Think First, then Act: The first word of each theme answer can appear before the word ACT to give us a common phrase.
17-Across. * Big top: CIRCUS TENT. Think of the Circus Act.
26-Across. * School keepsake: CLASS RING. Think of a person who is a Class Act.
37-Across. * "The Daily Show" network: COMEDY CENTRAL. Think of a Comedy Act.
50-Across. * 2012 Channing Tatum film: MAGIC MIKE. Think of a Magic Act. This is the odd man out, as it were, since Magic begins with the letter M and not a C, like Circus, Class, and Comedy.
And the Unifier:
60-Across. Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues: OPENING ACT. An Opening Act is often the warm-up band for a headliner. Did you know that in 1963 The Beatles were the Opening Act for Roy Orbison?
Across:
1. Sports agent, briefly: REP. As in Representative.
1. Sports agent, briefly: REP. As in Representative.
4. Lavish meal: FEAST. It's almost time for the Thanksgiving Feast.
9. Behold, to Brutus: ECCE. Today's Latin lesson.
13. "Another Green World" musician Brian: ENO. Brian Eno (né Brian Peter George Eno; b. May 15, 1948) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles.
14. Foamy coffee drinks: LATTES. A Latte is made with espresso and steamed milk. The barista often makes a fancy decoration on top of the final product.
16. Bar measure: SHOT.
19. "The Handmaid's __": Atwood novel: TALE. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, was first published in 1985. It is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian society in which women are considered property of the state. It recently became a television series. I read the book when it first came out, but haven't seen the television version.
20. This, in Spain: ESTO. Today's Spanish lesson.
21. Acapulco aunt: TIA. More of today's Spanish lesson.
22. Final Olds produced: ALERO. Production on this car ceased in April 2004.
24. Injured-arm support: SLING.
29. "Under Siege" star Steven: SEAGAL. Steven Frederick Seagal (b. Apr. 10, 1952), is an American actor who also holds Russian and Serbian citizenship. He has led a rather controversial life. Enough said.
31. Prof.'s degree: Ph.D. As in the Doctor of Philosophy. What is the difference between an M.D and a Ph.D.? * Answer below.
32. See 38-Down: SIN. // And 38-Down: 38. With 32-Across, Adam and Eve's transgression: ORIGINAL. Together we get Original Sin, which is a theological concept that everyone is born sinful. The concept was developed in the writings of St. Augustine. Enough said.
33. Restaurant Arlo Guthrie sang about: ALICE'S. A place where you can get anything you want, excepting Alice.
36. Early 2000s Apple product: EMAC. The eMac was the Education Mac, an all-in-one desktop Macintosh, designed for schools. Production of the eMac began in 2002 and was discontinued in 2006. Now it is a dinosaur.
41. Hard to find: RARE.
42. Cosa __: NOSTRA. Today's Italian lesson. The FBI's history of the Cosa Nostra in the United States.
43. Trident-shaped Greek letter: PSI.
44. Angry: MAD.
46. Pick up the pace: HASTEN.
54. Around, in dates: CIRCA.
55. Try to bite, puppy-style: NIP AT.
56. Triage ctrs.: ERs. As in Emergency Rooms.
58. Broadway brightener: NEON.
59. Hawaiian coffee region: KONA. Everything you wanted to down about Kona Coffee, but were afraid to ask.
63. Nobelist Pavlov: IVAN. Does his name ring a bell?
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Sept. 26, 1849 ~ Feb. 27, 1936)
64. Cantankerous: ORNERY.
65. __ Bo: fitness system: TAE. Tae Bo was quite popular in the 1980s, but I haven't heard much about it since.
66. "The Lion King" lioness: NALA.
67. Davis of "Do the Right Thing": OSSIE. Ossie Davis (né Raiford Chatman Davis; Dec. 18, 1917 ~ Feb. 4, 2005) was married to actress Ruby Dee. I saw Do the Right Thing when I was living in France. The movie is about racial tension in a New York neighborhood. The movie didn't translate well in French culture.
