tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2029093263315136226..comments2024-03-28T14:00:34.582-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday October 19, 2020 Craig StoweZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47626324409651437842020-10-19T23:03:59.454-05:002020-10-19T23:03:59.454-05:00You also have a right to see the financial reports...You also have a right to see the financial reports which should be examined every month by the Board. Here in AZ we have very strict laws concerning HOAs. Possibly your state does as well. A few years ago we established a Web site which, with a pass word, any paying member (not renters) can access. The financial report is listed on the site monthly.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81657553558667231522020-10-19T23:00:18.349-05:002020-10-19T23:00:18.349-05:00IrishMiss:
As a resident you have the right to kno...IrishMiss:<br />As a resident you have the right to know how the Board of Directors arrived at that figure. You can ask for the minutes of the meeting or a recap from one of the Board members. They can't keep you in the dark about it. You should if possible find out what the laws are in your state regarding HOA's.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29359651733555034452020-10-19T22:31:35.323-05:002020-10-19T22:31:35.323-05:00IM - I still have a full head of (much to the chag...IM - I still have a full head of (much to the chagrin of my Younger bro) dark hair. Pop's went white at 55. I've still got time! :-)<br /><br />For Pop's B-Day all five of us got on the same call and then called him. Mayhem! :-)<br />//My sibs are vicious in a loving / funny way ["you can't fool me - that's not an egg-beater Sis" (use your imagination)].<br /><br />Army Bro called me back an hour after the call - he (finaly!) got his Covid test back. Negative, in a positive way.<br /><br />Hope everyone had a fun eve too.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4487383187233764022020-10-19T21:10:03.367-05:002020-10-19T21:10:03.367-05:00Dear IM:
You're right, about the association...Dear IM:<br /><br />You're right, about the association fees. At first I thought this was some across-the-board percentage, but $333 is a 18.9% raise over your current amount, which makes no sense. Plus, the cost of living has only risen by a hair over 1% for 2019 to 2020, while snow removal, etc., cannot have gone up almost 20% in a year. The new annual total will be $3996, versus $3360 ... ouch!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90939776394457472072020-10-19T20:14:34.303-05:002020-10-19T20:14:34.303-05:00Anon T @ 5:33 ~ I remember that picture of your Da...Anon T @ 5:33 ~ I remember that picture of your Dad because I commented that I hoped you inherited his handsome head of hair! I can’t imagine being unable to read an analog clock anymore than I can envision not being able to write (or read) cursive.<br /><br />I’ve noticed Madame Defarge’s absence, but it just dawned on me that she must be in Maine for her annual October stay. I’m sure she’ll check in upon her return.<br /> <br />I just found out that our monthly association fee is increasing from $280.00 to $333.00 per month. This is a result of long-term incompetent management and inexperienced board members. There are only 44 units and no amenities so this fee is much higher than most larger developments. The fee covers landscaping, snow removal, common areas lighting, and reserves for roofs and structural maintenance. I’d like to move but I don’t think I have the mental or physical wherewithal, at least not while we’re under such onerous restrictions. (I’d love to know the reasoning behind the $333.00 vs $330.00 or $335.) Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64311307792279867072020-10-19T19:31:26.552-05:002020-10-19T19:31:26.552-05:00C.C. and Boomer,
It's a good thing to have all...C.C. and Boomer,<br />It's a good thing to have all-wheel drive on your suv. My Lexus is front wheel drive which means the rear wheels go into the next lane if I have to brake suddenly. Be safe!sasseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399904111407769761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35323668175627597232020-10-19T18:25:30.612-05:002020-10-19T18:25:30.612-05:00ATLGranny @ 12:59 —> got it! Thanks for ‘splain...ATLGranny @ 12:59 —> got it! Thanks for ‘splaining...and yes, I kinda thought you were “more than hinting”!! Margaret feels like a celebrity now that she’s been captured twice in a blog 😀<br /><br />DashT - ya win some ya lose some!! 🤡<br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59539867279112793402020-10-19T17:33:16.179-05:002020-10-19T17:33:16.179-05:00HungryMother - I FIW at your guessed-it-right natn...HungryMother - I FIW at your guessed-it-right natnik. I had A left over from SALT (SITZ? That's a word?)