tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7937428672611099545..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday March 30, 2013 Nora PearlstoneZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7982863190274118832014-03-30T23:33:44.174-05:002014-03-30T23:33:44.174-05:00OOPS! forgot to initial the above.OOPS! forgot to initial the above.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84447721785373212982014-03-30T23:32:52.752-05:002014-03-30T23:32:52.752-05:00BillG, I saw 60 minutes tonight and thought it was...BillG, I saw 60 minutes tonight and thought it was very interesting. I wish my younger son could work with Elon Musk if he leaves the military. His mind works creatively strange and he was a space program fanatic as a kid. He has a mechanical engineering degree. Who knows....PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54590435398058170952014-03-30T23:13:58.410-05:002014-03-30T23:13:58.410-05:00I still have a car with the gas cap behind the lic...I still have a car with the gas cap behind the license plate.... :) :) <br /><br />thelma :)aka thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648450259770808588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53774675503673435542014-03-30T23:03:36.308-05:002014-03-30T23:03:36.308-05:0060 Minutes was good tonight, maybe more gooder tha...60 Minutes was good tonight, maybe more gooder than usual. The first segment was very interesting though cold, about high-speed traders able to 'front run' your orders. For a long-term investor like me, it doesn't make much difference. But it makes me angry that some people have to find a way to take advantage of the rest of us. The second segment was about Elon Musk, the brains behind the Tesla motorcar and SpaceX. Usually I invest in a stock because I think it will go up (without regard for the underlying reasons). In the case of Tesla, I bought some of that stock because I believe in Musk and what he is trying to accomplish, a little like Steve Jobs. The last segment highlighted Marcus Roberts, a blind jazz piano played I had never heard of but who is phenomenal.<br /><br />PK, I remember some cars like that. Also, some 50's Chevys and Cadillacs had gas caps behind moveable parts of their tail lights.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81776939056498883722014-03-30T21:47:46.702-05:002014-03-30T21:47:46.702-05:00Must've been a novice at the pump that day. Mo...Must've been a novice at the pump that day. Most attendants would have eventually checked behind the plate.<br /><br />I once had a car with gas access in the rear. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69686513818217455712014-03-30T21:22:39.221-05:002014-03-30T21:22:39.221-05:00YR & BillG: My mother had a car with the gas t...YR & BillG: My mother had a car with the gas tank access under the flip-up license plate. She always went to the same gas station and the attendant filled it for her. I drove her on a trip to a strange town. When we tried to fill up, the attendant couldn't find the tank. I got out and couldn't find it either. Mom had no clue. She had taken her owner's manual into the house. We had to call the guy back home who sold her the car to find it. PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46844686013040814892014-03-30T20:39:57.439-05:002014-03-30T20:39:57.439-05:00YR, you are not allowed to pump your own gas in Or...YR, you are not allowed to pump your own gas in Oregon either. <br /><br />You may also be interested to notice that a car's gas cap is almost always on the opposite side compared to the car's exhaust pipe. Having the gas cap on the driver's side makes more sense to me. Having it on the passenger's side would be even more hassle back in the old days when my cars didn't have electric windows.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36169493287335250472014-03-30T20:17:05.733-05:002014-03-30T20:17:05.733-05:00To Old Sage from yesterday,
Thank you for your con...To Old Sage from yesterday,<br />Thank you for your concern. I saw your post yesterday and your email today but I am leery of posters who have not turned blue. Most of the regulars who offer me advice just email and include their advice in the first email. Your not having done so worries me.<br />Yellowrocks.<br />Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15514351743675839172014-03-30T20:10:31.000-05:002014-03-30T20:10:31.000-05:00DO, I sorta remember your Big Lebowski post.
