17. Kiefer Sutherland and Ashley Olsen each has one: TWIN SISTER.
23. Window washing aids: CHERRY PICKERS.
40. Memorable "Twilight Zone" feature: OPENING NARRATION.
50. Pressure that won't quit: CHRONIC STRESS.
65. Sleights-of-hand with cups, or a hint to this puzzle's circles: SHELL GAMES.
Each set of circled letters spells a GAME: TWISTER, CHECKERS, OPERATION, CHESS.
Melissa here. An extra column makes this grid 15x16, to accomodate the 40A grid-spanning themer OPENING NARRATION. Some publications won't accept odd-sized grids. For reference, you can see a list of odd-sized grids that were published in the NYT on XWord Info, here.
Across:
1. Overwhelm: SWAMP.
6. Perfectly: PAT. Tricky. To know something so well that you can say or do it without having to try or think: I'd given the talk so many times I had it down pat.
9. Scenery chewers: HAMS. Ha.
13. "End of discussion": CASE CLOSED.
16. "Bike faster!": PEDAL.
18. Tiny cake, maybe: EMOJI. Another tricky one, could be almost anything besides cake - there are emoji's for almost everything now.
19. Movers but not shakers, ideally: VANS. Hee.
20. "Blade Runner" genre: NEO NOIR. Neo-noir is a revival of the genre of film noir. The film noir genre includes stylish Hollywood crime dramas, often with a twisted dark wit. Neo-noir has a similar style but with updated themes, content, style, visual elements and media. 33 Essential Neo-Noirs.
22. Go quickly: BOP. True, as in, 'I'm going to bop down to the store.' But in my line of work I cannot see BOP without thinking Bureau of Prisons, which is the Federal prison system.
26. Advanced sci. class: AP CHEM. AP = Advanced Placement.
29. It carries a charge: ION.
30. Confucian path: TAO. The "way," or "path" to be followed.
31. Three-sided pastry: SAMOSA. Wikipedia: South Asian fried or baked pastry with a savory filling like
spiced potatoes, onions, peas, beef and other meats, or lentils. It may
take different forms, including triangular, cone, or half-moon shapes,
depending on the region.
36. Plenty o': LOTSA.
43. Upset with: MAD AT.
44. Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir de Florence," e.g.: SEXTET. In this case, a string sextet scored for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos. It's over 30 minutes long, and starts out quite energetic. Might be good in the background while solving crosswords.
45. CPR pro: EMT. Emergency Medical Technician
46. "Illmatic" rapper: NAS. Montero Lamar Hill, known by his stage name Lil Nas X, was the most-nominated male artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, where he ultimately won awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Time named him as one of the 25 most influential people on the Internet in 2019,
48. '90s White House Press Secretary Myers who wrote "Why Women Should Rule the World": DEEDEE.
57. Camping gear brand: REI. Recreational Equipment, Inc., is the largest consumer coop in the country - owned not by shareholders but by members — people who use the business.
58. Internal airway: TRACHEA. Windpipe.
59. Works on roofs, say: TARS.
63. Canvas-angling device: EASEL. I think of it more of a propping-up device, but angling is useful, too, when painting.
67. Big name in labels: AVERY.
68. Go through the wringer: SWEAT IT OUT.
69. Actress Sedgwick: KYRA. Married to Kevin Bacon.
70. Headphone jack letters: AUX.
71. U. of Md. team: TERPS. Maryland Terrapins commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams.
Down:
1. 1970s-'80s sketch show: SCTV. Second City Television was a Canadian television sketch comedy show that ran intermittently between 1976 and 1984.
2. "SNL" parody Baba __: WAWA. Gilda Radner's imitation of Barbara Walters.
3. Words that clarify spelling: AS IN. D as in dog.
4. Good sort: MENSCH. A person of integrity and honor. The term is used as a high compliment, expressing the rarity and value of that individual's qualities.
5. Mac rivals: PCS. When it comes to Apple vs. Windows - most people have a decided preference.
6. Baffling question: POSER. Not familiar with this definition, although Merriam Webster includes it. I usually hear it as a term referring to a person who acts in an affected manner in order to impress others.
7. Fur tycoon: ASTOR. John Jacob Astor was a German-American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor who made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by smuggling opium into China, and by investing in real estate in or around New York City.
