QOD: Things don't have to change the world to be important. ~ Steve Jobs (Feb. 24, 1955 ~ Oct. 5, 2011)
- February 24, 2015 at 6:56 AM
- Madame Defarge said...
Thanks C.C. and Argyle for a nice start to a very busy morning here. When I saw C.C., I was expecting a little baseball! Great theme.
I can smell the CABBAGE ROSES. I chuckled at college application ESSAYS. I read enough of those to last a lifetime. The best ones were always something offbeat: how cereals reveal who people are and why I am like such and such a cereal. Over the years: Admission to Stanford of three students who wrote about food. The cereal, Gummy Bears and Krispy Kremes. :-)
- February 24, 2015 at 7:11 AM
- Tinbeni said...
Argyle: Nice write-up & links. Especially enjoyed the CSO to you at SANTA!
C.C. Thank you for a FUN Tuesday solving experience.
Fave today, of course was TAPS ... my favorite Brewpub has 50 Craft Beers in its lineup.
A little foggy this morning, though I would not call it MOROSE.
High will be around 70 degrees and Sunny later this morning.
- February 24, 2015 at 7:38 AM
- OwenKL said...
Possible theme: What do the following words have in common: DEFT HIJACK, LAUGHING FIRST, CANOPY, STUPID CALMNESS?
There was a cute doxie, a flirt,
Whose manner was sassy and pert.
She was a big deal
With guys who were real
But was spurned by any STUFFED shirt!
- February 24, 2015 at 7:45 AM
- thehondohurricane said...
Howdy all,
A mostly fun puzzle today although I found the South a little trickier then the North. In the end though, it was a FIW for Hondo.
I don't text, therefore I am not familiar with s good amount of the lingo and I seldom cook, so a Non-stick cookware brand a foreign language to me. Therefore, I wagged an R ending up with T-rAL for 65A & BFrS for 58D.
CABBAGE ROSE I managed to get, but it's another new term for me. This blog is such a great learning tool for me............now if I could improve on my retention capabilities!
Don't know what the temp is here and don't really care. All I'm sure of is that it's cold & going to be getting worse.
- February 24, 2015 at 7:57 AM
Smooth run, WBS about suppose before SURMISE. Also had CABBAGE ROLL before ROSE, but then realized it would fit the theme, but not the clue.
Thanks, CC and Argyle. Sorry Marti - can you submit it somewhere else or post it for a "bonus" on the blog like George Barany does?
- February 24, 2015 at 8:00 AM
Marti, maybe as a Curious Conundrum?
- February 24, 2015 at 8:19 AM
- kazie said...
Good and easy today, and as I got into it, I had a feeling it might be C.C.'s, and on checking, of course it was. Cute theme!
Too bad for Marti, but maybe you can make adjustments to get it working again.
I rarely get stuck on something I'm really in doubt about, because I solve like a basket weave, checking perps everywhere there's doubt before filling, so for me then it's pauses rather than having to change things. Only when I feel certain of a wrong answer, that's when I have to backtrack and redo.
We're in for a heatwave of 32F today here in SW WI.
- February 24, 2015 at 8:21 AM
- Husker Gary said...
-I wonder if C.C. got The Jetsons in Guangzhou
-A parole officer I know told me PEPPER SPRAY is his only "weapon"
-WILE's tools of the trade
-Omaha Univ. changed from the Indians to the MAVericks in 1971
-Our plumber giggled when he saw my attempt at REPAIRing a drain
-The fabulous ROY O was in the worst movie ever
-A bag of these high-tech SEEDS could run you $300
-My SIL always said "OR ELSE" but never followed through
-This movie we saw yesterday has proven to be CROWD PLEASER (91% on Rotten Tomatoes)
-The EPILOG for the above movie was great as well
-I agree Otto, I liked SANTA's SIENNA/TERRA combo
-I'll be in the OR Friday but, hopefully, not need an ICU
-I learned about this RAFT painting in the Louvre on the Smithsonian Channel last week. If you know this painting, I'm impressed!
-Rather than be STONY, what did Charles Emerson Winchester do when he had a good poker hand?
- February 24, 2015 at 8:31 AM
- Abejo said...
