Theme: Portmanteau...not - Even though the unifier is a portmanteau, the four theme entries are two-word phrases in which the first word is Spanish while the second is English. The unifier is two words formed into one.
17A. Site for flashy couples dancing : SALSA CLUB
28A. Annual college football game in Arizona : FIESTA BOWL
38A. Spicy deep-fried stuffed appetizers : JALAPENO POPPERS. Hot!
45A. Nap period, in Latin America : SIESTA TIME. The last three all made their debut today.
62A. 2004 Adam Sandler movie, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in 17-, 28-, 38- and 45-Across : SPANGLISH . Starring Adam Sandler and our crossword stalwart Téa Leoni.
Argyle here.
Very smooth 76-worder. No obscure words or doubtful abbrs. In fact, very few abbrs. A noticeable hallmark of Jeff Chen, who seems to be focusing on earlier week puzzles now.
Quite a few nice multi-word entries. Nice clechoes (clue echoes) too.
Across:
1. Houlihan portrayer in 5-Across : SWIT. Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan portrayed by Loretta Swit on the TV sitcom. In the movie, the character was portrayed by Sally Kellerman.
5. Korean War sitcom : M*A*S*H
9. Reading aids : LAMPS. Part-time reading aids, when it's dark.
14. __ Major: Great Bear : URSA
15. Actress Hayworth : RITA. Always worth an image.
16. Native Alaskan : ALEUT
19. Confiscate : SEIZE
20. Popular swim briefs : SPEEDOs. Always worth an image.
21. Issue an embarrassing retraction : EAT CROW
23. Foul caller : REF
24. Group of street toughs : GANG
25. Competed in a race : RAN
34. Physics bit : ATOM
36. Ending for absorb : ENT. Absorbent.
37. Supreme Court justice Sotomayor : SONIA. The current session of the Supreme Court started Monday.
42. Crop up : ARISE
43. Indian bread : NAN. Or Naan.
44. Takes to court : SUES. Court clecho with 37A.
48. Paid athlete : PRO
49. Sign over a door : EXIT. And LEO (50. Sign before Virgo).
53. "Ain't happening!" : "NO SIREE!"
57. Emulates Jell-O : WIGGLES
61. Bar, in law : ESTOP
64. Bridal registry category : CHINA
65. Impulse : URGE
66. Poet Lazarus : EMMA. Emma Lazarus (1849 – 1887) was an American Jewish poet born in New York City. She is best known for "The New Colossus", a sonnet written in 1883; its lines appear on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1912.(Please refrain from political comments.)
67. Musical Carpenter : KAREN
68. Word with pressure or review : PEER
69. Gush : SPEW
Down:
1. Figure (out), in slang : SUSS
2. Conclude, with "up" : WRAP
3. Castaway's place : ISLE
4. Shocking weapon : TASER
5. Appliance brand that helps you wake up? : MR COFFEE. Do you all drink coffee in the morning?
6. Suffers : AILS
7. "The Simpsons" disco guy : STU. Worth a little image.
8. __ corpus : HABEAS. Uh...no image.
9. Like a desperate effort : LAST GASP
10. Actor Guinness : ALEC
11. Israel's Golda : MEIR
12. "The Godfather" author Mario : PUZO
13. Goulash, e.g. : STEW
18. Summer drink : ADE. Who really drinks it?
22. Tiny army member : ANT
24. "Start that job now!" : "GET ON IT!"
25. Indian nobles : RAJAs
26. Centipede video game creator : ATARI
27. "Cross my heart!" : "NO LIE!"
29. Lodge : INN
30. Hits on the noggin : BOPS
31. Outdo : ONE UP
32. Electrician, at times : WIRER
33. Steer catcher : LASSO
35. The "m" in E = mc² : MASS
39. Broadway flier : PETER PAN
40. Nonstick spray : PAM
41. "I just flew in, and boy are my arms tired!," e.g. : ONE LINER. "Take my wife -- please!" Henny Youngman was the king of the one-liners.
46. Tree feller : AXE. Later in the week, this might be a clue for lumberjack or an ent.
47. Snarls, as traffic : TIES UP
51. Scrambled fare : EGG
52. Makes eyes at : OGLES
53. Giraffe's trademark : NECK
54. Fed. workplace watchdog : OSHA
55. Cookbook verb : STIR
56. Actress Skye : IONE. Will an image help to remember her?
57. "Living" payment : WAGE
58. Hobble : LIMP
59. Salinger heroine : ESMÉ. From "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor".
60. "Pygmalion" playwright : SHAW
63. Season opener? : PRE
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. Site for flashy couples dancing : SALSA CLUB
28A. Annual college football game in Arizona : FIESTA BOWL
38A. Spicy deep-fried stuffed appetizers : JALAPENO POPPERS. Hot!
45A. Nap period, in Latin America : SIESTA TIME. The last three all made their debut today.
62A. 2004 Adam Sandler movie, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in 17-, 28-, 38- and 45-Across : SPANGLISH . Starring Adam Sandler and our crossword stalwart Téa Leoni.
Argyle here.
Very smooth 76-worder. No obscure words or doubtful abbrs. In fact, very few abbrs. A noticeable hallmark of Jeff Chen, who seems to be focusing on earlier week puzzles now.
Quite a few nice multi-word entries. Nice clechoes (clue echoes) too.
Across:
1. Houlihan portrayer in 5-Across : SWIT. Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan portrayed by Loretta Swit on the TV sitcom. In the movie, the character was portrayed by Sally Kellerman.
5. Korean War sitcom : M*A*S*H
9. Reading aids : LAMPS. Part-time reading aids, when it's dark.
14. __ Major: Great Bear : URSA
15. Actress Hayworth : RITA. Always worth an image.
16. Native Alaskan : ALEUT
19. Confiscate : SEIZE
20. Popular swim briefs : SPEEDOs. Always worth an image.
21. Issue an embarrassing retraction : EAT CROW
23. Foul caller : REF
24. Group of street toughs : GANG
25. Competed in a race : RAN
34. Physics bit : ATOM
36. Ending for absorb : ENT. Absorbent.
37. Supreme Court justice Sotomayor : SONIA. The current session of the Supreme Court started Monday.
42. Crop up : ARISE
43. Indian bread : NAN. Or Naan.
44. Takes to court : SUES. Court clecho with 37A.
48. Paid athlete : PRO
49. Sign over a door : EXIT. And LEO (50. Sign before Virgo).
53. "Ain't happening!" : "NO SIREE!"
57. Emulates Jell-O : WIGGLES
61. Bar, in law : ESTOP
64. Bridal registry category : CHINA
65. Impulse : URGE
66. Poet Lazarus : EMMA. Emma Lazarus (1849 – 1887) was an American Jewish poet born in New York City. She is best known for "The New Colossus", a sonnet written in 1883; its lines appear on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1912.(Please refrain from political comments.)
67. Musical Carpenter : KAREN
68. Word with pressure or review : PEER
69. Gush : SPEW
Down:
1. Figure (out), in slang : SUSS
2. Conclude, with "up" : WRAP
3. Castaway's place : ISLE
4. Shocking weapon : TASER
5. Appliance brand that helps you wake up? : MR COFFEE. Do you all drink coffee in the morning?
6. Suffers : AILS
7. "The Simpsons" disco guy : STU. Worth a little image.
