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The name's William Ernest Butler, but please call me Bill. I grew up in Ireland, but now live out here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am retired, from technology businesses that took our family all over the world.
I answer all emails, so please feel free to email me at bill@paxient.com, contact me on Google+ or leave a comment below.
Crosswords and My Dad
I worked on my first crossword puzzle when I was about 6-years-old, sitting on my Dad's knee. He let me "help" him with his puzzle almost everyday as I was growing up. Over the years, Dad passed on to me his addiction to crosswords. Now in my early 50s, I work on my Irish Times and New York Times puzzles every day. I'm no longer sitting on my Dad's knee, but I feel that he is there with me, looking over my shoulder.
This blog is dedicated to my Dad, who passed away at the beginning of this month.
Bill
January 29, 2009
2 comments :
I am very behind on my puzzles, but the clue to 20 across is simply WRONG. T'ai Chi is a Chinese art and the instructor would be called, "Sifu". "Sensei" is a JAPANESE title.
Thank you for your comment, "Anonymous" :o)
To be honest, I had never heard of the term "sifu" so I appreciate your "lesson" here. I agree with you 100%, that this clue is not worded correctly. I think that especially here in the US an instructor in Japanese martial arts might incorporate T'ai Chi into his practice, so perhaps the term Sansei might apply, but here in the NYTimes crossword, we should go for "purity" in our clues :o)
Good catch!
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