Call me Ms. Uptown.

If Puzzlemaster Will Shortz calls you (he'd BEST call me, though) give me a shout-out!

Thanks for the laugh! If Puzzlemaster Will Shortz calls you (he BEST call me, though) give me shout-out.

Well done! If Puzzlemaster Will Shortz calls you (he'd BEST call me, though), give me a shout-out!

Well done. As noted, I got it very quickly, but I do see how another first name would work, too.

You're on the right track, and there are other names with "char" in their midst.

Next week's challenge: Name a famous actor — seven-letter first name, four-letter last name. Take four consecutive letters from the first name and three consecutive letters from the last name. These seven letters, in order from left to right, will name something that's often packed nowadays when taking a trip. What is…

Next week's challenge: Name a famous actor — seven-letter first name, four-letter last name. Take four consecutive letters from the first name and three consecutive letters from the last name. These seven letters, in order from left to right, will name something that's often packed nowadays when taking a trip. What is…

In the long run we are all dead. - John Maynard Keynes (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946)

Yes, but he has his own mythology.

Yesterday, whilst clearing a kitchen drawer, I found a carving set - a long knife and fork in a nice box. Presumably, Osiris and I got it for a wedding gift. I offered it to Son of Isis, who is a cook (he notes that, when the revolution comes, cooks have all the knives and are impervious to fire). I hope "Feed the…

I didn't even try the Puzzlemaster puzzle this week (it was about tennis, it wasn't wordplay, whatever). I also want to note that the homemade pasta I made last week was a great success.

How I got the FJ. . . . Osiris jokingly said "Jungle Juice" and I immediately pictured the Jamba Juice on the corner of Magazine St. and Louisiana Ave., right by Slim Goodies, and said "Jamba Juice, actually."

In the long run we are all dead. - John Maynard Keynes (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946)

I think SO highly of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and found his Facebook post very moving. I shared it, saying "A Great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, on the Greatest."

They don't make champions like Ali anymore. You don't see Mayweather in a comic with Superman:

In your wallet. Remember, you went to the ATM yesterday.

Bitch, you LOVE me for writing it.

This is a Missy Elliott one-time exclusive (Come on)
Can you bust it? Let me trap it,
I put a ghost down, flip it, then I zap it.

Happy Birthday, Suzi Quatro (b. 3 June 1950)