tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3776205274297409636..comments2024-03-29T10:19:28.791-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday September 28, 2014 Dana OlsenZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44091354061138158712014-09-29T04:00:23.061-05:002014-09-29T04:00:23.061-05:00D-Otto,
The Jiang in Zhanjing indeed means "r...D-Otto,<br />The Jiang in Zhanjing indeed means "river". Its nickname is "Harbor City". Because Chinese has 4 tones, Jiang can also mean "Talk". Also a surname, like Jiang Jieshi, known to Americans as Chiang Kai-shek.<br /> <br />Yellowrocks.<br />Thanks for the recipe. I'll replace olive oil with butter (I don't eat butter).<br /> <br />Irish Miss,<br />Your comment to Dudley reminds me of the meat grinder and your naughty brother!<br /><br />Blue Iris,<br />I've been eating your Bird Seed Salad all summer. Tried many many variations. Still not tired yet!Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50525338442561124712014-09-29T00:58:21.316-05:002014-09-29T00:58:21.316-05:00The coffee shop around the corner serves some brea...The coffee shop around the corner serves some breakfast food and lunch creations. I'm tempted to try their buttermilk biscuit, mushroom gravy and fried egg breakfast special. I like real buttermilk biscuits almost as much as cornbread (low on flour and sugar of course).Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27147618810820836502014-09-29T00:30:48.605-05:002014-09-29T00:30:48.605-05:00One of my sisters and I went out to eat today and ...One of my sisters and I went out to eat today and they served big, puffy warm rolls with creamed honey. Yummmmm.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46897979877718787012014-09-28T21:34:03.338-05:002014-09-28T21:34:03.338-05:00Inane Solver2 Thanks for thinking of me. I couldn...Inane Solver2 Thanks for thinking of me. I couldn't sit through that inane girl's remarks about why she left Japan, nor the comments afterward. And she is considering becoming an attorney?<br />There is a large part of Japan's history that I do not admire. Its military expansionism and taking over other countries, including Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, among others from 1868-1947 was heinous and led to many accusations of war crimes. Japan's treatment of prisoners during WW II was atrocious.<br />My personal experience of Japan is all post war and gentler.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63013973099241657382014-09-28T21:19:37.625-05:002014-09-28T21:19:37.625-05:00Speaking of humor, I'm a staunch advocate of f...Speaking of humor, I'm a staunch advocate of funny humor. Clean funny humor is great. I'm OK with off-color or somewhat dirty humor as long as it's funny. I have one friend who doesn't understand that concept. I cringe whenever I can see that he's about to tell a joke. His 'jokes' are always really foul and never funny. It's as if the foulness is it's raison d'être. He's a bright and respected English teacher but his taste in humor is much different from mine. If I can sense that he's about to tell a joke, I'm torn between finding an excuse to leave or stay around to observe the awfulness of what's about to transpire; sort of like gawking at a car accident on the freeway.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36534766106230689462014-09-28T20:42:26.274-05:002014-09-28T20:42:26.274-05:00OwenK, As a child, we use to go to Dogpatch, USA i...OwenK, As a child, we use to go to Dogpatch, USA in Arkansas on vacation. It was an amusement park with characters walking around. Somewhere there is a picture with me standing by Lil Abner. They had the Cornpone statue on the grounds.It closed down quite a while ago. Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6778744008340325552014-09-28T20:20:54.857-05:002014-09-28T20:20:54.857-05:00Bill, just getting back here. Thanks you for helpi...Bill, just getting back here. Thanks you for helping me connect. Mark is a singer with the Gaither quartet , but he is a very funny guy. We enjoy clean humor. We also enjoy Brian Regan and Tim Hawkins bits on youtube. Our son took us to see Brian Regan a couple of years ago. Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83080530752217499762014-09-28T20:09:54.995-05:002014-09-28T20:09:54.995-05:00I love Cornpone, don't you?
