tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post730462354625386251..comments2024-03-28T14:50:17.404-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, Ocotber 24, 2014, Bruce HaightZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72953799140868008162014-10-25T16:44:52.482-05:002014-10-25T16:44:52.482-05:00Good Saturday Afternoon, folks. Thank you, Bruce ...Good Saturday Afternoon, folks. Thank you, Bruce Haight, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Lemonade for a fine review.<br /><br />Well, I finished this late last night and hit the hay. Was busy all day with Master Gardener seed collection and Information Desk.<br /><br />So, Here I am. Still have to do today's puzzle. we will see what the evening brings.<br /><br />Puzzle was pretty tough. I had some errors, so it is a technical DNF.<br /><br />I missed OUI at 19A, had OIL. Missed DEISM at 13D, had CELSS. Thought that might be some French word. The rest I got.<br /><br />Liked the Latin phrases. I am much better with Latin than French.<br /><br />Tried URN for 58A, fixed that to ARK. I should have known that right off the bat. The ARK of the Covenant.<br /><br />Had APB instead of AKA. Fixed that with perps.<br /><br />ANODE was easy. Worked with large battery cells all my life. The heaviest were 1500 pounds per cell and put out 2.17 volts per cell. We hooked them up in series to make 50 volts DC.<br /><br />NEHIS again. Getting to be a regular word.<br /><br />Let's see what I can do with Saturday's puzzle.<br /><br />Tomorrow is Reformation Sunday. Our brass group is playing my favorite hymn, A Mighty Fortress is our God.<br /><br />See you later tonight, I hope.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(758)<br /><br />Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26238510993439649202014-10-25T14:36:01.342-05:002014-10-25T14:36:01.342-05:00Thomas, welcome. MANAC, glad you are back.Thomas, welcome. MANAC, glad you are back.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46123806140437394242014-10-25T12:31:58.749-05:002014-10-25T12:31:58.749-05:00Am a first-timer to this blog. "Thank you Br...Am a first-timer to this blog. <i>"Thank you Bruce for the challenge, and thank you Lemonade for the creative write up."</i> Ditto that comment. The few negative comments I see are either just plain false or I disagree.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017925088361598730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12815873801621684212014-10-24T23:56:45.690-05:002014-10-24T23:56:45.690-05:00Bill G. - Good question that I don't know the ...Bill G. - Good question that I don't know the answer to. But it makes me wonder when iPad screens will have tactile feedback for the blind. At the State HS science fair (Baton Rouge - '87), someone had modified a 9-pin dot-matrix to imprint brail onto a page. It made my Fibonacci project WEAK by comparison.<br /><br />Oh, today's puzzle? Bruce was way over my education. Sure, I filled EWOKS, WEAK, 11d and a smattering of others. But, being Catholic after Vatican II, the only Latin I needed was pig (to dodge the nuns) & ettu (for English class) :-)<br /><br />Thanks anyway Bruce for the diversion and Lem for the answers. I'm glad everyone (else) had fun with it.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49956435770878806392014-10-24T22:39:22.300-05:002014-10-24T22:39:22.300-05:00O M Keith, I completely agree with your assessment...O M Keith, I completely agree with your assessment of How to Get Away With Murder though I'm still watching it to see what happens. I think Suits has many of the same problems. The main characters aren't likeable. I think I'll give up on both of them.<br /><br />"I wonder what the word for 'dots' looks like in Braille?"Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12256585192926047892014-10-24T20:21:11.221-05:002014-10-24T20:21:11.221-05:00Evening folks.
I think I did rather well today for...Evening folks.<br />I think I did rather well today for<br />my first Latin lesson.<br />Couldn't get " To Infinity and Beyond!" out of my head afterwards.<br /><br />Dave, Never ridden a snowmobile before, looks like fun :-)<br /><br />Since its close to the 31st.<br /><a href="http://img.izismile.com/img/img7/20141022/1000/great_gifs_that_will_definitely_amuse_you_10.gif" rel="nofollow">Scarecrow</a>Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56696886193245000252014-10-24T18:44:37.200-05:002014-10-24T18:44:37.200-05:00Jayce,
We stopped watching ...Get Away with Murd...Jayce,<br /> We stopped watching <i>...Get Away with Murder</i> after one episode. Even a good actress can't get away with such pushy know-it-all dialog. Those great character parts where the smart professor inspires slacker students through his/her sarcastic brilliance (e.g. John Houseman, <i>Paper Chase</i>) need to be laid back and laconic. Not loud & In-Yer-Face. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87074322971762693192014-10-24T17:46:41.207-05:002014-10-24T17:46:41.207-05:00Yep, it was scenario 1.
