tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7332570987605897905..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday April 8, 2019 Robert E. Lee MorrisZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80836246985280826872019-04-08T23:50:09.797-05:002019-04-08T23:50:09.797-05:00YR: Prayer and hugs for you! I'll pray for Ala...YR: Prayer and hugs for you! I'll pray for Alan to have the serenity to go forth peacefully and not punish you further.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37158903219523846482019-04-08T22:59:38.222-05:002019-04-08T22:59:38.222-05:00Not to be cavalier but that was a decent game, eh?...Not to be cavalier but that was a decent game, eh?Wahoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53907553272990106872019-04-08T22:12:04.258-05:002019-04-08T22:12:04.258-05:00Reply to Boomer...59 down...Eine here means "...Reply to Boomer...59 down...Eine here means "a" as in A Little Night MusicDutch ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087218385397825839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51802119506386330032019-04-08T22:09:32.695-05:002019-04-08T22:09:32.695-05:0059 down....Eine here means "a" as in A L...59 down....Eine here means "a" as in A Little Night Music.Dutch ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087218385397825839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10631786419049785452019-04-08T22:03:48.282-05:002019-04-08T22:03:48.282-05:00ln praise of all you senior Cornerites, a boy toy ...ln praise of all you senior Cornerites, a boy toy is lovely eyecandy, but not life sustaining. I appreciate a mature, 65+ year old, knowledgeable, supportive and caring. Anon T, thanks. Alan is calming down now. He was asking to go to the hodpital. Becsuse he is communication handicapped it takes hours to assess how serious the complaint is. Skipping the dance tonight, I was fianlly able to address most of his concerns. I am too old for all this sturm and drang lasting these last 56 years.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77945208835679490132019-04-08T21:13:14.119-05:002019-04-08T21:13:14.119-05:00Hi All!
Fun Monday puzzle and expo, thanks RELM a...Hi All!<br /><br />Fun Monday puzzle and expo, thanks RELM and Boomer, respectively. Boomer, keep on the meds and rolling strikes. Good luck to you in both endeavors +700 Club.<br /><br />WO: I was thinking an OASIS was the 'hallucination' [sic] (Hi WC!) for the first two letters.<br />ESPs: SNEED, HET(?), TRW. //OKL - same hail-Mary on the same R :-)<br /><b>Fav</b>: c/a for ENE - kinda like what Brian Paquin. said Sat, "I wish that clue like the answer is___ would be acceptable." :-)<br /><br />{A, A, B}<br /><br />LOL on the DR OMK.<br /><br />PK & YR - LOL re: Boy Toys<br /><br />YR- It does sound like the panic of impending change; keep and even keel is the only thing I can offer.<br /><br />Oc4 beat me to ISP but I was glad to learn what TRW stood for.<br /><br />Jinx - I was with you on NOOSE [hang-man] until YR said it and you LIU.<br />//<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHSkMwUa2i4" rel="nofollow">And the horse he road in on </a></b>:-)<br /><br />In Springfield, IL (Hi Prairie Woman!) we had The State Journal and the Register for morning and afternoon papers. They'd merged before I was throwing The State-Journal Register (but still had morning and afternoon editions; I threw both routes). And, yeah, xtulmkr, it's now a hollow-shell of nothing but AP Wire reports...<br /><br />Michael - >5 years ago, I'da proffered The Houston Chronicle [I'm sure D-O would disagree but he's older and probably knew better papers] but they, The Chron, dropped Ken Hoffmann (Houston's Dave Berry), <b><a href="https://spacecityweather.com/" rel="nofollow">Eric Berger [now at SCW & ArsTechnia]</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/nick-anderson/" rel="nofollow">Nick Anderson</a></b>. It's still OK, but not NYT, WSJ, TRIB, etc. <br />I wish paper-publishers understood that we readers can get national/international news from many sources but local investigations and color is why subscribers are called such. //rant over.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72607819523407107202019-04-08T20:54:55.653-05:002019-04-08T20:54:55.653-05:00Jayce @ 3:04 --
"The San Jose Mercury News ...Jayce @ 3:04 --<br /><br />"The San Jose Mercury News is now just The Mercury News."<br /><br />Yes, it's owned by the same crew ("Bay Area News Group") that runs the Vacaville Reporter (my comments for which are two posts above) ... and with the same results.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62349696951661795252019-04-08T20:51:33.366-05:002019-04-08T20:51:33.366-05:00Boomer, supra, and Wilbur Charles @ 11:45
"H...Boomer, supra, and Wilbur Charles @ 11:45<br /><br />"He has not aged well."<br /><br />Well, gee, who of us has??Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82021989577579184352019-04-08T20:35:30.414-05:002019-04-08T20:35:30.414-05:00xtukmkr @ 11:05 --
"Over time it ceased to b...xtukmkr @ 11:05 --<br /><br />"Over time it ceased to be a local newspaper with local reporters representing the best in journalism and became a regurgitated version of USA Today. Now it is a mere shadow of the winner of seven Pulitzer Prizes publication that it once was."<br /><br />Tell me; are there any good papers left? The local rag dropped the LAT cwd, raised their rates, and lost a customer ... if it wasn't for their fax machines, I don't think they'd have anything to print.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61182065753885451552019-04-08T19:27:15.362-05:002019-04-08T19:27:15.362-05:00Very busy week,
no time...
