tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2532267266312946589..comments2024-03-28T14:50:17.404-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, July 28th 2016 C.C.BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16922930603610943642016-08-01T18:59:04.830-05:002016-08-01T18:59:04.830-05:00Hand up for SurEBET before SAFEBET!
Thought I got...Hand up for SurEBET before SAFEBET!<br /><br />Thought I got it all. but I spelled her name YELLiN instead of YELLEN which left me with a mystery about ELiM for He or I. Hence FIW.<br /><br />That He or I clue was brilliant, so I am sorry I just missed it!<br /><br />No circles for me, but I found all four INSIDE STORY answers!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22351632363177007222016-07-29T07:54:45.618-05:002016-07-29T07:54:45.618-05:00Sorry, I meant billicoes. I think smart phone(mid)...Sorry, I meant billicoes. I think smart phone(mid) corrected itWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69570957888976275022016-07-29T06:12:22.802-05:002016-07-29T06:12:22.802-05:00Okay bellicoes. First you'd have to agree tha...Okay bellicoes. First you'd have to agree that'The Foundation' is a history of capitalism. Hari is the founder. <br /><br />And.<br /><br />If you take the German spelling of Nathan Ratshilde (Rothschild)<br /><br /> N R A T S H I L D E<br />with<br /> H A R I S E L D E N<br /><br />What have we got?<br /><br />I never did track the history to reveal more. He does have a chapter called(?) The Traders which seems to match with the investment bankers of the 18th and 19th centuries. I just didn't have the research material to track it.Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24378966062277599412016-07-28T22:25:37.606-05:002016-07-28T22:25:37.606-05:00Oh, I forgot to mention.
For IL-2 Cliffs of Dover...Oh, I forgot to mention.<br /><br />For IL-2 Cliffs of Dover, you will need some kind of head tracking hardware.<br /><br />Ed Tracker is is the hardware of choice, but expensive.<br /><br />I use <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AO0F5sLdVM" rel="nofollow">Track IR,</a> <br />which is affordable, but prone to reflection interference in bright environments.<br /><br />But the ability to look in any direction, just by turning your head,<br />while leaning in/out, or left/right, is invaluable in a dogfight.CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63369913921907116052016-07-28T21:38:33.874-05:002016-07-28T21:38:33.874-05:00Late to the party, but Zero Mostel played Bloom in...Late to the party, but Zero Mostel played Bloom in the play "Ulysses in Nighttown", then he played Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks' "The Producers". Max's accountant was Leopold Bloom. In the 2005 movie the wall calendar in Max's office shows it to be June 16. That night Leo asks "When will it be Bloom's day?"<br /><br />Wilbur, it's been a long time since I read the "Foundation" trilogy, so don't leave me hanging on Hari Selden.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74340197673320758532016-07-28T20:31:57.052-05:002016-07-28T20:31:57.052-05:00Myth, legend, tale, lore...
