tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4365931646808866224..comments2024-03-28T06:58:56.261-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, Aug 21, 2018 Paul CoulterZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76203966664735883082018-08-22T03:37:02.648-05:002018-08-22T03:37:02.648-05:00BillG: Your question was answered with alacrity ov...BillG: Your question was answered with alacrity over on the _J blog. OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75200877438751721012018-08-21T23:55:31.688-05:002018-08-21T23:55:31.688-05:00Bill G., you're right about the insurance. I f...Bill G., you're right about the insurance. I forgot that we had dog insurance many years ago, but it expired when the dog was 8 years old, and of course all his major medical problems kicked in after that time. So thanks for reminding me what a bad idea this is. As for the Jumble, I think we just don't have many crossword bloggers who do the Jumble, or maybe they haven't tried out the site yet. But I love Owen's clue poems, and the comments of the other Jumblers. So I hope you continue.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50311924145940096212018-08-21T23:13:28.970-05:002018-08-21T23:13:28.970-05:00Billg: you last paragraph is much better suited fo...Billg: you last paragraph is much better suited for the other site and is precisely why we all asked for the comments to be posted there. Anyone who is qualified(or actually cares) to answer your questions will be there for your guidance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35962566055355385102018-08-21T22:50:49.654-05:002018-08-21T22:50:49.654-05:00Hi everybody.
Misty, we used to have medical ins...Hi everybody. <br /><br />Misty, we used to have medical insurance for our sheepdog but it almost seemed like a scam. First there's the yearly cost of the insurance. Then a deductible. Then the coverage provided for each condition is usually well less than the actual cost from the vet. All it did was to spread the cost of vet bills over time. I would never get it again. In the long run, the insurance company makes a profit off of you. <br /><br />(I just posted this on the Jumble blog.) I've been doing the Jumble daily. Some of the words are much more of a struggle for me than others. I can get hints or the answer on UClick though I usually struggle through without them. I don't know how to use this site very well. I don't see the answers or much relevant discussion as on this CW site. It seems much different than this site. The comments seem sterile. What am I missing? Thanks for any feedback.<br /><br />~ Mind how you go.<br /><br />Bill GBill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27121210691651478822018-08-21T22:32:25.888-05:002018-08-21T22:32:25.888-05:00Irish Miss ~
Same here regarding the different use...<b>Irish Miss ~</b><br />Same here regarding the different uses of our living room and den or "family room," as we call it. We spend all our joint time in the latter, which is adjacent to the kitchen and sports our biggest TV and a fireplace. My "office" is right next door, where I have my desk and computer, massage chair, and another small TV (when I don't care to watch what the family wants). I keep a MacBook there too, so I can have two computer screens going - as needed.<br /><br />As for bookshelves, they're all over the place, from the living room to my office to various locales upstairs and in the garage. I have taken to Kindle in my later years, but I haven't the heart to dispose of any book I ever owned...<br /><br />My wife has to go upstairs for a room of her own, but she makes up for it in scale. At the front, opposite the bedrooms, her "gallery" runs the width of our home and holds, among other things, her quilting loom, desk and computer, TV, plus several cases and etageres with her large Disneyana collection of cels, dolls, games, hats, CA & FL park souvenirs, etc etc. <br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57496069036765765582018-08-21T22:26:45.480-05:002018-08-21T22:26:45.480-05:00Ol'Man Keith, thanks for explaining why I was ...Ol'Man Keith, thanks for explaining why I was off today. Irish Miss, thanks for asking about my eyes (the same) and Dusty (bee sting okay). Dusty had an all day teeth cleaning from the vet today ($900--wish we had insurance). Didn't get to eat until he came home at 5pm and frantic for good, but okay now. I'll be back tomorrow.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28162447179043033602018-08-21T21:37:47.084-05:002018-08-21T21:37:47.084-05:00I think Rusty Staub should be in Hof with that lon... I think Rusty Staub should be in Hof with that longevity. He was original on two expansion teams. 2 1/2 decades of excellence. <br />Wasn't I just talking about SPAM(and eggs) yesterday<br />Not to get technical, but Coral Gables is east coast, Naples is West. I suppose a quick dash across Alligator Alley...<br />Speaking of video games..<br />Did anybody else love Mario Bros Movie<br />The Lara's theme scene esp*<br />Thx Paul C, for dropping in. I'm glad Rich likes your work too. I think re. NYT there's a matter of style. I'm certainly used to Latimes..