Theme: Going Places - each fitting the name in the clue.
20. Where Clay went to make a ceramic vase?: POTTERY STUDIO.
25. Where Penny went to deposit money?: SAVINGS BANK.
47. Where Viola went to perform with an orchestra?: CONCERT HALL.
53. Where Dean went to meet with professors and students?: COLLEGE CAMPUS.
Boomer here.
Just want to apologize to our VA cafeteria. C. C. and I spent a long day last Wednesday with four separate appointments. During the noon hour we had lunch at the VA, I selected a couple of burritos and an ice cream bar and it was delicious! A generous portion of spicy beef with lettuce and cheddar. I skipped the beans. The cafeteria has many choices and they all look pretty good. We'll be back!
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Across:
5. Ladder rung: STEP. We have one in front of our front door. Also an anagram of a PEST squirrel out there often.
9. How-to presentations: DEMOS. Never a big fan of those. Always someone trying to sell something.
14. Lacking color: PALE.
15. Blue-green hue: TEAL. Beautiful duck or pheasant.
16. Poetry muse: ERATO.
17. Dance, music, sculpture, etc.: ARTS. Two Garfunkels.
18. Tabula __: blank slate: RASA.
19. Rolls of fabric: BOLTS.
23. Calligrapher's tool: PEN. And a pig's home.
24. Selfish shout: MINE. Dig for gold.
30. Verbalize: SAY.
33. Olympic skater's leap: AXEL. We used to have a TV show starring Clelland Card. "Axel and his dog". Cartoons and videos. I never missed it.
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34. Herbal beverage: TEA. For two.
35. Stock unit: SHARE. The market is not SHARING too much lately.
37. Boy, in Spanish: NINO.
38. Speed: HASTE. Makes waste.
41. "Sign me up!": I'M IN. This is an advertisement for the Minnesota Lottery.
42. Talks up: TOUTS.
44. Golden yrs. fund: IRA. Retirement fund. If you invested in the stock market, you may have to get a job.
45. Verse writer: POET. You're a POET and don't know it but your feet show it, they're Longfellows.
46. Mornings, briefly: AMS.
51. Lose color: FADE.
52. Cow's sound: MOO.
59. Doctor Who player Whittaker: JODIE. English actress.
60. Declare: AVER.
61. Say grace, say: PRAY. Thanks to all for your prayers as I continue healing progress.
63. Sci-fi visitor: ALIEN.
64. Gas holder: TANK. $100 bucks should fill it.
65. Quiche ingredients: EGGS.
66. Stately home: MANSE.
67. Laryngitis docs: ENTS. I'll bet he never gets yelled at!
68. Film spool: REEL. In Minnesota it is fishing gear on a rod.
Down:
2. Triangular stringed instrument: HARP.
3. Voice above tenor: ALTO. I was always a 2nd bass in the glee club, How low can you go?
4. Aerospace employee who assesses new aircraft: TEST PILOT.
5. Force: STRENGTH. I have very little.
6. Run like the dickens: TEAR. Also a drop from an eye.
7. "Nothing to it!": EASY. Crosswords are not EASY for me.
8. Blood component: PLASMA. I lost a bit in the surgery, but my body is making more.
9. Shows to be untrue: DEBUNKS.
10. Wear away: ERODE. They claim that our earth is eroding, but I do not notice that.
11. Landlocked African nation west of Niger: MALI.
12. Springfield Elementary bus driver: OTTO. Mann.
13. "Help!" letters: SOS. Save Our Ship!
21. Number of millimeters in a centimeter: TEN. Number of pins on a Lane. Not an alley.
22. Altoids container: TIN.
25. Father Christmas: SANTA. You better watch out, you better not cry.
26. Widely accepted truth: AXIOM.
28. Dead __ Scrolls: SEA. I've seen the Atlantic and the Pacific but the Pacific isn't terrific and the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be.
