Criss Cross

Ben Franklin probably created the first crossword puzzle in his spare time. There were only 452 words in the English language back then.
Years later, engineers created criss- crossing traffic circles which drive motorists to the brink of breakdown. LA has mastered this phenomenon, leaving drivers in tears.
I believe God,out of boredom, uses a random criss cross method to decide who gets the flu, who stubs his toe, who suffers from regurgitation.
There is a  technique for hugging involving criss crossed arms, only practiced in Turkey after much repetition.
Line dancing involves lots of crossing steps. Astaire and Rogers criss crossed across the stage.
This whole thing is named after Christopher Columbus crossed the ocean to land in Delaware. Or was it South Carolina?