Theme: MIDDLE SCHOOL (56. Junior high ... and what each set of circles is?) - The middle words are four colleges.
19. Dome-shaped frozen areas at the two ends of the Earth: POLAR ICECAPS.
27. One in charge of a depot: STATION AGENT.
37. Cognac, crème de cacao and cream cocktail: BRANDY ALEXANDER.
45. Over an extended period: IN THE LONG RUN.
Boomer here.
Not your famous football schools. However Elon is Time "Person of the year". Not sure if I agree with that either. An electric vehicle seems like a questionable investment. Although I will submit to its anti- pollution value, it costs about $2000 to set up an electric transformer in your garage, and that will only give you about 170 miles. I welcome any comments from all you crossword friends who have or thought about or have an electric vehicle.
Across:
5. Dada lover?: MAMA.
9. Breathe like a hot dog: PANT. So if you have two hot dogs, is that a pair of pants??
13. Trevi Fountain city: ROME.
14. "Yeah, right!": AS IF.
15. Stomach woe: ULCER. I
have had stomach woes last Friday. I do not think it's an ulcer
though. I think I ate something that my stomach did not like.
16. "In memoriam" bio: OBIT.
17. Shout: YELL.
18. Caulking need: PUTTY. Jerry Seinfeld's mechanic. Or was his name PUDDY?
22. Distinctive manner of writing, say: STYLE.
23. Sit-__: protests: INS. We have had a lot of this type of demonstration in MN.
24. Bro's sibling: SIS. I have three.
32. Throw in: ADD.
35. Zip, in soccer: NIL. I have heard Zip in most sports. Or a way to tighten up your pants.
36. Slow musical movement: LENTO.
42. Swahili's language group: BANTU.
43. 1950s prez: IKE. Dwight was President for eight years. Then folks had the opportunity to vote for a president with hair.
44. On the __: sneakily: SLY. And the family Stones.
50. Scratch (out), as a living: EKE. Even in retirement, there is still some EKEing going on.
51. Smidgen: TAD.
52. Harbor cities: PORTS. Ours is Duluth. You cannot believe how beautiful Lake Superior is up there.
60. "__ Secretary": Téa Leoni title role: MADAM.
63. Ultra-modest skirt: MAXI.
64. Microsoft browser: EDGE. And a Ford SUV ??
65. Banishment: EXILE.
66. Enthusiastic: AVID.
67. Big jump: LEAP. Next LEAP year is 2024, But it's just a small jump of one day.
68. Came's opposite: WENT.
69. Basketball Hall of Famer Archibald or Thurmond: NATE. I have
not been much of an NBA fan since the Lakers left town. I did graduate
from the same high school as Devin George though. Not the same year.
70. Share on Facebook, say: POST. Is there still a Saturday Evening Post ??
Down:
2. Automaton: ROBOT. Many assembly factories have them now to save labor costs.
3. Poet Dickinson: EMILY.
4. Rose features: PETALS. We keep trying ROSES in our flower garden, but they don't seem to do well.
5. Polite request: MAY I. Yes you may.
6. "Just __ ... ": A SEC. Yeah, what takes only one 60th of a minute.
7. 1,760 yards: MILE. Walk a MILE in my shoes.
8. Merged union: Abbr.: AFL-CIO.
9. In addition to: PLUS.
10. Assume a role: ACT. I assumed the role of NOAH in Noye's Fludde. Spelled badly by Benjamin Briton.
11. Bottom line: NET. My former employer Graybar had a decent Bottom Line this year.
12. Give it a go: TRY. If at first you don't succeed, TRY, TRY, again.
15. Swedish university city: UPPSALA.
20. Like a prof. emeritus: RET. "Jeopardy" concluded its Professor tournament last Friday.
21. Columnist Landers: ANN. "Dear Abby's Sister".
24. Transmits: SENDS.
25. Major chip maker: INTEL. Old Dutch did not fit.
26. Kid's bedtime request: STORY.
28. "... have you __ wool?": ANY. "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
29. Andalusian aunt: TIA.
30. Messin' around, in rap slang: ILLIN. I don't know rap slang.
31. With 41-Down, boomer's kid: GEN. About time I made it into a clue. Also 41. See 31-Down: XER.
32. "Steal This Book" author Hoffman: ABBIE.
