tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8982528090029320665..comments2024-03-28T15:40:42.279-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday Feb 23, 2014 Gail Grabowski Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51958400276138559752014-02-24T02:18:19.401-06:002014-02-24T02:18:19.401-06:00Have a great day, Keith! Hopelessly late to the pa...Have a great day, Keith! Hopelessly late to the party but I hope you enjoy your birthday month!<br /><br />CC - thanks for the expo, I missed a couple today!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36743510181336426332014-02-23T23:50:47.148-06:002014-02-23T23:50:47.148-06:00I guess it's a good thing I'm not one of t...I guess it's a good thing I'm not one of those people who gets upset when I know something about the outcome of a TV show or movie. I'm actually pleased there isn't a cliffhanger. I've never liked those. In my mind, a story should have a satisfying conclusion; or in the case of a TV show with next season to come, a satisfying intermediate pause. Now what should I spill about tomorrow's puzzle? Hmm...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85778501990645066672014-02-23T23:32:37.147-06:002014-02-23T23:32:37.147-06:00Marti:
If they placed the tarp over the stove it s...Marti:<br />If they placed the tarp over the stove it should have been part of the clean up to remove it. The fact that they didn't smacks of possible guilt and avoidance. You should ask about that and it all sounds very incompetent. Good luck dealing with them!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79172959015868987292014-02-23T23:22:02.825-06:002014-02-23T23:22:02.825-06:00Dudley:
Yes, what a surprise! No cliff hanger but ...Dudley:<br />Yes, what a surprise! No cliff hanger but there are some loose ends to pick up next season: who will be Mary's choice? will we ever discover what happened to Sir Michael? and will Barrow eventually fall on his own petard?Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28499357793417706772014-02-23T23:15:06.141-06:002014-02-23T23:15:06.141-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
Yep, late again. Busy day. There...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Yep, late again. Busy day. There have been a lot of those. <br /><br />What Spitz said hours ago: I caught on to the theme after about the fourth answer. Smooth and elegant puzzle!<br /><br />HBTY Keith Fowler, you interesting guy you. <br /><br />Marti, sorry to hear about that stove. Believe me I know how frustrating contractors can be.<br /><br />Gee, I was expecting a bit more of a nail-biter from Downton. About the only loose end I recall is Edith's plan for re-assigning custody. Plus, I'm getting tired of every American being portrayed as insufferable and unmannerly. Even progressive persons can be polite!Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37295838764868659612014-02-23T21:17:12.140-06:002014-02-23T21:17:12.140-06:00Not a regular contributor here, I just had to chim...Not a regular contributor here, I just had to chime in. I enjoyed this solve immensely; it had exactly the right amount of difficulty (a lot...but not ridiculous). It took quite a while to get the "trick" of the theme, and till you have that, the going can be rather sticky.<br /><br />Mistakes didn't help: I had bEaTEASe instead of RESTEASY, which created a big detour around that area. And My mukluks were first amde out of dEerSKIN, then bEArSKIN, till I traded them in for those comfy SEALSKIN ones.<br /><br />Gail Grabowski = Good = my captcha's first word.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89566882105481923312014-02-23T20:59:18.565-06:002014-02-23T20:59:18.565-06:00HeartRx @7:57
Sorry, but I disagree with CED.
