tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7005715588031129003..comments2024-03-28T14:00:34.582-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday July 26th, 2017 Ed SessaZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67657884515369325482017-07-27T12:22:31.825-05:002017-07-27T12:22:31.825-05:00Surprised there are people over 60 who don't k...Surprised there are people over 60 who don't know the Elton John song Bennie and THE JETS. Surprised anyone has not had PAD THAI. I always ask for mine with broccoli on it.<br /><br />I only have a vague knowledge of Muppets characters but after finishing the whole puzzle I do have a hazy image of a character in a trash can. I don't understand where that idea arose. But then I was able to figure out the theme.<br /><br />Hand up for briefly assuming the theme answers were Across.<br /><br />Learning moment about UTAH Beach. Know Omaha. My father had uncles who landed there. I only recently learned of the huge effort made to create fake D-Day forces at other locations to confuse the Nazi commanders.<br /><br />Learning moment about KIA. Of course the Wright Brothers turned their bicycle business into an aircraft business.<br /><br />Have been to New Mexico, but never heard of ZIA tribe.<br /><br />Unknowns: RON, ODETSPicardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91617593750762040012017-07-27T11:30:20.188-05:002017-07-27T11:30:20.188-05:00Good Thursday morning, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa...Good Thursday morning, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Boomer, for a fine review.<br /><br />Yes, Irish Miss, my favorite answer was TEA at 23A. I am a died in the wool Earl Greyer.<br /><br />Fine theme. I had kind of forgotten about Oscar and Trash.<br /><br />I can never remember how to spell SIKH. Thanks for the Perps.<br /><br />Tried ST LO for 63A. Changed that to UTAH.<br /><br />ACHOO at 29D was clever.<br /><br />Spelled DOWSES wrong at first pass. DOUSES. Fixed it.<br /><br />Tried HEAR at 21D. HEED won that battle.<br /><br />Since I am a day late, I will leave now. See you Friday.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29828086557646074022017-07-26T22:36:47.831-05:002017-07-26T22:36:47.831-05:00Thank you, BunnyM and Lucina. It's scheduled t...Thank you, BunnyM and Lucina. It's scheduled two weeks from now, and I'll let you know how it went when the time comes. But I really appreciate everyone's caring!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74475137143092205932017-07-26T22:23:17.514-05:002017-07-26T22:23:17.514-05:00Thank you for the welcome, Bunny M and Jayce. It&#...Thank you for the welcome, Bunny M and Jayce. It's good to be blogging again.<br /><br />Misty, I'm sorry about your diagnosis and hopeful the surgery will eliminate all trace of cancer.<br /><br />Hondo: Bon voyage! Have a wonderful time! Take pictures.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79090473267746133422017-07-26T19:35:51.036-05:002017-07-26T19:35:51.036-05:00I just realized I called OSWALD a duck. Silly Bunn...I just realized I called OSWALD a duck. Silly Bunny, he's a rabbit ! ;) I had to Google him and agree with AnonT- he looks like early Mickey.<br /><br />Misty- so sorry about the basal diagnosis. You'll be in my thoughts- wishing you success with the upcoming surgery.<br /><br />Welcome back, Lucina! <br /><br />Safe and happy travels to Jinx and Hondo!<br /><br />See you all tomorrow...<br />BunnyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182490495259726751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11172137788653253402017-07-26T19:04:44.009-05:002017-07-26T19:04:44.009-05:00Hi All!
