tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7008064242078589361..comments2024-03-29T08:04:24.537-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday April 14, 2010 Gary SteinmehlZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37632310445815081442010-04-15T05:40:40.687-05:002010-04-15T05:40:40.687-05:00fermatprime, I switched from Direct TV to Dish and...fermatprime, I switched from Direct TV to Dish and I am completely satisfied with the services.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71936273810268270042010-04-15T00:35:10.726-05:002010-04-15T00:35:10.726-05:00@C.C.@Annette,
I living in the desert, I battle w...@C.C.@Annette,<br /><br />I living in the desert, I battle with dry skin. Many soaps are harsh and drying. I recently started using salt or sugar scrubs. One I bought at Trader Joe's, lavender, it smelled heavenly and made my skin so soft. The one I use now is Origin's Ginger scrub which is also wonderful, though more expensive than Trader's. Origins also sells this after bath spray which is a light oil, ginger. Spray it on while you are still wet and it holds moisture to your skin. It smells wonerful and feels so nice. <br /><br />Concerning soap as discussed concerning it's use in the c/w:<br />My father felt that Dial was the most healthful soap to use. My brothers and sisters and I liked Ivory because it floated and you didn't have to dive in and find where it landed or stuck in the bottom of the tub. Interestingly enough ,My father always bought Cameo and/or Dove I think...it was marketed toward women as a beauty soap. The commercial said something like 1/4 moisturizing cream. <a href="http://www.dove.us/#/thedifference/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Dove w/ moisturizing cream</a> It was romantic, him buying a more feminine, beauty soap for his love...why, you'd swear it was them who met in the revolving door!<br /><br />@Jeannie, I found myself bathing suit shopping from your link! I lost 37 lbs this year and am feeling like having an attractive bathing suit. I bought a tankini at Dillard's, but it's very conservative. I want a fun one, too! <br /><br />Also, I have that Le Creuset piece in The two tone orange. I love it. I have many pieces and really like the way they hold the heat evenly!Frenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121204927549427122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88903311151271638172010-04-15T00:07:42.865-05:002010-04-15T00:07:42.865-05:00Maybe I could entice Buckeye to come! I'm a l...Maybe I could entice Buckeye to come! I'm a little old for him, but younger men/older women are IN right now!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49275305066783101422010-04-15T00:03:53.487-05:002010-04-15T00:03:53.487-05:00Thanks, Carol.I can see the V8 can will become a p...Thanks, Carol.I can see the V8 can will become a part of my 'puzzling' life! <br /><br />Annette: I can't stop LOL!<br /><br />C'mon Gunge, we've all bared our souls, so can you!<br /><br />RBOAN, you are an inspiration! Great soap!<br /><br />Jeannie, thanks much for your recipes, even tho I don't cook much any more! Maybe I'll throw a party! Tossed salad, Tetrazzini, garlic bread, and spumoni! EASY and GOOD!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88184037898479834212010-04-14T23:47:25.435-05:002010-04-14T23:47:25.435-05:00My grandparents lived in a log cabin with a privy ...My grandparents lived in a log cabin with a privy outside. My grandfather "limed" the privy quite often to help the smell. I'm sure it was the same powder that is ground from limestone. It is used to dispell odors even today. <br /><br />Welcome Gunghy. I think you will enjoy the banter and I know we will enjoy a new voice.<br /><br /><br />Oh, boy, how are we supposed to think about doing a crossword now? I passed up that episode tonight to watch something else. Now I wish I'd watched it!Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2772758224174411182010-04-14T23:03:03.879-05:002010-04-14T23:03:03.879-05:00Dot:
Congratulations on the success of your surger...Dot:<br />Congratulations on the success of your surgery. Modern medicine is miraculous, isn't it?<br /><br />Jeannie:<br />I want you to know that I, too, copied the tetrazzini recipe. I've learned your recipes are supreme. Thank you.<br /><br />JZB:<br />Welcome back! You've been missed<br /><br />C.C. and Annette:<br />Where do you find oatmeal soap?Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57269618592867862852010-04-14T22:44:26.616-05:002010-04-14T22:44:26.616-05:00After googling Steinmehl, I found this site for th...After googling <a href="http://www.herstellerseite.de/suche/Steinmehl/hersteller/Steinmehl/company_by_product/zip/all" rel="nofollow">Steinmehl</a>, I found this site for the sale and delivery of limestone powder. Probably the same use of the word as Spitzboov referred to earlier to spread on the fields. Literally it's powder made from (lime)stone.