8. __ corpus : HABEAS. Uh...no image.
9. Like a desperate effort : LAST GASP
10. Actor Guinness : ALEC
11. Israel's Golda : MEIR
12. "The Godfather" author Mario : PUZO
13. Goulash, e.g. : STEW
18. Summer drink : ADE. Who really drinks it?
22. Tiny army member : ANT
24. "Start that job now!" : "GET ON IT!"
25. Indian nobles : RAJAs
26. Centipede video game creator : ATARI
27. "Cross my heart!" : "NO LIE!"
29. Lodge : INN
30. Hits on the noggin : BOPS
31. Outdo : ONE UP
32. Electrician, at times : WIRER
33. Steer catcher : LASSO
35. The "m" in E = mc² : MASS
39. Broadway flier : PETER PAN
40. Nonstick spray : PAM
41. "I just flew in, and boy are my arms tired!," e.g. : ONE LINER. "Take my wife -- please!" Henny Youngman was the king of the one-liners.
46. Tree feller : AXE. Later in the week, this might be a clue for lumberjack or an ent.
47. Snarls, as traffic : TIES UP
51. Scrambled fare : EGG
52. Makes eyes at : OGLES
53. Giraffe's trademark : NECK
54. Fed. workplace watchdog : OSHA
55. Cookbook verb : STIR
56. Actress Skye : IONE. Will an image help to remember her?
57. "Living" payment : WAGE
58. Hobble : LIMP
59. Salinger heroine : ESMÉ. From "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor".
60. "Pygmalion" playwright : SHAW
63. Season opener? : PRE
Answer grid.
Argyle
Good morning, Argyle, C.C. and gang - I found today's puzzle substantially easier than yesterday's, but fun to solve right from the start. M*A*S*H is still a favorite of mine - if I'm channel-surfing and it's on, I'm hooked.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know for sure what the theme was gonna be (other than something Spanish) until I got to the portmanteau unifier; nicely done. The clues were pretty simple ones, but fresh, and that's gotta be hard to do after a while. I have a feeling Lois will have a comment or two about a couple of them.
Argyle, great job on the blog. To answer your question, no, I don't drink coffee, fortunately - I'm wired enough without it. I have either apple or orange juice in the morning.
Today is World Teacher's Day and Do Something Nice Day. So do something nice to a teacher.
And since it seemed to so upset one of our anons last week, here's more posers for you, with answers later:
1. Who earned infamy by noting, "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be"?
2. What was a gladiator armed with, in addition to a dagger and a spear?
3. What California city did the last Pony Express ride end in?
4. What congressional award was Dr. Mary Edwards Walker the first woman to receive?
Hi fellow solvers!
ReplyDeleteI have not been neglecting the blog. Rather, I have been in the hospital (3 compound fractures leg and ankle).
My son-in-law picked me up a Virgin Mobile wireless modem the other evening. One can get lots done (VERY slowly) until it dies after about 30 minutes.
After an operation, Medicare only keeps you in hospital 2.5 days. Where you get virtually no care. Thus I have been transferred to a nursing home to get "wonderful" care. Huh! For 3 hours after I arrived I was drowning in my own urine. There was no phone, no one available to give me password for in house network, no food and drink, etc. etc.(really good care). I slept for 2.5 hours, and was awakened by screeching P.A. system. BFF brought me phone-charger for cell.
In response to several comments made by (mostly) thoughtful responders re insomnia. (1) Doubt if a recovering alkie (about 15 years) should take up weed (2) Take 2 trazedones nightly. Have for several years. (3) Took ambien a long time. My legs turned to jelly and a had three major falls. Finally figured out problem. Lunesta does nothing! Fall last Friday due to several days insomnia, I think. (Dear Vidwan: no sleep and you still want perfection? Frankly, I thought that bit was kinda cute!)
Good job Argyle, Jeff. Yes, puzzle easier than yesterday!
DENNIS: Is it physically puzzle for anyone to be first blogger except on SUNDAY 0R SAT.?
PS DENNIS: Or course, I mean anyone else!
ReplyDeleteJeezus, fermatprime, how'd you do that to your leg? What's the prognosis?
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Argyle. Great write-up. I found this to be an easier puzzle than yesterday. It was completed in the first pass.
ReplyDeleteMy only error was to think that Jello Jiggles instead of WIGGLES. I scratched my head at JAGE as a "Living" Payment. Then the lightbulb went on!
Favorite clue was Broadway Flyer = PETER PAN. Great misleading clue!
Not keen on having ONE-UP and ONE LINER in the same puzzle.
QOD: Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug. ~ John Lithgow.
Oh, and to answer your question, C.C. asked me a couple years ago, when I was occasionally the first poster, if I would make that a regular thing. I'm up anyway, and it does give some continuity to the blog.
ReplyDeleteIf people would prefer I didn't, I have no problem stopping, and posting later.
TWIMC:
ReplyDeleteI often log onto the blog and find '0' comments (it doesn't last long), but when I log on and someone besides Dennis is the first poster, it feels like something is out of place. Don't mistake this for a call for deference from others, a suggestion that people should wait to post until Dennis' post appears. It's just a pattern that has been there since I first posted a year and a half ago. I think I understand Fermatprime's question to be at least in part facetious, but my coffee tastes different if Dennis isn't up there.
Fermatprime, I am so sorry to hear of your misfortune. I hope there is someone who will intervene on your behalf to get you the attention you need. On the other subject you mentioned, here is my take and some more unsolicited advice.
Although I do not partake of either the evil weed (tobacco) or the more benign Mary Jane, I have grown both for the same reason the PTA has bake sales, i.e., as a fund-raising project. And unlike that legal drug most of us partake of (alcohol) and the aforementioned evil weed, mj is not addictive and has many qualities that could aid in your rehabilitation. Have someone you trust get you a sample.
One last: it seems to me that the "world's best health care system" has failed you miserably. You (and all of us) deserve better.
Dennis: I look forward to your first post.
ReplyDeleteDoreen
Good morning all. Nice write-up, Argyle.
ReplyDeleteFermatprime - Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope you mend soon.
A real speed run today. One pass and it was done. Had to slow down and read the perps to make sure I wasn't "missing" anything. NAN was a WAG. I agree with Hahtool about jiggles vs WIGGLES. Did not SUSS the theme, but got the theme fill easily. A nice bright breezy puzzle.
To answer Argyles's question - Yes, usually Starbuck's French Roast.
Have a good day.
Good morning Argyle and all, a very easy puzzle today, but I managed to make it harder in the center section. Working my way thru the center I put “get at it” for 24D and then when I filled in 38A I did not notice that I had an “a” at the end of jalapeno and then I put peppers for poppers. I finally unraveled those problems and then tried to put jiggles for wiggles and like hahtool I wondered what jage had to do with living. Other than that it was a fast solve and I thought easier than Monday’s puzzle.
