tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6821755746196925105..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, December 30, 2017, C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80431046835150700222017-12-31T00:07:18.258-06:002017-12-31T00:07:18.258-06:00-T, I didn’t know JSC had a Saturn V, thanks for t...-T, I didn’t know JSC had a Saturn V, thanks for that. Those were and are impressive machines, all the more so for having been built so long ago.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52498629913909440842017-12-30T23:29:43.655-06:002017-12-30T23:29:43.655-06:00Hello again from Springfield, IL where it is so co...Hello again from Springfield, IL where it is so cold...<br /><i>how cold is it?</i><br />It is so cold I just saw a politician with his hands in his <i>own</i> pockets.<br />//courtesy Pop.<br /><br />Thanks C.C. for a fun puzzle. I got stuck in the SW. I knew Peter Parker == Spidey but had no idea adoptive mother... Worse, I had Keats... AnnTeak (which I justified as a play on antique(?)) was the best I could do - I was just hoping HG would explain what an N-BER was :-). No matter I didn't know the AUNT, I had MIN<b>T</b> OREOs for a #DoubleFudgeFail<br /><br />Thanks HG for the wonderful expo; You still art you that you gotta be :-)<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: 56a c/a. Modern art = ARE; too funny.<br />Runners-up: DRUNK DIAL; AM RADIO as clue'd<br /><br />{C+,B-,B+; Solid A on the goyles} {ha! Good one; cute} (I like Wizard of Id WC)<br /><br />OMK - Yes, I try to out-Zen the one hand-clap and have done the fingers to palm to make the slap/clap. Meta-Zen me, yet, still no tar chewin'.<br /><br />PK - I see Mom tomorrow; Sue is one of her favorites; Thanks, I'll let Mom know.<br /><br />Jinx - My fav Barenaked Ladies song is One Week. LIUY [sorry, it's late and I'm full of pasta]<br /><br />Dudley - Apollo 18 is now proudly <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/jsc_grand_opening.html" rel="nofollow">displayed at JSC.</a><br /><br />Who said Bitcoin? Psst... check out these tulip-bulbs for sale //opens trench-coat.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3716772609227055642017-12-30T22:23:29.233-06:002017-12-30T22:23:29.233-06:00I agree with some that this was a smooth xword. SE...I agree with some that this was a smooth xword. SE had to be groked*. Everything has been said, questions answered, etc.<br /><br />Owen I always like your C+'s. And C-Moe: nice one today. Gary, superlative write-up. It's interesting what some don't know and what I don't know others do. <br /><br />On Saturday I look for a foothold and there was PERE crossing PARIAH. CC can be clever but she makes 'em doable. <br /><br />I have notes but I can't read them. But. <br /><br />(I think this is a repeat, but)<br /><br />From Id they came<br />Of cartoon fame<br />The wizard and the jester.<br /><br />Playing a riddle game<br />That had no name<br />The wizard posed this tester<br /><br />On Charles bank dine<br />With choice of fine wine<br />Pick of salads GALORE<br /><br />The roast beef so tender<br />Good service they render<br />All this midst exquisite decor<br /><br />Got it said the SOT<br />With scarcely a thought<br />Rib Room Hotel Senesta<br /><br />WC in the gloamin again<br /><br />* Grok has been appropriated by NYT xword. I do Sunday a week late. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35215417063797109682017-12-30T22:07:23.665-06:002017-12-30T22:07:23.665-06:00PS: Thank you Chuck Lindgren for the TORONADO stor...PS: Thank you Chuck Lindgren for the TORONADO story.<br /><br />Germany has the strongest union system in the world. Every corporation must have half its board made up of union members. Germany is also the world's largest exporter. True. Not China. Somehow Germany has kept wages and benefits high while making products that people want to buy at a fair price.<br /><br />In the long run, automation is going to force us to change our economy. If we do it right, that should be a good thing. It should mean that we all work less and make more per hour. If done wrong, it might mean ever greater wealth inequality. The latter is not sustainable. It is up to us to envision the future society that we want. And to make it happen.<br /><br />Thanks again, Chuck!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61321201066847678602017-12-30T22:01:25.717-06:002017-12-30T22:01:25.717-06:00I totally forgot to thank you, PK, for the news ab...I totally forgot to thank you, PK, for the news about Sue Grafton. I am not into reading novels, but she is a popular figure here in Santa Barbara. Interesting in this modern era to get local news from afar before hearing it locally!<br /><br />Thank you, Jinx in Norfolk, for explaining the golf term PINS.<br /><br />Thank you D4E4H/Dave for the "ants" comment about my SIENA photo straight down from the tower. Very amusing. But the people really do look like ants from up there.