Theme: Is she out there? Letter in.
Or, this LINK.(1:03).
Each of the four theme answers are recognizable two-word phrases with a single letter inserted and attached to the final word to create a new and whimsical phrase. The second words are all words starting with a single letter. I just had one of Mr. Holland's puzzles in April where he entertained us with a punny one; this time he has an add-on with four solid entries. To accomplish that we have many more than a Friday worth of 3,4 and 5 letter fill. I liked OBSOLETE, DOODLER, STEAMS UP and some others but there there were some really hard short ones. Let's explore.
17A. Spontaneous camera adjustment? : SUDDEN F-STOP. (11). A quick stop becomes the misunderstood action which basically controls how much light comes in through the lens.
26A. Electronic device for some singles? : BACHELOR I-PAD. (12). The single man's cave becomes his tablet. Makes sense after that 90 square foot apartment.
43A. Oversized cleaning tool? : GENEROUS Q-TIP (12). Just keep it out of your ear.
57A. Kid's sport played in costume? : MASKED T-BALL. (11). My favorite one as I picture all the little kids in their masks swinging away.
Across:
1. Brown shade : ECRU. Continuing my shade theme from last week.
5. Authentic : LEGIT.
10. Yale Law students, until 1918 : MEN. He tried tricking you into putting in ELI.
13. Move furtively : SLINK.
15. Muse for Byron : ERATO. A repeat performance from yesterday, and not the only one as we also have, 38D. Belligerent son of Zeus : ARES. War god.
16. Cry of support : OLE. This is a lot of bull.
19. URL ending : GOV. You have to wait for peeps.
20. Unemployed? : OBSOLETE. This was not easy clued this way. And we have an antoclecho 45D. Employed : USED.
21. Car buyer's choice : COUPE. DeVille? DeVil? Laugh?
23. In one's cups : LIT.
24. One at a dull meeting, perhaps : DOODLER. I doodle at all opportunities.
31. Alberta NHLer : OILER. Edmonton, Alberta Canada, which suggests Mr. Holland has some ties as he also includes, 8D. 1989 World Champion figure skater : ITO. She also won the OLYMPIC gold (6:48) in Alberta, Canada. Every figure skating clue brings back fond memories of dear CA and our other past posters who skated. We miss you dear Clear Ayes.
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32. It often includes a bio : OBIT. Uary
33. Unfavorable : BAD. Not my first thought.
36. "The Man Show" co-host Carolla : ADAM.
37. Ship's anchor hole : HAWSE. I love the definition in the dictionary, "Where the hawsehole is on the ship." Apparently from Old Norse for neck? Jerome, SB?
39. Decree : RULE. Which is also a Law which rhymes with
40. Green : RAW.
41. Gun barrel measurement : BORE. Which has nothing to do with 26D. Tusked mammal : BOAR.
42. Like staying in the Bates Motel : EERIE. If you do not know the movie Psycho, they have a TV series now.
46. Lets out early : PAROLES. Last day of school in Florida, so the traffic gets better.
49. Halifax hrs. : AST.In Nova Scotia, more Canada, and Atlantic Standard Time, 1 hour earlier than EST.
50. Something to aspire to : IDEAL.
51. Angers : STEAMS UP. Nice fresh fill.
56. Captain's record : LOG. How many have seen the new Star Trek movie, I still have not gone, but I can always here Shatner's voice, "Captain's Log, stardate..."
60. Jazz ___ : ERA. Which was when JzB?
61. Dangerous snake : ADDER. My favorite is the BLACK (2:42) one.
62. "...could ___ lean" : EAT NO. Poor Mrs. Sprat.
63. Retreat, perhaps : DEN. Unless it one of iniquity...I think they are now media rooms, or family rooms.
64. Pries (into) : NOSES. Such a nice literal usage, as you see people actually inserting their face, nose first...
65. Ticket word : SEAT.
Down:
1. Exxon, previously : ESSO. Classic crosswordese.
2. Bridge ___ : CLUB. I used to play often, but not in a long while.
3. Clears : RIDS.
4. Command following a mistake : UNDO.
5. Gave, as in a will : LEFT TO. To many legal terms slowed me down here.
6. Gaelic tongue : ERSE.
7. Rod : GAT. Hard boiled detective fiction words, Mickey Spillane, etc.
9. Fall wear : TOP COAT.
10. Trump, for one : MOGUL. I will avoid comment on this man except to ask if anyone has seen the ESPN show where Trump is credited with destroying the USFL? I know his attorney from those days.