I...HeartRx @7:57<br /><br />Sorry, but I disagree with CED. <br /><br />I say:<br /><br />1. Take some photos to document the damage, showing the tarps.<br /><br />2. Contact the contractor and tell him what you found today, and explain politely and logically why you think it is his responsibility. He should have insurance to cover this. If not, he should accept responsibility for his guys anyway.<br /><br />3. If all that fails, then follow CED's advice and chalk it up as a lesson learned.<br /><br />Just my opinion.buckeye bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851057586226995953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43070158651965728572014-02-23T20:42:16.011-06:002014-02-23T20:42:16.011-06:00HeartRx @7:57
Contact the Manufacturer, A replace...HeartRx @7:57<br /><br />Contact the Manufacturer, A replacement glass top, installed yourself, may not be as expensive as you think.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbByBzvhPU" rel="nofollow">Some how to videos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBrBvFgJ4Z4#aid=P7fNI0jGHsg" rel="nofollow">Ditto</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91515328592242562372014-02-23T20:09:30.385-06:002014-02-23T20:09:30.385-06:00The Chicago way<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScvAJG51V4" rel="nofollow"><b>The Chicago way</b></a>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60920283311355090832014-02-23T19:57:47.529-06:002014-02-23T19:57:47.529-06:00So what new hell do we meet next door? The contra...So what new hell do we meet next door? The contractors finished their job of painting the kitchen. One of them told DH that he had accidentally knocked over one of the security cameras and broke it. OK, so DH repaired the broken camera…but when we went in today to remove the tarps they had put in place over the stove, we found the ceramic cooktop smashed into pieces. After looking all over the web for a replacement, we finally found one for $800. I could buy a new stove for that much!!! OK, so, calm down, contact the contractor and see what he will do for me?? How to approach him??HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17228303795941180722014-02-23T19:08:53.631-06:002014-02-23T19:08:53.631-06:00Continuing with Starr's...my offering is Bart ...Continuing with Starr's...my offering is Bart (played "a little" with the Green Bay Packers & Dick, former major league pitcher for the St Louis Browns and others. In either 1950 or '51 he was the only Brown pitcher with a winning record for the season. <br /><br />No puzzle time today, had to go to visit son in Newburyport, Ma today and recover wife's cell phone that she left in his car on Thursday. "Looong" round trip, but Riley and Dorey had a few hours to romp around. Riley is now out cold for the night. thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49492049283976199352014-02-23T18:55:28.712-06:002014-02-23T18:55:28.712-06:00OwenKL @ 6:01 PM --
16D NYSE listings: COS = comp...OwenKL @ 6:01 PM --<br /><br />16D NYSE listings: COS = companiesbuckeye bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851057586226995953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74781089808792693672014-02-23T18:12:27.729-06:002014-02-23T18:12:27.729-06:00Greetings!
Am falling asleep as I write, so will ...Greetings!<br /><br />Am falling asleep as I write, so will be brief. Lacking sleep last few days. Got to swim today. Heater had not come on for a few days evidently. If it's not one thing, it's another. Had to swim rapidly due to the sub-fibromyalgia temp. <br /><br />Thanks Gail and CC. I too had trouble with SkOW. But in the end, no cheats. Cute theme.<br /><br />Have a great remainder of the birthday, Keith! The Wiki article very impressive. May you have many, many more birthdays! (I turned 75 on Christmas Day. Hadn't thought that I was going to make it. Not from a long-lived family either.)<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48193227825880360412014-02-23T18:01:35.828-06:002014-02-23T18:01:35.828-06:00What was 16d New York Stock Exchange listings: COS...What was 16d New York Stock Exchange listings: COS ? Cosines? Commanding Officers? Bill Cosby?<br /><br /> Swamp cat and Ol' Man Keith Fowler; thank you so much for your comments to me Saturday! They really meant a lot to me!<br /><br />If you're going to start quoting Trekkie limericks, you can't miss <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1n9fS7fcog" rel="nofollow">this one</a>!<br />OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4559378553110142022014-02-23T17:13:47.519-06:002014-02-23T17:13:47.519-06:00Wes montgomery full concert 1:18:22
