tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8265913052725228338..comments2024-03-28T17:33:35.558-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Nov 11th, 2017, Kristian HouseZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52713964247999131412017-11-14T09:09:36.985-06:002017-11-14T09:09:36.985-06:00A Narco is not a DEA employee unless he or she is ...A Narco is not a DEA employee unless he or she is crooked, i.e., a Narco is a drug dealer.KenoRunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805717217818768236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32566442857626246502017-11-12T00:02:55.733-06:002017-11-12T00:02:55.733-06:00AnonT, flattered to hear my pear salad may get a t...AnonT, flattered to hear my pear salad may get a try-out tomorrow. It's a pretty simple dish, so I hope it won't be disappointing.<br /><br />Yellowrocks, my heart is with you. My 61 year old brother has had schizophrenia since his late teens, but has led a productive, helpful life all these years, maintaining a job, helping our family, and just being a wonderful son and brother. But this year he's begun to suffer from depression and apocalyptic fantasies (worries about the apocalypse) and has had to be hospitalized for the first time in his life. My heart goes out to these men who work so hard to maintain jobs and good family relations but things begin to haunt them in their senior years that keep them from functioning normally. I pray for both, and all, of them. <br /><br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6094815652500680832017-11-11T23:05:25.227-06:002017-11-11T23:05:25.227-06:00C, Eh! - I'd take it in Twonies too! (you'...C, Eh! - I'd take it in Twonies too! (you'll need ~3 at current rate of exchange :-))<br /><br />YR - I really did expect to see water streaming out Dylan's (Pop's Cat) mouth a-la the fountain CED posted. Dylan is a funny cat - he also likes to sit under the humming-bird feeder; never saw a cat twitch back-and-forth so fast...<br /><br />Picard - That looks like a bargain compared to what I found last night ($1,900). I almost clicked IMPULSE PURCHASE, er, "buy now" - but then recalled I didn't wake up this morning needing it. <br />Cool Iodine pic (and crazy-cool gig) - I didn't start to understand atomic lattice until Chem II. I found it even more fascinating in Organics (not that I did well in that class). La Tech was just starting up it's Nanotechnology center in my Jr. year; we got a professor from IBM right after they did <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_(atoms)" rel="nofollow">this with Xenon.</a>. I don't think Prof was on that team but he was an expert in nano and taught us Schrodinger's equations and n- & p-doping*.<br /><br />New pro-tip! I fell asleep and Youngest and I didn't get to the grocery store until 9:30-ish (PM). There were only 40 or so other shoppers @HEB and we got in-and-out (with all our goodies in-tow) in under 30 minutes! TxMs & Misty - stay tuned; Misty's Plated Pear salad is on tap for tomorrow.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*Not what you think Tin :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46051703041627829722017-11-11T21:27:51.272-06:002017-11-11T21:27:51.272-06:00Picard, thanks for the camera info. Interesting. I...Picard, thanks for the camera info. Interesting. I should take my Nikon to the camera shop here and see if any of the lenses are still usable at least and if I could trade them in. Probably not, with all the electronic sensors etc. <br /><br />YR, so glad Alan is not being mistreated. Worth inquiring about though. I can feel for you both since I have days when I am not well. So frustrating.<br /><br />CanadianEh! The farming community where I used to live always has had a big Vet's Day Parade with the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars organization) selling poppies to raise funds. Even during the Vietnam War when there were protests, our county had a high percentage of men going to military service. Never heard of a conscientious objector there. During my newspaper years, I did a lot of interviews of veterans and wrote stories for an annual special Vet's edition. When I moved to the city, I was surprised there was no Vet's Day parade. The last couple of years the wife of a "fallen soldier" has drummed up support for a parade and other events. We know the poem "In Flanders Field". <br /><br />CED & C-Eh! As for cats, it is hard to have too many on a farm with grain attracting mice & rats. Cats are fed but expected to keep the rodent population down. I figured we needed nine going into winter to have enough to reproduce in the spring. One year they over-did with production of 25 kittens. My kids loved them and socialized them, but the coyotes, etc. also loved them. Some had short happy lives.