8. Super small: TEENY.
9. Clothes line: HEM. Nice clue.
10. Photoshop maker: ADOBE.
11. Serious: MAJOR.
12. Loses one's footing: SLIPS.
14. Football offense position: LINEMAN. A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. Also a power line technician, made famous in Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman. I lived in Canada for a short time when I was very young, and my parents were fans of both him and Anne Murray (both Canadian). [Correction! Was thinking of Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell is not Canadian.)
15. Little bit: DROP.
16. Prepares, in a way, as coffee: PERCOLATES. Is there anything else besides coffee that is prepared by percolating?
21. King Richard __: III.
24. With pause: HESITANTLY.
25. Sheepshank, e.g.: KNOT. Had to look this one up. From Wikipedia: A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too little load. 26. Elemental unit: ATOM.
27. Dad: PAPA.
28. Like Oberlin College since the 1830s: COED.
32. Dosage amts.: MGS. Milligrams.
33. Gender-neutral pronoun: ONE.
34. Doo-wop horn: SAX.
35. Works on walls: ART. Misdirection - was assuming adjective, not noun.
37. Like a 25-Down: TIED. I know some of you don't like these kinds of clues.
38. Vague amount: SOME.
39. Chip in a pot, maybe: ANTE.
41. Billionth: Pref.: NANO.
42. Remedied a distribution error: RE-DEALT. Needed perps for everything after the RE.
47. Dubbing title: SIR.
49. Will focus: ESTATE. Ohhhh ... that kind of will.
50. Loose floorboard sound: CREAK.
51. Like anvils: HEAVY.
52. Early __: RISER. I visited my daughter in Arizona over Mother's day weekend. I think everyone in Arizona is an early riser, you have to be. The sun fills up the whole house very early. It makes for an early bedtime, too.
53. Mama of music: CASS. From the Mamas and Papas.
54. Sound that starts "around": SCHWA.
55. Brexit target org.: THE EU. The European Union.
56. Stretch out, maybe: RELAX.
60. Don Juan's love: AMOR. Not a person, the word love in Spanish.
61. Do another stint: RE-UP.
62. Former Mach 2 fliers, briefly: SSTS. Super Sonic Transport. Air France and
British Airways blamed low passenger numbers and rising maintenance
costs for retiring the Concorde. Passenger numbers fell after an Air France Concorde crashed
minutes after taking off from Paris in July 2000, killing all 109 people
on board and four on the ground.
64. Part of BCE: ERA. Before the Common Era.
66. "Scram!": GIT.
Good morning everyone. Today I’m an early riser, the birds wake me up.
ReplyDeleteDidn’t know samosa, it sounds delicious. Neo noir was unknown also. Took a little while to get the EU. Enjoyed the game theme. Slightly challenging puzzle and a great write-up. Thanks Adam and Melissa!
I am a mother of fraternal twins, knew of the Olson twins, didn’t know Kiefer was one also. Saw him in person on Broadway, he’s a very good actor. And my daughter, fraternal twin, is now engaged to a fraternal twin. Quite a very nice coincidence. Lots of planning going on in our lives right now. Have a great day everyone.
Lizza @5:39am Funny that the Wiki makes no mention of any siblings, let alone a twin sister. Of course sometimes the Wiki omits this info for privacy reasons. I wonder where Adam got his info?
DeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteLOTSA stuff to like in this one, but it was no 5-minute wonder like yesterday. Still, it was Wite-Out-free, so life is good. Thanx, Adam and Melissa Bee.
NEO-NOIR: Would the Matrix franchise be an example?
RE-UP: D-o has had numerous nightmares on this theme over the years.
Taxing day...hope we don't get flooded out. Could be dicey.
Tougher than the usual Wednesday puzzle. Had to think to get PAT & BOP (usually people HOP but I've heard BOP before). NEO NOIR, AVERY, and SAMOSA were unknowns. SEXTET was perps. REI & NAS- only know because they are 'filler words' for the grid.
ReplyDeleteMelissa bee, Glen Campbell is from ARKANSAS, not Canada.
Sorry for the repeat again. Can’t help to say: we owe we owe so off to work we go.
ReplyDeleteHola!
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm not normally an early RISER but just happened to wake early today. Maybe because I have so much on my mind since company is coming today and plans are afoot.