Enjoyed the puzzle,
th...Very busy week,<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOLpCWlsCjw" rel="nofollow">no time...</a><br /><br />Enjoyed the puzzle,<br />thought you might enjoy this tidbit. <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/84880/12-thrilling-facts-about-rear-window" rel="nofollow">See trailer/scroll down...</a><br /><br />But I usually see things <a href="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/4089270272/h390F0775/" rel="nofollow">from my point of view...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15597950940314560632019-04-08T17:16:26.601-05:002019-04-08T17:16:26.601-05:00Jayce @1504 - maybe there was more to her than sur...Jayce @1504 - maybe there was more to her than surface appearances, and she was attracted to him because of his genius?Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69776712640319178602019-04-08T17:07:13.086-05:002019-04-08T17:07:13.086-05:00Jayce:
Thank you for the SO, however, it's eer...Jayce:<br />Thank you for the SO, however, it's eerily close to "dinghy" so I'm reflecting on that.<br /><br />In the past we had two newspapers, besides the Arizona Republic morning edition there was The Phoenix Gazette in the evening. The latter folded many years ago and their staff joined the AZ Rep. It was such good reporting with many fine writers. Many have since retired, moved away or died.<br /><br />I also thought TRW did only credit reporting.<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4187495839561635572019-04-08T16:03:47.903-05:002019-04-08T16:03:47.903-05:00Jinx in Norfolk at 7:45 AM wrote "Louisville...<b>Jinx in Norfolk</b> at 7:45 AM wrote "Louisville used to have The Courier and the Journal, but now its The Courier-Journal, or as the locals say, The Curious-Jumble."<br /><br />Thanks for enlightening me. I've lived in this area since 1965, and hadn't "jumbled." I have called it the Curious-Journal.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4875081963375800652019-04-08T16:00:11.972-05:002019-04-08T16:00:11.972-05:00Today I reached a caring mail away pharmacy rep wh...Today I reached a caring mail away pharmacy rep who did not understand my simple, nontechnical problem with Alan's meds. So he immediately relayed me to a pharmacist who was very helpful. At last!<br />I thought TRW just handled credit. Interesting.<br />Coco's life story is fascinating.<br />Alan is having a panic attack now. He still wants to go to the group home, but he is quite scared. This Wednesday I am scheduled to hand over custody. I hope this panic attack is not a deterrent. The timing is terrible. After spending more than 15 months arranging this, I feel extremely anxious myself.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52593225717332322662019-04-08T15:56:35.142-05:002019-04-08T15:56:35.142-05:00Husker G & Yellowrocks ~
I saw Arsenic and Old...<b>Husker G & Yellowrocks</b> ~<br />I saw <i>Arsenic and Old Lace</i> during its first run at San Francisco's Metro Theater. It scared "widdle me." <br />Raymond Massey, made up with a facial scar and lit to look like the Frankenstein Monster, and Peter Lorre as "Dr. Einstein" were not exactly children's fare. <br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71955227657559822132019-04-08T15:04:56.693-05:002019-04-08T15:04:56.693-05:00I enjoyed this puzzle. Thank you Robert. I also en...I enjoyed this puzzle. Thank you Robert. I also enjoyed the write-up. Thank you Boomer. Hand up for SAILOR morphing into SEA DOG. I instantly thought of Lucina when I filled NANA. "Dinghy" eh? Is there an echo in here?<br /><br />A very good friend of my wife and me used to work in the high-security "tank" at TRW in Sunnyvale, CA. Her work was in the field of aerospace and defense contracts. I didn't know then that TRW also was involved in credit reporting. (She later was my boss at QuakeFinder.)<br /><br />The San Jose Mercury News is now just The Mercury News.<br /><br />Igor Stravinsky and Coco Chanel were lovers for a while. I wonder what attracted her to him.<br /><br />Good wishes to you allJaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6009736086034544482019-04-08T14:44:49.930-05:002019-04-08T14:44:49.930-05:00I think you called it, Boomer! Heads will surely ...I think you called it, <b>Boomer</b>! Heads will surely win tonight.