tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4517568745948890837..comments2024-03-28T10:59:16.089-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday August 25, 2010 Michael J. DoranZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40649746353510439612010-08-25T23:31:36.261-05:002010-08-25T23:31:36.261-05:00Dennis, The Bar-L did say it was for ladies and t...Dennis, The Bar-L did say it was for ladies and their friends. You're one of the most friendly guys I know.<br /><br />Jeannie, Sorry to hear about your sick friend. It doesn't bother me at all when you talk about it. I do appreciate your concern. In case anyone else might have misunderstood, I know that "what looms up ahead" is just a figure of speech. Nothing is looming for me except some ongoing treatment that is not fun, but doable.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82853570903844016962010-08-25T23:12:58.649-05:002010-08-25T23:12:58.649-05:00Couldn't get around to the puzzle again today....Couldn't get around to the puzzle again today. For now, I'll probably have to settle for an occasional entry on this blog, at least until things at school settle down a bit. I'll read posts and post entries as I find time. Best to everyone in the meantime.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62737373065552660682010-08-25T23:12:53.454-05:002010-08-25T23:12:53.454-05:00Nice to see some old faces back to visit here toda...Nice to see some old faces back to visit here today. Don't be strangers!<br /><br />Jeannie, <br />I admire your tenacity in caring for your friends. It's not easy dealing with that with people you are close to.<br /><br />I don't really darn any more, but I have a beautiful lacquered darning egg inherited from my mother and grandmother. It's not heavy, so I think it's made of wood.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28399949851012470672010-08-25T22:56:28.351-05:002010-08-25T22:56:28.351-05:00Jeannie, You have certainly been through a lot thi...Jeannie, You have certainly been through a lot this year but I pray that you will be able to comfort and encourage these suffering friends.<br /><br />Melissa, re. Luke. He was not one of the Apostles. He was a gentile convert, probably by Paul since he travelled with Paul on some of his journeys.<br /><br />After reading about the temperatures in Afghanastan, I thought the climate might explain the on-going, never ending unrest in the country.<br /> DotDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347633214589201876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87285418168013034962010-08-25T22:54:50.411-05:002010-08-25T22:54:50.411-05:00Lolita, you will be fine, because you understand. ...Lolita, you will be fine, because you understand. Some nice fun today gang thank you, I am way too busy and it helps to laugh. Lois best wishes for all things. Aimee, good to see you; it is great when our comers and goers stop by.<br /> sleep well allLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4028746531368838582010-08-25T22:54:46.195-05:002010-08-25T22:54:46.195-05:00One of my sisters still darns her socks. My fathe...One of my sisters still darns her socks. My father used to darn his too.<br /><br />Jeannie, my thoughts are with you. You're such a giving person! And I'm sure both your friends appreciate you being there immensely! <br /><br />Lois, I hope your treatment went okay today... I hope we get an update tomorrow.<br /><br />I do the crosswords because I'm enjoying the challenge. It's also really increased my confidence and I learn such interesting things fromt he puzzles and the blog. I think it's even helped me think more clearly and focused. <br /><br />Of course, seeing the puzzle on the corner of my desk, with the name of any of my favorite constructors on it, and knowing there will be some juicy discussions on the blog about it - can definitely a distraction at work some days!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74599933118172821032010-08-25T22:30:43.845-05:002010-08-25T22:30:43.845-05:00Finally, some time to sit and catch up with the bl...Finally, some time to sit and catch up with the blog -- long day.<br /><br />Clear Ayes, while the L-Bar certainly looks like a target-rich environment, I think I'll pass. I'm making a conscious effort to keep my lesbian tendencies in check.<br /><br />For you guys suffering with the heat, I can empathize; we've finally come out of our heat wave, and I won't rub it in by telling you what the weather's like here now.