Theme: The middle word in each 3-word theme entry is ?O.
20. Sheepless nursery rhyme character: LITTLE BO PEEP.
34. Irish allegiance shout: ERIN GO BRAGH.
41. End of a proverb embodied by three monkeys: SPEAK NO EVIL.
51. "Why are you laughing?": WHAT'S SO FUNNY.
Boomer here.
Happy
to salute all veterans out there on this Veteran's day! My Dad served
in the Pacific in the Big War, and my son served in the Navy in the
Persian Gulf (Iraq) scuffle. Yes I am in your group in a small way.
Entered the Army in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam war. Suffered an
improbable injury on the final day of basic training and ended up as a
corpsman in the US Army hospital at Fort Campbell. Served there for
about 18 months, then completed my service in Hardheim, Germany in a
battalion owning a Nike Herc missile. I never got to see it, but I
assume it was pointed at the Kremlin.
Happy Veteran's Day to all who served, and a kudos to all family members who continue to support troops while they are away.
Across:
1. Craftsy website: ETSY. Etsy Betsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka dot bikini?
5. Regarding: ABOUT. Veteran's Day "ABOUT FACE !"
10. Like a bug in a rug: SNUG.
14. "I understand now": AH SO.
15. Crime boss John known as "The Teflon Don": GOTTI. He comes up now and then on "Law and Order". I watch all the reruns - almost have them memorized.
16. Letter before kappa: IOTA. This is NOT the state south of Minnesota. Primary coming soon.
17. Spaghetti sauce brand: RAGU. My favorite.
18. Composer Ned: ROREM.
19. Inside look at a hospital?: X-RAY.
23. Clod chopper: HOE. Interesting clue. I was thinking of a three letter helicopter ?
24. Letter after kappa: LAMBDA. Times three - sorority house in "Revenge of the Nerds".
28. Usain Bolt race pace: SPRINT. Usain owns enough world records to fill his bric-a-brac bag!
31. Bric-a-__: BRAC.
33. Tokyo dough: YEN. One yen is almost worth a U.S. Cent.
36. British sports car, familiarly: JAG. The General Mills retired guy I mentioned last week (from my bowling team) drives a Jaguar.
37. Cold and damp: DANK.
38. Many millennia: EON.
39. Auditioner's goal: ROLE.
40. Over-easy item: EGG. Keep it off your face.
45. Regret: RUE. Rue McClanahan was Blanche on the Golden Girls. Left us on 2010 - RIP.
46. __ legs: rear pair: HIND.
47. Twins Ashley and Mary-Kate: OLSENS. Rich and famous.
48. Episodic story: SERIAL. A number on your folding money.
50. WWII female: WAC. Happy Veteran's day to every WAC member also.
58. Apple's virtual assistant: SIRI.
61. Refill, as a partly drunk drink: TOP UP. Tom and Jerry season is coming soon. Unfortunately I have to leave out the best part. Doctor's orders.
62. Actress Falco: EDIE. Lou Grant's wife on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
63. Day to beware: IDES. Julius Caesar did not listen.
64. Make used (to): ENURE.
65. Spy __ Hari: MATA.
66. Milne's "The House at __ Corner": POOH. Where Christopher met Winnie.
67. Police car warning: SIREN.
A small town in Western Wisconsin where my Dad grew up. There's a
"Burnikel Road" there off Highway 35. Named for my great uncle Bill.
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| Boomer, Burnikel Road |
68. Scratches (out): EKES.
Down:
1. Jimmy Carter's middle name: EARL. Incredible man! Building houses for "Habitat for Humanity" at age 95.
2. Bangkok native: THAI.
3. USAF NCO: SSGT. Happy Veteran's Day to all SSGT's out there.
4. Sarcastic "Could that be more obvious?": YOU THINK. I always pronounced it "Ya Think?"
5. Go along with: AGREE TO.
6. __ tube: TV: BOOB.
