tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post505717429964147398..comments2024-03-28T10:05:43.276-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday August 13th 2020 Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81978600639491474922020-08-14T01:18:35.080-05:002020-08-14T01:18:35.080-05:00For some reason I have never learned to like sauer...For some reason I have never learned to like sauerkraut. It's too, well..., sour and I prefer sweet or spicy. I'm glad you all enjoy that. I love sausages, though.<br /><br />I really should use my crockpot more especially since I have at least four of them in different sizes.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82505178160448843662020-08-13T22:57:26.398-05:002020-08-13T22:57:26.398-05:00Hi All!
DNF - TESSA xing PLINTHS & SANTEE and...Hi All!<br /><br />DNF - TESSA xing PLINTHS & SANTEE and not este @17a just wasn't going to fill.<br /><br />Thanks JW for the puzzle. Got the theme reveal early but forgot about 1/2-way through the solve.<br />Thanks Steve for finishing it off for me w/ you trademark wit.<br /><br />WOs: MOviE -> MOIRE, eMELSA<br />ESPs: Too late for all that<br /><b>Fav</b>: <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDWSNMTauQ" rel="nofollow">PERSONs of Interest</a></b> [Trailer] //first 2 seasons were awesome (for the times)<br /><br />Thanks for stepping up C.Moe :-)<br /><br />Spitz - send Betty Birthday wishes from me too!<br /><br />Welcome back to the grid (and The Corner) Bob Lee.<br /><br />Nice to see you D4. You too Old Okie.<br /><br />Bill G - I too enjoy your lunch reports. Here's mine.<br />First, I got shoo'd out of the room 'cuz DW was on a conference-call... <br />"But do you want a sandwich? I'm making one. "<br />Made corned beef & sauerkraut w/ melted Swiss cheese on rye (w/ stone-ground mustard). Kettle chips, mustard-potato salad, and dill spear filled out the sides.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74781047471564299252020-08-13T22:42:29.206-05:002020-08-13T22:42:29.206-05:00
A river that I tried at first was the PEE DEE riv...<br />A river that I tried at first was the PEE DEE river in SC, but the SANTEE was what I needed. We used to stay overnight in Santee, SC because it was about halfway to our home in Melbourne, FL.<br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56723049312394225312020-08-13T22:39:35.874-05:002020-08-13T22:39:35.874-05:00Apparently we have a number of corned beef fans he...Apparently we have a number of corned beef fans here. For the past week, I have been turning a packer's cut brisket into corned beef. When that phase ends on Monday the process of turning the corned beef into pastrami will begin. For those who have never tried this, I can tell you that it is not difficult, although it does take some planning and some time, and that it produces something quite tasty.Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7220712269683805102020-08-13T21:54:48.030-05:002020-08-13T21:54:48.030-05:00Well this day started with an early morning meetin...Well this day started with an early morning meeting, long day of work, and then it was my monthly book club - so a very late solve to this puzzle!<br />Very creative theme - I would love to hear how JW came up with the theme answers - does he have some computer program that generates options or some other method....<br /><br />I have had several rounds of learning about cell division - but MEIOSIS is the just as important but lesser known stepbrother of MITOSIS- just needed a few perps to fill.<br /><br />WEES about DIO vs Deo - deciding whether they were referring to the Italian vernacular of the residents or the Latin of the services and songs. Steve- I thought it had a clear reference to God - if the pope is looking to a "higher authority" similar to a higher power - it's going to be the God because everyone else is below the pope in the hierarchy!<br /><br />Thanks Steve and Jeff - a nice way to wind down after a very looooooong day!inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65408172605842604452020-08-13T21:34:11.158-05:002020-08-13T21:34:11.158-05:00Well, I had a FIW today. Got the theme right away...Well, I had a FIW today. Got the theme right away, though.<br /><br />My FIRST fill was 1A, and my almost LAST fill was 1A too. Somewhere early along the way, I had talked myself out of COMPS. I think I just didn’t trust myself with that answer, but it finally found its way back where it belonged. That NW corner WAS the last to fall.<br /><br />It wasn’t so much a slog today as it was an “I’ll never work my way through this one” puzzle. That’s how I felt at first glance, but I kept on keeping on, and eventually all of the squares had a letter in them. A couple of them were incorrect, DEO/DIO (which led to some unkind fuming about the church having dumped the Latin), and I had TESSA/AMOI wrong.<br /><br />Anyway, due to the fact that I did so well on a JW puzzle which definitely had some interesting cluing and answers, I’m not at all upset.LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6075638727639399722020-08-13T19:36:38.513-05:002020-08-13T19:36:38.513-05:00Curmudgeon, I was responding to Yuman’s comment. M...Curmudgeon, I was responding to Yuman’s comment. Maybe she will post a picture for all of us. <br /><br />My hummingbirds just dive bomb past my ear if their feeder is empty. Can’t imagine having one perch on my shoulder!Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44933731797722390892020-08-13T19:36:03.499-05:002020-08-13T19:36:03.499-05:00Yes! Hummingbird photos!