Well, I guess I will n...Myth, legend, tale, lore...<br />Well, I guess I will never find out what people were like before the great flood.<br />But we keep digging up mysterious anomalies, like <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-temple-83613665/?no-ist" rel="nofollow">Gobekli teppe,</a> which has been dated to 10,000 B.C.<br />While the stonework is remarkable, it looks crude compared to <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Inka_mauern_cuzco.jpg" rel="nofollow">works that are claimed to be much older.</a> Even the Inca state that these works were not made by them, but an older, previous race. (cue the twilight zone theme here...)<br /><br />But, I digress.<br /><br />(Non flight enthusiasts can skip the following)<br /><br />If you would like to relive a time that is quickly falling into legend,<br />then I suggest purchasing for $9.99 <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/63950/" rel="nofollow">IL-2 Sturmovik, Cliffs of Dover.</a><br /><br />With a decent computer, & a joystick (with twist for rudder)<br />you can soon be doing this:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERmy186Vq8o" rel="nofollow">Spitfire/Me109 dogfight.</a><br />Note the damage on the Spitfire, & all the different viewpoints.<br />& especially the ground! you can see minute details in even the fields!<br />This clip is taken over Hawkinge field a few miles west of Dover.<br />But you can also fly under the London Bridge, or over Big Ben.<br />The amount of detail is incredible. In addition to beautiful historical Churches<br />& castles, you can even fly over (or land at ) Stonehenge!<br /><br />(Sometimes, I just follow a road,or a railway, or a river, just to see where it goes...)<br /><br />Unfortunately, this simulation was created by the Russians years ago, sold by the French to the U.S. half finished, taken up by a group of British computer experts called Team Fusion, & turned into one of best flight sims available today. In order to fly with up to 100 other people online in real time, you have to download & install (latest count) 5 modifications to the game. (Not an easy thing to do...)<br /><br />Luckily, (& tying in with the puzzle, you thought I went off on a tangent didn't you...)<br />there is a Gentleman with the screen name of "Fatal Error," who is looking for new pilots,<br />(because flying alone with all these experts is suicide...) & will gladly walk you thru all the Mods & maps & virtual cockpits.<br /><br />With Teamspeak, you can talk to people online all over the world in real time.<br />(I often fly with a guy named Spook, who is in Australia, so late nite flying is early morning for him...) or lots of Brits, or fly a Me109 (except most of those guys speak German..)<br /><br />One note of caution:<br />A fast computer is a must!<br />Latest video graphics cards are a constant expense!<br />It helps to know how to fly a plane!<br />Rudder pedals would be awesome!(but at $300- I can't afford them...)<br />Fly with a group, because some of the guys you will be flying against<br />have all the latest stuff (ALA George Carlin) including 60 inch TV's<br />& extra side screens for virtual cockpits etc...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LSleaUJpEk" rel="nofollow">Here are some gun cam pics.</a><br />(note that I am usually the guy in front of the gunsight, & not behind it..)<br /><br />& finally, (Yeaah, I'll shut up...) <a href="http://www.theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/" rel="nofollow">A website you need to know...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70882247090082142812016-07-28T18:13:05.505-05:002016-07-28T18:13:05.505-05:00A lovely pzl, a merry chase from our own CC!
Wh...A lovely pzl, a merry chase from our own CC! <br /><br />While I agree with Steve's gentle complaint about MYTH not occupying an INSIDE position, I too enjoyed this to a degree that overrode minor objections. I was impressed with the keenness of CC's eye in spotting the theme words lodged within the longer phrases. Good job!<br /><br />Thanks for posting the pic of the PIETA, Steve. I have had the good fortune of seeing this extraordinary sculpture "live" twice. One time was, as may be expected, in its chapel within St. Peter's in the Vatican about a dozen years ago. But an earlier occasion was back in 1964 in Flushing Meadows, at the New York World's Fair. I remember that first time vividly because we got to see it up very close, and even though it was positioned behind a screen of bullet-proof glass, it was very well lit, and the creamy texture of the statue's surfaces drew one's eyes into the experience of Mary cradling her son. <br /> I forget how long we were allowed to observe it, but it was strictly limited by the walkway we stood on, a moving conveyor belt that prevented any group of art lovers from hogging their time in front of Michelangelo's masterpiece. Years later, when I saw it with no glass and no belt, I wondered why the Vatican hadn't picked up on such modernization. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22575476498684552002016-07-28T17:23:46.398-05:002016-07-28T17:23:46.398-05:00Owen, first kudos galore for your pieces and I enj...Owen, first kudos galore for your pieces and I enjoyed "Tit for tat". And of course I agree about CC's 'handwriting'. Steve, too, excellent job. I'm always so late don't formally appreciate (my rhyme of the day)<br /><br />Re. Strider..<br /><br />There's a recently republished book "A Man Called Intrepid". About Stevenson<br />Among his exploits was the rescue of Neils Bohr from the Nazis in Denmark. Bohr's alias was Underhill. Ring a bell?<br /><br />And if you juxtapose I N T R E P I D with S T R I D E R and add the S for Stevenson...<br />After figuring this out, I wondered if J.R.R. ever got a visit from British Security. <br /><br />Next I'll reveal who Hari Selden is, historically. If there's interest. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67172086824913722162016-07-28T16:54:20.752-05:002016-07-28T16:54:20.752-05:00Hi All!
