Theme: Word Jumble - In the circles, various formations of the word, SPARE.
17A. Microsoft Excel tool: SPREADSHEET
24A. Like lutes and mandolins: PEAR-SHAPED
36A. Gentle hose setting: FINE SPRAY
49A. Stain remover for wrinkle-resistant fabric: PERMA-PRESS
58A. Pocket coins, or what can literally be seen in each set of puzzle circles: SPARE CHANGE
Argyle here. So one jumble forms a word, (pears), and one is a prefix, (après-); three span two words while one is wholly contained in one word. It has some strong columns in the corners; all-in-all, a satisfactory third LAT puzzle from this duo.
Across:
1. Ruin: SPOIL
6. Pesto herb: BASIL
11. NYC financial newspaper: WSJ. (Wall Street Journal)
14. Dodgers and Giants: TEAMS. Both former NYC teams.
15. Spanish girl: CHICA
16. Boo follower: HOO
19. It's found in lodes: ORE
20. Disc in the dishwasher: PLATE
21. Parish residence: RECTORY
23. Mount sacred to Judaism: ZION. Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem just outside the walls of the Old City.
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27. Splinter groups: SECTS
29. Beer drinker's option, briefly: IPA. (India pale ale)
30. River from Lake Victoria: NILE
31. First animal rescue vessel?: ARK
32. Ex-Yankee Martinez: TINO. Both a third baseman and first baseman, Wiki.
34. John of Monty Python: CLEESE
38. Shoot for, with "to": ASPIRE
41. New Mexico art hub: TAOS
42. Chicken __: itchy malady: POX
45. Paper mishap: TEAR
46. Building wing: ELL
47. Yankee manager Joe with four World Series wins: TORRE. He serves as Major League Baseball's chief baseball officer since 2011.
53. Close by: NEAR
54. Gets away: ESCAPES
55. When many take coffee breaks: AT TEN
57. "__ you listening?": ARE
62. Animation frame: CEL
63. Prohibit, legally: ESTOP
64. Fencing swords: EPEEs
65. Masthead VIPs: EDs. (Editors)
66. Small and large: SIZES
67. Actress Streep: MERYL
Down:
1. 42nd and Wall: Abbr.: STs. NYC, 42nd is mid-town and Wall Street is down at the tip.
2. More lively: PEPPIER
3. Dinghy attachment: OARLOCK
4. "That is to say ... ": "I MEANT ... "
5. J.D.-to-be's exam: LSAT. (Law School Admission Test)
6. Former NCAA football ranking sys.: BCS. Bowl Championship Series, a system that selected matchups for major college football bowl games between 1998 and 2013.
7. Spa sigh: [AHH!]
8. Mountain chain: SIERRA
9. Fruity frozen drinks: ICEEs
10. Fastening device: LATCH
11. __ pie: cream-filled chocolate cake: WHOOPIE. My sugar spiked just looking at them.
12. Reddish-brown horses: SORRELS
13. "Peppermint Twist" lead singer: JOEY DEE and the Starliters.
18. ATM transaction: Abbr.: DEP. (deposit)
22. Dred Scott decision Chief Justice: TANEY. Bio.
23. When doubled, a Gabor: ZSA
25. German article: EINE
26. Biblical disciple: APOSTLE
28. Verb in a recipe: STIR
33. Suffix with chlor-: INE
34. Zagreb's country, to the IOC: CRO. (International Olympic Committee/Croatia)
35. Bringing up the rear: LAST
36. Terra __: solid land: FIRMA
37. Friends: PALS
38. Content (with): AT PEACE
39. Becomes incensed: SEES RED. I guess peace didn't last.
40. FedEx deliveries: PARCELS
42. Feather-fixing bird, e.g.: PREENER
43. Like a bad fake tan: ORANGEY
44. Gen-__: millennial preceder: Xer
46. Fake: ERSATZ. Thank you whoever used it in the comments the other day.
48. Already recorded: ON TAPE
50. Church recesses: APSEs
51. Cola choice: PEPSI
52. Anatomical pouch: SAC
56. Those folks: THEM
59. Fish eggs: ROE
60. Mini-albums, for short: EPs. (extended play)
61. Subj. for immigrants: ESL. (English as a Second Language)
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
1) Let's continue keeping our Texas regulars in our thoughts and prayers. D-Otto has not replied my email either. Hope he just lost his internet. Thanks for the updates, Anon-T, Peg and TX Ms.
