tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4497791775364665870..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday May 22, 2009 Mike PelusoZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88094988370954254512009-05-23T10:20:55.336-05:002009-05-23T10:20:55.336-05:00@tarrajo Fun comment. I think lois might just seco...@tarrajo Fun comment. I think lois might just second that opinion, LOL!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72266283988364815952009-05-22T23:30:48.835-05:002009-05-22T23:30:48.835-05:00It is like tasting a wine, before you gulp, take i...It is like tasting a wine, before you gulp, take it slowly, let it roll around in your mouth, savor the flavor. Lemonade, I can only second your opinion. Lois?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58959336189555782122009-05-22T22:58:51.333-05:002009-05-22T22:58:51.333-05:00I am pleased if anyone enjoyed the didgideroo vide...I am pleased if anyone enjoyed the didgideroo video link, and I want to clarify my comment about people not reading comments. I understand about timing, and was not focusing on duplication, as much as on how much good information is presented which seems to be ignored at times. How I became a "blogger" (heaven forfend!) is a product of all the great things you all do for my mind. There are so many occasions when my mind will not wrap around a clue and answer, even though I know by the perps, what the answer is. Then, boom, I am given an immediate eye opener, like with KNEE/LAP. I am encouraging you all to slow down and read what the comments say. It is like tasting a wine, before you gulp, take it slowly, let it roll around in your mouth, savor the flavor. As far as duplicates, if they are within 30 minutes of each other, NBD, but when they are hours apart, someone is not tryingLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80434604618424174862009-05-22T22:13:22.399-05:002009-05-22T22:13:22.399-05:00@Dennis, I am really happy to see you post again t...@Dennis, I am really happy to see you post again this evening as I thought you might really had suffered a malady. Now I can go back to limbering up and practice blowing my didjeridu with a clear conscience. Whew...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41477368314633459602009-05-22T21:30:05.255-05:002009-05-22T21:30:05.255-05:00CA, I loved the music from A Man and a Woman, very...CA, I loved the music from <I>A Man and a Woman</I>, very soothing. Isn't it funny that it was a shocking movie in 1966? About a year later, <I>Hair</I>opened and shocked everyone.Besides the nudity, it had a racially integrated cast! Bob's dear father would not let us play our new album at his house on Christmas. LOL!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25232395458307851932009-05-22T20:24:11.623-05:002009-05-22T20:24:11.623-05:00Elissa,
It's on the river. If you access that goo...Elissa,<br />It's on the river. If you access that google satellite view you can see it, looks like a ship-shaped island hooked onto the bank by a footbridge.<br /><br />Lemonade,<br />I watched several of the didgeridoo videos and thought the funky one was different and interesting.<br /><br />Kitty B and Linda,<br />We went through the same thing with my mother-in-law. She was having hallucinations for a long time and refusing sustenance. We had to cover the wall mirror in her room because she kept seeing someone in there.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53564665350852943602009-05-22T20:14:17.289-05:002009-05-22T20:14:17.289-05:00My heavens! Stephen Kent is VERY impressive. I rea...My heavens! Stephen Kent is VERY impressive. I really needed a good laugh this evening. I was gonna go for a kazoo, but what the hay- get me a didjeridu!!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52605088858499536552009-05-22T20:03:41.946-05:002009-05-22T20:03:41.946-05:00@elissa (and many others too numerous to list) Thi...@elissa (and many others too numerous to list) This problem with remembering is widely recognized as the CRS syndrome -- CAN'T REMEMBER S--T! Have to write down everything or it just goes away.<br /><br />@kittyb I'll share a boat with you anytime! I made a rust belt comment earlier in my first post (I think, or was it the second? Oh well, CRS!)Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21402134912070692012009-05-22T19:26:15.829-05:002009-05-22T19:26:15.829-05:00kittyb: We went through this 4 years ago with my h...kittyb: We went through this 4 years ago with my husband`s mother. We had a counselor to tell us that not eating or drinking isn`t unusual. When a person can`t control any other part of his/her life, they <I>can </I> control whether or not they eat. She would get very angry at her son and say, "I can`t eat...it makes me sick!." She would even gag on water and that led to them giving her "thickened" water which she <B>really </B> refused. Being dehydrated led to terrifying hallucinations that she would get so upset and angry with us about ,because we did not see the things she saw. <br />My heart goes out to you. My Dad fell off a ladder while cleaning his gutters (at 82) and the paramedics said he was probably dead before he hit the ground, from heart failure. I`ve decided that that`s the way I want to go...quickly and "'cleanly".Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67127783143182416732009-05-22T19:24:57.520-05:002009-05-22T19:24:57.520-05:00Crockett, You're absolutely right about the th...Crockett, You're absolutely right about the theme from A Man & A Woman. Even now I can hum it, although I haven't heard it for 40 years..."Da da da dadadada" On second thought, let's go with <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfc4NPNMFro&feature=related" REL="nofollow">the real thing</A>. And, while we're at it, how about a little bit of <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNwkjyDwzTE&feature=related" REL="nofollow">The Umbrellas of Cherbourg</A>? Some of you may like this sappy romantic walk down memory lane...others (Jazzbumpa?) not so much. <br /><br />Melissa bee, LOL, I remember our "genis" conversation a while back.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67089002538088069552009-05-22T19:12:03.237-05:002009-05-22T19:12:03.237-05:00Barb B, thank you for asking about my new avatar. ...Barb B, thank you for asking about my new avatar. I meant to comment on it earlier, but it's been one of those days.<br /><br />I have 17 nieces and nephews. This is a picture of my youngest niece (and God-daughter), who is being lifted by her friends during one of the school proms. I hope my mother will be well enough to go with me to Indiana next weekend, to be present for this young woman's high school graduation. She actually completed high school last December, and has finished a semester in college. Her school holds commencement just once a year, and I'm glad she's planning to attend. I have another prom picture of her, from last year's prom that I want to post, just as soon as I find it. She's a beauty!<br /><br />Crockett, I am so relieved that you had difficulty with 'do to do' for SCALE. It's a 'misery loves company' sort of response. Thanks!<br /><br />Lemonade, I SWEAR that I read the comments and saw something about the Rust Belt there, but I can't find the comment now. It led me to post this: <br />There is also another definition for <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_Belt" REL="nofollow">Rust Belt.</A> To paraphrase Wiki: it's an area from the western shores of Lake Michigan, along the Great Lakes eastward to New Jersey, including most of Michigan, where the heavy industry and manufacturing sector of the USA economy was located. the term 'Rust Belt' signified the collapse of the steel industry and restructuring of industry, complete with the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs across the entire area.<br /><br />Jimbo, you've made such progress, don't let this set you back. I loved your comment! :-)<br /><br />Dennis, thanks for the info on 'tastevin.' I knew it had a name, but couldn't think how to surf for it.<br /><br />Melissa bee, I second your comment about Ed Harris!<br /><br />Thanks, WM. Mom wouldn't eat these past two days, so I went to visit today to see if I could break that trend. She's really weak, and I think we need to resume physical therapy, and encourage her to eat many small meals through out the day. It's awful to watch such a vibrant woman fail.KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62829341268475124102009-05-22T19:07:15.809-05:002009-05-22T19:07:15.809-05:00See how quickly I forget things?See how quickly I forget things?Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701988102596918673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69823364255301666982009-05-22T19:02:30.421-05:002009-05-22T19:02:30.421-05:00Elissa, I think you got the wrong guy; Lemonade wa...Elissa, I think you got the wrong guy; Lemonade was commenting on the duplicate posts.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80133890326359526872009-05-22T18:55:08.929-05:002009-05-22T18:55:08.929-05:00Kazie: A chocolate museum! I'm there.
Dennis: I...Kazie: A chocolate museum! I'm there.<br /><br />Dennis: Is defense of some redundant posts - timing is everything. Sometimes I'll read all the posts, start typing my post and by the time I publish it another 10 posts have been published. Sometimes it is tough to read every post thoroughly, especially when the posts are really long and you might skim and miss something. And sometimes, being older, by the time I get to the bottom of all the posts I forget that I read it here. (My husband often reminds me that I'm repeating myself.)Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701988102596918673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-123695825197402432009-05-22T18:15:19.790-05:002009-05-22T18:15:19.790-05:00According to Dolly, the hair is fake, the boobs ar...According to Dolly, the hair is fake, the boobs are real.<br /><br />DoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33469112511229029752009-05-22T17:55:30.456-05:002009-05-22T17:55:30.456-05:00Crockett1947:
Touche.
From another west coaster.