ReplyDeleteWet, rainy and cold here today. UGH
Fermatprime I hope your leg heals quickly and that you can get some rest.
Hope you all have a great Tuesday.
Argyle, Wonderful write-up.
ReplyDeleteKnew that was the Rita photo YOU'D pick even before I enjoyed.
FUN Tuesday offering Jeff.
Had the theme after SALSA CLUB. Looked at the reveal clue and thought, I don't know Adam Sandler movies ... then remembered I saw SPANGLISH. Well, it does have Téa Leoni, an I am a fan of her.
Argyle, once again I looked at the IONE Skye photo ... realized I'll forget her, and her name (again) by noon.
Had jiggles before WIGGLES ... jage for living WAGE made no sense at all.
Now for triva:
1) J. Paul Getty
2) Trident
3) Sacramento
4) Medal of Honor (advantage, I'm a Civil War buff).
Argyle, Jeff and corner:
ReplyDeleteGood morning; this was a fun ride and I particularly liked the symmetrical FIESTA SIESTA as well as the grid spanning JALEPENO POPPERS.
IONA SKYE has worked for a long time, but I remember her most as the daughter of Donovan Leitch.
Dennis, I agree, you are the first poster; it is part of our ambience. I will just answer one of your queries, it was the J. Paul Getty . I preferred the quote from silver tongued Senator Everett Dirksen who noticed billions could add up to real money.
Oops, hit send too soon, heal quickly and well F., welcome home JL and very fun puzzle Jeff. Also, I have coffee every day, but sometimes have tea first
ReplyDeleteMorning All,
ReplyDeleteI jiggled also, which was the only time I put the eraser to work. Even though it was easy, the grid was clean and fun to work through. I just love Jalapeno Poppers, especially with beer.
Fermatprime, That sounds like a nasty fall. Get well soon and I hope the care givers straighten out.
From the Dads will get back at you for all the shit you pulled as a kid file.........Dad keeps a garden out of town on a piece of property where there is quite a population of feral cats. He found an abandoned kitten in his garden shed which he attempted to drop off at the SPCA, but it was closed. He then brought it into Town and handed it to my wife (sheesh)! She took it to the vet to be checked out. Its fine and is somewhere between 4 and 6 weeks old and now lives with us.
I'm drinking more coffee than usual this morning.
Have a great day!
Fermatprime
ReplyDeleteOuch! Getting out of hospital asap is probably the best thing to do these days - very unhealthy places, full of nasty diseases. And get walking asap. This is becoming a cliché, but the US does do the best job of 'high end' 'state-of-the-art' medicine (albeit at a high price); but a much poorer job on aftercare. In a more socialized system such as in the UK (assuming you survived the hospital stay) you would have been offered 'in-home' care with a community nurse to take care of you, bring/cook meals, bring your meds, get you moving, etc., on a daily basis; even house-calls from your GP (remember those!) to check up on you. We just need to figure out how to combine the best elements of these 2 systems.
After my father died, my mother couldn't sleep at night. Her Brit-doctor said not to worry about it. Don't take sleeping pills - you really don't need that much sleep. Just lie in bed at night, relax, read and watch TV. Take naps in the day when you feel like it. Just make sure you eat well and drink moderately. Go to the pub and have lunch with your friends a couple of times a week. Walk to the park, play a little bowls (lawn green variety). That was it. Seemed to work. She is 76.
NC
Doing the crossword puzzle is always accompanied by a cup of coffee in the morning. I would probably be expelled from this state if I have at least one cup of Community Coffee.
ReplyDeleteEasy run on the CW today until I got to the SW corner where I stopped on PETER???, KA??? and had no idea about esTOP or chINA for some reason. I g'd Karen Carpenter and all fell into line then. I had JIGGLED for a while too.
ReplyDeleteFermatprime,
How terrible! If only people understood that while it's great that we have wonderful medical research and great surgeons, it is only available to those who can (or whose employers can) afford great insurance to go with it. I certainly hope you are getting better service now than when you first arrived there. May you heal quickly!
After my altercation over this with Husker the other day I gave up. But when I broke my ankle 5 years ago while in Paris with a student group, I had a 7 day hospital stay that was wonderful with physiotherapy every day, as well as daily visits by the surgeon and the anesthetist.
French institutional food is the best anywhere, --I actually got to choose from a menu for each meal. My workers-comp paid for it all and then figured out what my son's frequent flier miles were worth for my business class flight home that the surgeon insisted on. I'm guessing there was so much money saved from what it would have cost here, that they felt they had to do more, hence the flight coverage.
I also know someone who has gone twice to Belgium to have hip replacements done--one trip for each hip. She saved over $10,000 each time.
Good Morning All, Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled solvers... (homage to Ms. Lazrus). Coffee is a staple of my mornings and the dull headache I get when I don't have any is testimony to an addiction!! I had a Dr. Pepper at 10 pm once when travelling with 80 kids and I spent the night "counting flowers on the wall!"
ReplyDeleteInitial wrong offerings later corrected - PEPPERS and HABEUS. Enjoyed Broadway flier and Tree feller also! Is Goulash a stew?
Guesses for Dennis (good man to hit leadoff by the way!)
1. Everet Dirksen ("a billion here and a billion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money!)
2. Shield
3. Sacramento (it ran along the Platte River here in Nebraska)
4.Medal of Freedom
I forgot to answer Argyle's question: yes, I drink coffee and juice with breakfast every morning.
ReplyDeleteI also had TIE-UPS at first, thinking it was a noun instead of a verb. And WIND for WRAP.
I also feel at home more when I see Dennis at the top of the comment list. But that doesn't mean others should wait if they get there first--a change is as good as a holiday!
Yikes.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I see the phrase 'habeas corpus' I am reminded that it is about time I became a citizen. I have been a law-abiding Resident Alien for many years, of course, have an American wife and 2 American children; pay my taxes, etc; but the loss of guarantees of the right of habeas corpus for non-citizens over the past several years still makes me feel uneasy.
As a citizen I can look forward to: (1) Voting, and the right to run for elected office (except President); and (2) Jury service. Mmm, swings and roundabouts.
Mmm. I just checked, and see that I must be of good moral character - adultery, drunk-driving, and the possession of more than 30 grams of marijuana (not necessarily all at the same time......), are possible grounds for denial. Fortunately, speeding tickets are not. I'd better start swatting up on the US constitution before I do something naughty.
NC
NC,
ReplyDeleteDon't sweat the test too much--unless they've cranked it up a bit in the last 6 years. I remember one of the ten questions I had was about colors on the American flag--and it was multiple choice! But it's worth it for peace of mind and mainly the right to vote.
Good Morning C.C.,Argyle and all,
ReplyDeleteArgyle, thanks for the write-up; links and all-so fun!
Jeff's puzzle was fast but interesting. The theme was a neat idea- Spanglish, indeed. Very clever, very original.
Fermatprime- I'm just sick over your news. I hope you can get some of those issues ironed out pretty quickly and be on the mend. Only yesterday, I wondered why I hadn't seen you.
Dennis-I depend on your being first on the blog. Please don't change that. And thanks for being there.And thanks for the quizzes and 'did you knows'. And,and and...