MacGyver Chocolat...I love <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TfcJ82FAhw" rel="nofollow">Cornpone</a>, don't you?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.trygve.com/uemacgyv.html" rel="nofollow">MacGyver Chocolate Chip Cookies</a>.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19206215599102662952014-09-28T19:20:14.262-05:002014-09-28T19:20:14.262-05:00I had never heard of Mark Lowry before but, in ano...I had never heard of Mark Lowry before but, in another sense, I'd heard people like him often. I grew up in Virginia and went to a Southern Baptist church. When it was time for a revival service or a guest preacher, they would often sound EXACTLY like Mark Lowry. I'm guessing he was pretty close to being a preacher himself. I don't know why they all sound alike. Is it because they're from Texas? Do they practice their delivery with a tape recorder trying to emulate all the other Texas preachers? He's a funny guy and likes corn bread the same way I do. I grew up with certain vegetables overcooked by today's standards. They tasted good to me though I like the more modern approach too.<br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7176592210557635522014-09-28T17:59:49.619-05:002014-09-28T17:59:49.619-05:00ECG is now the accepted norm in medical circles, r...ECG is now the accepted norm in medical circles, rather than EKG which was from the German spelling. BV Ahlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813125027871134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10241891778658553592014-09-28T16:00:40.059-05:002014-09-28T16:00:40.059-05:00A comedian that doesn't swear...a rare and bea...A comedian that doesn't swear...a rare and beautiful thing.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60632341089858865662014-09-28T15:30:09.944-05:002014-09-28T15:30:09.944-05:00Blue Iris, is this what you wanted? Very funny. I ...Blue Iris, is this what you wanted? Very funny. I hadn't heard it before but it sounds like we are of like minds about cornbread. Thanks. I enjoyed that. <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms429C0tcyQ" rel="nofollow">Mark Lowry/cornbread</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85797029357761284412014-09-28T15:25:21.832-05:002014-09-28T15:25:21.832-05:00Anon@2:58. You are only experiencing one part of t...Anon@2:58. You are only experiencing one part of the elephant. Many of us have experienced the test being referred to as an ECG.<br /><br />Do you have kids? My own kids growing up used to ask to EAT OVER Joe's house or sleep over Joe's house. The word AT was omitted. My students during my entire career used this idiom.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48849884921569124142014-09-28T15:14:28.543-05:002014-09-28T15:14:28.543-05:00Bill G, your comment about sugar in cornbread and ...Bill G, your comment about sugar in cornbread and too much flour making it cake-like reminded me of comedy routine by Mark Lawry...See "Take a pill and cook the...Comedy by Mark Lawry" on youtube. If someone could link I'd be most appreciative!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86436276391005524162014-09-28T14:59:28.264-05:002014-09-28T14:59:28.264-05:00YR, thanks for the link to the Blind men feeling t...YR, thanks for the link to the Blind men feeling the elephant story. Reminds me of the story that Einstein, once said when asked to explain his General theory of Relativity.( - for the nth time -).<br /><br />He said, he was walking, one day, with a blind man, on a path, along the shore of a pond in a park. There were some swans in the pond.<br /><br /> As they were walking, Einstein saw some white flowers on a tree. <br /><br /> He said,'What pretty white flowers on the tree !'. <br />The blind man asked him,'What is white ?'.<br /><br />Einstein said,'White is the color of the swan'.<br />Blind Man BM: 'What is a swan ?'.<br />Einst,: 'A swan is a bird with a crooked, bent neck'.<br />BM: 'What is crooked / bent ?'<br /><br />At this, Einstein grabbed the blind man's left arm and bent it at the elbow, and using the blind man's right arm fingers, made him feel, the bend on the left elbow.<br /><br />'Aaah ' said the blind man, 'now I know what white is'.Inane Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16195509479093503912014-09-28T14:58:58.448-05:002014-09-28T14:58:58.448-05:00Where have all the flowers gone, and when will the...Where have all the flowers gone, and <i>when will they ever learn in crossword composition</i> that the shorthand for electrocardiogram is EKG, not ECG (thank you, Big Easy).<br /><br />And, does <i>anyone</i> really say "ATE OVER"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73211814023220665302014-09-28T14:13:23.177-05:002014-09-28T14:13:23.177-05:00Lost my link
Link storyLost my link <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant" rel="nofollow">Link story</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21857635900229162882014-09-28T14:10:14.712-05:002014-09-28T14:10:14.712-05:00Dictionary definition of TRIO,
1. a musical compos...Dictionary definition of TRIO,<br />1. a musical composition for three voices or instruments. The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a composition.<br />2. a company of three singers or players.<br /><br />There are many quotes and recipes for PONE on the net. “This 100 year old recipe was given to Mrs. Willey by Mrs. Pearl Lyons. She used to cook her pones in a covered spider in a fireplace with hot coals on top until good and brown.”<br /><br />Many posts remind me of a story told in in India about six blind men who were asked to determine what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts of the elephant's body. The one who felt the tail said it was like a rope. The one who felt the trunk said it was like a tree branch, The one felt the belly said it was like a wall. Etc. When they fought over who was right the king explained to them, “All of you are right. The reason every one of you is telling it differently is because each one of you touched the different part of the elephant. So, actually the elephant has all the features you mentioned.”<br />See the whole story.<br />Link storyYellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53292970259212650112014-09-28T14:00:30.533-05:002014-09-28T14:00:30.533-05:00Greetings!
Thanks, Dana and CC!
