tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1597832118547028153..comments2024-03-29T09:58:14.655-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, Oct 9, 2018 Bruce HaightZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60312068265440663922018-10-10T04:05:57.167-05:002018-10-10T04:05:57.167-05:00-T. Typing, junior year in HS proved to be the mos...-T. Typing, junior year in HS proved to be the most valuable course I took. Especially with the demise of the secretary. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81845855029890697782018-10-10T01:17:48.727-05:002018-10-10T01:17:48.727-05:00Just finished the comics (HAHA Herman, eh, WC - yo...Just finished the comics (HAHA Herman, eh, WC - you spoiler!) say...<br /><br />Anyone up and wanna hear a PHISH story? <br /><br />Exec email'd me an "Is this OK?" today. It was a "Bringing this to your attention" "invoice" with an image of a .pdf file with a link behind it so that, if you clicked, your browser would open and download a .rar/.exe file from Microsoft's OneDrive (um, not a malicious site that I can block!) and do naughty things. So, um, NO it's not safe!<br /><br />Being a nerd, I analyzed the resulting .exe and also found that NO antivirus had a signature for it(?). A query of the mail logs showed ONLY the exec got that email. It was a specially crafted PHISH for a Whale (execs) which is why this type of Phishing is called WHALE'ng.<br /><br />//BTW, for those who took my advice on Cylance - it caught & blocked the NASTY from downloading to my Windows rig -- I had to use my 'uber-hacker' Kali-box (it's UNIX-y) to analyze the malware.<br /><br />Anyway - Today, in Nigeria (or wherever) we're the 'big-one'that got away. Our Execs are woke to PHISH. <br /><br />Earning my Keep :-), -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30566806444979255752018-10-09T22:41:49.707-05:002018-10-09T22:41:49.707-05:00PK - nothing wrong w/ borrowing a cup of WiFi from...PK - nothing wrong w/ borrowing a cup of WiFi from the neighbor in a pinch. Nice to see you back "connected." Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59416472420422869922018-10-09T22:10:23.210-05:002018-10-09T22:10:23.210-05:00Hi Y'all! Fun & fast, Bruce. Thanks!. Than...Hi Y'all! Fun & fast, Bruce. Thanks!. Thanks, TTP, cute jokes & cartoons.<br /><br />The theme was appreciated by a former seamstress. CED: the link was a good one for my daughter whose hobby is crossStitch. However, she seldom gets riled so not a lot of danger there. She does quit speaking tho.<br /><br />After two days of the most steady day & night rains I have ever seen here, my internet quit for over 24 hours. It stopped raining about 5 hours ago and dried out enough the internet is back on. The server tech replaced my WIRE earlier this year and we thought we that problem was solved. My Kindle let me buy a book with the power off to the modem. I think Maybe I'm riding on the neighbor's wifi?PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65462299012500747752018-10-09T19:22:39.226-05:002018-10-09T19:22:39.226-05:00Hi All!
