tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4743402522385251528..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, February 21, 2011 Angela Olson Halsted and Doug PetersonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89421017276933945062011-02-21T23:57:56.512-06:002011-02-21T23:57:56.512-06:00Gunghy:
I am laughing at your conversion chart, e...Gunghy:<br /><br />I am laughing at your conversion chart, especially the last line! Well done!<br /><br />And in case you all want to know, the weather is lovely here in the Scottsdale-Phoenix-Mesa, etc. area, 61 degrees today. No sand on the beach but beautiful, clear, sunny skies.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61716899025162817452011-02-21T23:22:46.650-06:002011-02-21T23:22:46.650-06:00Sorry I'm chiming in late here, folks. Thanks ...Sorry I'm chiming in late here, folks. Thanks to Argyle for the write-up and to the rest of you for your comments.<br /><br />I usually construct Saturdays for Rich, so it's nice to show up on an easier day for a change.Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6293666792744568672011-02-21T22:53:30.185-06:002011-02-21T22:53:30.185-06:00Tinbeni, yes, there are moments that you can'...Tinbeni, yes, there are moments that you can't describe...you just have to feel them. And what a wonderful thing it is, when they come to you without warning. A toast to you !HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20398318617197010702011-02-21T22:19:53.210-06:002011-02-21T22:19:53.210-06:00Tinbeni, Virginia is a pretty place to live. It ha...Tinbeni, Virginia is a pretty place to live. It has seasons. Spring and fall are beautiful. Winter's OK too. Summer can be a bitch. Don't know about DelMar. I grew up in Falls Church in northern Virginia. I have fond memories of Ocean City, MD but that was as a teenager having fun in the summer, not as a place to live.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81696881084520078452011-02-21T22:09:58.819-06:002011-02-21T22:09:58.819-06:00Songs belong to the publisher, who is not necessar...Songs belong to the publisher, who is not necessarily the writer. Theoretically a remake could be refused, but it does not really ahppen, and the royalties which are paid to the owner of the publishing are a major incentive. If you want to record someone's song you will need to get the ok from the publisher, if you want to play the song during your act, you will pay through ASCAP or BMI. If you own a restaurant and play recorded music you will pay. <br /><br />Dennis, the weather is perfection 65 at night 80 during the day and dry.<br /><br />Tinman, my regards to you and she in this time. Too many dying, too many funerals.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86567731497911770262011-02-21T21:52:55.072-06:002011-02-21T21:52:55.072-06:00All you fine folks...it's just a slow commute ...All you fine folks...it's just a slow commute in a big car. I take my time and if I am late WTF...<br /><br />Tinbeni, I can really appreciate your toasts at night. No worries here. Although I can find beauty in the snow it really is getting old. I so much want to get my hands in the dirt and bring our MN beauty to your sights. I am finally gonna spring for a digital camera with my minimal tax return to share with you'all. Hi, WH.<br /><br />Enough of troll hoggin' they are not worth it.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23705536496512736492011-02-21T21:52:43.349-06:002011-02-21T21:52:43.349-06:00HeartRx
I'm sure the sound of the ssssssshhhhi...HeartRx<br />I'm sure the sound of the ssssssshhhhing as you ski through the pine trees is a beautiful moment.<br /><br />It is why I love to walk on the beach in the early morning.<br />No one else is there ... and the lapping of the gentle waves ... well it is my favorite Florida thing.<br /><br />Dennis, too bad about the snow starting to fall again.<br />I remember that photo you posted last year ... and at that time I said to myself "I guess the July/August humidity isn't so bad."<br /><br />Here is the conumdrum ... I may be moving to the DelMarVa area in a few months.<br />The Ocean City, MD area can't be "that-bad." <br /><br />SOOOO ... I'm maxing out my "one-season" weather.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22039440534679464572011-02-21T21:50:26.832-06:002011-02-21T21:50:26.832-06:00Lois, if anyone can reverse someone's 'neg...Lois, if anyone can reverse someone's 'negative thinking', my money's on you.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38015413934148129782011-02-21T21:48:35.219-06:002011-02-21T21:48:35.219-06:00Jeannie's 18 inches made me think of this.
