Dennis's blog

-The question of the day is whether something can be amazing and totally predictable at the same time. The answer most historians and other sports buffs would say is "ya sure." For example, when Hannibal crossed the mountains with his flock of elephants. As you watched from high above, you knew he was going to tromp all over the poor Delophites. But later, as you reviewed films of the actual battles, it was still amazing! I mean who would have thought all those trebuchet launches would just bounce off the elephants and basically plop to the ground. In fact, as the fighting ensued, you could hear plopping all over the battlefield. Stupendous! In like manner, watching all those barefooted slaves drag those 10-ton blocks of granite along the road to Hiza, you just knew that whatever they were going to do with them was going to be pretty neat. Nevertheless, when the last block was hoisted on top the pyramid, it was hard not to be impressed. Now... lest I become distracted... to the subject of this post. Every game season since any of us can remember, Dad has really basically stolen the basic show regarding the piece de resistance, the coup de grace, the captain's chair, the main potato, the numero uno of competitions....that's right, the PUZZLER! This last season was no exception...not only did he invent some of the most diabolical, fiendish, astounding, and unbelievable Puzzlers....BUT he also...as usual...not only never once didn't fail to inveritably hush the crowd with diagnostic acumenical, but often layed the biggest egg of all by pronouncing his solution to Eric's most devious and complex Puzzler before...yes I said precluding, or as the French would say apres, Eric was even done. The crowd allowed that it had never seen anything like it before except for last year. The common refrain was "His are feets that don't often match."