2) Here are two pictures from JD.
The picture is from her recent vacation with Dick (an old blog regular) and his wife Irene in Switzerland. They take vacations together every year. JD said "We couldn’t go up in the gondola (today’s CW entry) to the Matterhorn because of high winds, so we took a tram up to the 2nd highest peak: Gornergrat... it was very windy with snow, dust and gravel blowing."
1) Let's continue keeping our Texas regulars in our thoughts and prayers. D-Otto has not replied my email either. Hope he just lost his internet. Thanks for the updates, Anon-T, Peg and TX Ms.
2) Here are two pictures from JD.
This one was taken on Sunday night when her
grandson Truman celebrated his 10th birthday. How time flies! JD joined
our blog shortly after Truman was born.
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| JD and her husband Bob |
The picture is from her recent vacation with Dick (an old blog regular) and his wife Irene in Switzerland. They take vacations together every year. JD said "We couldn’t go up in the gondola (today’s CW entry) to the Matterhorn because of high winds, so we took a tram up to the 2nd highest peak: Gornergrat... it was very windy with snow, dust and gravel blowing."
Bad DNF/FIW! Cell 6 was a natick, but when I turned on red letters, five other cells turned red -- hiTCH > LATCH and CLEEch > CLEESE and MEReL > MERYL. This is only Tuesday? I think this puzzle came thru a time warp!
ReplyDeleteNo circles on the Mensa site, but I noticed how close SPREADSHEEt and PEARSHAPED were to being anagrams of each other, so figured today's gimmick was related to that!
Some are AT PEACE, some SEE RED;
Politics has got into their head!
Friendships SPOIL,
Flame-wars broil!
It could get worse -- religious SECTS aren't dead!
The ARK came to rest on top of mount ZION.
Sea-sick APOSTLES on Terra FIRMA were sighin'!
But all they could see
Was TAOS art colony,
So they passed the PLATE for a RECTORY to lie in!
~~~~~~~~🛶~~~~~⛵️~~~~~~🛥~~~~~~🛳~~~~~~~🚤~~~~~
Harvey's hitting Texas, there's so much water!
Drainage sewers can't do what they oughta!
When it is so rainy
Call out the Cajun Navy,
Rescuing Houstonians with their bayou-boat armada!
Hi Y'all! The puzzle was hard enough to help take my mind off our Houston friends for a few minutes. No circles but no deterrent to solving. Thanks, Lonnie & Nadine.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Argyle. I'll go back later and play the music & watch the comedy. "Peppermint Twist" was a favorite of a work friend. She could sure swing it.
Heart sick about the devastation in Houston and hoping our Texans can soon report in and are all right. Still praying for y'all.
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. Fun Tuesday puzzle with a bit of a challenge. I am not keen on the circle puzzles, though.
ReplyDeleteI tried Ten A.M. before settling on AT TEN.
Seeing WHOOPIE PIE reminded my of my mom. She made the best whoopie pies. She only made them for special occasions (like my birthday).
I am a Parish resident, but I don't live in a RECTORY. Louisiana doesn't have counties - it has Parishes.
ZSA ZSA died last December at age 99.
Happy Birthday to JD's grandson.
Harvey seems to have made a turn to the east. More heavy rain headed our way. Hope our Houston friends are safe had aren't suffering from too much damage. The photos are just heartbreaking.
QOD: Be yourself. The world worships the original. ~ Ingrid Bergman (Aug. 29, 1915 ~ Aug. 29, 1982).
Good rainy morning from south LA. Seeing the circles on SPREAD SHEET made the SPARE guess almost as easy as the puzzle, which was a DNF, due to the fact I'd didn't know CHICA and AHH is only a word (fill) in crossword country. CAICA mad as much sense to me. TANEY and TINO we my only unknowns today.
ReplyDeleteSPARE me. ORANGE-Y, is that "a bad fake" ERSATZ word?
Hahtoolah- ZSA ZSA was the original Kardashian- she was just famous for being famous.
We bought a minivan load of cleaning supplies and canned food last night at Sam's to have shipped to the SE Texas flood victims. I need to drop it at the food bank today. I'm sure Wal-Mart will be diverting all their trucks to SE Texas as soon as the flooding subsides.
Kinda of Wednesday like puzzle, today. Thanks Santa, Lonnie and Nadine. BCS and Tino were all perps. Joey Dee was perps and wags. I remembered Taney with the T prompt.