I found the puzzle itself clever but the cluing was convoluted enough to require more thought than usual for the solve. I saw the GAMES and did enjoy ruminating over the long fill.
I vaguely recall DEEDEE Myers. But KYRA Sedgwick came to mind immediately.
It's news to me that Kiefer Sutherland is a TWIN but of course the Olsens are very familiar and apparently reclusive.
Thank you, Melissa; I enjoyed your NARRATION!
Have a sensational day, everyone! Yes, it's sunny and bright here.
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Adam's puzzle. Just edgy enough for mid-week. Liked seeing WAWA, SCHWA, and the two long downs. Thanks Melissa for pointing out the 15 X 16 grid exception. Had AUd before AUX; RELAX took care of that.
MENSCH - One of my favorite words, in the usage described by Melissa. I think it entered English thru the Yiddish. In German it simply means 'person'.
RE-UP - - I think; an Army term. The Navy says 'ship over' (re-enlist).
Off to play some bridge..
My old Rib Room Hotel Sonesta doggerel.
ReplyDeleteFrom Id they came
Of cartoon fame
The Wizard and the Jester
Playing a riddle game
That had no name
The Wizard POSED this tester
……
Occasionally an idea PERCOLATES in my noggin
When I get a Yarborough I shout "Distribution Error, REDEAL"
Jayce, sorry to her of your DiL's cancer
Yes, Saturday cane early this week but I FIR
WC
I found this one difficult, but got everything eventually. Never heard of NEO NOIR. I didn't care for BOP, but loved the theme.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought BABA YAGA (a Slavic folklore witch) since that phrase has come up in couple of films. Then I saw the SNL reference. LOL--I have to read the actual clue.
Bob Lee @8:44am I've usually heard this genre referred to as set in DISTOPIA. Usually set in the distant future after the collapse of civilization, e.g. Mad Max.
DeleteFIR without too much angst today so giving me a good start to a busy day. Got the theme from the circles, seeing the familiar GAMES, confirmed by the reveal. SHELL refers to the position of the circles on the outsides of the themers, U guess. Fun puzzle, Adam, thanks. And thanks, Melissa B for the handy review.
ReplyDeleteOn my grid it's obvious I had to SWEAT IT OUT to get the bottom. Lots of ink filling that phrase and AUX, but finally I got it. Other than that, with some sideways thinking and perps the fill was not so hard for me.
FLN Sorry to hear about your DIL, Jayce. Thinking about you and your family.
Hand up for being the mother of twins like Lizza, only mine were identical. Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI saw the theme early on but the revealer was a surprise. Neo Noir is a new term to me but I can understand how it would apply to certain latter day movies. Funny to see Bop again so soon. Nice CSOs to our resident canine caregiver, Pat and our resident thespian, OMK, at Hams. I’m sure Keith endured many of them throughout his career.
Thanks, Adam, for a mid-week treat and thanks, Melissa, for the expo. I enjoyed the Mamas and the Papas and Barbara Wawa. Gilda was in a class by herself. (RIP Charles Grodin.)
FLN
Jayce, my sincere condolences to your family as they go through this terrible time.
Our decks are supposed to be power washed today but it’s almost 10:00 and no activity yet.
Have a great day.
Nice puzzle. Liked getting all the long fills. What D-Otto said about RE-UP. Thanx AW and MB.
ReplyDeleteI started off quickly and then things got progressively slower. No white out as I solve on computer but several first guesses had to be changed. The south proved tougher than the north but that got sorted out after a bit.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Today's (or it might be tomorrow's) USA Today puzzle is by C.C. It's About Average.
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ReplyDelete-What a fabulous Humpday puzzle! I had to put in LOTSA effort in places and loved it!
-Want a NASA presentation from a guy who has one down PAT? I know a guy…
-Some HS students can take the max of AP classes and skip many college classes
-When something goes down the wrong pipe, I tell myself, “Gary, air in the front pipe, food in the back!!
-AVERY – We used their labels a lot for Christmas cards before we realized most people don’t send out cards anymore and so we don’t. You?