Have a nice day everyone.
Argyle, I forgot. Sometimes I have coffee; usually, I have Diet Coke.
ReplyDeleteJust read the late-night comments.
ReplyDeleteI usually peruse them after I do the LAT (& comment) then the NYT (& comment) check the MKT (open).
Seen: Thanks for the clip. That was the one you told me to check out on down the page at the Peanut butter song. I guess the ditty is perfect for kids ... now I can't get it out of my head.
Fermatprime: 3 compound fractures, OUCH !!!
Hope you get home soon.
Argyle if there wasn't coffee (and a few xwords to do) I wouldn't get up in the morning (I'd sleep til noon).
No coffee for me, a nice cup or three of Earl Gray. Only 20% of the caffeine of coffee, so I can have more.
ReplyDelete@fermatprime, my sympathies for your ankle and residency difficulties. There is a food/mineral supplement called potassium magnesium aspartate that has helped others suffering insomnia. Magnesium is mostly overlooked because there isn't a definitive test to determine deficiency, but it is very important in the diet (as is potassium). Magnesium arguably is more important for bone strength than calcium, has a positive effect on asthma sufferers, assists in insulin pathways and weight loss for diabetics, and it can reduce or help prevent artery calcification. You can get it from green leafy plants (chlorophyll, the plant version of hemoglobin, is green because of it), and to a lesser extent from nuts. With depleted soils, though, it is difficult to get enough just by eating.
Hello Puzzlers - Easy 'nuff puzzle, nothing to add there.
ReplyDeleteM*A*S*H gets my vote as being both beginning & benchmark for TV worth watching. I'm glad they chose to end it with a real finale, rather than let it dissolve into nothing.
Starbucks Decaf Sumatra daily. Goes well with a puzzle. I'm apparently sensitive to caffeine, and can tolerate only a little.
Fermat - Speedy recovery! I'm sorry to learn of your follow-up care woes. America deserves better.
Dennis - After a year of lurking & blogging, I've come to look forward to your "headline".
Kazie - I should've known the Aussie Burger was an interpretation of an existing favorite. Really good, though! My wife and I braved a lot of Mooloolaba Beach traffic to get more of those burgers.
Cheers!
Good Morning All, A nice Tuesday puzzle. It seemed pretty easy. Can't start without a cup of coffee. The only clue that gave me trouble was (39D) Broadway flier. I was thinking of a advertisement or a Playbill. Ah well, friendly perps helped me out and I finished up with no big problem.
ReplyDeleteLots of names... RITA, ALEC, MEIR, PUZO, SONIA, IOBE, KAREN, EMMA and even cartoon STU and literary characters PETER PAN and ESME.
Sorry to hear about your problems,fermatprime. Heal quickly.
I hope Lois' date jumped the gun last night and did something nice to a teacher.
Hi Argyle, C.C. & gang, my wife and I 'almost' finished today's puzzle. We forgot to check the crossword on 41D and we had filled in peppers instead of poppers for 38A. That's the first thing I noticed when I came here.
ReplyDeleteThe Suicide is painless 'theme song from MASH' was one of my favorites but they only used the melody for the TV series not the words. I think that I remember the original movie used the entire text.
Al mentioned the importance of magnesium in diet. Of the daily recommended value, one serving of blackstrap molasses has 25% of magnesium, 20% of calcium, and 25% of the iron. I put it on my oatmeal in the morning; and use no sugar (granules). Don't know if, overall, molasses is especially good for you, but I like it.
ReplyDeleteHi all -
ReplyDeleteHad a good time with this puzzle and it was easier for me than yesterday.
I was stuck in the SE corner for a while...didn't remember ESME, SHAW, EMMA but I got them after I got SPANGLISH (a movie I watched 1/2 of).
I always forget INDIAN BREAD.
Argyle: I have 1 cup of coffee with my toast in the morning.
I like lemonade (also like HARD lemonade).
Al...why does tea make me very jumpy and coffee doesn't. I had always heard that tea had more caffeine than coffee.
Fermatprime: Boy, what a nightmare you have been through! How the heck did you break your leg that badly?
I wouldn't worry about taking 'weed' for sleeping, it's not addictive and might be just the thing. You don't have to smoke it (as has been discussed here before)
ok, ok, can't let this pass...
ReplyDeleteCA (9:56) your comment had me LMAO.
to answer, hopefully Lois got 'jumped'.
Hi all!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday!
A little background about this puzzle: it was conceived in Bolivia! I was there in May looking at some microfinance programs, traveling with a non-profit called Global Partnerships. My fellow travelers and I worked together on assembling this crossword - super fun!
If you have a free moment, check out Global Partnerships. I originally hoped we could get this as a Sunday puzzle with the title "Global Partnerships", maybe even with a link to the website, but that didn't work out.
www.globalpartnerships.org
They do great work in South American microfinance.
Jeff
I never got around to posting a comment on yesterday's puzzle, which was very easy and straightforward (11 minutes). Today's puzzle was similar in terms of difficulty, or ease (12 minutes). Nothing much to comment on in either puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHola Everyone, Our oft used Blog word, Suss was a nice way to start off the puzzle today. It crossed with Swit and then Mash was next. What more could we ask for? We had the great theme answers that gave me satisfaction with every fill, that's what.
ReplyDeleteThen SONIA Sotomayor went in and couldn't have been more timely. There was a nice picture of the three women of the Supreme Court in our paper today.
Hahtool, the jello in my bowl Jiggles. Jello Jiggles sounds better than Jello Wiggles!
Fermatprime, What a terrible accident. I hope that the nursing home care gets better as time goes on. There are patient advocates who should be able to help you resolve problems if they continue.
Fun Fact: October 20010 has five Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. It happens only once every 823 years I believe. And this year we can add a Twin's World Series to the story for your grand children.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I inadvertently used a stardate in my previous note.
ReplyDeleteTo address Argyle's question: I drink Starbuck's Guatamalan coffee. Not only the coffee taste, but the aroma while it is being prepared is such a pick-me-up.
ReplyDeleteIt just wouldn't be the same if Dennis didn't open the blog every morning.
To your posers today, Dennis.
l. J Paul Getty
2. Shield
3. Sacramento
4. Medal of Honor
I was going to post my favorite ONELINER but I couldn't pick just one. These are hilarious.
ReplyDeleteDear C.C., Argyle and folk,
ReplyDeleteCommentary well done, Argyle! Love the new avatar! I needed a good, straight forward puzzle! Today Jeff Chen hit the mark for me. I was getting (flustrated) with some of the toughies over the last few weeks.
20. Popular swim briefs : SPEEDOs.
Finally, I have proof that white makes things appear larger and black or dark makes things smaller. No bones about it.
Thanks for that hunky image...I may be 56 years of age, but I'm not dead!
36. Ending for absorb : ENT. I bet the Speedos are absorbent.
42. Crop up : ARISE. Given the right circumstances, those things are bound to Arise.
48. Paid athlete : PRO. IMBO, they look like pros! What do you think they get paid?
53. Giraffe's trademark : NECK. One may be tempted to do this with 20a.!
55. Cookbook verb : STIR. I must say, 20a.gave me quite a stir but I think I'd better stick to lemonade. Hand over the ladle! A nice, tall glass should cool me down...
