tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1904530962979924411..comments2024-03-18T22:48:18.493-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Gail Grabowski and Bruce VenzkeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26534485540283252832020-03-25T01:19:35.335-05:002020-03-25T01:19:35.335-05:00Lucina - Still up?
For more social distancing... ...Lucina - Still up?<br /><br />For more social distancing... if you have Netflix, I think you will enjoy <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfBgT5djaQw" rel="nofollow">The Good Place</a></b> [Trailer]. <br />It's a cute look at the AfterLife(?). Funnily philosophical with great plot-twists (over binge-watch seasons).<br /> <br />Light Entertainment until you stop and think :-)<br /><br />DW & I are somewhere in S3 or S4.<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57180750591405570402020-03-25T01:08:10.000-05:002020-03-25T01:08:10.000-05:00Today I went for my designated appointment at the ...Today I went for my designated appointment at the DMV for my REAL I.D. It was eerily quiet with only five employees there instead of the bustle created by dozens of bodies waiting for their licenses, etc. I had to wait by the door until someone opened it and let me in.<br /><br />In my insular confinement I have been solving puzzles from my puzzle book, reading mysteries and watching some TV. I discovered some good shows tonight, "This is Us" and "A Council of Dads", both were impressive.<br /><br />I hope you are all keeping well.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35325926393500768742020-03-25T00:52:10.775-05:002020-03-25T00:52:10.775-05:00Bill G - way b/f my time :-)
PK - you posted whil...Bill G - way b/f my time :-)<br /><br />PK - you posted while I was drafting. You go girl. LOL!<br /><br />NOLA ladies - Houston and most surrounding areas (me included - you D-O?) went into lockdown as of 11:59p CDT. DW is set on wine but my beer supply... Oy!<br /><br />And the best thing seen on Twitter today...<br /><b><a href="https://twitter.com/danajeantaylor/status/1242178417052626945?s=20" rel="nofollow">Sprouting Toilet Paper</a></b>. Get your brown thumb on...<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75960787369479996652020-03-25T00:37:32.356-05:002020-03-25T00:37:32.356-05:00BillG: Yes, I did see the nice thing you said abou...BillG: Yes, I did see the nice thing you said about me. Thank you very much. When I went back tonight to find it again to respond, I couldn't find it. Thought maybe I'd dreamed it.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85621295968546797382020-03-24T22:32:48.177-05:002020-03-24T22:32:48.177-05:00Picard, so sorry to hear graduation and reunion we...Picard, so sorry to hear graduation and reunion were cancelled. So sad how everything just seems to have to shut down. Maybe they'll be scheduled a bit later in summer.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36625003131195486362020-03-24T22:17:38.950-05:002020-03-24T22:17:38.950-05:00Hi everybody.
Yes, I remember Dave Garroway along...Hi everybody.<br /><br />Yes, I remember Dave Garroway along with J. Fred Muggs. Remember him?<br /><br />PK, did you notice the nice thing I wrote about you late last night?<br /><br />(I'm about to use an ellipsis.)<br /><br />~ Mind how you go...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18426877386004174452020-03-24T21:07:21.839-05:002020-03-24T21:07:21.839-05:00Hahtoolah stick to your story!! Makes sense to m...Hahtoolah stick to your story!! Makes sense to me. 😜SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88784680285084077232020-03-24T20:44:36.482-05:002020-03-24T20:44:36.482-05:00PK: You are too funny!
SwampCat: We're in l...PK: You are too funny!<br /><br />SwampCat: We're in lockdown, but can take walks in the neighborhood. Hubby and I have been taking lots of long walks. I also have a pergola in my back yard, so have been sitting out there to read. I just finished Ken Follett's 1100 page historical novel, Edge of Eternity. It was either read outside or clean the house. Cleaning the house would have caused too much noise, as hubby is preparing his classes on-line for the rest of the semester. At least, that is my story and I'm sticking to it.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39151797905329250032020-03-24T20:28:16.690-05:002020-03-24T20:28:16.690-05:00Owen thanks!
