tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post610219826584390908..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Dec 7th, 2013, Bruce VenzkeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21193841589547872672013-12-08T03:48:16.841-06:002013-12-08T03:48:16.841-06:00Finished - at 1:50 am Sun.Finished - at 1:50 am Sun.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76502631861852587642013-12-08T01:09:41.664-06:002013-12-08T01:09:41.664-06:00well, windy.
I thought of this present.well, windy. <br /><br />I thought of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlNhD0oS5pk" rel="nofollow">this present</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9363471136103310952013-12-08T00:46:51.254-06:002013-12-08T00:46:51.254-06:00Ave Joe: Thanks for that link - I haven't hea...Ave Joe: Thanks for that link - I haven't heard that song in years. I love Billy Joel; both of my girls have Piano Man on their iThings.<br /><br />Long day - I just got back from the after-dinner for daughter's performance in Wizard of Oz. She wasn't a main character (she's only a Frosh), but she did well.<br /><br />I see that I messed up the link to <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com" rel="nofollow">ThinkGeek</a> earlier. Ooops. Bill G. - they have a whole TBBT section of the shop just for you.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2567328645405236352013-12-08T00:15:58.771-06:002013-12-08T00:15:58.771-06:00Oooh....forgot.
Happy Birthday Larry!Oooh....forgot.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Larry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19993811594289906882013-12-07T22:06:16.325-06:002013-12-07T22:06:16.325-06:00Well....here's my take.
I've had Omaha St...Well....here's my take.<br /><br />I've had Omaha Steaks a few times. They are excellent. Local offerings have narrowed the (once)quality gap significantly if not surpassed it.<br /><br />I support the theory that freezing changes molecular structure and hence texture. Nothing is ever better frozen. Not even ice cream. trust me.<br /><br />I also agree that now is the time for small farmers. Never better. Local is cool, hip and better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66328990506196440462013-12-07T21:25:09.596-06:002013-12-07T21:25:09.596-06:00All:
I have had Omaha Steaks several times and th...All:<br /><br />I have had Omaha Steaks several times and they are the best!<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(gtaler)Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81559280863229987252013-12-07T19:54:40.290-06:002013-12-07T19:54:40.290-06:00slowly but surely tackled this puzzle. Got hung u...slowly but surely tackled this puzzle. Got hung up briefly with the linen suit switch to libel suit.<br /><br />One clue was a little inaccurate-- 38A should have said "former" home of Phillips University --as it closed in 1998. <br /><br />Happy Birthday to Windover<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72315690427550514182013-12-07T19:47:31.706-06:002013-12-07T19:47:31.706-06:00CED: Yup! That's the statue. I think there was...CED: Yup! That's the statue. I think there was something naughty about that smaller bronze statue inside the atrium too, but I can't remember exactly what. <br /><br />We had some meat processed once that hadn't been properly aged. That was the nastiest tasting stuff we ever had. They had to reimburse us, since we couldn't eat it. They had just opened and went out of business soon after. We didn't wonder why.<br /><br />PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85469476257442605512013-12-07T19:35:48.385-06:002013-12-07T19:35:48.385-06:00I've never eaten a steak that wasn't froze...I've never eaten a steak that wasn't frozen. We didn't butcher at home, thank goodness. My husband delivered the steer to a processor and I took possession of the meat already wrapped and frozen. I'm really not sure how meat could taste any better than ours did. I often gave our wrapped steaks as a gift for various things to the delight of the recipients. <br /><br />My son took them to college and fed his roommate who was very grateful since he had a hard life was working his way through. I'm sure we lifted his brain power above his ramen noodle budget. I told my son he couldn't sit there and eat steak while his friend couldn't. We weren't rich, but we could at least be generous with that.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69770162685551210862013-12-07T19:35:47.274-06:002013-12-07T19:35:47.274-06:00Wow, great puzzle. I liked it a lot and got lots o...Wow, great puzzle. I liked it a lot and got lots of pleasure in solving it. Thank you, Meester Venzke! And thank you for your writeup, Splynter. Happy birthday wishes to you, Windhover, and may you always remain 3 years younger than me. Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53575944087709020532013-12-07T19:01:30.073-06:002013-12-07T19:01:30.073-06:00Hi again~!
As far as the Omaha Steaks go, I del...Hi again~!<br /><br /> As far as the Omaha Steaks go, I deliver them every day, which made me wonder how good they could be - so I hope I'll find out when ny brother gets them at Christmas.<br /><br /> Zcarguy - which reviews are you talking about? I have test-driven a Dart, and I love the trim packages, but I have to admit the performance of the engine was below what I expected - my old Dodge has the same "auto-stick" the new one has, which I think is a great feature (manual and automatic-in-one). I do know the Fusion comes with the same tranny, and I get a bigger discount from Ford thru UPS.<br /><br /> SplynterSplynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857732691220377494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71859253624584604952013-12-07T18:00:14.135-06:002013-12-07T18:00:14.135-06:00Time for a musical interlude.