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
68. Cal. spans: YRs. Calendar spans are Years.
Down:
1. School day interlude: RECESS.
2. Maroon, at sea: ENISLE. Interesting word that I will probably never have cause to use. It means to be isolated on an island.
3. "The Merchant of Venice" heiress: PORTIA. The Merchant of Venice is one of the plays by Willie the Shakes.
4. Winter bug: FLU.
5. Down __: Maine nickname: EAST. You can't get theya from heya.
6. Room at the top?: ATTIC.
7. Pilfer: STEAL.
8. Olympic diver's goal: TEN. With enough scores of 10, the diver may get a Gold.
9. Aromatic compound: ESTER. Organic Chemistry.
10. Personal magnetism: CHARISMA.
11. Pre-Revolutionary furniture style: COLONIAL.
12. French summer: ÉTÉ. Today's French lesson.
15. Secret supply: STASH.
18. Scam: CON-GAME.
23. "Dropped" '60s drug: LSD. Short for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. In case you were wondering, its chemical formula is:
25. Battering wind: GALE. Dorothy Gale was swept up in a Gale, but in her case, it was known as a tornado.
27. Cathedral areas: APSES.
The Apse at the Cathedral in Chartes.
28. Nutritional supplements co.: GNC. As in General Nutrition Center. These stores are often found in malls.
30. Pot top: LID.
34. Pop singer Lauper: CYNDI. As in Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (b. June 22, 1953).
35. Novelist Umberto: ECO. Umberto Eco (Jan. 5, 1932 ~ Feb. 19, 2016) was an Italian novelist, best known for his 1980 historical novel, Name of the Rose. He makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles.
36. Blackboard chore: ERASING.
39. To the __ degree: NTH.
40. Gillette's __ II razor: TRAC.
41. Turntable speed, for short: RPM. As in Revolutions Per Minute.
44. Longtime Tom Petty label: MCA. Tom Petty (né Thomas Earl Petty; Oct. 20, 1950 ~ Oct. 2, 2017) had an infamous feud with MCA.
45. Defensive retort: AM TOO!
47. The "T" in NATO: TREATY. As in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European Countries. The Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949.
48. Toyota Prius, e.g.: ECO-CAR.
49. Loire Valley city: NANTES.
51. Bucky Beaver's toothpaste: IPANA.
52. Wails with grief: KEENS.
53. Shore birds: ERNES.
57. Apple Watch assistant: SIRI.
59. Family reunion attendees: KIN.
61. Ace: PRO.
62. "Science Guy" Bill: NYE. William Sanford Nye (b. Nov. 27, 1955) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles.
Here's the Grid:
* The Ph.D. must live with his mistakes, whereas the M.D. buries them.
QOD: You should appreciate the goodness around you, and surround yourself with positive people. ~ Nadia Comӑneci (née Nadia Elena Comӑneci; Nov. 12, 1961)
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy birthday to Rich Norris, editor of LA Times Daily Crossword. I've mentioned before, often half of clues in our daily puzzles are Rich's creations. Thanks for the daily entertainment, Rich!
2) Happy birthday also to Lemonade's lovely wife Oo. This is a picture from their 2017 trip to Thailand.
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy birthday to Rich Norris, editor of LA Times Daily Crossword. I've mentioned before, often half of clues in our daily puzzles are Rich's creations. Thanks for the daily entertainment, Rich!
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| Rich and his wife Kim |
2) Happy birthday also to Lemonade's lovely wife Oo. This is a picture from their 2017 trip to Thailand.
FIR, but erased iMAC and Geena Davis. Won the WAG at the Natick MAGIC MI_E x _EENS. Had to wait on the gender reveal for EST_.
ReplyDeleteI love CYNDI's music, but now my first thought of her is the "clear skin can last" commercial.
DNK that the Beatles were ever an opening act. In 1968 I was in a London club where Joe Cocker opened for the hot band of the moment, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. A few years later I went to the pre-Kentucky Derby concert in Louisville where the Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band were the preliminary acts for Wet Willie.
HBDTYOo and Rich.
Thanks for the fun, mostly-easy puzzle, Kurt. And thanks for the fun review, Hahtoolah.
