tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3852557998828451398..comments2024-03-28T18:41:34.133-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, May 16 2018, Jared TamarkinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45043009558520336352018-05-17T00:40:08.666-05:002018-05-17T00:40:08.666-05:00You've heard of The Big Bang Theory? Calvin ca...You've heard of The Big Bang Theory? Calvin called it the "Horrendous Space Kablooie." It was adopted by some scientists as being a much more evocative name. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-384857938914656072018-05-17T00:37:32.156-05:002018-05-17T00:37:32.156-05:00No, I didn't think of Spaceman Spiff but I sur...No, I didn't think of Spaceman Spiff but I sure do like Calvin and Hobbes. Lots of times when Jordan (13 years old) comes over, we take turns reading from the heavy volume of the Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Great stuff!<br /><br />Sorry about your spill Lucina. You are right about the blue skies and sea breezes you are missing. Those breezes are stiff enough that I may pass on a bike ride today. These days, peddling against any head wind takes the fun out of riding for me. And, make sure you go on the Seventeen Mile Drive. Even if you did it before, it's worth another look. Actually, when we used to drive to San Francisco from LA, we would go up the coast route even though it took almost twice as long as the freeway. I just love the scenery. <br /><br />No circles for me but I looked at the longest horizontal answers and saw the A and G right away. Yea me! Hands up for not liking IRISED.Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30422851644937728382018-05-17T00:32:09.241-05:002018-05-17T00:32:09.241-05:00Lucina - I'm fairly certain you know I was mak...Lucina - I'm fairly certain you know I was making a joke w/ #Tags. I'm sure you were treated well and now being deservedly spoiled by your Fam & Frends. I know you make it again to Carmel; there's that Italian restaurant* just off the main passage (we've discussed) after all. Heal well, friend, heal well. <br />-T<br />*I'll LIU if you don't recall.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56037989210783379792018-05-16T23:26:38.473-05:002018-05-16T23:26:38.473-05:00AnonT:
As soon as I fell the floor manager of AA w...AnonT:<br />As soon as I fell the floor manager of AA was there in a flash personally wiping blood and speaking comforting words. Interestingly, a random passenger brought over diapers and baby wipes to help absorb the blood. I wish I knew who he was because I would like to thank him but he went off to catch his flight.<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63862549538716307492018-05-16T22:26:32.175-05:002018-05-16T22:26:32.175-05:00Hi All!
Nice puzzle Jared; too bad Silver doesn&#...Hi All!<br /><br />Nice puzzle Jared; too bad Silver doesn't start with and A 'cuz Lining ends with a G. Thanks for the delightful solve this morning; fun trying to see where you were going theme-wise. EVERY and CLOUD were my final fills and made me smile.<br /><br />Thanks mb for the expo - enjoyed the tune.<br /><br />WOs: SHiRIA [Hi Jinx!], bLOG b/f VLOG<br />ESPs: COR[i|A], PROA, NUEVA, LAO, ELLA (as clue'd)<br />Thumper: WEES re: IRISED<br /><b>Favs</b>: 19a=LORDS c/a; 31a clue for LPS.<br /><br />Eldest is wearing her T from the Spy Museum in D.C.: "Deny Everything." Same as 26a. :-)<br /><br />{B+,A+,A,B}<br /><br />D-O @6:34a; yeah, familiar. LOL Jinx on punch-line.<br /><br />Good luck tomorrow Misty! You'll be in our thoughts and missed the next day or so.<br /><br />Lucina: I was happy to see your Avatar today and then not. That's awful. #SueTheAirPort #DownWithQueueRibbons<br /><br />Picard, Bill G. Know's I love me some Calvin & Hobbes. Great SPACEMAN Spiff comic CED!<br /><br />//Got a second for a little-story I've told before?<br />While out for drinks with her fellow English PhD candidates, everyone describing their "guilting reading," it got around to DW who said:<br />"OK, I'll admit, I read Calvin and Hobbes to lighten-up."<br />Jaws dropped as they thought she read philosophy for giggles.<br /><br />Speaking of (Communist) philosophers...<b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9myHhpS9s" rel="nofollow"> Marx guesses the PROLEtariat </a></b> [Python]<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12948984737037917152018-05-16T22:21:05.558-05:002018-05-16T22:21:05.558-05:00Lucina,