-My last name spelling mantra: S C H L A “P as in Paul” “F as in Frank” E R
-Henry III being dug up from a grave under a parking lot in Great Britain 500 years after his burial
-The story goes that John Phillips let CASS into the Mamas and Papas only after she obtained a higher singing range supposedly caused by getting hit in the head
-BOP is a firmly established verb in this family – Bop in, bop over, bop down, bop up…
Gary @10:00an Make that Richard III. I googled the latter and got the same jpeg you did. Their methods look a little dodgy - a backhoe? Once you get below the macadam it's all trowels, teaspoons, and whisk brooms
DeleteBOP -- Blow-Out Preventer.
ReplyDeleteAfter the first game, I went for the others, erroneously choosing CHaradeS. Quite easy today.
ReplyDeleteGary,
ReplyDeleteYes, I do send Christmas cards along with my yearly letter. A few, very few, of my friends do not have a computer and I just like the tradition and hate to see it die. I like to support the U.S. Postal Service as well. I feel quite sure that when our entire generation is gone those customs will also disappear.
Time to go for my haircut.
shell games?
ReplyDeleteI must say I am a little confused.
To me shell games were like the find the pea under the cup.
I can sorta, maybe, see checkers, and or chess,
But twister and operation as shell games totally escapes me...
Can some one enlighten me as to where the pea went?
TCM movie channel “Noir Alley” with Eddie Mueller, great noir movie line ups.
ReplyDeleteCrossEyedDave, ATLGranny wrote: "SHELL refers to the position of the circles on the outsides of the themers." I think she nailed it.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking "board GAMES" before SHELL GAMES, but the "sleights-of-hand with cups" clue helped me out. FIR and found it tough enough!
Thanks, Adam, Rich, and Melissa!
Lucina
ReplyDelete-We used to get LOTSA cards and posted them on the mantle. That slowed to a trickle and we couldn’t see getting the cards, envelopes, AVERY labels, return address stickers, stamps Christmas seals and then handwriting out greetings, some family info and assembly. I admire your traditional efforts, Lucina!
Extremely unenjoyable puzzle with terrible cluing. Nothing clever about this one. It is just bad.
ReplyDeleteWhat FaceBook was intended to be
ReplyDelete-Last night I posted a 1975 picture of twenty-five of my students in class during “50’s Day”. In less than twelve hours I have received over 150 responses (and counting) and have reconnected with dozens of former students! Way cool! Their memories of me and my class were heartwarming.
Fun Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Adam. And your write-ups are always helpful, Melissa, many thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteAreas filled in for me, here, there, and everywhere, but the themes were difficult and eventually needed help. Interesting information about Kiefer's and Ashley's TWIN SISTERS. But my favorite clue this morning as Baba WAWA. I remember that parody so well--very funny at the time, though I'm not sure Barbara Walters deserved it. Also nice to see Mama CASS back in the puzzle.
Have a good day, everyone.
Felt smug in knowing the "Keifer Sutherland has one" clue having worked with his twin sister Rachel on a TV series I ran in Canada. Very nice woman.
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Dear Jayce, I feel very sorry about your daughter-in-laws illness and the sadness of it all.
My deepest condolences, fervent prayers and sincere hopes for a relatively painless process.
big easy, thanks for the correction. i was blending artists. gordon lightfoot is who i was thinking. my parents had a steady stream of campbell, lightfoot, and anne murray playing during the year we lived in alberta.
ReplyDeleteThank you NaomiZ & ATL granny,
ReplyDeleteI just could not see it. Something about the placement
Of "cherry" & "chess" made me think that the circles were
Not all on the outsides...
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam for hiding the solve - no speed-run here. Theme helped crack the NE.
//Is this your LAT debut? Congrats!
Wonderful expo, mb. Loved the Baba Wawa clip. Here she is for real on SNL
WOs: HESITAtion, PERkOLATE
ESPs: N/A (no names! :-))
Fav: Canada's SNL, SCTV. 18 things you may not know
HG - I still send (a few) Christmas cards. As live slows down (read kids at college), we may get back into the habit. Nice FaceBook story; I remember only a few teachers' names - they were the ones most important in my education.
Back at it; play later.
Cheers, -T
Is it Saturday already or have I a case of poolside heat stroke? (leaving for home today).Difficult puzzle: CASECLOSED.