<br /><br />That plaza is called Piazza del Campo and is a delight. We really need such spaces here in the US. Public spaces where people can hang out and feel at home. And centers of public events on a community scale.<br /><br />Thank you, OwenKL, for asking about the Gargoyle. (And thank you also for connecting on Facebook!). I wish I knew the story and I don't have one to make up. Crazy that it has a human face!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-piazza-del-campo-siena-tuscany-cathedral-gargoyle-4736659.html" rel="nofollow">Here someone is selling almost the exact same Gargoyle photo in SIENA for $20... $50 if you want to put it on your web site!</a></b><br /><br />So, someone thought it was important!<br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-783790022527868842017-12-30T21:20:17.751-06:002017-12-30T21:20:17.751-06:00Okay. So this is my new entertainment, self-clappi...Okay. So this is my new entertainment, self-clapping each hand against itself! And it makes more of a flap, flap sound than a slap.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49415110022921017312017-12-30T21:10:56.816-06:002017-12-30T21:10:56.816-06:00OK thanks to the unprecedented demand here goes. I...OK thanks to the unprecedented demand here goes. In the early 70's I had a basically useless BS in physics but I took the classes to get my teaching credential, started grad school at Wayne State , plus taught adult night school and summer school. I made $12,000 or so that year. My three doors down friend of my sister dropped out of HS got married to another drop out and both got jobs at Ford. She asked my sister if I could do her taxes. They had just bought a TORANADO and a boat. I was shocked when I saw that between the two of them they had made $43,364.00 ! I knew they worked second shift and lots of overtime but WOW. But incomes like that with no education or discernable skill were common especially in Detroit and other union towns. In the following decades the unions got weaker and weaker, overtime went away with the Japanese imports, resulting in less and less union workers and lower wages for the minimally educated and skilled. GM bought my company (Hughes Aircraft) in the 80's. We sent them dozens of software and systems engineers that automated more and more jobs such even with the end of the recession factories don't need the low skilled worker near as much. If they had invested that TORANADO's cost into some stocks they would be rich today. Unfortunately they got into drugs. Built gosh knows how many crappy cars and last I heard the hubby was in Jackson prison and even worse for my cute blonde neighbor. But it explains the dissatisfaction of millions of Americans. Without superb skills and the right education, the former middle class is in decline. We are now to the point that we can automate or robotize anything. Drivers are next to go. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5843231965199471792017-12-30T20:28:47.691-06:002017-12-30T20:28:47.691-06:00Lucina - you see?!
I'm sure others can do it b...<b>Lucina</b> - you see?!<br />I'm sure others can do it but just haven't tried. I guess it takes a little more flexibility than average, as you are finding out. <br /><br />But the "sound of one hand clapping" is a very real thing, not at all impossible. <br /><br />It goes to show how easily people will believe something without putting it to a test. <br />Wasn't it Aristotle who believed men and women had different numbers of teeth w/o subjecting it to empirical proof?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59213119378938402792017-12-30T20:10:07.266-06:002017-12-30T20:10:07.266-06:00PK 532A
How interesting that the last book Sue Gra...PK 532A<br />How interesting that the last book Sue Grafton wrote is "Y." That is the last letter of my CW search today.<br /><br />Jinx 858A & 903A, and WikWak 1152A<br />I'm too old for Bitcoin also. Thanks for sharing each of you.<br /><br />Jinx, Here is <a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=%22If+I+Had+a+Million+Dollars%22+.#action=view&id=1&vid=abc9c0792ae5ab3651fb6d268d0f1519" rel="nofollow"><b>"If I had a million dollars."</b></a><br /><br />Spitzbooov 959A<br />Ich wünsche Ihnen auch ein frohes neues Jahr!<br /><br />Lucina 1143A & 620P<br />Thanks for details of becoming a nun.<br /><br />Chuck Lindgren 221P<br />Please tell your story about the Toronado.<br /><br />Dudley 533P<br />You asked "Anything you can do about the intro soundtrack?" Yes, I can play it over and over and over. I hope that helps.<br /><br />Dave δυο, GreekD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42605339620961197552017-12-30T18:20:40.995-06:002017-12-30T18:20:40.995-06:00Ol'ManKeith:
I tried clapping with one hand an...Ol'ManKeith:<br />I tried clapping with one hand and it worked! It's surprising that my hand is so flexible but my fingers reach right to my palm which I suppose is due to yoga. A lot of stretching happens in yoga.<br /><br />D4E4H:<br />Did you see the explanation for the process of becoming a nun @ my 11:43 post? The only thing I omitted is that the postulancy lasts 6 months.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57438165568171762082017-12-30T17:33:27.904-06:002017-12-30T17:33:27.904-06:00Dave 2*10E9 - thanks for getting that lyric fixed....Dave 2*10E9 - thanks for getting that lyric fixed. Anything you can do about the intro soundtrack?Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59987229266625185882017-12-30T17:13:59.474-06:002017-12-30T17:13:59.474-06:00No, Diagonalers! Today was an anti-diagonal day. ...No, Diagonalers! Today was an anti-diagonal day. <br /><br />Catching up from yesterday ...<br /><b>Bill G,</b> it seems we have much in common, from jammed spines to shiny clean teeth! Your photo shows a 4-legged pal, another similarity. We missed you today. Hope all's well!<br /><br /><b>PK</b> well, I certainly don't do "<i>everything</i> the hardest way"! I don't always do Xwds the hard way either. <br />I started doing diagonals on days when the pzls were too easy - just to spice things up. As I got better, the easy ones seemed to come more often, so of course I found myself doing diagonals more often too.<br />But truth be told, whenever I have a real toughie I just give up the diagonal search. The neat thing is nobody's enforcing it. <br /><br />As for my post regarding the Zen <i>ko-an</i>, on the <i>sound of one hand clapping</i>, is there no one - besides me - who has ever had that experience? I am honestly surprised.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22025397914498426532017-12-30T16:56:05.494-06:002017-12-30T16:56:05.494-06:00I CONCEDE: Apt entry since I hear on the news some...I CONCEDE: Apt entry since I hear on the news someone won't.<br /><br />MINI OREOS dangerous, Madam D? I suppose there might be a choking hazard. However, I thought a little cup would give me a taste while a big pack of full size was dangerous to my waistline. All these OREOs in the cws make me hungry for them. Do constructors get a fee from the bakers for advertisement?<br /><br />Dudley: loved your story about NASA & "adult equipment". I used to tease my USAF pilot son about not wanting to go to war. He just wanted to play with their toys. He got to fly some good ones.<br /><br />Jinx: I had to chuckle at your "I can't believe I didn't buy Xerox" comment. I DID buy Xerox -- a bond which paid 9% interest. However, it was with my mother's money when I was managing her affairs. It was long term but paid out without penalty when she died. Man, I wanted to buy it from the estate, but couldn't afford to. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17222962146666938502017-12-30T16:20:47.840-06:002017-12-30T16:20:47.840-06:00Ta- DA!
But very tricky, our dear C.C.! Very. Tri...<i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b><br />But very tricky, our dear <b>C.C.</b>! Very. Tricky. <br />Indeed.<br />Using less-familiar variants of over-familiar brands. Not just EGGO but EGGO <i>BITES</i>. Not just OREO but <i>MINI</i> OREO!<br />And she couldn't even do NAKED without adding <i>BARE</i>.<br /><br /><b>Husker G</b>, thanks for doing the honors - and for that delightful quote from Ava <i>in re.</i> Mia!<br /><br />Gimmes today were MIA FARROW, ESTONIA, and YEATS. My longest hangup was at 52A - for TRODDEN and its attendant perps. Something about past participles doesn't sit well with me. <b>Chuck Lindgren</b> seems to have had similar difficulty and, happily, <b>Yellowrocks</b> came through to straighten us out.<br /> <br />Still and all, this was do-able, although I must confess to one look-up, just a confirming glance to be sure of TORONADO. I just don't know old cars. <br />On that subject, I was reading in the <i>LA Times</i> this morning about the ten sweetest cars of 2017. If I were younger I'd be saving my pennies now for the Tesla Model X! <br />Man, can you imagine 0-60 in 2.9 secs? (Do they require astronaut training?) <br /><br />Back to EGGO BITES. I have been a fan of the regular-sized Blueberry Eggos for a few years now. I haven't made my own waffles since 1979! But this morning I made my first from-scratch waffle in my Christmas present, a fancy new HB waffle iron. It was the first time I've used a flippable model, and it came out - <i>perfecto</i>! <br />Well, beautiful to look at but maybe a little soft to my taste. Next time I'll add a minute or two to get the outside truly crispy. <br /><br /><b>Lemonade, Misty, Yellowrocks, <i>et al.</i></b>: I'm sorry too about Sue Grafton's passing. I haven't read her books, but I lament the death of any literary figure. I guess now is a good time to start her - with ? <br /><i>A is for ...?</i><br />Ah, yes, thanks, <b>PK</b>! I shoulda known - <i>Alibi</i>! <br />(Got no excuse.)Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35517743135054008132017-12-30T15:30:25.682-06:002017-12-30T15:30:25.682-06:00I like almost all the puzzles but liked this one a...I like almost all the puzzles but liked this one a lot. Clever as all get-out. Smiled widely at the cluing for ARE and I DO. Also liked the clues for DIET and DRUNK DIAL. Put in K at the crossing of Peter Parker's aunt and the Kondo, figuring Kondo was a brand name and the name-makers love alliteration, e.g. Snak Saks. Nope. <br />Hand up for thinking of the Bond girl at GALORE.