tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6946436763704383861..comments2024-03-19T05:52:33.293-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday April 23, 2010 Jerome GundersonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86623019087291750342010-04-24T21:53:59.770-05:002010-04-24T21:53:59.770-05:00Gunghy: Best wishes for your son on his deploymen...Gunghy: Best wishes for your son on his deployment, and to you in his absence.<br /><br />Goodnight, all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40325680245242922162010-04-24T01:25:25.004-05:002010-04-24T01:25:25.004-05:00Jeannie, Frat nickname. We were having a kegger i...Jeannie, Frat nickname. We were having a kegger in the back, but the beer was delivered to the front walk. I couldn't drink until the kegs were delivered to the back, so I carried them. As I marched one through the house, the president exclaimed, "Look, here comes Gungha Din, the water boy!" Gungha Din, Gungha, Gunghy. It's stuck for a lot of years.<br />Gunghy's Den is a San Juan 21, a light weight swing keel designed in the 70's. She holds 6, races best with 3. Later ones had a small usable cabin area, but they made us add weight to ours, because they were so much heavier.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77586523969943508012010-04-24T01:04:36.068-05:002010-04-24T01:04:36.068-05:00Hatool, you mentioned the Book, Krakatoa: The Day ...Hatool, you mentioned the Book, Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded before I had a chance to do so. I just wanted to add that it reads like a novel, but is filled with scientific information that I found fascinating. I would also recommend this book as a great read.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15413332799558983832010-04-24T00:39:43.541-05:002010-04-24T00:39:43.541-05:00BILL G
ELOI is trite, but I don't mind it or a...BILL G<br />ELOI is trite, but I don't mind it or any other crosswordese per se.<br /><br />Nor the Roman Numerals.<br /><br />But I do see others here mention them quite a lot.<br /><br />But today was our friend Jerome and not one other made the comment.<br /><br />So I did. No biggie.<br /><br />I liked the puzzle. But only finished half-a-cup of coffee before I went to the NYT.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61065052109439835672010-04-24T00:34:09.731-05:002010-04-24T00:34:09.731-05:00Gunghy, I am Scotch, Irish, English on one side an...Gunghy, I am Scotch, Irish, English on one side and Chek, Polish on the other. It seems we may share the same international genes. I am curious about your name you chose. I am also very curious about your sailing vessel. I am chomping at the bit to get Lo-li-ta in the water and under sail.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25749373629404455452010-04-24T00:19:54.718-05:002010-04-24T00:19:54.718-05:00After re-reading...I should have proofed...yes I h...After re-reading...I should have proofed...yes I had a typo with THOUGHT. Darn it all....Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68052518631433886112010-04-24T00:16:59.385-05:002010-04-24T00:16:59.385-05:00Ooh, you hit nerve I didn't even realize being...Ooh, you hit nerve I didn't even realize being a blonde myself. I was too focused I guess on the dischord. Geez, I hope I spelled everything correctly.<br /><br />Lo-li-ta<br /><br />After a thogut I am taking this back. You are trying. Anyone on this blog being blonde, brown haired, no hair, white haired....we all have one common thread. We do crossword puzzles. Why? Because we want to expand our minds. It's so simple when you put it that way.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21821127720380675692010-04-23T23:32:34.001-05:002010-04-23T23:32:34.001-05:00Carole, please note I described the young lady as ...Carole, please note I described the young lady as a stereotypical blonde. She wasn't blond, just a total didtz. What isn't Swedish in me is Irish and Scottish, and the only reason I'm not blond is that it's gone grey. Doesn't stop me from loving a good blond joke. I always figured that the reason I could call my wife and kids by the wrong name was due more to Prosopagnosia than hair color.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62156756614567488252010-04-23T23:31:36.414-05:002010-04-23T23:31:36.414-05:00For you Dennis..oops Warren
Zucchini bread
3 Eggs ...For you Dennis..oops Warren<br />Zucchini bread<br />3 Eggs <br />1 cup Oil <br />2 cups Shredded raw zucchini <br />1 3/4 cups Sugar <br />1/4 teaspoon Baking powder <br />2 teaspoons Baking soda <br />2 teaspoons Cinnamon <br />1 teaspoon Salt <br />2 teaspoons Vanilla<br />2 cups of flour <br />1 cup Chopped nuts (optional) Here's what I do...1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1/2 cup chocolate morsels) shhh...<br /><br />Mix all your wet ingredients, eggs, vanilla, oil, including the zucchini, in a seperate bowl.<br /><br />Mix all the dried ingredients flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices in another bigger bowl. Combine the two and pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for an hour. Enjoy.<br /><br />One comment I must make. You know that I have been targeted by an anon once or twice in my time here on the blog. It took some coaxing from powers at be to stop me from commenting as I always think, hey, who's gonna stick up for me but me?<br /><br />What it all comes down to is everyone is going to have their own opinion. It might be right for you or wrong. If it's wrong for you just let it go. I think Warren said it best today. If you are angry or upset, give it an hour and then respond.<br /><br />Jeannie, just being Minnesota nice.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91888242782121621362010-04-23T23:29:42.165-05:002010-04-23T23:29:42.165-05:00Thank you both very much, Gunghy and Bob. I think ...Thank you both very much, Gunghy and Bob. I think I know a little more about what I don't know! I'll keep trying!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36864338724131782052010-04-23T23:27:05.805-05:002010-04-23T23:27:05.805-05:00Dodo -
