tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6376882559637750554..comments2024-03-28T11:25:10.318-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Victor BarocasZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18720781246357998582012-09-12T03:51:41.149-05:002012-09-12T03:51:41.149-05:00Argyle has a question mark after his "Tenet&q...Argyle has a question mark after his "Tenet" link. Voice your opinion with supporting details if you disagree. My blogging team try our best to provide the most informative and entertaining write-up & links every day. It's unrealistic to expect every link to be your liking. Or no typo is ever made.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2064287715067058112012-09-12T03:23:40.387-05:002012-09-12T03:23:40.387-05:00I have two questions for Michele and Marge: What d...I have two questions for Michele and Marge: What did the link portay the Methodist tenet as because I an not sure. Too conservative or too liberal?<br /><br />2) Can you provide a better link?Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34644824922358122222012-09-12T00:13:03.348-05:002012-09-12T00:13:03.348-05:00test 123test 123skymic21@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39478087606839774662012-09-12T00:12:06.781-05:002012-09-12T00:12:06.781-05:00Michele said:
I meant to write a comment yesterd...Michele said:<br /> <br />I meant to write a comment yesterday but it slipped my mind. I agree with Marge. The link to Methodist was very skewed. I have a long family of Methodist's ministers in my family and this write up was not factual. I tried to determine where it originated but wasn't computer savy enough to do that. I hope in the future we can be more fair in picking links as to our "tenets" thanks, micheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45202113413307798292012-09-11T23:37:05.376-05:002012-09-11T23:37:05.376-05:00Michele said:
Happy Birthday HuskerGary. enjoyed ...Michele said:<br />Happy Birthday HuskerGary. enjoyed this puzzle today. didn't know Frodo but other than that was an easy run. thanks for the blog and for the write up too. I enjoy this spot at the end of the day.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70640431906632095062012-09-11T22:12:46.687-05:002012-09-11T22:12:46.687-05:00To Bill G. I dumped verizon for comcast. Comcast c...To Bill G. I dumped verizon for comcast. Comcast comes out the next day and fixes the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63138129371371285792012-09-11T21:45:56.262-05:002012-09-11T21:45:56.262-05:00Checking in late to say HBTY to Husker Gary. You&#...Checking in late to say HBTY to Husker Gary. You've caught up for now, but I'll go back up a year in a little less than 90 days. <br />Just got in from a nice (not really) 3 hour walk looking for a cow, 2 hours of it in the dark. She was here at 10:00 AM, so she has likely found a secluded spot to have her overdue calf. <br />We have Windstream, who bought the area from Verizon a few years ago. Our home phone has been downgraded to basic service since we use the iPhones for most everything. I've been holding on to the land line in the hope that DSL might eventually be available. But when I recently asked a lineman when that might be, he said "2 or 3 days after hell freezes over". 90% of the calls I answer (and I don't always answer) are solicitations, so the thing may have to go. No answering machine, ever, for me. windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91465645439267375002012-09-11T21:21:34.768-05:002012-09-11T21:21:34.768-05:00Bill, I'll have to ask my MIL if its FIOS or D...Bill, I'll have to ask my MIL if its FIOS or DSL. It does reminds of my childhood though. My father worked for Ma bell all his career and once brought home some samples of a cable that could bend light. We played with it for hours on end. Who knew it would become FIOSManachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49869113615188725232012-09-11T21:02:27.748-05:002012-09-11T21:02:27.748-05:00Out here in the sticks, Verizon can't even giv...Out here in the sticks, Verizon can't even give us DSL.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9320420680815848732012-09-11T20:50:05.498-05:002012-09-11T20:50:05.498-05:00Manac, thanks for the input. Locally, Verizon has ...Manac, thanks for the input. Locally, Verizon has fiber-optic FIOS which is apparently faster and better than cable, over 10 Mbs I think. Their wireless router (my wife has an iPhone and a laptop) has got to be better than our cable company. The cost of premium channels like HBO is an introductory offer so it will go up after six months or a year but it will still be less than what we are paying now. <br /><br />I have come to LOVE the DVR. I seldom watch any program live. I either record it to watch later or watch it live but get about five or 10 minutes behind so I can fast forward over all the ads. <br /><br />I just got off the phone with my somewhat despondent daughter. As I said, she has an iPhone. The digital sound quality is way worse than my land line. I had to have her repeat herself several times. She has Verizon FIOS and likes it much better than our cable service from Time Warner. So, we're going to bite the bullet and switch as soon as they call back.