7. Mexican "other": OTRO. I thought Mexicans spoke Spanish.
8. Sch. near the Rio Grande: UTEP.
Near where the disastrous shooting at Walmart occurred a few months
ago. I have a friend whose son-in-law was shot there. He survived the
injury.
9. Streaming delay: TIME LAG.
10. Typical dinner hr.: SIX PM. Four PM for me.
11. Country with fjords: Abbr.: NOR. Yah Sure !
12. Actress Hagen: UTA.
13. Carefree: GAY.
21. Like 1,225-page "War and Peace": LONG. Another tip of the hat to veterans.
22. Apiece: EACH.
25. Quaint exclamation: BY JOVE. "I think I've got it!!"
26. Add (a player) to the poker game: DEAL IN.
27. Mike Trout's team: ANGELS. Trout is a special player.
28. Passover meals: SEDERS.
29. Czech capital city: PRAGUE. We have a small town in Minnesota called New Prague. Not too small, it has a bowling center.
30. Dead __: look-alike: RINGER.
31. __-shouldered: BROAD.
32. Captain, e.g.: RANK. SSGT's are E-6. I only made it to E-5. Not a buck Sergeant. My rank was "Specialist 5".
35. "Where have you __?": BEEN. Billy Boy, Billy Boy.
39. 2004-2011 TV series about firefighters: RESCUE ME.
41. Ousted Iranian leader: SHAH. I am not sure I would like the title of SHAH. Sounds too much like Pshaw.
42. Core exercise system: PILATES. C.C. has a core exercise system for me.
43. Sign on a new store: NOW OPEN. In the evening do they have a "NOW CLOSED" sign?
44. Norwegian saint: OLAF. He has a college named for him in Northfield, MN. The city that Jesse James wishes he never visited.
49. "If only": I WISH. "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are." Jiminy Cricket.
52. Author Morrison: TONI.
53. Egg on: SPUR. Roy Rogers did not have egg on his spurs.
54. "No prob": SURE.
55. Minn. neighbor: N DAK. Yup, Our neighbor to the northwest. Home of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I hit a golf ball off a hill there once.
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| C.C. & Boomer, April 2002 |
56. Nick at __: NITE.
57. Nays' opposites: YEAS. Sometimes, some just say "Present".
58. Drink sampling: SIP.
59. Altar affirmative: I DO.
60. Rock's __ Speedwagon: REO.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Here are two pictures from Boomer's Army days.
Here are two pictures from Boomer's Army days.
No idea if it's any connection to the theme, but I notice all 4 of the unifiers also appear embedded in the top two lines of the grid: ABOUT & BOOB, GOTTI, NOR, AH SO. I think just the XO as a theme is awfully weak, I DO.
ReplyDeleteThere was an young witch from PRAGUE
Turned each of her beaus to a frog
She thought, "What the heck?
Why'd I flub that love hex?"
'Twas that her Spell Czech was missing a cog!
Winnie the POOH didn't know what to do.
His cousin was due for hunny stew.
But his stove wouldn't light
His cuz said, "It's alright,
That it needs to be hot we'll Pooh Pooh!"
{C+, C+.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI saw "Clod hopper" and "Sleepless nursery rhyme character." I do a lot of mis-reading lately. No problem with the puzzle...big problem with the theme. That long "O" in the middle seems awfully weak. Thanx, Kevin and for the tour, Boomer. (I was also E-5.)
ANGEL: The only "Trout" I'm familiar with is Kilgore. Well, also rainbow and speckled.
YEN: When I visited Japan the exchange rate was 360 to the dollar. You could take a taxi anywhere in Tokyo for the equivalent of 15-20 cents.
"Where've You Been?": Kathy Mattea
The puzzle was typical easy Monday - but thanks to Boomer and his blog - as I had no idea what the theme was - maybe if I had said them all out loud!
ReplyDeleteThanks Boomer and Kevin!