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30095752810264252662017-11-11T20:25:24.571-06:002017-11-11T20:25:24.571-06:00 To Canadianeh, I wore a beautiful scarf full of p... To Canadianeh, I wore a beautiful scarf full of poppies that my daughter-in -law gave me the last time Ii was in England during Veterans day. I lived in Canada for 4 years.trubritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58915121225329515802017-11-11T20:15:02.015-06:002017-11-11T20:15:02.015-06:00Do Americans know the poem, In Flanders Fields, wr...Do Americans know the poem, In Flanders Fields, written by Canadian, John McRae?<br />We wear poppies in our lapels at this time of year in remembrance and to support our war vets and Legions.<br /><a href="http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/remember/flandersfields_e.shtml" rel="nofollow">InFlandersFields</a><br />CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19760135636392770652017-11-11T20:06:59.298-06:002017-11-11T20:06:59.298-06:00Today was a quiet Saturday (actually Remembrance D...Today was a quiet Saturday (actually Remembrance Day here in Canada) and I had a chance to do the CW. Thanks for the fun Kristian and Splynter.<br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised to finish without requiring Google help and with only a few inkblots.<br />Hand up for trying to figure out Radar's father's name. Neat story OMK! <br />I had Ales before SUDS.<br /> <br />Like YR, I had a grandmother who Tatted lovely lace edgings for handkerchiefs and linens. (It is a lost art now.) Needless to say, it took a while for INKED to dawn.<br />YR, I admire your devotion to your son. It must be so difficult to continually advocate for him. We feel inadequate to help you except to offer encouragement.<br /><br />Prescience of the blog re ALCOA. I went back to see about AnonT's flooding problem (your daughter will never forget to leave the water running again!) and see that he was mentioning aluminum. I did not know there was another British word "aluminium", as I use the American pronunciation. (We have brand name of Alcan and call it tin foil but apparently it is made of aluminum not tin!)<br /><br />Picard, I have neglected to say that I have enjoyed your photos and noted the quality of them. I am not a camera buff but DH has always had a better quality camera. Point and shoot for me.<br /><br />CED, that kitten is adorable. We had a stray years ago but already had a cat. Daughter would not let me take it to the SPCA because she heard that they euthanized. I managed to find a home for it on a farm (but was worried they would change their mind when I discovered that it was pregnant. Thankfully they didn't care; more barn cats to catch the mice!). Hope you can find/provide a home. (AnonT how about $5 in Loonies!)<br /><br />Back to Remembrance Day- here is a link to the Ottawa ceremonies.<br /> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/remembrance-day-2017-ottawa-1.4398821" rel="nofollow">RemembranceDay</a>CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65262498959839315692017-11-11T19:16:19.387-06:002017-11-11T19:16:19.387-06:00Splynter and others curious about what makes a sys...Splynter and others curious about what makes a system a SERVO: The key is that a SERVO involves feedback.<br /><br />Much of my career involved a SERVO system called an Atomic Force Microscope which flies a probe about an atomic radius above a surface. Some tricky feedback needed! I mostly designed and built the hardware, but I had to write some software, too.<br /><br /><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/iodideatoms/BruceSchardtIodideAtoms.jpg" rel="nofollow">This is my favorite photo taken with our instrument! Individual atoms in a crystal lattice!</a><br /><br />This image was taken by my friend and former co-worker Bruce Schardt. As noted in the caption, notice the missing atom in the lattice. That was proof that we were seeing individual atoms, not just a bulk effect.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28265021037029745052017-11-11T19:11:41.079-06:002017-11-11T19:11:41.079-06:00My old fashioned take on TATTED is that my Grandmo...My old fashioned take on TATTED is that my Grandmother tatted lace edges on hankies and doilies.<br />Thanks for the suggestion that maybe Alan is being bullied at work. We chased that rabbit round and round the garden for a long time, even having a meeting with the staff. To mix metaphors, it was a wild goose chase. Most of the time when he wants to stay home Alan just feels lousy . Occasionally, like most of us, he feels bored with work. He is not happy when the bussers don't have to come in and he does. <br />Alan has problems even on weekends and has had problems before in those years he wasn't working. Things have gotten worse lately because his poorly developed organs and systems are aging too quickly. Literally half the time he has severe headaches and dizziness and general malaise. I count it as a bad day when he doesn't even want to do his favorite activities like the fall foliage excursion we missed. <br />Last night I saw a TV special about children who had dozens of epileptic seizure every day. <br />Their families were trying to get a law passed to use nonaddictive medical marijuana oil to treat them. It was so sad and put everything else in perspective. AN OLD SAYING: I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.