Theme: ESPYS (69. Annual athletic achievement awards, and a
phonetic hint to 17-, 27-, 47- and 61-Across) - Each theme answer has a
S* P* pattern.
17. The orange one is often called a yam: SWEET POTATO.
47. Behind-the-scenes investor: SILENT PARTNER.
61. Group looking for a missing person: SEARCH PARTY.
Boomer here. This looks like a Swell Puzzle. I am sure that our neighbors in Saint Paul will like it.
Across:
11. Baseball's Ripken: CAL. I have dozens and dozens of his baseball cards. I put together a stack of ten for eBay.
14. Fizzy mixers: SODAS. I am sold on Diet Pepsi and Canada Dry Ginger ale. But I do not mix it with anything anymore.
15. Whirlybird part: ROTOR.
16. Ike's WWII arena: ETO. Yup, the European Theater of
Operations - Dwight Eisenhower's command. He did so well we elected him
President for eight years.
19. Court of __: LAW. Where Jack McCoy takes over. I watch too much TV.
20. Beach souvenirs: TANS. We used to get these on the golf course.
21. Golf ball position: LIE. Also a way to lower your golf score.
22. Complete: ENTIRE.
24. Words with mode or carte: A LA. Southern state with a low percentage of vaccinations.
26. Stylish suits: ARMANIS.
32. Many a stray pooch: CUR.
33. Nonetheless: STILL. "Though you broke my heart, STILL, though we're far apart." Bill Anderson.
34. Art class subjects: NUDES.
37. "T" on a test: TRUE. Some of my tests were "F".
39. Blunted fencing blades: EPEES.
41. Carpet thickness: PILE. I have been going through PILES of Baseball cards.
42. "There you have it!": VOILA. Always reminds me of Frank Viola of the Twins. I think I have some of his cards.
44. "Fame" singer Cara: IRENE. "Good night IRENE, Good night IRENE, I'll see you in my dreams."
46. World Cup cheer: OLE. Sven's buddy and boy do I have those jokes.
50. Business event using Zoom, perhaps: MEETING. I had a lot of MEETINGS, but never on ZOOM.
52. La Brea goo: TAR. We had a MEETING with the Association last month and it sounds like we may be getting a new driveway soon, also a big bill.
53. Trouser measure: INSEAM. I think I am still a 34. I've been wearing shorts all summer.
54. D.C. fundraising group: PAC.
56. Like much tea in summer: ICED. It's pretty good but I'll stick with Diet Pepsi for now.
60. Cry from Homer: DOH. I never got into the Simpsons.
64. MSNBC co-anchor __ Velshi: ALI. I cannot know if he shaved his head or just lost his hair.
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65. German industrial city: ESSEN.
66. Words of defeat: I LOSE.
67. Syrup source: SAP.
68. Tremble: SHAKE. Rattle and Roll!
Down:
2. Des Moines' state: IOWA. Our neighbor to the south. C.C. and I traveled there while I was working as I had to visit Graybar in Des Moines.
3. Starter home for Adam and Eve?: EDEN. Minnesota has an EDEN Prairie. Adam and Eve never lived there but Vikings' Bud Grant does.
4. Salad variety: CAESAR. "How many eggs did you have for breakfast CAESAR ??"
"Et Tu Brute"
5. Superlative ending: EST.
6. Picard's counselor: TROI.
7. Mechanical learning method: ROTE. I remember we used to learn music by ROTE.
8. LAX posting: ETA. Estimated Time of Arrival, and they do mean Estimated.
9. People filling out ballots: VOTERS. C.C. and I voted by mail last year. It seemed better than standing in line for two hours at a local church.
10. Ripken nickname based on his durability: IRON MAN. He played
in 2632 games in a row. The previous record was held by Lou Gehrig at
2130. I have many Cal Ripken baseball cards but only one of Lou Gehrig,
and it's not an original.
11. Canadian-born singer with the 2019 album "Courage": CELINE DION.
12. Gaming pioneer: ATARI. Played these games many times.
13. The Home Depot competitor: LOWE'S. We have both stores in our area. I have to admit that Home Depot has gotten more money from us than Lowe's.
