tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5431317335751663345..comments2024-03-28T05:46:36.771-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, November 16, 2018 James SajdakZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59887341465946617702018-11-16T22:33:05.084-06:002018-11-16T22:33:05.084-06:00YR: good news about you DIL & Alan. I'm gl...YR: good news about you DIL & Alan. I'm glad you are okay after the shoveling. Girl, you've got more guts than a government mule to try to do those things. I just marvel at you. I think I've done something when I roll the trash can down the drive to the street. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81201052873872611212018-11-16T21:57:43.159-06:002018-11-16T21:57:43.159-06:00Tony - Battleship Hockey - 8 kids on offense tryin...Tony - Battleship Hockey - 8 kids on offense trying to knock over 8 plastic bowling pins on a line from 10' away and 8 kids on defense trying to prevent the pins from getting knocked over and all 16 with hockey sticks swinging at 10 whiffle balls. Let the games begin!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76406684729086745432018-11-16T21:55:49.333-06:002018-11-16T21:55:49.333-06:00Greetings!
Thanks to James and Lemonade!
Neat th...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks to James and Lemonade!<br /><br />Neat theme.<br /><br />FIR. Only unknown was HESSE. Just whizzed by. Very unusual for a Friday.<br /><br />Hope to see you tomorrow!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9095191683079026762018-11-16T20:58:34.859-06:002018-11-16T20:58:34.859-06:00I'm guessing I'll be in the minority here ...I'm guessing I'll be in the minority here but, I don't like CATS very much. I saw it years ago. It had one great song but not much else. From my viewpoint, it had no story and the rest of the music was forgettable. Not my cup of catnip tea.<br /><br />~ Mind how you go. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38716466827692874572018-11-16T20:37:55.095-06:002018-11-16T20:37:55.095-06:00Last time I was in Connecticut in the winter, we w...Last time I was in Connecticut in the winter, we were there for my uncle’s funeral in 1976<br />We had three blizzards in a week and kept postponing our flight home<br />Never againLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28561950227515243582018-11-16T20:11:41.665-06:002018-11-16T20:11:41.665-06:00Surprisingly easy, fun ride for a Friday! Got the ...Surprisingly easy, fun ride for a Friday! Got the UP-ENDED theme quickly which helped!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/aminoworld/aminoworld.jpg" rel="nofollow">It's AMINO World Without Chemists</a></b><br /><br />Learning moment that is what GIBE means. Got it with ESP.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/entangled-photons-quantum-spookiness/" rel="nofollow">LA PALMA in the CANARY ISLANDS was the site of an extraordinary demonstration of Quantum Spookiness</a></b><br /><br />In a couple of weeks I am going to present this experiment to our research group. It shows how one measurement can affect another experiment that has already ended 144km away on another CANARY ISLAND (Tenerife). Spooky.<br /><br />Enjoyed DEALS for "gives a hand".<br /><br />As a hike leader, I have had more than one TRAIL MIXUP. But so far I have always straightened it out with no ill effects!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/cats-broadway/" rel="nofollow">Once again, here I was on Broadway to see CATS.</a></b><br /><br />I think it was the longest running Broadway show at the time. I did not actually think it was that great. Not much of a set as you can see.<br /><br />Our freshman orientation guide had a glossary of terms that we would be hearing often. One was CROCK. Defined as "Earthenware container". "As in CROCK of sh--".Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14738708824668359612018-11-16T19:00:46.789-06:002018-11-16T19:00:46.789-06:00West Orange,NJ had 23 inches of snow and Roseland ...West Orange,NJ had 23 inches of snow and Roseland had 19.7. Near there Rte 280, where the school buses were trapped, is notoriously slippery on the hills with every single snowstorm and is soon blocked with stuck cars and trucks that can't make the hills.