Happy Birthday to Rich and Oo.
ReplyDeleteCIRCUS, CLASS, COMEDY and then MAGIC ? Didn't see where this theme was going until the reveal. Very nice Kurt !
Didn't know KEENS, but it had to be. Looked it up after solving.
Lost my CLASS RING somewhere along the way. Wasn't Zales the go-to place for class rings ?
I opened the gift wrapping to to find a MAGIC MIKE video at our Dirty Santa gift exchange a few years ago. My grandniece was happy to "steal" it. My great-grandniece thought it was so funny !
I remember RECESS as a fun time in the school yard to burn off pent up energy.
Nice quip about Pavlov, Hahtoolah !
Dash T (FLN) - I still have my Army Field Jacket that was issued in Basic January 1976. It still fits and I still use it in cold weather, like yesterday when clearing all the snow off the driveway. It felt especially appropriate wearing it yesterday.
Good morning! (Brrrrrr)
ReplyDeleteDidn't get the theme until the reveal. Nicely done, Kurt. Only needed Wite-Out to change ARE SO to AM TOO. I'm familiar with KEENS, though it usually appears as Keening. Thanx for the tour, Hahtoolah. (Would've been neat if you could've found a photo of the APSE at the cathedral in NANTES.)
RPM: I've been trying to digitize some of my old LPs, but my turntable is spastic. Works well for a while and then it just stops. Turning is an important behavior of a turntable. If I wait a few days, it'll work again...temporarily.
TRAC: Nope, I'll stick with the older, trusty SENSOR.
RING: Never bought a H.S. ring. No college ring, either. Nor a wedding ring. My flip-fone doesn't even have a personalized RING-tone.
"Down East": At FMC I worked with a Mainer from Down East -- near Bah Hahbuh.
Happy Birthday, Rich and Oo. Ooh, that's rich!
Too crunchy today, just based on Answers starting with "e": Eno, Emac, Ecce, Esto, ERs, Ernes, Eco, and Ecocar. Finished in just under 5 1/2 minutes.
ReplyDeleteI think Tae Bo was more of a 90s thing than the 80s.
Quick run for the most part - easy flip from IMAC to EMAC when IRASING became ERASING.
ReplyDeleteRECESS was spent playing a lot of kickball and then a game we made up from the "new" TV show "Batman" where we divided up into 2 groups the Batman group and the Villain of the Day(Joker, Penguin, Riddler etc) group trying to keep some object from each other- sort of a variation on Capture the Flag. The groups always mixed up every day.
Thanks Hatoolah and Kurt.
Birthday wishes to Rich and Oo!
Good Morning ! I still have my High School class ring in my dresser drawer. I try it on once and awhile and it still fits on my ring finger. Luckily, they did not have class belts.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kurt Krauss for a fast and friendly Tuesday puzzle.
ReplyDeleteIt helped that I remembered PORTIA from high school lit.
Also had read about COSA NOSTRA .
It seemed all the longer fills came easily today , and made for a quick and neatly done page. Teacher would be pleased.
I often imagine the crossword as a classroom assignment— Should I seek therapy?
Cheers
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was Tuesday-easy but, as always, I appreciated the well-hidden theme and a surprise Aha reveal. My only stumble was the EMac entry, as I only know of the "I" designations. I don't care for Ensile, but we've had it before. Like Anonymous at 7:13, I noticed the plethora of "E" words (there were a few more not listed) in general, and Eco, Eco Car, and Ecce, in particular.
Thanks, Kurt, for a Tuesday treat and thanks, Hatoolah, for a most entertaining and sparkly summary.
Happy Birthday to Rich and a big thank you for our daily puzzle pleasure. 🎂🎁🎈🎉🍾
Happy Birthday, Oo, hope Lemony has special plans for your special day. 🍾🎉🎈🎁🎂
Dave4, please extend my best wishes to Carol.
There is a modest blanket of the "white stuff" on our landscape which looks pretty, but I'm glad I only have to look at it and not be out in its frigid surroundings, particularly since I'm suffering from a cold, sore throat, and racking cough.
Have a great day.