33. Had a beer, say: DRANK. Sorry I never liked beer. Now I am not allowed to mix with my meds.
34. "Divine Comedy" poet: DANTE.
38. Utmost degree: NTH.
39. Eventually and aptly, after "in": DUE TIME. We get most of our bills on line and are paid automatically in DUE TIME.
40. Heart test: Abbr.: EKG. I will be getting Bone tests this week. I guess my heart is still okay but my bones are getting older.
46. Young fellow: LAD.
47. Extra guy who's "out": ODD MAN.
48. Scanned bars: Abbr.: UPC. Universal Product Code. That block of different stripes that the cashier scans so you get the right price. With ......
49. Of little value: ,,,,,, NO HELP.
53. Wyoming's state sport: RODEO. Wyoming is a fairly large state without a huge population. I wonder how they deal with COVID?
54. Roman wraps: TOGAS. Party in "Animal House".
55. Took a nap: SLEPT. I tried this last Friday, but it did not help much.
56. Brewer's need: MALT. Maybe, but I need ice cream to make mine.
57. Etna output: LAVA. "Only one way to get those hands clean !"
58. Leave the room: EXIT.
59. One of a cube's six: SIDE. Easy clue for a Craps player.
60. Kitty's sound: MEW.
61. Lumberjack tool: AXE. Minnesota once had a wrestler - Larry "The Axe" Henning.
62. Terrible racket: DIN.
Boomer
40 comments:
FIRight. But wouldn't have on paper. No ta-da warned me I had an error, and I found it at ddE < IKE.
The theme was simple with the bubbles, but I put in ETON instead of the unknown ELON, which still fit the down clue, but crossed the same word TAD!
There was a young lady of UPPSALA
Who was fond of the Euro and dolla'.
She also liked fun,
But IN THE LONG RUN
Found that currency lasted much longa'!
MAMA, MAY I wear a MAXI?
It's more becoming than a mini!
No, you may not!
The very thought!
Jonathan, you'd look a ninny!
{B, C+.}
ELON University, has been located in Elon, North Carolina since 1889.
The Saturday Evening Post is still alive, but only posts 6 times per year.
Easter eggs: PREP, UPPSALA, any others?
FIR, but erased dde for IKE (hi OKL). Hand up for not knowing UPPSALA. Seems like a town you would find in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
SIT IN made me think of the Stones' iconic "You Can't Always Get What You Want":
But I went down to the demonstration
To get your fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse"
Past is prologue?
I tend to buy good cars and drive them for a long time. My favorite is my 2001 RAV-4 I bought new. It now has 200,000 miles on the clock and I still love it. My "new" car is my 2013 Honda CRV. It only has about 55,000 miles on it, plus about 15,000 being towed behind my RV that don't show on the odometer. I don't think that any of the current-generation battery plants will support long life. But I do like one thing about EVs - they are quiet. As I get older I become less tolerant of loud pipes, seemingly mostly on motorcycles and pickup trucks. I'm not convinced that the net pollution is any less with the EVs. Making batteries, solar panels and windmills are particularly dirty industries, and disposing of them is problematic as well.
Thanks to Dan for the fun, easy puzzle. I especially liked MAMA for "dada lover". I was trying to figure out how to add a letter to Arp to make it fit. And thanks to Boomer for another PUNishing start to the work week.
Good morning!
Forgot to look at the circles, but found the "Middle Schools" after the reveal. Hard to believe that theme hasn't been tried before. Noticed the CSO to all the retired prof's at the corner. Boomer 'splained lots of answers that I totally missed seeing, because they'd already been filled. Quick romp. Thanx, Dan and Boomer. (Hope you're feeling better.)
DUE TIME: I'm awaiting arrival of a new credit card. BofA notified me about 10 days ago that they'd put a freeze on my card due to suspicious activity. I confirmed that the charge was bogus, so they canceled the card and issued a new one. I had numerous auto-pay accounts tied to that account that I need to update. I know the new Acct #, but not the expiration date or the "magic" 3-digit code. Meanwhile, I've been getting email notices from the payees to update my account information or bad stuff will happen. Maybe it'll arrive today. This is the third time I've had a charge card compromised. It's never cost me a cent in fake charges or penalties, though.
FIR today as I enjoyed this easy breezy puzzle. One misstep at the top kept my grid from being pristine. Perps were friendly and the theme was obviously colleges, confirmed by the reveal. Thanks, Dan, for entertaining us today.
