tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7252131562256652969..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 ~ Brian GubinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28501940955727109072018-02-14T15:57:49.061-06:002018-02-14T15:57:49.061-06:00Man oh man oh man are y'all nice over here! I...Man oh man oh man are y'all nice over here! I love that my name is there at the top with Bruce's; he's a beast of a constructor. And a swell guy. And amiable fellow. So even though I probably just carry his luggage on collaborations, he deftly finesses it so that I don't really feel that way.<br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57371740440195753402018-02-14T04:36:52.318-06:002018-02-14T04:36:52.318-06:00Lucina, it's likewise welcome to see your post...Lucina, it's likewise welcome to see your posts. I liked CED's analysis, especially FATSo DOMINO. <br /><br />I found the clueing right in my wheelhouse: YAZ and NAM particularly .<br /><br />Yaz had his own song composed and sang by Jess Cain of the old WHDH - " The man we call YAZ" . That was during his Triple Crown year of 1967. <br /><br />Nam was referred to as "In Country", the USA was "The World" . That was 50 years ago this month.<br /><br />WC who suspects the restaurant slipped 'real' into the decaf last night .Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83743871046983346252018-02-13T23:36:24.478-06:002018-02-13T23:36:24.478-06:00AnonT:
Thank you for the welcome! It's good to...AnonT:<br />Thank you for the welcome! It's good to be back; I especially miss puzzling and blogging with all of you and though I always have a puzzle book with me, it's not the same.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81132460959107109382018-02-13T20:39:46.888-06:002018-02-13T20:39:46.888-06:00Late getting to the CW but at least by then I had ...Late getting to the CW but at least by then I had a newspaper and the circles. Thanks for the fun, Brian and Argyle.<br /><br />Like Picard, I entered tenth inning but resisted the S because the clue did not call for plural. That gave me THIN inside the circles, which made no sense when I got the FALLING WATER theme. When I returned to my sea of white in the NW, EXTRA appeared and the plural made sense.<br /><br />Luckily TAFT filled in with perps since I haven't memorized that list of Presidents yet.<br />But I did know NORMA Jean (oh, wrong President!).<br /><br />Cross of YAZ and ZEKE was almost a Natick but I WAGGED it. Like Misty, I could WooHoo.<br /><br />I smiled at the Rush link and your comment, Argyle.<br />AnonT, sorry I don't remember YAZOO or YAZ. Wikipedia says they were called YAZ in North American because of Yazoo Records.<br /><br />I noted IED and OED. Also WARE and I'M AWARE. And FATS(O) DOMINO. <br /> <br />The BUCKET was not quite positioned properly to catch the FALLING WATER. Maybe ERIE was meant to catch it (but that would be the wrong choice in HOMES because it is Ontario that receives the Falling Water at Niagara Falls).<br /><br />That's all from me for TONITE.<br />Off to watch some more Olympic programming. Happy that Canada has 10 medals already.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35932198265715311242018-02-13T19:50:54.542-06:002018-02-13T19:50:54.542-06:00Today was a fast solve. Only a couple write-overs...Today was a fast solve. Only a couple write-overs, I'm familiar with F.L.Wright and FALLING WATER so found the theme easily. Thank you, Brian G., for the fun. Great expo, Argyle.<br /><br />I grew up in Michigan and never learned the mnemonic HOMES until I started doing this crossword puzzle!<br /><br />One of my nieces posted on Facebook today that the company she works for made Ice Dance costumes for teams from Japan, Turkey, South Korea and USA!<br /><br />OMK and OAS, thanks for the kind words. What I do at the shelter is therapeutic for me. Whether it's a "normal" dog or one with issues, they give me so much pleasure and satisfaction.<br /><br />DH is leaving in the morning to visit his dad so we had our Valentine's Day celebration tonight. Dinner and exchange cards. Have a nice evening.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16532467055854244052018-02-13T19:42:43.313-06:002018-02-13T19:42:43.313-06:00YR @ 1620 - No article. We toured FW 20 years ago...YR @ 1620 - No article. We toured FW 20 years ago. Docent explained many details of the house. When we were in the living room, he was rambling on, and I began to realize we were located low and almost in the creek. When his spiel concluded, I simply asked if the room experienced flooding problems during high creek flows. He said "Yes".<br />The house was built around 1936 so it seemed to be suffering some aging issues. Water leaks from weather intrusions seemed to be a problem on a lot of the exterior.<br />A few miles away is another Wright designed home, The Hagan House or Kentucky Knob. Built in the 50's. Well worth a visit. Wright basically supervised its building from a distance. (Wisconsin?). Among other things the bath shower was designed to be triangular, unlike the more usual rectangular. When it came time to install the shower head, the plumber kept contacting Wright on how he wanted it done; no position seemed workable. Finally Wright gave up and told the plumber to figure it out himself. Also, on touring the house, we transited a long but unusually narrow corridor with some jagged rock-like projections to the Master bedroom. We sat on a large, very wide chair. I asked the docent how the chair was gotten into the bedroom. She said, "through the window."Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70851538003587241382018-02-13T18:20:38.023-06:002018-02-13T18:20:38.023-06:00Hi All!
