tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post79033424814020081..comments2024-03-29T10:16:07.295-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday June 5th, 2018 Samuel A. DonaldsonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13674526238578346042018-06-06T00:14:10.483-05:002018-06-06T00:14:10.483-05:00Sandy Anonymous,
- - I am happy with your Corner ...Sandy Anonymous,<br /> - - I am happy with your Corner name also.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26079755030318962042018-06-05T23:57:06.602-05:002018-06-05T23:57:06.602-05:00Thanks, Anon T,
But I'm not really fretting. ...Thanks, Anon T,<br /><br />But I'm not really fretting. To me, D4E4H's remarks sometimes seem like suggestions and sometimes more like directives. i'm just fine with suggestions.<br /><br />SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31565641272308205092018-06-05T23:46:07.503-05:002018-06-05T23:46:07.503-05:00Thank you, Dave. See you all tomorrow.Thank you, Dave. See you all tomorrow.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36551407087408660792018-06-05T23:37:12.120-05:002018-06-05T23:37:12.120-05:00Fret not Sandy Anon... There's lots of folk th...Fret not Sandy Anon... There's lots of folk that pop in and out. PK was Anon for her reasons, I was Anon -T lurking for > a year, and then there was Anon Lois with her annual Santa Baiting :-)<br /><br />All non-vitriolic, non-political, and ++puzzle-talk are welcome at The Corner. Play as you are.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46894004307566457522018-06-05T22:55:51.291-05:002018-06-05T22:55:51.291-05:00To D4E4H @ 2:53pm,
In reading "How to post a ...To D4E4H @ 2:53pm,<br />In reading "How to post a comment", I noted that it says it's polite to sign your name when posting as "Anonymous". I want to be polite, so that's what I do. For my infrequent posts, I don't want an avatar, a url, or a blogger account. I'm quite happy being Sandy Anonymous. <br />SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12851279969706860302018-06-05T22:18:38.465-05:002018-06-05T22:18:38.465-05:00I heard Kate Spade died... We last had her (if my ...I heard Kate Spade died... We last had her (if my Google-Fu was strong) on 7/2/16 clue'd as 'Bag lady?' I just heard her interviewed on NPR's <i>How I Built This</i> a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Also, for those into NOLA cuisine, Ella Brennan has passed. She cultivated the likes of Emeril. Brennan's in Houston had the best Bannanas Foster.<br /><br />D4 - I wouldn't sweat the rote v. 'curious learning.' You get a lot more out of the latter!<br /><br />OMK - The GRE and the EIT (engineer in training - you have to pass that and then apprentice w/ a PE b/f SITting for the PE) were on the same day. In '92 I figured I had a better shot at Grad school than getting a job during the recession so I took the GRE (was that <i>this</i> Saturday!?). Going in cold, I scored well enough to enter grad school a year later when the DOD (I got a job!) sent me. //I never did get back on the PE tract but I don't need that in CyberSec so, no loss.<br /><br />Dudley - Your Seinfeld clip made me look up Sacha Baron Cohen's <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C5P9J1wCgNM" rel="nofollow">interview with Boutros </a></b> [note: Ali G is Cohen's obnoxious character; Ghali keeps his grace].<br /><br />IM - I just read "joke's on us" and it made me think of your acrophobia...<br />I'm not afraid of heights - I can look at a mountain all day.<br />It's depths that disturb me.<br /><br />Tin - I can only imagine <i>why</i> you were taking 'Sports' into the house at 7:10a... The coffee kicked-in but then your finger. That's a double-whammy! <br />Along with PK's owie-smooch, I'm sure it healed in a 'Pinch.' :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80155365394211929322018-06-05T21:54:22.253-05:002018-06-05T21:54:22.253-05:00Darn, ya think I could type 25 words without hitti... Darn, ya think I could type 25 words without hitting the profile button? Uhuh. <br /><br />D4-DAVE, I think you meant WC not CW.<br /><br />Keith and Misty have me checking out the Jumble. I'm not having any luck with Sudoku though. <br /><br />I'm going to give it a try. <br /><br />Misty, have a safe and Bonny Voyage.<br /><br />Btw. After my cataract surgeries I can see at a distance but I need reading glasses. Progressives are okay, I have transition too. But I use my progressive sunglasses a lot. <br /><br />The new lenses have to be protected, especially here in Florida. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4511990148024415372018-06-05T20:37:09.463-05:002018-06-05T20:37:09.463-05:00Hello Puzzlers -
Because of Boutros in today’s gr...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Because of Boutros in today’s grid, here’s a fun <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uRTAUVqcYBY" rel="nofollow">Seinfeld clip</a> that both the missus and I find particularly funny.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57370136184216918722018-06-05T19:47:36.783-05:002018-06-05T19:47:36.783-05:00Gee Are not Mee!
