tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3538165025071562253..comments2024-03-29T09:58:14.655-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday July 4th, 2019 Ed SessaZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62083386909862604072019-07-05T00:26:05.517-05:002019-07-05T00:26:05.517-05:00Anon T & Jinx ~
Nice to know that fellow Corne...<b>Anon T & Jinx</b> ~<br />Nice to know that fellow Corner-ites overlap details of my own past. <br />Thanks for sharing!<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52016709660140596842019-07-05T00:17:22.267-05:002019-07-05T00:17:22.267-05:00My family arrived by way of the southern border wi...My family arrived by way of the southern border with the conquistadores. Many Sandovals are recorded in the archives in Santa Fe starting in the early 1600s. Those who arrived here settled in long before Arizona and New Mexico became states and all spoke Spanish.<br /><br />I have often been a passenger in my friend's Prius which she has owned for ten years and find it comfortable. Luckily, she has never been hit or been in any accident.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73371693201237531902019-07-04T22:35:23.666-05:002019-07-04T22:35:23.666-05:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a f...Good evening, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Steve, for a fine review.<br /><br />I got through this fairly easily after participating in three parades today. I was pooped. However, it was a good puzzle.<br /><br />Liked the theme. We all just love taxes.<br /><br />This evening we went to the park district to watch the annual fireworks and skydivers. It was all a very good show.<br /><br />Since I am so tired I am cashing in my chips early. <br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79509014279965619892019-07-04T22:25:43.553-05:002019-07-04T22:25:43.553-05:00My daughter loved her Prius until an old man in a ...My daughter loved her Prius until an old man in a Ford F250 pickup T-boned the stopped Prius. He was only going about 15 miles an hour, crossed into the wrong lane and the Prius was crushed. (The guy's license had been revoked earlier.) Now she drives a big 20 yr. old sedan which won't crumple quite as easily.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31824655544990547642019-07-04T19:20:26.689-05:002019-07-04T19:20:26.689-05:00My family tree also includes a branch through Elli...My family tree also includes a branch through Ellis Island but it was the other "I" country. Discrimination by the the other immigrants being protective of their jobs drove them to drop the "O'" from their last name and move west. One of the 3 brothers' boat had an outbreak of flu and the entire ship was quarantined ala Vito Andolini from Corleone. That branch of the family ended up in Massachusetts. I'm grateful for this twist of fate as I prefer where I grew up. The process was otherwise orderly and we have detailed records of all three brothers entry.<br /><br />The great tradition continues with the Somalis in Minneapolis, the Iraqis in Detroit and the Cubans in Miami. I heard there is a small population of Sudanse refugees in Omaha but I cannot confirm.<br /><br />I guess my point is the welcoming arms of America still exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3214577511975240582019-07-04T18:54:01.219-05:002019-07-04T18:54:01.219-05:00Interesting how some people can distort and misint...Interesting how some people can distort and misinterpret what they read due to bias. They offer more heat than light.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47509120936163538942019-07-04T18:52:03.750-05:002019-07-04T18:52:03.750-05:00OMK, I lost my grandfather in the 1918 epidemic. ...OMK, I lost my grandfather in the 1918 epidemic. My father, an only child, was 4. My grandmother married three more times, outliving them all. Maybe someone should have checked that dandelion wine.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49981184499656176362019-07-04T18:30:54.752-05:002019-07-04T18:30:54.752-05:00OMK - Your (and Misty's) rumination on immigr...OMK - Your (and Misty's) rumination on immigrant status/Grands reminded me... DW was at Ellis Island two weeks ago and found <b><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/JMwKxyEh1gzBJyyt6" rel="nofollow">my Great-Gramp's records</a></b>. <br /><br />Proud to be an American that accepts "[...] your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." <br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />//RUNNIER SPIT(?) - Hydration needed!Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17610484201676372772019-07-04T17:33:41.282-05:002019-07-04T17:33:41.282-05:00HAPPY FOURTH, everybody!