Brian - this puzzle is all wet. Thanks f...Hi All!<br /><br />Brian - this puzzle is all wet. Thanks for the fun Tuesday run. Thanks Argyle for the sparkly expo and, yeah, RUSH! LOL.<br /><br />WO: HENNESeY<br />ESPs: ECARTE, SAM<br /><b>Fav</b>: DAMAGES after REPAIRS<br /><br />Sparkle - all the fun we can have with music!<br />Argyle nailed RUSH<br />The only <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oop92KYfR08" rel="nofollow">Stay with Me </a></b>I know is Rod Stewart<br />And YAZ could be clue'd with <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tLTGs4fqxBk" rel="nofollow">Don't Go </a></b> [FACT: Yazoo was their UK name; they were know just as YAZ in the US and CA, eh?, C, Eh! and tawnya?]<br /><br />Funny - I read on Kreb's today that <b><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/02/domain-theft-strands-thousands-of-web-sites/" rel="nofollow"> NEWT was hacked.</a></b> [NEWT is ticker symbol for NewTec]<br /><br />{A,B} {groan :-)}. Art -F ha!<br /><br />C. MOE got the CSO today.<br />Thanks Jinx for the Jimmy B.<br />LOL, CED, that's my Pop's Choc. lab v. Bitsy.<br /><br />Welcome back Lucina!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83593247077096812072018-02-13T18:06:17.734-06:002018-02-13T18:06:17.734-06:00Well, I'm not crazy about RAIN (or SNOW or HAI...Well, I'm not crazy about RAIN (or SNOW or HAIL, for that matter), but yes, Ol'ManKeith, we sure do need it and I will be thankful if we get just a bit more before summer. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18630451234115838462018-02-13T16:50:11.436-06:002018-02-13T16:50:11.436-06:00CED, there's an old saw that explains why Husk...CED, there's an old saw that explains why Huskies always have to be the Alpha Dog. "If you ain't the lead dog the view never changes."Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33038070577395865602018-02-13T16:20:44.951-06:002018-02-13T16:20:44.951-06:00Spitz , thanks for your post about Falling Water. ...Spitz , thanks for your post about Falling Water. Interesting, There was a flood in summer 2017 that was said to only damage the property and not the main house. I would be interested in reading your article about the flooding of the living room..<br />The engineering problems I am aware of have a different basis. <br />There were engineering problems from the start concerning the stability of the cantilevered concrete floor system. The owner, the engineer and Wright, the architect, all stuborn men, could not agree on the reinforcement needed. From the very beginning the lack of reinforcement caused serious deflection which continues in spite of many remediation attempts. <br /><a href="//failures.wikispaces.com/Fallingwater" rel="nofollow"> structural problems</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25957111422096306322018-02-13T14:54:37.902-06:002018-02-13T14:54:37.902-06:00I had the pleasure of visiting FALLING WATER back ...I had the pleasure of visiting FALLING WATER back in the early '80s. The views were wonderful, although the place seemed seedy, in need of better upkeep, and the floors sagged a bit. <b>Spitzboov</b>, I agree with your comment <i>re.</i> the engineering. <br /><br />At the time of my visit, the volume of water had depleted. That may have been because of the time of year I was there, but I should have thought springtime would have had a decent supply of water.<br /><br />Speaking of water volume, <b>Misty, Picard,</b> and other Califoria colleagues: it looks like we're in for another major drought this year. And not just SoCal, as I've been reading of the hottest, driest starts on record for 2018 throughout the state. <br />We could certainly use some of the RAIN, SNOW & HAIL conjured in today's pzl. <br /><br /><i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b> My thanks to Mr. <b>Gubin</b> for a solid pzl and decent workout. <b>Argyle</b>, your ability to respond so quickly and well - <i>and</i> to choose and post such illuminating & pleasant illustrations - is superbly impressive.<br /><br />____________<br />Diagonal Report: We have another 3-way swath. NW to SE. No hidden message, unless somebody can make sense of these short words, prefixes, and suffixes: FIT, TAR, OSO, MAG, TRA, TID, & ILM. <br />Anyone?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78539593211934179502018-02-13T14:45:51.791-06:002018-02-13T14:45:51.791-06:00Oh, no, CED, please don't stop posting silly s...Oh, no, CED, please don't stop posting silly stuff! I need your dose of silly or don't get my RDA of it. LOL!<br />PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43820769915573908942018-02-13T14:11:13.248-06:002018-02-13T14:11:13.248-06:00Chairman Moe,
Flatulent Flutist,
F in Art...