We a...DO, I sorta remember your Big Lebowski post. <br />We are always amused by the name of the town of Jersey Shore, PA on the east bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. It is about 130 miles west of the PA/NJ state line. I understand it was named by someone who used to live in New Jersey.<br />My new car has the gas cap on the passenger side, a first in all my driving history. Why can't there be a standard position for it? In NJ the law is we are not allowed to pump our own gas. I love having am attendant do it, but with this car I have to open the passenger side window to talk to him and then lean over there to hand him my payment.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42131632154220803172014-03-30T18:45:55.521-05:002014-03-30T18:45:55.521-05:00And why did no one laugh when Notre Dame, 650 mile...And why did no one laugh when Notre Dame, 650 miles from the ocean, show up as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference? (49A)Bumppohttp://borf_books.tripod.com/hankbump/nbmpatty.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35654113254829402912014-03-30T18:41:51.358-05:002014-03-30T18:41:51.358-05:00Foy and his family were a big vaudeville act and t...Foy and his family were a big vaudeville act and there was even a mv0vie,"The Seven Little Foy's" about them-can't recall who played the father-Eddie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84173402767039037932014-03-30T18:28:29.796-05:002014-03-30T18:28:29.796-05:00Dap<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dap?s=t" rel="nofollow"><b>Dap</b></a>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47614521325060140512014-03-30T18:23:37.623-05:002014-03-30T18:23:37.623-05:00YR: No superior literally miterated on me. Probabl...YR: No superior literally miterated on me. Probably one of the closest came when my publisher said to me, "I'm glad your husband is such a good provider, so I don't have to pay you so much." I know I felt miterated upon. DO: I sorta remember your Lebowski thing, now that you mention it.<br /><br />BillG and everybody else: videos cannot adequately give you the sandhill crane auditory experience because the calls are so blurred. When they fly over in their distinctive Vee formations, they give a high pitched trill like nothing else I've ever heard. Thrilling! Also thrilling is their mating dance if you are fortunate enough to see it.<br /><br />Hand up for LHasa, Tibet. <br /><br />I have new neighbors next door. A woman and three children who look Latina. The tiny brown boy looks to be about a year old and just walking. When he escapes the house to the back patio which is raised like a stage, he gestures with his arms and orates passionately in a loud voice using a language known only to himself. Probably the next Che Guevara. So funny and cute when viewed from my window.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27322908777689308092014-03-30T18:04:40.626-05:002014-03-30T18:04:40.626-05:00If anyone's still there, could someone explain...If anyone's still there, could someone explain what DAP has to do with skipping stones? Thanks.Al Cyonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63965592990155185372014-03-30T17:52:30.227-05:002014-03-30T17:52:30.227-05:00Hello everybody. Enjoyed the puzzle today. Fell in...Hello everybody. Enjoyed the puzzle today. Fell into all the same traps you all did.<br />Having read about Tibetan style tea quite a few years ago, I actually tried making tea with butter in it, to see what it was like. I used regular butter, not having found any yak butter in the local stores. It actually tasted okay, but I didn't bother to ever make it again.<br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81040898779361161162014-03-30T17:10:15.514-05:002014-03-30T17:10:15.514-05:00Busy day, and not quite done with it yet. Did the ...Busy day, and not quite done with it yet. Did the puzzle this morning on the road and in ink (no pencil around). Thats cuz I was out looking at sandhill cranes, not watching them on TV.<br /><br />Enjoyed it a lot. I'll catch up on yesterdays comments tomorrow.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74336346607849457002014-03-30T16:22:58.421-05:002014-03-30T16:22:58.421-05:00PK and YR, I am micturated off that you don't ...PK and YR, I am micturated off that you don't remember my recent post about <i> The Big Lebowski</i>.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83154502962936523172014-03-30T16:12:38.388-05:002014-03-30T16:12:38.388-05:00What a workout today. I was solving on paper and ...What a workout today. I was solving on paper and could not complete even though I got the theme. It was those annoying little unknowns like MACRON and CLETE that were TWISTY and SLEW me. I didn't have time to do the Saturday puzzle but from the comments, I'm not sure I will start now. Monday should be better.<br /><br />Smiled at clue for KHAKI, and don't you just love the word APLOMB! I must work that into my next dinner party conversation.<br /><br />Some Canadian clues today with ORR and SASK. The only thing I remember from a visit to Moose Jaw was a very loud thunder storm.<br /><br />Yes C.C., Chris Hadfield is doing some guest science reporting on CBC news. I find that he explains clearly and understandably. He seems very "down to earth" for an astronaut. LOL.