tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7289465645431965799..comments2024-03-18T22:48:18.493-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday September 15, 2008 Michael T. WilliamsZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50486696174352583032008-09-16T16:22:00.000-05:002008-09-16T16:22:00.000-05:00Anonymous @3:47pm,Which version of "Lolita" is a c...Anonymous @3:47pm,<BR/>Which version of "Lolita" is a classic? 1962 or 1997?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66904714901480467542008-09-16T15:47:00.000-05:002008-09-16T15:47:00.000-05:00Monday 9/15/08 puzzle clue: Lolita-ish. Better to ...Monday 9/15/08 puzzle clue: Lolita-ish. Better to see the movie. It is a classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48438018922114528902008-09-16T06:36:00.000-05:002008-09-16T06:36:00.000-05:00Kittyb,Thanks for the welcome. So glad I found thi...Kittyb,<BR/>Thanks for the welcome. So glad I found this site.ghbabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545284997333548282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9149752304325843902008-09-16T00:12:00.000-05:002008-09-16T00:12:00.000-05:00JDI am very much a beginner puzzler. I don’t very ...JD<BR/>I am very much a beginner puzzler. I don’t very often do this puzzle with pencil, I do it online. That way, when I put a wrong letter in, it shows up red, and I don’t have the problem caused by misspelling, as in Abednigo – or Abednago. And putting in T note instead of T Bill to mess me up with the other letters. I consider myself a kindergarten student, and feel no guilt whatever for using training wheels. If you only had a few empty squares, and you didn’t do the puzzle online, then I vodka you, and hope to move up to your level when I grow up.<BR/><BR/>Kazie – <BR/>Huh? You have to qualify to be in the group? DRAT! Do you think they’ll let me stay? Oh, woe is me, if I have to have credentials. I’ll just throw myself on their mercy. <BR/><BR/>KittyB- I love tessellation quilts, and I think there are a few very simple ones that I might attempt some day, like the T-block, that looks like little Kimonos. Thanks for trying to post the link. I still love your New York Beauty.<BR/><BR/>Clear Eyes – <BR/><BR/>That poem about women is priceless. I don’t ‘get’ Sara Teasdale, but this one is easy enough for even me. I take it the author is unknown?<BR/><BR/>And the tessellation quilts? Absolutely amazing. Thanks.Barb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939627110461264552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19853258764141137462008-09-15T23:05:00.000-05:002008-09-15T23:05:00.000-05:00Make that "a few" tesselation quilts, not "a coupl...Make that "a few" tesselation quilts, not "a couple". They were so pretty, I couldn't stop linking.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89834104566199355552008-09-15T23:02:00.000-05:002008-09-15T23:02:00.000-05:00Kittyb, here's a couple of tesselation quilts for ...Kittyb, here's a couple of tesselation quilts for all to see <A HREF="http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2007/09/17/qlt513_Soring-High-quilt_1_e.jpg" REL="nofollow">Soaring High</A>, <A HREF="http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2007/09/17/qlt513_1l_horse-head-quilt_1_e.jpg" REL="nofollow">Horse Head</A>, <A HREF="http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2007/09/17/qlt513_Rhapsody-quilt_1_e.jpg" REL="nofollow">Rhapsody</A>. They are so beautiful. You have a lot more patience than I do.<BR/><BR/>Kazie, thanks for the artistic compliment. I appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>There was an earlier 1962 version of the movie, "Lolita". It starred James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers and Sue Lyons. It was quite a sensation at the time. Lolita's age was raised from the book's 12 to 14 years for the movie. The censors might have shut down production otherwise. Interestingly, this first movie version of Lolita was directed by Stanley Kubrick, who also directed "HAL's" movie, "2001: A Space Odyssey".<BR/><BR/>Here's a nice thought I received today via email from a good friend.<BR/><BR/>Whatever you give, a woman will multiply.<BR/>If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.<BR/>If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.<BR/>If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.<BR/>She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. <BR/><BR/>So, fair warning... don't give her any crap.<BR/><BR/>Goodnight all and sweet dreams!Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73774554704211008322008-09-15T22:29:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:29:00.000-05:00Blogger hates me. I've tried off an on all day to...Blogger hates me. I've tried off an on all day to pull up a picture of a simple tessellating quilt, but every time I go to save the changes to my picture, it balks. Sorry ladies and gents. You'll have to go to Google and type in "tessellation quilts" to see some examples.<BR/><BR/>Kazie, oh pshaw, girl! You fit right in with your mastery of multiple languages. Besides....I'm a dabbler in lots of things and a master of none. I think we should form a long distance Red Hat chapter for the ladies who do cross words and lunch! *G*<BR/><BR/>Mark, I agree with you on AGOG.<BR/><BR/>Carl, we've had more than a drop in the Chicago area. O'Hare Airport registered 12.91" by late Sunday evening, and it didn't stop raining until late morning on Monday. We must have gotten our rain, and your's, too!<BR/><BR/>doesitinink, I agree with you on the TASM abbreviation. Awkward, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>jd, get your red hat and join us! From Wikipedia: "HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer) is a fictional computer in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey saga." The book/movie where HAL is introduced is "2001: A Space Odyssey." <BR/> <BR/>And, no, I've never used a mandala pattern. I think I may have one of the early quilting books featuring mandalas, but at the time I got it, I wasn't far enough along in technique to make use of it, and it's been collecting dust all these years.<BR/><BR/>Chris in LA, it's good to know that you are safe, and that the house is repairable.<BR/><BR/>Lucid, are you in Chicago?<BR/><BR/>Lois, you are such a hoot! *G*<BR/><BR/>Have a good night, puzzlers.KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91677475077447453262008-09-15T22:13:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:13:00.000-05:00I just changed up to the teen theme for my picture...I just changed up to the teen theme for my picture. I was 14 in this one. Pity we can't hold onto youth, isn't it?kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7539641282869610912008-09-15T22:06:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:06:00.000-05:00back to the bean theme...In Frankfurt, there is a ...back to the bean theme...<BR/>In Frankfurt, there is a dish called Grüne Soße mit Musik--green sauce with music. When I asked about the music, they said it comes after a while--the sauce is not made of beans, but has the same properties.<BR/><BR/>clear ayes, it takes an artistic temperament to appreciate poetry--it was in that sense that I meant it.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54280132347470037662008-09-15T21:56:00.000-05:002008-09-15T21:56:00.000-05:009D: Bo's number: TEN. No idea. Who is Bo? Why TEN?...9D: Bo's number: TEN. No idea. Who is Bo? Why TEN?<BR/><BR/>The name of the movie from 1979 was called "10" <BR/><BR/>calling a girl a ten was the 1979 way of calling her a "hottie"<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_(film)<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Derek<BR/><BR/>http://www.leninimports.com/bo_derek_gallery_main.jpg<BR/><BR/>56D: Lolita-ish: SEXY. I've never read "Lolita", have you?<BR/><BR/>I have this movie.............<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_(1997_film)<BR/><BR/>Starring Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith and Dominique SwainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79431175729469674862008-09-15T19:14:00.000-05:002008-09-15T19:14:00.000-05:00Kazie, I laughed at your description of me as "art...Kazie, I laughed at your description of me as "artistic". I read poetry, I don't write it. When I was younger and much more romantic, I tried writing a few sonnets, but even I thought they were way too juvenile and treacly.<BR/> <BR/>I do take art classes and sing in a chorus. It is just for fun and not because of some great talent.<BR/><BR/>C.C. I think the poet is the tree and the leaves are her poems/songs. Her poetry is for anyone to see. The "You" is her lover/the wind. Once he shows up she lets go of her leaves and is stripped naked, emotionally and physically, for her lover to see her as she is. The leaves/poems/songs don't matter to her anymore. The rest of us can have them. She is giving her true self, the tree, to her lover/the wind. <BR/><BR/>We used to line up in the kitchen on Thanksgiving day, begging for the turkey heart and gizzard. Grandma would cook them with the turkey and then brown them in lard. Seems like everybody was begging for a heart attack to go along with the heart and gizzard.