Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Chess Pie?

The fun part in playing online games, be they Wordle or Connections or crossword puzzles, is learning new things.

Take today's connections, which resulted (spoilers) in the following:

The purple category is always a challenge -- and it brought me, toay, to chess pie. Who knew that was a thing?

I hope this is a wider application in the south than "finger steaks" are in Idaho. Those in the western part of the state seem to think finger steaks are ubiquitous throughout Idaho. I'm here, in East Idaho, to say these breaded chewy bits of gristle are not as ubiquitous as people think.

Nor have I ever heard anyone refer to a ground hog or marmot as a "whistle pig."

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