ReplyDeleteThought I'd be smart when I saw the circles and jump right to a long "across" bottom clue for the theme. Didn't help. so..FIR...one letter mistake...aud/AUX..(What's RELAd?). 🙄
Porky Pig's stammering CLOTHES LINE, "That's All Folks!" Another great clue, trying to think of a fashion house with (H)EM
Canvas angling device had me stumped till the last "L" in EASEL, great clue. Don't see BOP as a synonym of go quickly, (more like "head" on down or "truck" on down, then there's Cyndi Lauper's controversial"She BOP") SAMOSA? no idea.
THEEU: Can't decide whether it's klumzy or clever. I use LOTSA, LOTSA times in my comments but does it belong in a puzzle?
Loved SCTV but thought the second city (SC) was Chicago, but I see it's Canadian so...Toronto? (Canada, eh?)
Did anyone get tiny cake EMOJI 🎂with no perps? 🤔
NEONOIR? huh? wha? the Blade Runner franchise were super Sci-FI flix ..sheesh ! Next time I'm not invited to a cocktail party I'll toss out the term NEONOIR (DO @ 6:45 in the Matrix Keanu is NEOBLANC 😄)
Inkover: sonata/SEXTET, rams/HAMS (scenery chewers...odd clue)
I figured a sound that starts a round would be...." Drinks on me!"
Ebb or spring....TIED 🌊
Untie a sheepshank and it's....KNOT
Male gobbler....ATOM
Prevaricator ...LINEMAN
River rights? , all ____ to me....CREAK
Orange is the _____ NEONOIR
Hope to return to summer-like CNY weather today. 🌞
More a Friday or Saturday level, 34 minute struggle, but FIR in the end. Tricky cluing put me through the wringer. I saw it had to do with games early on but still struggled getting the fill, managing to sweat it out in the end. Thanx for the challenging CW, AW, and thanx for the terrific write-up, Melissa.
ReplyDeleteFLN, Jayce, very sorry to hear of your DIL's situation. Sad.
ReplyDeleteMy friends informed me they just landed so "hasta la vista" for now.
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ReplyDeleteI could see how Blade Runner is considered “new” noir…it’s main character and lead is not exactly a great guy. A lot like Sam Spade really.
Noir Alley is worth watching for sure.
This was a bit of a toughie for me, Wednesday or not.
Write-overs…CCS/MGS, YOU/ONE, SONNET/SEXTET, REACH/RELAX.
Had no idea with SAMOSA, new to me.
Stay safe.
Waseeley wondered where Adam got his info on K Sutherland's sister. Kiefer's father, Donald's Wiki entry says in part:
ReplyDeleteHis second marriage, which lasted from 1966 to 1970, was to Shirley Douglas, daughter of Canadian social democratic politician and the "father" of Canada's universal healthcare system, Tommy Douglas.[29] Sutherland and Douglas have two children, twins Kiefer and Rachel.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR with one W-O: LOTTA/LOTSA
Nice NARRATION, melissa; cute puzzle, Adam. Didn't take me nearly as long as others to "come out of my SHELL", and yes, RAY-O, I got EMOJI with zero perps!
HEM and SLIPS in the NE corner
Didn't ASTOR go down with the Titanic?
Learning moment: that Kiefer Sutherland has a TWIN SISTER, and that SAMOSA is a three-sided pastry
Jumping in on the Xmas card comments: one other thing that used to be part of the holiday card sending was the address book. I recall our having one that included a "check-mark" column to indicate to whom you sent cards, and from whom you received. I am guessing that those books don't exist any longer. Often wondered how many years you would go sending when the recipient didn't reciprocate?
Hello everybody. I have not done the puzzle yet. I came here first, to thank you for the kind words of condolence, good thoughts, and prayers you sent my way yesterday. Words have power. Your words have power. I felt that power yesterday. It lifted my sprits and warmed my heart. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteShe passed away this morning at about 9:00 Pacific time, silently, surrounded by family and friends. Our son is holding up remarkably well. I just wanted to let you all know.
Jayce @2:36pm Today your daughter-in-law began her new life. God's blessings are upon her.
DeleteJayce - I'm so sorry to read the news. Hopefully her final days were peaceful. My condolences and love. Be there for your son.
ReplyDeleteRay-O: Yes, Toronto. Though, some of the cast came through Chicago's Second City troupe. [see: my link above]
This guy makes fantastic SAMOSAs. One time I accidentally ordered 3 dozen - I didn't realize there was 3 per order. Didn't mind, I love 'em!