29. No-frills: BASIC.
30. American __: U.S. territory in the South Pacific: SAMOA.
31. Disney mermaid: ARIEL. The little princess.
32. Streisand title role: YENTL. 1983 movie.
36. Rap devotee: HIP HOPPER. Never a fan of rap.
39. Tuscany three: TRE.
40. Designates for a specific purpose, as funds: EARMARKS. I leave them on a pillow.
43. Like triangles with unequal sides: SCALENE.
48. "__ to Joy": segment of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: ODE.
49. Cancel out: NEGATE.
50. Pitcher Seaver who won three Cy Young Awards: TOM. Hall of Famer with 311 wins.
51. Swatter's targets: FLIES. Many were hit and caught off Tom.
53. Pepsi or Coke: COLA. I prefer Pepsi.
54. Thor's father: ODIN.
55. "Dear __ Hansen": 2017 Best Musical Tony winner: EVAN.
56. Small change: CENT. I remember when you could get 15 minutes at a parking meter for one.
57. Strong desire: URGE. I am experiencing an URGE to bowl and play golf. Maybe 2023.
58. Poultry herb: SAGE. I always put a lot in the stuffing.
59. English muffin topper: JAM.
62. Monogram of a French fashion house: YSL. Yves. If you buy the purse, you will have nothing left to put in it.
Boomer
Note from C.C.:
1) Look at this Elvis! Boomer can't remember the exact time of this photo. It's from a Graybar Halloween party.
2) Here's a picture of sweet Charlotte (our Lemonade stand baby) at a dance party.
Mars went searching for a satellite,
ReplyDeleteA broker had one that fit alright.
Mars was a pest,
Demanded a TEST,
So that DEMO'S moon was named Deimos!
Pat, Cat, and Tat went on vacation
Their Mom got a cabin in a rustic location.
But only three cots,
So the four drew lots,
And Tat got DEBUNKED for the duration!
{B+, B+.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteWas going to complain that all change consisted of COINs...small and large. D'oh, it was CENT. Can't believe I needed Wite-Out on a Monday. I'll take a double-SO with OTTO and TOM. Thanx for the outing, Susan, and for the upbeat expo, Boomer. (Here's hoping you can satisfy those golfing/bowling URGEs.)
I don't have much to say about this puzzle. There was only one proper name I didn't know, "Jodie." Other than that, smooth sailing, as befits a Monday puzzle. FIR, so I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteWoke up early and solved sunday and monday. Just posted my Sunday comments(along with YR)
ReplyDeleteFLN, If no one got it: Hack Wilson had 190 RBIS for the Cubs circa 1935. I just finished Sunday and am about to knock off Monday XW
That was Booner on the Thursday write-up?? Went right by me but I seem to recall thinking "This sounds like Boomer". Suggestion re. diet: Cereal with milk. Lots of it. Bananas, Strawberry, raspberry added. Lots and lots of it. Every seniors dream: "You've got to eat more!"
Gas TANK… Just bought a Toyota hybrid(Rav4). BMW Diesel tank fill up was up to $120.
Lol re. ENTS. "I'll bet he never gets yelled at!"
SCALENE. Now there's a term from the past
Solid W's today, Owen
WC
FIW, insisting that my English muffin be topped with hAM. I loves me some eggs Benedict, and "Canadian bacon" wouldn't fit. It didn't help when I misread the across clue "Doctor who played Whitaker", but I still wouldn't have known Jodie. Due to restless dog syndrome, I worked the puzzle on line at about 2 am. Took Zoe out, but she just peed a little, came back inside, and resumed pacing. About the time I was starting to worry, she finally plopped down and went to sleep, and is fine this morning.
ReplyDeleteFLN - YR, I must thank you for making me LIU. Sure enough, it isn't "degrees Kelvin". From ThoughtCo.com, "Kelvin temperatures are written with a capital letter "K" and without the degree symbol, such as 1 K, 1120 K."
