tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1104083968956106940..comments2024-03-28T09:31:18.199-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday August 12, 2009 James SajdakZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67315350428111180402009-08-13T00:29:53.507-05:002009-08-13T00:29:53.507-05:00Oops, in my hurry to engage in good dental hygiene...Oops, in my hurry to engage in good dental hygiene, i wrote "was" instead of "wasn't" re: the meteor shower.PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12567064510474065502009-08-13T00:21:44.094-05:002009-08-13T00:21:44.094-05:00Glad to hear that J&J was enjoyed by all. Amy ...Glad to hear that J&J was enjoyed by all. Amy Adams is a fine actress but being in a movie with Ms. Streep would have to be tough. We're hoping to see it this weekend & on a full stomach! @CA, that boeuf bourguignon recipe looks so tempting...anything with lardons in it has to be good. Lardons is a fun word to say, to boot!<br />Thailand was magical. As the tallest kid in my grade, I was supposed to lead the morning flag raising, but they quickly realized they had a klutz on their hands so the next guy got to perform the task. Always thought he was wearing platform shoes after that. I stooped every morning! The family had two and a half maids, two live-ins; the Dad was an MIT grad, engineer. Not wealthy exactly but household help was cheap then, and the hours spent cooking/marketing every day meant that the food was wonderful. Quite a change from suburban midwestern meat & potatoes meals...Haven't been back since 1979. Only problem was that coconut is my least favorite food, and all desserts were made with it.....¡Ick! Soups made with co'nut are good though... (btw: Chicago is blessed with some very good Thai restaurants.) The family was very traditional, and kindly took me to all sorts of cultural events, including temples, music, art shows &funerals. Great memories....<br />Sorry to hear the meteor shower was much of a show...Could have been romantic, y'know? <br />Time to floss! ... Pichai [my Thai name]PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16904972965473524062009-08-12T23:40:09.450-05:002009-08-12T23:40:09.450-05:00Thanks for all the comments and advice. You all se...Thanks for all the comments and advice. You all seem pretty wise. I love you all!<br /><br />luxLUXORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64568541914713916922009-08-12T23:36:56.725-05:002009-08-12T23:36:56.725-05:00Embien and JD, Yesterday I was rather critical of ...Embien and JD, Yesterday I was rather critical of the Julie in <b>Julie & Julia</b>. It wasn't that I didn't like Amy Adams in her role. I liked the real-life premise and she was charming. It was just that Meryl Streep as Julia Child, and Stanley Tucci as Paul Child, were so terrific, most of our theater audience was just waiting for another Julia scene. I would love to see Ms. Streep portraying Mrs. Child in a movie that was all Julia, all the time. Some of the critical grousing may be because that, after this movie, there is little chance of that happening. <br /><br />The food did look luscious, and if there is an Academy Award for "culinary set dresser", I'm sure there will be a nomination.<br /><br />Here's the recipe for <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/dining/child-beef.html" rel="nofollow">Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguinon</a>. Bon Appetit!<br /><br />PJB, Exchange student in Thailand? You constantly amaze.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70604242566795950762009-08-12T23:18:53.576-05:002009-08-12T23:18:53.576-05:00Dennis, the letter Dee comes after the letter Cee....Dennis, the letter Dee comes after the letter Cee...that's all. I think Jerome "pointed" all those out to us just last weak or so.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47737197520959795702009-08-12T23:16:06.046-05:002009-08-12T23:16:06.046-05:00Tarrajo, if you lived in Thailand, the younger twi...Tarrajo, if you lived in Thailand, the younger twin has to use polite pronouns to the older one; they have different ways of saying you/your, I/me/my etc., depending on age & relative status. Very confusing at first. Fun factoid from being an exchange student there...My host brother sort of resented no longer being the oldest kid, and I bet he made sure the next exchange student was younger by at least a few minutes! <br /><br />Let us know if you try the z-tini; that Sake is sneaky stuff!PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83483083758934891502009-08-12T22:44:27.126-05:002009-08-12T22:44:27.126-05:00BTW I am the youngest as well. Anyway, the tickets...BTW I am the youngest as well. Anyway, the tickets for Woodstock were 18.00 for the three days, or 6.00 per day, no discount for buying all three days. of course the fence they had built around the field to set up a ticket booth was gone by the time the first 10,000 showed up. what a wonderful mess.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11449063213949381922009-08-12T22:38:17.624-05:002009-08-12T22:38:17.624-05:00Gosh, Jeannie, whatever are you talking about?Gosh, Jeannie, whatever are you talking about?