11. Use a ladder stereotypically : ELOPE.
12. "___ My Love": 1967 hit : NEVER. My teenage years from the ASSOCIATION.(2:46).
14. Sullivan's student : KELLER. I have always been fascinated by the story of HELEN.(2:59). The Movie the Miracle Worker was also wonderful.
18. Diamond on many charts : NEIL. He was at Fenway Park to support Boston after the Marathon Massacre.
22. Vegas bet : ODD. You will never get even betting just odd; gambling is not that Black or Red.
24. Informal claim : DIBS. Like the ubiquitous call, "shotgun."
25. Expectant father in "Return to Mayberry" : OPIE. A reunion show, with all the old characters, including a married Ron Howard; here is the entire SHOW. (1:36:08).
27. "O patria mia" singer : AIDA. How many opera fans do we have?
28. Nail that's often curved : CLAW. Kitty lovers?
29. Moment of hesitation : HEM. Haw, he got them.
30. Trireme mover : ROWER. The three rows of oars in this ancient VESSEL. Very hard fill.
33. Eponymous beekeeper Shavitz : BURT. This was very obscure, while the company kept his name, he sold out to his partner who made a success of BURT's BEESWAX products. I did not know his last name but do recall when all they sold was candles..
34. Et ___ : ALII. You say ALII I say ALIA.
35. Serious : DEEP. Like all those conversations in college where we were able to....
37. Fine-tune : HONE. are seductive ways.
39. What an asterisk means on some forms: Abbr. : REQ. Uired. You can't finish the form unless you fill it in.
41. Luggage lugger : BELL MAN. Bell Cap?
42. Fancy spread : ESTATE. Not food, dirt.
43. India's smallest state : GOA. I had no clue, but perped it in.
44. Some of their scenes were filmed in deserts : OATERS. I knew this immediately was referring to old westerns.
46. In a stack : PILED.
47. Be gaga over : ADORE.
48. Lear daughter : REGAN. Clearly Goneril and Cordelia would not do.
51. Arcade game word : SKEE. Balls!
52. Work force entrants' assets, briefly : MBAS. Master of Business Administration.
53. Fill to capacity : SATE.
54. Prismatic bone : ULNA. I never really thought about PRISMS.
55. Scheme : PLOT.
58. Flurry : ADO.
59. Radical campus org. : SDS. Students for a Democratic Society.
Well another Friday done and an odd experience, with some very hard fill in a grid with primarily short words but a very clever theme. Until next time, I am either in a storm or playing in golf tournament as you read this; live long and prosper. Lemonade out.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteI might have been able to finish this one unassisted had I more time to work on it this morning, but then again I might not..
After getting about 80% filled in, I finally turned on the red letter help to get some traction in the NE and Middle East. Up in the NE, I never heard of NEVER, had RAH instead of OLE, couldn't decide on ORG, COM, EDU or GOV, etc. I had MEN at 10A, but took it out when nothing else fit. In fact, I briefly considered going with HES in order to get HOTEL to work at 10D...
In the Middle East, I had ALIA and DIRE instead of ALII and DEEP. Oops. No idea who Mr. Shavitz was, although in retrospect I have heard of BURTs Bees. And all I could think of for "Like staying at the Bates Motel" was A REALLY BAD IDEA.
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Good Morning, Lemonade and friends. This was a toughie. The theme answers came easily, but man, some of those other answers ...
ReplyDeleteI confidently wrote down Sedan instead of COUPE. I was sure the Dangerous Snake was a Cobra instead of an ADDER. I really wanted New instead of RAW for Green.
My favorite clue was the refreshingly new Use a Ladder, Stereotypically = ELOPE.
