Crosswords, Colts

PG had to meet DG at the airport early this morning, so he crashed at mine. We rented the slick, star-studded doco "Wordplay", about the "New York Times" crossword, then co-operatively played the Nintendo DS game based on the puzzle. Like the genuine article, it starts out relatively easy on Monday and gets tricksier than Gollum as the week progresses. PG and I had to hoist the white flag on the Thursday crossword. It was late and our brains were hurting.

Today was an excellent day not to have to work (due to the transport problems caused by APEC and its many motorcades). It meant I could watch the whole live telecast of the NFL season opener - the Indianapolis Colts at home to the New Orleans Saints. I wasn't overflowing with confidence after the Colts' pre-season record (1-3). Things were tight for the first half, then Peyton Manning and company clicked and we sprinted away with it, 41-10.