"Just Look at Yourself" - January 28, 2022

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Jim and Anita
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Ashore. Thank you for this fun time.
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Ashore
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On the beach! With assistance from a work colleague! Cool puzzle.
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Ashore!

I made a few mistakes along the way, but was able to get back on track.
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Scott M
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Got a pretty quick start towards shore, but my anchor seems to have dropped of its own accord and snagged on the bottom. Struggling to get myself free and continue the journey.
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Meg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:41 pm On the beach! The cabana boy had to replace his speedo with a sweatsuit. Too cold! I made an error and didn’t realize it for several minutes……but then everything worked out OK.
@Meg I hope you are not looking for sympathy. We had -4 last night and 2 feet of snow is coming on Saturday
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On shore!
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Scott M
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Aaaand, post-enlightenment strikes! Have the cabana boy bring me a barrel-aged Manhattan please!
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I am with you SCOTT. Paddling madly along. Then the hole in my wetsuit started filling with water
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On shore. Wow, some tricky parts (for me, anyway) in the grid, but a satisfying solve! Enjoyed this one!
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Solved
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:02 pm
Meg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:41 pm On the beach! The cabana boy had to replace his speedo with a sweatsuit. Too cold! I made an error and didn’t realize it for several minutes……but then everything worked out OK.
@Meg I hope you are not looking for sympathy. We had -4 last night and 2 feet of snow is coming on Saturday
On the one hand, if you are talking about a STUPID American, chances are quite good that he's from Florida. On the other hand I took my puppy, Gracie, for a walk in 65° sunshine this afternoon. There’s a balance to everything!
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Aha! Ashore
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Late start but on the shore.
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Ashore
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🏖
My initial guess was correct.
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On shore!
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On the beach, although it's too cold for sunbathing. But a glass of wine would go nicely right about now.
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Page 1????

No...

The wife came home for lunch and said "Let's play the bird game" and when the wife says "Let's play the bird game" we play the bird game. (At least, not unless I can say "I'm just two minutes from solving this puzzle...." which... as it turns out I could have said but at the time I didn't know I could say it.)
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.

My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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