Crossword grids

I guess I've noticed over the years that there are different types of crossword grids, but I never realised that they actually have names which link them to various countries.  I reckon the British style ones would be harder to complete than the US style since there are less overlapping squares (the US ones actually require that every letter has to be part of both a down and an across word).

Previous blog

As I inferred in my first post, I have tried this blogging thing previously.  Having now attempted unsuccessfully a number of time to import posts/comments from my original blog, I've given up and will just say that if you're interested in a couple of dozen posts I made between late 2004 and early 2007, see http://aninquiringmind.blogspot.com/

First post on new blog

So, I'm thinking about blogging again for various reasons, eg to practice writing, to consolidate learning, to produce something tangible out of all the web surfing and research I tend to do on whatever the latest "shiny thing" is that has caught my eye. Let's see what happens this time ...