Thanks Bruce for a smooth solve with only...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Bruce for a smooth solve with only a PATCH or two of spilt ink. I got the theme at THREAD & STITCHES and was wondering how you were going finally TIE a bow on it; ah, you SEW'd it UP. Liked it.<br /><br />Thanks TTP for the fine expo (and WC for finding an unblocked Brees link). I enjoyed the NOBELS article.* Also, my team was looking for a fresh info-graphic on PHISHing - KnowB4's fits the bill.<br /><br />WOs: TOGAs, coRd b/f WIRE<br />ESPs: EVELYN; TOMEI - I should remember that one day...<br /><b>Fav</b>: SHABBY - not only is it a fun word, it fits our PATCH'd-up THREADs.<br /><br />{A, B, B+; funny}<br /><br />ESPN - that must-a been a MEME today. The guy in the office next to mine said the same thing about Astros beating The Tribe yesterday 5 minutes before I read your post.<br /><br />WC - I don't know what Sport-world you live in but around here we want Astros & Rockets this year. Since the Texans look dead, Who Dat?, Who Dat! [right SwampCat :-)]<br /><br />Who else tried to signup for HOME EC in HS to meet girls? My advisor poo-poo'd that and put me in pre-Calc (that HEEL!**). I tried the same thing a semester later and was in Typing only one (1!) day thinking I got away with it before getting yanked out [but I need typing for computer programming***! :-)] and put in AP Chem. <br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*Eat the Rich!<br />**Actually, Mrs. Trease was cool. She's the one that yanked me out of "neighborhood" classes and put me in the magnet program after I asked her one day after school for the hollow-solids on her shelf to demonstrate that sphere, cube, & pyramid can really(!) have the same volume (by xfering water from one to the other) so the "slow" class I was in would "get" it. I owe a lot to her for giving me confidence to be one of the "smart" kids.<br /><br />*** I already knew typing - 1st Step-mom was a 90+ wpm secretary and got me started properly. Go ahead, IM, call me an IMP too :-)<br />Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38920068933888454942018-10-09T19:07:37.736-05:002018-10-09T19:07:37.736-05:00Thanks for the insite Lemonade. I didn’t know that...Thanks for the insite Lemonade. I didn’t know that.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35189074419866304312018-10-09T18:45:48.969-05:002018-10-09T18:45:48.969-05:00YR, I tried following the road on Google Earth. Th...YR, I tried following the road on Google Earth. There's a warning sign a mile away (yellow diamond, truck going downhill), another warning further down, a curve warning, a "Road Narrows" sign, a stop sign alert about 100 yards out, by which point you can see the end of the road, and a stop sign at the intersection. Furthermore there were no skid marks to show he tried to stop (or turn) and couldn't. So either he drove thru, or the brakes failed, neither of which would be any different with a stop light. Maybe they could try lowering the speed limit on the hill, but Route 30 is a state road, and I doubt if 55-mph traffic will slow down that much on what's still a secondary highway.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28556122460099514672018-10-09T17:58:33.677-05:002018-10-09T17:58:33.677-05:00It was not hindsight for many of us SwampCat- we b...It was not hindsight for many of us SwampCat- we bombarded the Sports Talk stations demanding they sign <b>Brees</b>. The absurdity is they claimed it was because of his health, but they signed <b>Culpepper</b> who had all three of his knee cartilages torn. <b> Dante</b> had been a good quarterback but no athlete can play without knees. <br /> Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47249801241650541632018-10-09T17:54:52.786-05:002018-10-09T17:54:52.786-05:00Tinbeni @ 9:44
I love summer , like fall , but 2 ...Tinbeni @ 9:44<br /><br />I love summer , like fall , but 2 weeks into winter I'm ready to lift a glass to " winter green ". OASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87645032101214799292018-10-09T17:42:40.856-05:002018-10-09T17:42:40.856-05:00I drove limo out of Logan airport in the early oug... I drove limo out of Logan airport in the early oughts. 003-008. I did a 360 in a snowstorm and begged the owner to buy new tires. <br /><br />"You're always nagging me about tires"<br /><br />I picked up the same guy a week later. First thing he did was inspect the tires. Second thing he did was cancel the contract. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Ps<br />And the third thing? I moved to Florida and drove there in the Winter<br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62274372882041700782018-10-09T17:35:03.086-05:002018-10-09T17:35:03.086-05:00I stumbled across some old favorite movies on cabl...I stumbled across some old favorite movies on cable. They are enjoyable little movies and all have a good heart. Have you seen them? Opinions? If you haven't seen them, they are well worth the effort and time. (I know there are lots more also but these came to mind first.) Other suggestions along this same line? <br /><br />1. Pleasantville<br /><br />2. The Truman Show<br /><br />3. The American President<br /><br />4. DaveBill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25535050175083908192018-10-09T17:14:06.213-05:002018-10-09T17:14:06.213-05:00billocohoes @4:25 ~
The fragility of the thread ...<b>billocohoes</b> @4:25 ~<br /><br />The fragility of the thread supporting the Sword of Damocles was meant by King Dionysus to remind Damocles of his tenuous position at court.<br /><br />But shouldn't it be understood just as much as the vulnerability of the King to chance as a major factor in the execution of a command? <br /><br />Just sayin' ...<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-998663740948758442018-10-09T17:10:01.956-05:002018-10-09T17:10:01.956-05:00Here's Drew's pass on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/XXqXHPT4aMw" rel="nofollow">Here's Drew's pass on YouTube</a>Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22430976586093684172018-10-09T17:04:03.017-05:002018-10-09T17:04:03.017-05:00I see the NFL has denied access.