CIRCUS, COMEDY, and MAGIC use those words in approximately the same sense in the puzzle as in the theme, but CLASS is the outlier, CLASS ACT and CLASS RING using different meanings of CLASS.
ReplyDeleteCASANOVA had lots of CHARISMA.
His reputation was never a stigma.
Discarding women like tissue
Was never an issue.
How he managed it still is an enigma!
If A. and E. did the ORIGINAL SIN
Then where does our sin come in?
We're just copy-catting,
No innovations adding --
Just aping our inaugural KIN!
{B+, A-.}
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthdays to Oo and Rich.
Well, our much vaunted storm has come and gone. 2½" snow and 19º. Sun is out now.
Easy enough puzzle solve. Never heard of KEENS as "wail". Guess I don't read enough. Perps helped.
ESTER - Banana scent por ejemplo.
Have a great day.
Kurt, satisfying theme, needing the reveal to suss it. Susan, thanks for all your excellent pics and references.
ReplyDeleteIt has always seemed strange to me that ORNERY evolved from ORDINARY. Etymology.com says, "1816, ornary, American English dialectal contraction of ordinary (adj.). "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c. 1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous."
I use a much less pejorative sense when I say ORDINARY. To me ordinary is often good. In some groups and families kindness is ordinary, commonplace.
Why is LSD the only drug which is "dropped"? LIU, I found very ambiguous reasons.
Interesting to see STASH and LSD side by side.
Arthritis is to blame for my class ring not fitting.
I associate keening with funerals.
A very happy birthday to Rich and Oo.
Musings
ReplyDelete-One daughter invited us to come down for a Thanksgiving FEAST but she is having it at a restaurant. My traditional DW declined tactfully and we will go to the other daughter’s house
-“ECCE Homo” (Behold the man) are famously quoted as Pontius Pilate’s words about Jesus
-E S _ O. I know ESSO means “that” from Paul Anka’s ESSO Besso
-Couldn’t we all benefit from having RECESS and a nap every day?
-CHARISMA is that undefinable characteristic that every great NFL QB has
-The pre-show at EPCOT’s Kodak pavilion was CYNDI singing True Colors while lovely pictures showed on the screen.
-I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was unfamiliar with KEENS
-I usually hear ORNERY pronounced as “AWN ree”
-HBD to Rich and Oo! Lemon, you look like you are about to launch into this song!
Hahtoolah: Wonderful, informative write-up. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Good Morning.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Rich and Oo. Enjoy your special day.
I was on Kurt's wavelength today. I walked through the acrosses, but just in case I left a few to verify on the downs. Of course, I needed to check for the theme! Thanks, Kurt.
Thank you, Hahtoolah for another fabulous tour. Great links! Ya cahnt get theyah from heyah is too true. Must always go north or south to travel west. Ay yuh!
Also, today's birthday quote is perfect for the world in which we find ourselves. I do try to commit acts of kindness to counteract that which I cannot control.
It's absolutely frigid here: 13 degrees. Did I fall into a long winter's nap and miss November and December?! Have a cozy day.
How about it, Madame Defarge ?
ReplyDeleteA record-low at 7 degrees for this date, and a record-low high of 20 degrees projected before the day ends. 30 degrees below the weather we should be having. Brrr.
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Kurt Krauss, for fine puzzle. Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteGot through this fairly quickly. Caught the theme and it made sense. I did have the asterisks.
Spelled ESTO wrong. I tried ESTA. CON GAME fixed that.
I really like ALICE'S restaurant song. Priceless.
IPANA was an old favorite. Liked the ad that Hahtoolah resurrected. Really turned the clock back.
My toughest word was KEENS. It looked right because of the perps. I just do not recall ever seeing or hearing that word in that context. After I was done I looked it up in my dictionary on my phone and it was not there in that context. However, I looked it up in my old hardbound Webster copyright 1966, and it was there. A learning moment for me.
So, I guarded the crossing this morning at 6 degrees. Only crossed 37 kids. Usually I am at 55-65 kids in a half hour. I am sure many of them caught rides.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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Hola!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Rich and Oo! I hope you enjoy some memorable celebrations today.