Madame D, prayers from here .Owen thanks! <br /><br />Madame D, prayers from here .SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70156741233498498152020-03-24T20:26:21.178-05:002020-03-24T20:26:21.178-05:00Lovely puzzle Gail and Bruce. Just enough crunch....Lovely puzzle Gail and Bruce. Just enough crunch. I work all puzzles in ink on dead trees for the very reason it is slower. I want the fun to last as long as possible. I’ve never understood the timing thing as if it’s a race. But I’m not competitive I guess.<br /><br />Hahtoolah I loved the expo and all the links. I hope you are staying well. We are now designated a Hot Spot, but I suspect that’s just New Orleans . I’ve been in lockdown for a week. I can go for walks but no “outsiders “ can come to our building. Bored?? Of course! But we feel safer this way.<br /><br />IM, I had to cancel all my doctors appointments because the town is shut down . It is no problem for me, but it could be for someone sick.<br /><br />PK I’m glad your granddaughter is home from Loyola. All the schools and colleges here have been closed. My grandson was supposed to graduate this spring but that’s cancelled too.<br /><br />Weird times! We’ll survive! <br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61839089089106968032020-03-24T19:55:24.748-05:002020-03-24T19:55:24.748-05:00Hi All!
Gail and Bruce delivers a fine Tuesday pu...Hi All!<br /><br />Gail and Bruce delivers a fine Tuesday puzzle full of lucre. Hahtoolah, your expo was pretty rich too :-) Thanks to all yous.<br /><br />WO: SHAw of Iran<br />ESPs: GEHRIG (for letter ordering (sans Gs)), LISLE (thanks for link, Hahtoolah!), RICCI, ARTIE<br /><b>Fav</b>: ALBEIT is fun. I also liked ODIE xing TOON<br /><br />Now we have OPIATES in the diags?!?<br />C. Moe, I had to lookup Dave CARAWAY to find he's a realtor. Added talkshow to the Google-query: Oh, Garroway... yeah, I still don't know :-)<br /><br />IM - call. I was supposed to have an appointment yesterday. Nope, that's where sick people go; I canceled. It can wait until we can test more people.<br /><br />MdF - Happy to see you post, sad that you won't be back for a week. Um, what Ray-O said? Take care!<br /><br />CED - I get a 404.<br /><br />Ruberap - I must be the last GenXer to get a newspaper. The first thing I do is pull out the entertainment section, find the crossword and fold the paper so that the crossword is all that is showing. Then I get coffee, login to my computer, and, while waiting on my computer to come fully back to life (even from suspend it's slow), begin the puzzle w/ my trusty Pilot G2 0.5mm black pen.<br /><br />Hey, speaking of crosswords, anyone catch <b><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2020/03/24/the-legacy-of-the-crossword-puzzle-in-times-of-crisis/" rel="nofollow">Legacy of the crossword puzzle in times of crisis</a></b> on Marketplace today?<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23649143652043248982020-03-24T19:52:14.023-05:002020-03-24T19:52:14.023-05:00Hi Y'all! Great puzzle, Gail & Bruce! I ev...Hi Y'all! Great puzzle, Gail & Bruce! I even got the theme. <br /><br />Always great expo, Hahtoolah! Stay safe in one of the Corona "hot spots". My granddaughter came home from Loyola U. and is quarantined at home here. My BFF's granddaughter lives near NOLA and is almost to term pregnant with twins. She had a baby several years ago two days after they took her out of her flooded house by boat. With this crisis, she has high blood pressure. Small wonder.<br /><br />Hey, I got LAID today. Happens only in crosswords.<br /><br />Inanehiker: I was supposed to have a follow-up doctor's visit tomorrow. When I left the DRs office last month, I had to go past two very miserable-looking people wearing masks. Probably had another flu that was going around. We have no reported cases of COVID-19 in our county, but I don't want any other illness either. So I ended up making six phone calls before I got a live person with whom to cancel my appointment. Phones were busy all day.<br /><br />Madame DeFarge: Best wishes for successful surgery on Thursday! Will be thinking of you with prayer.<br /><br />YR: Tough decision for you with Alan, but probably for the best. <br /><br />I didn't see any of my kids on my birthday because of their traveling members. My one son had been traveling for three weeks. When he walked into his workplace yesterday, the other workers had a fit and sent him home. He said he felt like a teenager being sent to detention. He's manning the phone from home. One of my other kids got laid off and doesn't know if she will have employment. The teacher will be doing online lessons. The gov. worker is doing online reports from home.