And thanks, Boomer, for continuing the entertainment with your punny review. I hope you get good results from your upcoming tests and can enjoy the holidays. Upset stomachs are not fun so I hope that doesn't happen again!
Enjoy the week, everyone! Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat..
NIL is Zip (zero, nada, zilch) in England, where they usually call the sport football. I'm always gratified by a sportscaster who can give soccer score without saying NIL.
Probably couldn't get an EV until you can recharge in 15 minutes, otherwise it's not useful on a road trip. If I did I'd probably double the solar panels on my roof.
Good Morning:
This was an easy, breezy start to the week. Because of the circles, the theme was apparent immediately and the reveal was spot on. Somehow I knew Uppsala so I had no stumbling blocks or w/os. Ike/Eke and Tad/Lad were cute. If I never see Illin in a puzzle again, it’ll be too soon! CSOs to Ray O and Anon T (Rome), Hahtoolah, CED, and Gary (Mew) and Lucina (Tia).
Thanks, Dan, for a fun solve and thanks, Boomer, for the humor and commentary. Your comment about the Hot Dog and Pants cracked me up. Good luck with your scans.
Our weather has turned very cold, bringing an end to the unseasonably mild temps we’ve had up till now. No signs of a White Christmas, though.
Have a great day.
Fast and fun, No new words in clues or answers. I learned "illin" from crosswords. It is not used in my social circles.
PROPS, CSO to Keith. I am sure he has handled plenty of them.
In college I liked "lady drinks" like Brandy Alexander. My finance converted me to Scotch and beer. For many decades now I choose red wine like cab and merlot.
With Metformin I can partake of almost anything in moderation. What sends my glucose reading up is overeating, not specific foods. When I eat much less I still need the Metformin, but have nice low readings.
Although middle school and junior high are used interchangeably at times, I believe tha middle school usually contains grades 6,7 and 8, and junior high school contains only 7 and 8. It varies by region.
I attended a school with grades 1 through 12, no kindergarten. No, we didn't call it ELHI. In tenth grade when we moved I attended a high school, 9th to 12th grades.
DO, I had a compromised credit card once. Nothing was stolen, but someone tried and failed to open a new card in my name. Experian and the credit card company alerted me and credit was denied. I have only two automatic payment accounts, and only because they insist on it. I like to have more control.
Musings
-This veteran spent 20 years in a 7 – 9 J.H. and then 16 years in a M.S.
-ELON usually plays a big-name school in FB every year to get a big check. Not so in 2021.
-I think most of us have had “that” medical procedure where the PREP is worse than the procedure
-Here’s a Monday earworm - Shout, shout, yell, yell, scream, scream
-Boomer’s fun blogging STYLE is very discernable
-Rosebud was a PROP in Citizen Kane but we didn’t see it until the last scene
-ODD MAN OUT – The agony of the playground when picking sides
-EV’s, solar panels and wind generators are proof of “Unintended Consequences” or “There’s no free lunch”
Thank you Dan for an EDUCATIONAL Monday puzzle. And thank you Boomer for all your BOOMERS. You make every Monday morning fun.
45A Not a big fan of ELON. RANT BEGIN:I'm hoping he'll accompany the crew on the trip to Mars that he's pushing and then stay there. What a great command post it would make for controlling the entire Universe. His STARLINK satellite project is ruining astronomy. High Altitude Platforms for Wireless Communications could provide Internet connections to 3rd World areas at far less cost, and would not pollute the night sky with myriads of low-flying, high speed satellites. Starlink always was a solution in search of a problem RANT END
24A SIS. I have 4. They consider Teri to be the 5th sister and they've said they'd jettison me if I ever left her, the odds of which happening are NIL.
50A EKE. IKE's cousin?
63A MAXI. The dress style my Father preferred for my sisters.
2D ROBOT. I'm sure they save labor costs (who needs people? ("the luckiest people in the world!")), but they are costly to design, manufacture and maintain. I think it will all even out in the end.
53D RODEO. My oldest grandson is attending Wyoming Catholic College in Lander. In addition to studying the Great Books, they learn how to ride horses and butcher meat. If he can't get a job teaching Latin, he can always join the RODEO.
Cheers,
Bill
Nice, easy Monday puzzle from Dan. Boomer, as usual, provided an enjoyable tour through the grid.
