tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5226808332536447859..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, May 7, 2012 David SteinbergZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74376743280353241042012-05-09T09:01:58.206-05:002012-05-09T09:01:58.206-05:00... catching up this week. Straightforward and cl...... catching up this week. Straightforward and clean puzzle, no bumps, no crud. Nice Monday.<br /><br />I even knew (guessed) the Bible Clue (where I am clueless).<br /><br />[Is a double parenthesis-containing sentence allowed???]xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47759644398225001622012-05-08T00:40:14.581-05:002012-05-08T00:40:14.581-05:00Oh, there are lots of non-virtuosic etudes, and we...Oh, there are lots of non-virtuosic etudes, and we do hear about them quite a lot - Chopin's Op. 10 No. 3 and Op. 25 No. 7 and Liszt's Harmonies du soir stick out as prominent examples - and it's a good thing too, since those are often the best ones!<br /><br /> http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQBFLJAIcY<br /><br /> http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mk06DZNTFg<br /><br /> http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IPbuy1_H46wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20689884921547688882012-05-07T22:40:37.922-05:002012-05-07T22:40:37.922-05:00We got the theme right away & breezed through ...We got the theme right away & breezed through the puzzle. Hahtoolah, you had your generations reversed. Enoch was Noah's great grandfather. As a kid, we had a riddle, "Who was the oldest man who ever lived yet he died before his father?" The answer, Methuselah, who lived to be 969 but died before his father, Enoch who never died. God translated him, because he was a perfect man. Gen. 5:24;Heb.11:5<br /><br />We went to our granddaughter's graduation yesterday at Aurora Univ. It was held in a tent & midway through the ceremony, they cancelled it due to a forecast for a storm if 50 mi. winds & heavy rains. Bummer! And It never happened.<br /><br />DotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76898352621618444642012-05-07T21:41:15.781-05:002012-05-07T21:41:15.781-05:00S.W.A.K.<a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=SWAK&allowed_in_frame=0" rel="nofollow">S.W.A.K.</a>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4768084521231932522012-05-07T20:41:40.968-05:002012-05-07T20:41:40.968-05:00Hello.
Tripple digits in back yard this afternoon...Hello.<br /><br />Tripple digits in back yard this afternoon. Sandals and shorts weather.<br /><br />Meow died. Age two, wt 39 lbs. Crash diet didn't save her.<br /><br />Season ender for Castle tonight.<br />Will they or won't they?<br /><br />YR. Better. But, it's a good thing this chair has five wheels.<br /><br />AuH2O Group still fighting the sale of Coyotes. Yours for $170 <br />million.<br /><br />Spinach salad with HB egg slices, bacon and red pears for dinner.<br /><br />Back to hockey eddyeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44946979875151797382012-05-07T20:40:38.003-05:002012-05-07T20:40:38.003-05:00Sealed with a kiss is old, but not the initials.Sealed with a kiss is old, but not the initials.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11466946216812394592012-05-07T20:34:05.751-05:002012-05-07T20:34:05.751-05:00WEES, What Everybody Else Said.
