tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1470487926521177784..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday September 9, 2009 Donna S. LevinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70483669377631018182009-09-10T02:17:04.881-05:002009-09-10T02:17:04.881-05:00I also thought of Big Bird when I read the first c...I also thought of Big Bird when I read the first clue--after reading all your comments, I'll keep an eye on capital letters in clues. Was pleased to finish a whole Wed. puzzle myself.<br /><br />I was surprised to get the theme after only getting 2 of the long clues. The theme helped me get the other 2. My dog didn't know any of these commands--I didn't know enough to train her but she was a wonderful, sweet dog anyway. I still miss her every day (she died at the end of December).<br /><br />I'm amazed by how many of you have been married so long. We celebrated number 23 in June and it seems like forever. Just have to take one day at a time and plan things to look forward to.MamaRuth1950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31513703886800520172009-09-09T22:23:37.210-05:002009-09-09T22:23:37.210-05:00Thank you Linda, Hahtool and Irish Jim! And back ...Thank you Linda, Hahtool and Irish Jim! And back at you too, Jim! <br /><br />1972 was a great year indeed. In Oz we also celebrated the Whitlam government getting voted in and his getting us out of Vietnam right after taking office. <br /><br />What a coincidence! And we have neighbors who have the same date and year as well. Sometimes we celebrate together with them too, but tonight we just had a nice dinner out among friends. I hope yours was great too.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23935230538127765772009-09-09T22:23:24.197-05:002009-09-09T22:23:24.197-05:00One other mention...love the pic's of the fell...One other mention...love the pic's of the fellow posters.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67429303783484758252009-09-09T22:21:43.777-05:002009-09-09T22:21:43.777-05:00Sorry friends, I am knee deep in foodshow crap and...Sorry friends, I am knee deep in foodshow crap and frustrated. WM, if you posted your daisy pic I am bummed out that I missed it. I can come up for air after the 17th of Sept. I haven't read the posts in days.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38641582756790012542009-09-09T21:56:39.964-05:002009-09-09T21:56:39.964-05:00Good evening all.
CC the pronunciation is as writ...Good evening all.<br /><br />CC the pronunciation is as written AR AN.<br /><br />Kazie did a double take about your anniversary. Had to reread to make sure. Our anniversary is also today and guess what, it is 37 yrs also. Amazing. Great year 1972. <br />Congratulations.IRISH JIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786535161386450115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41225491052392810232009-09-09T20:11:16.774-05:002009-09-09T20:11:16.774-05:00Shakira
Thanks to AL for explaining how to do th...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdD7m9W2q6U" rel="nofollow"> Shakira</a><br /><br /><br />Thanks to AL for explaining how to do this even so the computer illiterate can understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2462851493922068202009-09-09T17:22:49.245-05:002009-09-09T17:22:49.245-05:00Kazie: Happy Anniversary! I know you said you wer...Kazie: Happy Anniversary! I know you said you were off to celebrate, but maybe you'll read this late. (All the good stuff on here happens when I'm at work, or after I've gone to bed, so my responses seem dated when I post.)<br /><br />The discussion on a big bird's grabber/TALON (1A) reminded me of an article I saw in our paper a week or so ago. A woman in Ohio was driving when her windshield was smashed by a flying fish. The woman had been admiring a huge eagle flying above her when the fish it had been carrying somehow escaped the bird's grasp. It came crashing down and destroyed the woman's car windshield.<br /><br />Carol: I don't have a clue what Dennis and Windhover are talking about either.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59529140161192858312009-09-09T17:16:38.639-05:002009-09-09T17:16:38.639-05:00WH and Dennis - it's still a little early for ...WH and Dennis - it's still a little early for beer but I am thinking and what I am coming up with (*) does not have seven letters....hmmm, well I'll get back with you a bit latter. Maybe I'll drag Bud with me since he is so much 'wiser'. Thanks Jerome-LOLcarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54492837561109737562009-09-09T16:58:24.162-05:002009-09-09T16:58:24.162-05:00windover- Beer does make you smart. It made Bud wi...windover- Beer does make you smart. It made Bud wiser. <br /><br />Clear Ayes- "morel compass" sounds like a great tool for finding mushrooms.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35432233816604605962009-09-09T16:48:08.246-05:002009-09-09T16:48:08.246-05:00Kazie: In today`s world, staying maried 37 days s...Kazie: In today`s world, staying maried 37 <i>days</i> seems to be difficult. Congratulations on 37 years!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2869031515361083052009-09-09T16:44:56.626-05:002009-09-09T16:44:56.626-05:00Afternoon!