Thanks to Susan for the fun puzzle, and to Boomer for your wit and wisdom.
FIR. Nice, easy Monday solve. Tried to overthink the theme, but stopped when I got to concert hall. Sometimes simple is best!
ReplyDeleteThis was my easiest solve yet since starting up again, but on not getting the final acceptance, noticed that ROLL needed to be REEL at the bottom. I didn’t know JODIE or TOM, but they perped with no effort on my part.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Boomer for the fun reveal.
I liked this kind of Monday puzzle. The answers were easy, but not necessarily the first word that came to mind. Repurposing names was a good theme. JODIE was the only fill needing ESP.
ReplyDeleteThat quiche looked good. For many years I have been making crustless quiches using the usual filling without a crust. They are less filling and have fewer calories. I have come to prefer the taste. Our favorite is spinach-cheddar. Sometimes I make it in a pie plate. Sometimes I make it in mini mufffin pans for bite size hors d'oeuvres which are quickly gobbled up.
I was amazed that my college roommate from the South called all flavors of soda or pop, Coke cola. I have since read that this common in the South.
FLN A lady who sits near me in church follows the readings, the hymns and the service responses on her cell. She is obviously involved in the service. No one minds.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteWhat a refreshing, back to basics solve, especially for a Monday. I liked the theme, though I was expecting a clever reveal to add some oomph to it. Jodie was the only unknown and probably should have been clued referencing Foster to be more Monday friendly. To make up for yesterday’s omission, here are today’s numerous CSOs: Moe and Owen (Poet, Ode, Pen, Erato), Bill W (Pottery Studio), CC (Tea), Lucina (Nino), Misty and Keith (College Campus), Tin (Tin), DO (Otto, Sea and Tom, also TTP), Jinx (Sea), Ray O and Anon T (Tre), and Ray O and Inanehiker (Plasma and ENTs). We also had many cute duos with Teal/Tear, Chat/Say, Pale/Fade, Ten/Tin, Tea/Teal, Harp/Alto, Easy/Basic, and Tear/Haste.
Thanks, Susan, for starting the week off with smiles instead of frowns and thanks, Boomer, for your irrepressible good cheer and tongue in cheek puns. You take a mighty fine photo, too. We appreciate your dedication to maintaining your Monday Puzzlemeister role, despite your physical challenges.
CC, thanks for posting the photos of “The KING” of Minnesota and sweet Charlotte.
FLN
HG, congrats on the hole-in-one and on Fathers Day, no less!
Inanehiker, congrats to Mark on his very impressive marathon finish.
I forgot to mention that yesterday was the two year anniversary of the 🍉 disaster. 🤕
Have a great day.
BTW, the Westminster Kennel Show finals are on FS1 Tuesday and Wednesday night. 🐩
Fun and easy theme today - nice way to start the week!
ReplyDeleteJODIE Whitaker is notable as the first woman in the long line of actors playing Doctor Who since the show started in 1963. I was watching during the Tom Baker era of 1974-1981, it was fun to have my kids become fans during the David Tennant/Matt Smith eras of 2005-2013. I just saw that the new Doctor will be a Rwandan Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa - now THAT will be interesting fill for a crossword- Lemonade put it on your list for the future :)
IM - I will pass on your good wishes!
Boomer thanks for the write-up- it's hard to eat a lot at one time - but have small meals frequently so the calories will add up!
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteFun, EASY, puzzle to ease in the work-week. Thanks Susan!
Loved your expo & pics, Boomer. You keep getting healthier.
WOs: YENTa, MANor
ESP: EVAN
Fav: JAM & English muffins - I'm hungry
{B, A}
Subgenius: (what Inanehiker just beat me to) JODIE Whittaker was the first female Dr Who. I would have lost track of the Doctors but the Girls (and their friends) love the programme. 55+ years... Who'd a thunk?
YR - One of the first things I learned upon moving South was there were "flavors" to "Coke" including Dr. Pepper.
