Jaimie
When Jaimie was but a wee gal, she attended this private school; when I was choosing an elementary school, I cried when bouncing on a yoga ball and told Mom "I don't wanna go here!"
Rowland Hall
A preliminary election, such as New Hampshire’s famous presidential one
PriMARY
To offer something for purchase, or the basic structural unit of an organism
Sell/cell
This southern capital is known as “The Big Peach” (a neighboring state has a entire ad campaign claiming that they are "The Peach State)
Atlanta
“This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off”
Alien
Moving in the opposite direction of the hands of a clock
Counterclockwise
Jaimie dragged the whole family to Taylorsville, UT during elementary school to play this sport; I remember sitting in the dirt, eating Twizzlers
Softball
During the first two weeks of the pandemic, this household paper product was bought almost 430% more, amounting to over 10.4 billion dollars.
TisSUE (also accept toilet paper, because I'm nice)
A measure of gold purity, or an orange vegetable
Carrot/karat
It’s home to the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild
Des Moines
“I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner”
(The) Silence of the Lambs
medical professional specializing in artificially inducing insensitivity to pain for surgery
Anesthesiologist
My siblings seems to have a problem with getting carsick; for Jaimie, this type of muffin incited a no-so-pleasant stop along the highway
Blueberry Muffin
A landlocked nation of South America
bOLIVIA
A female deer, or material to be baked
doe/dough
This capital’s St. John’s Church was the site of Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” oration
Richmond
“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…”
Nightmare on Elm Street
In a 1923 poem, Robert Frost described himself as this, now meaning one who advocates for the protection of the natural world
environmentalist
Jaimie devoured this fantasy book series about feral cats in Southern England; the opening book rips off Jack London
Warriors
In legal terms, with desire or intend to harm; the Supreme Court has said it’s necessary to prove libel
To fire a gun, or a sloping channel for water
shoot/chute
The capitol building in this North Dakota capital is home to the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame; today, you're more likely to get the COVID than see any rough riders
Bismarck
“I used to hate the water…I can’t imagine why”
Jaws
From optometry, it’s the condition of not looking forward in time to anticipate what might happen
shortsightedness
Dad spray-painted Jaimie's childhood bike this color, I assume her then favorite?
purple
Spanish word for a saloon in the Southwest United States
CanTINA
A lowly servant in the era of knights, or the central part of a church
a knave/nave
Founded around 1610, this capital once served as the seat of power for the Spanish empire north of the Rio Grande
Santa Fe
‘Why, she wouldn’t even harm a fly…”
Psycho
With a name that spans oceans, this global hotel brand includes London’s Park Lane and the Willard in Washington D.C
Intercontinental