AWW crud. Just outta my GRASP. FIW... ...Hi All!<br /><br />AWW crud. Just outta my GRASP. FIW... My FATAL ERROR was (not) a SurEBET and I left tAN in at 42d when I got SAFEly around to fixing 37d but had no idea what 41a's clue meant [post puzzle I looked up Belgian diamond to see if they <i>did</i> have a baseball team and who played center... - um, no and no one].<br /><br />Thanks C.C. for a great puzzle filled w/ sparkle and another innovative concept. Thanks Steve for the expo (I was sure 37a was wrong and that I'd really bolloxed things up - SOU? I had no clue what <b>that</b> ANS meant).<br /><br />I got the unifier early on which gave me TALE @47a but RATLER?OR didn't make a lick of sense.<br /><br />WOs: David b/f ESP got me PIETA and the aforementioned SurE BET (damn, I even lose those!)<br /><br />Near fav: c/a for RAISE; I was going down the ogle path. ELEM c/a was devilish. ICE next to NHL was cute.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b> c/a for 32a just cuz it made me think of <a href="https://vimeo.com/70753317" rel="nofollow"> SNL's Thing that Wouldn't Leave</a>.<br /><br />{B+, A, A-, A, A}<br /><br />IM nailed the CSOs - It's a stretch but I'll take <i>ILALia</i> :-) <br /><br />M. Defarge - You? Evil? Only to your Son's <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac" rel="nofollow">Stuff</a> (Carlin 5min) :-). My Bro's been in the army 16 years - his room at Pop's house hasn't changed since he enlisted; Cardinal's pennants and all are still on the wall.<br /><br />C.C. - Sorry, but you put <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc" rel="nofollow">EMOJI (@3:18)</a> in the pzl. Compulsion is a terrible thing to waste.<br /><br />Nice Cuppa - Re: Gamgee's role - You're selling us US audience short. We get it. For the record, I've not only memorized the intro HGTTG but I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea. Now about those little green pieces of paper which, on the whole, were't unhappy. Make a BET w/ one? ON A DARE? PRO: AT WORSE, I lose again :-)*<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*NO MATTER - it's just .0015 Bitcoin.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24984955703826391242016-07-28T16:40:09.902-05:002016-07-28T16:40:09.902-05:00Wilbur: any Strider comment must not have register...Wilbur: any Strider comment must not have registered. Can you make it again?<br /><br />I tried reading Ulysses a few years ago. Figured with my cryptic puzzle experience, I'd get some of the depth of it. Instead, nothing. Was so bored by the first chapter, I never even got to chapter 2. Didn't know the chapters were each in different styles, or I might have plodded on. <br /><br />Gilgamesh.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18787760418633201162016-07-28T16:21:46.930-05:002016-07-28T16:21:46.930-05:00Wilbur Charles@3:31
Being a Tolkien fanatic, I w...Wilbur Charles@3:31<br /><br />Being a Tolkien fanatic, I went back to yest to find the Strider question.<br />The only post I found was:<br /><br />---<br />"Wilbur Charles said... <br />I wonder if the recent Pixar clue/answer which had NEMO was in our collective minds, add me to the list <br /><br />Do folks remember where the Car 54 cops came from? ie. Their previous sitcom? <br /><br />Of course, we just called them shows back then."<br /><br />------<br /><br />So, of course I got totally sidetracked looking for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Bt2Lwu3Fg" rel="nofollow">Joe E. Ross</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4J1Ye5FhfI" rel="nofollow">Fred Gwynne, AKA "The Stomach"</a> in the Phil Silvers Show. Unfortunately I cannot find them in the same episode together...