ReplyDeleteMeryl is my favorite actress.
JD, cute grandchildren. Your picture reminds me of our trip to the Swiss Alps, but we went in the summer. It must have been cold when you went there. BRR.
AHH seems like a perfectly good word to me. I often read it and more often hear it. Walking into an air conditioned room on a 100 degree day elicits an AAH.
Orangey appears in dictionaries and in many written works.
The wine in your glass is likely to be an orangey-pink skin-contact white from Slovenia.
The orangey eyeshadow kit went so bonkers that its parents at TF decided to give it a little sister.
That pattern established the home's style and palette of powder blues, moody greens and orangey reds with pops of pink.
My nephew lives in Houston. On Sunday water was creeping up his yard toward his house. My brother was going to contact me if there were any more serious problems, but I haven't heard. My thoughts are with all those who are suffering.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis had a bit of a crunch but no serious hiccups. Had Peacock before Preener and spelled Basil with an E first go around. I love the word Ersatz, though I don't use it. CSO to Tin at Croatia, I think! The circles gave away the anagrammed letters but I wasn't sure whether we were looking for Spare, Pears, Pares or Spear. (Aprés never occurred to me, Argyle.) in any case, it was a cute theme with a fun reveal.
Thanks, Nadine and Lonnie, for a satisfying solve and thanks, Argyle, for leading the way.
Off to get a haircut and do battle at the supermarket.
Sending best wishes to all affected by Harvey and hope to hear from everyone that they are safe and sound.
Have a great day.
Good morning all,
ReplyDeleteNo paper yet so printed a copy from Mensa site...no circles. I was sailing along until running into all those unfamiliar names.trying to come up with pearshaped was a challenge ....which is, of course , why I do puzzles.Ersatz was all perps.I was ashamed of myself for not filling sierra right away. That range is a huge part of our state.
YR, that picture was taken 2 weeks ago. We had a few days of cold weather while we were in Zermatt. What a beautiful little town.
Can't imagine what it is like for the thousands of people losing their homes, businesses, towns. Getting to a safe place is just a beginning. I have faith in our country's people to help those in need.
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteEasy enough, but got hung up at the center North. Did not know BCS, and my sigh goes AAH; not AHH. So, I had laICA instead of CHICA. I guess laica is Spanish for laywoman; not quite what the puzzle people wanted.
On the other hand, EINE came easily. It is the form of EIN used to modify nominative or accusative feminine nouns. Not fond of the circles either but today their significance came early, and facilitated getting FINE SPRAY, and PERMA-PRESS.
BASIL - Getting the spelling down. BASEL is the city in Switzerland. Basal was chipped out of my temple through three MOHS swipes. They all seem to be pronounced with a schwa on the last syllable.
Good day to all!
ReplyDeleteSo many unknowns today (JOEY DEE, Joe TORRE, TINO Martinez, BCS, and PERMA PRESS as a stain remover), and no circles, though I was able to see where they would have been after getting the reveal. Clever theme. Thanks for the expo, Argyle.
Enjoy the day!
Fun puzzle this morning with a quick solve for me. I loved the Disc in the Dishwasher. Thanks, Lonnie and Nadine. Argyle, I liked the links.
ReplyDeleteOwen, between your Ark and CajunNavy, Harvey should leave Texas AT PEACE. Thanks for the offering.
PK. Loyola is closed today which is a good thing. Your granddaughter will have to stay close to her dorm and not go wandering about. The city is shut down in an over-abundance of caution. Rain is predicted but so far things seem calm.
Prayers and good thoughts for Houston. Our Saints fans are selling, and wearing, tee shirts that say HOU DAT in support of our neighbors.
Easy one here today. The theme provided help, since I assumed that it was a permutation affair. Then the reveal came easily. Slight pause at MERYL because I mostly hear that name rather than see it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done puzzle yet. Just a note to say we are still dry with power. I'll update later. -T
ReplyDelete"permutation affair", I like that. I think I'll use that as the theme the next time we get one of these jumbles. Now see if I remember it.
ReplyDeleteThe PERMA-PRESS clue seems odd to me, too.
Still dry and safe here in League City, but still getting rain. Hopefully this will be gone by later today. Took a drive around the neighborhood yesterday during a break in the rain, and so sad to see dozens of houses with carpeting out on the driveway/yards......
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lonnie & Nadine, for a bit of crunch today. And thanks to Argyle for his write-up.