Ch...Jeannie's 18 inches made me think of this.<br /><br />Chicago Temperature Conversion Chart<br /><br />60° F: Arizonans shiver uncontrollably; people in Chicago sunbathe.<br /> <br />50° F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat; people in Chicago plant gardens.<br /><br />40° F: Italian & English cars won't start; people in Chicago drive with the windows down.<br /> <br />32° F: Distilled water freezes; Lake Michigan's water gets thicker.<br /> <br />20° F: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats; people in Chicago throw on a flannel shirt.<br /> <br />15° F: New York landlords finally turn up the heat; people in Chicago have the last cookout before it gets cold.<br /><br />0° F: All the people in Phoenix die. Chicagoans close the windows.<br /><br />-10° F: Californians fly away to Mexico. The Girl Scouts in Chicago are selling cookies door to door.<br /> <br />-25° F: Hollywood disintegrates; people in Chicago get out their winter coats.<br /> <br />-40° F: Washington DC runs out of hot air; people in Chicago let the dogs sleep indoors.<br /> <br />-100° F: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Chicagoans get frustrated because they can't start 'da car.'<br /> <br />-460° F: All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale); people in Chicago start saying, 'Cold 'nuff for ya?'<br /> <br />-500° F: Hell freezes over. The Cubs win the World SeriesGunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52261909520237012212011-02-21T21:39:56.958-06:002011-02-21T21:39:56.958-06:00Tinbeni - Your gal-pal is fortunate to have you......Tinbeni - Your gal-pal is fortunate to have you...please tell her another *stranger* is thinking of her and sending good thoughts of comforterieruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454506702599316503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9658696779702044392011-02-21T21:35:38.209-06:002011-02-21T21:35:38.209-06:00I would like to thank everyone for remembering ...I would like to thank everyone for remembering 'National Feed the Troll Day'!<br /><br />I'm stuffed...<br /><br />Have a pleasant evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35291968852284590872011-02-21T21:26:03.316-06:002011-02-21T21:26:03.316-06:00Amen, Dudley! Some of the best times of my life i...Amen, Dudley! Some of the best times of my life include polka and beer at the German-American club. A keg of beer and accordion @ the riverbank sure sounds good to me!<br /><br />and I agree - Bananarama version of Venus doesn't hold a candle to Shocking Blue's. <br /><br />I think the current copyright holder is the one who can say who can remake a song... Sometimes it works, but in this case, it's just a reminder of how good the original was...Lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485559109948029068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46965563432061602282011-02-21T21:19:41.236-06:002011-02-21T21:19:41.236-06:00Tinbeni, good thoughts toward you, gal-pal and her...Tinbeni, good thoughts toward you, gal-pal and her family. <br /><br />I enjoyed the poem. I enjoy all of the poems. Thanks eirieruth and CA. <br /><br />Mom, congratulations to your daughter-in-law. That's a proud accomplishment. <br /><br />Re: 18 inches (of snow of course). It was chilly here too as I struggled in the 55-degree weather to manage a short bike ride for a macchiato this afternoon. If it gets any colder, I may have to stop wearing shorts. Rain due again this weekend but the forecasters mess that up so often I won't be holding my breath.<br /><br />I agree, MINOR is not the opposite of MAJOR. But opposites can be tricky. What's the opposite of none? All? Some? Any? Something else still?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29022194543492253432011-02-21T21:18:36.506-06:002011-02-21T21:18:36.506-06:00Dennis: not teaching this time... modeling...and ...Dennis: not teaching this time... modeling...and tonight was ... wait for it...wait for... Cognitive Disorders with Negative Thinking, Learned helplessness, Depression, Bipolar, and Stress related disorders. And boy did I have some fine examples to imitate. My name tag? "ANON" afterall, I didn't want them to know it was really me, the malcontent.<br /><br />JD: I'm all about bag pipes now. What a great idea!!! and with a keg??? HOLY HOTWICK! I love how you think!<br /><br />Jeannie: I'm so sorry for your 18" of snow...18" anything else I would've been jumping for joy, but snow? Nope, nuh uh...I'm so over it. You have my sympathy. Please be careful.<br /><br />Tinbeni: Ya know for 1/2 a second I was wishing some sand would get into your shorts, but then I reconsidered. I'd rather join you on that walk on the beach - I'll just bundle up a bit - so Cheers!!! <br /><br />HeartRx: 9:01 LMAO well done!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86271539512910763022011-02-21T21:06:20.005-06:002011-02-21T21:06:20.005-06:00And now it's snowing here yet again. Enough.