Remi...Chairman Moe,<br />Flatulent Flutist,<br />F in Art...<br /><br />Reminds me of Benny Hill, Arts and Farces.<br />But when I Google it, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pPssepfvw" rel="nofollow">this is the only thing that comes up...</a><br /><br />Oh well, <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWA7DONUG8Q" rel="nofollow">there's plenty more where that came from...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82039581195030727672018-02-13T13:48:22.624-06:002018-02-13T13:48:22.624-06:00This was a well put together puzzle, absolutely no...This was a well put together puzzle, absolutely no issues.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63708200320090140642018-02-13T13:48:20.248-06:002018-02-13T13:48:20.248-06:00Finally finished my chores.
Took the neighbors dog...Finally finished my chores.<br />Took the neighbors dog to the dog park.<br />(Poor thing needs to get out while her Owners are at work.)<br />*&%# Huskies, Why do they always have to be the Alpha Dog!<br />Every dog on dog encounter seems to start with a fight!<br /><br /><br /><br />2 WAGs propped up by perps,<br />Ecarte/tide and Yaz/Zeke<br /><br /><br />Hmm, falling water, <a href="https://www.askideas.com/media/20/Funny-Water-Falling-On-Head.jpg" rel="nofollow">what to post?</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/474x/06/95/fc/0695fcc734a5327493587aefe73d7b37--funny-humor-pictures-random-pictures.jpg" rel="nofollow">Maybe I should give up trying to post silly stuff...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HqJtHDgGerQ/maxresdefault.jpg" rel="nofollow">Tht dog just plain wore me out...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36350840491912372172018-02-13T13:20:40.836-06:002018-02-13T13:20:40.836-06:00I liked this puzzle. Couldn't remember the far...I liked this puzzle. Couldn't remember the farmhand's name, and unsuccessfully tried LUKE at first. Like Gary, I put in HEARTS as the trick-taking game. Nope, that wasn't it. I thought the earth sci. would be GEOL (of course I would think that); at least I was half right. Got into trouble by spelling HENNESSY wrong (I spelled it Hennesey.) I've tried cognac as well as non-cognac brandy; never liked it for some reason. As for hard liquors, I'll stick with scotch and vodka. As for wines, I'll stick with ... sheesh, there are so many. As for beers, I like the malty ales such as many of the Belgian Trappist types and the English brown ales; Cerveza Negra Modelo from Mexico is pretty good, too. Another favorite is Not Your Father's Root Beer, which is really an alcoholic beer but tastes like root beer; quite a unique product. <br /><br />In sum, a fine FATSo DOMINO tribute; thank you, Brian (not ENO) Gubin. Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22100421351139588132018-02-13T12:22:09.138-06:002018-02-13T12:22:09.138-06:00 Nice puzzle. A few unknowns but easily filled.
T... Nice puzzle. A few unknowns but easily filled.<br /><br />Three very interesting and enjoyable movies starring Matthias Schoenaerts can be seen on Netflix:<br />Suite Francaise, Disorder and Rust and Bone.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MarkMark Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076917280398040010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90754797941397214542018-02-13T12:04:34.909-06:002018-02-13T12:04:34.909-06:00As an aside, back in my school days, I'd alway...As an aside, back in my school days, I'd always get an F in art. Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79926454595390986432018-02-13T11:59:52.951-06:002018-02-13T11:59:52.951-06:00"Puzzling Thoughts":
DNF, as I failed t..."Puzzling Thoughts":<br /><br />DNF, as I failed to get DONE IN/DBS. My Natick, today - had just one WO, in 31d. Don't know what I thought it was (DMZ, perhaps?). <br /><br />Both Monday and Tuesday puzzles were a tad crunchy this week, but very solvable. <br /><br />Mailyn Monroe (NEE, NORMA JEAN SHELTON) and my father shared the exact same birthday - 06/01/1926. As did Andy Griffith. Speaking of birthdays, I see that Kim Novak is 85 today, and Peter Tork (Monkees) is 74, and Peter Gabriel (Genesis) is 68. Feeling rather old ...<br /><br />Nice SO to Abejo (ERIE) as well to my paternal grandfather (MOE) ...<br /><br />Hope all are "enjoying" the day before Lent. Fat Tuesday; Fassnacht Day; et al. Kind of weird that in this year, Lent begins on Valentines Day, and Easter will be celebrated on April Fools Day (which some historians mark - April 1 - as the actual beginning of the New Year).<br /><br />One of my old stand-by jokes about the upcoming "season" is: What is the definition of a loser? It's a man whose wife gave up sex for Lent, and he didn't realize it until Good Friday.<br /><br />My silly and goofy MOE-ku du joir is:<br /><br />Flatulent flutist<br />Has bad temper. Always known<br />For breaking his wind.<br /><br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27398109217534202872018-02-13T11:55:33.308-06:002018-02-13T11:55:33.308-06:00Btw, Biggie was murdered in LA in a drive-by shoot...Btw, Biggie was murdered in LA in a drive-by shooting on March 9th in 1997 at the age of 24.<br /><br />I haven't heard if the pug is named in honor of The Notorious B.I.G..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19422490611921412302018-02-13T11:42:07.580-06:002018-02-13T11:42:07.580-06:00A little urban education for you older, non-hip re...A little urban education for you older, non-hip readers out there. :)<br /><br />HENNESSY is popular among the rappers and they refer to it as Henny. It's often mentioned in lyrics and one artist in particular who used it in song was in my thoughts last night. You see, there was an artist named The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls. He rapped, "F*ck up the party before it even start.<br />Pissy drunk, off the Henny and stuff". Why mention this vulgarity? Well, the standout puppy from last night was a Pug named Biggie. Coincidence? I think not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25337037742347754352018-02-13T11:37:24.017-06:002018-02-13T11:37:24.017-06:00Argyle: Good job on the write-up.