18. Nebraska river: PLATTE.
23. Prepare to score from third, say: TAG UP. Only on a long fly ball.
25. French article: LES.
26. Out for the night: ASLEEP. Happens every night.
27. Old Canadian skit show: SCTV.
28. Italian money: EURO. I purchased some EUROs on eBay once but I think I sold them at a flea market for a loss.
29. Vacation vessel: CRUISESHIP. We have never taken a cruise on one of these monsters. It seems they were Covid carriers a couple of years ago.
30. __ hot: steaming: PIPING.
31. On the lookout: ALERT.
35. Fashion monthly: ELLE.
36. Visionary: SEER.
38. Cream of the crop: ELITE. I used to be an ELITE bowler, Now I am only LITE.
40. Grab quickly: SNATCH.
43. Assumed names: ALIASES. Smith and Jones?
45. Pitcher's stat: ERA. Most of our Twins are over 6.00.
48. Catch in a net: ENMESH.
49. "All Rise" procedures: TRIALS. "All my TRIALS Lord, Soon be over". Peter, Paul, and Mary and others.
50. Golden-touch king: MIDAS. I went there once for a brake job. Never again.
51. __ Gay: WWII bomber: ENOLA. A famous WWII bomber. The name came from the pilot's Mother.
54. Educ. for tots: PRE-K.
55. Teen's bane: ACNE.
57. Field yield: CROP. We have some beans and cucumbers planted. I guess we might get what the squirrels did not ruin.
58. Craftsy etailer: ETSY.
59. Hair salon colors: DYES. I am a natural Minnesota Swede Blonde. Maybe it has a little gray mixed in but I'll never tell.
62. Clean __ whistle: AS A. My Great, Great grandfather is ASA
Hutchinson of the Hutchinson family singers. They founded Hutchinson
Minnesota about 150 years ago. I once wrote to ASA Hutchinson, the
governor of Arkansas with the story. I thought we might be related but
he said no. However he once visited Minnesota and Congressman Eric
Paulsen took him out to Hutchinson. ASA wrote me a nice letter in
response.
63. Dessert pastry: PIE.
Boomer
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteThis was a real quicky, well under five. Notice the S-P pattern, but never read the reveal clue. ESPYS was already filled in. Thanx George and Boomer.
STILL: She's only a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still.
IOWA: I'll take a CSO. Lived there for a half-dozen years in the '70s. Wow, that's almost 50 years ago.
FIR, my only erasure being tees in favor of TANS.
ReplyDeleteSP will always mean Southern Pacific railroad in my mind. I was a railroad nut in my ute, and still am a minor aficionado. That's also where the SP in SPrint long distance came from.
CAL also has a chain of ballparks for ute baseball. I've been to the one in Aberdeen, MD to watch my grandson pitch.
For some reason I thought SCTV was out of Chicago. Plenty of talent was honed on their productions.
LIE is not only where the golf ball comes to rest, it describes how some of my fellow golfers score. Akin to ordering a "pad" of expense reports. Or that the root word of "inventory is "invent."
Thanks to George and Boomer for the fun.
Hello everyone! Haven’t been here in a while, hope you’re all doing well. Have been doing the puzzles, kind of been reading the blog. This was a bit of a challenge for a Monday, I thought. Platte River was a jolt to my memory. My Lowe’s credit card is taking a beating lately due to home reno. Lots going on. Daughter’s engagement party coming up at our house, sons from MN and PA coming home with our grandkids, we’re so excited, lots of preparation going on. DH meeting granddaughter in person for the first time. Damn Covid. Boomer, I love your comments. So genuine and enjoyable! Thanks to the constructor too. Great puzzle. Thanks
ReplyDeleteFIR, easy solve. Sussed the theme early on. I wondered what the reveal would be. I was totally stumped on Saturday. There were no quick tricks, as we say in bridge. With no toeholds, I quit. I had to do yesterday's puzzle in many short sittings because Alan was here. One bad cell. a Natick for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun review, Boomer.