Young Man Keith at 6:45 PM
- - ...<b>Gee Are not Mee!</b><br /><br /><b>Young Man Keith</b> at 6:45 PM<br /> - - When I started on the Corner in October, I was immediately aware of how well educated were those who post. Congrats to each of you who needed to take the <b>GRE.</b> I applaud your intelligence.<br /> - - My meager accomplishment pales beside yours, and yet I received a Bachelors of Science degree, so I can <b>FIR</b> a CW most days. It only took me 33 years to complete my formal education, and thanks to the Corner, and Google Chrome, with the constant help of Youtube, I have learned more about a widely diverse pallet of subjects than I ever did in formal courses.<br /> - - Thanks to each of you for inspiring me to be something, if not ever more.<br />_______<br />J<br /><b>Misty</b> at 6:56 PM<br /> - - You are so observant. I went back to <b>CW's</b> review of the jumble. Very clever.<br />_______<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79977317307495896102018-06-05T18:56:02.754-05:002018-06-05T18:56:02.754-05:00Thank you, Yellowrocks--I'll keep your lens in...Thank you, Yellowrocks--I'll keep your lens information in mind. Spitzboov, thank you--but I'll only be in Antwerp for my four days there. Thank you for your funny J response, Wilbur. And Ol'Man Keith, I'll be leaving for my trip on June 10.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13248690843546874492018-06-05T18:45:09.108-05:002018-06-05T18:45:09.108-05:00I took my GRE in London during a study year abroad...I took my GRE in London during a study year abroad. My memory is weak as to the actual location: it was either at the US Embassy or the ESU, the English Speaking Union. <br /><br />I was applying for a Master of Fine Arts program, to which I was admitted after an initial screw-up. Somehow they thought I was applying for a PhD. I was rejected for that, but then accepted for the Master's - only after I made clear what I was after.<br /><br />The MFA was a 3-year program. Part way through my first year, I discovered they had a Doctor of Fine Arts degree that took the same amount of time. The only course differences were an additional foreign language requirement, a couple of extra seminars, and a dissertation (on top of a Master's level thesis production).<br />I said, "Hey, that's for me."<br /><br />BUT I also had to be qualified by some higher scores on the GRE. That's when I learned the Graduate Record Exam follows you through your academic life. <br /><br />Happily, my GRE marks turned out to be high enough, so I was able to skip right past the Master's and earned a DFA instead. <br /><br />"All's well that ends ..."<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90134654947455326502018-06-05T18:35:41.040-05:002018-06-05T18:35:41.040-05:00Spitz:
Thank you. I believe I knew that from a lon...Spitz:<br />Thank you. I believe I knew that from a long time ago; I simply find their names intriguing. Consider these past presidents:<br /><br />Htin Kyaw<br /><br />Myo Thein Gyi<br /><br />Khin Sanyi<br /><br />Zeya Aung<br /><br />Aung Shwe<br /><br />Sai Hly Kyaw<br /><br />Soe Tint<br /><br />I assume they are all males but since I don't know the language it's impossible to tell.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22855387492827899892018-06-05T18:30:20.465-05:002018-06-05T18:30:20.465-05:00Spitzboov, Yellowrocks and PK:
Here are my photos ...<b>Spitzboov, Yellowrocks and PK:</b><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/peat/" rel="nofollow">Here are my photos of PEAT harvesting in Ireland about 25 years ago.</a></b><br /><br />At that time, the family of my then-Irish girlfriend used PEAT as their heating fuel in the city of Dublin. They were not out in the boonies. It certainly was eco-friendly!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56818530613871571332018-06-05T18:25:50.912-05:002018-06-05T18:25:50.912-05:00I wasn't recommending stopping Warfarin. I sug...I wasn't recommending stopping Warfarin. I suggested that maybe a newer medication might be better, i.e. replacing the Warfarin with a different med. Of course you shouldn't just stop taking it.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64419298384874205522018-06-05T17:17:03.161-05:002018-06-05T17:17:03.161-05:00Re: Warfarin. - I have discussed it with my MD. H...Re: Warfarin. - I have discussed it with my MD. He has convinced me the risks are greater if I stop it. When I had the MOHS procedure last month, the MOHS surgeon said I did not need to stop from his standpoint, but because I had bled so easily from the biopsy, I called my regular doctor and he gave me leave to stop for 4 days. <br />There are risks both ways, but I respect my doctors qualifications.<br />A cardiologist put me on Toprol early on to help keep the heartbeat regular. Probably why the a-fib hasn't re-reared its head.<br /><br />Misty - Good news on your eye results. Enjoy your trip. Will you be visiting Flemings in Flanders?<br /><br />Lucina - The Burmese U is an honorific of respect for a senior official. Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80904844432225747892018-06-05T16:33:05.705-05:002018-06-05T16:33:05.705-05:00IM, I am sending thoughts and best wishes for Jack...IM, I am sending thoughts and best wishes for Jack's quick and thorough recovery.<br />Tin, what a painful experience! Wishing you rapid healing. Typing must be a real trial. Here's a toast to you with an IPA. It's 5:00 here.<br />I didn't notice the number of abbreviations. They seemed quite normal.<br />IOLA was unknown, but filled before I got there.<br />Perps gave me parts of TERAOHM so WAGging the rest was easy. I knew TERA was one trillion and OHM was a resistance unit.<br />I know PALAU is in Micronesia so I didn't need to know much about Survivor, except that it features exotic locales.<br />Misty, I am so happy that your cataract surgery was successful. Mine, too, and I love my Varalux progressive lens. I was happy to pay more for the best ones. Enjoy Belgium. I am eager to hear all about it.<br />Ghali was a gimme, but its spelling needed perps. <br />WEIGHT PLATES makes sense, perps and wags.<br />I never took the GRE for my Masters program. I took the much easier Millers Analogies which did not require extensive review of prior courses. It needed only basic knowledge, but required flexible thinking. I studied for it with a review booklet, answering sample questions and looking up the reasoning for the ones I missed. Knowing the kind of thinking involved helped immensely.<br />Alan is slowing recovery from his May 28 ER experience. He is still slightly dizzy and tired, but is much more comfortable.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24209808927743944062018-06-05T16:12:23.118-05:002018-06-05T16:12:23.118-05:00WEES. Easy peasy romp through the verbiage in an 1...WEES. Easy peasy romp through the verbiage in an 11 minute journey. I liked seeing some new fill such as NET NEUTRALITY, WEIGHT PLATE, & TRIENNIAL. This year is Illinois’ bicentennial ; I don’t plan to be around for the tri. <br /><br />I agree with anonymous @ 11:53. GRE stands for Graduate Record Exam. When I started my first Masters program I did not have to take the GRE; my school used the Miller Analogies Test. Next time around (at a different school) I was required to take the GRE, even though I already had a Masters degree. <br /><br />I agree that there were too many abbreviations today (even with<i>out</i> # 10. :-))<br /><br />It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood—68 partly cloudy degrees. We had a brief rain shower about an hour ago but it’s all gone now. <br />I hope everyone has a great day!WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86306221149373552722018-06-05T15:56:13.139-05:002018-06-05T15:56:13.139-05:00Free at last!