QOD: When he’s late for dinner, I know he’s either having an affair or is lying dead in the street. I always hope it’s the street. ~ Jessica Tandy (June 7, 1909 ~ Sept. 11, 1994)
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Howdy everyone,
ReplyDeleteThought I was going to nail this one, but the CE part got me.
Had Buru for the beekeeper, Alia for ALII, and Deed for DEEP. Was trying to get General something or other for 43A. Being a huge fan of Westerns, I'm totally embarrassed not picking up OATERS. And not knowing squat about Canadien time zones, I entered EST (Eastern Std Time). Sounded logical!
Working weekend, so I get to rest my feeble brain for a day or two. We need the break.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteGot 'er done in under 15, but it was a battle. Wanted TOWER for Trump, ULEE for the beekeeper, and SEDAN for the car. All eventually worked themselves out.
Off to tour a WWII-era aircraft carrier. It's a sister ship to the one I was assigned to. Might be interesting. Or not.
I didnt have any trouble where the others did today, but that South & Southeast got me! Had BELLHOP, then BELLBOY, finally figuring out BELLMAN. Then I went for BASKET T BALL before MASKED T BALL. Lower right looks like an ink blob now. Still, I managed to finish, with QTIP and BAD as my last fills. Reasonably tough puzzle today.
ReplyDeleteA fine Friday workout. It took NEVER to unlock NE and MASKED for SE and it was over and out!
ReplyDeleteMusings
-What, my Apple IIe is OBSOLETE? What’s next, my wall phone? Oh.
-My worst day on the golf course is better than the best teacher’s (read DULL) meeting I ever attended
-Psycho scared you without revolting you.
-Don’t let IDEAL get in the way of possible.
-We saw My Fair Lady, Sound of Music, when theaters issued tickets with a SEAT assignment
-I’m sure what was LEFT TO Paris Hilton isn’t being squandered. Maybe it should have been sent to the IRS, hmmm…
-Our kitties all had their front CLAWS removed and kept inside. A pet store told once us that they would not adopt out a cat unless we agreed to not declaw them
-When you teach a lesson on Newton’s Three Laws for 42 years, you can really HONE your presentation
-John Wayne and John Ford shot some OATERS in this desert
-When did sitcoms start having multiple PLOTS (George is…, Jerry is…, Elaine is…)
-I wonder how many of those SDSer’s wound up “being” the man rather than “fighting” the man
DNF today. Too many unknowns and the brain simply isn't in gear. Clever puzzle though with a lot that I should have got but didn't. More time would help, but I'm awaiting an electrician, and felt I couldn't keep at it any longer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanations, Lemonade.
I too miss Clear Ayes. She always had nice things to say about everything.
Good morning everybody, and Happy Friday! Today's puzzle was a mixed bag for me. Some of the answers came easy, and others not so much.
ReplyDeleteI had ULEE for the beekeeper and Jazz AGE instead of Jazz ERA.
Today I added HAWSE and TRIREME to my vocabulary. (I'm sure I'll forget them before the day's over).
I've seen the newest Star Trek movie and I've seen the Bates Motel TV show. I don't think they make any Captain's log entries in this ST film.
Bates Motel is an odd show. I don't know if I should feel sorry for the Bates' or be afraid of them. Has anybody else seen it? The season ended, so they're on break now.
I believe the modern term for DEN is "Man Cave". I guess us ladies are relegated to the old sewing room, or The Library in my house.
Have a great day and enjoy your weekend. I'm hoping for some sun in Chicago. This spring weather has been miserable.
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteI liked Mr. Hollands OPUS TODAY. Did it on line early before the paper came. No lookups needed, but had some lucky WAGS such as ULNA and TOPCOAT. Liked the theme; Favorite was GENEROUS Q-TIP.
HAWSE - In addition to Lemon's comment, my ref. says Middle Ages French also used the word. German for throat or neck is 'HALS'.