And thanks for the kind ...HAPPY FOURTH, everybody!<br /><br />And thanks for the kind words, <b>Misty</b>! Let me chime in on the pro-immigrant note today! <br />On the one hand I take a certain pride in tracing my family back to pre-Revolutionary days, to founding families in Connecticut and New York. But I also realize I would not be here were it not for my grandmother--my mom's Welsh mother--a plucky lass who at the age of 19 sailed around the Horn to San Francisco where she met & married the 1st generation son of a Cornish miner. <br />In 1918 they lived in Sacramento where they had a baby, my mother. <br />Sadly, both died in the Great Influenza epidemic, leaving my mom to be raised by her dad's sister and her husband, my "Grandpa" Charlie. <br />I never got to know my Welsh-Cornish grandparents. I have one photo of the ever-youthful pair that I treasure. <br />I thank my stars for my immigrant grandparents. <br /><br />A clever pzl from Mr. <b>Sessa</b>. I suppose the TAX theme is somewhat appropriate on our independence Day. At least we are taxing ourselves, not paying tribute to a foreign entity.<br />Right?<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b> A fireworks of a 3-Way today! Shot from right to left.<br />The central diagonal offers a bizarre anagram. I don't know quite what it means, but it seems to be a tribute (why on earth?!) to loose-drip, less-viscous saliva, or...<br />"<b>RUNNIER SPIT</b>"!<br /><i>Eew...</i>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26599171327564662462019-07-04T17:32:36.239-05:002019-07-04T17:32:36.239-05:00While driving a friend's Prius, I stopped for ...While driving a friend's Prius, I stopped for a stop sign and thought I had killed the engine somehow. Total silence. When a Prius or Tesla comes rolling down our street, it doesn't sound any quieter than other cars. It's the tire noise that seems to dominate in a moving car. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22917736541473406782019-07-04T16:48:21.985-05:002019-07-04T16:48:21.985-05:00Greetings!'
Thanks to Ed and Steve!
Only a f...Greetings!'<br /><br />Thanks to Ed and Steve!<br /><br />Only a few perps; MAO, AMHERST, SKI HAT and YANNI.<br /><br />Hope you are all having a happy fourth!fermatprime@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17552154324807006890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86119758614198903872019-07-04T16:20:57.251-05:002019-07-04T16:20:57.251-05:00Just...
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July 4th...
Humor.<a href="https://www.liveabout.com/thmb/BRHsaIIm3ZXJHpxSF1fgghKsI0s=/640x509/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/happiness-58b8b9ee3df78c353c09cd0f.jpg" rel="nofollow">Just...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/de/37/6dde376a4b84da0a9a079ee644932336.jpg" rel="nofollow">a little...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://noguiltlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/4th-of-july-treason.jpg" rel="nofollow">July 4th...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.imgflip.com/ns4q8.jpg" rel="nofollow">Humor.</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39822558888167076972019-07-04T16:17:01.635-05:002019-07-04T16:17:01.635-05:00Jayce,
I just watched the USGS/Caltech press brie...Jayce,<br /><br />I just watched the USGS/Caltech press briefing about the 6.4 earthquake. They seemed generally relieved at where, how, when and why it happened. So far, so good, relatively speaking. As far a the inevitable occurrence goes it could have been much, much worse. I'm knocking on wood as I type this.<br /><br />But I came here to convet to how fascinating the field you were or are still in. The map and graphs they had and the detailed explanations they gave had me on the edge of my seat.Charlie Richternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12439043463032374012019-07-04T16:08:32.803-05:002019-07-04T16:08:32.803-05:00Terrific Thursday. Thanks for the fun, Ed and Ste...Terrific Thursday. Thanks for the fun, Ed and Steve.<br />This CW filled quickly and I saw the HIDDEN TAXes.<br />Obviously, this Canadian does not have a STATE TAX. We have HST (Harmonized SALES Tax) which combines Provincial & Federal Taxes on merchandise/services. Plus Federal and Provincial Income Taxes.<br /><br />Hand up for thinking of a shiny bead on a knit sweater (not perspiration)!<br />Andy Murray was an Ace before perps changed it to SIR.<br />Ichiness corrected itself to ICKINESS as Chin morphed to Shin (not on the face!) and finally to SKIN!<br /><br />Stay safe all of our California Cornerites (and those like Yuman on the edges).<br />Wishing all my American friends a happy Independence Day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54445346520360055832019-07-04T15:23:15.032-05:002019-07-04T15:23:15.032-05:00Jace - I met a guy while camping who had owned a P...Jace - I met a guy while camping who had owned a Prius. I told him that because they are so quiet when operating in electric mode that I didn't hear one coming and almost got run over. He responded "I hope you didn't total it!" He couldn't get used to the flimsy feeling of the car and traded it in on something more substantial.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74370655898967888472019-07-04T14:40:48.837-05:002019-07-04T14:40:48.837-05:00Felt the earthquake here in Yuma, AZ we are on the...Felt the earthquake here in Yuma, AZ we are on the CA/Mex. border.Yumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76449297301657277782019-07-04T14:03:31.981-05:002019-07-04T14:03:31.981-05:00d-o, isn't the plural of naan, naaaan?d-o, isn't the plural of naan, naaaan?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8600561181768964962019-07-04T13:57:35.184-05:002019-07-04T13:57:35.184-05:00Quite a cluster of quakes out there in Mojave land...Quite a cluster of quakes out there in Mojave land! Plenty of aftershocks after that 6.2 shaker. I say good! Multiple smaller seisms release the stress so it doesn't build up enough to cause a BIG ONE.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22124111465817346772019-07-04T13:47:21.582-05:002019-07-04T13:47:21.582-05:00Happy Independence Day!