Best wishes to you all fro...Yep, it was scenario 1.<br />Best wishes to you all from a very bad tenor sax player.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47415569783043204152014-10-24T17:45:29.657-05:002014-10-24T17:45:29.657-05:00JazzB:
I also wish I could attend that concert. If...JazzB:<br />I also wish I could attend that concert. If you can in any way post it I look forward to it.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62724959539777586742014-10-24T17:27:40.595-05:002014-10-24T17:27:40.595-05:00Jayce, today's "long distance dedication&...Jayce, today's "long distance dedication" is to you.<br /><br />Jeffrey Gaines <a href="http://youtu.be/h_xRi-BiWbM" rel="nofollow">Headmasters of Mine</a>.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35408245284779933582014-10-24T17:23:52.388-05:002014-10-24T17:23:52.388-05:00Musings
-After three straight days of subbing, I r...Musings<br />-After three straight days of subbing, I remember why I retired. <br />-Fun, fun, fun on a Friday! Clever and challenging.<br />-I remember when Tang and AOK were big part of the culture du jour. <br />-Not much else to add at this late hour.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79739331433687968522014-10-24T17:14:31.625-05:002014-10-24T17:14:31.625-05:00Oh, Latin Schmatin !
The clock on my puzzle says ...Oh, Latin Schmatin !<br /><br />The clock on my puzzle says 8 hours, 41 minutes, 25 seconds. Started it, made a half of a pass on the crosses. Then my business line rang, so I went to work and forgot about it. <br /><br />As they were all known, it wasn't as bad as I perceived it might be when I started it earlier today. Still not as easy for me as some of you have characterized it was for you. I blame exhaustion. <br /><br />My sister took Latin in high school, and used to sit on the couch or walk around the house saying all of these unintelligible things. Of course I was 9 and into Little League and other more important matters.<br /><br />By the time I got to high school, about seven or eight years later, Latin had been dropped. So I took Spanish, as did a lot of other teenage boys in our school. It was rumored that our Spanish teacher had posed for Playboy, and although in retrospect I doubt it, she could have. It's one of the enduring mysteries of my life.<br /><br />As I wound down unusually early today, I turned to the puzzle, the write up and comments for a respite. <br /><br />Thank you Bruce for the challenge, and thank you Lemonade for the creative write up. Kazie, I loved your acronym for POETS. That describes exactly what I needed to do today.<br /><br />Chairman Moe, we've all learned to ignore it. We try to not feed them. Best to skip over it. 5 letter word for "Online instigator" ? <br /><br />Right Spitz, P=IV and V=IR, so extrapolate as required. I too was all over Watt, versus Amp, versus Ohm. But that's OK Sailorman, Sometimes we get different clues in our respective rags. <br /><br />Jayce, I've mentioned before that my choir teacher asked me to mouth the words, so at least yours wasn't quite as personal.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35941461128086854462014-10-24T17:11:06.279-05:002014-10-24T17:11:06.279-05:00Jazzbumpa@ 4:11: "Almost enough to make one s...<b>Jazzbumpa</b>@ 4:11: <i>"Almost enough to make one suspect there wasn't much crime going on."</i><br /><br />Lemony, care to respond?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7491169859454626342014-10-24T17:03:38.527-05:002014-10-24T17:03:38.527-05:00Jayce @ 4:03
Sadly I am thinking the response you...Jayce @ 4:03<br /><br />Sadly I am thinking the response you got was the first one.<br /><br />My daughter - then in Grade 7 - was a neophyte flute player, but pretty good all things considered. She understood music and had a good sense of tempo. So, when her Jr High Music teacher asked if any of the students was interested in playing the bassoon, my daughter immediately volunteered. She didn't know the bassoon from any other wind instrument, but to her, it looked cool and offered her something unique. The school provided the instrument for her to borrow; we had to arrange for her to take private lessons. <br /><br />Anyway, that was about 20 years ago. Fast forward to today; she not only still plays the bassoon but has made it her profession. <br /><br />She was quite fortunate to have had a music teacher that believed in your "Scenario 2" . . .Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16564816445994542242014-10-24T16:20:59.092-05:002014-10-24T16:20:59.092-05:00Jazzbumpa, wow, I wish I could attend that concert...Jazzbumpa, wow, I wish I could attend that concert you're playing in! Any chance you can have it recorded and/or videoed?Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76250927605969464752014-10-24T16:11:36.998-05:002014-10-24T16:11:36.998-05:00Jayce -
I'm hoping number 2.