Took me a while today to GROK the pzl b...Hi All! <br /><br />Took me a while today to GROK the pzl but I finally got it done when I changed HEar to HEED (Hi Chuck L). Thanks ED for a fun theme'd puzzle; loved OSCAR but my fav was The Count.<br /><br />Great expo Boomer; laughed out loud at recreation.<br /><br />WOs: I HATe WASTE; HEar b/f HEED; EWAn; HEeHEe; VIVa<i>!</i><br />ESPs: ZIA, OVID, FOSSY, EWAN, OUZO (WAG'd the Z), OSWALD<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1EtCrHBq7Ds" rel="nofollow">B-B-B-Bennie and THE JETS</a>.<br />Runner-up: DR. WHO. Eldest is into it now too!<br />Learning: <a href="https://goo.gl/images/sdcdSt" rel="nofollow">OSWALD looks like an early Mickey</a><br />Google'd what a JUNK is 'cuz I thought it disparaging to call their boats Junk. The theme helped there.<br /><br />{hehe Larrylim}<br /><br />Enjoy the cruise Hondo; Enjoy camping Jinx.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the basal Misty.<br /><br />Jayce - K-K-K-Kia; like Ch-Cha-Chia :-)<br /><br />Re: NEIL Armstrong... Like Bunny M, I wasn't around for that yet. Heck, I wasn't even a twinkle in Pop's eye; I was born the following July.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76031183857061183332017-07-26T18:56:04.023-05:002017-07-26T18:56:04.023-05:00Thank you for the kind wishes, Jayce and Wilbur. I...Thank you for the kind wishes, Jayce and Wilbur. I have worrisome spots frozen on my scalp every so often, but the last tiny basal cell thing on my face required actual surgery, and so will this one when I go in in two weeks. Thank goodness they're very tiny. Hope it goes well.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82285718465133650042017-07-26T18:31:28.967-05:002017-07-26T18:31:28.967-05:00DO @ 8:17 AM
The day the company I retired from w...DO @ 8:17 AM<br /><br />The day the company I retired from was sold I went home and tossed a majority of my work clothes into the trash or collection boxes, and burned the rest except for two ties. One for weddings and the other for funerals. some of my duds.... dress shirts or dress pants have not bee worn since April 1, 1996 the date to the company sale.<br /><br /> Needless to say, I've had to invest a small sum into some into new duds for this trip, but the upside is my better half is VERY happy. My usual daily dress is shorts, jeans, tees or sweatshirts. <br /><br />But I do really enjoy a cruise so....SHIP AHOY!thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50030289108261717232017-07-26T17:48:43.706-05:002017-07-26T17:48:43.706-05:00As a Detroiter I totally agree that the Vette was ...As a Detroiter I totally agree that the Vette was absolutely not a muscle car. The Chevelle was the closest thing chevy offered in that category. <br />No TADA for me as "northern California" was doomed when I inked in HEAR instead of heed for 21d. :(( cant even blame proper noun.<br /><br />As far as the moon landing date I was working 60hrs a week in a huge commercial bakery to afford a return to school for my Sophomore year studying physics. I was totally inspired by the space program and wanted to work for NASA. I was senior before I learned that NASA was mostly bureaucrats and companies like Boeing, Northrop and Hughes Aircraft did the real science and engineering. Movies all show us as the villains ! (LOL).<br /><br />When JFK said we would go to the moon I was an inspired 10 year old cub scout or maybe a weblow by then. I never knew a scientist or an engineer but I wanted to be one. Our boyscout troop was lower middle class so we never had the money for the national jamboree but I would have loved to go. We're the scouts there yesterday inspired to become real estate tycoons and yacht owners ? Just wondering ???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52093573660424420952017-07-26T17:30:36.198-05:002017-07-26T17:30:36.198-05:00Btw, re. The "Curse". Slate.com has an a...Btw, re. The "Curse". Slate.com has an article on the infamous, sham tryout of Jackie Robinson and two negro league ballplayers on April 15, 1945. If there's such a things as curses, and Redsox history from that date until 2004 give credibility to same, this would be it. <br />Note the citing of "Get those f*ing n*ers<br />off the field" shout. Possibly by the owner Yawkey. <br />The next year Enos Slaughter scored from first on a single as Johnny Pesky "held the ball". And a litany of cursed events followed. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />PS. One of those players, Sam Jethroe, integrated the Boston Braves in 1950Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27400632494573305332017-07-26T16:33:23.036-05:002017-07-26T16:33:23.036-05:00I forgot to give kudos to one of my favs: Ed Sessa...I forgot to give kudos to one of my favs: Ed Sessa. And to the detailed write-up by Boomer. Btw, were you referring to West Side Story with that Jets reference?<br /><br />Misty, sorry to hear about that issue. I visit a dermatologist twice a year and he freezes spots on me. I had to go through the purple death on one visit. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46418267250273223832017-07-26T16:11:31.444-05:002017-07-26T16:11:31.444-05:00No Xwd or pzl, but crossword and puzzle. For goodn...No Xwd or pzl, but crossword and puzzle. For goodness' sake let us be ever formal.