I salute all those who served in my family. My FIL who was in WWII in Europe and the Pacific, my dad who served in the Marines in WWII and then naval reserves for 30 years, my brother in the Army and then retired in the National Guard while working as a schoolteacher, and my son who is currently in the Air Force.
My husband says he still remembers the talk they were given in high school about the draft coming up, but it was stopped after his freshman year in high school.
FIR with nary an erasure. Monday! But I forgot to look for the theme. As always, I had to wait for OLA(f or v).
ReplyDeleteWe get a lot of puzzles that use EDIE Falco. I wonder why we never see the face that (I suspect) is much better known, that of Stephanie Courtney.
My one grandfather served in the Spanish-American war. The other died young from the flu in 1918. My father lost most of his hearing from scarlet fever and as ineligible for service. I got a high lottery number during the Vietnam war and wasn't about to volunteer. No sons, but I have a nephew who is a lifer in the USMC. Went in right out of high school, got out and got his college degree, then went back in as an officer. His wife was a Navy MD, but is now in private practice.
Kevin, thanks for the easy start to the week. And thanks to Boomer for the funny review. And thanks to you and all the other Cornerites who have served, or supported those who did so.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI breezed through this with nary a moment's hesitation so it's certainly newbie friendly, and then some! My only nit was noted by Boomer: It's Ya think! not You think; Ya conveys the sarcasm in a manner that You doesn't. The theme is not very strong, but I'll give it a pass based on Erin Go Bragh. ☘
Thanks, Kevin, for an easy start to the week and thanks, Boomer, for the colorful commentary. You were a fine looking soldier, Boomer. Thanks for sharing the other pictures.
Dave4, hope all goes well with Carol's procedure and subsequent treatment.
Thank you to all the veterans on this day of remembrance and to all those who continue to serve our country.
Have a great day.
Easy Monday puzzle. It seemed almost themeless. BO, GO, NO, SO is a so-so theme.
ReplyDeleteI, too, read sleepless for 20A until perps said LITTLE BO.
Boomer, I say YA THINK, also, but it was too short. RAGU confirmed it needed YOU.
I am doing exercises in the POOL at the Y three times a week. It is helping my balance and my core. I also am doing PT for my neck and my shoulder. I see improvement.
I have never heard BY JOVE, except in movies. I see it in novels, mostly from British authors.
"It’s a very British expression . . . . It’s usually associated with bluff and hearty males from the nineteenth and early twentieth century, which seems to have been its heyday. As in J M Barrie’s The Admirable Crichton: “By Jove! I say, John, what an observant beggar he is”.
Happy belated birthday, Joanne.
Dave4, how is Carol this morning?
Happy Veteran's day to all who have served and a big thank you.
I think the theme refers to the pregame meeting between Bo Jackson, his coach with the Kansas City Royals or Oakland Raiders and the team doctor. After hearing the discouraging injury prognosis from the doctor, the coach asked, "SO, BO NO GO?"
ReplyDeleteObligatory BO kNOws link
Nice pic! I was an Army nurse at Ft Campbell 1969 till I went to Vietnam. Thank to all the Vets and especially the medics!
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteNice veterans' tribute, Boomer. Thanks. Your last picture: Schöner Aschenbecher von Hardheim.
Easy one with the -BO-SO-NO-GO- fill. Perps helped get the couple unknowns.
The Golden HIND was Drake's ship which circumnavigated the globe 1577-1580, and captured Spanish treasure.
NDAK - Boomer, was that photo taken near Medora?
My parents always made the drink Tom and Jerry for their annual New Years Day brunch. They would fix me one (sans alcohol) and I felt so grown up. I’ll have to google the recipe and set about having them this holiday. Thanks for the memories 🥰
ReplyDeleteI was a REMF Sp4 at Ft Ord 1958-1960. Served with lots of WWII and Korean vets.
ReplyDelete13d - Carefree: A small town in AZ worth of Scottsdale.
FLN Does bobbi also write for cwfiend?
