tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8609062357095986325..comments2024-03-18T19:07:03.473-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, February 15, 2010 Jack McInturffZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76537772611087604972010-02-16T17:16:18.484-06:002010-02-16T17:16:18.484-06:00Hi, C.C. and gang,
Just a quick note to report th...Hi, C.C. and gang,<br /><br />Just a quick note to report that I have been down with a Trojan PC virus since last Wednesday. My guru has cured my problem, so I am back in business.<br /><br />I liked today's puzzle, but don't have time to comment further. My daughter and grandson are visiting from New York State, and they are keeping me busy.<br /><br />So long for now.tfrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067745487778322519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81897274868905679272010-02-15T23:05:24.107-06:002010-02-15T23:05:24.107-06:00Gotta go for it...foodshow layout was completed to...Gotta go for it...foodshow layout was completed today so all I have to do is sit with my persincky boss to run his fine toothed comb over allowances and details. Patience, patience, patience.<br /><br />Hit my mark...Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72049767604772708552010-02-15T23:03:57.060-06:002010-02-15T23:03:57.060-06:00Clearayes, don't I know it. She is one talent...Clearayes, don't I know it. She is one talented artiste. Okay, that's all I can muster of French.<br /><br />Windhover, are you doing okay? I think snow was heading your way and I know you needed to gather some "ewes" that were due to lamb.<br /><br />Wonderful skating footage tonight. I am glad to see the "underdogs" win the gold.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84108240493360802922010-02-15T22:40:18.194-06:002010-02-15T22:40:18.194-06:00Cruciverb is back up!Cruciverb is back up!Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6497161819314491712010-02-15T22:27:17.791-06:002010-02-15T22:27:17.791-06:00No online puzzle at cruciverb.com since Sunday. H...No online puzzle at cruciverb.com since Sunday. Hmmm, I hope whatever the problem is that is gets fixed soon. I don't mind the LAT site, I just don't like waiting until morning to do the puzzle. I'm not as eager as Jazz or Argyle and will not stay up past California 11 PM to get it done on line. <br /><br />JD, yes on the Protopopov's. They were an amazing pair.<br /><br />Jeannie, you are lucky to have one of Kathleen's paintings. I know that she wanted to have the painting turn out just right. She succeeded beautifully.<br /><br />I hope that Dennis is feeling better this evening and will be able to join back in soon.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14375061424475527592010-02-15T22:11:29.170-06:002010-02-15T22:11:29.170-06:00Kazie, I am glad you are enjoying my avatar...I am...Kazie, I am glad you are enjoying my avatar...I am tickled pink that fabulous painting is "enroute" to me. What a great way to push out winter and bring in spring. I am so excited. Thank you, thank you WM for being such a talented artist and actually thinking of me as you painted it. I am truly blessed. Oh, and did I say I am so EXCITED???Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65693220134190516662010-02-15T22:11:05.047-06:002010-02-15T22:11:05.047-06:00JD, Lucina, Gracie -
Tanks, goils.
KQ -
Puzzles...JD, Lucina, Gracie -<br /><br />Tanks, goils.<br /><br />KQ -<br /><br />Puzzles NEVER print properly from the LA Times site. Negotiating the grid is clumsy too. That's what makes Cruciverb so great.<br /><br />Speaking of which, I blogged the puzzle the Tuesday after Labor Day, and Cruciverb did not have the L.A. Times puzzles up for either Mon or Tues until later in the week. (Today's is still not up.) Both Argyl and I had very late nights waiting for the puzzle to be available at the LAT site - 1:00 a.m. eastern time.<br /><br />There may be a pattern of CVerb taking Fed holidays off.<br /><br />Maybe somebody on the West coast should blog those days?!?<br /><br />Man, am I tired. I played the lead book at jazz band rehearsal tonight, instead of my usual 4th. I can play those high notes, but not all night. Lost my chops on the last chorus of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j44RePau7Qg" rel="nofollow">Here's That Rainy Day.</a> (about 2:10 at the link.) Big disappointment, because I already had the REALLY high notes behind me, and I LOVE that song! It was like my lips fell off.<br /><br />Well. I never claimed to be a lead player.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzB the almost good trombonistJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38023394569928805882010-02-15T20:23:31.951-06:002010-02-15T20:23:31.951-06:00Robin-- Do you re-visit the sk8ing video ever?
F...Robin-- Do you re-visit the sk8ing video ever? <br />Frenchie--forget the monkey as a waiter, I would like to have one as a house keeper!ipohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414776365124908603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59810155483829636862010-02-15T19:04:39.664-06:002010-02-15T19:04:39.664-06:00Lucina- ¡Muchas gracias, mi amiga!