<br /><br />An easy, but slightly chewy Monday pzl. <br />REAR WINDOW is a fave movie, with a nicely panicky ending. Lead actor Jimmy Stewart gives a new meaning to multiple casting. <br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> One diagonal, mirror side.<br />Today's anagram is the title of a corny lil' ditty:<br /><i> You silly lummox!<br />Of all the dumb clucks<br />To fall prey to a wreck<br />And let your great neck<br />Be left without hope<br />In a loop made of rope.</i><br />You guessed it, folks, it's the Ode ...<br />"<b>TO A MOOSE NOOSE</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68269116310761899222019-04-08T14:43:00.469-05:002019-04-08T14:43:00.469-05:00Many thanks, Lucina and Oc4beach, for your very he...Many thanks, Lucina and Oc4beach, for your very helpful explanations. Really appreciate it. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-801921069236121642019-04-08T13:58:18.742-05:002019-04-08T13:58:18.742-05:00
This was a pleasant Monday puzzle that presente... <br />This was a pleasant Monday puzzle that presented no issues.<br /><br />No markovers today either. <br /><br />REAR WINDOW is one of my favorite films, a perfect movie. Raymond Burr was scary. <br /><br />Have a nice day. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70048744309019012452019-04-08T13:51:26.878-05:002019-04-08T13:51:26.878-05:00Hello everyone.
Easy one today. No searches, no ...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Easy one today. No searches, no writeovers were needed. Nice chatty intro, Boomer. Thank you<br />When I was completely done, I wondered about the theme, which came easily enough. <br /><br />St ALBANS was a Naval Hospital in Queens, NY (near JFK). which closed in 1974. It is now a VA facility.<br />BOOZY - I think the clue is fine. It is an adjective; just need to be a little careful not to use it awkwardly.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48271574257159948822019-04-08T13:19:46.603-05:002019-04-08T13:19:46.603-05:00
Sorry, I meant Misty, not Lucina.<br />Sorry, I meant Misty, not Lucina.oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52709231201551042432019-04-08T13:18:02.580-05:002019-04-08T13:18:02.580-05:00Lucina: ISP stands for Internet Service Provider a...<br />Lucina: ISP stands for Internet Service Provider and TRW stands for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRW_Inc." rel="nofollow">Thompson Ramo Woolridge</a> which was a conglomerate that did many things.oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23726168184117674432019-04-08T13:02:21.100-05:002019-04-08T13:02:21.100-05:00xt-Sorry to hear about the degradation of the C-J....xt-Sorry to hear about the degradation of the C-J. It was a fine paper when I was growing up in Eastern KY. I remember looking for "lois" hidden in Hugh Haynie's cartoons (until they divorced).<br /><br />We also got the Ashland Daily Independent in the afternoons, Life, Look, and for its in-depth investigative journalism, Playboy.<br /><br />YR, you made me LIU. DNK that a hangman's knot is only one type of NOOSE. I've use plenty of other types of NOOSEs in boating, but never heard them called that.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353929046045386479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23812088585366369312019-04-08T12:47:43.617-05:002019-04-08T12:47:43.617-05:00I agree, especially #1 poemI agree, especially #1 poemWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70181477392381078952019-04-08T12:36:32.909-05:002019-04-08T12:36:32.909-05:00Hola!
Thank you RELM and Boomer for your witty qu...Hola!<br /><br />Thank you RELM and Boomer for your witty quips! It's too bad you don't know anyone who can help you with those hard puzzles. And thank you for posting Cary Grant.<br /><br />This was a very quick solve as others have mentioned but I got the PICTURE. <br /><br />CHESAPEAKE by Michener is also one of my favorite books. It is chock-full of details.<br /><br />Jinx:<br />What is your objection to NOOSE? It is simply a loop at the end of a rope which is then used to catch something, in this case, a calf. What would you call it?<br /><br />Misty: <br />I can only tell you that IOC is International Olympic Committee.<br /><br />Owen:<br />Yes, you are in good poetic form today.<br /><br />Have a splendid day, everyone!<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com