<BR/><BR/>Aluciddreamundreamt, is the flooding due to hurricane aftermath?<BR/><BR/>The biggest problem with the movie "10" was that so many woman ran to their nearest salon and had their hair cornrowed. They seemed to think if they braided and beaded their hair, they would be mistaken for Bo Derek the next time they hit the beach. It looked fantastic on Bo, but totally ridiculous on 99.9% of the rest of the women who had them.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83323359420281894922008-09-15T18:08:00.000-05:002008-09-15T18:08:00.000-05:00Crockett,Thanks. I didn't want to be alone in that...Crockett,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I didn't want to be alone in that posting. :-)Barb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939627110461264552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66274128076917453612008-09-15T17:50:00.000-05:002008-09-15T17:50:00.000-05:00@barb b It's not nice to leave C.C. hanging like t...@barb b It's not nice to leave C.C. hanging like that: "The more you eat, the more you toot. The more you toot the better you feel, So let's have beans at every meal!!"Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7820121480458732752008-09-15T17:29:00.000-05:002008-09-15T17:29:00.000-05:00C.C.I've been looking at all the different moon ca...C.C.<BR/>I've been looking at all the different moon cakes argyle posted, and talking to my friend from Taiwan. Wow. No WONDER you like french fries dipped in milk shakes - you grew up eating salt and sugar together. I think I would really like them. <BR/><BR/>Someone in the library today mentioned liking melon pan when they were in Hong Kong, but they don't look quite as appealing.<BR/><BR/>I've been waiting for someone to post "beans, beans, the musical fruit..."Barb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939627110461264552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44926193902394583682008-09-15T16:31:00.000-05:002008-09-15T16:31:00.000-05:00due to the flooding in my neighborhood, no cars ar...due to the flooding in my neighborhood, no cars are allowed to enter our street including the delivery people so no paper... :-(( but at least classes were canceled!!!ALucidDreamUndreamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998405171955298702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53613861329599622702008-09-15T16:11:00.000-05:002008-09-15T16:11:00.000-05:00lois,You are so funny and a great sport...lois,<BR/>You are so funny and a great sport...flyingearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565554687533018837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39806621616877151742008-09-15T15:18:00.000-05:002008-09-15T15:18:00.000-05:00Good afternoon CC and DF's: Like MH said, just ha...Good afternoon CC and DF's: Like MH said, just hard enough. Did not like 6D. If I defray the cost, I postpone, avoid, lessen or suspend the payment. Laughed at Big Toe, which is bigger than the armless 26A's morel equipment. Bet he has some 'sour grapes' and eats his heart out continuously...no wonder he stays stoned! Being 'full of beans' reminds me of the sloughing of the wind instruments again. Would hate to be that conductor! Gives a whole new meaning to 'classical gas'. <BR/><BR/>Flyingears: I was getting so excited w/26A and could not wait to see this one 'come out'. What a disappointment on many levels! <BR/><BR/>Bill: LOL! Cute comment! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links, CC. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy this gorgeous day. Off to an academic rally...yeah, right!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62589437737861007792008-09-15T15:09:00.000-05:002008-09-15T15:09:00.000-05:00embien: I love chicken hearts lightly sauteed in ...embien: I love chicken hearts lightly sauteed in butter. Yummy!DoesItinInkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704832430972690533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79961128645962602692008-09-15T14:56:00.000-05:002008-09-15T14:56:00.000-05:009:13 today. Only unknown was RIF (filled in from t...<B>9:13 today</B>. Only unknown was RIF (filled in from the crosses).<BR/><BR/>I guess the movie "10" isn't very politically correct these days, but don't forget it was very, very funny. I think it is still considered a classic comedy movie.