This is for Anonymo...Time for a musical interlude.<br /><br />This is for Anonymous T as a response to the last post yesterday:-)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUz48xw_OiM" rel="nofollow">Scenes From An Italian Restaurant</a>Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78300408166354331052013-12-07T17:41:15.645-06:002013-12-07T17:41:15.645-06:00-Dave, we saw both the Biltmore and the Opryland a...-Dave, we saw both the Biltmore and the Opryland atria in March and both were spectacular. As you mentioned for sheer volume the one in Nashville is the hands down winner. Joann loved the Biltmore Mansion so much, she would have easily chosen any part of that house as her favorite.<br />-Marti, you have my sympathy about repairmen. The technicians we get are former students and the shop owners are also neighbors and so we get great service. And my doctor is a college classmate. When he retires, I’ll be in a medical never never land.<br />-PK, where did you live when you hauled cattle to Omaha?<br />-Weather note, if you are watching college football today, the outside games are cold and miserable and Waco, TX has something called ice-fog. The games in the domes in Atlanta and Indianapolis are fine.<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87052735217329112262013-12-07T17:26:57.385-06:002013-12-07T17:26:57.385-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Bruce Venzke, f...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Bruce Venzke, for an excellent puzzle. Thank you, Splynter, for the fine review.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Windhover. And, many more.<br /><br />This puzzle was great. I got through it much easier than most Saturday puzzles. Took me a couple hours though.<br /><br />The long ones appeared daunting, but were easier after a few letters appeared from perps.<br /><br />Remembered ADANO. LIBEL was clever. Took a while to get that.<br /><br />Not sure what EOE was, but the perps worked. After coming here I saw it.<br /><br />Wanted NTH for 61A, PHD appeared.<br /><br />Had LINK for 12D. That was my dad's nickname, for Lincoln. His first name. Eventually C became apparent. My grandson's name is Lincoln, and he goes by Linc. OK.<br /><br />In Chicago now. Have to go to a meeting in a few minutes. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(opsefll)Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78855682678403155112013-12-07T17:07:31.530-06:002013-12-07T17:07:31.530-06:00We've had Omaha Steaks a couple of times and t...We've had Omaha Steaks a couple of times and they were good (and very expensive). However, they aren't any better than the really good steaks we get from Costco. Costco's choice steaks are very good and their prime steaks are excellent. We usually get their prime rib eye steaks (since we don't eat steak that often anymore) and we enjoy them very much.<br /><br />I've gotten to be such a wuss living in southern California since college. In Virginia, there were some winter days with snow and temperatures down near zero. Right now, the temperature outside is in the 50s, the wind is blowing and I feel as if I've turned into an icicle.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3660777681168420422013-12-07T16:52:40.422-06:002013-12-07T16:52:40.422-06:00If anything, I'd harbor the thought that deman...If anything, I'd harbor the thought that demand for truly fresh meat is on the rise. Considering only our lifetimes, the movement is relatively nascent, but you can't pick up a paper without reading about it these days. These producers will never get wealthy, but they can enjoy a life free from corporate dictates that is entirely sufficient as well as satisfactory. I'd offer Windhover as a prime example.<br /><br />The consumer is now wise to the fact that they don't have to eat the slop that mega corporations dish out. There will always be a market for McBurgers and Hamburger Helpless, but the rebels are legion...and growing.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40476884131393281162013-12-07T16:45:14.958-06:002013-12-07T16:45:14.958-06:00PK@2:24
I couldn't resist taking a peek at Bi...PK@2:24<br /><br />I couldn't resist taking a peek at <a href="http://www.allcountries.org/photos/united_states/biltmore_estate_asheville_north_carolina_usa_photo_wiki.jpg" rel="nofollow">Biltmore Mansion in North Carolina.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3494/3712060000_4241c11de5_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">While</a> the <a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/17992598.jpg" rel="nofollow">atria</a> is <a href="http://www.simplelifejoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0882.jpg" rel="nofollow">nice,</a> Opryland is amazing, it's like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkKLlO6x20" rel="nofollow">Disney World under glass...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/9389227524_c8a421ea55_n.jpg" rel="nofollow">Was</a> this the <a href="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8386/8569092123_e6dab8526f_m.jpg" rel="nofollow">statue?</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54635711263154392492013-12-07T16:22:27.999-06:002013-12-07T16:22:27.999-06:00Avg. Joe, we have a local farm that butchers their...Avg. Joe, we have a local farm that butchers their own beef, and will sell unfrozen meat. They do offer frozen products, but their unfrozen aged beef is to die for. So sad, that these "micro" butchers are fast disappearing and will probably soon be as outdated as the milkman (remember him?) and the doctor who did house calls (does your doctor even know your name without looking at the chart??)...HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6389986205519630722013-12-07T15:57:26.212-06:002013-12-07T15:57:26.212-06:00You raise an interesting point Marti, but I'm ...You raise an interesting point Marti, but I'm not sure I've ever eaten a "never frozen" steak. I know I've had shrimp and crab that wasn't frozen (fresh off the boat....and no, not in Nebraska:-), a few pheasant and chickens, and if advertising is to be trusted (yeah right) I've had any number of fish species that were fresh. But beef is pretty much universally aged, cut, then flash frozen. It would be interesting to know if the taste is notably better.<br /><br />Speaking of food, I have an appointment with a thawing chicken and flour, eggs, salt, baking powder and poppy seeds (Homemade noodles). It's soup weather here, and I'm ready for it.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67813133429869942802013-12-07T15:30:23.939-06:002013-12-07T15:30:23.939-06:00Avg Joe, we got some Omaha steaks as a concession ...Avg Joe, we got some Omaha steaks as a concession from our mortgage company (who took waaaaaaay to long to close on a re-fi), and I think the fresh ones we get locally are every bit as good (maybe a little better) as well. I think the freezing process just takes something from the OS. I bet if I could get <i>those</i> steaks fresh, I would be blown away.HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33132386822140271682013-12-07T15:05:59.913-06:002013-12-07T15:05:59.913-06:00Good morn...er..afternoon all. Been playing mechan...Good morn...er..afternoon all. Been playing mechanic between football. Woke up to -5 F today and it took out the battery on our Tacoma.<br /><br />This puzzle was a different type of challenge than any I can remember. It was quite difficult, but patience paid off and got it done. Almost. Have to declare a FIW cuz I let Krona stand. Still, I'll take it, and I enjoyed it a lot.<br /><br />Happy 68th Birthday Larry!! And IIRC, also PK (no need to mention age:-). As well as a belated HBD to Lucina.<br /><br />I'm gonna side with PK on Omaha Steaks. Maybe we're spoiled since we've not bought a supermarket steak since the early 80s, but a friend gave me a package of Omaha New York Strips a few years back and I am sure the steaks we get from the beef halves we buy from a local farmer are every bit as good (maybe a little bit better). YMMV, but it's hard to beat meat fresh from the farm (not the feedlot).Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82355573621884105982013-12-07T14:24:56.929-06:002013-12-07T14:24:56.929-06:00Hi Y'all! I was pretty much on Bruce's wav...Hi Y'all! I was pretty much on Bruce's wavelength although some areas took a while to fill. My biggest frustration was losing the puzzle twice in the middle of solving again. That is so freaky! Enjoyed this puzzle. Usually don't like Sat.<br /><br />Thanks, Splynter! Does that fire mean some people won't have Xmas gifts?<br /><br />I am among the fallen on "numb-er".<br /><br />I forgot some things like Hersey wrote "A Bell for Adano". I was thinking of Chocolate World. And I didn't remember CONDI came after Colin, but knew both were right when perped.<br /><br />My temper was "hot" first then WAGd BAD & was surprised it stayed black. Having IBE got me the two end "L's" in that block so I avoided the linen trap.<br /><br />We used to haul cattle to Omaha and ate delicious steaks from our own fed cattle every week. No matter the drawbacks of farm life (like having only two or three TV channels). We ate like royalty.<br /><br />Fermatprime: If Millie is a pitbull, she may latch onto that Russian somewhere painful. Pitbulls and other dogs are sensitive to angry people. If they think the owner is threatened....grrrrr!<br /><br />The most spectacular ATRIA I ever saw was at the Biltmore Mansion in North Carolina. One of the over-grown 70-yr-old "little boys" on the trip giggled about the nude statue for days.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Windhover! Who needs TV with a farm for entertainment? Always something going on with animals.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44794144836157317862013-12-07T14:19:43.155-06:002013-12-07T14:19:43.155-06:00CED @ 1247- You wrote that pretty good. I tried i...CED @ 1247- You wrote that pretty good. I tried it with my mouse and it came out like it was written by a dog p' ing in a snowbank.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7346819279701878612013-12-07T13:58:11.995-06:002013-12-07T13:58:11.995-06:00Lemony, no, it is not done yet by a long shot. The...Lemony, no, it is not done yet by a long shot. The frustration continues…<br /><br />Irish Miss, the severe weather in the midwest this week delayed a FedEx shipment worth over $24,000. Luckily, it arrived just in time on Friday to get shoved onto the plane for Austria at the last minute…but my nerves were definitely jangled by the incident!!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57845377858754817342013-12-07T13:55:28.359-06:002013-12-07T13:55:28.359-06:00Back in the late 60's or early 70's I saw ...Back in the late 60's or early 70's I saw Dr. J play in Norfolk, VA, as a Virginia Squire. This was before he became famous.EdieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066963609875228546noreply@blogger.com