For the words of the profits / Are written on the studio wall, CONCERT HALL [@3:55 RUSH - Spirit of Radio]
IM - Oh, no. I missed FLN. Gotta go read re: HG's whack-to-cup shot.
Cheers, -T
EASY-p easy marvellous Monday. I FIRed and got the themers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun, Susan and Boomer.
Irish Miss has noted the CSOs and duos.
I noted SEA crossing TEA, TEN crossing PEN.
I changed Chad to MALI, and waited for perps to decide between AVER or Avow.
I wanted Manor for the “stately home”. I think of a house associated with a church (used by clergy member)for MANSE. It may be very simple and not stately.
Off to do some gardening before the predicted heat arrives.
Wishing you all a great day.
Musings
ReplyDelete-Finally, no obscure names! Wait a minute JODIE/Dr. No, never mind. Me too, JODIE/Clarice?
-Boomer’s indomitable spirit shines through in that picture.
-A “How To” YouTube video showed me how to fix our vacuum cleaner Friday
-“MINE!” is not really selfish when the outfielder tells the infielder “I’ve got it!”
-Before today’s technology, I used a lot of REELS on this machine in my classroom
-TEAR out – Don’t get in front of middle school kids going to lunch
-For some reason I know MALI contains the metaphorical city of Timbuktu
-Omaha parking meters near the College World Series cost $30 for five hours this week
-CanadianEh! Gotta ask, what do you consider a heat wave? :-)
Started at the top and went on an EASY TEAR to the bottom without much of a holdup. Kynda what u expect from a Monday. Cute theme: (Where John made a "pit stop"? 😆). Almost wrote BALI, wrong continent!
ReplyDeletePlus only two fairly well known foreign words: NIÑO and TRE. WEES, Didn't know JODIE but just about everyone knows VENUS Williams and TOM Seaver. Our usual editor (editress?) must be on vacay🤔.
MANSE is where a Presbyterian minister lives but didn't realize it had to be "stately"
Greek Muse of mistakes.....ERATO
Runs like the dickens....BOLTS
Speaking of Dickens, Oliver's request: "Sir can I have?" _____ ...SAMOA
Great picture Boomer. 😊
HG - FLN: you were very terse re: hole-in-one. Spill the TEA!
ReplyDeleteAlso, LOL re: what does C, Eh! consider heat...
The other day a guy from Seattle was looking at my 'for sale' house. It was only 97F [309K?] so I said:
"Good thing you came during our cold-snap."
It was 103F yesterday :-)
Cheers, -T
Fun, easy today. Had manor instead of manse, but quickly changed it.
ReplyDeleteGood puzzle and nice cheerful write up.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteI must've inadvertently erased and/or incorrectly corrected a random letter within the puzzle. I filled in the entire grid (on Across Lite) but it didn't give me "the win". Discovered that I had a different vowel for the first "letter A" in Tabula RASA, and have no clue how it got there
Part of the reason I prefer doing crossword puzzle with ink on paper
Oh, well ... it still felt like a win
Yes, HG, we need more details with regard to your recent hole-in-one! How many of these have you scored in your golfing career? My last one - in 2011 - occurred on a sultry day in late spring (Florida), and I had a very reasonable bar bill for the same reason as you
Hole in one? This is what usually happens when I play golf.
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Fun & fast, thanks, Susan Gelfand.
ReplyDeleteYay, Boomer, he's our man. If anyone can do it, Boomer can! (I apologize for the HS pep club cheer. It just popped out.)
Last fill was the "J" in JODIE/JAM cross. DNK JODIE, never heard of the Dr. Who program. Also wanted ham B4 JAM. Also unknown: SCALENE. Chad B4 MALI.
Husker, congratulations on the hole-in-one.
Wonderful Monday puzzle, many thanks, Susan. And always great to have you do our Monday commentary, Boomer. Loved all the pictures of you, especially seeing your smile and good spirits.