<br /><br />erieruth, as to why I do crosswords, there's several reasons: First, I'm extremely competitive and like any kind of challenge, whether it's with someone else, something else or myself. Second, I truly believe that the mental stimulation helps to delay the inevitable deterioration that occurs as we age. Third, this is an outstanding group and I'm happy to be part of it. And fourth, I absolutely love doing them; a most enjoyable way to start the day, regardless of whether they're great or just ok. And I truly appreciate the effort the constructors put in to create these diversions for us.<br /><br />Melissa Bee, Lois, I hope everything's ok - missed your inputs today.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74162722656007888502010-08-25T22:24:09.649-05:002010-08-25T22:24:09.649-05:00Jeannie -
Sorry for your ordeal. Stay strong, my...Jeannie -<br /><br />Sorry for your ordeal. Stay strong, my friend.<br /><br />Lois -<br /><br />Hope you are in fine fettle soon.<br /><br /><br />I do crosswords for the enjoyment. Really nothing more to it than that.<br /><br />The most intensely preposition-ended sentence I ever heard requires a set-up. A dad would read to his son every night at bed time. One night he decided to take advantage of the quite time after the boy fell asleep to catch up on his own reading, so he brought along a book of his own.<br /><br />The little guy looked at him and asked, "Dad, what did you bring that book that I'm not going to be read to out of up for?"<br /><br />Night, all,<br />JzB the GRAY ERA trombonistJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37514624007554832782010-08-25T22:13:07.341-05:002010-08-25T22:13:07.341-05:00Bill G. I have loaned my book about Truman so I d...Bill G. I have loaned my book about Truman so I didn't have the reference in hand to go by. I did look up the title to be sure, and the cover of the book has Harry S. Truman with a period after the S. However, a couple of the other sites in Google have Harry S Truman with no period. <br /><br />I don't think he had a middle name, but it is interesting to find the listing done both ways, especially the paper back sold by Amazon.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70875758045736612232010-08-25T22:05:51.003-05:002010-08-25T22:05:51.003-05:00I am at Mary and John's abode. It is really a...I am at Mary and John's abode. It is really a feat for me as I wasn't prepared to see John in the state he is in. I saw him a couple of weeks ago and he took me 2 out of 3 cribbage games. Today, he didn't even want to play. I am amazed at how soon when you are determined "terminal" you go. I actually laid down with him and rubbed his back. Nothing sexual here, but it made him feel better, and gave Mary a break. My heart is breaking. Weird thing....we wrote his "obit" tonight...his sentences of life. He told us what to write.<br /><br />Tomorrow is another day. Lois, I hope you "came" out well.<br /><br />CA, I am truly sorry that you are reliving this crap via me as I know what you are going through and what looms up ahead. My thoughts are with you.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2093692529886913522010-08-25T21:27:21.959-05:002010-08-25T21:27:21.959-05:00When Barbara and I visited some Internet friends i...When Barbara and I visited some Internet friends in Maine, we borrowed their car and headed up the coast from Portland. We were surprised to find we could drive to the pretty coast here and there but we couldn't drive along the coast as you can up US 1 in California. Or maybe you can but we weren't in the right places. <br /><br />I agree with erieruth about crosswords and relaxation. That's why I don't worry about my time and have turned the online clocks off. I like doing them online at the LA Times and with Across Lite. I enjoy the LAT red letters late in the week but I find the black triangles in Across Lite annoying.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31986704702224986442010-08-25T21:10:51.817-05:002010-08-25T21:10:51.817-05:00MAinaic: sorry we missed you. Seeing Bar Harbor a...MAinaic: sorry we missed you. Seeing Bar Harbor again made me really appreciate the beautiful Maine coast. It is something I miss in LA. <br /><br />What Jayce said about doing the crossword puzzle. I have been doing them for years, but this blog has really improved my ability. Plus I enjoy the company of the people here.