Keith
- We...Jayce -<br /><br />I'm hoping number 2.<br /><br />Keith <br /><br />- We're also doing Peer Gynt Suite No.1.<br /><br />Fermat -<br /><br />M wrote for piano, so I assume that's what you're referring to. Can't say I've ever heard Night on Bald Mountain in the original.<br />_________________________<br /><br />Hmmmm --- "No jail time, no restitution, no disbarment."<br /><br />Almost enough to make one suspect there wasn't much crime going on. <br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19713052745564241372014-10-24T16:03:10.230-05:002014-10-24T16:03:10.230-05:00A high-school freshman is passing through the scho...A high-school freshman is passing through the school gym on his way from somewhere to somewhere else, and spots a set of kettle drums near the wall. Intrigued, the young man goes over to them, picks up the pair of sticks, and begins banging on them. Noticing each drum has a pedal underneath it, he begins making drum sounds of varying frequency by raising and lowering the pedal. Bingetty bangetty bonk boom <i>boom <b>boom</b></i> BOOM <b>BEEM</b> the drums sing out as the youth becomes more and more immersed in his noisemaking.<br /><br />Suddenly the band teacher shows up, apparently having heard the "concert."<br /><br />Scenario 1: "Hey kid! What the heck do you think you're doing maestro? Do you know how expensive those are? Get the hell out of here!"<br /><br />Scenario 2: "Hey kid, I see you are enjoying yourself there. Do you like the timpani? Would you be interested in learning how to play them properly?"<br /><br />Well, I was the kid, and guess which response I got from the teacher.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91809187829751588392014-10-24T15:38:11.395-05:002014-10-24T15:38:11.395-05:00I had just written a post about a watt being a uni...I had just written a post about a watt being a unit of power but I see Spitz already did it. He is faster as well as smarter...<br /><br />An amp is a unit of electrical current, not power. The Mensa site had 'Electrical unit' also.<br /><br />The afternoon is pretty as well as cool. It bodes well for a nice bike ride. No tutoring today.<br /><br />Gary, what is the going rate for subbing in your district? Around here it's about $125 a day. A local middle school teacher at my old school just became Teacher of the Year in California. I barely got to know her before I retired.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-676621370149428192014-10-24T15:27:08.936-05:002014-10-24T15:27:08.936-05:00
Thanks for the clarification Spitzboov. You are...<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification Spitzboov. You are correct.Ergonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10546256419941010962014-10-24T15:14:11.859-05:002014-10-24T15:14:11.859-05:00If Berlioz wasn't insane, I gotta think he was...If Berlioz wasn't insane, I gotta think he was at least a heavy stoner. He was trained as a drummer, which I guess is why the drums play such a prominent role in many of his works.<br /><br />Fun puzzle today, and the last several days as well. I almost always enjoy working them. <br /><br />LW and I stopped watching <i>How to Get Away with Murder</i> after the 2nd episode. She likes <i>Gracepoint</i> but I think it's boring.<br /><br />I like Glen Fiddich, Glen Livet, and Macallen. But I like Russian Standard (Русский Стандарт) vodka even more.<br /><br />LW thinks the name of the opera is <i>Gounod Faust</i>.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47696728504274985652014-10-24T14:39:32.676-05:002014-10-24T14:39:32.676-05:00This wasn't meant as an attack, just a present...This wasn't meant as an attack, just a presentation of facts for Moe, and every other reader out there who doesn't know.<br /><br />No jail time, no restitution, no disbarment. Probation? A slap on the wrist! A life went on, while others didn't.<br /><br />The Ravens were publicly shamed into releasing Ray Rice. Meanwhile, you all continue to support one of your own. It's very noble of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39686918521193691892014-10-24T14:34:36.641-05:002014-10-24T14:34:36.641-05:00Sailorman and Ergo - re: 61d OHM.
The clue was ele...Sailorman and Ergo - re: 61d OHM.<br />The clue was electrical unit. Not power.<br />A Watt is a unit of electric power; Watt-Hour is a unit of energy.<br />Ohm is an electrical resistance unit. The clue and answer are valid.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6488621016121164672014-10-24T14:18:21.091-05:002014-10-24T14:18:21.091-05:00Greetings!
Easy for a Friday! Thanks, Bruce and L...Greetings!<br /><br />Easy for a Friday! Thanks, Bruce and Lemon!<br /><br />Great theme!<br /><br />OUTA bothers me. PIERCE took a while.<br /><br />Don't like <i>…Murder</i>. Not watching <i>Gracepoint</i>. Understand it is American remake of <i>Broadhurst</i>, which I watched. <br /><br />Super pieces to play, Jazz! Have you heard the original version of <i>Night…</i>? Really like it.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50505099976244158192014-10-24T14:18:03.508-05:002014-10-24T14:18:03.508-05:00Hi Y'all! I was very annoyed when I encountere...Hi Y'all! I was very annoyed when I encountered the first two Latin clues and had nothing to put down. Then I got enough perps for a great WAG, had a good chuckle and enjoyed the rest. Great one, Bruce! Great one, Lemony! CED: too funny and appropriate!<br /><br />Didn't understand "bustles" even when filled. Duh du jour!<br /><br />Never heard of William Shirer or COE in Cedar Rapids, IA. Didn't know EDOM<br /><br />Other learning moment: Didn't know Gounod wrote an opera. Didn't know FAUST was an opera.<br /><br />I did know there was no STERNO on a steam table, as noted by Anon @ 5:46. I used to eat lunch most days in a Chinese restaurant with a great steam table buffet. One day my food was cold and I noticed the steam table was unplugged. I informed the manager. He was so appreciative and visited with me every day thereafter like I was his best friend. Surprised me, but I enjoyed him.<br /><br />After a concentrated effort, I thought I had committed to memory all the Canadian provinces. Only one I couldn't remember today? QUE.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46910756389442543732014-10-24T14:16:45.215-05:002014-10-24T14:16:45.215-05:00But this grossly violates the rule against persona...But this grossly violates the rule against personal attacks. This same violation occurs weekly. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com