"IN THROUGH THE HAWSEPIPE" - Sometimes we hear an old chief petty officer claim he came into the Navy through the hawsepipe and it makes one wonder if he is referring to some early enlistment program. Actually, it was an enlistment program of sorts; it means a person is salty and savvies the ways of the sea because he began his nautical career on the lowest ladder of the deck force. A hawsepipe or hawsehole, incidentally, is a hole in the bow of the ship through which the anchor chain runs. (from Navy History site)
Belated HBDTY to TTP
DNF for me. I could not get Q-TIP, therefore Burt, Deep, Req...white spots. Oh and I had ROPER not ROWER, a wag gone wrong. Loved the theme though. Just right for a Friday, IMO.
ReplyDeleteAnymawho, it was lovely to see Clear Ayes. Especially since the California coven is planning a reunion is a few short weeks. You can be sure we will be raising a glass in her memory.
Yes, Dodo has arisen just like the proverbial Phoenix. Lucina will be arriving from Phoenix and JD, Chickie and I will be hitting the asphalt - road trip! Woo-Hoo... FREE LUNCH!
A good Friday to one and all. We're expecting high 90's today - no hurricanes, tropical storms or tornadoes in our forecast.
Over and out
Hi Lemonade and fellow Friday solver-sufferers. To say I DNF'ed would be a euphemism. I hit the crib sheet, right away. Thank you Lemonade, for your excellent commentary.
ReplyDeleteGoa, India's smallest state, was a Portuguese colony for 450 years, until 1961. My ancestors, supposedly, came from, er, fled, this 'homeland', many hundreds of years ago. The state, was 'liberated', despite the wishes of some of its erstwhile citizens, in 1961, when Nehru, in a sudden inspiration, sent a massive force, against this indefensible little hamlet ( much like Macao, on the China mainland - ). The erstwhile Goa-Portuguese navy, consisted of a trireme and a half.
The 'army' action, lasted 3 days, 6 hours and 9 minutes. The 3 days were spent in trying to locate the 400 year old body of St. Francis Xavier, who died in India, and was embalmed in Goa. The Port. had hidden it in a secret place. The Portuguese thought the Indians would desecrate his corpse. Instead, it now lies in a glass coffin, 'in royal state', in a magnificent cathedral, gawked over by thousands of tourists, daily ....
Goa, has the highest per capita GDP/GNP and income in India. It is a Mecca, for about 300,000 foreign tourists, yearly - where 80 proof liquor is more popular than tea as a breakfast beverage(!) - where casinos and drugs and other unmentionables are freely available - and topless beaches abound ( in some, only the women are missing - ). Unfortunately, I never visited the place, primarily because my parents had little faith in my personal scruples ....
Hello, Lemonade et ALII and to Mr. Holland for his fine opus.
ReplyDeleteI love that movie, by the way.
This REQuired some DEEP thinking as well as research as I did not know BURT's last name though very familiar with his product.
HAWSE was another stumper which I looked up and shall enter into my CWD dictionary. Hands up for PULLMAN, BELL CAP before BELLMAN.
The song by The Association was playing in my head but it took a long time for NEVER to sort itself out. I can't believe it was from 1967!
I also had no idea about "The Man Show" so that was another search. I knew OILER and ROWER because we have seen both before this. GOA is also familiar to me having read The Life of Pi and A Fine Balance, both take place in India.
Thank you, Lemonade, for helping me to clear out the cobwebs.
GarlicGal:
I am so looking forward to seeing you all and finding some cool weather! It saddens me to think that Clear Ayes will not be there.
Have a terrific Friday, everyone!
Fun puzzle theme answers today.
ReplyDeleteI still don't understand why the ulna is a prismatic bone even after reading the links, so filled it in by perps. Learning moment of the day: trireme-- again filled in rower by the perps.
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteHad some doubt whether I would finish unassisted, but all of a sudden I realized that Generous needed only a QTip to feel complete. Tried Buzz for the eponymous beekeeper, but that didn't do so well - too bad, it was more fun!
Cheers all
Well, at first glance this one looked totally impossible to me. But I followed Marti's advice from long ago and took it one little item at a time, beginning with KELLER, the first one I was sure about. Then slowly, slowly, answers fell into place, but not without lots of false tries, like RAH and ULEE and others. In the end, I got about 85%--not bad for a Friday. So, many thanks, Jim, and Lemonade, for the always great expo.