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88117473223762866002009-08-12T22:37:46.902-05:002009-08-12T22:37:46.902-05:00boeuf bourguignon! :)boeuf bourguignon! :)JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59853877573336173412009-08-12T22:33:47.096-05:002009-08-12T22:33:47.096-05:00BTW Tarrajo, that makes you the baby, and therefor...BTW Tarrajo, that makes you the baby, and therefore spoiled...Janis Joplin was amazing, and the Woodstock 40 years is closing in quickly. I guess it is time for a new avatar. HmmmLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39220795213962373902009-08-12T22:32:09.800-05:002009-08-12T22:32:09.800-05:00I also saw Julie & Julia today and LOVED it, a...I also saw Julie & Julia today and LOVED it, all of it.I don't understand those reviews either, Embien.I do want that Beef B. recipe(not attemping the spelling); probably can find it on the web.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89037185400050105082009-08-12T22:29:30.412-05:002009-08-12T22:29:30.412-05:00Tarrajo, you have a knack...you hit the lucky numb...Tarrajo, you have a knack...you hit the lucky number. Keep your comments clean...I did have to laugh today at your misreading of the clue "fair sized fair" and then typing in "cees". Now that was funny, as you should have typed in "dees". Dennis?<br /><br />Elissa, I enjoyed seeing your big family celebration picture. What a cool ceremony for your Dad to finally get to celebrate. I also liked his comment on "becoming a man".<br /><br />Lois, when do you have to hit the classroom again?Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7190069116948134862009-08-12T22:27:55.290-05:002009-08-12T22:27:55.290-05:00Elissa
you do have a wonderful family, and you and...Elissa<br />you do have a wonderful family, and you and your sister look so much like each other and your mom. I have a friend who is a big, broad shouldered, tall blonde man married to small brunette woman, and the daughter looks like him and the son....well you have the idea. life is interesting that way.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88235644367923959462009-08-12T22:24:36.803-05:002009-08-12T22:24:36.803-05:00In today's paper there was an article about s&...In today's paper there was an article about s'mores, a bit late for s'mores day, but one thing was interesting.. They said if you prefer drinking your s'mores, the Seattle's Best Cafe at Borders bookstores is serving iced S'more mochas , drizzled with marshmellow and chocolate syrups and topped with a graham cracker. LOL<br /><br />They also have a recipe for S'more cupcakes(San Jose Mercury News)and choc. zucchini muffins.Tarrajo? The recipe calls for 2 c. grated zukes. I don't think that will even touch your supply.<br /><br />No, I don't think there is a middle child in your case. I would think that no one got left out. Isn't being the middle child more of having a certain status in the family? The oldest gets privileges and the youngest is babied. The middle child may feel left out at times UNLESS it is a girl and the oldest/youngest are boys...or vice versa.Does this make sense?JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18278477235036365402009-08-12T22:22:02.368-05:002009-08-12T22:22:02.368-05:00Smiling ear to ear Chickie that works for me! I j...Smiling ear to ear Chickie that works for me! I just give my "other half" of a sib a jab every year as we age. I thought I might add this one to the mix. She loves me unconditionally so I have to find something to "shake" her up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34190145987138830402009-08-12T22:20:05.533-05:002009-08-12T22:20:05.533-05:00@carol: That sounds like the exact procedure I did...<b>@carol:</b> That sounds like the exact procedure I did for my colonoscopy prep except my procedure was at 2PM so I did some Miralax at 6AM the day of the procedure. I didn't have any problems (except the ones you might expect), but then I have a stalwart gastrointestinal system (it has to be that way to survive my lifestyle).<br /><br />When I did my first colonoscopy five years ago they didn't use the Miralax and Dulcolax, they had us doing enemas (multiple). Ugh, I hated that! The new procedure, though no walk in the park, is a whole lot easier (sorry if that is too much information for the casual blog reader).<br /><br /><b>@KQ:</b> My wife and I absolutely <i>loved</i> <b>Julie & Julia</b>. I saw a couple of reviews that raved about the Julia Child part of the movie but weren't so impressed with the Amy Adams part. I don't understand those reviews--I suspect they were critics who haven't cooked anything more than a grilled cheese sandwich. We both loved it all.<br /><br />Anyone who has any interest in food will love the movie, I think.<br /><br />I don't think our local PBS station is running that Julia Child program, but I'll look for it.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75593977251087325562009-08-12T22:10:42.679-05:002009-08-12T22:10:42.679-05:00Tassajo, Technically, your sister would be the mid...Tassajo, Technically, your sister would be the middle child, but she might protest that as she is only a few minutes younger than you are. You could both say you are the younger sisters. Does that work?Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91559684425881660592009-08-12T22:08:00.411-05:002009-08-12T22:08:00.411-05:00Good evening all.