<br />NYC at rush hour is almost at a standstill on normal days with its failing antiquated train system and huge numbers of commuters. Often several train lines are out of service. During storms the switches freeze shutting down more lines. The NYC bridges can get very slick with just a thin glaze and the ramps leading up to them are a skating rink. Several bridges were closed due to ice on Thur. You cannot imagine the huge crush of people at rush hour. Port Authority had so many stranded people that the second and third floors could hold no more.<br />Years ago I was traveling on hilly Rte 80 in PA during the start of a snowstorm. With only a thin coating of snow the road it was a sheet of ice. It doesn't take much snow to cause havoc. Lots of experienced truck drivers skidded off the road into ditches. It was white knuckle driving. <br />Another time I was in a blizzard when the snow was falling so fast that within 15 minutes after the plows came through the snow on the road was six inches deep again. The windshield wipers were constantly clogged with great balls of snow and I had to stop to clear them. If I had left 20 minutes later, the snow would have been so deep I wouldn't have made it home.<br />Traveling during winter weather warnings is hazardous, especially when the weather forecasters are off on the timing and intensity of the storm, as was the case here.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72000979039940643192018-11-16T18:54:06.604-06:002018-11-16T18:54:06.604-06:00Yes, WC, Press (as in good press, publicity) = INK...Yes, WC, Press (as in good press, publicity) = INK (story in a dead-tree newspaper)<br /><br />Liked Flynn in <i>Gentleman Jim</i>, about boxer Jim Corbett, if you’re not one of those people who only watch color movies.<br /><br />It’s beeen 25 years since I was digging the driveway after a two-foot blizzard and I asked myself what I was trying to prove, went out and got a snowblower. Now I’m ready to give it to my SonIL for their new house and move myself up to a two-stage.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2620462403781673482018-11-16T18:06:03.185-06:002018-11-16T18:06:03.185-06:00I too shoveled my last snow years ago. Thanks for ...I too shoveled my last snow years ago. Thanks for the Sherilyn Fenn tip, i also tried and passed on S.W.A.T.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57279047813914332122018-11-16T17:38:19.064-06:002018-11-16T17:38:19.064-06:00I recall from my years of living in snow country (...I recall from my years of living in snow country (Conn., Mass.) how November was often the month of heart attacks. <br />Older gents who had no <i>known</i> history of heart problems would go out to shovel their drives and begin dropping to the right and left of us.<br />I'm glad I am back in California now for many reasons, not the least of which is that we have <i>no snow</i>--and I have a <i>good cardiologist</i>.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16789386997320314532018-11-16T17:24:33.856-06:002018-11-16T17:24:33.856-06:00PK and Wilbur ~ Thank you for your kind sentiments...PK and Wilbur ~ Thank you for your kind sentiments. I do have a lot of meaningful, happy memories and I focus on those. <br /><br />YR, your DIL's positive attitude should serve her well with the rehab. Best wishes for a rapid recovery. Good news on Alan, also.<br /><br />Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60336807300151277802018-11-16T16:54:45.012-06:002018-11-16T16:54:45.012-06:00desper-otto, because we liked Shemar Moore in Crim...desper-otto, because we liked Shemar Moore in Criminal Minds we started to watch S.W.A.T. when it first aired but couldn't stomach it. Frankly we thought it was awful and have never again watched it, so I was unaware that Sherilyn Fenn was in it. Thanks for letting me know. I looked it up in imdb and learned a bit more about the show. While Ms. Fenn is as gorgeous as ever it seems from the majority of the reviews the show is as bad as ever.<br /><br />On a business trip not long ago our son rented an Audi A4 with a turbocharged engine. He said the turbo lag was quite noticeable (i.e. severe). I'm going to ask him if he'd be willing to rent a Volvo next time and give us his "review."<br /><br />Wow, hard to believe New York City was immobilized by a mere 6 inches of snowfall.<br /><br />The air here is really stinky and is officially categorized as hazardous to health. I hope the wind changes soon.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68841948343000838462018-11-16T16:42:52.506-06:002018-11-16T16:42:52.506-06:00PVX, I had the same write-overs.