Oh my gosh! I didn't see your post b...<b>Lucina</b>, <br />Oh my gosh! I didn't see your post before now. What a terrible disruption to your planned trip! (Forgive me, I didn't see that pun before I typed it, but I'm leaving it because it is... well, apt.)<br /><br />At least you found some TLC at the ER. These days, we can't always count on receiving more than the barest treatment from our health establishment, even while we, or our insurers, fork over the maximum cost. <br />May you heal quickly and well, and have another chance soon to join your pals in California!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63889208485495132422018-05-16T22:15:56.248-05:002018-05-16T22:15:56.248-05:00Thank you again, everyone, for the sympathy and co...Thank you again, everyone, for the sympathy and comfort. The way things are going now with my family visiting, fussing over me, and a long string of greeting on Facebook, I may have to prolong the agony a bit. LOL. Seriously, they, like you here, have all been wonderful and so solicitous.<br /><br />Dave and Lemonade, thank you for the suggestions about canes but I believe I can still hold my own unless something is in my way. Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71302441331227470122018-05-16T21:30:52.528-05:002018-05-16T21:30:52.528-05:00Lucina @ 11:39 am, how horrible - at the airport e...Lucina @ 11:39 am, how horrible - at the airport even, missing a much-anticipated trip. But here you are, in much pain - what a trooper (trouper)? TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19153509323384897042018-05-16T20:26:19.911-05:002018-05-16T20:26:19.911-05:00I couldn't remember whether AG was gold or SIL... I couldn't remember whether AG was gold or SILVER. VLOG and EBLAST were perped. I did know AXL. <br /><br />I never got in yesterday, I got bogged down in ancient runes. There's an establishment out there that is horrified that the Truth about America could be established. I have read that the Scots Templars had a mid-15th century voyage to America on which the future father-in-law of Christopher Columbus sailed and later passed on the charts to CC. <br /><br />And reading Ebert's review of La Dolce Vita was illuminating<br /><br />Lucina so sorry to hear about your misfortune. You carry on marvelously<br /><br />And Misty, too, I hope your second cataract surgery goes smoothly. <br /><br />Picard, not SOACEMAN Spiff but certainly Spaceman (Bill) Lee of the 70s Redsox<br /><br />WC<br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26958290250223509932018-05-16T20:22:14.316-05:002018-05-16T20:22:14.316-05:00Lucina - So sorry about the accident which befell ...Lucina - So sorry about the accident which befell you. Bummer. I winced here just reading about it. Hope that things heal quickly and you have another opportunity to make your trip.<br /><br /><br />Misty - Good luck with your eye operation.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71286587271453643632018-05-16T20:21:39.874-05:002018-05-16T20:21:39.874-05:00With our latest scandal here in NY, my first thoug...With our latest scandal here in NY, my first thought on seeing AG was Attorney-General. Eventually got ArGentum.Royhttps://royatlat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67085592048937714892018-05-16T19:00:22.823-05:002018-05-16T19:00:22.823-05:00Lemonade714 at 4:38 PM
- - I see your plaid cane...<b>Lemonade714</b> at 4:38 PM<br /><br /> - - I see your plaid cane, and raise you the small base quad cane shown on the right. I use this cane with a <a href="https://www.hurrycane.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>HurryCane®</b></a> which has three points of contact at the floor. Plane geometry reminds us that three points determine a plane. Add to that, the articulating "ankle" and one has a significant improvement over a single tip cane.<br /> - - Spoiler alert, the "stand alone feature" will let you down, and no cane with rubber tips will work on snow. There is a model available with jabbing spikes, but I recommend staying home and watching the snow out the window. Hopefully we will see the white stuff next in the fall.<br /> - - With the "adspeak" correction noted, I rely on my two canes to get me into places too inconvenient or small for my Rollator.<br /><br /> - - I recommend that <b>Lucy</b> <a href="http://sc02.