tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5656836058715276120..comments2024-03-29T08:04:24.537-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Roger and Kathy WienbergZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21311549750076107642021-02-02T23:39:11.784-06:002021-02-02T23:39:11.784-06:00Anon-T:
We are five HOA board members who simply d...Anon-T:<br />We are five HOA board members who simply discuss the financial health of the community, plan and execute projects to better our surroundings and attend to repairs. One of our underground pipes sprang a leak that went unnoticed for a month, leaked millions of gallons of water and cost $18,000. That's what we do. No gossip.<br /><br />One younger person just joined the HOA and there is another youngish one but we worry that as we age, who will replace us?Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75062602949630910292021-02-02T22:40:03.249-06:002021-02-02T22:40:03.249-06:00Lucina - unless my HOA fee goes up by more than 5%...Lucina - unless my HOA fee goes up by more than 5%, I've other things to do. Most of the HOA folks are busybodies I wouldn't want to associate with anyway (or they would call out that new gate I just put in!). P<br />lease note, I'm not saying you're of that ilk, just in my experience from years ago.<br /><br />Ah, yes the lid drawer. 2x a year I pull out everything. Bucket doesn't match a lid, I TOSS it; same with lids that don't match buckets.<br /><br />Shifting gears...<br /><br />I just got off the phone w/ Mom. I do love her but... How can she understand so much about bee genetics (she has 15 hives and that's mostly what we talked about) but thinks Bill Gates is putting HIV in covid vaccines? She told of one story she knows (saw on Facebook, I'm sure) that a quick Google pulled up every detail (nurse's name, etc.) debunking it (source: Reuters). <br />"They [Reuters] should just stick to finance."<br />Oy!<br /><br />{A+, B - go w/ #BatKarma in 5th & Wayne mentioned in 4th line to tie it back. #$0.02 :-)}<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23962534207957866952021-02-02T22:11:06.627-06:002021-02-02T22:11:06.627-06:00I got so tired of looking for lost lids to match t...I got so tired of looking for lost lids to match their containers that one day I emptied the whole drawer, sorted them, matched them and now I keep them together, lid w/container and threw out the unmated ones. Life is so much easier!<br /><br />Tonight we held our annual HOA meeting and as usual we the Board members were the only ones in attendance. It's a weird thing. We can't motivate other owners to attend meetings though we've tried many ways to lure them: refreshments, ice cream socials, lunches, raffles, giveaways (one month's free assessment) various demonstrations and speakers. Nothing. Nada. I believe we have the most uninterested residents in the county. Our community consists of 57 units. If anyone has a magic effect, please tell me!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46358000910197984622021-02-02T20:04:40.285-06:002021-02-02T20:04:40.285-06:00Vidwan re: predicting. I totally agree. I was qu...Vidwan re: predicting. I totally agree. I was quoting the average cover, not predicting it for a specific year. Each winter season is unique and has its own sequence of events. Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36144505381886698142021-02-02T19:49:35.768-06:002021-02-02T19:49:35.768-06:00Slept in this morning. Usually if I do, I just tos...Slept in this morning. Usually if I do, I just toss my poems for the day, but I need to do something to break that habit, so here, very late, are some verses.<br /><br />He started out as an assassinating HIT-MAN<br />But changed his STATUS to counterfeit bag-man.<br />He kept treasury police<br />Away with palms greased,<br />So if they showed up, he'd just say, "HI, T-MAN!"<br /><br />JOKER liked to add theatrical DRAMA<br />To all of his heists, as a charmer!<br />But it gave A HEAD START<br />For Batman to depart<br />And apprehend him, applying his Karma!<br /><br />{A, B.}OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13614615849298387582021-02-02T19:35:35.691-06:002021-02-02T19:35:35.691-06:00Question:: If SchemA doesn't work, for some ...<br />Question:: If SchemA doesn't work, for some reason,..... do they go on to SchemB ?<br /><br /><br />Spitzboov, I really respect your nautical and meteorology knowledge, but I think predicting the % of maximum ice coverage, on any lake, let alone Lake Erie, is very chancy, almost random. I have lived next door, to Lake Erie, for over >40 years, and I am no closer to the truth.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/01/lake-erie-is-usually-half-frozen-by-now-whats-it-like-this-year.html" rel="nofollow">Here is a professional Article that discusses this, very question., about the lake freezing, over the years.</a><br /><br />As the article shows, they are expecting much less than 80% coverage, this year, 2021, ... and sometimes the coverage has been less than 20 percent.