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41005201948204003162010-04-14T22:41:49.386-05:002010-04-14T22:41:49.386-05:00Carol, good luck with the upcoming cataract surger...Carol, good luck with the upcoming cataract surgery. You'll come through with flying colors (colors you will be able to see much more clearly!).<br /><br />Gunghy, another Californian heard from. My husband and I have been through Fresno many times, heading out to Paso Robles and points south to visit his family.<br /><br />You all will have to excuse me. It is time to do the crossword puzzle. Hey, I'm not kidding, cruciverb.com is calling.<br /><br />Have a nice evening.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82009970157905194272010-04-14T22:40:02.264-05:002010-04-14T22:40:02.264-05:00Hey all, I hope you all enjoyed the recipe posted ...Hey all, I hope you all enjoyed the recipe posted below. On a Jeannie note, my parents are heading to Richmond, KY to visit my Mom's youngest Bro to probably see him for the last time. He had lung cancer and is maintaining on one lung for about four years. Meanwhile, my Mom has to be home for a surgery removing her uteris Wednesday. Yep, she's already blaming her four kids, and my Dad claims she doesn't need it anymore as he is done making kids. Supposedly it's supposed to take some pressure off her bladder. It's tough being away from your folks as they age. Mom, I know you don't read this, but I hope I didn't get too personal here on the blog.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60037633953135835152010-04-14T22:36:00.785-05:002010-04-14T22:36:00.785-05:00Dot, I'm very glad to hear your ordeal with th...Dot, I'm very glad to hear your ordeal with the eye surgery is over. It seems they really do work wonders these days, don't they?<br /><br />Gunghy,<br />Actually many of us have been doing this "together" for a couple of years. Welcome to the group!<br /><br />Annette,<br />What station was that sitcom on? it might be worth looking for next week. It certainly is one you won't forget in a while!<br /><br />C.C.,<br />Thanks for the information from Gary on his name. Interesting about its rarity too. Ours is a name we thought was pretty rare, but we've actually discovered a few of them, the latest being one in Augustusburg, where our son was married. She is a cousin to the one in North Germany I've been exchanging emails with for a few years.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30049046226737411302010-04-14T22:28:05.382-05:002010-04-14T22:28:05.382-05:00Annette
Well on Sunday, you solve for about an hou...Annette<br />Well on Sunday, you solve for about an hour.<br />Then go out, have brunch, maybe go to the beach, pour a Scotch ... then solve a little more.<br /><br />Ahhh, life is good.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61725850668847339002010-04-14T22:09:39.702-05:002010-04-14T22:09:39.702-05:00Tinbeni: That long, slow, relaxing grind through ...Tinbeni: That long, slow, relaxing grind through the Sunday morning crossword puzzles will definitely be more enjoyable now!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71988000223713052292010-04-14T22:06:14.295-05:002010-04-14T22:06:14.295-05:00C.C.: Thank you. I did use an oatmeal bar soap f...C.C.: Thank you. I did use an oatmeal bar soap for a while that did feel like a wonderful, soothing treat! I don't remember why I quit using it. Maybe I couldn't find it, or just that I preferred the lavender scent.<br /><br />Tinbeni: Your avatar and a cigarette are looking pretty sounding right now... I'm glad I'd taped that episode. I think I'm going to need to see it a few more times before erasing. Sleep well! Thanks for sharing the moment. ;-)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91706823076559817402010-04-14T21:49:25.442-05:002010-04-14T21:49:25.442-05:00Annette
I'm one of the slowest "crossword...Annette<br />I'm one of the slowest "crossword puzzle solvers" on this planet.<br /><br />In some places it moves slowly. Other places, well the pace does pick up a bit. I figure a "solve" in about an hour is just about ... right!<br /><br />Why do a sprint? Though that turning the puzzle over and doing it again has it's moments.<br /><br />That's not counting the cuddling, with the grid.<br /><br />Mom always told me "Whenever you find yourself in HOT water, relax and take a BATH ..."<br /><br />LOL back at ya!!!!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51129138649715408662010-04-14T21:36:01.242-05:002010-04-14T21:36:01.242-05:00Annette,
I use coarse sea salt & honey once a ...Annette,<br />I use coarse sea salt & honey once a week. One of my friends simply uses an oatmeal bar soap every morning. She has beautiful skin. Mine is just awful.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40461061464932815022010-04-14T21:35:56.246-05:002010-04-14T21:35:56.246-05:00Fermat, you're right about NOON if you reflect...Fermat, you're right about NOON if you reflect it horizontally. (I had to check it myself with looking at it written on a thin piece of paper turned over. But she said "written backward" which I took to mean the letters written in the reverse order. Then it's OK.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86740012327332649032010-04-14T21:35:38.762-05:002010-04-14T21:35:38.762-05:00JD, Millerton is behind Friant dam, just north of ...JD, Millerton is behind Friant dam, just north of Fresno. Went through Three Rivers on my cycle Saturday. Took my sister from Toronto out to see wildflowers and we ended up in Kernville. 390 miles and 13 hours for the round trip. She's faster than me, too. <br />Hahtool, Thank you for the welcome. I will be in and out. I have a cabin in the mountains with no phone or internet and I spend a lot of time there.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46905944775038576672010-04-14T21:31:23.375-05:002010-04-14T21:31:23.375-05:00Spitzboov, Kazie & EddyB,