Good morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
Got the North easily. The South was trickier. I think someone else said that too.
Theme was good. I enjoy all those stuffed foods except the SOLE. Stuffed Peppers and Stuffed Cabbage (or cabbage rolls, or golabki) are my favorites. I do cook them both myself. My wife showed me how years ago and she quit cooking them ever since.
Not familiar with I AM LEGEND.
I have heard of TFAL. We do not use non-stick pans anymore. Not sure the stuff that flakes off is any good for you. We own four cast iron skillets. had five but gave gone to our daughter. We have a #3, 5, 7, and 10. The numbers refer to the number of eggs you can cook in the frying pan. FYI.
Just had TERRA the other day, only tied to COTTA.
I am still working on Sunday's puzzle. Hope to finish it today.
It was about 8 degrees this morning when I got up. Has not been above freezing for weeks in Chicagoland.
See you tomorrow.
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- February 24, 2015 at 8:41 AM
- Tinbeni said...
He whistled when he "Had Nothing!" lol
- February 24, 2015 at 8:48 AM
- Dudley said...
Hello Puzzlers -
Smooth sailing today through this elegant offering from our fearless leader! Paused a bit at Pin Money; seems we've had that within the past year, but I'm kinda iffy on its meaning. I was thinking the thrifty householder had to save up a few coins to buy sewing notions - to keep wardrobe malfunctions to a minimum.
Morning, Argyle, I see your point. This would have been a fit for Steve.
It is cold. There, I said it. :-)
- February 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM
- Spitzboov said...
Good morning everyone.
C.C. STUFFED this STUFFING puzzle with a lot of good STUFF. Any theme with food makes me salivate. Mostly a straightforward solve. No searches were needed.
SIR NO SIR - Never had to experience it up close and personal, but have uttered plenty of Yes Sirs and No Sirs.
GRAMPS - My grandkids call me Opa (German) to avoid confusion with their other (in-law) Grampas.
Al @ 0639. I made 4 piss calls during the night, too, to check pipes. Down to -12º.
- February 24, 2015 at 9:57 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Good Morning:
Another smooth and enjoyable solve from our own CC. Cute theme to tickle Steve's foodie fancy! Nice CSO to Santa. Only write over was ratted/rat out.
Thanks, CC and Argyle, for providing a welcome distraction from the never-ending winter woes! ☺
Have a great day and stay warm!
- February 24, 2015 at 9:58 AM
- coneyro said...
Did anyone hear of the expression "MAD MONEY"? This was the term used in Brooklyn when I was growing up for money used for "fun". Never used the word "PIN".
Rather straightforward puzzle. Theme was gotten early. I, too, was not familiar with "CABBAGE ROSE", but it was easy to figure out with the theme.
The only other redo was 69A. I put "STOIC" in first, but quickly took it out when I realized the "IC" ending didn't fit with the perp entries.
This puzzle made me hungry. Stuffed peppers and cabbage are favorite foods of mine. Sweet 'n sour with raisins. YUM. Old-fashioned recipes from the old country; before we started watching our diets.
Oh, oh. It suddenly turned dark inside. The sky is ready to burst open. Better go see that my cats get in safely before it rains. They detest water.
Have a happy, healthy and DRY day.
- February 24, 2015 at 10:41 AM
- Avg Joe said...
Quite the stroll down the food aisle today. Didn't get the theme until the reveal, but it was easy enough without that help. Favorite of the stuffed foods for me would be sole stuffed with crab, but am more familiar with stuffed flounder.
We're having a nice day here, but it's a roller coaster. Today's high is predicted in the mid to upper 40's. Tomorrow...low 20's. No prolonged relief in the 7 day. Maybe March will bring improvement.
- February 24, 2015 at 10:51 AM
- Lucina said...
Hello, friends! What a lovely surprise today to find a C.C. grid! Well done, C.C.
Not only are the clues clever but except for ONO, ROBOT (not really a name)ALONSO, MAO and SANTA no other obscure names appear. I call that a remarkable feat.
Finally, UDON is etched into my brain.
I loved the theme, of course, because it's food!