I am relearning bridge after a 25 year hiatus. I must study my book today.
Jinx, you are not wrong THE SECOND CITY comedy training ground began in Chicago, but it expanded to Toronto where many of their most famous graduates performed.
ReplyDeleteAs D-O mentioned a quick romp, but I did not know 64. MSNBC co-anchor __ Velshi: ALI as clued.
Is George from Maryland?
Well, I am off to the post office to mail an Aaron Rodgers rookie card that we sold on eBay. Then, off to the golf course to lie about my score when finished. After watching the Twins win after 4 hours and 9 minutes I may need a rest this afternoon. No baseball today. Hope all who like baseball enjoy the All Star game tomorrow evening. See you next Monday!!
ReplyDeleteEasiest puzzle ever, to me. I was able to finish in 3:36, which is a personal record. Not that I was keeping records, but can recall barely getting in under the four-minute mark before.
ReplyDeleteBack in the saddle - rainy morning so feel sort of sluggish, but this puzzle was a quick solve so I'm on my way!
ReplyDeleteSpent an unusual amount of time for me yesterday watching sports: Wimbledon with Djokovic's 20th grand slam, England vs ITaly in the Euro soccer final, and the Suns/Bucks game 3. So that is probably adding to the blahs!
Thanks Boomer for brightening the day and George for the puzzle!
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteEasy theme; easy fill. Finished without any problems. Neat having ETSY crossing ESPYS.
LOWES and Home Depot both offer Veterans a 10% discount any time. Lowes is more formal in that one must pre-register, and then the info is available at check-out by phone number. (99 Restaurants also offer a 10% discount any time of the year.)
Thanks Boomer for another fine intro.
Thanks George and thanks Boomer, especially for the groaner at 4D.
ReplyDelete11A My D.I.L.'s sister used to date Cal in HS. I guess that means I'm only 2 degrees of separation from the Iron Man.
33A STILL is also Euroslang for non-FIZZY water.
42A Boomer, do you have to pay Twins card "buyers" to take them? :-)
52A Does the TAR come with fossils, or are you supplying that? :-)
6D Lucky Picard! I hope you're on the mend Robert. Still praying for you.
7D The term "rote Learning" has a negative connotation these days, but no one ever complains about "rote exercise", e.g. "REPS". Sometimes ROTE is the best ROW to HOE.
10D My son was at game 2131 (and the tie game the night before). Does that count as "1 degree" of separation?
Jinx @6:43 AM Hey, I've been there too. It's just up US 95 a piece from Bmore. The home team are called the IRON BIRDS, an O's farm team.
Cheers,
Bill
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was a perfect Monday puzzle for newbies and rookie solvers. The theme showed itself early, the cluing was pretty straightforward without being insultingly easy, the fill was fresh and familiaR, and the reveal was spot on, which all adds up to a satisfying solve. I liked the ETA/ERA/ETO/Est run and Ala/Ali duo. I also liked Alert abutting Asleep and ESPY crossing ETSY. We had a mini baseball theme with Cal, Iron Man, Tag Up, ERA, and Tar. CSO to Picard at Troi.
Thanks, George, for a fun Monday and thanks, Boomer, for the chuckles and Boomer humor on this dreary, rainy Monday morning. Good luck on the links.
For those who have Netflix, I watched Hampstead last night with Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson. It’s low-key and sort of predictable but I enjoyed it. It was the perfect antidote to the frenzy of today’s world, if only for a brief respite. Diane Keaton still possesses the quirky charms of Annie Hall.
Have a great day.
Enjoyed Hampstead. Thanks for the recommendation.
DeleteVOILA! A quick FIR this Monday. How nice, George. Thanks! The theme was clever. Two WOs: teE/LIE and CELINE DeON (No, that's the way it sounds not the way it's spelled!) Thanks Boomer for your jaunty review.
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you, Lizza. Hope your special event goes well. And I hope everyone has a good start to the week! Off to do chores now. Looking forward to reading your comments during the day.