From Gary Steinmehl ...Spitzboov, Kazie & EddyB,<br />From Gary Steinmehl himself:<br /><br />"It's simply stone flour - Our early people in Germany were probably millers, grinders of flour. We've often joked about how much simpler our lives would have been with the name Miller! Everytime I use my name, I have to spell it out - no one ever gets the H in it! By the way though, we are the only ones with the Steinmehl name - we have some relatives in Alabama, Arizona, and thruout California, but to our knowledge, and my brother has traveled a lot in Germany, no other family has our name. Strangely enough, there is a product over there called Steinsmehl, which is a powder that is used for various things including covering fields where geese live to kill the smell. So I often tell people that our name is a derivation of German goose litter. It really impresses them. (Our family came over from Germany in the mid 1800's and settled in Terre Haute, Ind. My grandfather moved away to Birmingham Ala. and then for retirement to Hollywood California. He bought a place across the street from the Charlie Chaplin studios. My father lived 3 blocks away, and my brother and I were born in Hollywood. We don't run into too many natives of Hollywood. Also, it was only 8 years ago that I saw it snow! Ah, Southern California. I've got lots more stuff, if anyone's interested. If not, I remain Gary Miller."Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62790550942641226712010-04-14T21:27:19.138-05:002010-04-14T21:27:19.138-05:00Hahtool: Probably not!
Imagine all of us that f...Hahtool: Probably not! <br /><br />Imagine all of us that fit the "crossword puzzle" in on our lunch hour or breaks at work - in private, alone or in groups.<br /><br />And those traditionalists that "do crossword puzzles" with their own spouses before work in the morning, but sadly don't always finish...<br /><br />And I won't even delve into the incestual "crossword puzzling" that goes on!<br /><br />:-)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22742000731600265842010-04-14T21:24:55.753-05:002010-04-14T21:24:55.753-05:00Welcome, Gunghy! Hope to "see" you here...Welcome, Gunghy! Hope to "see" you here often. There is usually a lot of lively conversation.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1519163185267014562010-04-14T21:16:40.022-05:002010-04-14T21:16:40.022-05:00Tinbeni: Ahh, all the poor spouses that probably ...Tinbeni: Ahh, all the poor spouses that probably already roll their eyes while their partner has their quiet time with the puzzle every day. <br /><br />Now they'll also have to put up with the come-on, "hey honey, ready to do a crossword puzzle? It'll only take me 10 minutes or less!"<br /><br />LOL!!!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51464261668913087012010-04-14T21:15:39.596-05:002010-04-14T21:15:39.596-05:00Dot: So glad to hear from you and learn that the ...Dot: So glad to hear from you and learn that the eye surgery was successful.<br /><br />Until I did today's puzzle, I didn't know that Oleander was poisonous. I'm not sure that I have seen the plant, actually, although there is a street near where I live by that name.<br /><br />Annette: We'll never be able to actually really "do the crossword" again, will we?Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46249940628234091212010-04-14T21:08:49.525-05:002010-04-14T21:08:49.525-05:00Gunghy, is Millerton Lake close to Bass Lake? I us...Gunghy, is Millerton Lake close to Bass Lake? I used to live in Three Rivers.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64394739511578603262010-04-14T20:57:39.854-05:002010-04-14T20:57:39.854-05:00Profile?? We don't need no stinking profile!!
...Profile?? We don't need no stinking profile!!<br /><br />Actually, I wondered how you all seemed to know so much about each other and assumed that you had all just been together for a long time. 'Dashboard' doesn't really say much to me.<br /><br />I'll be up in a few.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52006726782168152422010-04-14T20:54:51.738-05:002010-04-14T20:54:51.738-05:00My mother (quite Victorian) washed my mouth out wi...My mother (quite Victorian) washed my mouth out with LIFEBUOY soap when I used the word "pregnant" (age 14 or so). My, did that stuff taste awful!<br /><br />Jeannie et al.--If you reflect NOON (or noon) in the horizontal direction the Ns are upside down. Am I missing the meaning of the question?fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.com