Brian: Thank yo...Argyle: Good job on the write-up.<br /><br />Brian: Thank you for a <b>FUN</b> Tuesday puzzle. I enjoyed the theme.<br /><br />Fave today, of course, was the answer <b>HENNESSY</b>. I've enjoyed a cognac a few (hundred) times.<br /><br />Also, with "<i>Spring Training</i>" opening in my "neck-of-the-woods" tomorrow, EXTRA INNINGS was a timely entry.<br /><br />A "Toast-to-ALL" at Sunset ... hope I don't freeze today ... it is down to 81 degrees.<br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76380818835860499272018-02-13T11:17:28.665-06:002018-02-13T11:17:28.665-06:00Good morning, folks. Thank you, Brian Gubin, for ...Good morning, folks. Thank you, Brian Gubin, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for fine review.<br /><br />A few sticky spots, but otherwise it flowed nicely. I notice my home lake was here today, ERIE. I see D-O remembered. Thank you.<br /><br />Liked the theme. Good photo of Falling Water, Argyle. Another Pennsylvania setting.<br /><br />HENNESSY was a new one for me. I don't think I have ever had a cognac. Tin? What about you?<br /><br />I see IRAN made the puzzle today. Another old stomping place of mine. Hence my nickname, Abejo.<br /><br />NES was with perps.<br /><br />Have to run. Off to Wheaton today for Election Judge Training. Then up to Waukegan tonight.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21894239130739967872018-02-13T11:11:59.069-06:002018-02-13T11:11:59.069-06:00Were there circles today? My newspaper was not del...Were there circles today? My newspaper was not delivered so I had to print it from Mensa.<br /><br />Thank you, Brian Gubin for an easy Tuesday puzzle! YAZ was unknown to me and the Z was the last to fill; though I've seen The Wizard of Oz numerous times ZEKE did not come easily.<br /><br />TAFT was president when Arizona was admitted to the union on February 14, 1912. When I was in elementary school it was a holiday.<br /><br />HENNESSY was completely perped and of course, I thought of Tin.<br /><br />Thank you, Argyle, our faithful guide; I had no idea what IED meant though I've encountered it many times.<br /><br />It's good to be back home after spending the weekend in Charlotte with my sister. Surprisingly, it's colder here than it was there! The only puzzle available was the Sunday one and I enjoyed it.<br /><br />I hope you all have been well and have a good Mardi Gras day!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21962902114899874932018-02-13T11:00:32.453-06:002018-02-13T11:00:32.453-06:00The only "trick" game I have heard of is...The only "trick" game I have heard of is BRIDGE. No one else tried that first? It hung me up a long time in the NW until ESP forced the utterly unknown ECARTE. Tried TENTH INNINGS first which added to my confusion.<br /><br />Otherwise a fun, smooth cascade of FALLING WATER!<br /><br />YAZ is one of the few sports names I know. Otherwise I might have guessed DEKE before ZEKE. It wasn't until I watched the WIZARD OF OZ in college that I realized the OZ characters were people in Dorothy's normal life. It was also the first time I got to see it in color.<br /><br />Learned HOMES from doing puzzles. Did anyone learn this mnemonic in school? It is handy! We have seen ERIE a lot lately.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/act/coaloil-2015-0526/" rel="nofollow">This cleanup near our home was the result of our own OILER which was in the national news in May 2015.</a></b><br /><br />This spot is a ten minute bike ride from our home. It is about ten miles from the spill, which is why it does not look so terrible. Cost-cutting by the OIL pipeline company led to a spill that cost them a lot of money. Along with plenty of dead animals and ecosystem damage.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.com