Chickie- I use...Lucina- ¡Muchas gracias, mi amiga!<br /><br />Chickie- I used to be too literal, but it caused me problems with the xwds, so I became illiteral.<br /><br />Lois- u r totally too much! And, I mean that in a positive way.<br /><br />C.C.- May I add my voice to the chorus of appreciation? And, I'm not being a pooky head.<br /><br />Lucina- RE: when did yo start xwds? Although I think of myself as functionally intelligent, I'm not particularly bookish, but about eight years ago, my wife suggested that doing xwds. might stave off Alzheimer's. Do you think she might have seen something coming?<br /><br />Dennis- Food poisoning is horrible. But, as I remember from my, thankfully, limited experience, after that initial exploding bomb in your gut, it's just feeling cra**y 'til you recover. Hope you heal quick.<br /><br />RE: FOB- My Final comment(s): Back when I was cowboying (yes, that's a verb, even tho spellcheck doesn't agree) I carried/wore a pocket watch because you could destroy a wrist watch in no time bustin' around doing that work. The only time a FOB is a CHAIN is when it is a short dangly chain, usually with some thingy on the end so you could grab it easily out of your FOB pocket. The real set-up was a CHAIN connected to a WATCH, with the little FOB attached to facilitate quick removal of the WATCH to calculate when you might finally become reunited with Mother Earth after getting bucked off of some rank ranch hoss.<br /><br />Carlos del Oeste aka: Chuck of the WestChuck of the Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9995802079513391862010-02-15T18:48:43.959-06:002010-02-15T18:48:43.959-06:00Bill G. - thanks for the info on TIVO, we know all...Bill G. - thanks for the info on TIVO, we know all about it, but have no interest. We can tape any show, but never do much of that anymore either. Most of the programs we do enjoy are the ones about science/astronomy/the Earth/cooking, etc. These are repeated often enough that can see them in 'our' time (granted they still have the normal amount of commercials, but hey, a bathroom break is always good):)<br />The Olympic events will be shown again and again, so we can catch them then.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14507954606834901072010-02-15T18:43:36.540-06:002010-02-15T18:43:36.540-06:00Frenchie, loved the monkey waiters.
Jerome & ...Frenchie, loved the monkey waiters.<br /><br />Jerome & JzB, you crack me up!<br /><br />Like most of you I loved the skating, but there is no couple that can match the grace of the legendary Protopopovs. They brought ballet into skating, and had a killer death spiral.When they defected from the Soviet Union to Switzerland they could no longer compete, and so they coached.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67577563527519650142010-02-15T18:37:21.603-06:002010-02-15T18:37:21.603-06:00Carol and Gracie, I wouldn't want to seem like...Carol and Gracie, I wouldn't want to seem like I'm trying to convince you to watch more television but I sure enjoy it more since getting a DVR (like TIVO except it's the one provided by the cable company). I start recording the Olympics or other program but don't start watching it right away. Then when I watch the recording a little later, I can skip over all the ads. I record things I like and watch them when I want to.<br /><br />Speaking of shows I like, I stumbled across a new show on CBS Sunday nights called Undercover Boss. Last week, the CEO of Hooters went undercover and found out all kinds of things he didn't like about the way some of the managers operated and how they mistreated the Hooters girls. Very interesting I thought.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89720054476478443592010-02-15T18:23:35.518-06:002010-02-15T18:23:35.518-06:00C. C.:
I started crosswords at age 10 when I was i...C. C.:<br />I started crosswords at age 10 when I was in 4th grade, which ironically was my favorite grade and I taught that grade for most of 35 years.<br />I immediately loved the thrill and continued doing them whenever I had a chance into adulthood. After retiring it has been my pleasure to devote every morning to the cwds. I can't answer your question for certain, but I do know we've had Tribune puzzles for a very long time.<br /><br />Dennis:<br />I am sorry you are ill; my best wishes for a quick recovery.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20611996597816038412010-02-15T18:16:08.407-06:002010-02-15T18:16:08.407-06:00Jazzbumpa:
;-) U.R.2.Much!
GracieJazzbumpa:<br /><br />;-) U.R.2.Much!<br /><br />GracieGraciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501048845024355177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27574718560687829602010-02-15T18:13:10.090-06:002010-02-15T18:13:10.090-06:00Dennis, so sorry you are sick...food poisoning is ...Dennis, so sorry you are sick...food poisoning is awful!! Hope you know what caused it. I wish you TLC as I am sure your wife will provide. We are all thinking of you!<br /><br />I very much admire all of you that know how to ice skate! I loved it from the first moment I saw the Ice Capades as a child. My Dad took me skating when I was about 10 but my skinny ankles just would not support me on skates, they bent at an alarming angle :)...I was great on roller skates because they offered more stability with their 4 wheels, but never could manage the blade on the ice skates.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51136439054767061242010-02-15T17:46:01.547-06:002010-02-15T17:46:01.547-06:00R. A helpicopter ride (I know I put the other p th...R. A helpicopter ride (I know I put the other p there) and 15 minutes of CPR, I think that might just finish me off, though it would be a way to go; good luck Dennis, hope you are feeling better.