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62891803000757101212017-07-26T16:00:48.492-05:002017-07-26T16:00:48.492-05:00There is no "Chevy". It's a Chevrole... There is no "Chevy". It's a Chevrolet. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79359604793706441902017-07-26T15:55:50.230-05:002017-07-26T15:55:50.230-05:00I'm not a puzzle constructor, and the Construc...I'm not a puzzle constructor, and the Constructor isn't a car guy:<br /><br />(1) there is no "Vette". It's a Corvette, plus<br /><br />(2) it isn't nor has it ever been a Muscle car. The Corvette is a sports car and there is a big difference. Muscle cars were known for having a big engine in a mid sized body, they were very fast in a straight line and not good handlers at all, nor did they brake that well. Any Corvette owner would take immediate offense. Muscle cars were cars like the GTO, 442, Chargers and the like. <br /><br />For what it's worth, Mustangs, Camaros/Firebirds and Challenger/Barracudas were Pony cars. Just in case any puzzle constructors are reading and care. <br /><br />AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60128886517024626942017-07-26T15:52:19.541-05:002017-07-26T15:52:19.541-05:00Your laugh of the day: today's LA Times repor...Your laugh of the day: today's LA Times reports that California ski resorts (Mammoth Mountain, Squaw Valley) are closing up shop and finally ending their winter season. Imagine that: it's 97 today, 102 tomorrow, and there is skiing within a 2.5 hour drive. Ah, California!<br /><br />For unnamed at 2:35 -- I'd suggest having only the minimum number of programs loaded: one is best. I've found with my latest iMac that memory is dicier the more it has to deal with. Pointers get tromped on, programs freeze or turn non-responsive, some programs mysteriously don't get along, etc. (If you are curious, check "Activity Monitor" in "Applications: Utilities" and you will see how much goes on 'behind the scenes' in a Mac. It's pretty stable for all that, but sometimes, rarely, quirky.)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75306428521064849392017-07-26T15:31:07.506-05:002017-07-26T15:31:07.506-05:00Ta- DA!!
Perps to the rescue! I needed perp help ...<i>Ta- </i><b>DA!!</b><br />Perps to the rescue! I needed perp help sideways and vertically, but they brought me through in fine shape. <br />My thanks to Mr. Sessa and to C.C. for their excellent work. <br />My only reservation is that Mr. G.B. SHAW would certainly have taken issue with the Germanic "h" inserted into his middle name. He was quite fussy about matters of orthography. Also, he usually dropped his first name, "George," and "Bernard" is the proper spelling of the name he preferred going by. <br />Cheers!<br /> Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67858405757032782132017-07-26T15:11:06.112-05:002017-07-26T15:11:06.112-05:00Boomer: were you thinking of "dousing"? ...Boomer: were you thinking of "dousing"? Not the same as DOWSING. <br /><br />My Grandpa had a 4' tall Nipper, along with the horn. We inherited them somehow. They were made of papier-mâché and had been part of a store window display. We have many years' worth of pictures of our boys standing by the "puppy" (the first few were taken with the boy standing under the dog's head).<br /><br />WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90907243227070049412017-07-26T14:35:51.651-05:002017-07-26T14:35:51.651-05:00Hello everyone.
No particular issues solving toda...Hello everyone.<br /><br />No particular issues solving today except that I did not grok GROK. SIGH. Good theme and basically a fun solve.<br />NOLA - BH and I have dined there. A super experience. Great food and super service.<br /><br />……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………<br /><br />I am running a new IMac (2 mos. old) with all the latest hardware and up-to-date software. Recently, when leaving the computer on with Safari loaded, and it goes into sleep mode, it seems to 'forget' that it is connected to the internet when 'wakened'. After a few minutes of linking to different bookmarks, the 'connection' comes back to life. If I QUIT Safari first, and, say, leave Mail and ITunes loaded, the issue goes away.<br /><br />1. My seller claims he has the same issue with his own and the store's Safari browsers. Has anyone here run into this issue?<br /><br />2. He recommended I try Firefox or Chrome. Is there a clear preference? I've always liked Safari for banking and bill-paying.<br /><br />3. I will call an Apple tech when I get a chance, since it's all under warranty.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88962504754949496372017-07-26T13:37:51.302-05:002017-07-26T13:37:51.302-05:00A fast, fun puzzle from Mr. Sessa, and an entertai...A fast, fun puzzle from Mr. Sessa, and an entertaining expo from Boomer. My favorite puzzle/blog in some time. Thanks to both of you.<br /><br />Boomer, there may not be a reference to Joe Willie in THEJETS, but when Vinnie Testaverde was their quarterback some wags referred to the team as "Vinnie and the Jets".