Good Tuesday CW today. Thanks for the fun Lonnie and Nadine, and Argyle.
ReplyDeleteActually a DNF because of cross of BCS (totally unknown to me) and CHICA (like Big Easy and Spitzboov). We usually have Aah not AHH which further confused that area.
But the rest filled in quickly and I saw the SPARE CHANGE.
My ATM transaction was a Deb (debit) before DEP.
CLEESE and TANEY were all perps.
When I google PERMAPRESS stain remover, there is a product by Holloway House that seems to be called by that name. I am not familiar with it.
I smiled at ARK after AnonT's conversations about gopher wood! And are dinghies with OARLOCKS being used in Houston?
No laughing matter. Continued thoughts and prayers for all affected. Thanks for checking in to let us know how you are.
JdD, thanks for the photos. Sorry you did not get to go up the Matterhorn. We were fortunate to have three sunny clear days in Zermatt. Beautiful area.
In didn't know my Spanish so CHICA was my FIW. I should have remembered BCS. Brain's not functioning. Sleep issue to be corrected tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteTANEY'S Court decision set the wheels turning towards the inevitable civil war to follow.
I went bottom to top.
WC
JD, glad you enjoy the Alps every year. Too bad you missed the Matterhorn last time. Yes, now that I think of it, many of the summits have snow year round, and did so while we were there one summer. Gorgeous scenery. I loved Zermatt which we reached by cog railway. No gasoline engines are allowed in the town.
ReplyDeleteCanadian Eh! I wondered about PERMAPRESS stain remover, too. I just now had time to look it up
and found the Holloway House product, like you did. New to me.
I have seen sigh spelled AAH and AHH. I always wait for perps.
Anon T, I'm glad you don't need the ark. I hope your luck continues.
I remember John Cleese as the owner of the hotel, Fawlty Towers, in a BBC comedy.
Joe Torre was on the NY sports broadcasts after every game while he was the Yankee manager.
I love circle puzzles, and this one was a special treat with lots of fun clues. It was especially nice to see MERYL and ZSA ZSA in the puzzle. And the word ORANGEY tickled me also. Many thanks, Lonnie and Nadine, and you too, Argyle, for your always neat expo.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, IPA totally threw me--would never have come up with that if my German and Catholic backgrounds hadn't helped me with the downs.
Have a great day, everybody!
I'm late to the party today because of an early morning appointment for an ultra sound on my legs which have been an issue lately. Ironically, though they at times hurt excruciatingly, the last few days they haven't.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle was fun and I didn't take time to parse the circles, so thank you, Argyle, for 'splaining that. I almost had a Natick at EINE/TINO but recalled that German article. Thanks to Lonnie and Nadine for today's amusement.
Tony, I'm glad you reported in and I hope all the others are all right. It is truly tragic seeing the devastation.
Hope you are all having a peaceful day!
JD:
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures. Thank you for sharing.
Sptia:
Spot on about LAICA. Your Spanish is much better than my German.
Great puzzle today! My only do-over was AAH for AHH. I don't recall seeing the HH version often, at all. I finished in just under 10 minutes; I must have been right on their wavelength today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Argyle, for the Peppermint Twist; that song came out during my sophomore year in high school, I believe. It quickly became a staple at every Friday after-school sock hop at the Y. And John Cleese is one of my favorite actors.
Living in a flood-prone area myself, we have gone through two major ones in the past 10 years. The last time, in 2012, our full basement filled completely and the water came within inches of covering the main floor as well. 12 feet total. I sympathize so much with those in TX who are experiencing this now.
Musings
ReplyDelete-It’s hard to enjoy anything without thinking of all the misery in Texas
-Seeing PEARS instead of SPARE didn’t help
-My Dr. was impressed that I charted my BP readings on an Excel SPREADSHEET
-Our country is now rife with splinter groups
-To ASPIRE to even attend college was dismissed in my family
-Remnants of Justice TANEY are disappearing
-The Twist is one of the few dances anyone can do halfway correctly
-What EINE conjures up in my mind. You too?
-Nice pix!
Got stuck on CHICA, CLEESE, RECTORY and PEARSHAPED.. prayers to those in Houston. My family is in New Orleans and Slidell, LA and looks like Harvey might reboot and head that way. Today is the day 15 years ago when Katrina inundated New Orleans and the areas surrounding there. Trying to think cheerful thoughts.......