Today I solved in ink with no fuss, no muss, and no errors. Yea! Actually, one write over, IMAC to EMAC but the I was easily and cleanly transformed to an E.
Hmm. I see CIRCUS and CIRCA but no connection.
I have some cherished memories of KONA. In fact, the main reason my late DH and I started our regular trips to Hawaii was when we drank coffee at Denny's we noticed it was KONA coffee and we liked it so we decided to see for ourselves where it originated.
Our CLASS never had a RING.
I also associate KEENS with funerals.
OSSIE Davis and Ruby Dee were certainly a handsome couple.
Thank you, Hahtoolah, for your entertaining commentary!
Have a special day, everyone!
Never heard of EMAC and I was pretty tuned in to the computer scene; now I’m just plugged in. “The Name of the Rose” is one of my favorite and I’ve been to NANTES, so lots to like here. I ignored the theme.
ReplyDeleteAh, faith ‘n’ begorra, ya Narrowbacks neva went to an Irish wake if ya don’t know KEENS. I’m told some families pay keeners to do all that wailing so the family doesn’t have to bother.
ReplyDeleteNo problems with this Tuesday tribute. I not sure an ace has to be a PRO, but it worked.
Hahtoolah, have you recovered from Saturday’s thriller? The write up today was wonderful.
Owen, surely Casanova deserves an A also!! Thanks for the fun.
Oo and Rich, happy birthday to you both.
TTP @ 6:34 AM: I remember Jostens as the company that had a near monopoly on class rings when I was in high school.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I got a Tuesday Kurt Krauss puzzle without a single erasure! Many thanks, Kurt. It was a pleasure working my way through, with all those fun C words appearing--CIRCUS, CLASS, COMEDY, and then the MAGIC act. Didn't know SEAGAL or NALA, but perps helped with those. Did get IVAN, and ALICE'S restaurant brought the music back to my ear. Anyway, delightful puzzle, and, Hahtoolah, your pictures are just extraordinary! Many thanks for your beautifully illustrated commentary.
ReplyDeleteLiked your poems, Owen.
So sorry to hear about your cold, Irish Miss--take good care of yourself. My heart goes out to all of you with such cold weather in so many places.
C.C. many thanks for posting the lovely photos of Rich and Oo and their partners.
Have a great day, everybody.
Hello everyone!
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle. Main hiccup was with eMac and erasing. Never heard of eMac and refused to consider the possibility. Ended up pondering if an ironing board was ever referred to as a blackboard.... NOT!
It is cooold in Hotlanta! 38 right now with gales in the high teens. It just not right! Thanks for the friendly welcomes. Will try to stay on the puzzle schedule ��.
Re: KEENS
ReplyDeleteI wonder if KEENS shoes are common enough for a Monday clue?
I was not aware of them myself until about a year ago. I purchased a pair of hiking boots at Cabelas/Bass Pro and now I seem to notice them on many other people's feet. Sort of like when you buy a new model of automobile and suddenly notice how many other people drive them.
Apparently they became popular when they introduced a children's sandal that protects the toes and have grown substantially since then. I'm fairly happy with my boots but I may return to my Merrels for the next pair.
Balfour was my high school's ring vendor. I think I still have it somewhere, but haven't worn it in nearly 50 years. Didn't buy a college ring, since I would have been the one to pay for it and I knew I wouldn't wear it much.
ReplyDeleteSwampCat: Saturday's game sure was exciting! I was in line at the Atlanta airport yesterday and all the men behind me (who were neither from Louisiana nor Alabama) were talking about the game. A sweet win for LSU!
ReplyDeleteI lived in Maine for many years, so am quite accustomed to hearing the Down-East accent.
Nuts!~
ReplyDeleteFIW due to esso & Sengal making my Portia
a Porsin?
I had also circled Keens,
learning moment...
(hmm, have I lived a sheltered life?)
Nah! I don't think so...
Been very busy of late, & finding virtual cakes for every
occasion can be time consuming...
I usually reserve them for people who actually post on the Blog.