...Crockett1947:<br /><br />Touche.<br />From another west coaster.<br />GeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87953114146114667172009-05-22T17:35:47.827-05:002009-05-22T17:35:47.827-05:00Well, well, well, lots of trouble today. Did fina...Well, well, well, lots of trouble today. Did finally complete with some red letter help. Had no idea what the law degree was even though I have an attorney husband.<br /><br />Yes, CC, keys are isles. Definition:<br /><br />A low offshore island or reef, especially in the Gulf of Mexico; a cay.<br /><br />I think I looked that one up when we traveled there. But I of course was looking for the key that opens the door so was stumped.<br /><br />Lots of good answers today, KNEE, SPADE, AFLAC, ODOR to name a few. Cannot believe I was stumped by TEE. However, in my defense I have one in driver's ed just waiting to take his permit test on Tuesday, so I am in that mindset. I did get the "lers" theme, but didn't put together that you take that out to get a commonly known pair.<br /><br />I was incredibly annoyed that I knew Gary Senise, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Kathleen Quindlen, but still couldn't figure out the co-star in Apollo 13. I never remember that many actors in one movie. Of course I finally figured it out when I got enough of the perps.<br /><br />As for Dolly's boobs being natural, no they are not. However, she does claim they are hers - "Bought and paid for." She apparently suffers excruciating back pain from them.<br /><br />Beautiful weekend forecast here and I for one am very excited to be home and relaxing. Have a good weekend everyone.KQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265126111013180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61206736322364277452009-05-22T16:42:29.844-05:002009-05-22T16:42:29.844-05:00@jazzbumpa See C.C.'s discussion. for Julio/Me...@jazzbumpa See C.C.'s discussion. for Julio/Mes. 13D<br /><br />I know that I sometimes duplicate others' responses, but in my first post of the day, if I've made a good explanation, I won't go back and delete it. For us west coasters, lots of discussion has happened before we get here, and if we didn't chime in, there wouldn't be much point in being here at all. So, if my explanations are dupes of other posts, mea culpa.<br /><br />@clearayes Loved the music from Man & a Woman.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35057359545156418612009-05-22T16:34:24.594-05:002009-05-22T16:34:24.594-05:00Dennis: "in depth" is exactly what I'm talkin' ab...Dennis: "in depth" is exactly what I'm talkin' about! Practice makes perfect and perfect practice makes one even better.<br /><br />I love putting 'accent' on a man of war. There's just something about a man in uniform -so irresistable!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59586685798713709692009-05-22T16:24:28.128-05:002009-05-22T16:24:28.128-05:00Dennis, I always love a morning started off with a...Dennis, I always love a morning started off with a Grouchoism. Thanks.<br /><br />Jazzbumpa, You are right on the money with Catherine Deneuve. She was and is gorgeous. I have to disagree about <I>The Umbrellas of Cherbourg</I> though. Of course, I was only 22 when it first came out and I thought the story was was sooooo sad and romantic. The sets were surprising and the songs were lyrical, although nobody ever said Catherine Deneuve was a singer. It was nominated for lots of awards and won at the Cannes Film Festival. <br /><br />Americans were shocked and fascinated by U. of C. and A Man and A Woman and the frank depiction of sexual relationships between people who weren't married, or weren't married to each other.<br /><br />It's true they seem old fashioned now, but in their time, they were real eye openers and very hot. Oh yes :o) IMHO and IIRCClear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56962421066264545952009-05-22T15:44:05.733-05:002009-05-22T15:44:05.733-05:0022:19 today. It took a while to get the theme, but...<B>22:19 today.</B> It took a while to get the theme, but it really did help fill in the vast sea of white spaces once I did. Still not too sure what <B>LERS</B> in the midst of all the theme entries really means. SANDLER and RUSTLER are OK, but MINGLER and NESTLER? Seems a bit gimmicky to me.<br /><br />Otherwise, an excellent puzzle with lots of really, really clever cluing. I laughed out loud when I finally got the answer to "Do to do". ADOLF, STASI, and AIMEE were my primary unknowns (again, the names are my weak point).<br /><br />I, too, have a <B>tastevin</B>, which I've owned for years and years (I did a lot of wine stuff back in the early seventies--not so much anymore, though I do enjoy a bottle of wine with dinner each and every night).