tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1781651542836923261..comments2024-03-19T05:36:47.860-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday May 7, 2009 Jack McInturffZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38914512636863496112009-05-08T07:11:00.000-05:002009-05-08T07:11:00.000-05:00Boy this was a tough one for me today. Gave up us...Boy this was a tough one for me today. Gave up us I have to take my husband to cardiac rehab.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693744744988844560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79356079842116203202009-05-08T05:17:00.000-05:002009-05-08T05:17:00.000-05:00Good morning test.Good morning test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37671600403693066292009-05-08T00:43:00.000-05:002009-05-08T00:43:00.000-05:00Walter...even though I have a somewhat tarnished r...Walter...even though I have a somewhat tarnished reputation here...I wish you the best on your new journey. That is what it is, a journey. I know it really sucks at our age to find a new venue to excel at, but I know you have the tenacity to see it through. I just wish you the very best, and am praying for you and your family. Jeannie.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64266864745172539012009-05-07T22:51:00.000-05:002009-05-07T22:51:00.000-05:00Tonight I heard a very inspiring speaker talk abou...Tonight I heard a very inspiring speaker talk about how the journey is worth embracing, whatever it deals out to you. The experiences we have to get through in life are worth it, no matter how bad things seem in the moment. It helps equip you for the rest of your life and is worth the struggle, which is what makes you a better person. We need to deal with the consequences of our own mistakes to learn from them.<br /><br />Then I came home and watched Michael J. Fox, who basically was saying the same thing, but with the added element of questioning why some people are optimists and others pessimistic.<br /><br />Now, I read the rest of the comments here, and see Xchefwalt is being optimistic about his situation, taking things in stride and assuring himself that everything will turn out all right. this probably signals that he will succeed no matter what.<br /><br />Jazzbumpa, on the other hand, wants to find fault with most of the clues he struggled with today. If you can't do math in Roman numerals, convert to Arabic (normal) numbers and figure it out, then convert back like the rest of us have to! Learn as you go, that's what we all do. Why else would we continue to struggle with the Friday/Saturday xw's that are too difficult for most of us to do unassisted? It's because the struggle is part of living, challenging ourselves to be all we can be, and keep raising the bar to become better! That's life. Deal with what it deals out!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22529593280200621012009-05-07T21:18:00.000-05:002009-05-07T21:18:00.000-05:00(x?)chefWalt: I'm sure w/your experience and exte...(x?)chefWalt: I'm sure w/your experience and extensive knowledge you'll be fine. I love your can do, up beat attitude...which to me is 1/2 the battle. I certainly wish you the best.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85278109411020972352009-05-07T21:17:00.000-05:002009-05-07T21:17:00.000-05:00I won't be around the next few days, so to all you...I won't be around the next few days, so to all you mothers out there......Happy Mother's Day.LUXORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71205891296132084312009-05-07T20:09:00.000-05:002009-05-07T20:09:00.000-05:00CC
Dew in my garden every day.
Dick
I also would ...CC<br />Dew in my garden every day.<br /><br />Dick<br />I also would like to have a good Tiramisu recipe.Barb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939627110461264552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54982726688431272502009-05-07T19:54:00.000-05:002009-05-07T19:54:00.000-05:00Crockett1947: In the Subway Sandwich shop commerci...Crockett1947: In the Subway Sandwich shop commercial, there is a man with a white beard, in a Barber Shop Quartet (on our left) singing the "Five dollar foot long" jingle.<br />No hat but looks a lot like you...is it?