But I make exceptions for exceptional people...
A belated Happy Birthday to HG's DW
plus have you ever tried to find a cake with Oo on it?
I hope you both like this one...
And, does Rich actually read this Blog?
To prove it to me, can you tell us why certain newspapers
have been deleting the constructors names of late?
(after that Sunday fiasco, I think I am going to go straight to the source.)
(LA Times, are you forbidding other papers from printing sources?)
Anywho, Rich, I thought you might this cake...
"And", the Theme,
In looking for silly opening acts,
I came across a very poor quality video of an
act that deserved a repost, but could not find a higher
quality video "until" I discovered the name...
Men In Coats!
Ah, double nuts!
ReplyDelete(hmm, that could be misconstrued also...)
but it serves me right to make a typo when writing to an editor...
(might "like" this cake...)
Actually,
ReplyDeletein rewatching Men In Coats,
as another puzzle for you puzzlers,
You know there a two guys,
Who do you think is actually
controlling the legs & the arms...
(when you reverse what you think you see)
(it actually makes more sense, visually...)
(said CrossEyedDave...)
Hmm,
ReplyDeleteOwenKL
I think I almost made a poem of my words in brackets...
Can you add to it to make a complete poem?
Not bad. Too many proper names for me and enisle?? I'm sure it's in the dictionary somewhere but a dumb answer for a good clue.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me of the "Bert & I" stories, Hahtoolah!
ReplyDeleteThey are terrific. I first came across them when I was in rehearsal for the role of the Stage Manager in Wilder's Our Town. Those recordings are a great way to learn the Down EAST accent, ay-yuh.
Nice, easy pzl today.
I'll keep this short. It is hard to type with a dog on my lap. Especially one determined to lick each moving finger...
~ OMK
____________
DR: One diagonal, either side.
The mirror anagram reminds me to wear the appropriate chapeau if I want to spout gobbledygook. I mean, of course, my...
"NONSENSE CAP"!
Happy birthday Oo!
ReplyDeleteAlso to Rich. Thanks for all that you do.
I think I've read that Kona coffee has such a strong flavor that it's almost always blended.
I finally gave in to my wife's whinging and got my car washed. I hate to bring it up what with so many of you all suffering with some unpleasant early winter conditions but it's about 70 degrees here with mostly blue skies. OTOH, I would enjoy the welcome change of a modest snowfall. I haven't seen such in many years. I miss it...
Jostens does sound very familiar so maybe that's where I bought my class ring. Just keep thinking it was Zales for some reason.
ReplyDeleteJinx, I didn't recall Balfour, but the name sounds familiar.
I looked for my high school yearbook, but couldn't find it. It's around here somewhere. Probably in a box in the basement storage room.
I liked this puzzle and Hahtoolah's write-up. I also like all your comments, poems, anagram decoding, cakes, personal vignettes, and opinions.
ReplyDeleteTerrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Kurt and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI'm back to the Corner after a busy few weeks; between all the excitement of an early grandchild (he is doing well, thanks, still in hospital but should be home in a week or two), and final preparation for a local HealthFair that I was helping to organize, I only had time to lurk occasionally. Hopefully, things have settled down now.
Straightforward solve today with only a few inkblots (probably due to rusty solving skills). I saw the OPENING ACT theme.
Splint was too long and changed to SLING. Atra changed to TRAC. RCA changed to MCA (and Red to MAD).
Hand up for I Mac before EMAC.
This Canadian had no problem entering Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's TALE". Atwood recently won/shared the Booker Prize for her new novel, The Testaments, a follow-up to The Handmaid's Tale.
AtwoodWinsBookerAward
Like Anon@7:13am and Irish Miss, I noted ECCE, ECO and ECOCAR.
No problem with KEENS, but ENISLE (although legitimate) always brings a nose-wrinkle.
I am out of the loop on the latest Corner news, but want to wish D4 and Carol healing thoughts.
Happy Birthday to Rich and Oo!
We have a record snow for this early date in November. 20 cm (that's 8 inches) last night and stuck all over the trees. Looks like Christmas already. Only -4C (24F) too. Brrr!