Took a while to ...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks, Dana and CC!<br /><br />Took a while to spell KRYSTLE correctly. ENKE was unknown. Was disappointed by theme. Otherwise, OK.<br /><br />Anybody watch the 6-week season finale of <i>Outlander</i>? Very exciting!<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20529577010443983132014-09-28T13:20:56.738-05:002014-09-28T13:20:56.738-05:00WEES about not getting the theme until I got here,...WEES about not getting the theme until I got here, slowed down in the Southwest but eventually made it through. Wasn't Dame Nellie Melba the soloist for a fete on Downton Abbey that caused a fuss as to where she would stay, being a person of color? If I remember Elizabeth McGovern's character nipped that in the bud as soon as she heard of it.<br /><br />@Big Easy-- you can see ECG a lot around medical offices/hospitals. The original EKG came from the way the Germans spelled it electrokardiogram, but many places in US you see ECG for electrocardiogram.inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60851608685366680142014-09-28T13:20:10.981-05:002014-09-28T13:20:10.981-05:00I enjoyed the Sunday challenge. Among some others,...I enjoyed the Sunday challenge. Among some others, I didn't know BALTS. Thanks Dana and CC.<br /><br />I love corn bread but with two exceptions. It shouldn't have too much flour in addition to the corn meal. It makes the end product too much like cake. And, the corn bread shouldn't contain too much sugar for obvious reasons.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70101125137434468452014-09-28T12:28:36.296-05:002014-09-28T12:28:36.296-05:00This Sunday puzzle was fairly easy but it had way ...This Sunday puzzle was fairly easy but it had way too many proper names that required the crosses to fill. There were ten that I had never heard of or didn't know- MILOS KRYSTLE MELBA ENKE RHYS REESE TOMKAT TOTO SECADA WINONA on top of the ones I knew, EBERT ASNER EISNER MEESE CUOMO ALLIE LUIS OSSIE TITANS (Oilers). I hate to REHASH this but I have never heard or seen an electrocardiogram called an ECG except in a crossword puzzle. 105A-TRIO??? That's the group, not the composition. So much for my complaints.<br /><br />I had a couple of wrong starts with MOON PIES instead of CORN PONE and HANDLE instead of HACK IT. In the South it's called CORNBREAD;the only times that I have ever heard the term CORN PONE used was referring to corny jokes or amateurish acting or something similar to the Grand Ole Opry or Branson, MO. type of entertainment.Big easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71898022253067782472014-09-28T12:06:14.832-05:002014-09-28T12:06:14.832-05:00The Story of Creamed Honey
Our Creamed honey star...The Story of Creamed Honey<br /><br />Our Creamed honey starts as extracted honey and is crystallized under controlled conditions to ensure a smooth texture and a delectable taste. Creamed honey contains only 100% pure honey. It's delicious on toast, rolls, and biscuits.<br /><br />Since it is already crystallized, it can be stored indefinitely and never needs to be heated. ~ from my jar of Betterbee Creamed Honey.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65658718172388402772014-09-28T10:56:52.179-05:002014-09-28T10:56:52.179-05:00Hello, weekend puzzlers. Very nice expo, C.C.
GHE...Hello, weekend puzzlers. Very nice expo, C.C.<br /><br />GHEE started me off then PALEO and ERIQ and QUEEN BEE. Talk about eye candy! That's ERIQ La Salle.<br /><br />One fill quickly led to another and soon the entire west end emerged. Very few write overs on this one. Ironically, at 44D I had TECATE before TAMALE but changed DRABS to DRAMS and all was well.<br /><br />Thank you, Dana Olsen, and if this is your debut, congratulations! Well done.<br /><br />C.C.<br />We make two kinds of tamales, red and green using red chile and green chile. The red contains a beef/pork combination, the green has no meat, but cheese instead. They are delicious and much preferred over the red by many people.<br /><br />Take good care, my friends, and enjoy your Sunday!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35259554011817473662014-09-28T10:52:11.019-05:002014-09-28T10:52:11.019-05:00Dumb old rigid ME - the fun theme is in the clues!...Dumb old rigid ME - the fun theme is in the clues! <br /><br />Musings<br />-ERRATA – leds, slavs, …on me (here), ekg’s, <br />-Purveyor of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyp9fh-u4w8" rel="nofollow">TAKE MY WORD FOR IT</a> (:02)<br />-Loud bang, teacher turns and says, “OK, WHAT’S THE STORY”<br />-Today’s MMA wrestling can have a TKO or the man in peril can indicate I GIVE by tapping out<br />-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XY-XshGhMU" rel="nofollow">Yogi expected to hear YER OUT!</a> (:37)<br />-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6EEz54EvKw" rel="nofollow">QB Peyton Manning using OMAHA to call a PLAY</a>(1:20)<br />-We did SEE IN our cute little neighbor boy selling Boy Scout popcorn yesterday. I’m not sure who I would provide that courtesy in C.C.’s ‘hood.<br />-I am fairly EPT and mostly gruntled<br />-<a href="http://www.ingomar.org/photos-mansion.html" rel="nofollow">Incredible house we saw in EUREKA, California</a><br />-Failure to take out Pearl Harbor’s DRY DOCKS and oil depots<br />-I have many VHS and Beta TAPES I need to digitize<br />-The KC Royal’s also have a shortstop from Venezuela whose numbers are very similar to Luis’s – <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/escobal02.shtml?redir" rel="nofollow">Alcides Escobar</a><br />-What POTUS’s have been IMPEACHED but not OUSTED or UNSEATED by a senate VOTE?<br />-Gotta run!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.com