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Tony S wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:18 am Submitted the correct answer but never saw the letters that spelled random --- I just figured the various mixings of H-O-U-S-E was sufficient to justify RANDOM HOUSE. This meta was even more clever than I thought.

KayW wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:44 pm

sharkicicles wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:16 am

KayW wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:24 pm On another topic, I was so excited and thankful to get my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday! Second shot already scheduled for 4/2 - Good Friday - which in my book will be EXCELLENT Friday this year.

And overly impressed with myself that this geezer managed to take a left-handed selfie while someone jabs a needle into my right (dominant) arm:

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(I opted for shot in dominant arm because I usually sleep on my left side. But so far I haven't had any soreness or other side effects.)

Hey dere, I see yer gettin' yer shot over dere at the Jewel's.

Hoping they open up the United Center for everyone soon, as I'm a 10 minute bus ride away from there. But I won't be eligible until everyone and their cat gets it first.

Since you're also in Chicago: this was a pop-up vaccination site, co-hosted by my alderman (Hopkins) and "the Jewels". They held it in the long-vacant Treasure Island location on North Wells. I found out about this because I'm on his email list, which I highly recommend if you live in the second ward. Even if you don't. This is one of those very rare times where I give thanks and praise to a local politician - Hopkins seems to be very pro-active on this issue. The event was well-organized and all the volunteer staff were most helpful. They also required you sign up for both shots at the same time, which I thought was fantastic because I know people who got the first shot and then really had to scramble to schedule the second dose in the proper time frame.

Best luck to you and everyone else still hunting!

And this also gives me an excuse to amuse Chicagoans and non-Chicagoans alike with a map of my ward. No, it's not a lobster or a space-invader. This is a map of Chicago's 2nd ward. Conveniently located right next to the definition of gerrymandered in the dictionary.

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anaerobe wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:16 am full disclosure-I got the HOUSE part but I got RANDOM because I thought the jumbled up letters that spelled HOUSE in each of the answers was....you know....random. IOW, I never even saw RANDOM in the grid. If I win the mug, I'll only fill it half full when using it-since I only got half the puzzle. Or maybe half gin, half tonic.

802puzzler wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:50 pm I'm going to finish the weekend with Isaac. I got the grid done Thursday night, but haven't been enlightened in the days since! I can wait for the head-slapping moment when i read the solution tomorrow morning!

lacangah wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:34 am While books are pre-ordered, so are houses, so we went with SEARS ROEBUCK (although one could argue it’s no longer a classic company).

Congratulations to everyone who solved it! See you Thursday