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24656110051123133962010-02-15T16:48:33.368-06:002010-02-15T16:48:33.368-06:00For some reason, when I try to print the puzzle fr...For some reason, when I try to print the puzzle from the LA times site off my mac, it doesn't print the entire puzzle. It leaves off the last row. If I print with Cruciverb it is fine. Anyone know why? Don't have problems with anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11397595641367574142010-02-15T16:38:30.207-06:002010-02-15T16:38:30.207-06:00Dennis, do you need a good nurse? I know a few......Dennis, do you need a good nurse? I know a few......<br />Have a helicopter and the first 15 min of CPR are free.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />:( sorry you are sickRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239009770443002740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74628890193641021282010-02-15T16:35:36.905-06:002010-02-15T16:35:36.905-06:00Today was a holiday? Not in my state. Only Feder...Today was a holiday? Not in my state. Only Federal workers got the day off. Most schools closed but only because it is the Mardi Gras break. Schools are always closed the week of Mardi Gras, so it is only a coincidence that this year President's Day, or whatever the holiday is called, fell during the Mardi Gras break.<br /><br />Doreen: I had never heard of "Walla" for "Voila", but that reminded me of something that I hear all too often. Instead of saying "A blessing in disguise", people say, "A blessing in the skies."<br /><br />CC: I agree with Mr. Ed. Your blog is a gift. I think we all appreciate checking in to learn and for the camaraderie.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54106696421318664652010-02-15T16:35:17.814-06:002010-02-15T16:35:17.814-06:00Dodo, Sonja Henie was my first love. I saw her ic...Dodo, Sonja Henie was my first love. I saw her ice show when I was about eight years old and thought she was the most beautiful, dimply, sparkly, angel I had ever seen. I've mentioned before that I skated until it became too expensive for my family and when I turned 13 or thereabout, suddenly Sonja wasn't as gorgeous as some of the boys that were catching my eye. I never skated pairs...not enough boys to go around in our local club and I was never a teeny 5 foot, 90 pounder.<br /><br />Video was not even a gleam in anybody's eye when I was slamming into the sideboards on my butt. (Robin knows, if you don't fall, you aren't trying hard enough.) I do have some photos, but not too many. <br /><br />It is still fun to watch how all the sports have come along. They are all so much more athletic AND dangerous than they once were.<br /><br />Robin, a little later on, I was partial to Michelle Kwan, but she fell short in the Olympics, so you are probably right about Dorothy Hamill (nice avatar). She had the right stuff when she needed it.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45485526788899415082010-02-15T16:33:39.607-06:002010-02-15T16:33:39.607-06:00Good evening Argyle, CC, et al., What a fun puzzle...Good evening Argyle, CC, et al., What a fun puzzle! I neither <br />'flee'd, nor 'flied' but I did go 'fast'. Was there a mistake? <br />'Not a one'. Between what I knew and some WAGs, this one 'lei'd to rest my record of hitting and missing. That's one for the 'obits'. And you'd expect that 'I saw' the theme. 'Alas'.<br />..nope. So, 'what else is new!' <br />'Son' of a motherless goat! I think I'm b'lined' in that way somehow. 'E-well', one of these days, when it 'bytes' me on the 'ass-et' will dawn on me. So far, I maintain my 'flair' for missing the obvious, but at 'least' I have no 'sores'. It's all good.<br /><br />Started getting excited when 17A<br />'came up' with 'upright or grand'.<br />Wasn't disappointed tho' to see my beloved 'piano' here. My first thought was of Dennis for some reason. <br /><br />Dennis: I just read CC's note about you being sick. I'm so sorry and hope you are up and flying 'unite'd soon. <br /><br />Hope the rest of you enjoy your evening.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2840223291968603082010-02-15T16:17:17.704-06:002010-02-15T16:17:17.704-06:00Kazie: I cringed at many misuses but am over most...Kazie: I cringed at many misuses but am over most now days. The one that still makes me shake my head is "Walla" instead of "Voila."<br /><br />DoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91341624790592956332010-02-15T16:16:04.989-06:002010-02-15T16:16:04.989-06:00Carol,
Dennis is having post-blogging hangover :-)...Carol,<br />Dennis is having post-blogging hangover :-). Seriously, he had food poisoning last night. Still sick/fever 101.<br /><br />Lucina,<br />How long have you been solving crossword? Did your paper carry Wayne R. Williams' Tribune Media Daily before March 21, 2009 also?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45161087187571478112010-02-15T16:05:58.333-06:002010-02-15T16:05:58.333-06:00Hello All--A Monday puzzle with a very straight-fo...Hello All--A Monday puzzle with a very straight-forward theme. I did enjoy going straight through without much hesitation. A good Monday exercise. <br /><br />I did put in Obit for "In memorian" news, but isn't it an abbreviation? I thought maybe there was another word that the constructor was looking for until I had the across words all in and obits appeared. I'm too literal sometimes. <br /><br />Hatool, great QODS today.<br /><br />I remember vividly watching Dorothy Hamil and Peggy Fleming both skate in the Olympics. Peggy Fleming and her husband are vinters of some renown and live in our area. They do a great deal of volunteer work which gets their picture in the paper every so often.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4404732509305013732010-02-15T15:58:25.621-06:002010-02-15T15:58:25.621-06:00OMG Kuu IPO, I was an only child and have probably...OMG Kuu IPO, I was an only child and have probably 72 hours of non-stop video of figure sk8ing or anything else I may have done in my life!! I FLIED through the air, with the greatest of difficulty (mostly)<br /><br />Good Job Frenchie on the monkey video!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239009770443002740noreply@blogger.com