Kerrys_in__Carefree
Peace.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! I'm very excited to be posting here today. I have been doing these puzzles every day for several years now and checking it every day at the CW-corner. I feel like I know you all. I have not posted because generally I am several days behind and it is history at that point. So I am tickled to be here today!
ReplyDeleteI don't really have any comments today. The puzzle was pretty simple, a Monday confidence builder!
Thanks and appreciation to our Veterans and their families. We wouldn't be here without them! Have a great day everyone!
Loved the comment from Kevin about BO Jackson!
ReplyDeleteThe ”theme” of sorts was a gimme, typical for Monday, but some decent other answers. But in general, I’ve never understood the logic for the super easy early week puzzles. The argument is it encourages newbies to do crosswords, but to me me you are turning off your core base of solvers that find them too easy or uninteresting. I do them out of habit but really could skip Mon and Tues. Same with Sudoku, the one in my paper today literally required no logical thinking.
Welcome Lucy Loo's Mom!
ReplyDeleteMonday confidence builder?
(I wish)
FIW as I answered french instead of Spanish 7d Mexican "other"
With made me totally miss the theme with "little be Peep?"
Speaking of "Otre."
Yellowrocks, did you do the puzzle yesterday?
My STar Ledger Paper
(Which I have been complaining about for 3 months)
In addition to dropping the daily puzzle constructor name,
The Sunday paper was missing the Constructor name
AND The Theme!
It can't be a space issue because they had two inches of empty
Space at the bottom of the clues!
Good morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kevin, for some Monday fun. I, too, suffered some misreads. The crosses figured it out for me.
Boomer, thanks for the tour and the tribute to our Veterans. I really liked the photo on your family road. What fun!
Three inches of snow here so far, no snow service as the Landscaper is up to his ears in finishing landscaping work, and his winter crews are not complete yet. DH cut a deal with him to use the small plows to clear the walkways and stairs here for our HOA residents. The city can't plow the streets to the curb because the leaves haven't been cleared yet as they all seemed to fall at once after the Halloween snow. An airplane skid off the runway at O'Hare. I guess no one is ready for this. At least it's quite beautiful out there.
Have a fine day.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I offer a salute to our veterans and a big thank you for your service! And has anyone heard from our wounded Marine, Dennis? I hope his recovery is going well.
Thank you to Kevin Christian for a fun romp today. Yes, it's easy on Monday but surely there is always something to learn or to review such as LAMBDA which is not often seen in puzzles.
I loved the clue for X-RAY.
It's surprising to see OTRO clued as Mexican which is not a language.
Thank you, Boomer, for your service as well as your fine review. I'm glad you posted a photo of UTA Hagen whose name we see often in puzzles but not her face.
Have a fine day, everyone! Veterans, enjoy your day; many places offer free service or discounts so I hope you avail yourself of it where ever you can.
Welcome, Lucy Loo's Mom! Please visit often.
ReplyDeleteCED, yes, I did the LAT in the Star Ledger yesterday. I looked up the theme and the constructor on the LAT website before I started. What annoys me more are the substitutions they make for diacritical marks. Sometimes the clue is impossible to guess.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the Sunday puzzle. My only faux pas was the ND in LUND. Now I see that an ABC run for A-SPACE would have given me the D, so I could have "wag"ed the N.
I attended a regional square dance yesterday afternoon, so I did not post.
Musings
ReplyDelete-11/11 and the anniversary of Berlin Wall falling allowed me to share some stories about both today as I sub in history
-BOGO is a familiar acronym today but SONO?
-A 400 meter run is now called a 400 meter SPRINT. Yikes!
-For the ROLE of Rhett Butler, Selznick had to choose among these three
-TOP UP is only advice for convertible owners here who might TOP OFF their tank
-That SIX PM meal would be called supper here
-Trout’s skill and high salary have never gotten the Angels any titles. A single superstar is not the formula for baseball success.
-Prayguh Nebaska is an unincorpoated town just south of here
-Thanks for your service, Doug!