I never saw many of the Down clues because they were already filled in by the the Across clues. That was a good thing because I didn't know ILLIN but didn't have to worry about it.
When I was in school, Elementary was Kindergarten through 6th grade, Junior High was 7th, 8th and 9th grades and High School was grades 10 through 12. Now Elementary is Kindergarten through 5th grade, Middle School is 6th, 7th and 8th grades, with Senior High being grades 9 through 12. I assume there are good reasons for the the change.
IM: It was 18° this morning in Central PA, but no real snow yet except on a few mountain tops above 2000 feet. Winter officially starts tomorrow, December 21, 2021 at 10:59 am EST. This corresponds to Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 3:59 pm UTC (or as I am used to, GMT instead of UTC).
Enjoy.
Jinx, I also have a 2013 Honda CRV that has 35,000 miles on it. Every time I get an oil change at the dealership they want me to trade it in on a new one, not gonna happen.
DO I’ve had my VISA hacked twice, once by a spa in Italy.
Kept reading AFLCIO as one word, finally got AFL-CIO
Finally getting chilly here in the desert.
The puzzle filled expeditiously specially the top half, but after I DRANK a beer and a BRANDYALEXANDER things got a little fuuuzzzy.🤪.. but an easy FIR....
We find Dear ANN and another "dear"...ABBIE. With the first two sets of circles I thought the theme would include "Ricearoni" 😃.. but the Uni's are all schools in the MIDDLE of the puzzle
"Get ready as for surgery" check your insurance wouldn't fit🤣. Boomer: hot dogs 🌭 can't "breathe" if smothered in mustard and buns are too tight. (Also I thought of Elaine's Puddy too.) Are you claiming that most are Great Lakes but yours is Superior? 😏....
Hamlet, the first forensic scientist, could tell it was Yorick just from his skull 💀. Also that his Uncle Claudius was ILLIN with his MAMA Queen Gert.🤨
Let borrow.....LENTO
Co. that may pay insurance claims...ETNA
Exhaled sadly....SIDE.
Hybrid cars switch from electric ____ ...TOGAS
Speaking of Hybrids Boomer right now IMHO that is the way to go. I ran into a fellow traveling from PA to Vermont. Had to stay overnight in Utica (add the cost of the hotel bill) to charge his purely electric car. Plus the cost of an Uber from the charging station to the hotel and back. A local hotel with a charging station would have cost him even more.
🚗🚘
I have long been amazed by the lack of uniformity in which US schools between elementary and high school include which grades.
Back in the olden times when I went to school, we had just two categories: Elementary was K-8, High School was 9-12. The whole shebang was located in a single building, 1st floor was elementary, second floor was high school (that's probably why they called it high school).
My husband and I both drive electric cars and really like them. His is a 2015 Chevrolet Spark and mine is a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt. We just plug them in the garage-no special transformer. We haven't noticed much difference in our electric blll since we've had them. Mine will get up to about 285 miles per charge.
Delightful Monday puzzle, thank you, Dan, for this great way to start the week. And always good to see you on Monday, Boomer.
Loved starting with ROBOT and EMILY--two unrelated words, but filled in the first corner right away.
My favorite, of course, was getting RET for the "prof. emeritus." Hey, that's me, folks, I'm a Retired PROFessor! Only, in my case, I'm a Retired EMERITA, not an EMERITUS.
Never heard of ILLIN. Guess I don't know my "rap slang."
Have a great week, everybody.
I don't see why there should be an uniformity in what you call the collection of certain grades (middle, junior, or high), which has no impact, especially when compared to the curriculum/curricula.
Fun Monday CW, thanx DS. Fir with paper and pen in 15, no W/Os. DNK UPPSALA, ILLIN, all perps with both. Could have been DDE or IKE, but EKG settled that one. Boomer, you mention walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. I say, don’t criticize somebody until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. At that point, you can criticize them all you want, because you’re a mile away and you’ve got their shoes! Thanx for the great write-up, Boomer.
Hola!
Thank you to Dan Shoenholz for a nice Monday puzzle and to Boomer for an excellent review. I hope you are feeling better now, Boomer.
In what is now becoming a common occurrence, I awoke before dawn, solved the puzzle and returned to bed, then SLEPT. It was easy enough that I did not have to YELL "MAMA" and finished quickly. But then, Monday puzzles are like that.