IM, I hope yeste...PVX, I had the same write-overs.<br /><br />IM, I hope yesterday was a day for fond memories and not sadness. <br /><br />Billocohoes, when I visited my grandmother in Roxbury, my father was paranoid about our wandering anywhere near said FENS. Apparently, drownings there were common in the 20s and 30s. <br /><br />Press=INK???? CSO to Moi who "inks" his xwords. And FENS as noted. I liked both of Owen's Lick's today. <br /><br />I have had a project, dormant for several years since I dreamed it up, of an "Ivanhoe" musical to rival "Hamilton". My idea actually preceded it. Ivanhoe, IMO, is basically misunderstood. fe. Ivanhoe is not the hero and Scott didn't intend him to be. <br /><br />Hamilton did pave the way for anachronisms. fe. again. The big joust would be viewed via closed circuit TV although perhaps a play by play AIRing. <br /><br />Malcolm Butler. We were just talking about him but I forgot his name. Why was he benched vs Philly. Mystery persists.<br />Btw, the next link was Jets vs Raiders and Namath took a hit whilst being five yards out of bounds. No flag, how FB has changed. eg. Then they played for the dough as Maynard says at the end of the link. <br />I actually INKed this quickly unlike yesterday. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25782364599356105582018-11-16T16:42:26.596-06:002018-11-16T16:42:26.596-06:00YR:
I'm so sorry to hear you have to shovel sn...YR:<br />I'm so sorry to hear you have to shovel snow! I can't even imagine that kind of cold right now and I won't mention the temperature here.<br /><br />I just went and bought another turkey as I gave the first one to my daughter for our Thanksgiving dinner. It's such good meat and so inexpensive! <br /><br />AnonT:<br />Did you see my e-mail?Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23920143613772325592018-11-16T15:45:12.781-06:002018-11-16T15:45:12.781-06:00Well, this themed puzzle is of the giveaway variet...Well, this themed puzzle is of the giveaway variety, you get the “up” and then you can fill in cells without knowing the rest of the answer, which is exactly what I did.<br />Otherwise a typically tough Friday puzzle, with some devious clueing thrown in. <br /><br />Superchargers have no lag, you get power from the instant you press the go pedal...turbos generally have a short “lag” while they spool up. I prefer the “right now” of the supercharger. <br /><br />A couple markovers, SAIDYES b4 SAIDIDO, EYES b4 VETS. <br /><br />And on to Saturday. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24933712059451269252018-11-16T15:41:48.077-06:002018-11-16T15:41:48.077-06:00PK, thanks, I did OK with the shoveling. It only t...PK, thanks, I did OK with the shoveling. It only took 5 or ten minutes, but I resented the thoughtlessness (cluelessness) of the worker. It was so unnecessary to pile the snow in the middle of the just cleared path from the garage to the street. Then I saw my retired neighbor's much worse predicament. They left her with a very much larger mess in her driveway which she previously had cleared herself with much hard work. She and I decided it was too much for us to clear by ourselves this time and we wanted to leave the evidence so we could complain to management. The crew finally came back after 3:00 pm and cleaned up. My neighbor's car was trapped in her garage all that time. I was upset for her.<br />All kinds of little glitches are UPENDING me today. Good example of the word, irascible. Good thing this puzzle didn't need P&P. I will try singing "Tomorrow, the sun will come out tomorrow."<br />On the bright side, on Tuesday my DIL was taken to a rehab facility near her home by ambulance. The trip was covered by her insurance. She sounded bright and positive yesterday. She was getting around by wheelchair and practicing walking at PT. She even went to the salon at rehab to get her hair washed.<br />Alan had a simple bacterial infection last week, which is now gone. It is almost impossible to tell at the time what is serious and what is not. In my mind this episode does not count as an interruption of his upward streak. I am relieved.<br />Dudley and Jayce @1:09, I LIU, the cognoscenti see a big difference in the current use of turbocharged and supercharged, but I accept the crossword puzzler's license explained by Dudley and noted by Jayce.<br />Among my reason for resisting the smart phone is dreading the learning curve needed to operate it. I used to be a quick study.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28982806227381447572018-11-16T15:34:48.364-06:002018-11-16T15:34:48.364-06:00Hi All!
DNF & FIW - What letter seems reasona...Hi All!<br /><br />DNF & FIW - What letter seems reasonable to you to put into the crossing of VELD_ | A_TU? <b>T</b> was not on my short-list; I just left it blank. Still, though, a satisfying solve.<br /><br />Way to OLDSPICEUP(?) our Friday James! Thanks for the fun puzzle with no DOWN-side [other than I couldn't finish].<br />Thanks Lem for the expo and Fish Called Wanda clip. Nice pics of Oo's Son.<br /><br />WOs: OiL, DIEs, eyeS b/f VETS (both which didn't allow for loo, which, like Jinx, I really wanted).<br />ESP: DAN'L (really?)<br />FIW: <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eECO5dlVh8" rel="nofollow">Van zANT</a></b>(?) [6:14]. 50d's clue was meaningless to me...<br /><b>Fav</b>: PANACEA - that's my sandbox's name! //sandbox: where I detonate potential "bad" CyberStuff and analyze the results.<br />RunnerUP: KLINE, I almost started Cleese there...<br /><br />Theme: My first themer solved was PERP WALK UP. That's when I noticed UP at the end of other themers and guessed (quite successfully, I might ADD) the front-ends. That shoveled a lot of snow and I was finally able to fill the West. Unlike most y'all, I found this puzzle's clues Sat-hard.<br /><br />{A, B+}<br /><br />Dudley - I too appreciated the center-placement of the reveal.<br /><br />HG - sorry, I must. WTH is Battleship Hockey?<br /><br />I still have an iPhone5s - I like the form-factor [newer ones are too big for my slack's pocket's inner-pocket]. When my battery DIED, I got a NEW i5s at BestBuy for dirt-cheap, swapped the SIM, restored from iCloud, and was back in biz. BTW, if you have an iPhone6 or better, don't let them not change the battery. <b><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/28/dozens-of-iphone-battery-throttling-lawsuits-could-get-merged-in-thursday-conference" rel="nofollow">Apple messed UP</a></b> the power-system.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10640049560714666852018-11-16T15:30:47.003-06:002018-11-16T15:30:47.003-06:00I always liked Errol Flynn's "Robin Hood&...I always liked Errol Flynn's "Robin Hood" better than any of those that followed. I liked the way he swashed his buckles I guess. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72080361535713922292018-11-16T14:50:52.183-06:002018-11-16T14:50:52.183-06:00Ta ~ DA!