Lots of papers/puzzles/pictures to cat...Afternoon!<br /><br />Lots of papers/puzzles/pictures to catch up on...<br /><br />Maniac: A hug a day keeps smiles on the faces, evidently.<br /><br />Matt: Got to see a production of "My Fair Lady" over the holiday. Loved your costume!<br /><br />JD: Great group of coneheads!<br /><br />Martin: Lovely wife...I won`t ask if <b>you</b> robbed the cradle! <br /><br />CC: Such sweet pictures...Your photos made me miss my Aunt "Peggy" ( Kikuya). You look amazingly like her, same hair style and all.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20011454346151769892009-09-09T16:44:48.187-05:002009-09-09T16:44:48.187-05:00Carol, maybe I should have said "morel compa...Carol, maybe I should have said "morel compass", rather than "moral compass". I'm sure Dennis and Windhover would make sure that being purposefully selfish would not be to the detriment of anyone else in the immediate vicinity.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36236714955492180232009-09-09T16:30:22.140-05:002009-09-09T16:30:22.140-05:00Thanks to all the congratulators on our anniversar...Thanks to all the congratulators on our anniversary: Sallie, Clear Ayes, WM, Mainiac and Chickie.<br /><br />Carol, thanks to you too, and you'll have to remind us of yours in November so we can wish you well too, and MJ, a belated congrats for yours in July, and thanks again! <br /><br />Off to celebrate now!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44982628915458401882009-09-09T16:20:03.681-05:002009-09-09T16:20:03.681-05:00Or focus on his ^ name...Or focus on his ^ name...Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6334174531108688842009-09-09T16:12:28.102-05:002009-09-09T16:12:28.102-05:00Carol:
Remember Cliff Claven's "beer make...Carol:<br />Remember Cliff Claven's "beer makes you smarter"? Just have a couple of cold ones and put on your thinking cap. It'll come to you, and that's a hint.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18415089626007340302009-09-09T15:37:41.245-05:002009-09-09T15:37:41.245-05:00I have to apologize for the double entry in the in...I have to apologize for the double entry in the interview section of the blog today.<br /><br />I was denied access, then given access, but only to preview. When I finally published it went in twice with no garbage can to delete the second entry. <br /><br /> I have 6 college kids coming to spend three nights with us. They are our Grandson and 5 of his friends who are all in a production in San Francisco and need a place to stay. They are short on cash, so the plea was Grandma do you think.....? <br /><br />What I think is that I'll be very busy. Have to grocery shop today!Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12018511692797058932009-09-09T15:28:10.883-05:002009-09-09T15:28:10.883-05:00Hello All--Another great puzzle today. I was able...Hello All--Another great puzzle today. I was able to finish it in about 20 minutes. A record for me I think. My hangup was trying to spell Pnom. It just didn't look right and I wanted an H in there.<br /><br />All of those "doggy" words have been used in this household many times--sometimes not just for the dogs!!<br /><br />My favorite clues today were "Place for a corwn or cap" and Big bird's grabber. I too had that big yellow bird in mind at first. <br /><br />Maniac, such a beautiful family. You must be very proud of those two young men. <br /><br />Happy anniversay Kazie and many more to come. <br /><br />J.D., I agree with you that students have a fourth life--one in the classroom. So many times I've had conferences with parents who say that their children act totally different in school and they are amazed at the difference.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46466165337881962302009-09-09T15:09:36.778-05:002009-09-09T15:09:36.778-05:00Hi C.C. and all - finally got to the puzzle, fast ...Hi C.C. and all - finally got to the puzzle, fast and fun. <br /><br />I thought of Big Bird (of Sesame St) too but since 'bird' was not capitalized, I started with t and checked 1D to see if that fit in. Yea, it did and I was off.<br />I was another one that didn't get the theme until I filled in FIDO.<br /><br />Kazie, many congrats on your 37 years of marriage. We will hit 39 in Nov. - doesn't seem possible that that many years have passed. I am so thankful they were good years, hope you have many, many more.<br /><br />Mainiac: beautiful pictures of family and dogs (I know, they are family too) and the scenery is just magnificent! <br /><br />Dennis: thanks for the tributes to booze. LOL<br /><br />CA: what word are Dennis and WH referring to? It sounds like I should know - anything to do with Girl Scouts/Brownies that was discussed last year.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46482908556397941482009-09-09T15:05:58.221-05:002009-09-09T15:05:58.221-05:00CC, Another excellent interview as usual.