Three good, solid, fun puzzles s...Good evening all.<br />Three good, solid, fun puzzles so far this week. We're on a roll....<br />Parsing fill with more than one word still slows me down. 19A TENTO looked so wrong, at first, and 15D's ANONO made me wonder if the theme was "words in Esperanto." The nail salon up the street offers NOCHIP manicures, and after a month of walking past there, I finally had my d'oh moment. I honestly thought is was some patented brand name.<br />Live and learn.<br />Misread clue for 52A as Wall Street wall <i>plague</i> but still got the answer.<br /><br />Re: Kathy Griffin. Many comedians loathe her, but she always plays to a full house & draws a very diverse crowd. Have seen her 3 times and always laughed lots. She has the ability to act as if she just thought of something right there on the spot. very hard to do that....takes a lot of practice to sound unrehearsed. Comics tend to be backbiters, sadly, and I'm not sure why she is so severely criticzed by her "peers." Can you even imagine having Sarah Palin as a mother-in-law?! Regardless of which party you side with, it woud be be a trip and a half... <br /><br />Chicago is a place where people worship in the cult of all things Oprah. All the fawning by her guests gets so annoying. I only recorded the show when Dr Oz was on. Don't ge me started about her book club! CC had the perfect word...ennui. <b>Ptui</b> would be a good second choice. <br /><br />The Kindle is great for long flights but the model I test drove didn't bowl this camper over. Other than library books or loaners, i tend to jot lots of marginalia. It's fun when re-reading, sometimes, to see what i scrawled before. Embarassing, other times. Very!<br />G'night one & all.PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42170211646086341072009-08-12T22:01:09.917-05:002009-08-12T22:01:09.917-05:00Argyle...ok...I feel better now.
Will start afte...Argyle...ok...I feel better now. <br /><br />Will start after dinner...WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81558491427072521312009-08-12T21:55:38.031-05:002009-08-12T21:55:38.031-05:00WM, Good Heavens, No!
I had just downloaded the t...WM, Good Heavens, No!<br /><br />I had just downloaded the thing from Across Lite and the circles were there. I know some papers don't show the circles so that's why I posted it. Believe me, I'm no speed solver.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29059853490820110342009-08-12T21:43:52.841-05:002009-08-12T21:43:52.841-05:00Linda, no offense taken...and please no Kudzu sent...Linda, no offense taken...and please no Kudzu sent this way. I was merely apologizing for the repeat zucchini recipes thrown my way via my "situation." To put it in C.C. and Lois' terms, we're all good.<br /><br />Elissa, I forgot to comment that your family looks fantastic, and you are correct, your brother is a spitting image of his Father. No one answered my burning question...is Tashajo the middle child?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57820315856003048052009-08-12T21:25:41.066-05:002009-08-12T21:25:41.066-05:00Dang Argyle...its 7:23 and I am just printing out ...Dang Argyle...its 7:23 and I am just printing out the puzzle and have to go start dinner(its been hot today...that's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!). Are you trying to tell us you whipped through the Thursday puzzle in under 20 min? Is there hope for the rest of us? <br /><br />I'm soooo impressed. :o)WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25547095475748576922009-08-12T21:14:40.628-05:002009-08-12T21:14:40.628-05:00A heads-up for people that may not get the circles...A heads-up for people that may not get the circles in Thursday's puzzle.<br /><br />In 7D, the fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth are the squares that have a circle in them.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22294907028575139542009-08-12T21:11:39.592-05:002009-08-12T21:11:39.592-05:003 of four,
I'm not sure that I even think of t...3 of four,<br />I'm not sure that I even think of that final syllable in "dictionaries" as a long one--it just looks long. But the pronunciation is that of a short "i". Your reasoning also works though.<br /><br />Carol,<br />Maybe that tablet prep isn't as good for everyone. I had no problems, since my bowels are always rather active, shall we say, and so it cleared very quickly. And I was soooh glad to be able to substitute the go-litely with other clear liquids.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38481493004307466242009-08-12T20:40:45.125-05:002009-08-12T20:40:45.125-05:00Carol, thanks for the update on the server problem...Carol, thanks for the update on the server problem. I was getting this weird thing saying it couldn't access a certain blog page. Had to log out, erase cookies and do over.<br /><br />ClearAyes, excellent suggestion on copying before you preview. Haven't had to do that before, but may put that in my routine. Unfortunately, I am not good at short posts, so that is a problem when having to redo. However, I am a fast typist, so that is in my favor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com