HURRAY, I LOVE Monday CWs! FIR in 11, which for me is fast. Every time I see CAESAR salad I remember the first Caesar salad I ever had was part of Walter Cronkite’s Caesar salad. I lived in Cocoa FL at the time, and took family members out to dinner in Cocoa Beach. There were 7 of us at a table. It was the evening before a space launch, and as we sat there, in came Walter Cronkite, all alone. He sat a the table next to us. We all whispered to each other. He ordered a Caesar salad, which they prepared at his table. It was huge. He ate a bit of it then said to us, “Excuse me folks, I have this huge Caesar salad I can’t possibly eat, would you folks like the rest of it?” We took him up on his offer. It was delicious, and I’ve been making them as one of my specialties ever since. Also ever since, I have regretted not inviting Walter Cronkite to join us at our table, especially since we had an open seat (7 at a table for 8). We thought to not bother the famous celebrity would be the proper thing to do, but ever since, I have thought making him eat alone and pretty much ignoring him was very rude. 20-20 hind sight. Having part of his Caesar salad is a story, but having dinner with him would have been a better story. Anyway, now: the CW. I loved it. My level of “solvability”, fun clues, no W/Os, no cheats. Thanx GJ, for your EXCELLENT CW. And thanx, Boomer for your as always terrific write-up.
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ReplyDelete-That’s the fastEST I can do a puzzle. I thought the gimmick would be S and P for the stock market index
-It seemed odd that the generic SECRET PASSAGE had Harry Potter in the clue
-It was our friends’ grandson for whom the the SEARCH PARTY was cancelled
-Granddaughter Emma always hid a puzzle PIECE in her pocket so she would always be the one to put in the last piece
-America’s war against Hitler did not start in the ETO, it started in the North African Theater Of Operations
-“My worst day on a golf course was better than the best teacher’s MEETING I ever attended!”
-The 5” of rain we got two days ago has covered up the sandbars in the PLATTE.
-My DW would sit next to Richard Branson to go to space before she would get on a CRUISE SHIP
-Off to make a NASA presentation to 44 YMCA day campers
FLN. Yes, PK and thank you.
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ReplyDeleteOnce across and once down = FIR. Didn't see the theme, but didn't really look for it because many of the Down words were already filled in. A nice puzzle from George and Boomer's Xplanation showed me what the theme was.
After Christmas the dining room table disappears for about a month under puzzle PIECEs because DW has to put together all of the jigsaw puzzles that the kids get for her.
As a test engineer I used to test ROTOR blades on the Chinook and Sea Knight helicopters at Boeing Vertol.
I got to see CAL Ripken play a number of times when I went to Ball-Tee-More to see the Orioles play. The company had a bunch of season tickets that they would give to employees as Atta-Boys whenever management wasn't using them.
Tremble was either quAKE or SHAKE. I let the perps fill it in.
Well, this was a good start to the week. Let's hope that it continues.
After Saturday's disaster I completed this easy Monday perfectly inked in puzzle, suitable for framing. Theme was fun and simple "S" "P" phrases from ESPY.
ReplyDeleteAlmost inkovers, all perpwalked: plie/PILE, ENtrap/MESH, tee/LIE.
Isn't the plural of ALIAS, "ALIAI"? EDEN was actual a starter garden not a house. Apparently Cæsar never got to finish the salad. I go to LOWES first, if they don't have what I want head to Home Depot and they never have it either.🙄
Old Canadian WHAT show? 😲..oh sorry skit.. (how elderly was this Canadian anyway eh?). ACNE, (Clearasil, after you put it on you looked worse than with just the zits)😖
____ a deer a female deer...DOH.
SWEET POTATO side partner... PIECE.
Sample Mr. Pacino's....TRIALS
How to arm wrestle without a table....ARMANIS.
Did the puzzle in my MDs waiting room for my yearly physical. The physical took about 10 seconds, he assumes I'll know if there's anything wrong plus we are the same age and I'm healthier than he is. Getting the blood work afterward took longer.
Another rainy day...😥
Hola!
ReplyDeleteCan't read you all right now as I have to go do my duty at church (counting) but the puzzle was an easy sashay and I do mean sashay, very quick and easy.