ReplyDeleteVidwan, I enjoyed your explanation of GOA. My husband set a short story there, that he wrote last year, which surprised me since I had never heard of the place. Makes me sorry we can't travel anymore, since it sounds like a lovely place to visit.
Have a great day, everybody!
Good Afternoon:
ReplyDeleteClever theme, tricky but fair clues, fresh fill, and a fun solve. My kind of puzzle! Had scary before eerie but everything else fell into place nicely, thanks to perps and wags.
Kudos to Mr. Holland and thanks to Lemon for his always witty and informative expo.
Expecting heavy rains later, thanks to Andrea. Had quite a steady downpour yesterday and there are flood warnings for certain areas.
Happy Friday.
Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Jim Holland, for an excellent puzzle. Thank you, Lemonade, for the fine review.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle was a snap. Only took me three hours. DO did it in fifteen minutes, wow!
Happy birthday, TTP. I must have missed it. Sorry. Hope it was momentous.
If I would have gotten REQ for 39D, I would have shaved about 45 minutes off this puzzle. Got it late after reading abbv. Oh well.
Just had ERATO. OPIE was easy. HAWSE around recently. BURT was easy. My wife owns tons of his stuff. Always a safe buy for me at Christmas.
Got SUDDEN F STOP first or the themes. The other three were much harder. My last entry in the puzzle was Q TIP.
Tried OXEN for 26D. Did not read the clue very well. Should have been singular. Tried BOAR and it worked.
GOA was interesting. Liked Vidwan's historical sketch. Thank you.
EERIE was easy. I do not recall the Bates Motel, but my brother-in- law explained it to me about a week ago. I remembered while doing this puzzle.
Got her done. No help. Just hard work. Hey, what's hours.
See you tomorrow from Illinois.
Abejo
(foretit)
I see the snarky Mr. Pinch is at it again.
ReplyDeleteHello all ! Thank you all for the happy birthday wishes. Now I am embarrassed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jim Holland. Great puzzle. Thank you Lemonade. Great writeup and links.
This was a real toughie for me. The big issues were caused by having 'slid aN F STOP', having my DOODLER be a DrOoLER, PARdonS rather than PAROLES, and my BELLMAN was a BELLboy. Trying to make words fit with all of those wrong letters was driving me crazy. I eventually got each of those, but still got the DNF at the intersection of 14D & 22A, and at the intersection of & and 37A.
My ladder use was literal rather than stereotypical. I had cLimb for a sec or two. But removed that as soon as I saw 'NEVER my love' which meant the url ending must be GOV. Did you know that .GOV and .MIL are limited to US use only ? Please see "Url Endings" for the list of Top Level Domains. Note the comments about .EDU.
Mari, here's an Association song for you Along Comes Mary
I was going to have a nit about bellman vs bellboy and the clue. I think that the terms in Hospitality and Hotel Management are Bell Captain, and Bellboy or Bellhop. A bellboy or bellhop totes the luggage. A bellman is a town crier. "Hear ye, Hear ye ! The king is dead, long live the king !" Then I looked up the definitions and see that they are each listed as secondaries for the other. And hey, this is Friday, so I'll acquiesce.
See all y'all later !
ken fletcher sounds like he is cousin to the guy who got kicked off the corner for snarkiness...give it a rest!
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Great puzzle, Mr. Holland!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lemonade! I forgive you for the manpons clip because the "NEVER My Love" clip soothed me.
Hope you don't get blown away by Andrea. I still don't know where my daughter is staying.
I googled "prismatic" and guess this is apt because of the shape : "4. having such symmetry that a general form with faces cutting all axes at unspecified intercepts is a prism." The other definitions have to do with color and the ULNA is surely the same color as other bones.
Vidwan: Very interesting about GOA. I had never heard of it.
One nit at 21A: Can COUPE really be considered a car buyer's choice if they are not on the market? Okay, I know Coupe de Ville was a Cadillac, but not really a COUPE.
For the will clue, I wanted "bestow".
I really struggled with the middle east, the last to fill.
Didn't know BURT or his bee-products. I'm not into candles or other waxes.
WEES about Pardon, Dire, Cobra, Rah, Sedan.