<br /><br />I missed DEDE because I live to solve with as few perps as possible (on early week xws). But Dede Dinah is just typical 50s. IMO, 50s Rock was very creative and original. <br />D4-. Syn for TOADY? Rat Fink<br />L. I recall the RexP folks railing against a constructor, said C saying "Blame Will not, me" and the Rex crowd doing exactly that in spades<br /><br />1a reminds me of Balaam's BUTTE. I love that story having read it when very young on my own. Gave a whole new meaning to HORSE'S_____<br /><br />WC<br /><br />-T Girls town with the adlibs was hilarious<br />"If they were Baptists we could've had the Platters"<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79044820173647234092018-08-21T21:37:21.208-05:002018-08-21T21:37:21.208-05:00Alpha male is no myth. I was married to one. I was...Alpha male is no myth. I was married to one. I was an alpha female, but took a subsidiary role to him. We had a succession of dogs and in them Alpha is no myth. We had a female border collie who backed all the other dogs down, even putting a paw on a subjects head and forcing him down. Then we brought in a German shepherd alpha male and the collie was a simpering female. It was unbelievable to watch her go all girlie after being the boss so long. The German shepherd eventually became too alpha and hurt our dachshund so my husband had him castrated. Suddenly the black lab who had cajones was the alpha male and took over the good dog house. The German shepherd was left outside in an ice storm. Animals on the farm are a microcosm of society.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51997666316002891852018-08-21T21:37:06.356-05:002018-08-21T21:37:06.356-05:00Thanks, all, for putting my mind at rest about tha...Thanks, all, for putting my mind at rest about that song. Yes, I think that Anka song was it. It's not quite what I recall, but close enough I'm probably just remembering a cover of it by some other singer -- I see there were several. And it has been many years since I heard it.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53769870451070879522018-08-21T19:45:19.379-05:002018-08-21T19:45:19.379-05:00Little League Workd Series update:
Puerto Rico-C...Little League Workd Series update: <br />Puerto Rico-Canada game was postponed to Wednesday due to rain. The winner of the Puerto Rico-Canada game will advance to the international semifinal to face the loser of a Japan-South Korea contest.<br />Go Canada!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91222212042991840532018-08-21T19:40:20.582-05:002018-08-21T19:40:20.582-05:00Oh Irish Miss you have described my life so well w...Oh Irish Miss you have described my life so well when I had a house! I’m not sure I gave names to the rooms, but there was the Public Living room where I entertained and my snug retreat. SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73262402847320587462018-08-21T19:13:05.803-05:002018-08-21T19:13:05.803-05:00OMK @ 3:20 ~ Thanks for the heads up on Misty. I w...OMK @ 3:20 ~ Thanks for the heads up on Misty. I wrote this earlier but I guess I answered the phone and forgot to hit publish.<br /><br />Jayce @ 5:35 ~ Yes, I guess we do.<br /><br />I entertain in my living room but I "live" in my den. It's a cozy, warm retreat with custom-made bookshelves, desk, and entertainment center for my TV, DVD player, and Bose system, and another section for my laptop, printer and supplies. Frosting on the cake is a comfy recliner and a great reading lamp. And last but not least, my collection of teddy bears watching over me. 🐻🐼🐨Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8799318974091389902018-08-21T18:55:25.589-05:002018-08-21T18:55:25.589-05:00Husker Gary, SwampCat, Jinx: We had a REC Room in ...<b>Husker Gary, SwampCat, Jinx:</b> We had a REC Room in our house in Maryland in the 1970s. It was where we watched TV on the lower level. That was the last time I ever lived in a single family house. Not sure about changing terminology.<br /><br /><b>Jinx, AnonT, OwenKL, AnonPVX:</b> Wow. Glad you all knew about "Adam Ruins Everything". Adam Conover was on the latest Bill Maher program which is how we learned about him. We don't have cable or satellite TV and we are in a broadcast wasteland in a small town. So, we are at the mercy of what we can find and download on YouTube.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKg-WhduhkksJoqkj9aJEnN7v0mx8yxC" rel="nofollow">Here is where I found and downloaded 68 episodes.</a></b><br /><br />We watched seven last night. They are short!<br /><br /><b>AnonT:</b> Glad you also thought of ALPHA MALE! ALPHA MALE may be a myth for the wolf. But the Silverback Gorilla is physiologically different for being the ALPHA MALE. So, it seems it is not a myth for all species.<br /><br />Glad you are an Alfa Male! I love those little roadsters. I had a similar roadster on loan from a European friend for a few years as I posted about recently. Mostly I ride my bike and take the bus, though!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/toadsmating-1970s/" rel="nofollow">Glad TOADs got such coverage today! Here are some photos I took of TOADs mating when I was a young teen.</a></b><br /><br />From yesterday:<br />Thanks for all of you who contributed to the learning moments about SABOT and SABOTage.<br /><br /><b>CanadianEh:</b> Glad that SABOT/GSN was a Natick for you, too. As I say, I don't like Naticks whether they are on a Monday or on a Saturday. Puzzles should be about creative thinking, not about arcane vocabulary. Obscure cable networks bug me as much as regional store or brand names. OK if fair crosses fill them, though.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89752264284543507742018-08-21T18:51:01.640-05:002018-08-21T18:51:01.640-05:00Ah yes! If the 50s gave us REC room, and the 60s ...Ah yes! If the 50s gave us REC room, and the 60s or thereabouts had Dens, at some point we had “Family Rooms” to avoid the formality of the dreaded Living Room.