BODY WATCH : Tackling Crossword Puzzles Gives Her a Sense of Victory

Crossword puzzles do it for me. The harder the better. These are tough problems I can solve. Life’s day-to-day problems are a lot harder. Unfortunately, I’m usually part of the problem myself. But when I zip through a five-star 21x21 in record time, it gives me the illusion that I can lick ‘em all. It feels good to solve a problem that I’m not a part of. Too bad I’m the only one who knows how clever I really am.

--LIZ VOGEL

South San Gabriel