//Sugar Land, in Ft. Bend County is an amazing place. Most diverse county in TX and we are privileged to authentic (not that I'd really know) Indian, Vietnamese, and (Tex) Mexican fare among other ethnic foods (there's even a South Africa restaurant - not a big fan).
Eldest is on her way home from OU for the summer and Pop will be here Friday for Youngest's HS graduation on Saturday.
Lucina - sounds like you and I are going to have a wonderful time reuniting with loved ones.
Cheers, -T
I liked this puzzle. An enjoyable solve. Yep, I needed perps to get EMOJI and, like Melissa, the DEALT part of REDEALT. At first I had DRAB instead of DROP, with gave me NEONAIR which I parsed as NEON AIR and which looked fine to me until CHERRY BICKERS was obviously wrong. I surprised myself by getting TRACHEA and TERPS immediately. Hand up for putting in AUD until "RELAD" showed me the error of my ways. My other hand up for not knowing Kiefer Sutherland had a TWIN SISTER. My sister has identical twin boys.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to think of a sentence that uses PAT in the clued way without the word "down" preceding it. Can't think of one at the moment. I'm not implying that I feel it was badly clued.
My wife goes BOPping around with her friend almost every Saturday. (No, I would never dare to call either of them a Big Bopper; they would get very MAD AT me.)
We love SAMOSAs and have eaten many of them.
We still send and receive a few Christmas cards and letters every year. Not as many as we used to, though.
Besides coffee the only thing I can think of that is "prepared" by percolating is fresh groundwater which has percolated down into the aquifer. And like Wilbur Charles, occasionally an idea PERCOLATES in my noggin.
Husker Gary, it is indeed way cool that you have reconnected with dozens of your former students.
Good wishes to you all.
Thanks for the update, Jayce, as sad as it is. My sincere condolences.
ReplyDeleteRay O, the tiny cake clue didn't elicit EMOJI from me initially. If a clue for that answer can now be a description of any emoji then there can now be ship-load of these to come.
Tiny cake made me think "cup." Oh, too many letters needed... EMOJI took the J perp to see it.
ReplyDeleteJayce - yep; Ideas PERCOLATE after a bit of noodling (and then forgetting about it for a while). And yes, 'down PAT' -- as opposed to 'PAT down' during an arrest :-)
As if you don't know, I'll say it... Feel free to lean on us here at The Corner. A loss is never easy. We're here.
Cheers, -T
Hi Y'all! Thank you for an interesting puzzle, Adam. Thanks for your fine expo, melissa b.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this puzzle altho I couldn't believe a Wed. cw took me 45:23 minutes. I got the GAMES early but not the adjoining fill. SHELL & SWEAT were the last to fill with SCHWA, THE EU, & RELAX. Knew it had to be EU but wasn't expecting THE before. For "go thru the wringer", I wanted a laundry term for removing water. Did a lot of mulling over. Finally, red-lettered it.
DNK: NEONOIR, EMOJI, AVERY, SCTV, AUX, SAMOSA.
Jayce, glad we could give you some comfort. May your daughter-in-law RIP. Now you can begin to celebrate her value in your lives and put the agony of her illness behind you.
Has anyone heard from BillG.? He has been on my mind the last two days. Praying he is okay.
I still love Christmas cards sending and receiving them. Nice ones are hard to find to capture the true meaning. Oh well. Yes I do have a check in my address book. Time to update and get with the times. Most cards we get are expensive pictures of families. Really very nice, but I really hate the thought of getting rid of the pictures once the season is over. What to do? I usually hold on to them for many years, depending upon who they are from.
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ReplyDeleteJayce, as others noted, our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Try to be at peace. Condolences, sir.
Chris (aka CMoe)
I still love Christmas cards sending and receiving them. Nice ones are hard to find to capture the true meaning. Oh well. Yes I do have a check in my address book. Time to update and get with the times. Most cards we get are expensive pictures of families. Really very nice, but I really hate the thought of getting rid of the pictures once the season is over. What to do? I usually hold on to them for many years, depending upon who they are from.