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83229046332087265002014-03-30T16:06:42.893-05:002014-03-30T16:06:42.893-05:00Atwater, CA was named after Marshal Atwater, a whe...Atwater, CA was named after Marshal Atwater, a wheat farmer whose fields were used by the railroad. (Wiki)Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7934853427104035932014-03-30T15:32:25.570-05:002014-03-30T15:32:25.570-05:00latfC.C. - Thank you for the youtube interview on ...latfC.C. - Thank you for the youtube interview on Andrea Carla Michaels. And also to Dr. Barany for the other accompanying interview.<br /><br />She speaks very well, although the interview was long - and I was fascinated by her successes and other achievements. It was like a CV and a biopic of her whole career. Still very impressive and very fascinating. Who knew she was the creator of 'Designing Women' ? OMG !<br /><br /> I think crossword puzzle constructors are also, or have other skills in which they are very accomplished in. Generally languages, but not necessary limited to words or connections. The skills that she brings to the table are very, very impressive - but unfortunately, not something that she could build up on or capitalize on - or she would be a household word by now. Or heading the US Supreme court ...Crosswordly Naivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39663548242084447162014-03-30T15:23:50.785-05:002014-03-30T15:23:50.785-05:00Hello, Puzzle People! Thank you, C.C. You are a GE...Hello, Puzzle People! Thank you, C.C. You are a GEM!<br /><br />Yowza! It took me forever to get on NP's wavelength with all those obscure, 5th tier definitions. Normally a Sunday puzzle takes me an hour or perhaps just a little longer.<br /><br />I did get the theme and tried to apply it but it looked so weird. No problem with the baseball clues because they more or less emerged. FOY and CLARA BOW have been crossword staples in the past and LA PAZ took a long time because LHASA was there and the whole neighborhood suffered until ZION became apparent.<br /><br />ATWATER is definitely not what I was thinking. As someone said, it doesn't sound like California. Must have been named for some person or other.<br /><br />Thank you, Rich for shaking me out of my jet lag and into thinking mode.<br /><br />I hope you're all having a wonderful Sunday!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6647997872776344272014-03-30T14:17:54.349-05:002014-03-30T14:17:54.349-05:00Gary, I do remember Miss Andress. I always thought...Gary, I do remember Miss Andress. I always thought she might have been one of my ex algebra students. But maybe not...<br /><br />John Derek had a way of picking his wives, ex-wives and girl friends, didn't he?<br /><br />The first earthquake was just big enough to be interesting but not so big as to be scary. There wasn't a sudden shock but the house was rolling like a beginner on roller skates. It went on for 15 long seconds or more. We are about 15 miles west of the epicenter. We haven't felt any of the aftershocks. I'll invite you out for the next one.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69393959201414780892014-03-30T14:04:03.061-05:002014-03-30T14:04:03.061-05:00Musings 2
-Yeah, Bill, Sean Connery jumped under t...Musings 2<br />-Yeah, Bill, Sean Connery jumped under the water and breathed through a REED to escape Dr. No’s minions. Of course, he was next to Ursula Andress <a href="http://ronbase.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/ursula-andress-in-dr-no.jpg" rel="nofollow">attired thusly</a> and so he might have been breathing kind of heavy (heavily?)<br />-Bill 2, I hope the ground out there is standing still enough for you to read this note. <br />-Bill 3, I’ve been there and have seen those cranes up close and personal. The sights and sounds are amazing.<br />-David, 10 – 4 good buddy. That “radidio” looks complicated. Most just use the On/Off and Channel selector.<br />-Clete Boyer was on the KC Athletics “unofficial Yankee farm team” before he went to the Bronx. He saw a lot of good pitches because of all the sluggers in the line-up.<br />-Like Ringo, the people with whom he played greatly enhanced his career.<br />-Did anyone else think the 2-mile-high city might be LAHSA, the capital of Tibet?<br />-Today Father Dave had an option of having 42 verses read for the gospel or 9. He had the reader DRAG ON for the former and eschewed the latter. The text was about Christ healing the blind man. Obviously Dave couldn’t see the glazed looks and squirming in the congregation. As long as Joann wants to go there…Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72482455216018160802014-03-30T13:51:45.985-05:002014-03-30T13:51:45.985-05:00PK @ 1:14, micturated was in a quote from Wiki. I...PK @ 1:14, micturated was in a quote from Wiki. I hadn't known its meaning either. We both learned a new word. It is very surprising that it was used by Wiki. I decide not to edit it out. Have you or anyone here ever been micturated on by a superior?<br />PK, I enjoyed your first post.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73920271419259161442014-03-30T13:47:56.331-05:002014-03-30T13:47:56.331-05:00Gary (and everybody else), did you see the segment...Gary (and everybody else), did you see the segment on Sandhill Cranes on Sunday Morning? Very cool. I really enjoy almost all of that show. <br /><br /><br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.com