<br /><br />Food Network did an episode on MSG on their <B>Food Detectives</B> program. The bottom line was that MSG is not as bad as most people assume it to be (though heart patients should, of course, avoid the sodium), and, interestingly, most people in their test sample couldn't really tell the difference between a Chinese dish prepared with MSG and one without! (Sample was only about 50 people, however.)embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18710019600073921092009-05-22T15:24:09.043-05:002009-05-22T15:24:09.043-05:00Could somebody please explain Julio Mes? I google...Could somebody please explain Julio Mes? I googled and found <A HREF="http://img.hipersonica.com/2008/05/sigur%20ros.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A>. Really!Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2497542164218451352009-05-22T14:57:56.232-05:002009-05-22T14:57:56.232-05:00Tough puzzle today, and really, really good. Ha...Tough puzzle today, and really, really good. Hats off to Mr. Peluso. Great theme, clever clues. Fav was "social butterfly." <br /><br />Took a long time to get any traction on this one. <br />Went to IMDB for the actors. I was certain <A HREF="http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/images/photograph/large/im00019.jpg" REL="nofollow">Catherine Deneuve</A> (serious candidate for the most beautiful woman EVAH) was in <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061138/" REL="nofollow">aM&aW</A>. Just shows how one can be 100% certain and 100% wrong, all at the same time. It took me hours to realize I was thinking of <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058450/" REL="nofollow">Umbrellas of Cherbourg</A>. Two movies from long ago, and IIRC, both were ghastly.<br /><br />Had WANE in 5D, which put an A in 15A, so Adolf was easy, since I already had 8&9D. One of my better mistakes. <br /><br />The only clue I didn't like was 35D. "Start of" and "end of" clues for pre- and suffixes strike me as being somehow phony. It was especially striking today, with the other "end of" clues meaning what they said. OTOH, what else can you do with "genic?"<br /><br />Saw quite a few lady bugs in the yard today, and <A HREF="http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef611.asp" REL="nofollow">carpenter bees</A> for the first time ever, but no scarabs.<br /><br />Also did the commuter puzzle, because it was there. Very bland plug and chug - third rate next to the LAT. "All comparisons are invidious." (Great quote that I don't know who to attribute to.)Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15259477854937459012009-05-22T14:37:55.128-05:002009-05-22T14:37:55.128-05:00Morning all...first off thank you all so much for ...Morning all...first off thank you all so much for your concern. She is still in the ER observation out at Stanford, though much recovered. Waiting for a call from a Dr. out there. diagnosis: Severe and dangerous dehydration. And this from a perfectly sane woman who argues with her caregiver and famliy about how much water she drinks! :oP<br /><br />KittyB...positive thoughts to you also.<br /><br />On the puzzle...first fill ERTE because of C.C.'s explanation a bit ago...Dennis...you get to eat worms on this. <br /><br />Since I was rather unfocused today I went round and round and round. I came here to check that a few things were correct before proceeding and eventual got it all. ARUM, MEDGAR, ELIHU, ICEE, REBUS( also my fovorite Scottish Detective) and a number of others were easy but it took a good long while to get all the little boxes filled in.<br /><br />I actually have a Tastevin that is quite nice with different sized "dimples" for the red side and white side...it was given to us at a wine tasting in Beaune, FR.<br /><br />Maria..a Sommelier is more a wine expert and the person in charge of ordering, caring for, selecting and serving the wines in a restaurant. He is also a connisseur, the reverse isn't always true.<br /><br />Lovely day here...hoping to go bottle some wine in the Livermore Valley at the cellar of a winemaker friend this weekend. <br /><br />Happy Memorial Day to everyone.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36181298715679437952009-05-22T14:33:30.935-05:002009-05-22T14:33:30.935-05:00You silly people, here I go off to work and what d...You silly people, here I go off to work and what do I find when I get back, but a discussion of aboriginal musical instruments. I believe culturally, it the man who blows the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weMVogGRG3Q" REL="nofollow">DIDGERIDOO</A>, clearly more than mouthful. Tarrajo, I would say that having to deal with an instrument that big might be what injured your hip. Size really does matter. Melissa Bee, good to see you back in the fray. <br /><br />WM, you know all my prayers are with you and your mother, and if there is anything we can do, let us know. You know my background, but I also know a little bit about a lot. <br /><br />Why do people not read the posts? I appreciate all of you educating me about the KNEE/LAP continuum, but once is probably all it takes. There is much really good information here from our own PEANUT GALLERY, but I have a strong sense people are really not reading the comments.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.com