<BR/><BR/>We used to eat chicken hearts all the time back growing up on the farm (no part of the bird went to waste). There are many recipes for the "giblets" and offal parts of various creatures.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69053465871626682032008-09-15T14:18:00.000-05:002008-09-15T14:18:00.000-05:00Kittyb, thanks for inviting me into the "group"--b...Kittyb, thanks for inviting me into the "group"--but I'm not sure I qualify--I'm definitely not as artistic as you with your quilting, or clear ayes with her poetry.<BR/><BR/>doesitinink, I agree about Tasm. An aussie would refer to it as Tassie (as in aussie, the "ss" is pronounced like a "z".<BR/><BR/>c.c., If you've ever eaten a lot of beans, like lima, kidney, red beans, you'll need a quick trip to the bathroom several times the next day or sooner--hence "raring to go"! At the very least, it causes gas problems which can be nasty.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38618094385901922712008-09-15T14:17:00.000-05:002008-09-15T14:17:00.000-05:00Michael T. Williams,If you are reading this blog, ...Michael T. Williams,<BR/>If you are reading this blog, please let me know the rationale behind EAT YOUR HEART OUT. Or was it actually intended as the possible theme title?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75434768513874223592008-09-15T13:50:00.000-05:002008-09-15T13:50:00.000-05:00Good morning allI'm working very hard to keep up w...Good morning all<BR/>I'm working very hard to keep up with kittyb,clear ayes,barb b,kazie, and jojo..but alas,I ended up with some empty squares. Acronyms, and abbrev. throw me. Explain "ate" for goddess of folly, and hal for 2001 mainframe.<BR/><BR/>Escher is a fascinating artist. We constucted tesselations in my art class, which were always a bit bazarre(pig going one way, and birds flying the other way).Kids loved doing them. I can see why quilting would also use these tesselations. Can't wait to see that quilt, kittyb.Do you ever use a mandala pattern for quilts?JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53649705414051101262008-09-15T13:40:00.000-05:002008-09-15T13:40:00.000-05:00Clear Ayes,You are amazing! I could only think of ...Clear Ayes,<BR/>You are amazing! I could only think of "Cup of Tea" earlier this morning. Is "You"="Tree of my song" in the poem? Thank you for the "Dewdrop". It melted my heart.<BR/><BR/>Barry,<BR/>It's sweet because of sugar & honey in the red bean paste.<BR/><BR/>Barb B,<BR/>No wonder you enjoyed this puzzle, you started with TORTES! Moon cakes are real delicacies. They are eaten only during Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on August 15th in Chinese Lunar calendar (Sept 14, 2008). The moon is always bright and full, hence moon cakes. <BR/><BR/>There are many different kinds of fillings: melt-in-your-mouth tender meat, creamy red bean paste, sweet & rich dates etc. Very often you will find 1 or 2 salted egg yokes in the center, a symbol of full moon. Sometimes I open a moon cake just to eat those 2 egg yokes, they taste so good. An irresistible blend of chewiness, saltiness & sweetness. Yummy.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61954284641126778212008-09-15T13:24:00.000-05:002008-09-15T13:24:00.000-05:00"Death is a distant rumor to the young.""Andy Roon..."Death is a distant rumor to the young."<BR/>"Andy Rooney<BR/><BR/>http://www.mcescher.com/Shopmain/ShopEU/facsilimeprints/prints.html. Some great prints are available for those interested in "infiniteness". I like this style as well as Salvador Dalí's. Always enjoyed the unexpected and the need to look deep into the nature of the painting. I don't like the Picassos.<BR/><BR/>I saw "10" and was a fairly good flick with the monumental Bo Derek T think it was directed by her hubby John, but not sure. Dudley Moore was funny and good. He died some years ago of a weird brain illness.<BR/><BR/>lois,<BR/>You probably enjoyed 26A clue... BUT it was not...flyingearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565554687533018837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46924161489055932232008-09-15T13:21:00.000-05:002008-09-15T13:21:00.000-05:00@ Sallie:I'm OK - cleaning up after Gustav (4 - 10...@ Sallie:<BR/>I'm OK - cleaning up after Gustav (4 - 100' pine trees down, one on the house), waiting on insurance, etc., etc. Ike was just windy, hardly any rain for me.<BR/>Thanks for asking - I'm checking here every day, but have little time for input.<BR/>Hope all are well - especially those in Houston, Galveston, etal.Chris in LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014439509467031515noreply@blogger.com