Hmm,, so wha...Wes montgomery <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWlqBH9nrU" rel="nofollow">full concert</a> 1:18:22<br /><br />Hmm,, so what's funny about <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tzEA0wKARw8/UcDNsU7QD_I/AAAAAAAALac/xWidBTiQYhQ/s1600/funny-old-lady-grandma-walking-missing.jpg" rel="nofollow">missing age...</a><br /><br />Some facts about age:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/funny-quotes-age-gets-better-with-wine.jpg" rel="nofollow">#1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9UDIx_CgOs/Utaqtumz4xI/AAAAAAAAAPY/JABaFulM6HE/s1600/age%2Btest.jpg" rel="nofollow">#2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/funny-old-age-quotes.jpg" rel="nofollow">#3</a><br /><br /><a href="http://lefunny.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/If-only-it-worked-at-my-age..jpg?cb=U7WmnNGNUp" rel="nofollow">#4</a><br /><br />& finally <a href="http://www.glitters20.com/funny/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Age-Quotes-46.jpg" rel="nofollow">#5</a> (I may have posted this before, but at my age you don't expect me to remember, do you?)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74121457266022540552014-02-23T16:59:15.591-06:002014-02-23T16:59:15.591-06:00A later posting to add more thanks to the many fri...A later posting to add more thanks to the many friends who sent afternoon birthday greetings. I feel greatly flattered-- from my "magnificent forehead" to my "spring chicken" nature.<br />A special thank you to CEDave who takes, er-- correction!-- BRINGS the cake(s)! <br /><br />My wife took us to see "American Hustle." I enjoyed it thoroughly. Fine script, direction, and acting--and many neat metaphors for the delusions we live by. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58372815298242915692014-02-23T16:02:53.899-06:002014-02-23T16:02:53.899-06:00Hello everybody. I liked this puzzle; enough chall...Hello everybody. I liked this puzzle; enough challenge to keep me busy for a while on this fine Sunday morning, yet emminently doable. Seeing it was constructed by Gail Grabowski enhanced my feelings of anticipation.<br /><br />C.C., thank you for calling our attention to that article about Bernice Gordon. Well written indeed! Very inspirational.<br /><br />Keith Fowler, oh ye of magnificent forehead, may you enjoy many more years! I very much enjoy reading what you have to say here on the blog.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2385363041432089022014-02-23T15:06:35.366-06:002014-02-23T15:06:35.366-06:00Hard work today even though I figured out the &quo...Hard work today even though I figured out the "AGE" theme early. Smiled at OBI and PEEKER, and had V8 moments realizing DRIVING AIDS were about golf not cars and WORDS ON JACKETS were about books not clothes!<br /><br />My first fill for STRIP AROUND A COLLAR was DIRTRING. Remember those old WHISK commercials?<br /><br />Favourites today: SCORE, WINNING SIGNS=VEES and WON EVERY GAME=SWEPT.<br /><br />HBD Keith.<br />More TV tonight with Downton.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72676086500595531672014-02-23T14:58:15.682-06:002014-02-23T14:58:15.682-06:00Happy Sunday everybody!
And HBD to a spring chick...Happy Sunday everybody!<br /><br />And HBD to a spring chicken, Keith...!<br /><br />Eventually got the theme at STEERage CLASS. Lots o' write-overs, like SNAKE for SNAPE, MERRY for MIRTH, LOLL for LAZE, and DATA for CODE....<br /><br />Is SHOUTS AT like a Shout Out...?<br /><br />Speaking of which, and I'm s-t-r-e-t-c-h-I-n-g here, does the clue for 45A combined with the answer for 78D constitute a CSO...?<br /><br />WES Montgomery was a great guitarist, influencing, among others, George Benson....<br /><br />Is mystery writer Nevada related to domestic goddess Roseanne...?<br /><br />I was on the STAGE crew for our class production of Guys and Dolls....<br /><br />78D (singl.) out....River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5555675948608948652014-02-23T14:55:59.576-06:002014-02-23T14:55:59.576-06:00Hello, Weekend Worders!