ReplyDeleteThe ARTS played a big role in this puzzle, didn't they? Dance, music, and sculpture, with music played with a HARP--probably in a CONCERT HALL, possibly one on a COLLEGE CAMPUS.
One of the most beloved pieces performed there was probably Beethoven's ODE TO JOY. And there may also have been songs performed by an ALTO, a voice above tenor.
The sculptures might have been created in a POTTERY SHACK.
And before you know it, a verse writer or POET turned up in the puzzle, inspired by the POETRY MUSE, ERATO.
A great day for the ARTS--thanks again, Susan.
And have a great day, everybody.
Marvelous Monday! Thanx, SG for this clever CW. I FIR in 15, which I really enjoyed being able to do. I'm not a fan of a one-hour struggle. WMOS, did not know JODIE, but it perped quickly. No W/Os! Thanx too to Boomer for the nice write-up. Boomer, with all you have going on I don't know how you manage to still do a blog CW review. Good for you!!
ReplyDeleteAll this talk about a hole in one, I get at least one per 18 holes...We are talking about miniature golf right....right? 😁
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Re. Cever reveal. This seems to be discontinued. Cleverness consists of the Cly/POTTERY combination etc
ReplyDeleteAs mentioned clueing was just trick enough to slow me down. fe. HIP HOP fan/PER and inked in symphony HALL but ra. Out of squares(I was thinking "How does Viola get to Symphony Hall?" Practice, practice..
I also stumbled at RoSA/RASA but TEAR straightened me out.
WC
A nice puzzle for Monday today from Susan. Thanks for my FIR possibility! I did make it hard for myself at the bottom by wrong words (coin/CENT, manor/ MANSE, like some of you all) but perps came to the rescue. My learning moment was SCALENE. And I should admit to getting fancy at the top and entering ARTe/ARTS. Perps fixed it, too.
ReplyDeleteBoomer, you've done it again! Thanks for the cheerful review. And thanks to C.C. for posting the pictures.
Yes, congratulations, Husker Gary, on the hole in one. Details?
Hope everyone has something to celebrate today!
Hola!
ReplyDeleteTABULA RASA is one of the first phrases learned in Latin class.
I don't time myself but I know this puzzle took very little time. I didn't even finish one cup of coffee. Thank you, Susan. And thank you, Boomer. You look feisty in that photo.
SCALENE and AXIOM recall some painful memories of algebra. Math was never my STRENGTH. I prefer the ARTS. Actually when I taught math is when I slowly began to understand the process.
I haven't been to a COLLEGE CAMPUS since I retired.
Me too on JODIE whose name I would have known in another context.
Canadian Eh, I too am curious about what you consider a "heat wave"?
Have a merry Monday, everyone! Boomer, stay well.
I liked this puzzle, made all the more enjoyable by such sparkly fill as TEST PILOT, STRENGTH, DEBUNKS, EARMARKS, and SCALENE, and a minimum of proper names. Hand up for filling MANOR at first because "stately" is commonly used to describe a manor, just as "ample" is often the accompanying adjective to bosom and a failure is always "miserable."
ReplyDeleteStill sending good thoughts your way, Boomer and Mrs. Boomer.
Nice, sweet puzzle with cute theme clues. Super review by Boomer, with terrific pictures. And another Boomer-C.C. Universal puzzle yesterday, which I loved. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteA good Monday starter from Ms. Gelfand, landed by Boomer.
ReplyDeleteI set a new personal best last night, completing the NY Times PZL in 15 minutes.
As Misty might say, "WooHoo!"
My only hesitation with today's XWD was at 59A, as I do not follow the Doctor.
The perp at 59D wasn't as obvious as it may seem to some. I am a daily English Muffin eater, so I can easily imagine it with HAM and even PAM (yuck!) as well as the winner, JAM.
~ OMK
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DR: A three-way on the near end.