<br /><br />Stay safe everyone!<br /><br />PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35851113015854292632020-03-24T19:44:58.577-05:002020-03-24T19:44:58.577-05:00Oh c'mon Picard. Lucas is a human male - ergo...Oh c'mon Picard. Lucas is a human male - ergo, he is a pig.<br /><br />I print my CW from the LAT site. I bought a new HP laser printer M-14 for the Florida trip. I've used it quite a bit this trip, and absolutely love it. It is light (for a laser...I can pick it up with one hand) and cheap (I paid <$70 for it). My only complaint is that it doesn't have enough memory to print very complex pages, so bitmapped graphics can be a problem. But puzzle printing is no problem.<br /><br />MDF, I hope your surgery is successful and the result is optimal.<br /><br />Moe, I remember Dave Garroway. He was Al Roker before there was an Al Roker. "Dave Garroway out your way" was his tag.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82003352413375472722020-03-24T19:22:20.010-05:002020-03-24T19:22:20.010-05:00Hahtoolah thank you for explaining the PIE on Marc...<b>Hahtoolah</b> thank you for explaining the PIE on March 14. I totally did not get that even though on March 14 I explained to DW why it was PI day.<br /><br /><b>Husker Gary</b> thanks for the link about why Carrie Fischer/Princess Leia was always braless. I hope everyone realizes this "explanation" makes no sense. As in most science fiction movies, gravity is everywhere in Star Wars, even on spaceships. It is never explicitly explained, but it is there. Perhaps George Lucas had another reason for making her braless?<br /><br />I enjoyed the SPATIAL Relations entry. We have a SPATIAL studies department here at UC Santa Barbara. It is jointly part of Geography and Psychology. My former lady friend is a professor in that program. Which brings me to...<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/reagan-simi/" rel="nofollow">Here I was at the REAGAN LIBRARY in SIMI VALLEY.</a></b><br /><br />Our company was receiving an engineering award for our Atomic Force Microscope design. The engineering society chose the location; it was not our choice. I was there with my then lady friend who is a SPATIAL researcher.<br /><br />As for REAGAN, I plead the Thumper Rule. You will notice that I added my photo of him arriving in Santa Barbara a few days after the SIMI event.<br /><br />From Yesterday:<br /><b>Misty</b> thank you for the kind words about my photos with THE PRU! We were supposed to be going back for my reunion in May, but we just got word today that the reunion and graduation ceremonies are all cancelled.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74816695469153132012020-03-24T18:42:00.469-05:002020-03-24T18:42:00.469-05:00CED @ 5:11 ~ Your fat-finger faux pas' can be ...CED @ 5:11 ~ Your fat-finger faux pas' can be eliminated by using a stylus. I love mine and can't even imagine going back to using my fingers and they aren't even fat! Speaking of fingers, I temporarily lost a pinkie ring twice within a couple of hours recently. It slipped off my finger and I wasn't aware of it until I happened to notice my bare finger. After the second time, I removed all my rings and put them in my purse. Apparently, my fingers have shrunk.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82079257469272484882020-03-24T18:09:14.068-05:002020-03-24T18:09:14.068-05:00A tougher Xwd than usual for a Tuesday, but fun to...A tougher Xwd than usual for a Tuesday, but fun to do. Many quaint clues...<br /><i>Ta ~ </i><b>DA!</b><br /><br />Self-quarantining these days, but that's only because there's nowhere to go. Our immediate area has not been affected--yet. We cannot know, of course, because many asymptomatic folk may be carriers. Infected people do not necessarily show their signs for 14 days. It is wise for ALL of us to keep our distances for now.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> One diagonal on each side. The near side anagram applies to vials of Vicodin that are two years beyond their expiration date. <br />You may get some relief from them, but they are...(<== Ellipsis!) <br />"<b>WEAK OPIATES</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61741028399338769762020-03-24T17:11:14.344-05:002020-03-24T17:11:14.344-05:00I would have posted earlier, but could not find su...I would have posted earlier, but could not find suitable linkage for the theme.<br />After a (much needed) break, I tried again and found an amazing amount of<br />Artful ways to use broken pottery... <- this is an elipsis...<br /><br />(Everyone here knows I speak in elipses...)<br /><br />Ruberap (& anyone else I might forget to mention...)