ReplyDeleteI still love Christmas cards sending and receiving them. Nice ones are hard to find to capture the true meaning. Oh well. Yes I do have a check in my address book. Time to update and get with the times. Most cards we get are expensive pictures of families. Really very nice, but I really hate the thought of getting rid of the pictures once the season is over. What to do? I usually hold on to them for many years, depending upon who they are from.
ReplyDeleteThanx Adam and thanks Melissa Bee. I've been gardening all day so I'll have to keep this short.
ReplyDeleteFirst a CSO to Brent @11:48AM. I couldn't find any evidence on the net that Kiefer Sutherland had any siblings let alone a twin sister. But Brent informs us that he has personally met Kiefer's sister Rachel. To think that we are all one virtual degree of separation from a celebrity!
7D ASTOR. All that most people know about Jacob Astor is that he was a fatcat furrier who made a fortune. However he did go down on the Titanic, rather than pull rank to snatch a seat on a lifeboat from the women and children.
49D ESTATE. My Mother died in December of last year at age 95. As I like to say that day she hopped on an express flight to heaven. Her WILL stipulated that I was the executor. With the pandemic, just getting a copy of the will took two weeks. To cut a long story short, I finished (HOPEFULLY!) my last task on April 30th, filing her taxes. We are having a memorial when all of this madness finally comes to an end. Everyone on the Corner is invited!
And after last weekend's drought I've had two FIRs in a row.
Cheers,
Bill
Lizza @ 4:38
ReplyDeleteWe sent picture cards this past year and they’re actually cheaper than many of the branded (Hallmark, American Greetings, et al) cards. We included a brief - one page, double spaced) - letter providing an update.
Like you, many of the cards we get via the USPS are saved, but they take up little space. I think the past 16+ months of the pandemic has made us all more proactive with our reconnections.
But the address book? That’s been switched to my phone via contacts list. I still pen or pencil in some appointments and reminders on a printed calendar though. Some things may never change!
I believe the Astor that went down on the Titanic was the J.J. III - the first lived in the 1700's and was indeed the fur guy (mostly beaver I think).
ReplyDeleteFrom the dark side, I seem to remember drug dealers saying they had to "re-up" when they were low on product.
Jayce, please accept my condolences. This part of life is never easy, and my thoughts and prayers are with you, your son, and your family.
ReplyDeleteBecky
Jayce, I'm sorry to hear of your DIL's passing. While it's a blessing for her to be out of her pain and suffering, it's hard on her survivors.
ReplyDeleteLooks like I can take a SO at 5a, PAT.
Address book? Mine is 3"x5" cards, and I keep a list on the back of sent/rec'd Christmas cards. After a few years of not receiving a card from someone they get taken out of the rotation.
A fairly easy puzzle today. Only a couple write-overs. I did it this morning and don't remember any sticking points.
The Cicadas have started to emerge and my dog wants to eat the dead ones. We are not going for a walk in the neighborhood until they're gone, about 3 weeks. They are in the gutters and I have to drag her past them. Pain in the ----!
Pat @7:14pm Won’t hurt your dog to eat the cicadas. Birds feast on them. Even people eat them. High protein.
DeleteHmm, Pat, I wonder what roasted cicadas would taste like.
ReplyDeleteA much more doable jeffwesch for Thursday however I'm Naticked in one corner. Maybe it's just me
ReplyDeleteJayce & Pat: I had a little dog get a winged cicada stuck in his throat years ago. Vet had to remove it with long-handled tweezers. Dog spent a long time trying to sneeze it out before that.
ReplyDeleteJayce - Deepest sympathy to your family.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Adam and melissa bee.
ReplyDeleteI am very late to the party after a busy couple of days.
But I FIRed and found the SHELL GAMES.
Pretty much WEES by now, but I did want to comment how excited I was to see all the people here with some connections to Canada. Brent with his TV series in Canada, melissa lived in Alberta, Spitzboov had business connections and visits here, AnonT loves Rush 😮😊😁
Yes SCTV was in Toronto and Chicago, started out of Second City in Toronto. I remember seeing performances when I was at U of T.
Jayce, I am very sorry to hear of the passing of your DIL. Thoughts and prayers for you and the family at this painful time.
Just circling back to check on you, Jayce, and very sorry to learn of your DIL's passing. Her body and spirit are woven forever into the fabric of the universe, and not lost. May you and your family find peace in loving memories.
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