WCI see the NFL has denied access. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47966918326076744972018-10-09T17:02:45.224-05:002018-10-09T17:02:45.224-05:00I ADMIT IT, I liked this multi-threaded puzzle. Wa...I ADMIT IT, I liked this multi-threaded puzzle. Wanted SEWED UP but it didn't fit, and my TOGAS were altered to TOGAE by that HEEL. Total forehead slap when I changed AMOUR to AMORE (dictated by SARA and HEEL) before remembering that Casanova was Italian, not French; same first name as Puccini. <br /><br />TTP, thanks for the entertaining and informative exegesis (to use Ol'Man Keith's term). <br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76618006671080492352018-10-09T16:49:49.565-05:002018-10-09T16:49:49.565-05:00In re the limo accident: I guess I don't under...In re the limo accident: I guess I don't understand. Near here when the driver comes over a steep hill and almost immediately finds an intersection, if he is unaware, he just might barrel through at the bottom of the hill. But in plenty of time before he gets there, he sees a lighted warning sign telling of traffic signals ahead. It even glows red when the traffic light would be red when he gets to it. These signs are common at problem intersections. At the site of the limo accident, I believe, though the authorities might feel a traffic light here would slow down traffic, it would be worth it for saving lives. <br />What am I am I missing? Yesterday someone answered my similar question on another topic. I appreciated it. We learn by asking questions and getting honest responses. I prize them when they contain no snark. I offer my answers to others in the same spirit, no snark intended.<br />PS, in our Italian restaurant accident the cause was due to the driver's diabetic dysfunction. I feel sorry that the owner is temporarily out of business. Last week an acquaintance had a cardiac dysfunction, passed out and drove into a pole. He is undergoing a valve replacement today. The older I get the more I see how chancy life is for the good and the bad, but you need to nudge it along.<br />I am receiving a refund of the $399 I paid for a computer scam. <br />I am offered a 100,00 mile or 7.5 years guarantee by Nissan on my replacement transmission.<br />I complained to Verizon about being charged for every advertiser's unwanted message and found a cheaper plan. Advertisers should not be able to use up our minutes.<br />I found a terrific ally in appealing Alan' group home rejection.<br />I fear that when I lose more of my smarts I will not be able to handle all these issues. That is the chancy part I fear.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75961301632717714392018-10-09T16:47:05.667-05:002018-10-09T16:47:05.667-05:00Yep, SS, but I had to LIU . In the script I read ...Yep, SS, but I had to LIU . In the script I read it's the Yankees, somewhere along the line the team becomes St Louis .<br /><br />One last Division Series, Yankees - Redsox.<br />I see a catcher pitched the last inning and a replacement (Holt) hit for the cycle .<br /><br />I suppose the last thing the sporting world wants to see is the Redsox AND the Patriots winning . <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66416623741691805532018-10-09T16:25:38.664-05:002018-10-09T16:25:38.664-05:00Something precarious doesn't hang by a thread....Something precarious doesn't hang by a thread. Something dangerous does, the person under it is in a precarious position. And nobody mentioned the <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sword--of--damocles" rel="nofollow">Sword of Damocles</a>?<br /><br />It took the Miranda ruling to incorporate the warning into American justice procedures, but seventy years earlier Inspector Lestrade was telling Sherlock Holmes' captives that anything they said could be used against them.