Right on, C.C., with the...Hello, Weekend Worders! <br /><br />Right on, C.C., with the -AGEing theme. I don't put CHILIES in everything but just a few chile flakes in some recipes such as stew, soup, etc, greatly amp up the flavor. Eggs also benefit from chile flakes.<br /><br />This grid from Gail stumped me in many places though the entire middle filled easily but I had a hard time giving up DREGS, DRONED AT and EACH so that slowed the whole top section. Once I erased it and restarted, SPATS, HOP IN and SHOUTS AT took over and PORTS finished it. <br /><br />Also, as someone mentioned, FOOT seemed out of place as a "tootsie" is usually one toe. But with erasing and a fresh start, it was done.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Keith! I hope you are having a very special day. Yes, I also once thought 75 was old.<br /><br />Today on Sunday Morning a case was made for the use of "I" and "me" which I really appreciated and hope people listen to. Their misuse is one of my pet peeves.<br /><br />Enjoy your Sunday, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21183462316084788162014-02-23T14:50:04.951-06:002014-02-23T14:50:04.951-06:00IrishMiss: I loved the skating also. I like exhibi...IrishMiss: I loved the skating also. I like exhibition skating better than competition. <br /><br />I thought NBC's coverage of the skating was MEAN. Tantalize us all evening with a couple skating performances then make us wait through all the stuff I don't want to see. When they finally put it on, I'm too sleepy to enjoy it. Why can't they do it normally and give a time for specific events? I read a book with the picture on and sound off until skating came on. <br /><br />I watched some of the other events briefly, but timed competitions with one participant don't seem like races to me. The only thing that seems interesting to me me about bobsled is watching those big muscley bodies cram themselves into that little sled. <br />PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65317188760971744332014-02-23T14:41:49.356-06:002014-02-23T14:41:49.356-06:00Hi Y'all! Gail grabbed me by the owski again! ...Hi Y'all! Gail grabbed me by the owski again! The DAM broke and let me IN ON the theme early. I wish I could drop my "age" to when everything was more functional.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Keith! May your day be joyous! <br />(I don't want to outlive my family members who were in their late 80's & 90's and very decrepit in mind and body.)<br /><br />This puzzle was a real challenge to fill. I kept trying to figure out if SEAL SKIN, REST EASY & STAGE SETS were part of the theme, the later had the 'age' in it.<br /><br />This had "scraps" as being SPATS, then "spat end" wasn't "kiss and make up" but ULA. Meh! Front end and super end? Groan!<br /><br />Not "voyeur" but PEEKER. Never heard of AINU or ILS.<br /><br />I knew BELLE. She visited relatives in my home town county and her gang robbed our bank. (In an age before my time.)<br /><br />I also knew Nevada BARR. I've read & enjoyed her books. I didn't like the cave one either nor one which deviated from the Pigeon series.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81303192356755859572014-02-23T14:08:13.772-06:002014-02-23T14:08:13.772-06:00I always look forward to Gail's puzzles. I enj...I always look forward to Gail's puzzles. I enjoyed the cluing such as "I suppose that's OK", "One who shouldn't be looking" and others but I was underwhelmed by the theme. After dropping "age", the resulting words didn't seem very clever or interesting. Now that I've read CC's review and lots of comments, I like this puzzle better than I did at first while working on it. <br /><br />Heh heh; after Argyle's warning that prudes shouldn't look, it's hard to imagine who wouldn't take a peek. <br /><br />Which reminds me. My bike rack is made by the 'Hollywood' company. On the straps that connect it to the car trunk are the words "Hollywood Racks." It always makes me think of Jayne Mansfield. Now I can be reminded of Candy Barr too. <br /><br />Hey Keith, I hope you have a really swell birthday!Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61110014587232626992014-02-23T14:07:04.321-06:002014-02-23T14:07:04.321-06:00CC - I'm surprised you didn't call out STA...CC - I'm surprised you didn't call out STAGESETS. You're usually such a stickler for clean theme usAGE throughout the whole grid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69427716028753222682014-02-23T13:44:26.468-06:002014-02-23T13:44:26.468-06:00I am always surprised by some of the things I lear...I am always surprised by some of the things I learn on the Blog.<br /><br />Argyle, your Candy Barr post made me do a little research (lots of fun!) which made me discover <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urn01FEYttQ" rel="nofollow">this little ditty</a> that I had never heard before.<br /><br />Her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Barr" rel="nofollow">Wiki Profile</a> is an interesting story...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.com