<br />D/O thanks for the advice about a back-up camera.<br />Anon-T, I had to laugh when I pictured your kitty sitting in the birdbath waiting for lunch to fly in. Just like a cartoon!Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66119254252463398232017-11-11T18:55:59.884-06:002017-11-11T18:55:59.884-06:00I found this difficult with a lot of crossed unkno...I found this difficult with a lot of crossed unknowns:<br />HELOT/OREM/ATTLEE<br />TOILE/TRIS/HELI<br />MANGIA/GINSU/ENKE/YSER<br />ALOU/ELIAS/RIOS<br />Plus unknowns SAP ROT, EVAN, GEPETTO, KYLO<br /><br />Did anyone else try WISH FULFILLMENT before WISHFUL THINKING?<br />Hand up for LEAK before DRIP<br />Hand up for getting Radar from MASH but wondering who his father was. I am sure I have seen every episode and never heard his father named. A moment of amusement when I got NEHI!<br /><br />Similarly amused when I got some of the long fill, too, so that made the struggle worth it. And I did FIR!<br /><br />Not sure that the rule if it sounds wrong it is would work. TRIS, ENKE, ADIA, YSER and HELI SKI seem totally wrong.<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words about the information regarding my Sony RX10 camera and photography in general.<br /><br />AnonymousT: I paid $998 for it in 2014. But I bought a second one a year ago for $848. That is because they are now on to the fourth version of the RX10!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FRHTSMW/" rel="nofollow">Here is the one I bought. It is $798 now on Amazon. Our local store no longer carries it.</a><br /><br />The newest one has a much greater zoom range, but you pay for it with it being slightly larger and heavier. And a lot more expensive.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cyber%E2%80%91Shot-Auto-Focus-Optical-DSC-RX10M4/dp/B075KTJJPC/" rel="nofollow">Here is the newest RX10 version 4 which costs $1698</a><br /><br />I don't think many people would find any meaningful advantage with an SLR and interchangeable lenses. I think the highest end point and shoot cameras like this are as good or better than most SLRs except perhaps the ones that cost several thousand dollars.<br /><br />The most important factor in choosing a camera is the physical size of the sensor in mm or inches. That is what gives good low light performance. But... The bigger the sensor, the bigger the lenses have to be. Some day I think there will be a breakthrough in optics that can get around that. But we are stuck with it for now.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25163217469838384322017-11-11T18:04:20.530-06:002017-11-11T18:04:20.530-06:00Thanks for the kind comments, Wilbur and Ol'Ma...Thanks for the kind comments, Wilbur and Ol'Man Keith, and I love your story about directing the wonderful Radar O'Reilly actor! How cool--what a great profession you've enjoyed!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6078744211349773952017-11-11T16:48:06.568-06:002017-11-11T16:48:06.568-06:00PVX - $5, ONES, in CASH, says CED keeps the kitty;...PVX - $5, ONES, in CASH, says CED keeps the kitty; It's just too cute!<br /><br />Inre, birdbath... Pop (the Dad, not the soda) has a heated birdbath too, CED. The funniest thing I ever saw was one of his 'garage' cats [he found 4 kittens under his front porch and took care of 'em] sitting in the birdbath still, like a statuary, just awaitin' the prey - it was like something out of Tom & Jerry or a Far Side TOON.<br /><br />OMK - I found it "easy" 'cuz I <i>almost</i> got a Sat. (I think I've solved 2, like, ever!). FIW but it was fun.. (Misty, I didn't "know-know" it so, no count-y count-y in my proverbial book:-)). <br /><br />It was a peculiar puzzle to me because the long fills seemed to fill backwards and then close-up whitespace which LED TO more fill. For example, I had 'S-ES' sitting in the NE and thought "PASSES" @18a and back-filled VIP. Same thing on 20a, 50a, and 45a. FREAKY.. FWIW, I had the same thought of Bing or Blip for a Radar's 'pop'. I'm sure that had to run through Spitz's mind too (thx for the log-notes Spitz... Cool and wow).<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56994205471190576682017-11-11T16:36:48.147-06:002017-11-11T16:36:48.147-06:00Actually,
my biggest problem is I tried to be fun...Actually,<br /><br />my biggest problem is I tried to be funny at home...<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2844666649891280262017-11-11T16:14:33.761-06:002017-11-11T16:14:33.761-06:00Yes, Happy Veterans' Day to all vets and their...Yes, Happy Veterans' Day to all vets and their families!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6026149513107919752017-11-11T15:55:29.722-06:002017-11-11T15:55:29.722-06:00This was a love/hate sorta thing.