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1cyD.LpXXXXbxXpXXq6xXFXXXl/foldable-walking-cane-gun-with-light-Hot.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>add a light with the tri-foot base.</b></a><br /><br /> - - I recommend that she hold off on the cane which is <a href="https://www.fashionablecanes.com/92005.html" rel="nofollow"><b>A REAL STUNNER,</b></a> 1,000,000 volts.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81174961623729477602018-05-16T18:52:59.197-05:002018-05-16T18:52:59.197-05:00testing second attempt link...testing <a href="https://goo.gl/images/1pcyth" rel="nofollow">second attempt link...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80003071147483243132018-05-16T18:50:00.905-05:002018-05-16T18:50:00.905-05:00Hmm, broken noses, and eye surgery,,
I want to be ...Hmm, broken noses, and eye surgery,,<br />I want to be supportive, but quite honestly you guys are freakin' me out...<br /><br />I come to this Blog to maybe learn something, or escape reality,<br />whichever comes first...<br /><br />Spaceman Spiff I can deal with,<br />Actually he reminds me of Anonymous T in his Alfa Romero,<br /><a href="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/candh/images/6/68/3-27.gif/revision/latest?cb=20111223031841" rel="nofollow">Spaceman Spiff is hit! He aims for planet Mok, hoping to find a reputable body shop...</a><br /><br />Hmm, there's gotta be a silver lining in here somewhere...<br /><br />Hmm, maaybe not, the link is the size of a postage stamp.<br />Dang it, this day just sucks...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44356251813574737842018-05-16T17:47:29.028-05:002018-05-16T17:47:29.028-05:00Jayce,
I'd forgotten all about the prediction ...<b>Jayce,</b><br />I'd forgotten all about the prediction of a "Kennedy dynasty until 1984." Thanks for reviving what was once a comical but essentially happy thought.<br />That was pre-Oswald, pre-Sirhan, and pre-Mary Jo. AkA the <i>good old days.</i><br /><br />When you recall all these traumas and add in the killing of MLK, our losses in wars and on 9/11, plus certain shameful administrations of a party (not to be named for fear of crossing the political line), we have been deeply, profoundly scarred as a nation.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52472278083652267352018-05-16T17:01:05.681-05:002018-05-16T17:01:05.681-05:00Four kinds at least. Geez. Four kinds at least. Geez. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90896441645961896472018-05-16T17:00:26.842-05:002018-05-16T17:00:26.842-05:00And it seems to work....thanks again.
Now...AC j...And it seems to work....thanks again.<br /><br /><br />Now...AC juice....3 kinds at least<br /><br />R-12....used to be used in cars, ozone depleting...discontinued and expensive. <br /><br />R-22....similar but for homes, ozone depleting...discontinued and expensive. <br /><br />R-134...now used in cars, ozone safe...inexpensive<br /><br />R-410a....now used in homes, ozone safe...inexpensive. <br /><br />You cannot interchange these generally....some cars can use R-134 if you convert them properly. Cannot use R-134 in a system designed for R-22.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23058071247342009712018-05-16T16:54:18.595-05:002018-05-16T16:54:18.595-05:00Desper-Otto....thanks for the tip on the captchas....Desper-Otto....thanks for the tip on the captchas....trying it out nowAnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75257392184732077512018-05-16T16:50:16.104-05:002018-05-16T16:50:16.104-05:00Went right through this one....didn’t like IRISED ...Went right through this one....didn’t like IRISED but it is totally legit. <br /><br />And on to tomorrow. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35657301999079661282018-05-16T16:38:44.326-05:002018-05-16T16:38:44.326-05:00Feel better soon Lucy. I will send you one of my s...Feel better soon Lucy. I will send you one of my supporters. <a href="https://www.healthnsupport.com/lightweight-adjustable-computer-plaid-folding-cane-with-t-handle.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwre_XBRDVARIsAPf7zZga-sRCQqLq_JpNjHewrKa41QOif65F7Kat14hCe6-uvaoFQEfYS78aAgNtEALw_wcB#" rel="nofollow"> PLAID and FOLDING</a>.<br /><br />Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32476708950756909282018-05-16T16:31:45.521-05:002018-05-16T16:31:45.521-05:00Ta- DA!