ReplyDeleteI think the Spa sigh is AAH and AHH is the sigh after gulping an ICEE on a hot day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lonnie and Nadine for a fast Tuesday ( once I got started)and thanks for all the sports clues.
Stay safe Texans
WC
Good Wednesday puzzle, nothing to add. Agree that AHH/AAH is a coin flip for constructors.
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle. I guess I like circles, too, most of the time. I fixated on SPEAR rather than SPARE so got slowed down a bit. It might be fun to get a SPEAR, SPARE, PEARS, REAPS, etc anagram puzzle some day. Didn't know BCS at all, but knowing the spa sigh would be either AHH or AAH, and also being familiar with the word CHICA, I solved that area. Seeing TAOS always makes me think of OwenKL, although I know he lives in Santa Fe. Because of ZION I spelled ZSA right. Speaking of Fawlty Towers, wasn't his first name BASIL? (There's also Basil Rathbone, an actor who had a very distinctive voice and face, as well as a memorable last name.)
ReplyDeleteJD, thanks for the pics.
Our son's wife's maiden name is SPRAY, and he has often referred to her as a very FINE SPRAY indeed. (I won't itemize some of the other plays on her name he has made.)
So heartening to see how so many local boat owners have been helping rescue and evacuate people in the flooded areas. I wondered why the Director of FEMA said "We are ready to go" multiple times in his TV announcements. Ready to go? You mean you aren't already going? Big Easy, thank you for what you are doing.
Best wishes to you all.
Hi everybody. Thanks Lonnie/Nadine/Argyle. I always expect a pleasant diversion and am never disappointed. Thanks Rich and CC too!
ReplyDeleteMy addition to the AAH/AHH comments is that either fits my response to the unusually hot weather outside while I am enjoying my newly-installed A/C.
Ta- DA!
ReplyDeleteA bit of a toughie for me today in the NE sector. But all came right in the end.
Thanks to the team of Burton & Anderton & naturally to the Scottish sock man!
Gotta rush. Off to the doc's for another appt. My social calendar is dominated by the medical staff of Orange County CA. All's well, but it has become a wide spread and long-running team effort to keep all well...
Bette Davis is supposed to have said, "Old age ain't for sissies."
Hm.
Old age ain't for anybody.
I agree, old age ain't for sissies. But then, old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your congrats to Alan. It is such a pleasure not to see the mental and physical pain in his eyes. The hard part was the frustration, the helplessness, of not knowing what caused it or how to relieve it.
Bill G, I am glad Barbara is feeling better. I have been worried about her.
OMK, I am glad all is well. I can sympathize with your comment about your social calendar.
Lucina, I hope you find the answer to your leg pain.
HG, I still marvel at your recovery.
We at the Corner are not sissies. We persevere. Yay for us!
IPA is a CSO to Tinman.
I pronounce basil, the herb; basal reader; and Basel, Switzerland alike, with a long A. Our local parochial school in my home town was St. Basil's, rhyming with dazzles. I think Basil Rathbones's first name rhymes with dazzle, also.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteI too found this Wednesday difficult - maybe it's just lack of good sleep. Thank you Lonnie & Nadine for the distraction. Thanks Argyle for the CLEESE Clip; you know I love me some British Humour. And I echo your thanks to whomever used ERSATZ in the last few weeks.
WOs: IDE b/f INE.
ESPs: None 'cuz I got a big-fat DNF. I didn't know NILE (as clue'd; I was in England somewhere (or maybe even BC. EGY never came to mind), TANEY, the RED horse, and JOEY DyE.
Fav: Usually I'd go with CLEESE but, all things considered, ARK gets the distinction.
{B+,A,A+}
Fun pictures JD, thanks for sharing.
Swamp: LOL HOU-DAT! Harvey's headed towards you - Hopefully it moves out fast for y'all.
BigEasy thank you for thinking of H-Town. So far, I am fortunate I don't need your supplies, but your generosity will be greatly appreciated by others.
Peg - I was worried for you watching the Radar dump more water on League City. Glad to hear you're OK.
TXMs, DO?
We are still high and dry but the streets are flooded. By car, we are stuck. One street north is completely dry. STS to the South, they have more water (closer to homes) but few have water in their house (at least none of the folks I've texted so far).
Fortunately we've food, power, Internet, toilet paper. Unfortunately, sin-provisions are running thin. I've got 3 cigars left and only two IPAs. Tomorrow I'll call for the Cajun Navy to bring more beer [I'm sure they'll understand :-)]
Cheers, -T
Argyle: Nice write-up.
