Scenes in an imaginary confessional:
Me: Bless me, Mr. Shortz, for I have sinned.
Me: Even for me, what I did today in a doctor’s office was unpardonable. Yessiree Bob, I’m downright ashamed of myself.
Shortz: Goodness, man, what did you do?
Me: I worked on a crossword puzzle at the back of a The Week magazine and then left it incomplete on the magazine table when my name was called by the nurse.
Me: Should I go back tomorrow to complete the puzzle?
Shortz: No, but you must complete ten games of Sudoku and five Daily Jumbles. Now go and sin no more.