You should do as others suggested, either as a Curious Conundrum or some other avenue for your puzzle. It's a shame to put so much effort into it and then scrap it.
I recall one year ago when I was in NY and Connecticut the weather was calm but cold the entire week. I guess Mother Nature didn't approve.
Have yourselves a great Tuesday anyway, everyone!
- February 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM
- Misty said...
It's always a thrill to see that we're getting a C.C. puzzle. This one started out as a speed run for me, but slowed down with E READERS, which flummoxed me at first. But eventually it all fell into place--many thanks, C.C. And you too, Argyle!
When I saw STUFFED SOLE, I thought "Really?" Then I remembered the first dinner I ever made for my husband. I didn't cook in those days and so told him we'd just have pizza, and he said he had pizza for lunch every day, and would love a "real dinner." I panicked and went to Trader Joe's where I found a STUFFED SOLE with directions on how to cook it. It turned out great. Haven't had it in years--I should go back to TJs and look for it again--maybe for our anniversary!
Have a great day, everybody!
- February 24, 2015 at 11:15 AM
- Jazzbumpa said...
Hi gang -
BE GOOD? Nope. STOIC? Nope.
Never had stuffed SOLE.
CABBAGE ROSE and T-FAL were unknown.
Perps required.
Tasty theme, and the verticals are quite filling.
Nicely done, CC - and a fun fill with no clunkers.
Cool regards!
- February 24, 2015 at 11:22 AM
- xtulmkr said...
Argyle: After yesterday's comments and discussion, I like the way you slid "laying by" into your write up.
- February 24, 2015 at 11:58 AM
- Chairman Moe said...
"puzzling thoughts"
Hands up for being among those who find both CC's and Marti's puzzles to be the most fun and enjoyable to solve; not too easy nor too difficult.
While the theme (STUFFED) was not evident until the very end, the solves came predictably, of course until I hit the wall in the SW corner
Nice CSO to Argyle (Santa) as well as a nice recap of the puzzle; a few mini-SO's to Tinbeni with 24A/46A, and yours truly with 56A
27A - I have moved up at least one or two TEES from when I was a consistent, single-digit handicap golfer. Despite living in SW FL, I usually play only 1-2 times per month, so using the "correct" TEES has made me enjoy the game again
As for the answer to 10D, I have an old friend who uses that term a lot; I suspect one of his aunts or his mom used it. I checked the origin of PIN MONEY; since I got it from the internet, it must be true!
I remembered the answer to 28D from an old box of Crayola Crayons my sister had. My box had only 8 colors; hers 64. She excelled in art; I did not. Not to worry, though. 8 colors + Burnt SIENNA are more than enough for me!! ;^)
- February 24, 2015 at 12:08 PM
- Steve said...
Food! I'll need to go on a diet at this rate. Thanks, C.C!
We needed the EPSOM salts at 66A after all the stuffing - did you see the "NO" sandwich at 40A as well?
- February 24, 2015 at 12:11 PM
- Jayce said...
I always like a C.C. puzzle. Today's is lots of fun.
- February 24, 2015 at 12:35 PM
- Jayce said...
I have never said or heard anyone say "Sir, no Sir!" or "Sir, yes Sir!" except in movies. Like Spitzboov, I have said "Yes Sir" and "No Sir" many times. I have also said "How high, Sir?" and "What color, Sir?"
- February 24, 2015 at 12:39 PM
- Jerome said...
"What kind of deli meat does the Chairman like?"
"Mao say tongue"
I hear coach Parseghian is putting on a lot of weight"
"Yes sir, Ara fat"
- February 24, 2015 at 12:59 PM
- offtopic said...
Really enjoyed and breezed through this one, despite being a veritable crossword newbie (at the ripe age of 67 after retiring as a newspaperman). When I saw EPILOG, I immediately thought of the final scene in every (maybe except the last episode) of TV's Fugitive. Also, this grandfather had fun with Grampa/Gramps) -- "Jeff's Collie" (not "Lassie" as many presume) featured Gramps (George Cleveland), who died during filming in the fourth season during the mid-'50s. Show also featured Tommy Rettig and Jan Clayton, Pokey the dog and "Jeff's" friend Porky (Ruby Keeler's nephew Joey Vieira or something like that).