<br /><br />Which led me to get sidetracked further by trying to learn <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbZ2asfyHcA" rel="nofollow">Cuniform,</a><br />which led me to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOnhYCskd0" rel="nofollow">This interesting piece of modern technology.</a><br /><br />Which made me realize I am not looking for Ancient Sumerians at all, I am looking for<br />a civilization that was wiped out probably before 12,000 B.C.E.<br />Something that existed during the Ice Ages, & was wiped out by the flood...<br />(Now there's a story that hasn't been retold lately...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28320215923884426362016-07-28T16:12:28.526-05:002016-07-28T16:12:28.526-05:00Mark McClain, many solve using the LINK AT AMERIC...<br />Mark McClain, many solve using the <a href="http://www.us.mensa.org/play/games/games/la-times-crossword/" rel="nofollow"> LINK AT AMERICAN MENSA </a><br /><br />Loved the puzzle.<br /><br />Denver was the Orange Crush defenses of its time with linebackers Randy Gradishar and ESPN regular Tom Jackson.<br /><br /><br />Wilbur, I agree, I enjoyed Sean Astin and his interpretation of the character. <br /><br />Wilbur people often comment late at night in response to other posts.<br /><br />Clue of the day: He or I : ELEM. Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37412272516096756542016-07-28T16:07:34.084-05:002016-07-28T16:07:34.084-05:00This puzzle had C.C.'s DNA all over it, especi...This puzzle had C.C.'s DNA all over it, especially in the theme gimmick of a location and noun (INSIDE story). Other examples of typical C.C. might be reveals such as loose ENDS, white CAPS, UNDER standing, Sky FALL (a real puzzle she made), etc.<br /><br />Hand up for PIRATES before ORIOLES. Entered ----O until the perps indicated whether it was going to be FRODO or BILBO. I agree about Sam Gamgee. It seems to me <i>he</i> was the real hero of the story. Frodo always struck me in a similar way Harry Potter did, namely staring open-mouthed in awe at the events going on around him with little understanding of their meaning or how to deal with them.<br /><br />I guess EMOJI is also plural. Wikipedia says it is, as is emojis. They even say, "Emoji are used much like ..." Sounds sorta British: "Microsoft are ..."<br /><br />I also fell for "He and I" hook line and sinker. Tricky C.C.!<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76779789346185712952016-07-28T15:31:43.562-05:002016-07-28T15:31:43.562-05:00My big mistake was not noticing that it was a CC p...My big mistake was not noticing that it was a CC puzzle. Then I might have got NHL and ELLEN?? I just guessed the author wanted some MLM type franchise<br /><br />Having read LotR many times, the movie depiction of Sam seemed fine. He's the hero, of course. The point one might say of the whole saga <br /><br />MTS had a character who was Spin in the 50s Spin and Marty<br /><br />Didn't the old Broncos have orange uniforms for awhile?<br /><br />Agree about Mme DeFarge. I always identified with the hero(?) getting stinking drunk and still putting out quality work. Didn't work out so well for me😁<br /><br />The Flood people, originally were the early Sumerians. The Jews learned the TALE during the captivity. But it took deciphering Cuneiform to reveal it.<br /><br />"The Idiot" by Dostoevsky seems similar to Joyce's STORies.<br /><br />Originally there were Six. (NHL teams)<br /><br />Speaking of Tolkien. Anyone get an answer to my Strider post yesterday?Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84270729541984453412016-07-28T15:14:43.739-05:002016-07-28T15:14:43.739-05:00Finished with the help of red letters. ~!~!
