First advice: don't :<)

This was to put the sudoku into the form of a logic puzzle, where one then sets out to find a unique solution by eliminating other possibilities. If you want to really try a sudoku, go here (http://www.sudoku.org.uk/daily.asp). Mondays' versions are good to start with.

I see you're in Boston now. Did you go by air or by land, and, if the latter, did you manage any of the ales?