<br /><br />Blue Iris, when I retired, I thought about subbing but instead I opted for tutoring. I still enjoy explaining math but now it's one-on-one. I miss the classroom but I enjoy the tutoring too.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80209772923941692022012-09-11T20:43:16.632-05:002012-09-11T20:43:16.632-05:00H Gary, I'm glad you continue to sub. I'm ...H Gary, I'm glad you continue to sub. I'm sure the regular teacher appreciates having a veteran teacher there while they're absent.<br />I subbed as a school nurse in all 30 Topeka schools. Also loved meeting the day's requirements with no responsibilities when day was done.Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21256292633205277692012-09-11T20:40:08.760-05:002012-09-11T20:40:08.760-05:00Oh, and Bill, DVR is useful if you can find anythi...Oh, and Bill, DVR is useful if you can find anything worthwhile watching now a days. Just being able to skip the political ads is a plus. Me, I just turn off the TV.Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63174006847523455452012-09-11T20:32:29.713-05:002012-09-11T20:32:29.713-05:00Bill, All I know about Verizon here is from my MIL...Bill, All I know about Verizon here is from my MIL. Phone service is no different, Internet DSL is a constant download speed, around 6.2mbs if I remember correctly and they sub out TV service to Directv or Dish Network.<br />Just be sure it's not an introduction offer. It could likely double after 6 months to a year.Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60288839190449337922012-09-11T19:38:32.350-05:002012-09-11T19:38:32.350-05:00Irish Miss -
We played that Rachmaninoff movement...Irish Miss -<br /><br />We played that Rachmaninoff movement in Symphony a couple of years ago. The rest of that symphony was beyond us.<br /><br />Rocky sure could write a break-your-heart beautiful melody, and the orchestration is magnificent.<br /><br />Gary -<br /><br />HBD. If you're 66, then you're 3 days less than 3 months ahead of me.<br /><br />Cool regards!<br />JzB Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60630705095619551642012-09-11T19:37:44.410-05:002012-09-11T19:37:44.410-05:00Jace, Chickie, and Fermatprime - So glad you enj...Jace, Chickie, and Fermatprime - So glad you enjoyed the music. I love the entire symphony but it's over an hour in length so I chose to link my favorite movement.<br /><br />D-Otto - You don't look like a desperado to me! You look like a very nice man.<br /><br />HuskerG - Hope you had a nice birthday meal. The menu had me drooling and then I had to settle for measly tacos for my dinner. Bah, humbug!<br /><br />Bill G. - Received 4 nuisance calls today, but only one solicitation in the mail.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52981372626629468242012-09-11T19:28:01.361-05:002012-09-11T19:28:01.361-05:00Heh heh. My wife just answered an unsolicited call...Heh heh. My wife just answered an unsolicited call from Verizon. She didn't want to deal with it so she put me on the phone. They wanted to bundle my phone (with Caller ID), Internet and cable TV altogether for about $50 less than I'm paying now with Time Warner. Saving the money would be nice but I'm more interested in what kind of service they provide. Do any of you have service and a DVR from Verizon? Do you like it?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19393768958450244622012-09-11T19:23:03.372-05:002012-09-11T19:23:03.372-05:00Desper-otto, I agree with Lucina: good to see your...Desper-otto, I agree with Lucina: good to see your face.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37396819240876064802012-09-11T19:20:59.096-05:002012-09-11T19:20:59.096-05:00My lovely, dear wife and I still keep an old dial ...My lovely, dear wife and I still keep an old dial telephone handy for when the power goes out; as long as the telephone line itself is working, the phone will work. Very handy sometimes.!<br /><br />Desper-otto, it's cool. I also like Roll Over Beethoven. LOL<br /><br />PK, I have a wonderful MP3 of Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, performed live by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowksy. I'll email it to you if you like; it's 67 megabytes but I'd be happy to. (Not as good ad Kiril Kondrashin's reading, but good nonetheless.)