Yes, the Saturday Evening POST is still published and still fun to read. It arrives every other month.
CSO to my grand-nephew, Nathan, who is called NATE. He and his long time girl-friend announced their engagement and near future wedding plans.
I love to see poets in the puzzle so, two, EMILY Dickinson and DANTE thrilled me. I believe Misty will be pleased, too.
The RODEO is an annual event here in Scottsdale, preceded by the Parada del Sol, a parade down Scottsdale Road. It takes place in February.
I have always taught in elementary SCHOOLS with K-8 grades. But my grandchildren have attended the K-6, and 7-8.
Have a joyful Monday, everyone!
Hi All!
I'm back from Oklahoma with a newly minted grad (double-degree'd in Opera and Psychology) who's going to hang at home until grad-SCHOOL starts in the fall.
Thanks for the fine Monday puzzle, Dan. Just a bit of crunch in the mid-coasts.
Thanks for the expo, Boomer. I understand you're ILLIN' but your humorous expo doesn't let on. Good luck this week; hopefully they get to the crux of your health issue.
WOs: N/A
ESPs: ABBIE, UPPSALA|LENTO, NATE
Fav: LAVA 'cuz this ad.
{B, B+}
D-O: I don't know how Amex does it, but all my auto-charges magically transfer to the new card(s) on fraud re-issuance(s). Shame other companies can't figure that out.
EVs - On the way to OU last Thursday, we stopped at Collin Street Bakery for a quick pit-stop (and cookies!). They had a dozen or so Tesla chargers in the parking lot.
My Catholic school was K thru 8th-grade. The Girls' public schools were K-5, 6th only, 7&8th, and then HS (9-12). [map]
From Run DMC:
A day when I was chillin' in Kentucky Fried Chicken
Just mindin' my business,
eatin' food and finger lickin'
This dude walked in lookin' strange and kind of funny
Went up to the front
with a menu and his money
He didn't walk straight, kind of side to side
He asked this old lady,
"Yo, yo, um...is this Kentucky Fried?"
The lady said "Yeah", smiled and he smiled back
He gave a quarter and his order,
small fries, Big Mac!
You be ILLIN'
=====
Jinx - Nice SIT-IN / Stones song but, um, that wasn't on EXILE on Main Street :-)
Cheers, -T
A fine Monday starter PZL from Mr. Schoenholz! Tough enough in places to keep it interesting.
Misty and I (and Boomer too, I guess) hafta take his word for it on 'ILLIN'.
~ OMK
___________
DR: One diagonal, on the near side
its anagram (12 of 15 letters) is an awkward one, referring (apparently) to kids who want to turn the odds of a snowball fight in their favor, to the extent they are willing to lug around a personal load of forbidden iced-over missiles on their person.
I refer, of course, to those who carry a...
"HAIL PORTAPAK"!
-T @12:22 PM But this was.
Good to see you. Got all those worms back in the can yet?
Thank you Dan Schoenholz for a Monday easy puzzle, that I enjoyed very much. It was quick, and was done before I even scratched my head.
Thank you Boomer for the humorous and pun filled review. Your humor is what we look forward to, every Monday, Monday. Glad you seem to be doing better, and hope you're keeping well.
With all your medications, maybe you have to learn to be very choosy in what foods you consume ... better to stick with the simple diets and avoid the fancy and exotic items on the menu. Its never a problem with me, because as I have aged, my appetite has reduced drastically ... and bread and butter seems to suit me, just fine.
11 Down ... Bottom Line ...NET... I always think of SUM, and sometimes, BUM....
UPPSALA is probably one of the most famous and oldest universities, in Sweden, and in the world. The name appears in the Steig Larson books like The girl with the dragon tatoo.
I started this post at eight am and I got caught up in some other matters.
Happy Holidays, all and have a nice day.
ODE to OREOS.
Puzzling thoughts:
FIR - UPPSALA looked a bit strange but I left it in until proven wrong
We called it Junior High, but MIDDLE SCHOOL seems to be the norm, now. Ours was grades 7-8. Some MIDDLE SCHOOLS go grades 6-8; maybe 7-9, depending on the school's student population. Maybe I am the ODD MAN out here on this
BRANDY ALEXANDER - no THERE's a throw-back if I ever saw one! Not sure that the Gen X's, Y's and Z's are aware of such a drink
STATION AGENT - when I first saw the word STATION, I was thinking "MANAGER" but had room for only 5 letters. The clue seems a bit misleading as Google shows first, a trailer to a 2003 movie called "THE STATION AGENT". Not familiar with it.