61. Bar, in law : ESTOP. New 1 4 me.
7. "The Simpsons" disco guy : STU. Nice, simple graphic and the colors are just right!
18. Summer drink : ADE. Who really drinks it? Ades are a serious beverage in New England (my reference point, I grew up there.) My mother would make lemon aid all summer long. It was so good when we were dry from the sweltering 70+ degree summer days. I cringe when thinking how much sugar went into it. But it was so quenching and it just hit the spot. LEMONADE. And I have to mention this lucrative enterprise under which we toiled for a few nickles, mind you! LEMONADE STANDS
~Fin~
I'm out.
Hi gang -
ReplyDeleteNever got to yesterday's puzzle - every time I looked, the link from Cruciverb wasn't working.
fermat - Ouch! -- get well soon.
Nice puzzle today. Couldn't get the theme without the unifier. Had no idea Sandler was in SPANGLISH - which I'd never seen - but did recognize the title.
On medical care I'll say we are technically and technologically great - especially with radical intervention. Our weaknesses are in access, affordability, and prevention.
Things to go. Gotta GET ON IT.
Cheers!
JzB
Good afternoon everyone. I slept until 8:30! and so am slow to get going. DH made a great b'fast of eggs, sausage, toast, tomato juice.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Argyle, I do drink a mug of coffee every morning as I start the paper. And I drink a cup at 5 or so, and another after dinner at about 9. And I sleep like a babe every night. Don't know why. I'm just blessed with a good sleep gene I guess.
On to Fermatprime. Your troubles are awful. I do hope you can update us that your care has improved. I'm sending good thoughts for your sleep, your fractures, and your care.
Enjoyed this puzzle. I could do it! Liked the theme. (I stuff seeded jalapeños with peanut butter for hors d'oeuvres. It's not very hot; the seeds are where the heat comes from.
Cheers
Fermatprime, that sucks. I wish you could get the hell out of there.
ReplyDeleteSales and distribution of illegal drugs is a crime! Using it is a crime. If medical Marijuana is prescribed to a patient in a medical facility, it is legal, otherwise there are consequences.
Nicely put, Jazzbumpa!
On the light side or light headed side, Annie was visiting friends in LA. She and her boyfriend arrived before they got home from work...there was a plate of brownies on the table. A chocolate lover, Annie helped herself. Predictably,Annie ate one. She started to feel funny, etc.and you've got it, One of the friends had it prescribed for his back pain.I'm no angel, I experimented in the 70's, but I felt really bad about this happening to my child! Guilty as charged,double standards.
No offense intended,laws are laws.
I'm out.
Hi all.
ReplyDeleteUsually sleep from 2AM to about 10
AM but was first one time. Drink
Eight o'Clock Coffee bought on line since there are no A&P stores out here.
Thought that the Pony Express made
it to San Jose.
Wife flying back from cold and nasty PA to cold and wet CA. Finally supposed to rain tomorrow.
Sure tried to yesterday. Never saw the sun all day.
Nice and fast puzzle. Did it while watching Castle.
From the 100s to the 60s. Time for that flue shot.
Take care.
And, like everything else in life, there are good laws and bad laws, and occasionally, just plain stupid laws. The one we are dancing around today is an example of the latter two.
ReplyDeleteJMHO, YMMV
Hola, Argyle, C.C. and amigos de crucigramas!
ReplyDeleteYes, Dennis, your first post feels just right. If it isn't there, it seems that something is amiss.
Thanks, Jeff Chen, for this lovely and lively puzzle. Of course, the FIESTABOWL was a given; I would have to be deaf, dumb, and blind to not know about it. We also have the Fiesta Bowl parade, Th FB 10K, and a week long series of other activities leading up to it.
SPANGLISH was a so-so movie, I thought, but a SALSACLUB, now there's action.
MASH is also one of my favs and will watch it anytime I find it.
The beautiful and seductive RITA Hayworth was in fact, Margarita Cancino or Cancinas. I'll have to check.
Hand up for JIGGLES instead of WIGGLES but then saw it had to be living WAGE.
Any and all terms of the Law I have learned from xwds, ESTOP, HABEAS CORPUS, well, SUE might be so much in the language we all know it quickly.
Don Francisco's french roast is my choice of coffee, good and strong as I'm allowed only two cups a day and I savor it while doing the puzzles, also two every day.
fermatprine:
I'm distressed hearing about your ills. I do hope you have better treatment and heal quickly.
Adios for now, amigos. Have yourselves a maravilloso Tuesday!
Rita Hayworth was Margarita Cansino; she took her mother's surname.
ReplyDelete@carol, dry tea does contain more caffeine than dry coffee by weight, but tea is prepared at much weaker concentrations. Although, certain types, like maté tea has just as much as coffee does. I couldn't say exactly why tea makes you jumpier, you may be more sensitive to other compounds in it, or let it brew too long, or added something, like sugar or worse, nutrasweet (aspartame)? Hard to say, but listen to what your body tells you and if you are getting a reaction, then don't use it. Or try green or white teas, which have even less.
ReplyDeleteWindhover I could not agree with you more on the medical Marijuana, and should it be "a crime" just because "that's the law."
ReplyDeleteSometimes "the Law" is wrong and should be changed.
Just look at what has happened in the Netherland after 20 years and it's controlled use. There is less crime, less use by those underage. And their school kids, well their test grades went UP.
Hmmm, maybe that is why I go to Jamaica twice a year. Then again I wasn't "experimenting back in the 70's" with Mary Jane ... I was into "full-time research."
And I did inhale.
Seen: 100 ONE-LINERs is toooo funny.
PS.
ReplyDeleteWife stuck in Altoona due to bad
weather.
Marijuana now treated the same as a traffic violation in CA. Prop 23
will do away with the fine.
Flue was not a typo. Built a fire
in the fireplace.
Still getting the other.
Take care.
Al, thanks so much for the tea/coffee info. I know what I did now, I brewed it too long. I haven't had any for way over a year. I stick to my one cup of coffee in the morning and all is well.
ReplyDeleteSoon: Loved the one-liners :)
Windhover and Tinbeni: agree on Weed issue. Stupid laws written by ignorant people. We would sure save a lot of money if it (and other drugs) were legalized and taxed. Our society would be better off too.
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteIt got too late to post last evening so first I want to talk about yesterdays puzzle. I found it a little hard for Monday but managed to finish.Todays was easier.
Husker, I liked your orange suit. Those trips to Florida sounds like a lot of fun.
Fermatprime- so sorry about your enjuries, and hope you heal well. When I had my knee replacement surgery in 2007 I stayed in the hospital 5 days, then went to a nursing home for 2 weeks and had wonderful care. Medicare paid the majority of everything and my medigap paid alot of the rest.
I hope to finish reading the blog later as we are leaving soon to shop a little and then to dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary. It is a beautiful day, 66 degrees and sunny just as it was that day. 53 years ago.