Those who found ...This was a love/hate sorta thing.<br />Those who found it easy are in a different memory bubble. I believe Mr. <b>House</b>'s pzl required familiarity with proper names beyond my orbit. <br />I really didn't have the time to devote to the project - with a Sat morning doc's appointment looming - so I was sorely tempted to throw in the towel. But when I came back home, I picked the *#@! thing up, and in the spirit of <i>What the Hey!</i> stuck it out. With P+P I reached my <i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b> with only one error. (AROU instead of ALOU, with a forced perp of ERIAS.) <br /><br /><b>Misty,</b> your instant recognition of NEHI was just the opposite of my experience. NEHI (and the NW sector) took me the <i>longest</i> time of all, <br />I wanted BLIP for starters, "Radar Blip" being the name of our former Yorkie. When that wouldn't work I tried all sorts of words ending in HI. I should have made the connection from <i>MASH</i> because I knew the Radar actor, <b>Gary Berghoff</b>. I directed Gary twice. (I had to step into one of his roles when he left for Hollywood.) But I wasn't a loyal follower of the TV series and wasn't familiar with the character's beverage of choice. <br />The moral here is to ...<br /><i>Pay Closer Attention to All Your Life Acquaintanceships.</i> <br />(You never know when they - or their props - will show up in a Xwd ...)Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51243963901693544562017-11-11T15:38:19.820-06:002017-11-11T15:38:19.820-06:00TxMs - Thanks! That's where I remember KELP f...TxMs - Thanks! That's where I remember <a href="https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature/kelp-forests.htm" rel="nofollow">KELP forests</a> from. (Youngest wanted an NG subscription for Christmass - and I get read it too... Bonus!)<br /><br />Maggiano's is across the street from my office - 1/2 of vendor lunches are there. Their lunch special includes a second take-out PASTA. I always get the Ravioli. MANGIA, MANGIA. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x1oZmRA2K1E" rel="nofollow">You must eat, Ludwig </a> [SNL]. Hey, look at that, a <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/commas-save-lives?utm_term=.aoO6Y1YkR#.mp1dlxlz1" rel="nofollow">comma saved another life</a> [MA Only - BuzzFeed].<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10158199467771016442017-11-11T15:14:16.125-06:002017-11-11T15:14:16.125-06:00WC @11:47, when you parsed Kroger that way, the li...WC @11:47, when you parsed Kroger that way, the light bulb went off - now I get it (I remember the K-Mart/K-Roger comment)! My blonde hair might now come from a bottle, but sometimes my true blonde brain shows. <br /><br />CED @12:30, funny. You're a good man and animal-lover!<br /><br />KELP, I remember reading a NG article about the kelp forests off of CA - beautiful eerie photos. <br /><br />MANGIA came only because we have a great Italian restaurant in the Galleria - Maggiano's - and they have a small sign in the bar area with the word. <br /><br />Mower's calling - hate mowing nowadays.TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54973354632594832262017-11-11T15:10:03.252-06:002017-11-11T15:10:03.252-06:00CED...please consider keeping the Cat. Adoptions a...CED...please consider keeping the Cat. Adoptions are good karma, that Cat is a beauty. I’ve rescued 2, one from a foster home and one right here off my street. You won’t regret it. Here’s hoping...plus cats don’t usually leave the shelters alive unless no kill, if not then they are doomed. <br /><br /><br />Anyway, a decent Saturday puzzle with some misleading clueing. Never heard of “sap rot” ever. Had TONES before SONGS and BEER before SUDS, that was about it. <br /><br />C’mon CED, keep the little beauty! AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26351805099771906172017-11-11T15:01:38.850-06:002017-11-11T15:01:38.850-06:00Hi All!