Thank you, George Jasper! And thank you, Boomer, for your lighthearted blog!
Later!
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
ReplyDeleteThis was a nice Monday easy-peasy solve. Some nice clues as well.
No write-overs today.
The Yankees were up big in the ninth, I switched over to the car race and lost track (track…car race…get it?) of time, I come back to the game which the Yankees have managed to lose, thanks to lousy bullpen relief. They’re not going anywhere this season. And they are not fun to watch.
See you tomorrow.
Lucina @11:09 AM Didn't know that among your many talents you are also a "Countess". I used to count the "filthy lucre" (literally as I'm sure you'll understand) at our Church, and among my accomplices was a very saintly counter (hence a "Countess") named Elizabeth. She departed Earth for Heaven at nearly 97 years of age on the afternoon of April 21 of this year. As it was at the height of the pandemic we couldn't hold a funeral service. And we couldn't have buried her anyway as she had donated her body to science. Her relatives held a memorial party for her just yesterday and I had the privilege of giving the eulogy. Elizabeth was one of the few real saints I've known personally, and if you send her a prayer, I'm certain she'll pray for you. And all your tallies will be verified!
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Wonderful to be able to sail through this delightful Monday puzzle. Thank you so much, George! And your commentary is always a pleasure, Boomer.
ReplyDeleteGot the SP theme right away--what fun. My favorite clue was "Out for the night." I, of course, thought about some activity one would do in the evening, and cracked up when I realized it was ASLEEP. I learned about the ENOLA Gay from crossword puzzles years and years ago, and still nice to see her turning up. My only goof up today was misreading COMPETE instead of COMPLETE. I got the answer, ENTIRE, but kept wondering what that had to do with competing in contests or whatever. My right eye is giving me a little trouble this morning--I'll blame it on that.
Loved your Walter Cronkite story, unclefred, but how sad that he had to eat dinner out alone.
Have a good week coming up, everybody.
AnonymousPVX @11:45 AM Well at least they're not the Orioles. Or even worse - the Twins!
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Very reasonable Monday puzzle, thanks, George. Always a boost to the day from Boomer, thanks.
ReplyDeleteDNK: ALI Velshi, TROI, SCTV. Filled easily with perps. I'm not as speedy as some of you claim to be. Took me 13:42 minutes, but I like to savor the moments. Yeah, sure!
SAP on the bottom line seems like an introduction to the ESPYS reveal which I very nearly missed. SAP (S and P)
Boomer, too bad you have squirrels spoiling your garden. I have three large hawks in the middle of our neighborhood drainage area. The squirrel population has dwindled rapidly. One is a large Red-Tailed Hawk & the other two may be fledglings or another species. I can't tell from pictures on Google.
PS: I recognized the S-P theme on the second one but like others had filled ESPYS with the downs & almost missed seeing the clue. Didn't want to leave the impression that I hadn't got the theme.
ReplyDeleteGot stuck with IRON CAL before figuring out it was IRON MAN. Got the S-P theme immediately. Easy Monday ride.
ReplyDeleteWe were at LA BREA TAR Pits last month, but the museum buildings were all closed when we arrived.
WA Seeley, Irish Miss Thank you for the shouts out for TROI and PICARD.
Once again, here I was delighted to meet the real life TROI in all of her wit and beauty!
The MIDAS story has deep wisdom. Everything he touched turned to gold. Which seemed wonderful. Until he realized he could no longer eat because all of his food turned to gold. And when he touched his beloved wife and daughter the same became of them.
I highly recommend this article The Modern MIDAS written by English mathematician and philospher Bertrand Russell in 1933.
It was published in the February 1933 issue of Harper's Magazine and explained the idiocy of basing an economy on gold. He warned that forcing Germany to pay reparations in gold was bringing the world to the brink of another war. It is just eight pages long, but it explains economics more clearly than anything else I have ever read. And he got the war thing right, too.
Hello from The Mile High City!*
ReplyDeleteFirst, let me thank everyone for Friday's birthday wishes - very nice of y'all. Oh!, and great cake, CED; thanks.