... and the Diamondback team is a play on...<i>Ta ~ </i><b>DA!</b><br />... and the <b>Diamondback</b> team is a play on the name of an infamous <a href="http://search.myway.com/search/AJimage.jhtml?&enc=2&n=7849c58a&p2=%5EC6M%5Exdm100%5ES29331%5Eus&pg=AJimage&pn=1&ptb=9D483476-6CF8-4E49-A4AF-31C4B15631C4&qs=&searchfor=j8XsexPzHnXMza5zOJwXKfg40C4X1RMacIQcV1WaINhm6EUY-HoQKq6M8sXRaW0xWvl1-1VgK7RTM9-1pKvVNEENKphkBYrmTVotFxkGEDK_SSTbdZyQJVpBrAzjcZRKHZ0mxIkW9u2lrjqSVm4bkF65kwNFCgvfNR-c1WK46do_fCyy4PVrZE6P8Sg-3st__cAqLBa0K-l6COcBbBlfJGjkVF7esuK-6zrKJ55G55O2jRhH9KKa-STIhPdD2LhDdcPIHY9GHk5i-MO8YGKuI-hyD_bU9Od0HwxCyzkrK0S9YPUiHuwP-iucAw08YfS7wbkyUGwaTsZ2HU2_nI-MZw&si=&ss=sub&st=tab&tpr=sbt&trs=wtt&imgs=1p&filter=on&imgDetail=true" rel="nofollow">Rattlesnake</a>.<br /><br />Fun! This exercised my imagination without demanding too much pain. <br />~ <b>OMK<br />_____________<br />DR:</b> A 3-way on the mirror side. The top diag is an anagram that might be interpreted as a slam against Mr. <b>Sajdak</b>'s less colorful friends, as they are being slammed here as...<br /><b>"DRAB CRONIES"</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13319731925355089132018-11-16T14:15:41.519-06:002018-11-16T14:15:41.519-06:00YR, I find the iPhone a good backup when the lapto...YR, I find the iPhone a good backup when the laptop is in the shop, as mine is now. I can do about 90% of what I do on the phone, except for real letter-writing, finding the url of a page I’m on (because I’m using Safari?), and doing the Daily Jigsaw ( screen’s too small.) Hope the laptop’s fixed before I have to start printing Xmas card envelopes.<br /><br />Sounds like I’ve got about a year left on this phone.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50365516339031875662018-11-16T14:06:27.774-06:002018-11-16T14:06:27.774-06:00Jayce, have you been watching S.W.A.T.? Sherilyn ...Jayce, have you been watching <i>S.W.A.T.</i>? Sherilyn Fenn plays the dowdy parolee mother of a once-SWAT, now wanna-be-SWAT, police officer. Quite a change from her role on <i>Twin Peaks</i>.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40582714460852288802018-11-16T13:46:35.633-06:002018-11-16T13:46:35.633-06:00Hi Y'all! Thank you, James, for this UPbeat pu...Hi Y'all! Thank you, James, for this UPbeat puzzle. I got the theme with the first two which definitely helped with the others.<br /><br />Thank you, Lemony, for another great expo. While you are there will you "THAI one on"? (Whatever that means. I thought it was funny.)<br /><br />With "flipped" I couldn't come up with UPENDED but okay after a few perps. <br /><br />Last to fill was the N central bloc: ASIA/MACS/ICU/SAXON. I wanted some form of canteen or jugs for Gobi container not the geographic ASIA. Meh! Never read IVANHOE so did not know he was SAXON.<br /><br />In 1979-80 I was a reporter sitting in on city council meetings in three little towns. When the EPA orders came down to change out all the capacitors & insulators with PCB in their electricity distribution systems, there was much talk. One town only had one city employee with training to do this work and no money in the budget for the new stuff and another employee. That one employee was on the verge of quitting until one of the council members who had the right training volunteered to help him. They completed the job during the councilman's vacation from his real job. PCBs were thought to cause cancer. I hadn't thought of it before today, but both men suffered from cancer about 10 years later. The city employee died. The councilman survives still. Wonder if those PCBs contributed to their ill health? <br /><br />DNK: "Siddhartha" or HESSE, DODD, HRE (should have remembered this).<br /><br />OAS: saw your post late last night. Good for you both to make it work so long!<br /><br />IM: Hope you are having many happy memories of your marriage.<br /><br />YR: I shudder to think of you out there shoveling snow! Glad our 3 little snows all melted without having to shovel or plow. They just salted the roads. Sunny and above freezing here this week. Is your DIL back in home territory now? How is she?PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62276242947591696362018-11-16T13:24:39.653-06:002018-11-16T13:24:39.653-06:00Hello everyone.