ReplyDeleteWill I EVER remember HAWSE?
Anyway, a clever puzzle.
Thanks, Lemonade!
Sallie, how are you doing?
A reasonably hard, fairly difficult, moderately tough one for a Friday. Only the NW corner was easy for me; all other sections lacked obvious toe-holds.
ReplyDeleteWhen that happens, all one can do is experiment, so I had more lightly penned test words than usual. I got the theme from SUDDEN F STOP, and then with BACHELOR IPAD learned it wasn't just a matter of inserting an "F" in the two-word phrase.
The last to fall for me was the E side. When I hit on GENEROUS Q TIP, that fell into line.
PS. One of my "robot" words happens to be my street name--PERKINS! My lucky day?
I was off at a charity golf event this morning so I missed the snarkiness. Ken Fletcher was the best man at my wedding,
ReplyDeleteReally fuun golf, until the skies opened up. I have not bee this wet in clothes in a long time.
It is hard to believe a puzzle with so many 3,4 and 5 letter fill could be so challenging.
My best to the coven, enjoy
He everybody. That one was tough for me with some clever fill. It took a while including a break for a nap.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked reading the LA Times online but a few months ago, they began charging. I resisted paying for something I had always gotten for free but yesterday, I decided to acquiesce. Both yesterday and this morning I tried to log in but kept getting various error messages. I have to say joining up was one of the least user-friendly experiences I've had. Anyway, I finally got an e-mail back from Bambi in Customer Service saying it was scheduled to be available on Sunday. She tried to move it up today but the best she could do was tomorrow. Oh well. No big deal except for the hassle of trying to deal with it all, as I said, in a very used-unfriendly way.
The Dodger's new rookie of four days has a great batting average and a super outfield arm. He hit a grand slam homerun in the eight inning last night. I'm sure he will come back to earth soon but it's fun while it lasts.
GENEROUS Q-TIP sure evoked a funny image in my mind of a huge, dust-mop-sized, fuzzy thing. I laughed out loud.
ReplyDeleteYesterday's SAY YES entry was really cool with those two Ys together.
1st day this week I did it on the computer, (no time on Fridays for ink & paper.) My experience with this puzzle was "sort of WBS," except I had to turn on the red letters when it was about 20% done.
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed your Birthday TTP. I am glad you took the plunge, who knows, maybe next year you might want to take this plunge! (6:00, note, it is not just the worlds tallest bungee, see 1:30 for the skywalk, & 5:00 for the 2 hour mast climb!)
Yes,,, Sallie, pls report in!
Wait a sec,,, this is Friday, the tricky puzzle day,,, Lemon! What does FIQT mean?
28D Claw? Are you sure you don't mean "Craw."
Oh, & Lemon,,, thanks for the Return To Mayberry link. I do not think I have ever seen it. I would watch it right now, but I am missing The Old Man & The Sea. (cable TCM) & The Maltese Falcon is on at 8:00, & the season premiere of Continuum is on at 10 of SYFY (nuts, I may not get to see Opie until tomorrow...)
My bike-riding friend and I are working on a list of some of the biggest sleazeballs. Some candidates are: Frank McCourt, Leona Helmsley, Hitler, Idi Amin. I know there are lots more but I'm stuck with writer's block. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteFrank McCourt who wrote Angela's Ashes? What did he do? I would be hard-pressed to put him in the same category as Hitler.
ReplyDeleteNo not him. The other Frank McCourt who owned the Dodgers and divorced his wife, etc.,etc.
ReplyDeleteI'll vote for Lance Armstrong.
I'll vote for Donald Trunp, Kanye West, the entire Kardashian Krew, Rihanna, A-Rod and too many to mention. I did a double-take on Frank McCourt for about 3 seconds until the light came on. And we mustn't forget the cowardly, snarky, mean-spirited ANONS!
ReplyDeleteHi, all!
ReplyDeleteI did not have much patience for this one, so WBS. Nice expo, Lemonade.
I, too, miss CA.
Had another bad fall on my back today. Wheelchair rolled off of the walkway. Ran into a tomato plant which did not survive. Really hot here, too.