FLN - Sunday Lurk would have said:
Yes, D-O we still have a handful of 'real' UNIX boxes but 99+% of non-Windows servers are Linux. Picard, I use vi on Linux and gvim on Windows.
Alice, the canned laughter is bad re: WWDTM but the silence after a joke was even worse. I can't wait 'till they're live again.
Happy Birthday, C,Eh!
From Saturday - re: investing in soon-to-be obsolete products... Is that why you go by Jinx? :-)
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Thanks George for the Monday puzzle. Did today's puzzle in 8m30s while Bro was on a call (I only know that 'cuz I had to do it online).
Wonderful expo Boomer!
WOs: many 'cuz I'm not use to online solving (ink & paper, baby!) and the cursor would 'jump' over fill while I kept typing (duplicating what was already filled but in the wrong blocks)
ESPs: I donno, missed a number of clues 'cuz the area was already filled [ALI is certainly one]
Fav: I enjoyed the CAL Ripken / IRON MAN pairing
Ray-O: Your comment about Clearasil made me think of what Mitch said about Carmex :-)
I'm going to the Home Run Derby tonight; I hope it is event free.
Y'all have a wonderful afternoon!
Cheers, -T
*Actually, I'm in the community (of the suburb Highlands Ranch) called Back Country; very posh.
From Yesterday
ReplyDeleteKelly Clark, WA Seeley Good that you also knew the IF A BODY reference from Catcher in the Rye. I never would have known it otherwise.
Wilbur Charles, PK Thank you for the kind words regarding my loss of my dear friend Nancy. She was my music teacher and my unicycling and hiking companion as well as being a real friend. I wish it was just a matter of getting old. She was one of the strongest people I know and had decades of life left in her.
Apparently hiking at high altitude is a significant risk and it can take down the strongest and healthiest people. I had no idea and I wonder if Nancy knew the risk.
Yesterday I walked over to visit a neighbor friend who almost went on that hike with her in Peru. Instead, he went hiking in the Sierra here in California. He had just returned and had not heard the news. I was surprised that he was not more surprised.
Our music director is having us practice a piece for Nancy's memorial.
Thank you George Jasper for a nice and easy CW puzzle. I enjoyed it, Thank You, Mondays.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Mr. Jasper, I have lots of your kith and kin stones on my mantelpiece, although my favorites are fire agates. My canadian relatives have talked about a Jasper National Park, waay north of Banff, ... where you can pick up pretty jaspers on the ground, for the taking ... and if you're not careful ... in turn, get picked up by some of the grizzly Bears, as well.
Thank you Boomer for a charming review. I was looking forward to getting your latest bowling victory scores. I had a chance to go to a couple of flea markets,this past weekend, but nary a baseball card to be seen. Apparently, the wrong type of fleas....
Leamonade, I am very familiar with ALI VELSHI, although I have never listened to him. He is, along with Mr. Fareed Zakaria, among the very few indian muslims on US national TV. He is an Ismaili Shia muslim, and that sect is very active as traders and businessmen all over the world. He came to the US, via Canada, East Africa Kenya and S. Africa. The name Velshi, is a vernacular argot for the spice Cardamom, so his ancestors were probably spice traders.
Ray-O-Sunshine, I found your comments on your annual physical hilarious ! What, with you being a physician yourself, and younger and better looking than your socalled, care giver .... you probably ended the exam by giving Him advice on how to live better and longer. Maybe, you should consider 'reverse billing' him for the charges.... ;-)
Many years ago, I had to attend an interview with a middle level US Dept. of Justice official on an official matter. By the time, the interview ended, two hours later, it was with this official asking Me, numerous questions on certain tax matters regarding his personal situation !!!
I felt like I should be billing him for my expert advice. ... and what lawyers would call 'unjust enrichment' !! Infact, even this official realized this, and appeared to be somewhat embarassed in the end.
have a nice day, all.
The count today was very low, under $100 and barely took thirty minutes. It seems that the Suns' game on Sunday night absorbed the usual congregation from the 5:30 Mass.