ReplyDeleteLonnie & Nadine: Thank you for a FUN Tuesday puzzle.
Harvey-ette gave us 6 plus inches of rain today here in Tarpon Springs.
(But with our Florida soil there are barely any puddles ... and the Sun is out!)
Fave today was 34-d, Zagreb country CRO ... since I use to live there.
A "Toast-to-ALL" at Sunset ... especially to our Texas friends.
Cheers!
Peg & Tony, thanks for giving us an update. Glad you are okay. Tony, I know you didn't have time to build the ark, but maybe invest in a nice inflatable life raft or a couple of kayaks in case of a next time. Hope TXMS & DO are okay.
ReplyDeleteSwampCat & Big E: Thanks for the NOLA updates. I relayed them to my daughters whose email then said granddaughter is getting a lot of use out of some rainboots, her first pair ever, sloshing over for meals from the dorm. Her newly purchased car is on the 3rd tier of the parking garage. Daughter isn't usually very forthcoming with news, since she knows I wanted Granddaughter to stay closer to home.
My yard man just left. His very good helper is in the hospital and just had to amputate his big toe. He has diabetes and got an infection. Another older age casualty. He survived Vietnam. He's not happy with the VA.
Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Lonnie Burton and Nadine Anderton, for a fine puzzle. thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteI have been doing the puzzles, but cannot find the time to log in. Sorry about that. Busy is my middle name lately.
Puzzle and theme were fine. I had the circles in my newspaper. SPARE appeared four times.
Did not know BCS. Did not know CHICA, either. I thought a Spanish girl was NINA. However, I do not speak Spanish. Perps and Wags worked.
Wanted TURN RED for 39D, but held off. SEES RED became the answer with some patience.
ORANGEY took a bunch of perps.
Have to run. See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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I've been checking the posts to see how everyone in the storm zone is doing, and I hope everyone is still okay, even AnonT and Peg, who seem the most at risk so far. Mary Keller, I hope your family is okay.
ReplyDeleteLucina, I hope you'll get some relief for your leg pain. And Ol'Man Keith, I hope you've had a helpful doctor's visit too.
Take good care of yourselves, everyone, and I'll pray and wish for the best for everyone.
PK, I'm so sorry to hear about your yard mans asst and his big toe amputation . Diabetes can be a problem!!
ReplyDeleteBut I'm glad your granddaughter is getting use out of her rain boots! She is probably enjoying them!! Sloshing to meals is a delightful picture ! And she is safe.... Keep in touch with your daughter.
Our rain has stopped for now. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Houston, prayers continuing!! Tony, I'd swim over with beer if I could.
May I emote?
ReplyDeleteI am hurting tonight for our friends in Texas because I do understand what they are going through. But I am also hurting from the memories of this day 12 years ago in New Orleans when the levees broke after Katrina. We were under water for a month....more in some places.
I was safe and dry in Jackson Ms but totally confused about what was happening in New Orleans. It was an emotional time.
Three months later I returned home. Life has never really been the same. We cope. As people always do. Life goes on.
My prayers are with you tonight, Houston, and all of Texas in the wake of this awful storm, on this awful anniversary. You will survive as we did. And perhaps come back stronger because you will know you have each other's back. And friends across the Sabine!
God bless.
Well said, SwampCat.
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah, how are you doing? Im not sure where you are... And this storm is so fractured and huge it is hard to track! Hope you are safe and dry,
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle and fairly easy but required perps for Joey Dee (who?) and Permapress. Went on a Kenya safari years ago, so I was familiar w Lake Victoria. My fav Tex-Mex restaurant calls its small margaritas "chicas." Margoes, my drink of choice fersher. I've not seen "whoopie pies" in any Texas bakery or restaurant, but perps again.
ReplyDeleteAnon-T - funny! Yes, my sin provisions are running low also. Made a Winston run down Ella Blvd this afternoon - only the drive-thru lanes were open @ Mickey D's and KFC - avg 20 cars in each! All other fast-foods were closed. Valero was the only gas station open in my area. I am so fortunate and thankful! - my neighborhood didn't experience any flooding (I think...since Oak Forest wasn't on the news). My concern during these five days was for Anon-T, Peg, and D-O. My area didn't flood during either TS Allison or Ike (but had no power, TV, phone, etc. for 13 days due to Ike). Still haven't heard from D-O; I'm hoping it was only internet problems. D-O, maybe tomorrow we'll hear from you?!