Wishing you all a great day.
When you reverse what you think you see,
ReplyDeleteIt makes more sense, visually!
It's like an illusion of the optical kind,
The stuff that messes with your mind.
The hands and the head ain't the same guy,
And the feet in the shoes, well, my oh my!
As a magic act they were quite insane,
But blended when the men in white coats came!
Bravo OwenKL!
ReplyDelete& Bill G. I never wash my cars
(I tried it once, & it rained...)
I am a firm believer in that the dirt
is holding the old bucket together...
So much so that I got this bumper sticker...
Abejo, I thought of you this morning. There is a video that has gone viral of a turkey in NH that stops traffic, stands in the middle of the road and stays there until all his turkey friends have crossed, then he brings up the rear. Google it!
ReplyDeleteHi All!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Rich - your work gives us a nice distraction / entertains us daily. Thank you.
Happy Birthday Oo. Keep keepin' Lem in his lane :-)
Fun little puzzle, Kurt. I thought caught the theme with the themer's Cs but it took a left turn at Albuquerque when 50a hit.
Thanks for the wonderful expo Hahtoolah. Who remembers the wrestler* in Cyndi's video? Did you know she was involved in Kinky Boots? Think that will ever make the grid?
WOs: Every spelling of 'onrey' I could think of. Mom always called me an onery [sic] little child. //Thanks for etymology YR!
ESP: KEENS
Fav: The word CHARISMA just 'cuz I always think of how it's pronounced in David Lee Roth's Just a Gigolo video [@~:50].
EMAC(s)? - sounds like an editor to me. //let religious wars ensue...
{A, A+} ++With CED's challenge.
Cute DR OMK; hilarious class-belt Boomer.
TTP - I still have my field jacket from '88. I also still have my ClassA coat that, since I've lived in the south since Basic and it's only really cold 4 days a year, is the only heavy coat I've owned since I was 18yro. Thank you Uncle Sam!
Jinx: Willie will be here next week. If you need a place to crash, I'll get Youngest to clean out the guest room of her dance stuff.
AND, yes, Balfour, is the one I recall.
//Story: those rings were so over-priced. When I got my EE, Pop got me a nice Cosa NOSTRA-looking RING he picked-up at an estate sale(?). Only my wife and the Syrian guy who runs a fantastic Gyro joint (and is also jeweler(? OK)) noticed it's missing one diamond. It adorns my right ring-finger. //yous thought I was going to say pinky, eh? I'm not that into the family business :-)
Nice to see you two-in-a-row Lucy Loo's Mom. Stay and play.
Hiker - yes. Keens were popular with the girls in the aught's. Didn't connect shoes w/ 52d until you mentioned it.
Welcome back C, Eh! Glad to hear alls going well with the baby.
Cheers, -T
*Captain Lou Albano
Yuman, thanks for sharing that.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link: Turkey Halts Traffic on New Hampshire Road So Others Can Cross
MAGIC MI?E crossing ?EENS almost got me. No idea about either of them. Thought it might be MILE. Did WAG correctly to FIR.
ReplyDeleteIPANA also unknown. Must have been before my time. Enjoyed the theme, especially since it included a CIRCUS ACT.
From yesterday:
Irish Miss thanks for more information about your REW and FF on your DVR. Seems it works in a similar way to my device.
Wilbur Charles and Lucina thanks for your happy experience with MONK. It was totally unknown to me.
Thanks TTP, one of these days I did to learn how to insert links in my posts.
ReplyDeleteA busy day celebrating with Oo and squeezing some work, so I am VERY late to the post. Happy happy birthday Rich. 11-12 is a nice easy birthday to remember. If you like numbers and patterns...Oo was born 11-12-86; my oldest was born 11-21-86.
ReplyDeleteKK is always A O K and Susan has a unique perspective and strong work, entertainment ethic. Thank you
Attn: Jinx from 11-6-19 @ 8:41 am
ReplyDeleteYou got your wish for a Kentucky basketball defeat. Unfortunately, it wasn't against against a Division I opponent (they were a 25-point underdog).
Plus this added Bonus