ReplyDeleteAfter today, that is next Monday and thereafter, I shall have a partner because we are no longer allowed to count alone. Makes sense. But I'm not actually alone. The person manning the office is also there though not counting. But she checks my work and signs off on it.
Now I'm ready for a nap since I had to rise early (8:00) and I have a doctor's appt. at 1:00 today.
-T, reads like a drug deal gone bad. As Bonnie Plunkett said, "you never hear about the ones that go well." (Bonnie Plunkett is Allison Janney's role in "Mom")
ReplyDeleteAlthough I didn't pick "Jinx" exactly because of my associations with lost causes, it has been said that I have a "reverse Midas touch" - everything I touch turns to, well, something less desirable than gold. (By the way, I was assigned to support our commercial x.25 network, which never generated enough revenue to cover the equipment manufacturer's yearly right-to-use fees. I also was a key person in our ISDN and ADSL development and rollout. When I was promoted to a job in Wireless, I supported a corporate-level initiative called "$25 World", because our planning wizards thought the average cell phone bill would soon go below that price point. As Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer wrote, "How little we know, how much to discover")
Tony @ 12:45...Didn't realize you meant Mitch Hedberg. Listened to him on Sirius XM, sometimes laugh put loud sometimes turned the station. A tragedy he died so young. Did not know what he looked like or mannerism on stage until I watched the vid, Wonder if he was on the spectrum?
ReplyDeleteVidwan, Among the most talented American Indian Muslims on TV is a favorite of mine, Hasan Minaj. Looked forward to his multimedia TV commentary show every week. Hope it's renewed.
From Wikipedia, re Boomer's roots:
ReplyDelete"The Hutchinson Family Singers were an American family singing group who became the most popular American entertainers of the 1840s. The group sang in four-part harmony a repertoire of political, social, comic, sentimental and dramatic works, and are considered by many to be the first uniquely American popular music performers. The group formed in the wake of a string of successful tours by Austrian singing groups such as the Tyrolese Minstrels and when American newspapers were demanding the cultivation of native talent. John Hutchinson orchestrated the group's formation with his brothers ASA, Jesse, and Judson Hutchinson in 1840; the Hutchinsons (11 sons, two daughters) gave their first performance on November 6 of that same year. The popularization of group singing in America arguably began with them."
Uncle Fred, thanks for the Walter Cronkite story. You know, maybe he preferred being alone and you saved him from an awkward situation.
Picard, prayers for Nancy.
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, George and Boomer.
ReplyDeleteI got the S&P theme (great catch on SAP, PK), but had a personal Natick at the cross of PAC (this Canadian does not know all your American groups) and PRE-K (I was not parsing _REK and my alphabet run did not yield a viable fill).
D’OH! Maybe I can blame it on old age. Thanks for all the birthday greetings yesterday and today. I had a wonderful day with family. (No, Spitzboov, we only have patio dining open as of now, and the Prince of Wales will have to wait.) Yes, CMoe, I will not reveal my age, but this was a big one!
Back to the CW. I had Tee before LIE for that golf ball. SNAp up before SNATCH.
OLE was appropriate after the Italian win yesterday.
I hate it when I see the misspelled Ceasar salad on a menu.
Two Canadian clues today with SCTV and CELINE DION.
Ray-O - perhaps you were thinking of SCHITT’s Creek 😀😁😂
Welcome back Liza.
AnonT- enjoy the Home Run Derby and your time with bro.
Vidwan - Jasper National Park is beautiful and just north of Banff National Park, which may be the most gorgeous spot on earth IMHO!
Condolences to MalMan, waseeley and Picard on the recent loss of valued friends.
Wishing you all a great day.
I echo what Lizza said: "Boomer, I love your comments. So genuine and enjoyable!" Yes they are.
ReplyDeleteI liked this puzzle. I would have said pretty much what Irish Miss said so well already.
Enjoyed reading all your comments, folks.