Have a great day, all!
Marge
Oops! I meant injuries, not enjuries.
ReplyDeleteDennis - You'll always be lead-off man on my team. Didn't gladiators use nets?
ReplyDeleteFirmatprime - Hope you heal quickly and completely. My suggestion to you is DON'T fall down no more!!!! You can break stuff.
Windhover _ Careful about "the world's best health care". If you remember my Saturday 5 part story over a year ago (where my friend from GBRV found out that his severely lacerated arm was not covered by insurance as it was a "pre-existing condition" because it happened before he got to the hospital) evoked a ton of bitches to c.c. because it was not relevant to the crossword. c.c. agreed and my postings have become quite rare. Beware, my friend - learn form the mistakes of others.
In keeping with form, I found today's X-word fun and easy, but well conceived.
I must be off!
Late start today, so I'll be brief and my apologies for any redundancy. But, first, my SWAG would be Dr Walker received the Medal of Honor. And having been a fan of Oaters most of my life. I'm pretty sure the Pony Express ended in Sacramento.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the puzzle, was a bit easier today. Just a couple of issues. With two new lady Justices, I know one is Sonya and the other is Elena, but I never remember who is who. Speedos new to me. I can never remember Emma Lazarous so I let the perps handle it.
Fun puzzle.
Husker Gary: Goulash is primarily a soup (Wikipedia). Barney Gumble (Simpsons) is a stew... ;-)
ReplyDeleteBuckeye, Thanks for the heads up. Thought of IOU yesterday when I cruised through the Queen City on 75. Also last week when I found Hudepohl in my favorite (legal) drug dispensary.
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, your description of today's puzzle sounds exactly like my high school girlfriend.
Dang blitch!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary, Marge! How wonderful to have a long and happy marriage.
ReplyDeleteHi.
ReplyDeleteIf you have the time, check out:
http://news.yahoo.com/comics/
motley-classics. Made me smile.
Here's the answer to this morning's questions:
ReplyDelete1. Who earned infamy by noting, "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be"?
- J. Paul Getty
2. What was a gladiator armed with, in addition to a dagger and a spear?
- A net
3. What California city did the last Pony Express ride end in?
- Sacramento
4. What congressional award was Dr. Mary Edwards Walker the first woman to receive?
- The Medal of Honor
We've got a smart group here; I'll have to find some tougher questions.
I thought this was a very easy puzzle today even with all the names which are my downfall. I wouldn't have known Alec, Ione, Esme or Shaw without perp help. Since I solve both across and downs together I didn't fall into the "jiggle" "wiggle" trap. All in all enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteArgyle, thanks for the wonderful links. I liked one in particular very much. I love the smell of coffee brewing but could never manage to stomach the taste. It seems bitter to me. My morning go to is a Diet Pepsi.
Fermatprime, your problems with our health care system basically made me mad. I hope you are out of there fairly quickly.
Sallie, peanut butter in jalapenos??
Marge, Happy 53rd Annniversary!! That's quite an accomplishment.
Seen,those one-liners are hilarious. Some I have seen before, others I had not.
Hello all. It's been awhile. Easy, fun puzzle. Nothing to add except I am a coffee drinker. Every morning I froth a little milk and add steamy hot coffee...Ahhh...then hit the puzzle!
ReplyDeleteGilda, my absolute favorite Rita Hayworth film! The dresses she wore - unforgetable!
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteMy husband filled almost the whole puzzle before handing it over to me, but I had fun with it anyway. I didn't even check his answers! He had Jiggle instead of Wiggle, but he didn't get jage or wage. Do you think he left some undone on purpose for me?
I drink one cup of coffee right after lunch. I guess I don't drink it in the morning because I use decaf. (One hospital stay where the doctor said no caffeine, and I had THE WORST headache I've ever had. And they would't let me have a pain reliever, either. I promised myself I would never go through that again.) I get french roasted decaf from birdsandbeans.com. Being an avid birder, I am very concerned with "our" birds' wintering habitat in Central and South America, so I put some of my conservation dollars into "Bird-Friendly" shade-grown, organic, free trade coffee. With every cup I think, "Damn, that's good coffee."
Al, I just started taking magnesium today! Any one else watch Dr. Oz? I'm following his recommendations for taking supplements.
Fermatprime, your story infuriates me. It is unconscionable to leave anyone, much less a helpless patient, in urine-soaked clothing and/or bedding for 3 hours. Advise your doctor of what happened, and consider filing a complaint with your county or state health department.
TTFN!
Hello everybody.Just got back from the lab. Did the puzzle this morning before work, over mugs of Peet's Colombian coffee. We also like Don Francisco brand coffee. We find Starbucks over-roasted and a tad bitter.
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle, very pleasant and satisfying.
Fermatprime, your experience is frightening and disheartening. I am angry at a system that would treat you so shabbily. I hope you can get the hell out of there soon.
Saw Spanglish; not a bad movie considering it's Adam Sandler. Much as I like Tea Leoni, I couldn't stand the neurotic, hyper-active, self-absorbed character she played. That's good acting to engender such feelings in a member of the audience.
Dennis, there definitely is something "solid" and reassuring about seeing your post first. Thank you.
Best wishes to you all.
bestbird, I sure know about that caffeine-withdrawal headache! Man oh man it hurts! A couple of months ago I had a terrible headache and didn't know what the heck could have caused it. Scared me. I had thoughts of a "bwain toomuh." It turns out my wife had served fully caffeinated coffee for two weeks or so and then switched to decaffeinated, which I didn't know. Apparently that's what caused my headache. What a relief to find out! (We usually combine reagular beans with decaffeinated ones and brew that "half and half" mixture.)
ReplyDeleteSo, who regularly drinks wine in the evening?
Jacye, I have lately enjoyed a nice glass of merlot or petite sirah at night after dinner. I find it helps me relax and sleep better around foodshow time (two weeks from today). I have a hard time turning off the "numbers" in my head. The one I have been enjoying lately is called Bogle. I believe it is a California wine. I am not much of a white wine drinker.
ReplyDeleteI think I started the medical marijuana question with fermatprime last week.
ReplyDeleteI am still on the fence about it, but I have checked on the State of California website and they do issue legal access medical marijuana cards, with your doctor's verification. Just about every major city has licensed dispensaries and delivery services.
California patients can either grow their own up 18 plants (6 mature, 12 immature), or possess 8 oz usable.
I spoke to a chemo nurse (now there is the closest thing to a saint I'm ever going to be acquainted with) and she said their practice has quite a few patients who are approved marijuana for pain, loss of appetite, depression and even insomnia.
As far as I know only eleven states have passed medical marijuana laws. Frenchie is right about Arizona. No go...yet. I believe their Medical Marijuana Act is scheduled to appear on this November ballot.
I always look forward to seeing Dennis's post at the top of the comment string.
ReplyDeleteI drink regular coffee in the morning, decaf in the p.m.
Just thought of a potential movie title: Annette and the Gladiator.
I married my high school girl-friend. Inconveniently, we each had another marriage first.
Nobody ever said it would be easy.
Cheers!
