Hi, my name is Rick. I was born and raised in central Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State. After grad school at UMass Amherst, I moved to Nahant, Massachusetts (smallest town in the state). I worked as a Systems Analyst and Project Manager for the Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
My wife and I own a boat - a 26' Seaswirl Striper WA - and we fish recreationally and commercially for striped bass and bluefish in and around Boston Harbor. The fishbones avatar is also my boat logo, and "WI-FI" is short for "Wicked Fishah!" - my boat name. I'm thinking about getting a Captain's license someday and possibly running small fishing charters.
I've been doing crosswords for many years now, and I used to construct them for our (now defunct) town newsletter - "Nahant Harbor Review". The meta puzzles take crosswords to a whole new level, and I began constructing them in January 2022. So far I've been having a lot of fun with them.
Below are the metas that I've published to date:
Ahoy!
It's great to be back on MEOW - the forum where nearly anything goes, and we all have @DrTom to thank for continuing the tradition. While he is taking a break this week, let me continue to push the MEOW envelope by bringing you "Before & After"…
This is my entry for Crosshare's March Midi Contest. Good luck solving the mystery, er, meta!
Hint 1: As Sherlock Holmes would say, finding the weapon and location is elementary. The killer, however, not so much...
Hint 2: According to 34A, the…
Don't be too hasty with this one. Please pause for a moment before you speak your mind and submit your answer. 
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Ahoy!
Happy New Year, everyone! I just watched the ball drop, gave Mrs. Cap'n a kiss, watched the Boston fireworks across Broad Sound, and now I'm posting my first meta puzzle of 2024! Life is great, isn't it!? I got the idea for this one while…