It’s still cold.
C. came this morning. I had my bath. I knit a bit. I think two more rows— the rows of the Big Cable — will finish off the back of Fergus’ sweater.
Thank you for your concern about my hip. My sister advises me to go ahead and have it done privately. I’m glad not to have to decide right this minute. I’m on the list. I’ll face up to the problem once we’re past the solstice and settled into the Sundays after Epiphany, when life always seems more hopeful.
“Allover”has produced an interesting essay about Norwegian knitting — not by Kate but by a Norwegian designer.
We’ve also got a tempting new pattern called Yomp. Shetland two-colour ribbing to start off with — what’s it called? can’t think of the word; corrugated ribbing, that’s it — Norwegian-type lice in the body, a colourful geometric-type yoke pattern. The total effect is very let’s-go-for-a-winter-walk. Schiehallion yarn which I’m thoroughly fond of. How I do enjoy these winter clubs.
Wordle: most of us scored four today (my fave). Theo needed six, Little Rachel five. Theo said that WordleBot told him after Line Four that there were no more possible words. Heroic of him to soldier on! We decided that WordleBot must be restricted to NYTimes subscribers. How does it work? Does it not constitute cheating? Surely not.
For me, a NYTimes subscriber, Wordlebot shows up as a choice after I've completed the puzzle (and lets me see how it analyzed my choices. I've never seen it available before the end. I find it interesting to see what the Bot thinks of my choices, so I usually go ahead and look at it. It appears below my scores asking "Are you sure you had the right starting world?"
ReplyDeleteI'm not a NYTimes subscriber, and I get that same screen. I've never tried the bot, though.
DeleteAs far as I know Wordlebot is to analyze after the game, not during, but I've never tried it during. And yes, I believe it is only for NYT subscribers.
ReplyDelete"Wordle bot boasts a dictionary of approximately 4500 words most commonly found in speech. And thus, most likely to be used by players. It uses that vocabulary bank and analytical programming to analyze your Wordle performance.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Wordle bot analyzes your game, it gives you a score – or a grade – from 0 to 99. Then it offers step-by-step guidance to show you where your missteps were. If you want to solve your daily Wordle puzzle in as few steps as possible, the Wordle bot will help. "
That sounds wrong - if the 'bot says "there are no more possible words", then logically the correct word must be one that was already tried and it lied and didn't credit it. What it is really saying is that the real word isn't in its database, and therefore is an uncommon word.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, congratulations on managing both knitting and a bath. You seem to be doing better.
Not just muscle tone they have to remove more tissue which can make the surgery more complicated and, I imagine, recovery more difficult. Opt for a tailored-for-you hip, not just one off the shelf, if you have that option. Make your appointment now. If the doctor’s schedule is full it will be awhile anyway and give you time to adjust to the idea. Plus wouldn’t you prefer to recuperate in bad weather rather than long for a brisk (or slow!) walk on a beautiful spring day? Be grateful that it is your hip, not your knee, that needs replacing - which would be a much more difficult recovery. Carefully choose your doctor. Learn the alternatives. (There is a surgery-less replacement procedure, although you may have waited too long. A neighbor was very happy with hers.) Ask questions. Chloe
ReplyDeleteFollowing up on my comment regarding no surgery replacement) (meaning no Open surgery - they’re cutting out Something). A) very few doctors are trained in this and B) not appropriate for everyone. Just thought I’d better point that out, Chloe
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