...And now it's snowing here yet again. Enough.<br /><br />Annette, how's your weather? I'm thinking I need a respite. I promise I won't bring cold weather this time.<br /><br />MJ, it <i>is</i> a fun blog, isn't it? Never know what's gonna happen next.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88292438097132130472011-02-21T21:03:31.699-06:002011-02-21T21:03:31.699-06:00...but then, there are the long afternoons of cros......but then, there are the long afternoons of cross country skiing, listening only to the absolutely beautiful ssssssshhhhing of the pine trees, with an occasional crow to shake down a dust of snow on your shoulder.HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16675716967416484262011-02-21T21:01:06.220-06:002011-02-21T21:01:06.220-06:00OK Tinbeni. Sure, you have wonderful weather down...OK Tinbeni. Sure, you have wonderful weather down there. But you never have the pleasure of finally finding your car after scraping off 30 others in the parking lot. And I bet you never get the satisfied feeling (translation: sore back) from shoveling the entire driveway by hand because the last snowstorm knocked the %$&&#*$ out of the snowblower. And when visitors call to say they will be over soon, you would never have the heart-pounding feeling of having to run out to throw sand and ice melt on the sheet of ice that is your front walk, for fear that if they slipped and fell, your house would end up being the payment for their broken hip! And then there are the "ice dams" that create all kinds of fun challenges by causing water to pour through the bay window when the sun finally makes an appearance.HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15083428839666336762011-02-21T20:59:20.780-06:002011-02-21T20:59:20.780-06:00Re Radio Stations. Several of our local stations ...Re Radio Stations. Several of our local stations have been bought out by other stations, and have either quit broadcasting in our area or have changed the type of music or have become talk show stations.<br /><br />Our one and only classical station (which we have listened to for over 20 years) was bought out and has become a rock station!<br />Their signal is no longer strong enough to come down to San Jose from San Francisco.<br /><br />We truly miss this quiet music that has been in the background for so many years.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19226399094257604792011-02-21T20:53:36.485-06:002011-02-21T20:53:36.485-06:00Tinbeni,
My condolences to you and your Gal Pal o...Tinbeni,<br /><br />My condolences to you and your Gal Pal on the loss of her brother. It's always harder for those of us left behind.<br /><br />Saturday was a memorable day, for us, as well. It was the third anniversary of our niece Michelle's death in 2008. She was 37 years old. <br /><br />Dennis, you had me cracking up today! That's part of what I love about this blog, that even if I don't post, I'm usually amused, entertained, and enlightened. Thanks to all you daily posters. And special thanks to the bloggers!<br /><br />Enjoy the night!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36704454155972949462011-02-21T20:29:34.203-06:002011-02-21T20:29:34.203-06:00Jeannie:
Oh, I forgot ...