JzB
Tuesday 11 AM, PDT Oct. 5
ReplyDeleteHi Again,
Am waiting for portable x-ray machine. (Leg and foot in fiberglass cast.) Idiots here caused another disaster. Bad leg, foot having shooting pains.
Does yoga work with FMA and arthritis?
Have been taking gobs of magnesium and calcium for several years. Also Vitamin D3.
DENNIS: Thanks for solution to mystery!
Thanks AGAIN ALL!
Tuesday 5:40 PM, PDT Oct. 5
My Virgin card expired before I could send this message. Couldn't get only local ethernet. I had disaster-strength pain pills, had x-ray, crapped out completely. Maybe had 3 hours sleep! (Egad!)
X-rays not examined yet.
Jayce
ReplyDeleteNever wine.
I do make a nightly "Toast at Sunset" with Avatar.
The list of those I 'toast' gets longer everyday.
Soooo little time, so much Pinch to enjoy.
Dilbert, LOL, that was the perfect, and spot on comic for this crowd.
CA, Are there any states that allow it's use for "Research?"
I wouldn't want my 40 years to be for naught.
PS Of course that was "any local" DSL.
ReplyDeleteJeff, thanks for coming onto the Blog today. It was very interesting to hear that you and your colleagues worked on this while in Bolivia.
ReplyDeleteI checked out the Global Partnerships website. I was very impressed with their mission and the accomplishments that have been made. Sometimes people just need to have a hand up to become self-sufficient.
Did all three Puzzles while waiting for the one I drive for to be scanned, poked, deadened and finally shot...all in the eye...(tried to go six weeks between shots and the "bulge" behind the retina increased...we`re back to every four weeks... :(
ReplyDelete"Speedos" appeared in one of the other puzzles today, too. Something happened I`d never seen before, one of the puzzles had "exploits" crossing "exploits" but with two different clues and meanings. Anyone else catch that?
Wanted jalapeno peppers which skewed oneliners.Ah! Mr. Coffee...we use Maxwell House everyday blend. Don`t think I`ve ever heard it called "siesta time..." "Spew" is such an evocative word! Tried so many possibilites for "reading aid" before the simple "lamp" appeared.
All in all not a difficult puzzle to "suss."
Dennis, I don`t think the sun is allowed to come up if you don`t comment first.
Buckeye, please don`t be a stranger. Your wit may cut at times but it is highly enjoyable.
And about peanut butter, it will take chewing gum out of hair and sticky residue off plastic wear from the label glue. Just mix it into gum or glue until they 'combine' and wash out/off.
For those who love to "Wikki", how does "Aleut" differ from "Inuit?"
Jeannie, Bogle Zinfandel is very nice! That's what GAH and I were drinking it at the tarantula party about a week and a half ago. Bogle vineyard is located north of here, not far from Sacramento.
ReplyDeleteMy doctors have never said that I shouldn't/can't drink wine....so I do. Usually a glass of Ménage à Trois Red, or if I'm in a chardonnay mood, it is a glass of Toasted Head....all California wines.
Buckeye, we really need you to show up more often. We miss you, I miss you! GAH misses a fellow Cincie fan.
Tinbeni, research is always a good thing.
Chickie, I've read your grandson's blog a few times. You and your family certain has a strong current of altruism running through it. Very admirable.
Tuesday 11 AM, PDT Oct. 5
ReplyDeleteHi Again,
Am waiting for portable x-ray machine. (Leg and foot in fiberglass cast.) Idiots here caused another disaster. Bad leg, foot having shooting pains.
Does yoga work with FMA and arthritis?
Have been taking gobs of magnesium and calcium for several years. Also Vitamin D3.
DENNIS: Thanks for solution to mystery!
Thanks AGAIN ALL!
Tuesday 5:40 PM, PDT Oct. 5
My Virgin card expired before I could send this message. Couldn't get only local ethernet. I had disaster-strength pain pills, had x-ray, crapped out completely. Maybe had 3 hours sleep! (Egad!)
X-rays not examined yet.
Tuesday 6:23 PM, PDT Oct. 5
Card died again.
Hello Argyle, C.C. and the rest of the gang. Today's puzzle was very easy for me. I must have been on Mr. Chen's wavelength. The only misstep I had was the NE corner with a couple of unknowns - MEIR and PUZO - and I wasn't sure enough of ALEUT to get it.
ReplyDeleteI actually own the movie SPANGLISH; my son gave it to me as a gift. I don't own very many because I am not one to watch a movie over and over again. Of course, that does not include my "sick day" movies and a few other favorites.
Hand up for being a M*A*S*H fan. I never get tired of seeing the reruns.
Mr. Coffee brought a smile to my face. While I do not drink coffee, I have made oceans of it in my lifetime. I live in South Louisiana and am an oddity here. I used to drink "coffee milk" as a child, which was about a tablespoon of coffee and the rest milk. I never really liked it, and over 20 years ago gave up all caffiene. If you decide to join me in that endeavor, prepare yourself for some nasty withdrawals.
Fermatprime-So sorry to hear of your troubles. Sending healing thoughts your way. I hope that you make it home very soon.
Chickie-I must agree with you: Jello jiggles!
Marge-Happy Anniversary! I hope that you enjoy yourself. I can only hope that I will be able to celebrate as many years with my husband. We were 30 and 36 respectively when we wed.
I didn't get to the puzzle until just before supper. I have had a busy day. Doc turned me loose yesterday. He said that everything seems fine and he is just going to keep an eye on me for a while. I will go for another check-up in early December. Today, I dropped the little one off at school and went shopping, then came home and cooked pork chops and roasted sweet potatoes for supper. Once tonight's supper got going, I stuffed a roast to put in the slow cooker in the morning (which we will eat off of for two nights). Since Friday is pizza night at my house, I am good till Saturday!
A pleasant evening to you all!
vettedoe, wow, I've seen duplicate posts, but how did you manage to trigger six?
ReplyDeletecorrection - eight.
ReplyDeleteDennis - After I hit publish, it kept giving me an error page, and when I went back to the page, my comment was not there. I have been having so much trouble lately that I copy my comment before hitting post in case I have trouble.
ReplyDeleteSorry! I am trying to figure out how to delete them. I did it once before, but can't seem to figure it out right now. Begging your pardon.
vettedoe, it's not a problem, I'll delete them. I was just curious what happened so we can know what not to do in the future. No worries.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for my 4:30 post, but after 3 attempts to post this, that's all I could get through!
ReplyDeleteLet's give this one more try...
It’s always nice to start the day with a visit from Dennis. I’ll usually check in before going to work to see what “Today is…” Not that I wouldn’t try to beat him to the punch just once though, if I happened to be up at that hour!
Did gladiators carry a mace?
Warren, in one or a couple of the early episodes of MASH, the words were sung by a guy playing guitar.
Fermatprime, I’m wishing you a SPEEDO recovery!
Happy anniversary, Marge!
Dennis - Okay, looks like the duplicates are all gone now. I hope that doesn't mean that this post is illegal!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to mention that I, too, enjoy seeing your initial post every morning. If you are not first, I don't feel right until I get to yours.
vettedoe, it's definitely not your fault - there's still a serious blitch in the blog software that occasionally causes the multiples.