<br /><br />Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Craig for the TOPSy Turvy puzzle. Crunchy for a Monday (<i>thank you</i>, IM!)<br /><br />Fun Expo Boomer!<br /><br />WOs: ALTeR BOY (oooh, ASPIRANT - that's a new context for the word Lucina!), [hand up!] TENdOn (yep Jayce - had the same thougth), and SALT which lead to a twist in my drink @67a.<br />ESPs: ANOUK, RILL, QUAG(?), BETH<br /><b>Fav</b>: <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOYppTlU42U" rel="nofollow">They love to watch her STRUT.</a></b> [Bob Seger].<br /><br />OMK - #3!<br />C. Moe - I ran down to share w/ DW.... Well,... I thought it funny.<br /><br />@5:23 - DOh! I missed the big-hand / little-hand thing. Youngest is proud because she one of the few her age that can read an analog clock.<br /><br />Inanehiker - Just now getting around to <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyxxMFOFa0" rel="nofollow">Ferris Bueller</a></b>? I loved that movie. <br />In HS, DW (before we were engaged) played my Aunt to check me out of school early :-)<br />//She took the GED in January of our Sr. year so she could get on with college (and bail me out of Civics). <br /><br />CED - OMG! That's the words to Kansas' song? IOLA? :-) Loved it.<br /><br />Today is <b><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/28oUJ8knQRUYF9Yz5" rel="nofollow">Pop's </a></b> [2 years ago] 70th. <br />Wish we could travel and all us be together.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71584961087178278922020-10-19T17:20:23.975-05:002020-10-19T17:20:23.975-05:00Jayce & Irish Miss ~ For a moment I thought yo...<b>Jayce & Irish Miss</b> ~ For a moment I thought you were talking about <i>Flesh and the Devil</i> (1926), which I just watched last week. Good old silent, with Garbo and Gilbert. <br />This new one sounds juicy too. I like my G'n'Ts, so maybe I should give it a watch--eh wot, ol' beans?<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86159641885615597952020-10-19T16:53:42.262-05:002020-10-19T16:53:42.262-05:00Oh, the question of which child is which adult'...Oh, the question of which child is which adult's biological offspring is in so many shows I forget which ones. I can't think of that being an issue (yet?) in F&B or TTWMC. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43374355869028957122020-10-19T16:50:32.633-05:002020-10-19T16:50:32.633-05:00Good ol' G and T’s! When someone says G and T ...Good ol' G and T’s! When someone says G and T I automatically think of an English woman. The only other alcoholic beverage I have ever seen a female character in a British show drink is white wine. Well, okay, sometimes red wine when at home. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92078832818824510252020-10-19T16:33:14.538-05:002020-10-19T16:33:14.538-05:00Jayce @ 3:09 ~ Re Flesh and Blood, I agree that ke...Jayce @ 3:09 ~ Re Flesh and Blood, I agree that keeping track of the characters and their shenanigans isn’t easy and, IMO, some of them are not very likable. I’m not sure what child and unknown father you’re referring to, but I may have missed something because I binge-watched episodes 2 and 3 in the wee hours this morning. I was a tad surprised by some of the suggestive scenes and explicit language; I thought PBS was more staid in this regard. I really enjoyed TTWMC; can’t wait to see how she repairs the havoc she wreaked after one too many G and T’s!Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38027234016941711702020-10-19T16:07:28.435-05:002020-10-19T16:07:28.435-05:00Why is it we never tire of Beethoven's most fa...Why is it we never tire of Beethoven's most famous piano pieces, "Moonlight Sonata" and "Für ELISE"? <br />I would add the "Emperor Concerto" to his Piano Hall of Fame. Dear Ol' Ludwig...<br /><br />Although this was easy as pie, as yielding as a wet paper bag, I nevertheless enjoyed punching my way through. <br />Thank you, Mr. <b>Stowe</b>!<br /><br />And thanks as always to you, <b>Boomer</b>!<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> We have two pure diagonals today, one on each end.<br />The near side diagonal offers several anagrams. I like the one where the experienced space explorers challenge the credentials of the newest, fresh-faced members of their unit, with four loud syllables:…<br />“<b>ASTRONAUTS? HAH!!</b>”<br />-or-<br />Maybe the anagram designates a devilish evil spirit in familiar animal form, the…<br />“<b>SATANIST RAT</b>”!<br />Your choice.<br /><br />On the opposite end, the anagrams aren’t so plentiful. I guess my fave on this side is the one honoring a Japanese artist, a certain…<br />“<b>HAIRLESS ONO</b>”!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4906412427255910292020-10-19T16:07:03.753-05:002020-10-19T16:07:03.753-05:00This is another iPad test linkage,
