Good morning, Whitewater.
Friday in town will be sunny with a high of seventy. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset 8:18, for 14h 53m 13s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 20.3% of its visible disk illuminated.
It’s the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste.[1] He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels….
Doyle’s attitude towards his most famous creation was ambivalent.[26] In November 1891 he wrote to his mother: “I think of slaying Holmes … and winding him up for good and all. He takes my mind from better things.” His mother responded, “You won’t! You can’t! You mustn’t!”.[30] In an attempt to deflect publishers’ demands for more Holmes stories, he raised his price to a level intended to discourage them, but found they were willing to pay even the large sums he asked.[26] As a result, he became one of the best-paid authors of his time.
In December 1893, to dedicate more of his time to his historical novels, Doyle had Holmes and Professor Moriarty plunge to their deaths together down the Reichenbach Falls in the story “The Final Problem“. Public outcry, however, led him to feature Holmes in 1901 in the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
In 1903, Doyle published his first Holmes short story in ten years, The Adventure of the Empty House, in which it was explained that only Moriarty had fallen; but since Holmes had other dangerous enemies—especially Colonel Sebastian Moran—he had arranged to also be perceived as dead. Holmes was ultimately featured in a total of 56 short stories – the last published in 1927 – and four novels by Doyle, and has since appeared in many novels and stories by other authors.
Jane Stanford compares some of Moriarty’s characteristics to those of the Fenian John O’Connor Power. ‘The Final Problem’ was published the year the Second Home Rule Bill passed through the House of Commons. ‘The Valley of Fear’ was serialised in 1914, the year Home Rule, the Government of Ireland Act (18 September) was placed on the Statute Book.[31]
Here is the final game in Puzzability‘s series of the week, Prhymetime:
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This Week’s Game — May 18-22
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Prhymetime
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For your viewing pleasure this week, we’re airing a series series every day. Each day’s clues lead to a series of answer words that, in order, rhyme with the title of an Emmy-winning TV series (comedy or drama).
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Example:
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Pretending to be sick; tartan pattern
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Answer:
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Breaking Bad (faking; plaid)
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What to Submit:
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Submit the series title and the rhyming words (as “Breaking Bad (faking; plaid)” in the example) for your answer.
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Friday, May 22
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