<br />The best is ink on dead tree, as we say here.<br />Unfortunately, being stuck in Florida, away fr9m my NJ subscription, I am forced<br />To use an iPad. Which is a fat f8ngured. Igntmare... (fat fingered nightmare...)<br />Pls post, the more the merrier.<br /><br />(Oh, and for the newbies, STOA= croswordese#3965 for Greek walkway)<br /><br />Anywho, <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/wyExje5JEdAEjucHcPbjybrmyS76q4Zv_ywAzijm7hEhCD8LvSKxJ9imFG_t_0wI4RAlCzkTNqnJS01SdqpqlGuZ2B7meVQpfYOicW28xHZx8X--Aa_q6-fw106M5cI" rel="nofollow">The best theme related link I can come up with today...</a><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21599729954260479202020-03-24T16:05:25.764-05:002020-03-24T16:05:25.764-05:00May all go well with your surgery, Madame Defarge....May all go well with your surgery, Madame Defarge.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41626642191599107182020-03-24T16:03:21.154-05:002020-03-24T16:03:21.154-05:00I liked this puzzle, Hahtoolah's exposition, a...I liked this puzzle, Hahtoolah's exposition, and all of your comments. Some terrific senses of humor being expressed here. <br /><br />I had very pleasant and long telephone conversations with my brother and sisters today. They are all well, as are their children and families. Good to know. As for LW and me, we are still getting better, with that occasional cough that seems to linger forever. At least we have not yet gone stir crazy (like our neighbor, Linda, is!) and we're getting plenty of sleep.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38282614340901217052020-03-24T15:58:41.733-05:002020-03-24T15:58:41.733-05:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski ...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, hahtoolah, for a fine review.<br /><br />Got through fairly easily. It is a Tuesday.<br /><br />Liked OOMPAH at 29A. I watched and listened to Bohemian Rhapsody as Hahtoolah linked it to us. Outstanding!<br /><br />Liked the photo of Mohammed Reza SHAH. Every building in Tehran had one of those. Until the revolution. All the currency had his picture on it. Until the revolution when the revolutionaries raided the banks and burned all the money in the streets. Interesting time. I lived right up the street from the Savak, the secret police headquarters. I saw a lot of action over there.<br /><br />Madame DeFarge. The best to you in your surgery and recovery. All of us are with you.<br /><br />Have to run. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29429717313767518662020-03-24T15:57:31.562-05:002020-03-24T15:57:31.562-05:00Madame D. With resolution of acute phase diverticu...Madame D. With resolution of acute phase diverticulitis and severe complications lap sigmoid resection to lower chance of repeat acute recurrence is a good idea. Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53388203392900043222020-03-24T15:33:42.923-05:002020-03-24T15:33:42.923-05:00A famous example of ellipsis:
"I would like ...A famous example of ellipsis:<br /><br />"I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike ... I guess you have one of your wealthy people... The server, they say Ukraine has it."<br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77189135357649275692020-03-24T15:28:44.103-05:002020-03-24T15:28:44.103-05:00Puzzling thoughts (DOT, DOT, DOT, = DOTS):
A haik...Puzzling thoughts (DOT, DOT, DOT, = DOTS):<br /><br />A haiku for our seniors ... may be the only group among us to recall the name I parodied! Spitzboov, ETAL<br /><br />Did Jimmy Kimmel <br />Become talk show host because <br />Of Dave CARAWAY? Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14976173686944421682020-03-24T14:57:00.074-05:002020-03-24T14:57:00.074-05:00
Almost forgot...Christinas....Applegate, Hendrick...<br />Almost forgot...Christinas....Applegate, Hendricks. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21569709082607073582020-03-24T14:55:15.577-05:002020-03-24T14:55:15.577-05:00Well is this Tuesday? Kind of crunchy.
Meanwhile....Well is this Tuesday? Kind of crunchy.<br /><br />Meanwhile... <=== note the ellipses<br /><br />YR....yes I agree, better safe than sorry. FaceTime/Skype would help.<br /><br />Madame D....my ex had that same surgery last year after years of issues. No complications and she’s never felt better. <br /><br />Ah, the puzzle... <==== more ellipses!<br /><br />I never thought JEOPARDY was a trivia show, still don’t. <br /><br />Write-overs...SPACIAL/SPATIAL.<br /><br />A Sharp raises a note a half tone, a flat lowers it the same. So C Sharp is the same as D Flat.<br /><br />See you tomorrow. <br />AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.com