<br />We've driven through Yreka several times. Shasta is a pretty mountain. The view of it from Weed is also lovely.<br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8717579807395825292017-12-30T15:14:19.415-06:002017-12-30T15:14:19.415-06:00"The grapes are first trodden for a period va..."The grapes are first trodden for a period varying from twenty-four hours upwards, and are then allowed to ferment in the lagar itself."<br />Wikisource<br />Lagar, (in Spain and Portugal) a large, typically stone trough in which grapes are trod.<br /><br />"Then they rode downhill and uphill, across a ryefield trodden and beaten down as if by hail, following a track freshly made by the artillery over the furrows of the plowed land, and reached some fleches * which were still being dug."<br />from War and Peace.<br /><br />We had only an inch or so of snow this AM. The roads were salted early and are very safe at normal speeds.<br />I am getting used to the 10° to 15° temperatures, unless it is very windy. I am warmer outdoors than I was when we had the wild fluctuations from 20° to 56° a few weeks ago. Acclimatization. <br />I am more concerned about the heating bill. I have electric heat with passive solar. It works well and is not expensive with temps above 20°. Each room has a thermostat. I lower the heat in rooms I am not using and the heat comes back up in 5–8 minutes when needed. With this frigid weather I have to keep all the rooms quite warm all the time to avoid the pipes freezing. And the passive solar is so passive it does no good. I can almost see $ bills flying away. There will be no relief until Monday, Jan. 8. High, 34° and low, 23°, almost balmy.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42815417584453311872017-12-30T15:01:29.813-06:002017-12-30T15:01:29.813-06:00Picard, sorry of this is duplicate info. As a gol...Picard, sorry of this is duplicate info. As a golfer, to me PIN means the stick that the flag is attached to. For example, if an approach shot is hit just the right distance it is said to be "pin high". It might be 50 feet offline, but it was the right distance. We say "please pull (remove) the PIN", but we say "aim for the flag" when the flag/pin is the correct target at which to aim. (When the pin is placed on the edge of a green near a hazard it is called a "sucker pin", and even the pros don't usually aim for them.)Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8570822590578747172017-12-30T14:41:39.680-06:002017-12-30T14:41:39.680-06:00HG, I think I was about five years her junior. Sh...HG, I think I was about five years her junior. She was a senior (so probably 18), so I didn't even get to peek under the circus tent. Besides, I was entranced by her beautiful (and ironically named) classmate Mica, whose father owned the local electronics store. Quite a combination for a hormone-poisoned 13 year old ham radio fanatic.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4982995712902496772017-12-30T14:21:43.794-06:002017-12-30T14:21:43.794-06:00Miss or is it mrs. Kondo is still a mystery to me....Miss or is it mrs. Kondo is still a mystery to me. Trodden appeared as my last reveal. I have only heard the word used with down. I trried hard to make "tromped" work. I have a story about the Toranado as well but the first tee is open and calling to me. I'll tell the T story when I come back if there is any demand. It does fully explain the current state of the country...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7565807607018661952017-12-30T14:05:26.778-06:002017-12-30T14:05:26.778-06:00Fast and fun Saturday puzzle, CC. Thanks for the e...Fast and fun Saturday puzzle, CC. Thanks for the expo, Gary. I did across and down together with easy perps and wags. I slowed down a bit in the SE until I did an ABC run for the P in PASTS which led to PERP WALK. AFFILIATE. and DRUNK. On, that kind of wasted! TA DA.<br />We used to see plenty of perp walks on TV news. They are especially embarrassing if the suspect turns out to be innocent. Also perp walks appear in crime novels, <br />Good-bye, Sue Grafton, you will be missed.<br />A friend used to bring TABBOULEH to pot lucks. Not my cuppa tea (or wheat).<br />I prefer cocktail sauce with plenty of horseradish on most seafood and fish. Nowadays our restaurants serve tartar sauce in little packages. Yuck! They kinda turned me away from tartar sauce when I am out, but I still love homemade. It's so easy to make. It's especially good on fin fish and fried clams.<br />Last night Jeopardy devoted an entire category to Stan Lee who turned 95 this week.<br />PK, how exciting to watch the parade on London. You must be proud.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61231725942750692742017-12-30T13:41:09.314-06:002017-12-30T13:41:09.314-06:00Beetle Baily strip mentioned by UAAlum72.