<br /><br />I live in a apartment with a bedroom and ... that other public room, whatever you want to call it! LOL<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57232429819591072132018-08-21T18:33:14.581-05:002018-08-21T18:33:14.581-05:00I call our living room "the furniture museum&...I call our living room "the furniture museum" because that's where DW's impressive (and uncomfortable) antique collection sits, plus our 1926 Kronic & Bach grand piano that we had restored and equipped with a Pianodisc system. Our family room furniture consists of comfy furniture and a big screen TV. I'm glad I don't have to live in the living room.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53688433794479178552018-08-21T18:02:41.783-05:002018-08-21T18:02:41.783-05:00HG, I agree REC ROOM seems terribly dated. I coul...HG, I agree REC ROOM seems terribly dated. I couldn’t come up with a decade. If you say 50’s. that’s ok with me.<br /><br />It seems to me the usual rooms in houses undergo name changes every so often. Is that a marketing thing? Victorians had parlors in which to entertain guests. My mother’s living room served the same purpose. My kids houses all have “great rooms” which are exactly the same as living rooms used to be. Somewhere in there there were Dens... so you could keep the living room for company.<br />Is a puzzlement...SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40284935654002350182018-08-21T17:42:42.873-05:002018-08-21T17:42:42.873-05:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Paul Coulter, f...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Paul Coulter, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, TTP, for a fine review.<br /><br />Puzzle went pretty easily. A few snags, but OK.<br /><br />Theme was fine. Easily sussed it, for a change.<br /><br />Unknowns: CERA, Egg Cream, BOT, DEDE. Everything else I knew sooner or later.<br /><br />ERTE was simple, now that we have had him almost repeatedly.<br /><br />Volunteered again at ECC today for 2 1/2 hours. Worked my butt (not Butte) off. Again on Thursday, then done until the January Semester. Our Kiwanis Club does this. Our club recently admitted women as members. For about the past 50 years we were male only.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )<br /><br />Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67937920838037494472018-08-21T17:35:12.767-05:002018-08-21T17:35:12.767-05:00Actually, Irish Miss, we do think alike on many th...Actually, Irish Miss, we do think alike on many things. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70341126629482596952018-08-21T17:15:04.715-05:002018-08-21T17:15:04.715-05:00Musings
-Hormel has been here in Fremont for 70 ye...Musings<br />-Hormel has been here in Fremont for 70 years and everyone is curious to see what will happen. We can only hope Costco will help with our tax levy but they are getting Tax Increment Financing<br />-Golf on a perfect day, mowing and edging delayed my entry here <br />-Joann is reducing her DEADHEAD-required flora<br />-Every boy in the world has been on the giving and receiving end of the taunt “What’s the matter? You chicken?”<br />-Isn’t the phrase REC ROOM an artifact of the 50’s?<br />-There’s no MOB I’m willing to fight to save money on anything!<br />-EOE – “We’re hiring” signs are ubiquitous here in Eastern Nebraska<br />-My inept fingers produce TOADY too often when TODAY is intended<br />-Stowing carry-on luggage sure beats the inconvenience and expense of checking luggage<br />-Gotta run for a H.S. softball game!<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51223446072061301542018-08-21T15:33:48.091-05:002018-08-21T15:33:48.091-05:00OKL - I can't help with your musical question....OKL - I can't help with your musical question... Paul Anka and Mel Torme would not me know to me outside of Crosswords and <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIX08eNiz4Q" rel="nofollow">MST3K's Girl's Town</a></b>. Yep, I'm a moron. <br /><br />Nice Prose @the J_joint. Though, unlike Swamp, I do feel like an interloper [maybe later I'll play].<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82750205753066958152018-08-21T15:20:29.599-05:002018-08-21T15:20:29.599-05:00Irish Miss ~
Misty says she may not be on the Xwd...<b>Irish Miss ~<br /><br />Misty</b> says she may not be on the Xwd corner today. She has a big luncheon to prepare.<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8914845662338106882018-08-21T15:18:07.908-05:002018-08-21T15:18:07.908-05:00Oh, I get it!
This was the Xwd meant for Monday. ...Oh, I get it!<br />This was the Xwd meant for Monday. The eds must have mixed them up. <br /><br /><i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b> <br />Thank you, Mr. <b>C.</b>!<br /><br />I enjoyed the SPAM/BOT cluing. <br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br /><br />____________<br />Diagonal Report:</b> Two, one on each side.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58825794411717339332018-08-21T15:12:45.184-05:002018-08-21T15:12:45.184-05:00Did I mention I even did the Jumble? I feel like a...Did I mention I even did the Jumble? I feel like an intruder on that site if I don’t!<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22530331322715637632018-08-21T15:11:24.927-05:002018-08-21T15:11:24.927-05:00I was reading Anon-T's link. That's my st...I was reading Anon-T's link. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1508285710975227532018-08-21T15:11:01.551-05:002018-08-21T15:11:01.551-05:00Owen, I loved your poem at the J- site!!
Owen, I loved your poem at the J- site!!<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.com