Relatively easy. No searches wer...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Relatively easy. No searches were needed. I just frolicked until it was done. I did not know Ivanhoe was a SAXON but PERPS were firm. Same with HESSE, but led with a WAG.<br />@ 24d - Toyed with Nome, but perps pointed to ATTU. ATTU and Kiska were occupied during WWII by Japan. ATTU is west of the 180th meridian, causing a large zag in the Int'l Date Line.<br />VELDT; also Veld in Afrikaans. Dutch veld, German Feld, and L. German Feld all mean "field", a close meaning to VELDT.<br /><br />I've always enjoyed James' puzzles lo these many years.<br />Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62963449089885027682018-11-16T13:13:25.541-06:002018-11-16T13:13:25.541-06:00Busy morning with my visitor finally taking off. G...Busy morning with my visitor finally taking off. Got the whole east side of the puzzle, up and down, without any problem but needed help with the long answers--even though I got all the UP endings early on. Lots of fun, many thanks, James. And fun write-up as always, Lemonade.<br /><br />Took me a minute before I remembered that T.S. Eliot inspired "Cats." But got ELIA and SAGA. Also got ERROL although kept thinking it should be ERROLL. Haven't seen SWADDLING in a puzzle in a long time, if ever.<br /><br />Have a great weekend coming up, everybody.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49804505651796165532018-11-16T13:09:40.492-06:002018-11-16T13:09:40.492-06:00A fun puzzle; I liked it. Agree that words like Pa...A fun puzzle; I liked it. Agree that words like Panacea and Veldt are cool. I got the gimmick with TRAIL MIXUP but flubbed the reveal because I had ATTA as that westernmost Aleutian Island. Et tu, Attu? (Now I'll remember it.) I also misspelled Gus's name as Van ZANT which was an obstacle to remembering the author of <i>Siddhartha</i>, which I remembered wrongly as Gunther Grass anyway. Just a bit of a snafUP on my part there, albeit short-lived as I "got it sorted" quickly. And, just because it's crossword puzzle land where an ISP and a delivery method such as DSL can be the same thing, I am very loose about conflating a supercharger with turbocharger. By the way, the new Volvo cars have both!<br /><br />I have two iPhones (one for work one for personal) but I don't constantly look at them. I use them only for phone calls and occasionally to look something up on the internet. Oh, and my personal phone makes a nice little pedometer so I can keep track of how far I walk. I keep it in my pocket all the time.<br /><br />We once had SHEEPSKIN car seat covers. I didn't particularly like them because they were hard to keep clean and to keep from shifting around and getting wadded up. My wife loved them, however, (which is why we bought them in the first place), and was convinced they made her feel warmer. I vastly prefer the (not covered) leather seats in our current car. She's perfectly okay with them too. Maybe that's because she now prefers being cooler to being warmer, which gives rise to the subject of thermostat wars ...<br /><br />Speaking of FEN, and otherwise apropos of nothing, I have always had a crush on Sherilyn Fenn. Yeah, TMI, I know.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.com