EddyB, good luck ...WEES, What Everybody Else Said.<br /><br />EddyB, good luck with those calf muscles. How did that happen? <br /><br />I enjoyed that flash mob. I don't know exactly why but I find flash mobs really appealing.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63126027778550539922012-05-07T20:21:04.629-05:002012-05-07T20:21:04.629-05:00Forgive me if someone has already posted this at s...Forgive me if someone has already posted this at some time. It is a beautiful <a href="http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/22593932562/philharmonic-flash-mob-gives-people-the-best" rel="nofollow">flash mob from Copenhagen</a>.<br /><br />Eddy, hoping Jill is back home to help you.<br /><br />WEES...what is it?JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5743425943266150952012-05-07T20:11:41.990-05:002012-05-07T20:11:41.990-05:00Vantz- yiddish bedbug
Beej! It,s vantzVantz- yiddish bedbug<br /><br />Beej! It,s vantzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4946159703001273962012-05-07T20:03:42.644-05:002012-05-07T20:03:42.644-05:00I heard about the city slicker who decided to clea...I heard about the city slicker who decided to clean up his maple syrup,cleaned it, purified it,filtered it so as to remove all the bugs, insects,twigs and bird droppings! No-one would use it! Tasted terrible.HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58554916633423904702012-05-07T19:21:05.555-05:002012-05-07T19:21:05.555-05:00JD, I would never have guessed that The Cats would...JD, I would never have guessed that The Cats would be 93 today. Probably it's in the 70s in San Francisco. I guess it's similar here. Today got up to about 70 here but inland in Orange County or north in the San Fernando Valley, it was probably close to 90.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51551830698457999042012-05-07T19:02:14.746-05:002012-05-07T19:02:14.746-05:00Bill G. @5:48 Amen. She’s more of a B than a judg...Bill G. @5:48 Amen. She’s more of a B than a judge.<br /><br />I got Enoch right away, but I agree with Hahtool, Enoch does not fit my definition of a patriarch.<br /><br />My development is getting city sewers this spring. My back yard was dug up to install piping a couple of weeks ago. The twp still needs to dig a trench to my house which will go right through my tomato garden. I suspect this will be done at the very end. I fear there will be no garden tomatoes this year. SOB SOB.<br /><br />Eddy, how are you? How are things progressing? I worry about you. I am sending healing thoughts your way.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47640835001092970012012-05-07T18:59:55.863-05:002012-05-07T18:59:55.863-05:00Pip-Pip for David!
Cross-Eyed Dave, enjoyed that ...Pip-Pip for David!<br /><br />Cross-Eyed Dave, enjoyed that link. Did anyone else automatically start doing the hand jive with that? It was a tad faster than the "old" version.<br /><br />Hahtoolah, I am also an Adele fan.<br /><br />I'm off to practice the can-can, or maybe a cha-cha while DH plays the tom tom.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65454252645400789692012-05-07T18:32:49.882-05:002012-05-07T18:32:49.882-05:00Thanks, everyone, for all the nice comments. I...Thanks, everyone, for all the nice comments. I'm glad this puzzle was as fun to solve as it was to construct!<br /><br />BYE BYE!<br /><br />DavidDavid Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72424679228659867412012-05-07T18:31:13.503-05:002012-05-07T18:31:13.503-05:00Hi all,
OK, I'm writing without reading,so mos...Hi all,<br />OK, I'm writing without reading,so most likely I will be repeating.<br /><br />1st thing I did when I got home today was check on "gradib"..a big thanks to you Argyle for clearing it up. If only I had spelled sake correctly! And, a link too!!! OOOO, I remember buying grade B maple syrup for that disgusting lemon cleanse(with cayenne pepper) that I could not drink. YUK<br /><br />Loved your theme, David. "Aboo" brought a smile. Waited for the final e to show up for filling etude, and Enoch had to be dragged out , one letter at a time.<br /><br />Holey Moley...it's 93 here today!<br />Enjoy your eveningJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9722117412806021982012-05-07T17:48:19.842-05:002012-05-07T17:48:19.842-05:00I'm not a big fan of Judge Judy. She's too...I'm not a big fan of Judge Judy. She's too self-centered in a mean way. I do like The People's Court judge Marilyn Millian. She's a very smart person and seems to be able to cut through the bull sh%t and figure out who's lying or exaggerating and who's telling the truth.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41972101464672782912012-05-07T17:45:05.069-05:002012-05-07T17:45:05.069-05:00Anonymous has left a new comment on your post &quo...Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Interview with David Steinberg": <br /><br />David, I applaud you for doing such a great, possible-to-do X-word puzzle for Monday, May 7. It is refreshing to have someone who apparently isn't trying to out-do the puzzlers of all time by making their clues so clever that I can not solve the puzzles. At your tender age, you probably haven't yet had to try to be the brightest bulb on the tree. You are probably an advanced kid in school, I'll bet. When I was fifteen I was one month away from graduating from high school at Alexandria, Alabama, then entering college at age sixteen. I am a life-long lover of words.