Delightful Monday puzzle, many thanks, Kevin. I got every bit of it without erasure or problem--a wonderful way to start the week. EDIE Falco does show up a lot in puzzles--always nice to see her, and another regular, UTA Hagen. Cute to see SIRI described as a "virtual" assistant. Took me a minute to figure out the theme, but there they were, all those Os. Thanks, again Kevin. And I loved seeing those pictures of Boomer--especially the one on Burnikel road.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blog, Lucy Loo's Mom.
Have a great week coming up, everybody.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kevin, and thank you, Boomer.
Monday puzzle are supposed to be easy.
A salute to all veterans today.
Boomer, I hope you did well in your bowling league this morning. Big win for the Golden Gophers Saturday. Very impressive defensive stands.
Welcome to all the new posters !
I gotta share this cross word cartoon!
ReplyDeleteFLN
ReplyDeleteLemonade 714, that's why I took up needlepointing.
Becky
Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Kevin Christian, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Boomer, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteBoomer: There is a road near Jamestown, NY, named "Fardink Rd" after my great aunt and uncle whose farm, the Fardink Farm, was on that road for decades. It is a small world.
Puzzle was very easy. Caught the theme answers, but I did not get them. Did not notice the O word in the middle until I came here. Oh well. That happens to me a lot.
Lucy Loo's Mom, please stop in as much as you can.
I have been to N DAK. Big state. My primary doctor is from there, so when I went I mailed him a postcard from North Dakota.
Did not know PILATES. Perps. Same for RESCUE ME. Perps helped.
One of the moms that brings her daughters to the school I guard at is Greek. Today is one of her daughter's "Name Day." Of course I never heard of that. She explained that Greeks get their names from Saints. The Name Day is the day that honors that Saint. They have a party, go to dinner, etc. I thought that was interesting.
This morning it was 24 degrees and windy with snow falling fairly heavy. Guarding the Crossing was a real pleasure. But necessary.
Well, off to the rest of my day. Have to finish reading our Book Club Book. "Carnegie's Maid" by Marie Benedict. So far, pretty good book. A novel.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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Hi, this is Kevin Christian. I made today's puzzle. Thank you everyone for solving.
ReplyDeleteHappy Veteran's Day to any and all veterans who read this blog. My father is 82 years old. He was in the Air Force for 30 years, from 1955 to 1985.
Thank you for stopping by, always nice to see constructors here! Big question fo you today -- was there anything more to the theme than just that O in the middle of each phrase? It seems a lot simpler than what Rich normally insists on.
ReplyDeleteSpitzboof - Yup, the photo was taken near Medora, but I have never played golf on that Mountain course.
ReplyDeleteTTP I had 534 this morning. I put a 16 pound ball in the bag and used it for the full three games. Missed three ten pins or I would have done a bit better.
Boomer @ 1345 - We had a ship reunion at Medora in August, 2001. Flew to MSP late in the day and stayed overnight in St. Cloud. Then drove on I 94 all the way to Medora the next day.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Lucy Loo's Mom.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteTaking the afternoon off 'cuz, well, I have two weeks of vacation to burn and what better day then 11/11?
WEES - easy-peasy Monday squeeze-y. Thanks Kevin for the puzzle and stopping by The Corner. What OKL said - Do pipe-in what you meant the theme to be. I have a hard time thinking it's just xO.
Thanks Boomer for the wonderful expo/tribute to us Vets and for sharing your Army picture; quite the handsome devil, you.
WO: SHAw.
ESP: ROREM
Fav: Gotti [The King of New York] has been in my head all day. [Fun Loving' Criminals 3:55 MA]
{C+, B+}
HG - SO, NO? is what you say when she turns you down :-)
Belated Birthday wishes to your DW & her sister!
D4 - What do we know re: Carol?
Never heard of a drink called Tom & Jerry. Zoe, you made me look it up. A recipie.