Cadre came to replaster pool early. Scared the dog and indirectly caused fall. Having pool changed to saltwater too.
Have a nice weekend, all! Really envy you coven gals!
Thanks to all the excellent constructors, guest bloggers and posters over these last 18 days as I lurked waiting for my new computer to arrive. I enjoyed every minute. Many times, and most especially yesterday, I had a lot I would have liked to have added. Today you all had it expertly covered and I have nothing further to add. I am thankful for my Kindle which let me read this blog and tend my email, although with very brief replies, and gain access to the Internet. The Kindle’s autocorrect is vicious and fast. You can’t type without immediately checking each word for gibberish results.
ReplyDeleteToday Computer Doctor was able to rescue my docs and pics and to extract my old hard drive for smashing. Phew! I bought a desk top Dell with Windows 7. I had purchased Windows 8 and immediately returned it unopened. I work so much with WORD which is much better in 7. Also, I realized that the first version of anything is bound to be buggy. I have the new WORD 2013 which is so different that I had to buy a book to help me learn it, but I feel confident of success. Hopefully I can contribute more in the future. Bless my keyboard.
Hi Gang!
ReplyDeleteLong time, no see. Not enough hours in the day for me! But I do manage to steal some time for the crossword & this one looked difficult until I got moving with it. Must have been on Mr. Holland's wavelength.
Remembered HAWSE, clueless at Trireme, 50/50 at ALIA/ALII, & a total WAG at BURT. A challenge, but do-able.
Thanks, Lemonade for the Black Adder clip - haven't seen that in a while.
Crispy
Lance Armstrong, good one. I wouldn't have thought of him three years ago but his sleazeball rating has gone way up lately.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Tammy and Jim Bakker? Donald Trump for sure.
Kanye West, the Kardashians, Rihanna, A-Rod, some lawyers, snarky Anons.
Prince Humperkink, Dr. Zachary Smith, HAL, Nurse Ratched.
fermatprime@7:36
ReplyDeleteRolled off the walkway? Ouch! Do not count that tomato plant out yet, the one Mama deer ate to the nub has new leaves, although I will probably be making fried green tomatoes in September...
Yellowrocks! How did you get Windows 7??? I thought they did not sell it anymore when I bought my Windows 8 without a touchscreen making it totally useless...
CE Dave Yes, I discovered that now stores sell only Windows 8. My Internet research told me that Windows 7 is available from many popular online suppliers. Dell has greatly improved its customer service and they were very helpful to mel. I read that Windows 8 is best for tablets and other touch screen products, but Windows7 is best for the PC functions I like to use. Friends in IT and programming suggested to me that many businesses which have recently upgraded from XP to Win7 will not be in the market for new computers any time soon and do not trust Win 8. They will likely wait for Win 9. Win 8 might or might not turn out to be a dog like Vista. Due to many complaints Microsoft will issue an 8.1 version in the fall to answer some of them. I am sorry to hear of your problem with Win 8. because you seem to use your computer all the time.
ReplyDeleteFrom Barbara so far: Dennis Rodman, Nicki Minaj.
ReplyDeleteFrom me: People who make the quotation marks with their fingers in the air; and whoever decided to photograph girls 'peeing' to be included in Penthouse.
I know there are lots more deserving sleazeballs but they don't always come to mind while I'm trying to compile a list.
Interested Observor (9:36): We often have lots of grief from snarky anons as you may have noticed. My guess is your post may have seemed at first to fall into that category, especially since you don't have a blue name. If you enjoy this blog, why don't you get a regular identity and participate more often?
Thanks Dave.
ReplyDeleteThe day before yesterday, PK mentioned that she hadn't heard from her daughter after she called to wish her a happy birthday the day before, and I mentioned that her daughter and I must share the same birthday. I didn't want to say anything on the 5th as that was Misty's anniversary.
Re your link. No way I'm going to take those plunges now. I was selected to go Airborne when I was in Army basic training. I signed up, but they only wanted GIs with certain MOS skills, and my specialty wasn't on the list. I was gung ho at the time. Now I wonder what the heck I was thinking. Why jump out of a perfectly good plane ?