On two different occasio...Yes! Hummingbird photos!<br /><br />On two different occasions, we found a baby bird that had fallen from its nest (John Jay and later Chico). We got a cage and began to raise it as best we could. We fed it small bits of meat, meal worms, liquid from an eyedropper, etc. It would gape its mouth for me just like baby birds do with their parents. It would enjoy riding around our house while sitting on my shoulder. Very rewarding. <br /><br />Intentionally losing a game of rock, paper, scissors is just as hard as trying to win.<br /><br />~ Mind how you go...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79086409106191152732020-08-13T19:19:16.947-05:002020-08-13T19:19:16.947-05:00Wendybird: I'm sure everyone would love to see...Wendybird: I'm sure everyone would love to see your hummingbird picture.<br /><br />We've vacationed in the SANTEE area, so that was easy. (Although I put in SANdEE first.)<br /><br />>> RoyThe Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-593609578746222912020-08-13T19:18:25.208-05:002020-08-13T19:18:25.208-05:00Musings
-You know, Bill, it might as well have bee...Musings<br />-You know, Bill, it might as well have been gold as golf. The greens were big and lush but the fairways were hard with not much grass. When I hit the ball down the middle it still had a chance to bounce wildly right or left where it could wind up in the even harder rough or in the horrible deep rough. Compound that with hot weather and incredible rolling hills in Western Iowa….<br />-Therefore I struggled for way too long with the wrong grid because I didn’t want to come here and have to admit I couldn’t get even 40% of the puzzle. I thought the phrases might wrap around to the next line or simply jump blocks.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83395451243858814502020-08-13T19:05:00.247-05:002020-08-13T19:05:00.247-05:00Yuman, I just read your post.
Your hummingbird exp...Yuman, I just read your post.<br />Your hummingbird experience is truly magical. It’s great that you have pictures.Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4035232269321359052020-08-13T18:53:56.571-05:002020-08-13T18:53:56.571-05:00Pat, We often order out for lunch. I picked up tod...Pat, We often order out for lunch. I picked up today's lunch at a local upscale take out restaurant. Some days, you can even find me in a drive-thru lane at a fast food emporium. When I make lunch at home, it's seldom more complicated than a grilled cheese sandwich with a slice of tomato inside. BTW, we both love corned beef.<br /><br />Gary, just how hard was that round of GOLD? :>)<br /><br />~ Mind how you go...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72842312944380928372020-08-13T18:47:04.781-05:002020-08-13T18:47:04.781-05:00I really liked this puzzle. Several interesting wo...I really liked this puzzle. Several interesting words , and the theme answers were creative. Thank you, Jeffrey. Thank you too, Steve for a fun tour.<br /><br />Pickard, how are your moving preparations going? Sorry your landlords are being so inflexible. At least you will still be in beautiful Santa Barbara.Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34461076328038602032020-08-13T18:39:25.604-05:002020-08-13T18:39:25.604-05:00Just realized my error..it's "European In...Just realized my error..it's "European Institute of Ecological <i>Innovative</i> Options...EIEIO 😄Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6480202427444116942020-08-13T18:32:19.694-05:002020-08-13T18:32:19.694-05:00Bill G, and others who report meals and menus, I e...Bill G, and others who report meals and menus, I enjoy reading your reports. Someday I may be inspired to make something more involved than I usually make. This morning corned beef/carrots/cabbage/potatoes went into the crock-pot. Dinner was delicious and there's enough left for another meal. Next week when the weather cools off a bit I think I'll make either turkey or chicken vegetable soup. DH does most of the cooking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24926160797307607422020-08-13T18:20:05.332-05:002020-08-13T18:20:05.332-05:00Fun to do today. Thanks, JW!