Picard...<a href="https://www.arcamax.com/newspics/159/15903/1590374.gif" rel="nofollow">Beetle Baily strip</a> mentioned by UAAlum72. <br /><br />Picard: I'd love to hear the story of that gargoyle! I know, I'll make one up!<br /><br />The sculptor labored with might and main<br />On the town hall facade -- there remains<br />Just one last drain.<br />But pay's short-changed!<br />Now the ugliest gargoyle has the mayor's mien!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35256963100664792772017-12-30T13:09:36.672-06:002017-12-30T13:09:36.672-06:00Picard 1127P
Thanks for pictures of Siena. Looki...Picard 1127P<br /><br />Thanks for pictures of Siena. Looking down from the tower, the people looked like ants. That reminds me of the last time I flew. The man in the window seat exclaimed. "Look at the people down there. They look like ants!" I replied, "They are ants. We're still at the gate."<br /><br />Dave due, ItalianD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45331739333963337422017-12-30T12:42:33.543-06:002017-12-30T12:42:33.543-06:00Dudley 1142A
You are correct. It was easy to fix....Dudley 1142A<br />You are correct. It was easy to fix. I contacted the ladies, they threw on some clothes, and changed millions to billions. They are glad it wasn't trillions because that just wouldn't fit.<br /><br />While they were at it they wrote two more verses, and a coda. It is beautiful.<br />Here are the "Banging" <a href="http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/barenaked_ladies/big_bang_theory.html" rel="nofollow"><b>lyrics</b></a><br /><br />Dave 2 BillionD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15055130837383648592017-12-30T12:27:35.646-06:002017-12-30T12:27:35.646-06:00Just crunchy enough for a Saturday challenge. Than...Just crunchy enough for a Saturday challenge. Thanks, CC!<br /><br />Thanks for the memory of your own CRYSTAL AM RADIO, Husker Gary. As you know well, the CRYSTAL is used as a diode detector. A lot more expensive than a 1N914 off the shelf now!<br /><br />Loved the misdirection of Modern Art for ARE! Can someone explain PINS to this non-golfer?<br /><br />I do like TARTAR sauce on my fried seafood. Hard to get it out here in the West. Grew up with it in the East. Hand up for WEIRD before ALIEN. Hand up for STEADY before STEELY. Hand up AUNT MAY/MARIE crossing a Natick, but I did WAG it correctly as my final fill. Anyone else try SARIN before RICIN?<br /><br />I can't match Husker Gary's SIENA image as I did not get to see the horse racing.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/siena/" rel="nofollow">But here are a few photos I took in SIENA in the 90s</a></b><br /><br />That first ceiling image was in our wonderful hotel room. Amazingly, not a high-end hotel by any means! SIENA was one of my favorite cities in Italy because no motor vehicles were allowed in the downtown area.<br /><br />Sorry your uncle lost everything to the ENRON scam, Husker Gary. The lesson: Diversify.<br /><br />Thank you for your comments on my SLOTH photo yesterday, PK and Lemonade! I was disappointed at the lack of wildlife in most of the Amazon that we explored. So that SLOTH was a rare find.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25948575883316997952017-12-30T12:21:57.871-06:002017-12-30T12:21:57.871-06:00re: NAKED - Here is a Swedish music group doing &q...re: NAKED - Here is a Swedish music group doing "You can't hide anything when you're naked". Benny Andersson of ABBA plays piano. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWSET7d4i90" rel="nofollow">Benny Anderssons Orkester - Allt Syns När Man Är Naken</a>Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.com