This website w...This is another iPad test linkage,<br /><br />This website will not let you share,<br />But I am trying an iPad workaround.<br />Note that it may be the wrong comic tomorrow<br /><br /><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/pickles/2020/10/19" rel="nofollow">thinking of OwenKL</a><br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-679986622848775112020-10-19T15:46:06.798-05:002020-10-19T15:46:06.798-05:00CED@ 10:18 -- Thanks for the tour of Iola ... why,...CED@ 10:18 -- Thanks for the tour of Iola ... why, it looks like they even have a traffic light! But why would there be a California state flag flying there? Another mystery....Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91711540715889877562020-10-19T15:42:05.674-05:002020-10-19T15:42:05.674-05:00Today's puzzle was TOPS: lots of fun with just...Today's puzzle was TOPS: lots of fun with just a little crunch. Boomer's review was very entertaining! Congrats on the new wheels. Long may you ride.NaomiZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024038841021678864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75869309156933357602020-10-19T15:19:29.488-05:002020-10-19T15:19:29.488-05:00I enjoyed this CW but was astonished when I looked...I enjoyed this CW but was astonished when I looked at the time it took me to do it. I’m no CW whiz, but even then usually do a Monday in 9 or 10 minutes. Today was 19 minutes!! Could hardly believe it!! Anyway, enjoyable CW, thanx Craig! And very nice write-up, thanx Boomer! Whenever I hear or see “wreak havoc” it always makes me wonder if anything else gets “wreaked” besides “havoc”. Anyone know if anything else gets “wreaked”?unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23124438089341434932020-10-19T15:09:35.294-05:002020-10-19T15:09:35.294-05:00Well, I had to hold my nose as I filled some of th...Well, I had to hold my nose as I filled some of the answers today. I, too, had TENDON at first, and what with the HOUR, LARVA, and HAY answers I figured, "What the heck. A tendon is not a muscle but I'll accept it as the answer anyway." QUAG is a stinker. I had CLAYMATION, then SLOW MOTION, before finally arriving at STOP MOTION. I learned about SITZ baths from my Dutch friend, from whom I also learned about LITZ wire. Is "panfry" one word? Does anyone ever do anything with HAVOC other than wreak it?<br /><br />C.C. and Boomer, nice car! I'm glad you finally pulled the trigger and I'm glad you got all wheel drive. An extra seat cushion or two and C.C. can even see out! Oh, and I think POST HASTE is also one of the theme entries.<br /><br />DW and I have been watching and enjoying "Flesh and Blood" and "The Trouble with Maggie Cole." Frankly, I sometimes have a hard time keeping track of all the convoluted relationships among the many characters, who is shagging whom, who is the kid's real father, why is SOANDSO so evasive, and so on.<br /><br />DW and I finally got our first Shingrix injections last week, and while we were there we got flu shots as well. I got one in each arm; that night I couldn't decide which side to sleep on because both arms hurt. In February, 4 months from now, we're supposed to call them and if they have the vaccine available we'll get our second dose. If they're out, we have to keep calling once a week. Sheesh. Ah, and we have voted!<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17917989250170653302020-10-19T14:58:51.308-05:002020-10-19T14:58:51.308-05:00Finished the puzzle early this morning, just as Bo...Finished the puzzle early this morning, just as Boomer was finishing his review. Needed sleep!<br /><br />Couldn’t come up with IOLA, so that little section in the mid-south was my downfall. Hate it when that happens on a Monday, especially when everything else went so well! I mean, it seems that I look at/read MAPS like other people read BOOKS, so I should have caught IOLA.<br /><br />I actually got the theme, though.<br /><br />I’ve only been to Kansas three times. The first was when I was a kid, and we were on one of our numerous trips from Dad’s last duty station to his next. The only thing I remember about it was I think that the only time he ever let my mother drive the car for a while was in Kansas. (Uh, I’m the same way! The only people I’m really comfortable riding with are my sister, my brother, my sister-in-law, and my two daughters --- because I taught the latter two how to drive - stick shifts, even --- and their husbands).