<br /><br />Also. despite the fact that Lake Erie, is rather shallow, on a comparative basis, many american iron ore ships, over > 21,000 DWT, have floundered in the lake, where typhoon like conditions can sometimes, cause over 35 ft waves.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald" rel="nofollow"> The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, and how she sank, Nov 10, 1975, Lake Superior to Lake Erie </a><br /><br />and the song, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH0K6ojmGZA" rel="nofollow"> The Wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald , by Gordon Lightfoot, youtube </a><br /><br />good night all.<br />Vidwan827https://www.blogger.com/profile/04334379183042040924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5405445958514580192021-02-02T18:24:48.006-06:002021-02-02T18:24:48.006-06:00LEO III - - Re: Tangents. An hour ago, I started ...LEO III - - Re: Tangents. An hour ago, I started off searching how to spell 'leeve' (means 'dear' in L. German.) <br />Not many leaps later i came across this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-WP9bx-0_E" rel="nofollow">Landing and living on a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier - A Sailor's Life</a>. It's about the carrier Truman (5d HST). 22 minutes of arm-chair living in today's Navy. Sailors from Michigan are highlighted, and there is some fine footage of harbors and at-sea vistas.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2844616219384212512021-02-02T18:06:42.097-06:002021-02-02T18:06:42.097-06:00Thanks to Roger & Kathy Wienberg for a neato p...Thanks to Roger & Kathy Wienberg for a neato puzzle and to Hahtoolah for a nifty write-up.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76484507496706084512021-02-02T17:58:51.304-06:002021-02-02T17:58:51.304-06:00Had an easy romp through today’s puzzle. Printed ...Had an easy romp through today’s puzzle. Printed it out around midnight and thought I’d just make a quick run through the clues to see what was happening, before getting some sleep. Next thing I knew, I had FIR! Love it when that happens, which is not very often.<br /><br />Thanks, Roger, Kathy and Hahtoolah!<br /><br />MEDIAN --- In far (and somewhat desolate) West Texas, it’s called a BAR DITCH, as in, “If they didn’t want us to turn around in the BAR DITCH, they shouldn’t have put it there!”<br /><br />LOVED the pictures of the Seven Deadly Sins. SLOTH and GLUTTONY run rampant here, with a side of GREED and WRATH tossed in for good measure.<br /><br />FLN: -T, I did Google BORAT, and (as I usually do) spent quite a bit of time working my way through various web pages. I even ended up on this page:<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area" rel="nofollow">List of Countries and Dependencies by Area</a><br /><br />How’d I get THERE??? Had to learn more about Kazakhstan (a very lengthy Wiki article), which somehow eventually led me to the “List of...” page. I often get off on these types of tangents, which is one of the reasons I’m so late getting to the Corner.LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80844510514647350992021-02-02T16:47:02.543-06:002021-02-02T16:47:02.543-06:00Finished it right, I think 🤔Finished it right, I think 🤔Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482173909843743240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15989436914053562372021-02-02T16:34:39.850-06:002021-02-02T16:34:39.850-06:00I see my Lid drawer link was broken. I was loggin...I see my <b><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/eNehMnqZ4kTydz2q9" rel="nofollow">Lid drawer</a></b> link was broken. I was logging into a WebEx as I hit Publish. <br />//That meeting went on way too long :-)<br /><br />Lucina - Good news re: vax!<br /><br />C, Eh! - I know you're a female and it's different but I went >6mo w/o my Covid-haircut. I looked like <b><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muppet-animal-death-hoax/" rel="nofollow">Animal</a></b> :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32028512631245348132021-02-02T16:07:01.593-06:002021-02-02T16:07:01.593-06:00Anon-T:
I understand perfectly why your DW doesn&#...Anon-T:<br />I understand perfectly why your DW doesn't want to watch action movies with you. I never did either but I loved to cuddle so it was a compromise.<br /><br />Where I go for a haircut is not a salon, but a home. My stylist "retired" and sold his former salon. Now he converted a room in his house to accommodate haircutting and only one customer at a time is ever there. Going every two months is not too inconvenient but today the traffic was much heavier than usual. I do believe winter visitors are here! On top of that, the road was closed down to one lane so we inched along most of the way. Once reaching the freeway I could sail home.<br /><br />Before I left I called about an appointment for the covied-19 vaccine and got one! It's been a rough road until now. I'll go on the 22nd for the first one.<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1750505488578248342021-02-02T15:16:31.398-06:002021-02-02T15:16:31.398-06:00Hi All!