HBD, Betty! Welcome...Fun to do today. Thanks, <b>JW</b>!<br /><br />HBD, Betty! Welcome to the Octo-set. We are the Créme de la Créme; no ageism among cruciverbalists!!<br /><br />WURST was fun, <i>so sagt mein HERR...<br /><br />Aber, es gibt keine Diagonalen</i>!<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91752199384774051022020-08-13T18:14:18.769-05:002020-08-13T18:14:18.769-05:00Musings
-Just back from a hard round of gold on a ...Musings<br />-Just back from a hard round of gold on a tough course and then...<br />-<b>AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! ME TOO!!</b><br />-The Omaha World Herald printed the wrong grid and I just wasted a lot of time trying to get words to fit. Knowing it was a Jeffrey Wechsler puzzle made me look for a gimmick but NO, everything was shifted.<br />-COMPS went in fine but then I had to split RUMM AGE and there was no column to the left COMPS and so I never saw BOO, etc. etc. etc.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80272012448620205472020-08-13T17:32:54.164-05:002020-08-13T17:32:54.164-05:00Hola!
BooHoo! So late today. After finishing the ...Hola!<br /><br />BooHoo! So late today. After finishing the solve I went to pick up my auto and it looks spiffy! They did a good job including overall paint. Then I came home, had a bite to eat and lay down for a nap.<br /><br />As a teacher I loved the EIEIO theme! My great-grandson watches a video with that song.<br /><br />ORIENTE is no problem and is often paired with occidente, east/west. Hand up for DEO before DIO. MEIOSIS and mitosis were long ago zoology subjects. The WITCHES of Eastwick would have fit in here somewhere. Las brujas del ORIENTE.<br /><br />I believe I may have crossed the SANTEE possibly on the way to Charleston, SC.<br /><br />LOGS are something I never have to worry about though a few people with fireplaces do burn them during our usual two weeks of coldish weather.<br /><br />Bill G:<br />Just keep watching.<br /><br />Spitz:<br />Please pass on my birthday congratulations to Betty as well.<br /><br />I hope your day has been delightful, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72708579055209102082020-08-13T17:21:41.741-05:002020-08-13T17:21:41.741-05:00Hi everybody. Due to a steadily diminishing number...Hi everybody. Due to a steadily diminishing number of requests, here is today's lunch report. <br /><br />We had open-face fish tacos made with salmon and some very tasty sauce. Also, some Cuban pulled pork with black beans, rice and plantains. I have enough left over for a nice dinner. My tummy is fullish. <br /><br />I noticed on a Seinfeld rerun last night...Kramer got banned from his favorite fruit market. When they showed handmade signs in the storefront window with prices, they were selling 'plumbs' for $1.29 a pound. <br /><br />100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.<br /><br />~ Mind how you go...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38092177489463452842020-08-13T16:41:36.140-05:002020-08-13T16:41:36.140-05:00I liked this puzzle; enjoyed solving it. RUMMAGE i...I liked this puzzle; enjoyed solving it. RUMMAGE is kind of a fun word. I learned the fuel for that fire was not WOOD and that South Carolina river is not the SWANEE. <br /><br />Does JARED go to Jared's?<br /><br />Speaking of "you'd have thought by now the producers would step in before they went in front of the camera," I cannot help but think of news anchors who routinely mispronounce people and place names, even the names of their own colleagues!<br /><br />SwampCat, I'm sorry you felt impelled to invoke Thumper yesterday.<br /><br />Bill G, I won't tell ya.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Betty!<br /><br />Good wishes to you all, and please continue to stay a goodly distance away from all unmasked PERSONS.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49397270970892629522020-08-13T16:19:38.788-05:002020-08-13T16:19:38.788-05:00Good afternoon, everyone! This was a real Thursda...Good afternoon, everyone! This was a real Thursday treat! Jeff takes us on a trip to Old MacDonald’s farm, and Steve entertains with his witty write-up. Dieter the Dieter made me giggle.