The central diagonal's anagram (13 of 15 letters) is the label for a musical review of Scott Joplin's works.
AKA, the...
"RETROSPECT RAG"!
HuskerG- congrats on the hole in one!
ReplyDeleteLOL re all your interest in what this Canadian considers a heat wave. (We don’t have ice and snow all year long in the Great White North!)
Warnings are out for Tuesday with an expected high of 30C (humidex of 37C). That’s 86 F but feels like 99F.
Wednesday is worse with high of 31C (humidex of 41C). That’s 88F and feels like 106F. Plus risk of strong thunder storms. That might be hot even for Lucina and AnonT. Is your heat dry or humid? Do you measure a humidex reading?
I prefer my English muffins with jam and butter or, even better, my friend's homemade lemon curd and butter.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that MANSE has two almost contradictory meanings.
"Manse is an old-fashioned word used to describe the house a Protestant minister lives in. It can also refer more informally to a grand house or the main house of an estate." Most minister's manses are not so grand. I grew up in a parsonage where my dad, a Lutheran minister who was not called a parson, lived.
In our congregation of the Episcopal church we are without a rector (or priest) at present. We still own the rectory. Our services are led by a Sundays only substitute called a supply priest. The laity handle almost everything else.
When we traveled to Nova Scotia we thought we were escaping the heat wave in the NE. When we arrived, there was a similar heat wave in Nova Scotia. Our host proudly told us they ordered the heat wave so we would feel at home. Thanks a lot!
I have only visited Canada during the summer mos., CanadianEh!--from Ontario in the East to Alberta and BC in the West--
ReplyDeleteso for me it is always sunny there.
We are beginning to warm up down here in SoCal, 'tho it never gets cold here at sea level. Today we're shooting for 85 (abt 30º C).
The hottest we get is in the low 90s. But we don't have humidity.
I get a kick out of people saying we have a "Mediterranean climate." Nonsense, we re better off than the French Riviera. I have spent several time there. When the Sirocco blows in from Africa, it's a hot WET wind.
Their Mistrals come from the north and, while dry, are cold.
Our (in)famous winds are the Santa Anas ("Santanas" to locals), and they come from the desert; they are warm and DRY.
A fire danger, yes, but they feel nice.
Our equivalent to the Siroccos are the westerly trade winds from the Pacific, not as dry as Santanas, but not very moist either, keeping our climate pleasantly dry.
(Not like the damp heat suffered by snowbirds in FL.)
~ OMK
CanadianEh!
ReplyDeleteThe heat here in AZ is almost always dry with very low humidity. Right now it's 8 percent. In fact, it's recommended to not spend too much time outdoors because it's risking a bad sunburn. August is usually a high humidity month and sometimes July if the monsoon is active.
Musings 2
ReplyDelete-Canadian Eh! – Today we have a temp of 100F (37.8C and 310.8K) with 43% humidity that gives us a “feels like” temp of 106F. It’s great for the corn but I passed on golf.
-An 88F day might require a jacket. :-)
-The hole-in-one was with a 9 Iron on a 120 yd hole and had three witnesses. I had another one but the only witnesses that day were two squirrels and a meadowlark. A third one was after I sliced my tee shot 50 yards out of bounds into a Nebraska cornfield. My next shot was a nice easy swing that yielded a hole-in-one for a 3.
-The choral part of Ode To Joy still gives me goosebumps and I don’t understand one word of it.
HG, I need to take you golfing so you can be my scorekeeper.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the 9 year old/going on 16 Charlotte is from a dance competition last week at the Grand Old Opry in Nashville. Some will be available on YouTube when they finish whatever they do with competition filming.
Thank you Boomer, your attitude is a joy.
C, Eh!
ReplyDeleteHumidex? LOL - I love it. Here we have the "feels like" temp. Houston's heat is humid. It's 100F (37.7C / 310.9K) with 52% humidity.