- February 24, 2015 at 1:12 PM
- K-Dub said...
I don't believe this was a CC puzzle. Not one mention of baseball and spring training is just getting underway. Everyone's team is a winner before they've played a game.
Did anyone notice the kinda clecho for Big D hoopster? MAV and (my first thought, being in the Midwest) 48D PISTON.
Nice write-up, Argyle.
- February 24, 2015 at 1:18 PM
- Lucina said...
You can always make me laugh!
- February 24, 2015 at 1:28 PM
George Cleveland played "Gramps" in Lassie from 1954-1957. Jeff's Collie was the name given to the series when it was later released in syndication.
- February 24, 2015 at 1:38 PM
- Argyle said...
Jayce, visit your nearest Marine Corp boot camp and you will hear all the "SIR YES SIR" and "SIR NO SIR" you want. Take it from one that said it many times.
- February 24, 2015 at 2:24 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
Santa was a marine?
Hmm, this explains a lot....
- February 24, 2015 at 2:48 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
oops, sorry, for got to capitalize Marine...
- February 24, 2015 at 2:49 PM
- Lemonade714 said...
My early morning post never made it to print- ah well. It was a thank you and a thank you and food talk.
- February 24, 2015 at 3:19 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
Hmm, I thought I had an FIW, but sorry CC, I have a nit...
Never heard of T-Fal, but my BFF beau WAGed it...(not perped, WAGed, I have no idea how to spell Beau...)
Pin money never occurred to me, but in my warped mind, I guess it makes sense. I have "flat tire money", which I hide in the deepest, darkest recess of my wallet so I don't spend it unless it is an emergency. In that perspective, it makes sense to pin money where you cannot easily reach it...
But my nit,,,
I stared & stared at Phnmoney, & could find no recourse but to come to the Blog. (as if you could keep me away...)
You see, I remember distinctly an episode where the Coyote introduces himself to the Roadrunner with a business card the says WILE E. COYOTE
It has to be an "I"
Phn money, whatever that is...
& to prove it...
I searched the Internet!
Just because it is spelt/spelled...
Oh CRap!
Where did that "H" come from?
*&^%$# pain killers have drained my brain...
- February 24, 2015 at 3:24 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
Be careful what you order...
Oh well, we have all been there...
I had stuffed peppers last nite!
& leftovers again tonite...
Stuffed Cabbage?
Been there,,, done that....
- February 24, 2015 at 3:34 PM
- Lemonade714 said...
JUst a quick reminder for those who failed the TFAL test
check out 25 down on >| LAT 1-31-15 less than a month ago. I suggest the JD book of writing down every new fill
- February 24, 2015 at 3:44 PM
Thank you C.C. and Argyle.
After 3 days (yes, Monday included) of puzzle anguish, what a refresher to take on a Tuesday C.C.
So many of the horizontals filled quickly that I didn't have to clue the corresponding verticals. Also nice touch with a new clue for ONO.
- February 24, 2015 at 4:13 PM
- Pat said...
Speed Run! My paper doesn't print the constructors' name so I had to come here to find out who gifted us with this gem. Thanks, C.C.! This started my day out well: temp on the + side of 0*, fun puzzle, good night's sleep. Your expo was the icing on the cake, Argyle.
Favorite clue/answer: Christmas celebrity/SANTA. One of my cousins is Santa.
Belated Happy Birthdays to Keith Fowler and to Argyle. I hope you had wonderful days.
Happy Tuesday!
- February 24, 2015 at 5:16 PM
- Jayce said...
Argyle, good point; I guess it's a Marine expression.
CrossEyedDave, that stuffed cabbage picture was extra special funny. Thanks for it.
- February 24, 2015 at 5:41 PM
- HeartRx said...
Inanehiker et al, thanks, but I think I'd rather not be embarrassed by posting my puzzle anywhere that it could be compared to C.C.'s gem today!
- February 24, 2015 at 5:59 PM
- Madame Defarge said...