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58104578278525610022010-08-25T20:36:45.841-05:002010-08-25T20:36:45.841-05:00Mainiac - Interesting story. What ship was he on?...Mainiac - Interesting story. What ship was he on? Sounds like it might have been a carrier.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8393785554526090932010-08-25T20:31:22.375-05:002010-08-25T20:31:22.375-05:00Spitzboov, Thanks for the Notes on Darning. I'...Spitzboov, Thanks for the Notes on Darning. I've ended up with my grandfathers buttons and brass and it reminded me that I have had to explain to my boys the way he was required to dress. Very different than today's Navy. His license plate hangs on the stairway wall: USNA 34 when he graduated. I'm trying to track down some of the history he had in his basement. He was a Commander of Repairs and had a piece of the meatball the Kamikaze was carrying when he hit the ship going down through three decks. <br /><br />Tonight at Karate we worked on the defense of the "Haymaker". I was thinking very timely considering the crossword of the day except I was the one throwing it! Very easy to defend.Mainiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309166830135512171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90290045141364310352010-08-25T20:18:12.366-05:002010-08-25T20:18:12.366-05:00Gunghy & Jayce - Thanks - I totally agree ... ...Gunghy & Jayce - Thanks - I totally agree ... although I'm not competitive - I find working the xwords relaxing, fun, and frustrating!!! I was sent to this blog one day when I was super frustrated and I've been reading it daily ever since!! <br /><br />I think there must be a crossword gene in some of us!!!erieruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454506702599316503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46207372874059002252010-08-25T20:09:01.010-05:002010-08-25T20:09:01.010-05:00Anon@7:34, I originally heard the joke as an Irish...Anon@7:34, I originally heard the joke as an Irishman who just moved from Dublin and goes into a New York pub, orders three pints of Guinness, etc.... Just because it was published in the Readers Digest as a "cowboy" joke and was repeated by Anon@9:27 doesn't make it a coincidence, or any less amusing. 9:27 never said he made the joke up himself.Jokemeisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-335578851339528982010-08-25T19:34:47.393-05:002010-08-25T19:34:47.393-05:00A coincidence reading same funny joke by anon 9:27...A coincidence reading same funny joke by anon 9:27 this pm from a back issue of Reader's Digest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23796174372704740942010-08-25T19:21:19.272-05:002010-08-25T19:21:19.272-05:0072 here this afternoon with that nice sea breeze. ...72 here this afternoon with that nice sea breeze. Made for a pleasant bike ride. <br /><br />Chickie are you sure that biography was titled Harry S. Truman? I had heard that he didn't have a middle name and just used the letter S without a period since it wasn't an abbreviation, but I may have misremembered.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88567985638842465752010-08-25T19:09:50.917-05:002010-08-25T19:09:50.917-05:00It's 95 at 5 in the shade.Loved the poem, CA. ...It's 95 at 5 in the shade.Loved the poem, CA. S.S.'s poetry was also a hit with my students, and I have to say I'd laugh right along with them.Many books were "borrowed" and never returned.<br /><br />Carol, I love it that your beautiful flower never wilts.It saddens me that my pink crape myrtle is beginning to fade.....<br /><br />Bill, that was a hilarious Truman story.<br /><br />I'm so hoping that Lois has had 2 or 3 milk shakes by now, and that her procedure went well.<br /><br />Had to laugh Garlic Gal about your darning egg. When my girls found mine, they used them as microphones. In H.S. we had to darn socks after church EVERY week, and by my Senior year my socks were a mess,and I was really tired of it. Like Chickie, I don't darn socks EVER, but I do use the darning "skill" to mend other things.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83010915108426333112010-08-25T18:40:51.309-05:002010-08-25T18:40:51.309-05:00For the sock darners: I "darn" them too ...For the sock darners: I "darn" them too as in "Darn! A hole! Well I guess I`ll throw <i>that</i> one out!" <br />Chickie and Garlic Gal: you both must have the patience of a Saint!<br /><br />"Sonnez les matines"<br />(Morning bells are ringing.)<br />Became "Sit on my aunt Tina."<br /><br />Melissa B: Fun job.<br /><br />Reading Piccoult`s "House Rules."<br />I now know why I do some of the things I do and why seemingly inconsequential things worry the "kerflooey" out of me. It`s about Asperger`s Syndrome and I seem to have a lot of the characteristics... Fascinating book!ARBAONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91155885446763954212010-08-25T18:40:43.852-05:002010-08-25T18:40:43.852-05:002 notes on 'darning'
