tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6223856673165353416..comments2024-03-28T12:57:53.413-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Kurt KraussZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33190922118980148282012-08-15T22:27:37.583-05:002012-08-15T22:27:37.583-05:00Greetings!
Fun puzzle, Kurt; super expo, Steve!
...Greetings!<br /><br />Fun puzzle, Kurt; super expo, Steve!<br /><br />PK: Harvey is a good friend who is ten years older than I. At one time he was my student!<br /><br />Sorry to hear about CA. I wish her the best.<br /><br />The construction people have been making terrible noises on the other side of one feeble door. Had the electricity off for several hours (no air conditioning). It is still over 100º here. (Swimming friend indisposed.)<br /><br />Have not read this blog yet. Perhaps another comment even later!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51515805221482655912012-08-15T19:36:04.040-05:002012-08-15T19:36:04.040-05:00Bill G and Hatoolah - I join you in the minority c...Bill G and Hatoolah - I join you in the minority corner re TGWTDT. While the story was an interesting premise, it was overshadowed, IMO, by the extreme violence and sadistic sexual scenes. I finished it and later started The Girl Who Played with Fire which I gave up on very quickly because of the same sex/violence overkill. I didn't bother with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. (I hope I have these in the right sequence.)<br /><br />Lucina, I believe when I started receiving the newspaper 10 years ago, the 10 week rate was either $35.00 or $40.00, so, the price has doubled and the size of the paper has been greatly reduced. A sign of the times, I guess.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56816901835805564602012-08-15T19:05:03.640-05:002012-08-15T19:05:03.640-05:00PK: I agree with your assessment of Jesse Kellerm...PK: I agree with your assessment of Jesse Kellerman. One of my book groups read Trouble a few years ago. None of us liked it. I have read many of Faye Kellerman books from her Peter Decker series and found them charming.<br /><br />Bill G. I wasn't keen on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, either. We seem to be in the minority, though.<br /><br />Argyle: You put the kids to bed early!Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81671886330341291312012-08-15T18:49:18.281-05:002012-08-15T18:49:18.281-05:00Now that the kids are in bed...Tush.Now that the kids are in bed...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH1HBzXhX9o" rel="nofollow">Tush</a>.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20798523659373745042012-08-15T18:21:56.345-05:002012-08-15T18:21:56.345-05:00PK, I'm glad to see that you have a great sens...PK, I'm glad to see that you have a great sense of humor. <br />Bill G, That was a good one. Btw, $175<br />to fix anything at the dealer ( called stealer's around here ) seems like a good deal.<br />And to the person who wishes to not be mentioned, That pic still shows up when you google bloop. Don't know why?Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61617657428250558572012-08-15T17:58:34.529-05:002012-08-15T17:58:34.529-05:00anonymouse: "No man is an island"
Theref...anonymouse: "No man is an island"<br />Therefore, we can`t live our lives separate from one another. Every action we take causes consequences to others, for good <i>or</i> evil. It has also been called "The Butterfly Effect." BTW: <b>Religion</b> is mentioned favorably only once in Scripture. Adonai, Lord, Yahweh, Jehovah, what ever you call Him must not think well of it either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10813145235776646832012-08-15T17:16:38.795-05:002012-08-15T17:16:38.795-05:00Spitzboov, thank you for pointing out that scuttle...Spitzboov, thank you for pointing out that scuttlebutt is a nautical term. The ol' water cooler, source of so much, um, scuttlebutt, ID EST, gossip :)<br /><br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8081160150340404452012-08-15T17:11:31.200-05:002012-08-15T17:11:31.200-05:00IrishMiss@3:27
That's an appalling price! But...IrishMiss@3:27<br />That's an appalling price! But it does make the AZ Rep sound like a bargain. Fortunately, I believe they cater to older readers, imo, since we are likely their largest subscription base. Some years ago they sent a questionnaire and have since made changes reflecting our responses and suggestions including a larger format of the crossword puzzles.<br /><br />BillG:<br />I'm sorry you are not riveted by TGWDT. I was! What drove my interest is the search for the missing granddaughter. Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35412741210686817932012-08-15T17:10:42.670-05:002012-08-15T17:10:42.670-05:00SCUTTLEBUTT - The origin of the word "scuttle...SCUTTLEBUTT - The origin of the word "scuttlebutt," which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of "scuttle" -- to make a hole in the ship's hull and thereby causing her to sink --- and "butt" -- a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water. The cask from which the ship's crew took their drinking water -- like a water fountain -- was the "scuttlebutt". Even in today's Navy a drinking fountain is referred to as such. But, since the crew used to congregate around the "scuttlebutt", that is where the rumors about the ship or voyage would begin. Thus, then and now, rumors are talk from the "scuttlebutt" or just "scuttlebutt".Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56723632603826168512012-08-15T17:05:26.118-05:002012-08-15T17:05:26.118-05:00I, too, prefer to read real print on paper, but I ...I, too, prefer to read real print on paper, but I confess I have been reading a lot more than I otherwise would have been because of my Kindle. My wife wants to cancel our subscription to the newspaper but so far I have been successful in convincing her that the print version still has advantages over the on-line version, especially since she tried to access the on-line version and found it difficult to navigate and to read.<br /><br />I also miss Grumpy 1.<br /><br />PK, thanks for the heads-up.<br /><br />Yellowrocks, I'm trying to imagine you in impossible lying down angles in the bathtub.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89533121938776716252012-08-15T16:54:04.153-05:002012-08-15T16:54:04.153-05:00Thanks Maniac and CED. CED, I'm sure you aced...Thanks Maniac and CED. CED, I'm sure you aced TEANECK.<br /><br />On the last day of our vacation the printer at the lodge would not print the LA light Monday puzzle. I had only 10 minutes and would have finished easily before we had to leave for home. I tried doing the puzzle on line, but found the navigation terrible. I like to glance at any clue I wish for a split second and move on. Kudos for all who solve online. No wonder you do all the across clues and then all the downs. I don't like online newspapers and so have hesitated to get a Kindle or other reader. I read in the bath tub, at impossible lying down angles and whatever. <br /><br />I do love being able to look up any curiosity of mine instantaneously instead of finding a book. I had so many questions on vacation that I could not satisfy without a computer or a book.<br /><br />To newbies at puzzle solving, I recommend looking up anything you find odd or unknown. It will implant the idea in your consciousness for future solving. The computer has tremendously improved my solving success. Although I like to read in print, the computer is irreplaceable for learning.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44830176912026487562012-08-15T16:41:55.807-05:002012-08-15T16:41:55.807-05:00OOps! my message to BillG. should have been for Ma...OOps! my message to BillG. should have been for Manac, naughty boy!PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73433433300268827912012-08-15T16:40:23.632-05:002012-08-15T16:40:23.632-05:00Jayce, Talk about disappointing books reminded me....Jayce, Talk about disappointing books reminded me. The book I was reading and left in the middle is "Potboiler" by Jesse Kellerman. I have always liked everything by his parents Jonathan and Faye Kellerman and will continue to buy them.<br /><br />CED: butt that's too funny!<br /><br />Bill G: that link was not all it was cracked up to be.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86227273538759393602012-08-15T16:33:26.991-05:002012-08-15T16:33:26.991-05:00Ack! Don't mention my name! I'm still in h...Ack! Don't mention my name! I'm still in hot water for last weeks post i had to delete!<br /><br />(I hope my PC doesn't get a virus...)<br /><br />Oh well, what the heck! My PC is 10 years old anyway, & lived a happy life. ( i think i will watch it again!)<br /><br />LOL BillG!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4732776188782493812012-08-15T16:14:28.550-05:002012-08-15T16:14:28.550-05:00A couple of days ago, I pulled up too close to a s...A couple of days ago, I pulled up too close to a stone retaining wall at the front end of our driveway and slightly dinged up the front bumper and license plate holder. It's one of those things that would have annoyed me every time I got in my car (a year-and-a-half old Camry). I called the Customer Relations lady at the dealer and she said she would have 'her guy' take care of it for me. He took off the bumper, sanded it, repainted it and put on a new license-plate holder. It looks like new again. It was well worth $175 to avoid the constant reminder of my carelessness.<br /><br />I too prefer newspapers and books but I've given in to the digital age. Our newspaper cut corners. They even reduced the physical size of the paper to save money such that it became harder for me to read. My kids bought me a Nook last Christmas. I'm almost finished reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" on it. I like the reader OK but the book has left me cold. The last 20 percent of it will have to be spectacular to convince me I haven't wasted my time. <br /><br />Manac, I enjoyed your link. (Also thank you to Yellowrocks and CED.) I wonder if the cameramen need an assistant? Twenty dollars an hour would be OK... It's all that I can afford right now.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90258016899655132162012-08-15T16:01:31.911-05:002012-08-15T16:01:31.911-05:00Sorry, should have said Yellowrocks started it. CE...Sorry, should have said Yellowrocks started it. CED got the ball rollingManachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19228037818874308012012-08-15T15:55:06.246-05:002012-08-15T15:55:06.246-05:00O.K. This is only for the DF crowd here. Just reme...O.K. This is only for the DF crowd here. Just remember, CED started it!