Hahtoolah, BE and SwampCat - your Cajun Navy is all over the news down here! Thank you. And a big thank you to BE for your generosity (vanful of supplies)!
Again, thank you, Cornerites with such big hearts for all of your thoughts and prayers.
And Hahtoolah, BE, SwampCat, Boo'quette, et al. - it is a sad anniversary for all, but especially more so for y'all - so many, many lives lost. I'll never forget the horrific images. Chronicle still not being delivered, but I imagine today's newspaper will have a tribute. A couple of years ago, the paper ran an in-depth article about several NOLA, now Houston, residents, and it was inspiring in what they've accomplished here.
El Sol appeared around 7PM with cooling 75 degree winds, so hopefully Harvey's gettin' the hell out of H-Town. But, unfortunately, our Louisiana friends are now going to bear the brunt - I do hope it's a quick uneventful Harvey visit for y'all!!
Thanks to all our Cornerites for prayers and concerns for Houston. I think the worst has past. Almost got to see the sun this evening before it sat. So glad Anon-T and TXMs are doing fine.
ReplyDeleteWe are still safe, dry, and have electricity. Several of my friends in League City suffered 12-16" in their houses. My hearts go out to all of them and all of those in Houston and surrounding areas.
I'll be helping at the Civic Center on Saturday to do whatever I can to help those that are displaced.
Peace!
Well I just got in the house and sat down to see a notification in my email.
ReplyDeleteI was fixing a generator for an elderly couple. His wife is on oxygen and has one of those machines to make it. She has a spare tank but they don't last long. So I made the trip and got it running so now they have some peace of mind.
The forecast track brings Harvey right here on top of me In Eunice La.
Ya'll stay safe over in Texas the rain is more ya'll way than my way.
Bon Nuit from Cajun Country ~!~!
Boo luquette...prayers for you! Stay safe.. Glad Housron seems to be safe.
ReplyDeleteTxMs. Thanks.....prayers ....!
Swampcat, thanks for sharing that. Have to say, I feel so helpless watching this tragedy evolve before our eyes, but it is heartwarming to see the volunteers saving both the people and the confused pets.
ReplyDeleteYellow rocks, this was my first visit to the Alps, a memory I'll have forever. It didn't matter that we didn't go up to the Matterhorn. I saw it very clearly as the day we arrived it was clear. And sunny. People were remarking that they had never seen it without snow. It was bald.😳
We do travel to different place every year with Dick and Irene...and every time I see friends from the Corner, I always thank CC. That's why you see my pictures. Tomorrow I will be chatting with Garlic Gal and Chickie at our local Starbucks.
It's so good to hear from you Texans who have been weathering the brunt of Harvey's anger. On TV it's heartwarming and inspiring to see so many people helping others, rescuing them, taking them in their boats. Americans really step up when disaster strikes. Look at Big Easy. That's a wonderful thing to do.
ReplyDeleteAll I can do is watch and pray and hope it helps.
Thank you, YR and Misty. I'll know in a few days what the test results are though as I said earlier, the pain has greatly subsided.
Prayer isn't my thing, (I've never been in a foxhole), but if positive thoughts will do any good, you all in Texas and LA have got my best. I haven't got a boat but maybe a Red Cross donation will be helpful too. Good luck wishes to all!
ReplyDeleteBill Graham I will say this..
ReplyDeleteMy sister was in the armed forces for quite a few years. She despises the Red Cross
She has seen first hand the money hungry people in there.
Put your donation where you know it will help..
Research where your money goes and that is your best bet...............
Thanks for the TANEY link, Argyle. Learning moment about this man who caused so much suffering with his Dred Scott decision.
ReplyDeleteFun theme. Some tricky spots with unknowns, but FIR.
Hand up for AAH/CAICA. But DW has CHICA as part of her email address, so I corrected it.
John CLEESE was very generous when he lived here in Santa Barbara, lending out his beautiful ranch for fund raisers. He also would show up at local talks on philosophy, which really was an interest for him. Their family name was CHEESE, but his father changed it.
Never heard of WHOOPIE Pie, but it looks like my kind of treat.
Surprised no one commented on our president being the most famous ORANGEY figure.
Unknowns: TORRE, JOEY DEE, SORRELS, TINO, BCS