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3042876538491406232018-10-09T16:15:01.337-05:002018-10-09T16:15:01.337-05:00Lemony, another thought. New Orleans had little ch...Lemony, another thought. New Orleans had little choice but to take a wounded QB. What halfway decent, healthy QB would come to a city 80% destroyed!<br /><br />It’s only in retrospect, knowing now that Brees was a good buy, that Miami ‘s decision is painful. <br /><br />Hindsight is always 20-20!!SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81121169984816719842018-10-09T16:14:05.318-05:002018-10-09T16:14:05.318-05:00And re. HAHA. As in HaHa Herman, which proved t... And re. HAHA. As in HaHa Herman, which proved to be difficult for <br /><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2018/10/09" rel="nofollow">Charlie Brown</a><br />This went very quickly. Very few perps needed. We had LEVI as a J clue recently. Not to speak of a certain SPY. <br />Waugh and Fleming vacationed together at GoldenEye, Ian's Jamaican retreat<br /><br />WC<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64567665296825246682018-10-09T16:05:33.298-05:002018-10-09T16:05:33.298-05:00Lemony, I had read that article about the Dolphins...Lemony, I had read that article about the Dolphins. It seemed contradictory them and now. They “offered him a contract” but “he didn’t pass the physical.” So he really didn’t get a contract. Am I missing something?<br /><br />The Saint took him, bum shoulder and all.<br /><br />I had also heard it was the owner who didn’t think he was worth the money. And maybe he wasn’t at the time.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78647257005153373592018-10-09T16:03:43.735-05:002018-10-09T16:03:43.735-05:00Becky, glad to see that you are a Dodger fan and n...Becky, glad to see that you are a Dodger fan and not trying to inject politics into our little fun blog! Seriously, it has been a while (30 years) since Kirk Gibson a Tiger reject brought a title to LA. The hard part must have been watching the Giants win three recently.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43526800473165695732018-10-09T15:13:24.344-05:002018-10-09T15:13:24.344-05:00Owen ~
Shortstop.
ESPN @ 5:51 & Becky @ 1:33 ...<b>Owen</b> ~<br />Shortstop.<br /><br /><b>ESPN</b> @ 5:51 & <b>Becky</b> @ 1:33 ~<br />Speaking of baseball, I'm sorry the Indigenous People fared so badly on their day. <br />As a native San Franciscan I never thought I would use the possessive "my" in relation to a Los Angeles team. I've been living here in SoCal - in and near L.A. - for nearly forty years. Only now I catch myself watching division playoffs with something like dedication to the local franchise. <br />After sweeping the first two games against the Braves, the Dodgers lost game three, then fell behind in game four. They needed those brief setbacks to prove their mettle, coming back for a decisive victory yesterday afternoon. <br />Yesterday I realized it: for the first time I am beginning to respect the L.A. team as <i>my</i> Dodgers. <br />Go, Blue!<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13780665848469006932018-10-09T14:32:25.519-05:002018-10-09T14:32:25.519-05:00CED @ 2:11 ~ That was laugh-out-loud funny! And so...CED @ 2:11 ~ That was laugh-out-loud funny! And so, so you! Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77706768344316221182018-10-09T14:28:36.713-05:002018-10-09T14:28:36.713-05:00Great links, TTP!
I have fond memories of listeni...Great links, <b>TTP</b>!<br /><br />I have fond memories of listening to Claudio Arrau at Carnegie Hall - back in the late '70s or early '80s. A long time ago, but the memory is still vivid.<br /><br />An enjoyable pzl today from Mr. <b>Haight</b>. <br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> A single diagonal, NE to SW. <br />In today's anagram we find a plea for supporting an Indiana educational alliance, <i>viz.</i>:<br />"AID HOOSIER PTA!"Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.com