Thanks...CC, Another excellent interview as usual. <br /><br />Thanks to all for the most kind comments on our pictures. Like I said earlier today, I do feel truly fortunate. <br /><br />Happy Anniversary Kazie and many more!<br /><br />Zivah is a Bernese Mountain Dog and Hank is an English Golden Retriever. Yes Embien, hands are definitely full. Add in the three kittens (Thelma, Louise and Baby) that were rescued some months ago and its a regular three ringed circus. The wife is now a football widow as both boys play and I'm coaching Gus' team. We are definitely always on the go, especially this time of year. Constant movement keeping my knees from locking up! Love it!<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />Have a great evening!Mainiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309166830135512171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83068206863587128352009-09-09T14:53:30.353-05:002009-09-09T14:53:30.353-05:00Dennis...forgot to add that I loved the Tributes t...Dennis...forgot to add that I loved the Tributes to alcohol...no truer words on all accounts...I would also add the Gallileo quote that really good olive oil is bottling sunlight. Yum.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63617778463348043342009-09-09T14:00:43.279-05:002009-09-09T14:00:43.279-05:005:07 today. Easiest Wednesday puzzle ever. I don&#...<b>5:07 today.</b> <i>Easiest Wednesday puzzle ever.</i> I don't think I can type any faster.<br /><br />I actually never saw the theme until I was done solving (didn't have time to look, LOL).<br /><br />And for constructor Donna Levin: we see CAPE ANN in our puzzles more frequently than we see CAPE COD, I think. That doesn't stop me (and everyone else) from filling in CAPE COD (erroneously) <i>each and every time</i> (I'm a slow learner). I'm in Oregon, on the left coast.<br /><br />@c.c.: today is a triple-lucky day for Chinese, right? (9/9/09) I was told that 9 is a lucky number for Chinese (and unlucky for Japanese).<br /><br />Great photos, Mainiac. Looks like a wonderful family, but I'm thinking those dogs might be a handful, what with the two boys.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25558705802562583672009-09-09T13:38:32.060-05:002009-09-09T13:38:32.060-05:00Clear Ayes,
I saw Zero Mostel in the 1968 movie T...Clear Ayes,<br /><br />I saw Zero Mostel in the 1968 movie The Producers LSD was the funniest in 1968 version. But I must say that the Nathan Lane 2005 version was funnier I thought. I did have a walk on role in the June 2007 broadway version in Lex KY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3700909041709299092009-09-09T13:32:55.899-05:002009-09-09T13:32:55.899-05:00No, C.C., I didn't link "Madeira, M'd...No, C.C., I didn't link "Madeira, M'dear!" before.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33234308769506165242009-09-09T13:32:31.416-05:002009-09-09T13:32:31.416-05:00Mainiac what a great couple of photos, you do inde...Mainiac what a great couple of photos, you do indeed have a lovely family and the photo with the puppies and sons is absolutely terrific. You live in a beautiful part of the country.<br /><br />Kazie, congratulations on celebrating 37 years. As I read it I realized that we celebrate 35 tomorrow...been a bit distracted lately and I just went and reminded my husband...and thanked him for putting up with me all those 38 years(we were together a bit before we tied the knot).<br /><br />Great puzzle, will go back and read the interview later although I agree with C.C. that Donna Levin is just radiant, and terrifically clever too.<br /><br />I seriously hung myself up in the NE corner by putting in TANK because of the K....baaad news there because I couldn't think of a store that started with NA...:oP, which of course messed up the possibility of CAPE ANN...D'oh. Also loved 28D and had everything except the H before the light dawned! So a lot of fun and entirely doable since I got the them this time even before hitting the FIDO answer. 17A did hang me up as I had it all except the P and the K(which gave me SAKS) another DUH momnent. Like Dennis I immediately thought of Big Bird and Sesame Street but realized that Bird wasn't capitalized. Fun, fun, fun, and a very creative and fresh puzzle. Oh...and I also started out with ATomic WeighT and had to change it to NO...<br /><br />Off to spend some time with No.1 daughter and lovely granddaughter for a few hours.<br /><br />Cheers, and a great day to you all.<br /><br />WH...hahaWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15897627191126769982009-09-09T12:34:06.697-05:002009-09-09T12:34:06.697-05:00Good day, all.
Another very enjoyable puzzle, wit...Good day, all.<br />Another very enjoyable puzzle, with just enough of a challenge for a mid-week puzzle. The only complete unknown for me was 16A (Galway Bay's Islands), but it easily filled itself with the crosses. Favorite clue was 28D "Place for a crown or cap". It was interesting to read the interview and see many of the phrases Donna had thought of to go with the theme.<br /><br />Dick/KQ-Thanks for the copper clapper clip!<br /><br />Kazie-Happy anniversary. We reached 33 years in July.<br /><br />Mainiac-What a handsome, happy looking family you have! <br /><br />Wishing a wonderful Wednesday to all!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.com