<br /><br />Also, I took a break from the Kate Shugak novels for a while while I read some other stuff, but will return to them. Then I'll go back and reread the first two Liam Campbell books and then continue with them. Man oh man, Wyanet Chouinard is so much like Kate Shugak! Also, I have a feeling I know what kind of men Dana Stabenow likes, heh heh.<br /><br />DW and I also have discovered that if you donate/contribute once, you'll be inundated with additional solicitations for a long time!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3247349934396896462012-09-11T19:13:13.183-05:002012-09-11T19:13:13.183-05:00desper-otto:
Since I'm usually rushed reading ...desper-otto:<br />Since I'm usually rushed reading the comments I had not noticed your photo before. Very nice to see your face!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65233071289146316702012-09-11T19:13:12.813-05:002012-09-11T19:13:12.813-05:00Bill G. I feel I should clarify my post from last ...Bill G. I feel I should clarify my post from last night. Looking back at it I realized I made a typo on the #. The area code was 603 so to me it was a local call. On Sunday I answered after the third call from this # and it was someone pushing their candidate and I very politely told him my mind was already made up. They then ask for my wife and I told him she was decided also. So Yesterday after the fifth call from this same number in the evening I lost it. My nit was why would an honest politician (if one still exists)need to hide their phone # ? Why wasn't Sunday's conversation enough to stop them and why did they call me three more times today? Just venting I guess. But it is irritating, You are right though IMO, most people minds are made up regardless of all the ads.Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13652933638065177132012-09-11T18:57:56.315-05:002012-09-11T18:57:56.315-05:00PS I have talking caller ID and a penchant for rem...PS I have talking caller ID and a penchant for remembering numbers. The way to go.fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18626575611065666242012-09-11T18:55:25.349-05:002012-09-11T18:55:25.349-05:00Greetings!
Nice puzzle, Victor; swell write-up, A...Greetings!<br /><br />Nice puzzle, Victor; swell write-up, Argyle, as usual.<br /><br />No problems.<br /><br />HBTY Husker! Nice picture!<br /><br />Irish Miss: Love that symphony!<br /><br />Has anyone watched <i>Copper</i> on the BBC channel? If so, what do you think? <br /><br />Perhaps all of you with Irish roots should give it a try!<br /><br />Sub-Zero fridge conked out. It is very large, old and built in. Sears repair coming tomorrow. Haven't I had enough disasters recently?<br /><br />I was in bed when a student called to tell me that school was cancelled, eleven years ago today. Since then, world has really gone to hell, IMHO.<br /><br />Cheers, anyway!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85668603645260010902012-09-11T18:19:44.985-05:002012-09-11T18:19:44.985-05:00so D-otto kind of looks like HuskerGary no?so D-otto kind of looks like HuskerGary no?somnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85168922905323929282012-09-11T17:43:44.737-05:002012-09-11T17:43:44.737-05:00Desper-Otto, I am proud to know of a man who actua...Desper-Otto, I am proud to know of a man who actually would do hand laundry. LOL I didn't know they ever did that. <br /><br />We had a relative who ran out of clothes on a trip and just turned his shirt backwards because that was the cleanest side. The next day the shirt appeared inside out. I didn't ask about underwear. Some things you don't want to know. I just stood upwind.<br /><br />Jayce: I forgot to tell you. I'm about half-way through the 4th book in Dana Stabenow's Liam Campbell series. I guess I must like it, I read until I'm "blind" every night.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59306811129095328302012-09-11T17:33:40.480-05:002012-09-11T17:33:40.480-05:00We had a hotly contested local political race here...We had a hotly contested local political race here in August. I have only a cell phone and usually don't get solicitation calls. Before the primary, I was getting at least three calls a day--at least one a day woke me up. Click! <br /><br />I had Emailed the incumbent once about something, so I also got at least one Email a day from her. But I didn't mind that so much. I had already decided to vote for her. She also emailed me an invitation to her home for an election night watch party. I was shocked at that, but didn't go.PKnoreply@blogger.com