tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7711366544194220838..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday March 12, 2011 Brad WilberZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-185878776419891392011-03-13T10:51:51.369-05:002011-03-13T10:51:51.369-05:00Not only that anon but liberal statements are met ...Not only that anon but liberal statements are met with encouragement and 'atta boys while conservative statements are mocked and chided.Captain Obviousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71031132972867043652011-03-13T08:31:00.696-05:002011-03-13T08:31:00.696-05:00Please, no politics.Please, no politics.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4638130135237767062011-03-13T08:12:48.988-05:002011-03-13T08:12:48.988-05:00Just curious - in the eyes of this blog, do democr...Just curious - in the eyes of this blog, do democrats <i>ever</i> do anything wrong? It sems to me that both sides make an equal number of mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87367514252214660082011-03-12T23:25:19.250-06:002011-03-12T23:25:19.250-06:00The Weavers! They were my first exposure to folk m...The Weavers! They were my first exposure to folk music. I loved them! I took Barbara to see them at Cornell on one of our first dates. I've got all of their albums that I know of. The early ones are classics.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23928784187162862532011-03-12T22:54:15.726-06:002011-03-12T22:54:15.726-06:00CA, I loved that lil poem and feel just that same ...CA, I loved that lil poem and feel just that same way! Also, about your father..lovely! My DH would have loved going that same way!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47050359107976006202011-03-12T22:53:09.379-06:002011-03-12T22:53:09.379-06:00Hello, folks,
Well, I spent a lot of time on and ...Hello, folks,<br /> Well, I spent a lot of time on and off working on the puzzle today. I had to jump around so much and rewrite stuff and erase that I just feel as though it was a messy job. Nothing really holding it together and not very interesting, at least, to me.<br /><br />Just heard "The Weavers" on Public TV. Where else could you hear them? Listened to them while reading all your comments. <br /><br />I don't see a message from Husker Gary tonight! What's up? He's been a veryloyalcontributer. <br /><br />I'm not sure what's going on with my pc but I think I'm ending up with way too many lines!<br /><br />Oh, they're singing "Good Night, Irene" Nostalgia time, G'night!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8087424027067216762011-03-12T22:10:32.721-06:002011-03-12T22:10:32.721-06:00I'm was listening to Car Talk, and now, Prairi...I'm was listening to Car Talk, and now, Prairie Home Companion on my computer while I fiddle around with setting my clocks ahead and crossword puzzles. <br /><br />I found a transit of an Iridium communications satellite on the Heavens Above website. It was partly cloudy out so I wasn't sure I would be able to see it. But there it was, brighter than Jupiter or Venus for about 10 seconds as the sun reflected off its solar panels. <br /><br />CA, great story about your father and PBS.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83567271586251235542011-03-12T21:58:17.900-06:002011-03-12T21:58:17.900-06:00GAH and I attended a very upbeat memorial get-toge...GAH and I attended a very upbeat memorial get-together this afternoon for a 64 year old friend who died a few weeks ago. There were a few tears, but her daughters assured everyone that the food and happy stories were just what she would have wanted. Sounds good to me.<br /><br />We're home just in time to come down on the side of PBS. <br /><br />Here's a story for you. My father died while watching "The McNeil Lehrer News Hour" on their local PBS channel. My mother, being a modest lady told us that (even though many men might have a different opinion on the way they'd like to go), she was sure her husband was happy to be intelligently informed about the latest news as he made his exit.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7553039776682470372011-03-12T21:06:10.584-06:002011-03-12T21:06:10.584-06:00Anon:
I'm pleased that I could help, but I do...Anon: <br />I'm pleased that I could help, but I do hope you were playing safe.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38769987456753795412011-03-12T21:02:37.380-06:002011-03-12T21:02:37.380-06:00Mom, I asked about the shingles shot because we we...Mom, I asked about the shingles shot because we were talking about shingles..the other kind; I wasn't having a senior moment THIS TIME.lol<br /><br /> So thanks for all of your input. I had chicken pox as an adult, so I will confer with my doctor if it would be a good thing.I know it is expensive, but I've heard it is a miserable and long ordeal.<br /><br />Kazie, I think you do quite well with our puzzles.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81572061309011083782011-03-12T20:58:08.177-06:002011-03-12T20:58:08.177-06:00Good evening, puzzlers.