Argyle at 2:17. Yep. That was my thought with no experience: Sir ,yes, Sir! All Marine-- above and beyond. No, disrespect to other services-- I'm from an all Army family. When my former students--Marine men and women--came back to school, they always knocked my socks off!! Full dress uniform--no desert fatigues--and Remarkable Respect.
- February 24, 2015 at 8:27 PM
- fermatprime said...
Swell puzzle, CC! Great write-up, Santa!
No problems.
Went to Target today. They have lots of eVOL (except the e is backwards) frozen dinners--organic and gluten free. First 2 that I tried previously were delicious.
Mary was a bit more human the other night!
- February 24, 2015 at 9:50 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Hi all!
Quick fun offering from C.C. - not just the theme but the sparkling fill in the NE and SW. Thanks too for the writeup Argyle.
My only WAG came at the xing of 42a w/ 37d. Misspelling EPoLOG at 1st didn't help. Otherwise smooth as TFAL (properly seasoned (and NACL'd?) cast-iron pans are just as non-stick).
Let's see, we have the MAVs v. PISTONS in the ARENA. And TAPS after SIR, NO SIR! Was it all YESES the next day?
CED stole my WILE E. Coyote link - good ASTO that!
Marti - Let Rich publish STUFF IT in July. We'll have forgotten 1/2 of this by then :-)
I won't complain about 38F here with y'all in DRY and/or wet GLOOMY -??F weather. I'd be a BOOR if I said I was cold...
What, SUE me for that comment? That ENDS this then :-)
Cheers, -T
- February 24, 2015 at 9:52 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Oh, I forgot to welcome offtopc. Offtopic, I hope you find many new BFFS here.
EPILOG: I PROPOSED to my BFF when I was 18. I've been her BEAU since!
Cheers, -T
- February 24, 2015 at 9:58 PM
- Ol' Man Keith said...
Thanks, pje, for the birthday nod!
- February 25, 2015 at 8:40 AM


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The Targeting Computer app can even be used as a clock when not racing towards the finishing point. A Rebel Alliance man such as yourself has got to keep an eye on the time when he's drinking in a cantina. [Yeah, But Is It Flash? via Engadget]
X-wing GPS Targeting Computer from Christopher Caleb on Vimeo.


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An enigma, wrapped inside of a riddle: The Tesseract Archipelago
A concentration camp with a concentration camp that we pay a Communist nation to host.
I have to wonder, with all that we know so far, do they have a secret handshake as well? Have they issued super secret decoder rings? Lapel buttons, so they can know who is one of them, nod silently and knowingly, as they pass each other?
Well, after the Crony General the other day, the "Hear-No-Evil, See-No-Evil, Speak-No-Justice" Crony General, it really shouldn't come as a surprise that it has been uncovered that we have secret prisons inside secret prisons.
Only in the Bush Grindhouse...
We really should have titled this post "An Evil Enigma, Wrapped Inside A Riddle of Lies".
Larisa Alexandrovna of At-Largely didn't pull any punches, in a great post this past Thursday, "The Tesseract Archipelago..."
Here are a few nuggets:
"For the commie fearing right-wingers, their collective silence about US funding of communist Cuba through a business arrangement in which they give us land to house our concentration camps on is astounding. It is, however, no surprise that nationalists see human rights abuses as a necessary fall-out of war. After all, Christian extremists, like their Muslim counterparts see war as a tool of God, and they see God in a single man giving them orders, not in anything divine:
Aside from the security propaganda and its flag-waving boot-marchers, however, I want a legitimate explanation as to why we need this many camps, this many secret camps within camps, and just who the hell is being held there in secret and why in secret. I demand this as a US citizen. Because if we have people secretly boxed within secret boxes, which house even more secret boxes filled with even more secret people, then we cannot continue calling ourselves a democracy."
Maybe this is the reason that The Commander Guy thinks Vice President Darth Vader is "The Best Vice President In History".
How nicely it fits ... The secret, Shadow Government running secret prisons inside secret prisons.
Read Larisa's "The Tesseract Archipelago..."
Add it to the ever-growing Clean-Up/To-Do List, once we get these criminals out of office.
Bonus Secret Prisons Riffs
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(Cross-posted at The Garlic.)
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