RE: 18 inches of snow ....Jeannie:<br />Oh, I forgot ...<br /><br />RE: 18 inches of snow ...<br /><br />Well, and there really isn't a way of saying this without sounding a little bit smug, but this morning, @ 8:50am, I was walking down the beach at my beloved Honeymoon Island ... and I DID NOT have to dig my car out of the snow.<br /><br />Jeez, It's amazing what a thousand miles can do for you ... and how one enjoys a Holiday.<br /><br />I'm stuck with high 70's, blue skies and morning "beach-walks" for the next week. <br /><br />Oh well, I'll just have to endure this too.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43200294108042449902011-02-21T20:16:50.854-06:002011-02-21T20:16:50.854-06:00Hello Puzzlers - Another easy puzzle, just right f...Hello Puzzlers - Another easy puzzle, just right for a no-coffee Monday (ran out!).<br /><br />I live for NPR and the Beeb! We donate generously to keep our local NPR outlet turned on. They recently bought out a small AM station to expand both broadcast reach and news programming. I've gotten decent reception as far away as HeartRx's town.<br /><br />What's wrong with accordians? A mixture of beer, food, girls, riverbank, shade, and accordian sounds good to me...<br /><br /><br />The 1968 Shocking Blue "Venus" far outstrips the Bananarama version, IMHO.<br /><br />Lemonade or anyone else who knows: if a group wants to re-make somebody else's original song, does the originator have the right to refuse? I know nothing about the music industry.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91316036998998840732011-02-21T20:15:24.154-06:002011-02-21T20:15:24.154-06:00To ALL ...
I come across people doing the LA Tim...To ALL ... <br /><br />I come across people doing the LA Times Crossword puzzle quite often.<br /><br />Then I tell them about this Blog C.C. created.<br /><br />How we talk about our joy or sorrows while we were solving the daily "task-at-hand."<br /><br />But I also try to get them to join-in-the-fun and become "part of our community." <br /><br />OPEN TO ALL!!!<br /><br />Thank you for the kind condolences.<br />They mean a lot to me. Gal-Pal liked them too.<br /><br />I think she is finally coming around to understanding what is really happening here.<br />People, who just enjoy doing the morning crossword puzzle ... have come together ... and in a very REAL sense ... become FRIENDS.<br /><br />Brother got his Sunset toast ...<br />Then you all got the second one!!!<br /><br />PS - Argyle, I meant Pete FOUNTAIN and your link earlier.<br />(Though a Pete BEST drum solo would have been cool, too).Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45417866353971164542011-02-21T20:12:57.406-06:002011-02-21T20:12:57.406-06:00Tinbeni, my condolences to you and your galpal.
M...Tinbeni, my condolences to you and your galpal.<br /><br />Maybe "Card Reading" is referring to Tarot cards...Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2016296156023369202011-02-21T19:25:10.914-06:002011-02-21T19:25:10.914-06:00Lois@4:23, now, you really do crack me up.
My tak...Lois@4:23, now, you really do crack me up.<br /><br />My take on the 10:27 "It cracks me up" comment, is that it doesn't crack him/her up at all. He seems very much annoyed because he is the only one who really does give "a rat's patoot" about mentioning completion times. Nobody else is even slightly concerned. As creature said, "it's all harmless".<br /><br />Jeannie...18 inches of snow? BRRRR!!<br /><br />Congratulations to Mom S.O.'s D-I-L and family. Party away and don't forget the accordion!<br /><br />Another big <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10707996" rel="nofollow">6.3 earthquake</a> in Christchurch NZ on Tuesday (our Monday). The city was just recovering from the Sept 2010 quake when we were there in November.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38397794636064535962011-02-21T19:16:09.174-06:002011-02-21T19:16:09.174-06:00Just got back from some skiing. So, what they sai...Just got back from some skiing. So, what they said. Didn't know BananaRama, MilliVanilli, or Rose Garden, but it didn't matter. The only thing that slowed me down was my insistence on working out from a corner and staying connected. Still under 5 minutes and I'm not bragging any more than Dennis did. this one just flowed.<br /><br />Tinman, sorry for your loss.<br />Mom, happy for your gain.<br />Argyle, sorry I missed it, HBD<br /><br />Once upon a time, there were two anons. One was a MAJOR annoyance because they used their anonymity to attack others. One was a MINOR annoyance because their posts were insightful and entertaining, but I could not thank them by name. This is the closest I could come to MAJOR and MINOR being opposites.<br /><br />LTABOGunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.com