You're right. Not only are we the wor...Dodo -<br /><br />You're right. Not only are we the world's greatest grandparents, we're also the most modest.<br /><br />Actually, we might be the luckiest.<br /><br />My daughter and her husband are Disney vacation club members. We stayed at the Disney Vero beach resort on their time-share points. Our accommodations were so-so by Disney standards. They have better stuff there, but it was booked. The miniature golf is right next to the pool.<br /><br />Our suite at Disney World was amazing. I'll post pix of that, too, some day.<br /><br />The grandkids' parents (the in-between generation) were most definitely along. In fact we all took separate routes. The kids visited other relatives on the way down, we visited my other step-son and his family on the way back.<br /><br />Strange day today, but this post is already over-long. <br /><br />Wings just went up 3-1, about 7:30 left in the 3rd.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzB who actually rather likes <a href="http://erkelzaar.tsudao.com/stars/mimieux/Standing%20Frightened.jpg" rel="nofollow">ELOI</a>. Go figure.Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50160500637843428792010-04-23T23:02:51.022-05:002010-04-23T23:02:51.022-05:00Bob, I always thought it was interesting after Car...Bob, I always thought it was interesting after Carl Sagan (and now you) have explained that almost all of the elements on earth have come from the after-effects of distant star explosions. Originally, we were mostly hydrogen and helium. Then after all of the explosions, we have stuff like oxygen, iron, nitrogen, etc. Very interesting I think.<br /><br />Timbeni, I don't like ELOI either but I will put up with it to get a puzzle with a fun theme and good fill. Four letters, three vowels; I'm sure it's a big help to constructors including words like OBOE and OLEO.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19722490155846227602010-04-23T22:54:06.914-05:002010-04-23T22:54:06.914-05:00Jerome
Because you are a frequent commenter here, ...Jerome<br />Because you are a frequent commenter here, when I saw that you were the constructor I was expecting a little less of the trite fill like the ELOI (that's an ugh always) IS ME, AS TO, SST.<br />Probably held you to a higher standard.<br /><br />Then again, today, for what ever reason, both here and at the NYT, the clues just fell into my baseball swing wheelhouse. (an example, I knew Betelgeuse was an MSTAR instantly, go figure!)<br /><br />Seemed like a Wednesday or I just had good fortune.<br /><br />Reading the comments I think it was the latter.<br /><br />Good Job! I look forward to your next offering.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81540138860265429242010-04-23T22:43:20.646-05:002010-04-23T22:43:20.646-05:00C.C.- You continue to remain awesome in my book! ...C.C.- You continue to remain awesome in my book! I loved seeing your photos, especially the ones from your youth. The new blog search is terrific!<br /><br />Jerome-This is my favorite of your puzzles since I became aware of looking at the constructor's name (something I learned to do through this blog about nine months ago.) Thank you for this fun Friday ride, and your post at 2:59pm with the "Dan connection" warmed my heart.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81845552979099797492010-04-23T22:41:25.553-05:002010-04-23T22:41:25.553-05:00Dodo: Gunghy addressed your question already. I...Dodo: Gunghy addressed your question already. I'll just add that the conversion of hydrogen to helium in the sun's core tends to make the sun's diameter expand, while gravity acting on the sun's mass tends to make the diameter contract. The two interact to establish the solar diameter at any given time. Once hydrogen in the core is exhausted, gravity takes over and the core contracts, but hydrogen remaining in the outer solar layers heats up for a time, and the outer layers of the sun (less hot, less dense) expand. The sun turns from yellow to red, reflecting the lower temperature. It is believed the sun's outer layers will consume all the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) before a final collapse of the core into a superdense core perhaps as large as the earth. As Gunghy noted, the sun doesn't have enough mass to go nova or supernova (explode). Superhot Class O stars burn out much more quickly than class G stars like our sun and often explode at the end of their life cycle. These titanic explosions synthesize all the elements of the periodic table through uranium. All the elements originate in solar cores.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75405093549260899472010-04-23T22:34:07.556-05:002010-04-23T22:34:07.556-05:00Bill G. Nup. Never did. Thank you.