My mother had a darn...2 notes on 'darning'<br /><br />My mother had a darning egg made of a natural stone. Very smooth.<br /><br />Traditionally sailor were given part of Wednesdays off when conditions permitted to attend to personal matters, particularly sewing and repair of clothing. It was called 'rope yarn Sunday'. Herewith:<br /><br />ROPE YARN SUNDAY <br />On the day the tailor boarded a sailing ship in port, the crew knocked off early, broke out rope yarn and mended clothes and hammocks. One afternoon per week at sea, usually a Wednesday, was reserved for mending. Since it was an afternoon for rest from the usual chores, much like Sunday, it was dubbed "rope yarn Sunday."<br /><br />The Navy adhered to the custom up to the years immediately after World War II; men used Wednesday afternoon for personal errands like picking up their laundry and getting haircuts. Of course they paid back the time by working a half-day on Saturdays.<br /><br />Today, uniforms require less attention so rope yarn Sunday has been turned to other purposes; mainly early liberty or a time for catching up on sleep. Some, however, still adhere to tradition and break out the ditty bag for an afternoon of uniform PMS [Preventative Maintenance Schedule].Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78055125381416553182010-08-25T18:00:25.560-05:002010-08-25T18:00:25.560-05:00Garlic Gal and Arbaon, My father made me a beautif...Garlic Gal and Arbaon, My father made me a beautiful bird's eye maple darning egg. He loved doing woodworking and had an old fashioned turning lathe. Besides being a beautiful piece of sculpture that graces my sewing room I do darn socks and other items such as linens that have a worn place or small hole. <br /><br />It is a soothing passtime and rewarding when the work is done. Rather like knitting or crocheting. <br /><br />My High School sewing teacher had one day a week where we didn't sew on our garments, but did darning, button holes, hemstitching, and other hand work tasks. Learning those tasks has been very useful over the years.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6129971401987894782010-08-25T17:56:13.030-05:002010-08-25T17:56:13.030-05:00According to a daily, well-used crossword dictiona...According to a daily, well-used crossword dictionary. a bygone French coin was called a sou. A word for a French coin is called a ecu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38155443965341405612010-08-25T17:54:39.135-05:002010-08-25T17:54:39.135-05:00Holding steady at 105 at almost 4 PM. I hope Gungh...Holding steady at 105 at almost 4 PM. I hope Gunghy is right and our weather will cool considerably by the weekend...PHEW!<br /><br />eirieruth, I started doing puzzles in our local paper about two and a half years ago. I found this blog when I was stumped on a fill.<br /><br />Since then, I've switched to cruciverb's LAT on-line version, because it shows up here around 7 PM the previous night. It is my "zone-out" relax time.<br /><br />Just as much as I enjoy the puzzles, I enjoy reading the opinions of the people on this blog. Funny, informative and friendly, the people here are terrific.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39680581377919239902010-08-25T17:45:34.434-05:002010-08-25T17:45:34.434-05:00Hello again!
@Jayce- We are considered the tail ...Hello again!<br /><br />@Jayce- We are considered the tail end of Silicon Valley...the end of the line for Santa Clara County. Any further and one would end up in (oh dear!) San Benito County! I think of us as being a part of the Bay Area. <br /> <br />@ARBAON Believe it or not, my 25 y.o. daughter darns her socks! She came across my MIL's old wooden darning egg years ago and became quite fascinated with the whole process. Go figure.<br /><br />It's a balmy 92 here. Time for a tall, cool, gin and tonic, I do believe!GarlicGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311111741227061537noreply@blogger.com