Thanks Roger & Kathy for the nice Tu...Hi All! <br /><br />Thanks Roger & Kathy for the nice Tuesday grid. <br /><br />Thanks for the sparkly expo, Hahtoolah. I always enjoy the comics & QODs. <br /><br />WO: Freddie MAc<br />ESPs: AMANDA, ROXIE<b><br />Fav</b>: <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJeXs4X3ACA" rel="nofollow">Squeeze Play</a></b>; the most exciting play in baseball. <br /><br />In databases, we use SCHEMA which describes the structure /layout of the database's tables and how they connect. <b><a href="https://dataedo.com/kb/data-glossary/what-is-database-schema" rel="nofollow">Example</a></b>. <br /><br />Bill G - glad you stopped in last night; nice to know it's not always lonely.<br /><br />My <b><a rel="nofollow">LID drawer</a></b>. You can see all my buckets are mostly left-over take-out bins. <br /><br />CED - DW hates watching action movies with me. I start pacing and my heart-rate goes way up. Your clip was almost too much :-)<br /><br />Fun DR, OMK.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47465342663731146222021-02-02T14:52:04.320-06:002021-02-02T14:52:04.320-06:00Fun PZL!
And thanks, Hahtoolah, for posting the co...Fun PZL!<br />And thanks, <b>Hahtoolah</b>, for posting the code & reminding me how to do my name in Morse. I learned some as a Boy Scout, but forgot everything but "E" and "SOS." <br />Now I can do "KEITH" again. <br />But I never understood how coders know when one letter ends and another begins. <br />When I hear passages in code in movies I can't detect any pause between letters. <br />Can someone tell me if there is a pause, and I'm just missing it?<br /><br />When I was about 4 years old, a grownup cousin and his friend came to visit my parents. <br />Our visitors were in Army uniform, home on leave. (1943.)<br />We all sat in the living room. As a demo (or a gag?) he two guys carried on a conversation for several minutes in Morse Code. I was enthralled. What strange language were they speaking?!<br />Wow.<br /><br /><b>Misty</b> ~ My only overwrite was also 67A. Before FLEA I had FANG. <br />I'm with you regarding our dogs and those lil' pesky pests. None of our guys have ever had a flea. We don't brush them every day, but we keep them "generally" clean. <br />I just don't think Orange County (CA) dogs attract FLEAs. <br />They're just <i>above all that.</i><br />I can't speak for cats, mind you.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />___________<br />DR:</b>. A three-way on the near side. The central diagonal offers an anagram (13 of 15 letters) about children capable of flying "through the air with the greatest of ease," the...<br />"<b>AEROBATIC KIDS</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37382360561854275212021-02-02T14:38:43.290-06:002021-02-02T14:38:43.290-06:00Here is yesterday's: ice coverage on the low...Here is yesterday's: <a href="https://usicecenter.gov/pub/eastlakes_color.gif" rel="nofollow"> ice coverage on the lower Great Lakes. </a>. Ice covered area usually maximizes around the end of February. Right now the only significant coverage on L. Erie is in the lee of Long Point and west of Pelee Island towards Toledo.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35860981898537457932021-02-02T14:08:21.320-06:002021-02-02T14:08:21.320-06:00Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Roger and K...Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Roger and Kathy, and Hahtoolah.<br />I FIRed and Caught the theme. (Yes, HG I too thought EMBRACE was an Easter Egg to the theme.<br /><br />I had MCS before DJS, and Cap IT before CAN.<br />ICH was a lightbulb moment.<br />The unknown AMANDA perped.<br /><br />Spitzboov- so far this winter, Lake Erie is only about 0.3% frozen. Lots of chance for lake-effect snow.<br /><br />Lucina, my appointment for a haircut today had to be cancelled because we are in lockdown - barbers and hairdressers not allowed to be open. I went 147 days back in the spring between haircuts. Hopefully not that long this time🙁<br /><br />Wishing you all a great day.<br /><br />CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35821300986726028652021-02-02T13:42:22.204-06:002021-02-02T13:42:22.204-06:00Lucina @ 10:31 ~ Thanks for jogging my memory of w...Lucina @ 10:31 ~ Thanks for jogging my memory of why Callum Woodhouse looked so familiar to me. <br /><br />AnonymousPVX @ 11:54 ~ Thanks for confirming my distant memory of Anthony Quinn being in TSOSV. I thought I remembered him in the film, but I wasn’t 100% sure. I don’t remember any other cast members, though.<br /><br />unclefred @ 1:05 ~ Despite having misgivings after seeing the trailer for Joker, I did watch it and while the subject matter and several scenes were more than disturbing, Joaquin Phoenix’s performance was so powerful, I didn’t regret my decision. Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11427392217318131072021-02-02T13:41:12.452-06:002021-02-02T13:41:12.452-06:00Puzzling thoughts:
Thanks to the constructors (Ro...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />Thanks to the constructors (Roger and Kathy) and re-cap'er (Susan) for a fun-filled puzzle and blog<br /><br />I "caught" the theme after SEIZE and GRAB fell<br /><br />SLINGBACK, SCHEMA were foreign to me, but not ICH, as I had a minor in German in college<br /><br />Cute pics - FULL SCALE and the HEN's egg<br /><br />CESSNA - was unaware that they had so many corporate jet options<br /><br />I often wondered why fewer baseball players don't BUNT when the defense has a shift on. Almost invites a single at worst, but alas, too many players these days are only interested in hitting a HR<br /><br />Write-overs: ARES/AMOR (I missed seeing the "love" part, obviously!), and PDA/PSA for unknown reasons ... although FLUTED might have provided a more interesting clueChairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11338344409968379302021-02-02T13:05:37.616-06:002021-02-02T13:05:37.616-06:00FIR, but took awhile. I keep saying that. I guess ...FIR, but took awhile. I keep saying that. I guess I’m slowing down in my old age. Didn’t know JOHNWICK, all perps. Just one WO: SCHEME:SCHEMA. Very nice fun CW, thanx, R&KW!! I even got the theme!! As usual, terrific write-up, thanx, Hahtoolah! U say u didn’t see “Joker”. It was pretty good. unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83909643368735075682021-02-02T12:12:15.942-06:002021-02-02T12:12:15.942-06:00Hi, fun puzzle, great blog. Just lost my post that...Hi, fun puzzle, great blog. Just lost my post that I spent at least 40 minutes on. I'll be back later.<br />YRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8852722199309791472021-02-02T12:04:59.703-06:002021-02-02T12:04:59.703-06:00Delightful Tuesday puzzle, Roger and Kathy--a bit ...Delightful Tuesday puzzle, Roger and Kathy--a bit challenging here and there but still very doable. Many thanks. And your pictures are always a delight, Hahtoolah. My favorite was the picture of the alphabet soup--something I never encountered. I figured the letters would be NOODLES, but your image showed us how that worked.<br /><br />My biggest silly problem was the 'biter on a pooch.' Aren't dogs the biters, I kept thinking. Oh, okay, FLEA. My sweet, late Dusty luckily never had FLEAS. I brushed him every night to make sure of that.<br /><br />Have a good day, everybody. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10106052035424637732021-02-02T11:54:13.123-06:002021-02-02T11:54:13.123-06:00
The Secret of Santa Vittoria...the film...starre...<br /><br />The Secret of Santa Vittoria...the film...starred Anthony Quinn in a memorable role, I thought the film was quite good.<br /><br />This Tuesday crossword went quickly. <br /><br />My son in CT says he has about 18” of snow. <br /><br />Stay safe.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50624449253736853522021-02-02T11:06:05.537-06:002021-02-02T11:06:05.537-06:00Re: Creatures - - I avidly watched the earlier ser...Re: Creatures - - I avidly watched the earlier series from 1978 - 1990 of All Creatures Great and Small. A little hard to follow the Yorkshire accents, but thoroughly loved the vet's interactions with the farmers. Brought back a lot of memories.<br />Not into the new series yet, but, we'll see.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35495484020298110212021-02-02T11:04:53.142-06:002021-02-02T11:04:53.142-06:00Easy, fun puzzle today. Hahtoolah, great work! ...Easy, fun puzzle today. Hahtoolah, great work! <br />CrossEyedDave, your “limit of my medication” is one I hope to remember. <br /><br />Like others I’m enjoying “All Creatures...” and prefer Herriot’s stories to Hitman stories. With Lucinda help I can now recall where I last saw Callum Woodhouse.<br />RayOSunshine, your re-written clues for today’s fills are very clever and entertaining, but I’d never be able to solve your puzzles. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912882398645863199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10295753703342645782021-02-02T11:03:58.427-06:002021-02-02T11:03:58.427-06:00Many thanks to Roger and Kathy for the Tuesday tre...Many thanks to Roger and Kathy for the Tuesday treat, and to Hahtoolah (and Anonymous @ 6:43) for helping me GET the "catch" phrases. I checked in especially to learn what LOA means, and also to be educated about the proper plural of DWARF. Hope I'll remember, if I ever have cause to use that word again! Ciao for now.NaomiZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024038841021678864noreply@blogger.com