ReplyDeleteAlthough we all like multiples...
Marge
ReplyDeleteHappy 53rd Anniversary!
Granted, I'm an optimist, but I think you two have a good shot at making it last.
vettedoe
Glad to hear your DR appt. was a positive one.
Dennis
I only read six of them ... I'm in baseball withdrawal until tomorrow.
Then I have TWO teams in the Playoffs.
# 1 - New York Yankees
They had spring training here [St.Pete.] when I was a kid. Don't think I was the only 8yo in 1960 who wanted to be the Mick.
# 2 - Tampa Bay Rays
Love the kids. They would also be a great track team.
Seen: Good luck but I think Dennis Phillies (Spring training here in Clearwater, FL) are going to be tough to beat.
Fermatprime, a friend of mine recently started doing Pilates to help with her Fibromyalgia and said it's been a BIG help with the pain! She said it isn't easy for her to do, but she does feel better overall afterwards.
ReplyDeleteI'll have a couple cups of coffee on the weekend while doing the puzzle, blog, reading the paper. During the week, I drink hot tea (green or earl grey usually), but some work days just scream COFFEE! I love iceD tea, but drinking it too late in the day will keep me up at night.
I'll have an occasional glass of wine at night - now that you mention it, I could go for one right now!
fermatprime, I guess I will never complain again about med. care in Madison, WI. I had to wait 15 min. one time for a nurse to respond to my
ReplyDeletecall light & we thought that was bad. My stay in the Hospital Rehab unit was excellent. In the hospital, you order from a menu when you are ready for a meal. No set time for serving the meal & waking you up or letting it sit on the table getting cold. My favorite meal was ginger-sesame salmon steak. My experience with nursing homes is that they would give much better care if they could spend more of their budget on actual nurses and CNA's rather than on office help to fill out interminable reports which have been mandated by the govt. I base my opinion on a couple of facilities where I've done volunteer work. I hope your care has improved and that you make a speedy recovery.
Congratulations, Marge, on your 53 years. We're still 5 years ahead of you. Are you a Wisconsinite, also? Where did you go for dinner?
Best wishes,
Dot
NOTE: correction for a link I provided @11:49AM LEMONADE STANDS
ReplyDeleteYowza! Did we ever get a fierce rainstorm here in the dry desert! It swept through with winds and hail as well as serious damage; we love the occasional rain we get, but this was overdone.
ReplyDeletefermatprime:
My sister, who also has fibromyalgia, tells me that gentle yoga (also known as restorative yoga) helps her. I have no arthritis symptoms and do believe it's a result of many years of doing yoga.
seen:
Loved the one liners.
Buckeye:
You really should visit more often. Your wit is delightful.
I often drink plum wine before bedtime. It's quite relaxing. But if I'm really wired, Southern Comfort will lead me to the land of nod.
Have a very good night everyone!
Good golly, miss Molly, what a rich discussion today. Seems like a lot of comments lately. Some days, there are many names with what appears to be very few authors that bulk it up, but today it was a delightful and diverse conversation.
ReplyDeleteLate, as usual, per night-owl nature of genes. Any puzzle comments I might make have been made already. Except maybe that it was cool to have two of my favorite five sitcoms mentioned in a puzzle - M*A*S*H and The Simpsons (it took eight years before I'd seen the latter more than trice, but when I gave it a try [and a bit o' MJ], it rivalled Calvin and Hobbes for an astute, amusing [nay, hysterical] social commentary of modern times. Only saw it for three to four years, but saw all episodes of the first ten seasons, and it was well worth the effort [I mostly despise T.V. sitcoms].)
"Aye, aye" for Dennis' early posts - I look forward to the Dennis and Hahtool wake-up posts. Good food for thought, even though I often don't read them until late. Continuity is a good thing. Some day, though, maybe my insomnia combined with an oh-so-early paper delivery and a turning over of leaves, I might have a stab at the zero comment interval. Then again, probably not.
Coffee? Not now. Mostly gave it up in December, when I gave up the evil weed (Part II), to control trigger vectors. It brought about mind-boggling, head-splitting pain, but I don't really suffer a 'stay awake' problem (rather, the reverse), so it isn't all that necessary. I do occasionally indulge in a (nice) cuppa my favorite tea (Yorkshire Gold), an herbal variety, or iceD sun tea in the afternoon, but I try to have fruit juice or a lassie (sorta like a smoothie) in the mornings more often than not. Could be the last gallon of sun tea. Boo hoo.
Probably out of room.
TTFN
Otis
I'm BAAAAAACCCKKKK!
ReplyDeleteRe: post errors - are they due to length? If so, the comment(s) usually posts. My first one was too big. We'll see. If you save your content (as I do) outside of blogger, just find something else to do for a while. Come back in fifteen, thirty, or more minutes, and chances are that you'll find your post on the blog. If not, cut it down, break it up, or try again.
Goulash sure was a stew in folks' house. Toss random leftovers in a pan, stir in what veggies you can scrounge up, add a can or two of tomatoes and a bit of seasoning (i.e., salt and pepper), and viola, goulash stew. Yum, yum (sarcasm). In hindsight, it probably was a decent stew healthwise, but as a veggie-hating kid, I wasn't too keen on it. A bit ironic I've been a veggie for almost two decades...
Dennis at 9:00, indeed, we do.
Spitzboov, thanks for the molasses idea. I've just started trying to eat old-fashioned oats, and I thought they needed some sweetening. I'll give blackstrap molasses a try.
TTFNA
Otis
One last time,
ReplyDeleteMJ is not physically addicting. Can be mentally. Personally, worst is a week of "jonesing" for the altered state of mind, then nada. I think it is legal medicinally in fourteen states, and DC see here and here. Considering it is approaching a third of the states, I'd think there are considerable questions about the sense behind the illegality elsewhere.
Personally speaking, and I have a rather wide experience of numerous substances, MJ is way, way, way (ad infinitum) less harmful and so many, many, many (ad infinitum) ways than, oh, say, alcohol or nicotine, that the fact it is illegal while the other two are legal is as mind-blowing as my caffeine withdrawl headache. Heck, an acquaintence of mine that went to both jail and prison as a nicotine and a heroin addict said both times, the evil weed was harder to go without than the poppy product.
As for uses - different strokes for different folks. Appetite? Increases greatly in most people. Depression? Can help, probably depends on variety (found a lot out about variety in trips to Holland); ditto insomnia. Pain? Well, for me, this is the one 'no dice', as all senses are exacerbated - taste, touch, sound, etc., and thus most pain (headaches in particular) feel worse. But, I know others who swear by it for pain.
However, a doctor (who is open-minded) is probably the best person to consult about the usefulness; while an experienced grower will know about properties of particular strains (??). Just wanted to add my two cents and say that just because something is not legal does not mean it is bad (hey, as a woman, it wasn't legal for me to vote not so long ago, eh?).
Enough of my rambling. And no, I have not imbibed in any mind-altering substances today...
TT for good for a while,
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