The repair guys are done, and my dog...Free at last!<br />The repair guys are done, and my dogs and I are once again in control of our home!<br /><br />"ABIE Baby" is probably only remembered by those who have been involved with a production of <i>Hair</i>, as it is less a tuneful song than an excuse for staging a mildly shocking run-up to an anti-Vietnam War statement. <br />Besides the one out-and-out obscenity mentioned by <b>Roy</b> @3:31, the number includes a parody of the "Gettysburg Address," and it ends with the words, <br />"Bang! <br />Bang? S---, I ain't dyin' for no white man!"<br /><br /><b>AnonymousPVX</b>,<br />Yeah - the feeling lingers ...<br /><br /><b>Misty</b>,<br />Yep, J was easy today, so much so that I guessed the final answer before finishing the four prelim words.<br />When do you leave for Belgium? <br />My best to Phillippe and Mathilde! (Why he insists on the extra letters, I'll never know.)<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43926601098776329392018-06-05T15:54:47.768-05:002018-06-05T15:54:47.768-05:00Duran
Misty, re. J
The first was rough, I was a do... Duran<br />Misty, re. J<br />The first was rough, I was a dope on the 2nd, I figured the 4th at lunch and need the third for my aches. Then again I had no bet. <br />I was AT SEA in the SW. I'm not a drinker so COSMOS was slow coming. And of course, Roberto Duran is famous for "No Mas". Anybody recall the other boxer?<br /><br />OMK, watch out for the profile button when you scroll. I'm left-handed so I hit it so much that I cut and paste now. <br /><br />Hbd TTP, thx for all the great write-ups.<br />Prayers, for Jack, IM. I remember my CABG in '98. <br /><br />WC<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75401081307122082012018-06-05T15:46:03.714-05:002018-06-05T15:46:03.714-05:00To whom it may concern: if your doctor says take w...To whom it may concern: if your doctor says take warfarin a/k/a cumadin, don't decide to quit on your own. My husband didn't like the side effects, so he stopped. I didn't know it until I was a widow shredding his checks and noticed the ones he wrote marked cumadin stopped a year earlier.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12186905975652884282018-06-05T15:36:01.618-05:002018-06-05T15:36:01.618-05:00Anon T @ 12:29 pm
Yeah, there is a story ...
I&#...Anon T @ 12:29 pm<br /><br />Yeah, there is a story ... <br />I'm a klutz ... I didn't get my hand out-of-the-way when I was going back into<br /><i>Villa Incognito</i> with my "<i>Sports</i>" section and coffee at 7:10 am.<br /><br />Oh well, at least unlike <b>Dr Martin</b> I don't get ill at the sight of blood.<br /><br />Well the Sun is Over the Yardarm.<br />Time to "toast" <b>TTP</b><br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7419672043563355282018-06-05T15:31:59.299-05:002018-06-05T15:31:59.299-05:00"Abie Baby" didn't get airplay back ..."Abie Baby" didn't get airplay back in the 60s because of the one profanity in it. (An extreme one for the period.) My boss was playing the album over the PA at Sears and suddenly went running back to turn it off, since the office staff was coming in.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18679180409599118692018-06-05T14:55:39.574-05:002018-06-05T14:55:39.574-05:00Just checking in briefly, as the slab leak repaire...Just checking in briefly, as the slab leak repairers have isolated me in a part of my house away from my computer & I am forced to type on my tiny mini-IPad.<br />I want to thank <b>TTP/Tom</b> for a fine write-up & wish him a happy birthday!<br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br /><br />____________<br />Diagonal Report:</b>. Only one today, the mirror anchor line.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89791696273814713162018-06-05T14:53:37.436-05:002018-06-05T14:53:37.436-05:00Anonymous at 11:53 AM
- - Sandy, It looks like yo...Anonymous at 11:53 AM<br /> - - Sandy, It looks like you are attempting to come out of the "anon closet." Please select a word for your avatar, and enter it in the "Name/URL" box. Thank you for your editing.<br /><br /><b>PK</b> at 12:25 PM<br /> - - I don't bleed 90 proof, but <b>I P A</b> - lot!<br /><br /><b>Jayce</b> at 1:35 PM<br /> - - I have more than 4 years of experience with Warfarin, and an satisfied with it. My understanding is that the newer drugs are more expensive. I do not mind my monthly trip for my pro time. It assures me that my dosage is correct. I do not trust those meds that do not require review.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87272087255590837712018-06-05T14:33:00.301-05:002018-06-05T14:33:00.301-05:00AnonT:
LOL, very loudly, guffawed actually, at GOL...AnonT:<br />LOL, very loudly, guffawed actually, at GOLLY!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com