July 15, 2004
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In memory of
cruciverbalist extraordinaire:
The first crossword puzzle –
For related commentary on
telepathic interplay, see an
entry for Aug. 29, 2002.For related material on
intersecting word patterns
and telepathic interplay,
see The Demolished Man,
by Alfred Bester, and
We Are The Key,
a Log24 entry for
St. Lucia’s Day, 2003.
Here is an illustration of what might
be called, as in the above puzzle, a
”ten miles pit,” from Forbidden Planet,
a classic film, based on
Shakespeare’s The Tempest,
discussed in the 8/29/02 entry.
A quotation that somehow
seems relevant:O the mind, mind has mountains,
cliffs of fall
Frightful, sheer, no-man fathomed.
Hold them cheap
May who ne’er hung there.Frances Hansen died on Friday, July 9. For more on words and The Roots of Coincidence (the subject of the previous entry), see the entries of July 8-10.
Comments (1)
Zathras: “Zathras understand. No. Zathras not understand, but Zathras do. Zathras good at doings, not understandings. Zathras honored to meet you for many reasons.”
Sheridan: “Oh, such as?”
Zathras: “Oh, no, Draal give Zathras list of things not to say. This was one. No, not good. Not supposed to mention one, or The One or .. You never heard that.”
Sheridan: “What else is on this list of things you are not supposed to mention?”
Zathras: “Zathras does not remember. But if Zathras remember later, Zathras tells you.”