<br /><br />Please keep up the good puzzle work. And thanks again for today's good puzzle.<br /><br />Julia in Bend OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46762786632518085192012-05-07T16:36:05.264-05:002012-05-07T16:36:05.264-05:00WallaWallaBingBang<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZiFk_2Fhvk&feature=fvst" rel="nofollow">WallaWallaBingBang</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12813182187255798152012-05-07T16:19:16.599-05:002012-05-07T16:19:16.599-05:00Tin, et al, I get about 90% of those flashcards (t...Tin, et al, I get about 90% of those flashcards (that means missing about 20 of them) when I haven’t looked at them for a while but they have helped me with some of the more esoteric words we encounter. I tried to only use words we have seen at least twice but CAPAPIE and some others sneaked in. You’re right about perps helping jog memories!<br /><br />Quia is a program I have used for years for kids to review for exams anywhere they have web access. My NASA kids had to score at 95% on the Florida cards before I would let them go. A principal once told me that kids do better on exams if they know what material on which they are being tested. You can ask higher order questions but they have to know the rudiments first.<br /><br />I have over 100 of these review exercises and they served me well on a computer test on terms/parts that I had to know – 150 m/c questions.<br /><br />Jayce, gotta love that Witch Doctor!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83260199728349278872012-05-07T14:32:58.984-05:002012-05-07T14:32:58.984-05:00Hi all,
I enjoyed this puzzle too. I saw the lig...Hi all, <br /><br />I enjoyed this puzzle too. I saw the light when Mahimahi came in 10D. I usually work across and down as I go. Since I already had pagopago I got the theme. There was a movie in the 40's called " South of PagoPago." That's where I first learned the name. It was pronounced PahngoPahngo.<br /><br />As for WallaWalla,when I was 13or 14 years old I read a biography of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman who came to that area to start a mission. They had a baby daughter. In 1847 they were killed and are buried there. There is info at "Whitman Mission National Site".<br /><br />I also goofed on 49A and wondered what gradib meant. We usually use lite Maple flavored syrup which has fewer calories and certainly not a flavorable.<br /><br />Have a great day all!<br />MargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781756196891709805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64576012814073035442012-05-07T13:24:14.203-05:002012-05-07T13:24:14.203-05:00Hello everybody. WEES. A fast solve, easy, yet ple...Hello everybody. WEES. A fast solve, easy, yet plenty of fun. Once I got PAGO PAGO and MAHI MAHI the other doubled entries came quickly. Favorite is HUBBA HUBBA. Was looking for another doublet for 40A and 34A, which slowed me down for A BIT. Only writeover was LTR, where I had entered ENV at first. I sealed lots of love notes to girlfriends with SWAKs back in college. Only entry I didn't like much was SAWERS.<br /><br />Hands up for maple syrup. We won't have any other kinds of syrup in our house.<br /><br />oo ee oo ah ah, ding dang WALLA WALLA bing bang (Nope, I sure am no Adele.)Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91229725044008506792012-05-07T13:16:01.438-05:002012-05-07T13:16:01.438-05:00I heard: "hubba hubba ding ding, you got a fi...I heard: "hubba hubba ding ding, you got a figure like a washin` machine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25198172511355604932012-05-07T12:46:49.443-05:002012-05-07T12:46:49.443-05:00Husker @8:18am
re: "Crossword Flashcard"...Husker @8:18am<br />re: "Crossword Flashcard" game.<br />I'd say 90% looked familiar but without the help we get "from the perps" my grade was probably a 'D' (maybe 'D+').<br /><br />Can't wait to see how many appear in our puzzles this week.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49478911362905905562012-05-07T12:27:19.003-05:002012-05-07T12:27:19.003-05:00Gave up on cruciverb at 10PM PT and went to the Ch...Gave up on cruciverb at 10PM PT and went to the Chicago Trib site.<br /><br />UPS delivers the real thing from Vermont Country Store.<br /><br />Try pulling both calf muscles at the same time. Keep taking Vicodin just to stand up.<br /><br />Take care. eddyeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51494491540189546822012-05-07T11:59:12.536-05:002012-05-07T11:59:12.536-05:00Argyle: Wonderful, Wonderful write-up & links....Argyle: Wonderful, Wonderful write-up & links. <br /><br />David I enjoyed the FUN, FUN theme.<br />Liked how DATE crossed STEADY over the SWAK LTR.<br /><br />Husker; I hope you get mostly PARS today. (When are they going to update that sign???)<br /><br />Cheers to all at Sunset!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.com