<br /><br />Oh, the other two times were airplane rides on business. Flew Denver to Wichita and back once. IIRC, leaving Wichita, we couldn’t buy a beer on the plane until we crossed the state line back into Colorado, because Kansas was dry. Wonder if that is still the rule? The third one was a short business trip to Overland Park from Houston, with nothing strange about that trip --- just a GREAT steak in Kansas City.<br /><br />Looks like my photography "Places to Shoot" Excel spreadsheet does include about 150 (and counting) targets of opportunity in Kansas, including the Allen County Courthouse in Iola. %#@#%@# PANDEMIC! My cameras are STILL cussing me!<br /><br />I also thought TENDON before TENSOR.<br /><br />Short hand up for HOUR hand. Ditto for HAY, but I didn’t know exactly why STRAW was really correct, other than there are so many hay fields in Texas. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! Which leads us to... <br /><br />d-o --- I haven’t thought about "CHICKENMAN" in years! I forget where I was when I used to hear it. It was probably in the early ‘70s back in Denver. Thanks for the reminder! (For those who came in late, "They're everywhere!" was one of the catch phrases.)<br /><br />As advertised, I was quite busy Friday through yesterday. Got all three puzzles done (sorta --- varying degrees of succeess), but I haven’t had a chance to catch up on the Corner chatter. Still have things to do today too. How can RETIREMENT be so BUSY???LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77035923178418618052020-10-19T14:44:12.799-05:002020-10-19T14:44:12.799-05:00C Moe at 12:59 PM
About your picture turning up...C Moe at 12:59 PM<br /> <br />About your picture turning up again yesterday at 92 down "implies: HINTS AT." CC gave me a thumbs up so I assumed she was referring to my question of the identity of the loving couple in the picture on Friday. Of course, I was more than hinting when I asked.ATLGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803167697891397373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33900551585421995212020-10-19T14:38:06.754-05:002020-10-19T14:38:06.754-05:00-Wilbur, here’s the Silly SO AND SO song-Wilbur, here’s the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jTIRkXCaF0" rel="nofollow">Silly SO AND SO song</a>Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76393232485008857262020-10-19T13:47:11.283-05:002020-10-19T13:47:11.283-05:00FIR, but it did take a bit longer than Monday norm...FIR, but it did take a bit longer than Monday normal time. It was nice to see an auto alignment reference. I though that the culinary references side by side were tasty. Hadn't heard the term SITZ bath in a while. The QUAG, QUO, UHURA, HOUR section is a bit difficult to stare at without going "HUH?" IOLA and ENID should be sister cities.Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18433518052775611892020-10-19T13:19:45.046-05:002020-10-19T13:19:45.046-05:00C-Moe, DW and I lived in Mesa from 1976 to 2012 wh...C-Moe, DW and I lived in Mesa from 1976 to 2012 when we moved to Scottsdale. In fact we moved here on bicentennial day, 7/4/76. Easy day to remember. Our last house in Mesa was one block NE of the corner of Dobson and Guadalupe where the drive-by shooting of seven people occurred the other night. Scary to say the least. If it could happen there, it could happen anywhere.Shankersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18496107688161120332020-10-19T12:59:21.521-05:002020-10-19T12:59:21.521-05:00Puzzling thoughts:
After blogging about ANAGRAMS ...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />After blogging about ANAGRAMS last week, lo and behold we have another to start THIS week. My mind is tuned into anagrams, so today’s TWISTed TOPS came quite easily. <br /><br />A couple of spelling errors kept me from having a clean ink on paper grid<br /><br />FLN: I’m still not understanding why my SO and I appeared on 92-across/down “HINTS AT”, despite Dash T’s explanation. MalMan, I am as stumped as you are <br /><br />Shankers: yes, I live in Mesa, East of the 202<br /><br />Today’s Moe-ku:<br /><br />What does boy King and<br />The word TSK share? I think they<br />Have TUT, in common (Tutankhamen)Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57965392983836079632020-10-19T12:50:55.997-05:002020-10-19T12:50:55.997-05:00For what it's worth:
quag (n.)
"marshy sp...For what it's worth:<br />quag (n.)<br />"marshy spot," 1580s, a variant of Middle English quabbe "a marsh, bog," from Old English *cwabba "shake, tremble" (like something soft and flabby).<br /><br />Obsolete apparently but when did that ever stop a constructor. <br /><br />Re. PTO. I do think the far east war was referred to that way. Somewhere.<br /><br />HG, that SO AND SO phrase sounds familiar but I can't quite place it. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.com