<br /><br />BTW, I commend you for keeping your marriage vows and being rightly proud of it. Takes much more of a real man to do that than to cheat! <br /><br /><br /><br />A young soldier once went to his chaplain and whined, "But Father, what do I do about these `urges`I have, especially since my wife and I haven`t seen each other in several months!" The chaplain said, "Well that`s pretty simple, son. You do with <I>your</I> `urges` the same thing you want your <I>wife</I> to do with <I>hers!</I>"Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1594517397395715492009-05-07T19:37:00.000-05:002009-05-07T19:37:00.000-05:00@dot Thank you for your validation and vote of sup...@dot Thank you for your validation and vote of support. Painting with a broad brush is sometimes not only messy but also just plain wrong.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32701874450094869182009-05-07T19:22:00.000-05:002009-05-07T19:22:00.000-05:00This was a much easier puzzle than last Thursday&#...This was a much easier puzzle than last Thursday's. I had seven words wrong but at least I filled in all the squares. That's progress.<br /><br />C.C., I believe Crockett's claim to faithfulness. (Also, Weather321) we'll celebrate our 57th anniversary on May 24 & I have never doubted my husband's faithfulness or even suspected he might be wandering. He does not agree with Luxor's statemen, either, that all men cheat or want to. When a man makes a vow to be faithful and intends to keep it, he does not get into situations where he is tempted to break that vow. Same for women. I know in today's society it is more difficult than it was 57 years ago to avoid temptation, but I believe there are still faithful husbands and wives. There are a lot of young couples in our church, whom I know quite well and they are devoted to each other & their families. DotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24820741366454115272009-05-07T19:08:00.000-05:002009-05-07T19:08:00.000-05:00Chefwalt, We're here for you - you can vent with u...Chefwalt, We're here for you - you can vent with us! I'm sure with your positive attitude you will do well.<br /><br />C.C. Thanks for the unagi information. You do make it sound mouth-watering. I have used soy sauce, mirin and other goodies before and they do make delicious sauces.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14220509384084603692009-05-07T18:57:00.000-05:002009-05-07T18:57:00.000-05:00Dennis: what an image! You're the dudely vision ...Dennis: what an image! You're the dudely vision with bling! Don't tell me you have a diamond stud earring too. My heart won't be able to take it. You're the dude w/the shizzle and the dizzle all right, but it's still the black tufts of hair glued to your chest and body that takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for the update. I've got to go get my sunglasses. The bling is blinding!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82296430098563931682009-05-07T17:27:00.000-05:002009-05-07T17:27:00.000-05:00Went to lunch with Emily the 3-Yr-Old granddaughte...Went to lunch with Emily the 3-Yr-Old granddaughter today, and got to the puzzle late. <br /><br />Not easy, but I slogged through and was able to 69A with perseverence, good guesses, better luck and a lot of help from the perps. Liked the theme. <br /><br />Generally good puzzle, but still had some flaws. Foreign words do not belong in English language puzzles -- especially parts of unfamiliar phrases. Two brand names are two too many. Roman numeral answers are annoying. Making me do math in Roman numerals is inexcusable. I could go on, but I'm already the resident crank.<br /><br />FWIW, "almost but not quite exactly unlike . . ." Is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. There is a scene where Arthur Dent (at this point in the story, a tea-deprived Brit) gets Eddie the shipboard computer on the Star Ship "Heart of Gold" to dispense a liquid which is almost but not quite exactly unlike tea.<br /><br />Never mind.<br /><br />Cheers!Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48402941506345586102009-05-07T17:18:00.000-05:002009-05-07T17:18:00.000-05:00Dick:
I'm very much interested in a good Tiramisu...Dick:<br /><br />I'm very much interested in a good Tiramisu recipe.<br /><br />DoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56678654948880855102009-05-07T17:14:00.000-05:002009-05-07T17:14:00.000-05:00Barb B,
Any dewy flowers in your garden?