Wow 4...Finished with the help of red letters. ~!~!<br /><br />Wow 4 days in a row with ICE in the puzzles. I was gonna say something Tuesday about 2 days in a row but..... <br /><br />Plus Tard from Cajun Country ~!~!Boo LuQuette AKA Boudreaux in Eunice, La.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09947640728272208615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35800617630532447242016-07-28T15:08:12.350-05:002016-07-28T15:08:12.350-05:00Hated today. Put awe instead of aww. Threw me off....Hated today. Put awe instead of aww. Threw me off.gmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020777662723495399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14690029136619428582016-07-28T14:54:27.883-05:002016-07-28T14:54:27.883-05:00As much of this as I could finish was fun! Thanks...As much of this as I could finish was fun! Thanks, C.C. and Steve.<br /><br />Didn't get 1a so went to 1d, then 2d. Player with orange/black logo: Bengal! Cincinnati football! BZT. Then BILL O'REILLY stuck his nose into the puzzle and I had to rethink the team.<br /><br />60a: Action movie climax--CrASh. Left it in for far too long. Finally had to come here to check out the grid and get corrections.<br /><br /><br />Enjoy your day!<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43675639518091592382016-07-28T14:40:15.229-05:002016-07-28T14:40:15.229-05:00"Puzzling thoughts":
Back from a short ..."Puzzling thoughts":<br /><br />Back from a short vacation in the Keystone State - visited w a lifelong friend and actually went to a baseball game at ORIOLE(s) Park at Camden Yards. This was one of the first of the "new era", "back to the future" style stadiums, introduced in 1992. It led the transition from the "cookie cutter" stadiums (which started with the Astrodome) of the 1960's-1970's, and is still a great place to watch our National Pastime.<br /><br />CC had a great theme, as did Jeff Wechsler yesterday. I canceled the paper while gone, so yesterday and today were my first stabs at the LATCW puzzle in over a week. I admit I did have to Google a few answers but so be it<br /><br />Lots of fun SO's (even I had one yesterday); I couldn't "get" the reveal (INSIDE STORY) until I had a few perps emerge in the South Central section of the grid. But few ink blots. <br /><br />We enjoyed a brief visit to the PA Dutch (Amish) country; I know if I lived there still, I'd be at least 50# overweight instead of about 15-20. Man is their food tasty! <br /><br />Of course, today's puzzle included a word that brings to mind one of my favorite limericks:<br /><br />There was once a young girl who begat,<br />Three male babies, named Nat, Pat, and TAT.<br />It was fun in the breeding, <br />But pure Hell in the feeding<br />When she found there was no "tit for TAT"!Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80968199806726372892016-07-28T14:18:42.368-05:002016-07-28T14:18:42.368-05:00Always feel it's going to be a good day when I...Always feel it's going to be a good day when I open the paper to the crossword page, & see C.C.Burnikel. Obviously lots of fun to puzzle out, & lots of banter on the Blog afterwards...<br /><br />Unfortunately a DNF, probably because I fortunately could not recognize "calamity" & "great misfortune... Also, I would have complained that 23a He or I as a clue for "elem" was below the belt, if it were not for the Thursday difficulty...<br /><br />Learning moment: Bloomsday? (hmm, wait a sec, still learning about that one...)<br /><br />Lots to link, but where to start without without boring you. Hmm, perhaps <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlyYBtASteQ" rel="nofollow">It was a dark and stormy night...</a><br /><br />Steve, sorry you find the film version of Sam annoying, I found him inspirational.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pe99U8a0qU" rel="nofollow">Hmm, maybe if we change the movie music...</a><br /><br />Also, speaking of music, everyone loves John's masterpiece <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyEn9LIR9cI" rel="nofollow">Woman.</a><br />But I would behoove you to listen to the story told in the words to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thViOLgH72U" rel="nofollow">Oh Yoko...</a><br /><br />Also, speaking of lore, legend, myth, & tale. Can some one please tell me what (or who) made up the civilization that was wiped out by the Great Flood?CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67883231648371152142016-07-28T13:45:34.815-05:002016-07-28T13:45:34.815-05:00Just a curiosity thing, where do you get the puzzl...Just a curiosity thing, where do you get the puzzle without the circles? They appear on the LAT web site version on-line, the printable version from that site, and on the PUZ file from cruciverb. I can see where the puzzles with circles might be a bit dull without them. BTW, this was an enjoyable solve for me . . .Mark McClainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106712629076081204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72310110519844420272016-07-28T13:27:53.730-05:002016-07-28T13:27:53.730-05:00I was so excited to see a C.C. puzzle this morning...I was so excited to see a C.C. puzzle this morning, and when I looked at that first clue, I yelled out "Woohoo!"