DW does PILATES while I pay a guy at the gym to bust my chops. I've not lost any weight (what goes in fat comes in as muscle, I guess(?)) but he's helped strengthen my back and fix my "slumped over a key-board" posture
For Veteran's Day just say Never Forget. From WWII on, every male of both sides my family* and DWs has severed. My youngest brother is in Kuwait right now.
Cheers, -T
*Except my Stoner uncle :-)
Carol update:
ReplyDeleteDuring the Cardiac Catheterization (C. C.) she received (4) count 'em (4) stents.
The doctor assured her that she would be able to play the piano once she recovers She replied "That's wonderful, 'cause I couldn't play before the C. C."
I'll see her out.
Ðave
Since we seem to be naming eponymous places, mine is Sandoval County in New Mexico. I can't find any history but my family was originally from there so presumably it is named after one of my ancestors. I'll have to check with the family genealogist who has done extensive research on the Sandovals.
ReplyDeleteA nice fun easy puzzle.
ReplyDeleteA snappy salute to all veterans.
Adding my salute to all those directed at the Vets! Have a great day--all yours!
ReplyDeleteAn easy-peasy Monday pzl.
D4E4H ~ I had a real life version of the C.C. story. A young man accidentally sawed a finger off while working alone - against the rules - in our scene shop. I went to the hospital to see him,. His dad was there, assuring him of all the things that were still possible to him minus a finger. "And you can still play the piano!"
"But, dad," cried the kid, "You know I can't play the piano."
(Not so funny when you are there..."
~ OMK
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DR: Diagonals on both sides today.
The near side anagram celebrates all those who are morally righteous about keeping their stirrups covered with fine leather protection. I speak of the...
"TAPADERO PRIG"!
Lucy Loo's Mom ~ Welcome to the Corner. I hope you and your striking Avatar (Lucy Loo?) will visit often.
ReplyDeleteDave, best wishes to Carol for a speedy recovery.
Kevin, thanks for stopping by.
Bill G and Lucina, I thought yesterday's Sunday Morning was outstanding.
Welcome, Lucy Loo’s Mom! I am usually behind as well; except Monday and Tuesdays, where I (usually) flourish. I have a look at the blog most days, though rarely post.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Lucy Loo’s Mom! I am usually behind as well; except Monday and Tuesdays, where I (usually) flourish. I have a look at the blog most days, though rarely post.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteFrom 11/10/19
Crossword Comic
Kevin Christian thanks for stopping by. I second OwenKL in wondering if there was more to the theme than the BO, GO, NO, SO sequence?
ReplyDeleteD4E4H thanks for the Carol update. Maybe with a new lease on life she will learn to play the piano.
From yesterday:
I made a mistake with the link in my post, which resulted in multiple posts and deletions. But somehow all of my posts ended up being deleted. In case anyone cares, below was my post from yesterday.
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D4E4H sorry to hear about your lady friend. Please keep us posted.
Hand up CAvE/vEIGNOIR made good sense and made for a rather unfair FIW in my humble opinion.
MONK was totally unknown. Did anyone know of this TV show? But Psychology Today had an OPED that the show was a terrible depiction of OCD and of psychology and psychiatry in general.
Here is the article on Why MONK Stunk
Tycho BRAHE was a gimme. We learned about him in high school physics class. Thanks Husker Gary for the article showing his meticulous and valuable work.
CC I am curious what was wrong with that cover of UTNE? As it turns out, it has just ended publication. A terrible loss. It was a rare magazine that sought out positive solutions and gleaned news from relatively obscure sources that deserved more attention. I had subscribed since its inception and will very much miss it.
Irish Miss thank you for the answer regarding your DVR. It makes sense to be able to go back, so I suppose REW would be one way to do that. The device I use allows skipping forward or backwards which I find more useful. Thanks!
C.C. has a puzzle, Off The Ground over at USA Today.
ReplyDeleteBoomer, the only thing I hate worse than leaving and missing a stupid ten pin is chopping a two or three count.
Dash T - Similar. Father, both uncles, one of two brothers, cousins, nephews... All served. My other brother would have served, but couldn't get past the doctors.