Carol,
...Barb B,<br />Any dewy flowers in your garden? <br /><br />Carol,<br />Unagi does not taste fishy at all. It's normally grilled twice. Intoxicating aroma. The special grilling sauce consists of soy sauce, mirin (sweet rice wine), sake, sugar and maybe some eel bone broth. Very sweet and crisp. I can almost feel it crumble in my mouth now.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8950771630729658962009-05-07T17:03:00.000-05:002009-05-07T17:03:00.000-05:00Sallie,
I did mean M.D. Many xie, xie, as always. ...Sallie,<br />I did mean M.D. Many xie, xie, as always. <br /><br />Puzzled_in_pdx & KQ,<br />I had no idea that zebra belongs to the equus family.<br /><br />Xchefwalt,<br />To quote Rahm Emanual, "Never let a serious crisis go to waste".Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46800627075060377252009-05-07T16:56:00.000-05:002009-05-07T16:56:00.000-05:00Kazie, Tarrajo, Clear Ayes & Argyle,
Thanks fo...Kazie, Tarrajo, Clear Ayes & Argyle,<br />Thanks for STERNO & Horned ASP. <br /><br />Gerrit,<br />I've corrected my Shaq O'Neal mistake. Welcome!<br /><br />Treefrog,<br />Yes, TARE was clued as "Biblical weed" in our puzzle before.<br /><br />Warren,<br />OK, Van NUYS did have some Dutch background.<br /><br />Elissa,<br />Thanks for NANTES and Jules Verne connection. Got your "AS IT were" also.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72513762748938757452009-05-07T16:10:00.000-05:002009-05-07T16:10:00.000-05:00Dennis, We're out of here Monday AM (11th) and bac...Dennis, We're out of here Monday AM (11th) and back (hopefully) the following Mon.<br />Nancy wound up with an extra day off so we're leaving a day earlier than planned.<br /><br />And, that zebra thing? Yeah, way upwind!!!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048138709177547522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5745460768276612812009-05-07T15:47:00.000-05:002009-05-07T15:47:00.000-05:00Good Afternoon All,
Did the puzzle this morning b...Good Afternoon All,<br /><br />Did the puzzle this morning but no time to post until now. I had a very similar experience as most but added some misspellings. Calf instead of Veal and Father Downing sent me to on-line to see red. The bottom half was tougher than the top for me in the end. <br /><br />We continue to have rainy raw weather. Long day so time to head home and fire up the wood stove for the kitties. <br /><br />Have a good one!Mainiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309166830135512171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61202385108557847522009-05-07T15:26:00.000-05:002009-05-07T15:26:00.000-05:0013:32 today. My last fill was the 'I' at the cross...<B>13:32 today.</B> My last fill was the 'I' at the cross of KIA and ERIS. I just didn't see the car models in the clue and can never remember the "dwarf planet" name (I always think EROS, which I know is wrong, but I think it anyway.)<br /><br />GABE Kaplan is well-known these days in poker circles. He's co-host of <B>High Stakes Poker</B> on the Game Show Network and also a participant in the National Heads-Up Championship now showing on Sundays on NBC.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45321872342829330932009-05-07T15:03:00.001-05:002009-05-07T15:03:00.001-05:00@xchefwalt, my wife makes the very best Tiramisu, ...@xchefwalt, my wife makes the very best Tiramisu, but I have no idea where she got the recipe. If you are interested I will get it and publish it for you.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69047313635929072702009-05-07T15:03:00.000-05:002009-05-07T15:03:00.000-05:00"As it were" means roughly "in other words" or "so..."As it were" means roughly "in other words" or "so to speak", i.e: "I'm getting better at crossword solving the more I do the puzzles. My crossword skills are evolving, as it were."Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701988102596918673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14132472972378434652009-05-07T14:56:00.000-05:002009-05-07T14:56:00.000-05:00Dick, thanks so much for sending more rain - it ha...Dick, thanks so much for sending more rain - it hasn't stopped since I got back. And yeah, go Pens.<br /><br />Lois, did I mention the pinkie rings?<br /><br />Bill, how long are you away?<br /><br />Gerrit, Treefrog, welcome - good of you both to join our ever-expanding group.<br /><br />Andy, what do you do there (besides sweat)?<br /><br />Walt, that really sucks - for what it's worth, you've got a great support group here that will help in any way it can.<br /><br />KQ, I'll have to remember to stay upwind of zebras.<br /><br />Barb B, thanks for that flashback about the Gary Moore show; I remembered the line 'Moriarity, are you there?', but until your post, I couldn't have told you where it came from.<br /><br />g8rmomx2, we went to the Aruba cafe late Friday (I think) afternoon - they were having the first annual something, with one of the local rock stations on hand. BIG, happy crowd - lots of fun; thanks.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21111962848932831242009-05-07T14:44:00.000-05:002009-05-07T14:44:00.000-05:00@argyle- my first thought went to Tiramisu@tarrajo...@argyle- my first thought went to <A HREF="http://www.goodcooking.com/tmissu.htm" REL="nofollow">Tiramisu</A>@tarrajo- thank you for your kind words. i will bounce back, as I firmly believe things happen for a reason.xchefwalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772883216307678659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33896379594497274182009-05-07T14:34:00.000-05:002009-05-07T14:34:00.000-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdKHXkYLRM
Sorry....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdKHXkYLRM<br /><br />Sorry...this is the best I can manage...maybe Argyle or someone can make a link. It is my daughter, in the audience, with the Dr. Horrible custom.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.com