But as far as a STATION AGENT job, Google says: "In addition to passenger services, station agents are also responsible for all flight and ground operations such as checking loads, aircraft handling, placing safety equipment such as cones, chalks, stations and steps at aircraft and air cargo operations for the airline at the airport. No reference to a depot . . .
Fln, I was(finally) solving while Bucs game was on. Both of them slogs but Jeff-Wesch was entertaining.
Someone in here mentioned reading a Saturday Evening Post article recently. I remember Nero Wolfe short stories in there(50s)
The American Upsala has just one P
I pay online via credit union, Checking account
Ditto on Boomer EKG etc. I got a call from VA just now scheduling a battery of tests
Speaking of the sky… Gary, tell us about the midnight comet which passes every 80,000 years and is visible this week
The ultimate MAXI was the Sack dress popular in 50s
Vidwan, I do that too. I fell asleep composing my Sunday post. I misspelled BOeR *
WC
*Speaking of South Africa, did anybody read the book about Winston Churchill in the BOeR War and his escape. Tolkien in a LOTR addendum recounts Gandalf's imprisonment and being saved by "Eagles". Did U.S. agents play a part in Winnie's escape?
This is the U.S.
Upsala College It closed in 1995. I remember it from college basketball.
WC
I liked this puzzle and especially liked how YALE snuggled into a BRANDY ALEXANDER. A classmate of mine at YALE ended up getting his advanced degree at RICE.
When it comes to PORTS I like the aged tawny ones.
Re all-electric cars: LW and I have had many discussions about them. What seems to be left out of the "carbon calculus" is that the electricity that runs them is still generated by fossil-fuel-burning power generation plants. And as Jinx pointed out, making batteries, solar panels, and windmills are particularly dirty industries, and disposing of the batteries is problematic as well. I believe hybrid is the way to go; you are basically bringing your battery charger along with you to keep the battery topped up, and the internal combustion engine, along with the electric motor, can also propel the vehicle. And, what with big rigs, trains, and airplanes, which I don't see as ever being electric-powered, we will always be dependent upon fossil fuel. And finally, as far as greenhouse gasses go, methane is dozens of times more powerful than carbon dioxide, and I think our attention should be on it as well, rather than the obsession with electric cars. And then there's the inexcusable and rampant destruction of our trees and rain forests, which sequester carbon ...
Anyway, our next vehicle will definitely be a hybrid. No burning gas while idling at stoplights.
To C.C.
As for experiencing more and more precarious balance and risks of falling, see if you can get them to check Boomer's level of Vitamin B12 the next time he gets a blood draw. Many older men become less and less able to absorb Vitamin B12 from food and therefore require supplements or even periodic injections of it. B12 is important to the neurological functioning involved in balance.
Welp, I've bloviated too much already. Here's wishing you all a good day.
Headline in the newspaper today:
Sarah Palin Says She’ll Get COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Over My Dead Body’
Um, yeah.
Jayce, you sure that wasn't Tina Fey? She does a better Sarah than Sarah. How many people think Sarah said she can see Russia from her porch? For that matter, has anyone seen Tina and Sarah together anywhere?
Also, many new cars with gas-only engines shut themselves off when not moving. Kind of like oversized golf carts. "Twould be the first thing I would disable, but your mileage may vary.
Freightliner is betting that there will be a breakthrough in hydrogen production efficiency that will make it the fuel of the future for semis. Of course when I was growing up "everyone" knew that we would have electricity too cheap to meter by now, brought about by breakthroughs in controllable nuclear fusion.
Jinx - You just opened up a can-O-worms (and, Waseeley, I just got 'em back in!):
Fey's Palin is a parody of a real person? Surly you jest.
Renewables do have a dirty trade-off which makes me feel a bit better about working to protect Big Oil's computer systems :-)
DW's last car was a Ford Escape Hybrid. Good car w/ no issues until Youngest nailed a dear on the way to school.
DW's current car, an Alfa Guilia, has the auto-engine-off "feature." I hate that thing and hit the "STOP IT!' button at the 1st red light.