Completely missed the dan...Good evening, puzzlers.<br /><br />Completely missed the dance today for reasons cited above. For the most part I was on Brad Wilber's wavelength and then. . . he gave us baseball clues, the bane of my crosswording.<br /><br />I wannted BLOWNSALE, too, had CONED before CONIC when CONSOMME emerged and the NE corner fell. I nailed CSPAN this time. Bit by bit and little by little I managed most of it except NBA.<br /><br />I have a picture of that BUNYAN tree in an ALBUM and after doing this I need a TODDY.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me about daylight saving time. We don't have it in Arizona but people I call and e-mail do so I must be mindful of it.<br /><br />Nice workout today. I hope your Saturday was wonderful.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8163509883891981032011-03-12T20:55:26.774-06:002011-03-12T20:55:26.774-06:00PBS is exactly that, the Public Broadcasting Syste...PBS is exactly that, the Public Broadcasting System. It is not owned by the super-rich, media moguls, or private corporate conglomerates. It is, in essence, ours. No major television station cares diddly about the little town I live in. There is no profit to be made here for them. But we have a local station funded by PBS. The programming is about local history, politics, current events, etc. It's actually quite good. But the important thing is is that PBS funding made it possible for citizens who are not wealthy to participate in mass media projects.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29212918624354189632011-03-12T20:29:04.463-06:002011-03-12T20:29:04.463-06:00Anon., it's a shame you have so little regard ...Anon., it's a shame you have so little regard for NPR, a network that provides some high-quality alternatives to the crap one hears on most main-stream radio stations. Besides, Car Talk and Prairie Home Companion make me smile. And the cost is a very small part of the national budget. Bill Maher likened its cost to a sprig of parsley on a plate piled high with mac and cheese, fried chicken and mashed potatoes. <br /><br />The local all-news radio stations have more minutes of advertising per hour than news. Then there's all the rap and hip-hop...<br /><br />Anon., how can you tell the difference between being insulted and someone making thoughtful observations?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60150225043144005862011-03-12T20:20:50.891-06:002011-03-12T20:20:50.891-06:00The bonus bet was that you would insult me persona...The bonus bet was that you would insult me personally. I don't need to explain the bonus bet payoff but.....YIPEEE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49784159303322675782011-03-12T20:08:03.430-06:002011-03-12T20:08:03.430-06:00Ha ha. THANK YOU Windhover! I bet my LW that you w...Ha ha. THANK YOU Windhover! I bet my LW that you would be the first to comment. I think we better go shave now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-768978018631772902011-03-12T20:02:30.131-06:002011-03-12T20:02:30.131-06:00Anonymous:
With all that input coming into your pu...Anonymous:<br />With all that input coming into your purview, one would expect you to be much better informed than you appear.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50212321108699003752011-03-12T19:53:54.488-06:002011-03-12T19:53:54.488-06:00In this old house of ours we have internet connect...In this old house of ours we have internet connected to two computers, a wireless i-pad, two blackberrys, satellite radio, cable t.v. with over 200 channels(food, news, smithsonian tv, diy, discovery ch, history ch, and on and on...), two newspaper subscriptions, several magazine subscriptions and netflix.<br /><br />Who needs PBS or even has time for it? If some of the shows are too good to lose(Frontline, Charlie Rose) then I'm sure some cable channel could pay to broadcast it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57872755545280312862011-03-12T19:52:36.516-06:002011-03-12T19:52:36.516-06:00Whew! What a doozie! I too had to use a lot of Goo...Whew! What a doozie! I too had to use a lot of Google to complete this lulu.<br />Concept album? Valence? Who knew? Not I, said the Little Red Hen.<br />How did we go from cedar shingles to shingles, the disease? Must be the CRS of getting older. For the uniformed or those in denial, CRS means "Can't remember s**t!" I am the poster child for it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940853560320683369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87227878600677879842011-03-12T19:33:57.078-06:002011-03-12T19:33:57.078-06:00Lemonade- In the early 1920s an English chap named...Lemonade- In the early 1920s an English chap named Edward Powys Mathers thought American style crosswords a bit dull. He created the Cryptic Crossword. He wrote them under the pen name, Torquemada (a grand inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition known for his cruelty). For those of you who have never done a cryptic, try one. You'll understand the pen name.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27458289253305244032011-03-12T19:10:29.697-06:002011-03-12T19:10:29.697-06:00Anon- PBS has become a major target for many of th...Anon- PBS has become a major target for many of the new members of congress. They would like to see all government funding of PBS be eliminated.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14245673605036042842011-03-12T19:08:57.049-06:002011-03-12T19:08:57.049-06:00I had to come here to complete the puzzle. I don&...I had to come here to complete the puzzle. I don't have the excuse Kazie has, Since I'm a born and raised Midwesterner, but I have the same difficulties she has. Also, my doctor gave me the same info Kazie had about the shingles shot. I had one last week with no reaction at all. I told the doctor I had never had chicken pox although I was exposed numerous times as a mother and teacher. He said the chances are that I did have it and just did not break out. That happens. My older sisters had it when I was six weeks old so maybe I had it then.<br /><br />DotDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347633214589201876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45451656971454129432011-03-12T18:15:43.123-06:002011-03-12T18:15:43.123-06:00Jerome:
How funny, you thought of the cryptics as...Jerome:<br /><br />How funny, you thought of the cryptics as well. I imagine, I could no longer do them, having forgotten the tips for adding, subtracting letters, run ons, etc.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2327299589763629992011-03-12T18:02:12.837-06:002011-03-12T18:02:12.837-06:00HeartRx and Kazie ~~ Thanks for your input on th...HeartRx and Kazie ~~ Thanks for your input on the shingles shot. I did have chicken pox as a child. I also recall my father getting shingles when he was in his late 60s or early 70s. I'm not sure where that leaves me but I will ask about it at my appointment next week.LaLaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614753577019280766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52038063244574322422011-03-12T18:01:17.324-06:002011-03-12T18:01:17.324-06:00Jerome, what's happening with PBS?Jerome, what's happening with PBS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40786113424423129612011-03-12T17:47:33.844-06:002011-03-12T17:47:33.844-06:00Nice Cuppa- I'm so glad you had a miserable ti...Nice Cuppa- I'm so glad you had a miserable time with today's puzzle. It's payback for you guys inventing the satanic, devilish, almost impossible to do cryptics!:)<br /><br />Better enjoy PBS while you can. It has become part of the neocon's evil empire.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.com