I liked this puzzle. Zipp...Happy Independence Day!<br /><br />I liked this puzzle. Zipped through it pretty quickly and didn't see some of the down clues/answers until afterward. I had NINE AM at first, which was close but of course didn't work. In my world, at least in my world before I retired, a 9 to 5 job was really more like 8 to 6. Eventually, in order to avoid the rush hour traffic, and thanks to flexible hours, my workday became a 10 to 7 routine. So glad I don't have to get up to go to an office any more. I bet the alarm in my alarm clock doesn't even work any more. (I just checked, and it does still work.)<br /><br />I actually knew YANNI. ETNA made me think of the big Stromboli eruption yesterday. Wait'll Vesuvius blows; what with Naples so close by, the property damage and loss of life will be huge.<br /><br />I love QUAKING ASPEN trees.<br /><br />HIRES made me think of root beer. Now I crave a glass of "Not Your Father's" root beer. Dang, I'm too easily influenced.<br /><br />LW and I were "given" a Prius to use as a loaner car while our car was "in the shop." It took a bit of effort to get used to, as its controls are not totally standard. The heads up display was pretty cool, though. For me it is too small and it felt very much like a "tin can."<br /><br />JazzBumpa, thanks for the links (musical, not sausage).<br /><br />God bless America, warts and all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41227114783140147822019-07-04T13:37:13.629-05:002019-07-04T13:37:13.629-05:00AnonT, thanks for asking. The earthquake was locat...AnonT, thanks for asking. The earthquake was located about 100 miles NE of here in a relatively unpopulated area in the Mojave desert. The hanging lights over our pool table were swinging.Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62404753737838821752019-07-04T13:31:11.004-05:002019-07-04T13:31:11.004-05:00Until I read Yellowrock's comment, I did not m...Until I read Yellowrock's comment, I did not make the connection between "sweater" and "one who perspires." None of my sweaters are BEADed.<br /><br />Idris ELBA is another popular culture name I recognize, but have no idea who it is.<br /><br />As usual, although I got all the answers, I didn't see the hidden theme words.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79843634837405341972019-07-04T13:17:31.132-05:002019-07-04T13:17:31.132-05:00
This seemed a bit easier than the usual Thursday ...<br />This seemed a bit easier than the usual Thursday puzzle.<br /><br />As a result,<br /><br />No markovers today. <br /><br />I believe the typical tithe amount is 10%.<br /><br />I think the animals in the petting zoos are Alpacas, not Llamas, they like to spit. <br /><br />I don’t believe either side won the war of 1812. Although the native tribes definitely lost. <br /><br />Enjoy the 4th, see you tomorrow. <br /><br /><br /><br />AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52527048511533780392019-07-04T13:08:10.925-05:002019-07-04T13:08:10.925-05:00Happy Independence Day!
Thanks Ed for a fine puzz...Happy Independence Day!<br /><br />Thanks Ed for a fine puzzle (if not a tad easy for a Thursday) and thank you Steve for the expo (love Penny Lane!).<br /><br />I'm proud when I begrudgingly pay my TAXes and make my contribution to what we agreed then was important.<br /><br />WO: N/A<br />ESPs: JUNG, ELBA<br /><b>Fav</b>: <b><a href="https://bsideshouston.org/" rel="nofollow">B SIDES </a></b>. These are the flip-side of the big professional security conferences.<br /><br />I liked the cartoons OKL.<br /><br />Jinx - I had to steal your Silver metal comment; too funny. I texted it to my family.<br /><br />All those Prius just got shook - <b><a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci38443183/executive" rel="nofollow">M6.4 in SoCal</a></b>. Everyone out there OK?<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38360166287149671862019-07-04T13:02:35.164-05:002019-07-04T13:02:35.164-05:00Big Easy, thanks for explaining SIN tax to me--tha...Big Easy, thanks for explaining SIN tax to me--that makes perfect sense.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78230232369062582172019-07-04T12:29:15.176-05:002019-07-04T12:29:15.176-05:00Too late today to bother with l'icks, so here&...Too late today to bother with l'icks, so here's <a href="http://snc.smackjeeves.com/comics/1372304/snc028/" rel="nofollow">a Masonic cartoon </a>I made that's apropos to one of today's clues. There's also <a href="http://snc.smackjeeves.com/comics/1402821/snc20120114/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>, but if you're not a Mason it will probably go over your head.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.com