Ft. Knox, Ft. Lee, then Mannheim and Karlsruhe for me. GO ARMY !
I know you meant served when you wrote severed.
Many Veterans Day parades were canceled here today due to the weather, but ceremonies weer held inside to commemorate and honor those who served.
Picard @ 6:13 ~ My REW << button allows me to reverse as little or as much as I want and the FF >> button allows the same forwarding option.
ReplyDeleteTTP
ReplyDeleteI know you meant were when you wrote weer.
ReplyDeleteYep !
Very touching moment tonight during Final Jeopardy. Alex's quivering voice brought on watery eyes in this household.
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! O, SO there was a theme? I was sure there wasn't. Enjoyed the puzzle anyway, Kevin.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your service, Boomer, both in the military and here on our Corner.
My husband served in the USAF stateside during the Korean War as a radar mechanic crew chief. Before I knew him. My son served as a USAF pilot retiring after 15 years as a major. Flew over some scary places. But his wife serving stateside raising four boys had the scariest duty when their neighborhood burned from an arson fire and she had to evacuate with kids & dogs & only the clothes on their back. So thank you to those who served in the military and those who served at home.
TTP - D'Oh re: severed. //I'm not going to even try to salvage that with a joke...
ReplyDeleteDid anyone watch the PBS show on Native Americans in the Military tonight. I thought the program was pretty good. I'm watching the D-Day recon documentary now.
Salute to all those who served or were close to those that do. I've been out for 25+ years but I'm still "in" 'cuz I worry for my little brother every day.
Cheers, -T
Yesterday I spelled Tycho's last name as BRAGH. So, CSO to Moi.
ReplyDeleteAnon@939; I'm sure Bobbi would fit right in at Rex(NYT)
Derry, NH has a Griffin road after a great grand of mine .
My Vet buddies wanted to get one of those free lunches so we drove to the next town to a steakhouse* that was mobbed. We tipped effusively.
I went OCS then a year in a place called Marble Mt. It was next to Monkey Mt., near DaNang. My father flew B24 in big war.
Picard, thanks for dropping in. "MONK" is a comedy. That article is assinine.
But… I agree on UTNE**. Except I never read it but that issue looked very interesting.
Re. The xword…
Yep, simple. Good for a beginner especially LITTLE BO PEEP. Fee Fi FO might have followed.
Great MNF Game . Not over as I post.
WC
* Longhorn, I just recalled (he who lost his car in lot)
** But a XW staple
Just ended. No spoiler in case someone tapes
DeleteWC - you asked about the sudden text messages that appeared across the country. Here's what little I know:
ReplyDeleteLast week, carriers were working on an upgrade to their interconnect systems. At around 2a CST folks got texts from 2/14/19 "at random."
A buddy said it was the exact same text he'd sent back then (I have a screen shot). I was concerned that "WTF are cell companies keeping our data that long?" As it turned out, the recipient (another buddy down the hall) never got his 2/14 message (I have that screen shot too).
[And why are dudes texting each other on Valentine's Day? (Not that there's anything wrong with that) :-)].*
Anyway, my guestimation is there was a server/system, somewhere, constipated with messages that, when the interconnect was tested, suddenly released itself. That's my $0.02 and best I know.
Cheers, -T
*I'm joking, we all work together and are in constant contact re: stuff.
Wow - could I make 2/14 less clear?
ReplyDeleteOK, Buddy #2 relieved a text at 2a last week that Buddy #1 sent on 2/14.
Buddy #1 shows it in his sent thread on 2/14 while Buddy #2 didn't get it/shows in his thread until 2a last week.
Less muddy-clear? -T
Picard:
ReplyDeleteMonk was a very amusing and entertaining show. We watched it every week and grew to like Mr. Shaloub.
Irish Miss, I agree about Sunday Morning. I was wondering if anyone else felt the same way as I did.
ReplyDeleteI also noticed Alex T. getting all verklempt at the end.