<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW67K-bMJOg&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fresults%3Fsearch_query%3Dbehinds%26oq%3Dbehinds%26gs_l%3Dyoutube.3..0l4j0i10l6.24521.32171.0.36143.8.6.0.2.2.0.109.528.5j1.6.0...0.0...1ac.j8r0XlcnL2U" rel="nofollow">Bottom's up</a>Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86270144174148688672012-08-15T15:36:13.304-05:002012-08-15T15:36:13.304-05:00OK Yellowrocks, you asked for DFOK Yellowrocks, you asked for <a href="http://www.epiclol.com/cdn/pictures/2012/06/i-almost-rear-ended-a-peugeot-206-the-other-day_1338542678_epiclolcom.jpg" rel="nofollow">DF</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17053476263172519982012-08-15T15:34:25.950-05:002012-08-15T15:34:25.950-05:00Well, Max Ernst did have a satirical edge, but som...Well, Max Ernst did have a satirical edge, but some of his paintings protested bombing in World War I, and he was arrested by the Gestapo in Paris at the beginning of World War II and escaped only with the help of Peggy Guggenheim, whom he later married--although the marriage lasted only for a year (according to Wiki). He and Dorothea Tanning eventually lived in Sedona, I believe, before returning to Europe.Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16934762411222455712012-08-15T15:27:01.417-05:002012-08-15T15:27:01.417-05:00Lucina @ - 11:04 - Don't feel too bad about th...Lucina @ - 11:04 - Don't feel too bad about the increase in cost for your newspaper; I pay $70.00 for 10 weeks for our local paper. But I can't imagine not having a morning newspaper to pore over at my leisure. Reading it online is just not the same. I have the same bias towards ereaders versus a hardcover book.<br /><br />Tinbeni @ 11:26 - I did use Natick incorrectly. I just didn't know Elo or alla.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59057986879016472132012-08-15T14:59:50.467-05:002012-08-15T14:59:50.467-05:00Lemonade:
Thank you for linking the Soggy Bottom B...Lemonade:<br />Thank you for linking the Soggy Bottom Boys! I love that movie, too.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14517785662764150712012-08-15T14:56:05.941-05:002012-08-15T14:56:05.941-05:00Wow, what a great musical group we are today! I co...Wow, what a great musical group we are today! I could hardly get through Steve's great blog because of my detour through ABBA land. Like potato chip, one ABBA song is never enough. The other song offerings were also enjoyable.<br /><br />Fun, fun puzzle, KK! You weren't scraping the bottom of the barrel with this one. WEES!<br /><br />I got most everything straightened out except for the "K" in the STRIpE/DUpES cross. Oh, bowling...I was thinking X marks the spot where a body lay in the alley. Watching too many crime shows!<br /><br />I had heard of TEANECK but failed to put anything in the square.<br /><br />With all those rears I wanted "Pinch" hitter at 61D.<br /><br />Wouldn't a CATBIRD sit on a tree limb where it could see everything and screech comments?<br /><br />My grandson Aaron is 10-years-old today. My DIL sent a handsome picture from OK. Several bloggers have 10y-o grandsons, it must have been a loving Nov.-Dec. 2001. Aaron's bro Levi is 8 tomorrow.<br /><br />PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44433030440656003542012-08-15T14:47:11.913-05:002012-08-15T14:47:11.913-05:00Hola Everyone, This was a DNF for me as I put in S...Hola Everyone, This was a DNF for me as I put in Stripe for X in an Alley, so that made it Dupes instead of Dukes in Put 'em up. That just didn't compute today.<br /><br />I had Catbird Seat, but I have never heard that expression before. Where have I been?<br /><br />I thought the theme was very clever and I had to laugh at all the meanings for rears!<br /><br />I loved your sense of humor today, Steve. <br /><br />One of Margaret Truman's Mysteries was entitled, The Murder in Foggy Bottom. I wouldn't have had the answer to that clue if I hadn't read her book.<br /><br />In case you missed my late posting yesterday, the CA Coven had a great visit, even though CA was unable to come. She just wasn't up to the drive. However, we had a lot of good conversation, lots of laughs, and Dodo sends her love to everyone on the blog.<br /><br />Have a great day!Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12870464659942233112012-08-15T14:45:18.556-05:002012-08-15T14:45:18.556-05:00Ron Palillo, who played Horshack, died yesterday. ...Ron Palillo, who played Horshack, died yesterday. We were just talking about him yesterday, too.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4952934756683348882012-08-15T14:40:54.216-05:002012-08-15T14:40:54.216-05:00Good afternoon all,
No time last evening to repor...Good afternoon all,<br /><br />No time last evening to report on our fun outing yesterday. G.G. and Chickie said it all.Dodo is wonderful, so upbeat and all smiles.Hopefully we can get together with CA before too long. Her hip was giving her a problem.<br />Got home just in time for the grandsons' soccer; a gorgeous warm evening to have a family picnic.<br /><br />Steve, I loved your title today. Although I have not heard of foggy bottom, or catbird seat, I could fill in all the tushes. I had the same problems as most of you and did leave a blank: dre-/y-w. sigh, but felt good about completing the rest, filling a letter at a time at the end. Can U spell MOLASSES?<br /> <br />BTW, spelt sounds awful to me..always has.Swale is not such a pretty word either.<br /><br />Hahtoolah, enjoyed the information about the canals. It sparked my interest , so I checked out canals in CA.; they are mostly called ditch, drain, flume, aqueduct... not too exciting, but Venice does have canals that are lovely. They remind me of the ones in Naples, FLA.There is an 80 mi. aqueduct called the All American Canal which carries water to the Imperial Valley via the Colorado R.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.com