Good wishes to you all.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR in short order with nary an error
Thanks George and Boomer
-T —> stay safe up there in Denver. That clip you linked regarding the guys with guns - especially that close to the ball park on All Star week - was both odd and scary. With regard to the HRD, given the thinner air/higher altitude, you’re likely to be there quite awhile. I’m betting there’ll be a record number of dingers tonight
CEh! @1:44 PM I wanted "RED GREEN" for "SCTV", but couldn't squeeze it in.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the condolences for Elizabeth. She was a dear friend, but the day she died she hopped on an express flight to Heaven and was waved past the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.
Waseeley - I musta missed something in my "catching" up; your account Elizabeth (see what I did there? :-)) reads like she was truly a Saint.
ReplyDeleteRay-O: Mitch burned out too soon @37yro (don't all [Only] The Good Die Young? [Billy Joel]. Count the rock-stars (Johnson, Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain, etc.) [Rolling Stone] using both hands (and all your toes)...
Jinx - It does look like those armature drugs/arms runners picked the wrong hotel in the wrong city at the wrong time. I think we've nothing to worry about.
C.Moe - Tonight, I'm bringing my glove I've had since I played Little League.
Sure I'm a 51yro guy, but the kid in me can't not bring it.
Cheers, -T
👍🏻
DeleteEnjoyed this EZ PZL from Mr. Jasper.
ReplyDeleteA good way to start a new week.
Interesting, isn't it? --to see ENOLA Gay turn up again, with no mention in either the clue or in Boomer's response of the fact that it carried the first atomic bomb into war.
(Is this what they call burying the lede?)
I wonder if the pilot knew what he was doing when he gave his mother's name the credit (?) for unleashing the original nuclear option...?
Did Mrs. ENOLA Gay Tibbets come to rue the honor?
~ OMK
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DR: Two diagonals, one to a side.
The main diagonal--the one on the front end--offers a large anagram (14 of 15 letter) that points to what's going on, on the Jumblehints.blogspot.com site where,
day after day,
Owen and others...
"SERIALISE POETS"!
OMK @3:50 PM I wasn't going to say anything. And I don't like to talk about it. But since you brought it up - there is road called ENOLA, on the left of Greentree Rd that I see when I take that way home from Pikesville. And every time I see it, I think of Hiroshima.
ReplyDeleteMissed your birthday, Canadian Eh! Hope it was happy. I look forward to your daily posts.
ReplyDeleteNo problems today. FIR in decent time, and I saw the theme. Only one I didn’t know was ALI.
ReplyDeleteMy first stop on my corporate tour of Texas was San Antonio, and our division office was in a medium-rise building attached to a shopping mall. There was a department store anchoring one end of the mall (of course), so on the days when we didn’t feel like driving somewhere for lunch, my boss and I would go to the department store and spend about half of the lunch hour playing PONG on the relatively new ATARI that was on display.
-T --- Enjoy Denver! It’s probably still my favorite city.
ReplyDeleteWaseely et al. - There is also a town in Pennsylvania named ENOLA near Harrisburg, PA.
I drive through it every time I head to the beach.
I've never watched the ESPYs; I grew up with Boston Globe Sports Section and am very slanted*
ReplyDeleteIf there's NAE lies there's NAE Golf
ALI Velshi was perped unseen by me. Unknown of course
Speaking of secrets. We have TRU often. He bared them and regretted it
Trying to keep Star Trek straight I finally remembered it was TROI not TROn
WA, that's technically 3 degrees, your son(1),his wife(2),CalR.
IM, just curious, how is TAR connected to baseball. I did notice the others. Easy but not fill-sans-perps easy. Some w/o's
Bob Evans to has that 10% disc.
My buddy invited me to help test out his Cobra gunship. At 4000' he auto-ROTated down to 400'. 'Ignore those alarms Bill"!!
PVX, let's not forget 1978 when the Sox had a dozen games on the Yanks. B@#$%D
Re. B Russell's Column... Gernany got some back via the infamous Gold train to nazi Germany to ransom Rothschild
Scroll down to imprisonment
It doesn't specifically mention the 21 million was in gold but another source stated so.
WC
** OK, Call me a know-it-all