//I'm out in the garage on my extra laptops while people tour my home. It'sa wee warm and I'm starting to stir up a stink.
Feel-like 106F is hot where ever you are.
YR - OMG! Eldest makes the best (from scratch) lemon curd. I didn't think anyone else liked it as much as I.
I also like smooth peanut butter on an English muffin... the goodness gets in all the 'nooks & crannies.'
OMK - BillG should stop by for your DR. Nice.
HG - I hope your temps don't foretell massive storms. Living in Norman, OK, I learned things can turn from wicked-hot to wicked-tornadoes by dusk.
Well,... these potential buyers stayed a while (I don't speak Spanish but I know when a DW is trying to sell a DH what she wants ;-)). We'll see.
Cheers, -T
errata - HG - I got so engrossed in your hole-in-one and C, Eh!'s Humidex...
ReplyDeleteIt's not Christmas but here's your ODE to Joy.
//You know that "if you were stranded on a desert isle and only had one song" question? You'd think I'd say RUSH... Nope ODE is it. -T
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan Gelfand for a very easy and fun MOnday puzzle, that I finished so fast, that I didnt know where the puzzle went .... but I still had time for more.
Thank you Boomer, and CC, for the review blog. It is a pleasure to see your charming face and optimistic attitude and disposition .... So, glad that things are going a little better for you. My prayers for both of you, continue, as ever.
I have not posted for the last few days because I am in New England on a family emergency ... long story ... and staying at a place with no WiFi, and also lots of waiting time at places I have to visit. Hopefully this unfort situation will somewhat resolve itself, in the next coupla days ...
Ray O Sunshine, re:: your homonyms ....
Oliver:" Sir, can I have SAMOA ??"
....No, silly boy, SAMOAS are only for Girl Scouts ....
OwenKl ... loved your poems today, and always...
I am surprised C E D has not posted yet.
I have a friend who plays the Harp... but his ones are Four or Five times larger... and require a mechanical dolly to move around ...
I found some Indian head cents / pennies . 'On Sale' .... at a flea market, last week, ... and the lousiest ones, were priced at $15 each ...
Have a nice Monday, you all, and a great week everyone.
I remember Lawrence Sanders' fop detective Archie McNally referring to his father's house as a MANSE. He was a poor little rich kid.
ReplyDeleteOMK - I think the variety of climates in SoCal is amazing. I lived in Santa Monica and San Pedro, where we had sea breezes nearly every day in the summer, with highs usually 80 or cooler. Overcast and chilly every morning, beautiful in the afternoon. I can still recite the NOAA marine weather forecast for summer days in the Santa Monica Bay: "Light and variable winds night and morning hours, becoming southwest to west at 12 - 15 knots in the afternoon". I also lived just up the road in Canyon Country (now part of Santa Clarita), where it was clear as a bell all day, with highs in the 90's and 100's every day. On further south, there are the wonderful cities of Carlsbad and San Diego, with similar weather to Santa Monica. Just a short drive lands you in Lake Elsinore or Temecula, both with desert weather. I remember sailing out of Marina del Rey one Super Bowl Sunday (before I became a fan). I was wearing shorts and a tee shirt, and looking back east to Mount Baldy, knowing that folks were skiing up there. (Of course, breathing can be hazardous on those crisp winter days - Los Angelenos don't trust air they can't see.)
SW Louisiana it’s 96 with 47% humidity. It’s HOT.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago I attended a conference in Ottawa in early March, the year of a particularly cold winter there. I was flying in from SW Louisiana where the azaleas were in full bloom. What a shock to my poor system.
The year I visited Jerusalem and then Petra I greatly misjudged how the weather would be and failed to take a jacket. After that I vowed that no matter where I went a Jacket would always be in my suitcase.
ReplyDeleteJinx @ 5:37. Don't forget: "Late night and early morning coastal low clouds and fog, gradually clearing to a hazy afternoon sunshine."
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