Mr. Tamarkin's pzl held a lot of seemi...<i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b><br />Mr. <b>Tamarkin</b>'s pzl held a lot of seeming unknowns for me, from old songs to pop personalities, but they were the kind that turned out to be familiar once perps helped me solve them. (Aren't those the best?)<br />Most of it was an easy slog, but like <b>Yellowrocks, Misty</b>, and others before me, I was held up for a while by the BLOG/VLOG quandary. I worked back to the right answer from the theme. In context, what other descriptive word goes with CLOUD than EVERY?<br /><br /><b>Misty,</b> best of luck tomorrow! May your right eye fare even better than your left. <br /><br />Yesterday my wife came home sporting fancy eyeglass frames with her brand new prescription lenses. <br />"How do I look?" I asked! <br /><br />~ OMK<br /><br />____________<br /><b>Diagonal Report:</b> Today's grid might appear to hold a couple of diagonals, but it's deceptive. There isn't a valid anchor line, neither <i>dexter</i> nor <i>sinister</i> (to make use of ysterday's heraldic terms). The front line breaks after OREGANO, and the mirror line after IAGO.<br />On the front end we have two sub-diags, but according to the rule that they must be moored to a center line, these count for naught.<br /><i>Why the rule? <br />Well, grasshoppers, it is simply to insure that the constructor does not try for an easy score. <br />In our daily 15 by 15 grid, a main diagonal line - running from square 1 to square 225 - requires 15 connected squares, whereas a sub-diagonal - from square 2 to 210, or 16 to 224 - needs only 14 squares. When we see sub-sub-diags, we are down to a mere 13 squares. <br />In the past year we have only seen sub-subs a couple of times. Maybe if we set aside the anchor rule & allowed them to float freely, we would see them more often. <br />But, ah, at what price? </i>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46422430885184692772018-05-16T16:08:44.416-05:002018-05-16T16:08:44.416-05:00Misty at 11:18 AM
- - "See" you tomorr...<b>Misty</b> at 11:18 AM<br /><br /> - - "See" you tomorrow.<br /><br /><b>Lucina</b> at 11:39 AM<br /><br /> - - I had been working on paperwork, and was so tired,I could not even think. I got everything ready for a nap. "I'll check the Corner first." Lucina, did anyone say to you "Have a nice trip. I'll see you in the fall?" Did the otorhinolaryngologist deviate your septum while he was nosing around?<br /> - - I am so sorry you look like <a href="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MzU0WDUwMA==/z/cfYAAOSw0vBUZGXT/$_3.JPG?set_id=2" rel="nofollow"><b>Rocky Balboa.</b></a> May you find solace in the quote. I wish you full recovery.<br /><br />Na't.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41784962279491184142018-05-16T15:49:25.187-05:002018-05-16T15:49:25.187-05:00No, I didn't think of Spaceman Spiff but I sur...No, I didn't think of Spaceman Spiff but I sure do like Calvin and Hobbes. Lots of times when Jordan (13 years old) comes over, we take turns reading from the heavy volume of the Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Great stuff!<br /><br />Sorry about your spill Lucina. You are right about the blue skies and sea breezes you are missing. Those breezes are stiff enough that I may pass on a bike ride today. These days, peddling against any head wind takes the fun out of riding for me. And, make sure you go on the Seventeen Mile Drive. Even if you did it before, it's worth another look. Actually, when we used to drive to San Francisco from LA, we would go up the coast route even though it took almost twice as long as the freeway. I just love the scenery. <br /><br />No circles for me but I looked at the longest horizontal answers and saw the A and G right away. Yea me! Hands up for not liking IRISED.<br /><br />I don't watch cooking shows but every now and then there will be a cooling segment on a show I do watch. Everybody carries on about the great smells and taste of some delicious food they've cooked while I stare hungrily at the TV. Seems rude to me...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30501366817335329142018-05-16T15:31:17.427-05:002018-05-16T15:31:17.427-05:00Anon @ 12:14, thanks for the Old Blue Eyes tunes. ...Anon @ 12:14, thanks for the Old Blue Eyes tunes. I am keeping them playing as I type. Love it!<br />I also enjoyed "Ella and Louis" on YouTube.<br />Lucina, ouch!! So sorry for your accident and the ensuing pain. I hope you heal quickly and can reschedule your trip. Did you have trip insurance? Probably not for something like going to Mt. Carmel.<br />Misty, your are in my thoughts as you have your second cataract surgery. After waiting a certain period, new glasses probably will help you see very well. I am wishing you the best.<br />Here we had a very short violent thunder storm last evening. Most of our small town had long lasting power outages, but my tiny section escaped unscathed. At non functioning traffic lights on major highways left hand turns were prohibited. Other routes were blocked by downed trees. Being local I knew work-arounds. I feel sorry for strangers caught on this mess. I hope all you fared well with the storm.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19013441250593903282018-05-16T15:16:55.504-05:002018-05-16T15:16:55.504-05:00Wonderful Wdenesday. Thanks for the fun Jared (co...Wonderful Wdenesday. Thanks for the fun Jared (congrats on your debut) and melissa.<br />I saw the A and G endings and knew the AG to get the theme.<br />I smiled at the CLOUD, MOONLESS sky after sunset, and ALL NIGHT LONG MINI-theme.<br />We also had a farm mini-theme with HEN, SWINE, SILOS and REAP.<br /><br />Hand up for needing perps for PROA and PROLE, having Blog before VLOG, and writing a big Meh! in the newspaper margin beside IRISED. Gluey fill, I believe C.C. calls it.<br /><br />IAGO reminds me that I am off to Stratford Festival for a couple of days.<br /><br />Lucina- sorry to hear of your fall. Your face will be VIVID for quite a few days. Hope the trip can be enjoyed later.<br />Misty- best wishes for the second cataract surgery.<br /><br />Enjoy the day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.com