eddyBBill G. Nup. Never did. Thank you.<br /><br />eddyBeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83686401491801626342010-04-23T22:27:52.379-05:002010-04-23T22:27:52.379-05:00Aw Gunghy.... I'm blonde and I don't think...Aw Gunghy.... I'm blonde and I don't think I'm too stupid (only on those days I need my V-8 can for some pesky clue).. I am also part Swedish but I sort of like that. I can find my way out of a dark room too, if I want to that is.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67165230392670071382010-04-23T21:44:20.253-05:002010-04-23T21:44:20.253-05:00EddyB, you never read Mad Magazine? Magazine = MAG...EddyB, you never read Mad Magazine? Magazine = MAGBill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45835266670008040972010-04-23T21:43:21.521-05:002010-04-23T21:43:21.521-05:00Jerome! Thank you for a great Friday and Yentz to ...Jerome! Thank you for a great Friday and Yentz to Rex! He"s tired.HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88009334776505000402010-04-23T21:22:18.600-05:002010-04-23T21:22:18.600-05:00To all.
Maybe I am too dumb to know any better or...To all.<br /><br />Maybe I am too dumb to know any better or I got very lucky with some WAGs. I count four or five words that we haven't seen before.<br />Many had the same clues as before.<br /><br />BTW. I never said that this puzzle<br />wasn't fun.<br /><br />The only problem I had was with<br />51D. I still don't know what it means. It just got filled in with the As.<br /><br />eddyB<br /><br />PS. If people are turned off by Wart Films, they should have seen<br />the one we had to watch before we could leave the ship.<br /><br />I did learn how to add an umlaut.eddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63139433641635537502010-04-23T21:00:25.644-05:002010-04-23T21:00:25.644-05:00Bill, I wondered if the girl had heard the joke as...Bill, I wondered if the girl had heard the joke as well, But she was a stereotype blonde in everything but hair color. Too dumb to remember what day it was. She showed up to school on a holiday and complained the next day we did it to trick her.<br /><br />I first saw the joke on a bubble gum comic.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87036001779189545462010-04-23T20:30:13.557-05:002010-04-23T20:30:13.557-05:00Dodo, just finished watching the local news and a ...Dodo, just finished watching the local news and a big plug for Stockton's Asparagus Festival. Looks like fun.<br /><br />BTW, from earlier...great photos Jazzbumpa.<br /><br />KQ, good luck with the Prom<br /><br />Nice to hear Jeannie's Mom is on the mend.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9536608967345307032010-04-23T20:19:11.741-05:002010-04-23T20:19:11.741-05:00I went over to visit Bonnie and grandson Jordan. I...I went over to visit Bonnie and grandson Jordan. I asked Bonnie and she found a copy of one of my favorite books when I was a kid, "Mike Mulligan and his Steamshovel." Jordan and I took turns reading pages. I don't know what reading level that book is considered but Jordan did very well for a kindergartener.<br /><br />Gunghy, I don't know if that story about our solar system ending really happened to you or not, but my father told me that as a joke about 55 years ago.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48323950222133792852010-04-23T20:06:52.420-05:002010-04-23T20:06:52.420-05:00Bob, Gunghy- I'm glad you guys know what the h...Bob, Gunghy- I'm glad you guys know what the hell an MSTAR is. All I know is that I threw an M in front of STAR, crossed my fingers and hoped to the heavens that there was such a thing. Googled it and lo and behold there is! Constructors aren't smart. We're damn lucky!Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50522053395091791522010-04-23T19:50:53.713-05:002010-04-23T19:50:53.713-05:00We haven't seen too much of the NIMBY philosop...We haven't seen too much of the NIMBY philosophy since the collapse of the housing bubble in 2006-07. Most towns would appreciate the construction of just about anything in their area if it would mean local employment. <br /><br />As time permits, I read all the columns our local Modesto Bee publishes. Michelle Malkin alternates with Ralph Nader, Cal Thomas, Ellen Goodman, George Will and Nat Hentoff, among others. The Bee's even handed policy of publishing on both sides of the issues has tended to back-fire. The Letters to the Editor column is always filled with comments accusing the Bee of "liberal bias" on one hand and "conservative bias" on the other.<br /><br />Not that any of it matters in the long run. It sounds like my grandchildren to the 1,000,000th degree might have a problem. As far as I am concerned, they are on their own!<br /><br />Buckeye, Yup, them was the days. Let's get together in the next 4 billion years or so and have a fambly git-together. Don't want to wait until the last minute. Take good care of that pump!Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.com