<br /><br />Cya!Bluehenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215040742633388939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2812764830662786842017-07-26T12:53:22.532-05:002017-07-26T12:53:22.532-05:00Fun puzzle. Liked the theme. Oscar the Grouch was ...Fun puzzle. Liked the theme. Oscar the Grouch was our son's favorite character when he was little. Actually LW and I liked him, too.<br /><br />Sure enough, I wondered for far too long what a TOAT is.<br /><br />I guess REC is a word.<br /><br />Is it SEIVE or SIEVE, NEIL or NIEL? I usually have to think twice to get it right.<br /><br />"It's HIP to be Square!" So sang Huey Lewis and the News.<br /><br />The KIA Sorento has very good reviews. Sometimes LW and I, when we're joking around, will look at each other and chant, "K-K-K-Kia!" for no good reason.<br /><br />Had a very fruitful visit with a cardiologist yesterday. I feel so much more encouraged and confident in dealing with my recently-diagnosed a-fib.<br /><br />Misty, I hope you can be successfully treated.<br /><br />Lucina, welcome back.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56675085435461920422017-07-26T12:03:43.234-05:002017-07-26T12:03:43.234-05:00I thought I had nailed this fun Ed Sessa puzzle, b...I thought I had nailed this fun Ed Sessa puzzle, but 'twas not to be. Didn't know THE JETS and had HEEHEE and VIVA for the downs, giving me TEA JETS, a somewhat silly name for a band, I thought. Oh well. Still enjoyed the puzzle, although I didn't get the theme until Boomer's delightful write-up. You're getting wittier each time, Boomer. So, thank you both.<br /><br />My dad got a job at RCA in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1955, when they were expanding because of color TV production. Stayed with the job for decades until RCA sold out to another company. <br /><br />Feeling a little glum this morning because the biopsy on the little spot on my upper lip turned out to be basal cell carcinoma--the second one in that spot. Wish I could have my skin cancers elsewhere, and not in the middle of my face. Oh well, there are far more worrisome health issues, so this is still pretty small potatoes. <br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1921138896431604282017-07-26T12:01:27.985-05:002017-07-26T12:01:27.985-05:00Gotta quibble about the television time traveler -...Gotta quibble about the television time traveler - "Dr. Who" is the name of the programme, but the lead character is known simply as <a href="http://tinyurl.com/czzmve4" rel="nofollow">"the Doctor"</a>. Never revealing his (or her) actual name is one of the show's traditions.stombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903929382926564692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13557214815618562832017-07-26T12:00:39.560-05:002017-07-26T12:00:39.560-05:00Hello, everyone! It's wonderful to be home eve...Hello, everyone! It's wonderful to be home even though I left 73 degrees in exchange for 93! But I slept in my own bed. Not that any were uncomfortable, just different.<br /><br />After reading the comments I see that you are still the light hearted group I left a week ago. You, too, Boomer; you're the bees' knees!<br /><br />Today's puzzle was fun, thanks to Ed Sessa and thanks for including OUZO, a favorite. I thought of you, Irish Miss, and KNEW you'd wince and Tinbeni would love it.<br /><br />I also love PAD THAI, did not know DR. WHO and wasn't sure about OSWALD. I also recall the one from 1963, sadly. UTAH and IOWA together again. Cute clue for SIEVE.<br /><br />During the walk on the moon, July 20, 1969, we were at the home of my aunt Sophia (R.I.P.) celebrating her birthday and I was newly out of the convent. <br /><br />It's great to be among you again and I have a lot of catching up to do.<br /><br />I hope your week has been fabulous and enjoy a fine day, today!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35552085338606774682017-07-26T11:49:41.688-05:002017-07-26T11:49:41.688-05:00Sailed through. The West held me up until FABLED f...Sailed through. The West held me up until FABLED fell in. Augustus was Octavian, not a nice guy despite the new name. <br /><br />Hondo, bon voyage. It may not be the Redsox to be worried about. It's all about pitching. <br /><br />We all smirked at Mr Rogers but the kids loved him. <br /><br />Ron Darling is on one of the network baseball shows. T think he was on that'86 Mets team. The stab in the heart that inspired the curse*. <br /><br />Oswald was a comic book character of my yute. The ladies tennis"Grunt" is like basketball's flop. Taught by coaches who don't respect their sport. Much like Dean Smith's four corners. <br /><br />I was trying to fit Ga. into that Bulldogs clue. Of course, the Eli preceded them. <br /><br />Then there's Geico's"Running of the Bulldogs"<br /><br />WC early for a change<br /><br />* If you believe in curses there's a much more relevant cause. Ask me ànd I'll post it. It wouldn't have had anything to do with trading Babe RuthWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51023137541310601412017-07-26T11:35:50.556-05:002017-07-26T11:35:50.556-05:00Good day to all!
A number of unknowns today--RON ...Good day to all!<br /><br />A number of unknowns today--RON Darling, "Moana", OSWALD the Disney rabbit, and DR.WHO, but an enjoyable puzzle nonetheless. Thanks for the witty write-up Boomer.<br /><br />Enjoy the day! MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.com