<br /><br />Favorite c/a was Spring for a drink? / OASIS. I first thought of my hometown Cincinnati <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01-6HCPArpUQta5NVuLXHnUIZR_fQ:1597352563023&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=mr+red+logo&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5-eWAipnrAhVovlkKHbC_A0wQsAR6BAgKEAE&biw=1229&bih=578" rel="nofollow">Reds</a> for the team with a baseball head mascot, until the perps insisted on the NY METS (hi Anon @2:03!) Not knowing MOIRE caused me to lose the DEO v. DIO coin toss; maybe I’ll remember it next time. Some nights DH sleeps so “soundly” (SNOREs) that I take refuge in the spare room. <br /><br />A belated welcome to ATLGranny. Youngest lives in Atlanta near Stone Mountain, so it’s been fun reading your comments about the area. We’re hoping to visit in the Fall, COVID-19 conditions permitting. <br /><br />Spitz, here’s wishing Betty a very happy 80th birthday. I loved seeing the photo of the two of you with dear Argyle!<br /><br />Take care, all, and have a wonderful day!Java Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262932524822014846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77378219888353198452020-08-13T16:18:25.914-05:002020-08-13T16:18:25.914-05:00RTE, of course, stands for route as in the "R... RTE, of course, stands for route as in the "Route" to be taken. In Boston all hwys were RTEs whether Rte 95, rte 1 or rte 109. In FLA, I see it's US 75, SR 41, CR484. I try to do as the Romans due, par dieu. <br /><br />Nice picture of birthday girl betwixt Spitz and our late Santa<br /><br />I needed the comments to grok Hamburger as a WURST consumer <br />Said city took a beating during WWII. Allies could've ended it a lot earlier if they'd hit armaments instead. This blog got me rereading Speer.<br /><br />C-eh, you're not the only one who thought Swanee. The folks at home did too.<br /><br />I learned something today: that many CC'ers solve NYT daily. Btw, I solved Saturday this morning*. Very NYT-ish.<br /><br />WC<br /><br />*No hints to be given. Right CC, TTP, Lemony? I can't tell if they're difficult. I'm always in the contra crowd<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2052622730305435592020-08-13T16:08:58.818-05:002020-08-13T16:08:58.818-05:00After seeing EIEIO clued again, I thought our extr...After seeing EIEIO clued again, I thought our extreme, unending AZ desert heat had melted my brain. <br />Early this morning I had to revive a hummingbird that flew into our glass slider and was on the ground. After a few minutes he flew out of my hand, then circled around and came back and landed on my shoulder. What a special moment, made my day and have pictures to show grandsons.Yumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67664597910027124722020-08-13T15:52:34.944-05:002020-08-13T15:52:34.944-05:00Puzzling thoughts:
A JW puzzle with no write-over...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />A JW puzzle with no write-overs or errors! I can count on one hand the times I’ve done this. But I won’t let my EGO get too large today, because of it! Very clever. I don’t subscribe to the NYT, so I was unaware of the similar puzzle. But as a crossword mentor mentioned to me, being unique is difficult ...<br /><br />Yes, a few perps filled in some head-scratchers: did not know PLINTHS, TESSA, MEIOSIS, or MOIRE. I did know SANTEE, RETINUE, and ORIENTE. EIEIO filled in prior to my completing the theme entries. <br /><br />So, in the absence of OKL, guess it’s my turn for a poem? <br /><br />Haiku:<br /><br />The man hates sausage.<br />He tried one, grudgingly, and<br />Saved the WURST, for last ... <br /><br />🌭 <br /><br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36817102994414044692020-08-13T15:14:20.285-05:002020-08-13T15:14:20.285-05:00Desper-otto,
Yes, I kept mulling it over. Weighi...Desper-otto,<br /><br />Yes, I kept mulling it over. Weighing price versus outages. Was leaning towards getting a portable, as we just don't have frequent outages and extended outages are rare. I had started reading some articles at Consumer Reports Online* back in late June or early July. That got nowhere real fast as it became too distracting to read the articles.<br /><br />I'm happy (so far) with the portable, but not happy that the battery won't take a charge and that I didn't know that Briggs and Stratton had filed for Chapter 11. I wouldn't have bought that brand if I had known that I was effectively getting no warranty.<br /><br />* It had been awhile since I had used CR Online. They have an online support function provided by Zendesk. Every time you change a screen, select a new topic or heading to try to read about something, you get this annoying popup "Ask CR". There is no way for the user to turn off the popup that steals focus, and Zendesk doesn't seem to care that it is irksome. They reply that you can minimize the popup, but it keeps coming back.<br /><br />So I sent an email to Consumer Reports Member Services. Now wondering whether CR will get it or if it will be handled by Zendesk... <br /><br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.com