//That car will do 120mp/h w/o breaking a sweat.
The can-O-worms... The boys at MIT just might save us: Nuclear Fusion. Maybe.
//Saw that vid last month and "OMG, are we finally that close?!!?" And that core looks like TNG's engine [12hrs of ASMR for your sleepy time pleasure]
Peace & Love (and may Tuesday's puzzle be kind).
Cheers, -T
OwenKL @3:58 PM Doesn't sound like Bruce is into human exceptionalism (e.g. that human beings are different from rats (well most humans anyway)).
Jayce @6:06 PM I'm with you on hybrids. Our 2008 Camry is a bit beat up, but still runs fine and gets great gas mileage. BTW it is on its second lithium battery and I'm not sure what they did with the first one. 🙄
Jayce @ 6:12 PM I guess they could embalm her with Moderna, but it would it be costly.
Jinx @ 6:41 PM I remember the early days of nuclear fission hype. But fusion reactors are not all they're cracked up to be.
Dear T:
"//That car will do 120mp/h w/o breaking a sweat"
Well, yes, but what if the police can do 120...?
Our 2007 Camry is still running well on it’s original traction battery but we know it could go out pretty much any time. We did have to replace the 12 volt battery a couple of years ago though.
Jayce @ 8:32 PM Yes, we had to replace our "charging battery" as they call them. I got sticker shock when Toyota wanted $450 for a new one. I found a mail-order house in California with one for $250 and replaced it myself. Not as easy to replace as a regular battery and I don't know if I'm up to that any more. They go up when it gets real cold and I think we might be due. We're planning to get a new sedan this Winter and I hope the Camry holds out until then.
Anyone who has not seen the movie, The Station Agent, owes themselves a treat. Peter Dinklage, Bobby Carnavale (Sp?) and Patricia Clarkson (Sp?) have a good time getting to know each other. It's a wonderful movie! IMO It's the first time I ever saw Peter Dinklage. I believe there might be some pot smoking in it.
Michael:
There's a stretch of Nothing between Houston & Dallas on I45; You gotta get through it quick. The Alfa can do more if a copper pushed it (and I was feeling ornery) :-o
I got pulled over 2 months ago (on our penultimate trip from OK) for 85 in a 65 on the last leg home. 'Twas crazy because I was only going 3mph faster than the rest of Houston Traffic on the Beltway.
//When I spotted the cop behind me, I sped up (91mph) so I could move right and let him pass. Apparently, that wasn't his goal :-(
I have to finish online Defensive Driving class by Friday.
Cheers, -T
FIR. Had all but one square filled in this morning, but then I had Christmas-type errands to run the rest of the day (traffic on I-10 was horrendous), so I just got back here to the corner a little while ago. My last fill was the L in UPPSALA (don’t remember my ever hearing the word LENTO when I was in band --- only LARGO), but I too finally remembered the L from the Millenium Trilogy.
One of my sons-in-law bought a Tesla a few months ago. He let me drive it around the parking lot. Of course, the first time I saw it, my 16-year old granddaughter was driving it. I got a real ride in it going out to dinner with them one evening.
I’ve got to admit it: It is nice, and I was impressed. He drives about 200 miles a day in his business, and he plugs it in at home each night, so it really seems to be ideal for him. It also has some nice bells and whistles on it. Wouldn’t work for me, though. My trips tend to be long distance, and I have to be able to do 500 miles a day.
I still don’t know what we’re going to do with all the spent batteries, though. I know what we SHOULD do with them (along with all the nuclear waste and discarded windmill blades and solar panels), but nobody listens to me. Maybe Elon Musk would. Have him call me.
YR, back in the day, it was beer and Scotch for me too, and I preferred CHEAP Scotch!
I too run my cars until they just cannot run anymore, except for my PT Cruiser, which Bambi got at just over 166K. Bambi was OK. He got up and ran away. I really think it was my favorite. It thought it was a pickup truck. I hauled a 7’ grandfather clock and a fairly sizeable TV from Satellite Beach to Houston, dropped off the clock at my daughter’s, and took the TV on out to my sister in Las Vegas.
-T --- Congrats to your daughter – and to your DW and you! It’s always nice to get one of them somewhat closer to off the payroll!
Dear -T:
Wow, such a Christmas present! "Defensive Driving," but probably not gift wrapped.
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