--which almost had my dog Dusty flying off the couch. I couldn't believe the puzzle started out with JOYCE, my specialty and my literary hero (many thanks for the CSO, everybody--how kind of you all!). And then it got even better when 15 across turned out to be IRISH! Yay! So, C.C., you've made my day and this will be my favorite puzzle of all time. And I loved all the blog comments in relation to this, and the sensible advice on reading 'Ulysses'--although there are reader's guides available for anyone really determined to get through it (I'm working on one right now that's scheduled to be available on Amazon sometime this fall or winter). <br /><br />Fun theme, and lots of other fun clues, and a great expo by Steve. What a great way to start a Thursday.<br /><br />Have a terrific one, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65070278741101419812016-07-28T13:05:59.236-05:002016-07-28T13:05:59.236-05:00I admit that I approach C.C.'s puzzles with tr...I admit that I approach <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785" rel="nofollow">C.C.</a>'s puzzles with trepidation, due to my complete lack of sports knowledge :) But this one I really enjoyed - thank you! And thanks to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947" rel="nofollow">Steve</a> for the entertaining walkthrough.<br /><br />A previous colleague of mine always spent Bloomsday by imbibing a few too many pints at lunch (and probably after work), but we covered for him as our way of honoring James Joyce. <br /><br />I appreciate <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327" rel="nofollow">Nice Cuppa</a>'s food for thought comments today. And thanks for the laugh re lap toys, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575" rel="nofollow">OwenKL</a>.Argentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68787379679549700012016-07-28T12:53:26.543-05:002016-07-28T12:53:26.543-05:00Its funny to me that yesterday's puzzle got gl...Its funny to me that yesterday's puzzle got glowing reviews, while today they are mixed. I LOVED CCs work today, but yesterday's was way too difficult for me - especially for a Wednesday. My high school English teacher once said that our entire class was made up of "leather tongued heathens", so that may explain it. <br /><br />I think the new application in the LA Times online version is more modern and probably safer to use than the old version, but I'll miss seeing the circles.Jinx in Norfolknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89425203519523026782016-07-28T12:15:42.699-05:002016-07-28T12:15:42.699-05:00To add to Nice Cuppa's advice, I would even su...To add to Nice Cuppa's advice, I would even suggest starting with The Dubliners. It is one of the greatest short story cycle collections of all times, along with Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio.<br /><br />Great puzzle!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945207083961914327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11382618048178985252016-07-28T11:54:45.958-05:002016-07-28T11:54:45.958-05:00He(leium) and I(odine) are ELEM.’s Duh! C.C.’s puz...He(leium) and I(odine) are ELEM.’s Duh! C.C.’s puzzles always provide cleverness and challenges. Coupled with Steve’s always erudite write-up makes for a lovely day.<br /><br />Musings<br />-On C.C.’s Sunday puzzle I posted a picture of John Wilkes’ brother as IAGO in 1871 in the write-up<br />-<a href="http://cdn.emgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emgn-celebrity-weight-loss-2.png" rel="nofollow">A recent TYRA metamorphosis</a><br />-It was a CALAMITY in 1972 <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Laszlo_Toth_1972.jpg" rel="nofollow">when Lazlo Toth vandalized the PIETA</a><br />-The PAWNEES along the Platte watched settlers come into the land around here<br />-It’s a SAFE BET the presidential debate will draw many viewers<br />-After an email dialogue with AnonymousPVX, I think I am going to try <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/primula-50-oz-cold-brew-iced-coffee-maker/1042504054?skuId=42504054&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_coffeetea_&adpos=1o1&creative=43742633389&device=c&matchtype=&network=s&product_id=42504054&gclid=Cj0KEQjw2ua8BRDeusOkl5qth4QBEiQA8BpQcO7maSDfmcKEfXOIodyHgHUFBFBuFkQySMl3R1ob3rEaAhUD8P8HAQ" rel="nofollow">this for ICED coffee</a><br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.com