That was an easy Sat.-level puzzle. I FI...Hi All!<br /><br />That was an easy Sat.-level puzzle. I FIW w/ only 3 bad squares (POoFS, NARCs, and ELIAn(?). Oh, well it it was fun. Thanks Kristian. <br /><br />Thanks Splynter for the expo and cool WINEry pics. Please tell me that's NOT your BARREL room. I missed the MARK 2x - good catch.<br /><br />WOs: Boxed milk b/f WINE, ATTLEr, Beer b/f SUDS<br />ESP - to many to count...<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: 37d made <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VF7cO4t0o9c" rel="nofollow">Tom SERVO!</a> come to mind :-) [1.5m]<br />TERMITES c/a was cute (if not scary for a home-owner) too.<br /><br />Speaking of home... Poor kid was so upset this morn. about last night. I told her I'm not mad 'cuz shtuff happens and we can't sweat the small, just deal and move...(and, um, learn from it :-)). Yep, CED, all you can do is laugh it off.<br /><br />DO - a little grommet around the hole will make it "neater." But like you said, who cares on a vehicle that old; my new sun-visor doesn't match the interior on my 10yro Civic - as if I GAVE A HOOT.<br /><br />This is from memory so do your own Googles... M$ purchased NOKIA to get into the mobile business and compete w/ Palm and Blackberry (Apple wasn't yet in the space yet, IIRC). Anyway, they insisted on keeping the "Start" menu and it would take no less than 10 seconds to make a call - on a phone!. Start->[wait for menu]->phone (or whatever), [wait..]... Only M$ Bob had a worse UI for what it was for. //rant off.<br /><br />TTP - Yep, I'm writing the communication this weekend and Phishing folks next Thrus. Gotta keep awareness high - it's not ADVISABLE to click stuff from folks you don't know. //What's troubling -- criminals are now doing research on LinkedIn and targeting Acts. Payable to find AP's connections whom they impersonate on the "From:" line. Oy!<br /><br />CED - I counted 4 trials already! Good luck with your new cat and the birds you've baited :-). IM, I'm afraid CED's locked in on this path.<br /><br />HG - PSA: Tethering is cool but that is your data plan.<br /><br />PK - Funny karma story ("and you ran the washer for only one thing!?!" - I hate when DW does that when there so much that coulda gone in w/).<br /><br />To all Brothers (and Sisters) in Arms... God Speed. Salute.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48005827659595690932017-11-11T14:48:18.063-06:002017-11-11T14:48:18.063-06:00INKED: Saw an interview the other day with singer ...INKED: Saw an interview the other day with singer Aaron Neville. When he was a kid he did a tattoo with a straight pin and burnt black from a kitchen match of a dagger on his cheek. His daddy made him use sandpaper to try to get the tat off. He said, "The skin came off but the tattoo didn't." At the peak of his career, he sang with Linda Ronstadt at the WhiteHouse in a tuxedo with that dagger on his cheek. Tattoo is still there at age 76.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4061487358320341992017-11-11T14:39:57.204-06:002017-11-11T14:39:57.204-06:00As big as it is, Kroger is not that familiar to th...As big as it is, Kroger is not that familiar to this Easterner. <br /><br />Misty, I hate when I do a toughie and the gang talks about how fast they finished. I finished fast but I should have waited on that one box. In fact just reading the clue for DEA Agent, singular, would've done it. <br /><br />YR, there was an old saying "I never knew the man was an alcoholic until the day I saw him sober. Or . <br />People come to recovery because they're sick and tired; they leave because they're sick and tired of NOT being sick and tired.<br /><br />Enough of that on a beautiful Florida day<br /><br />C'mon DOWN<br /><br />WC in the daylightWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32765572471598338992017-11-11T14:24:27.347-06:002017-11-11T14:24:27.347-06:00and you think you have problems...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFwBptAlvlQ" rel="nofollow">and you think you have problems...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10217387745911645332017-11-11T14:06:32.297-06:002017-11-11T14:06:32.297-06:00HuskerG --
Growing up in the 50s, there were ex-s...HuskerG --<br /><br />Growing up in the 50s, there were ex-servicemen galore, too many of whom had been tattooed in Korea or Japan ... by the time I saw them, all that 'brilliant' ink had been oxidized, faded to a most repulsive gray tone. Never had any urge for tattoos after seeing these results! Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39691193921464446682017-11-11T14:03:06.671-06:002017-11-11T14:03:06.671-06:00Hmm, Desper-otto, and comments that made me re-rea...Hmm, Desper-otto, and comments that made me re-read Anonymous T's post from yest...<br /><br />This is why I fill my life with silliness,<br />if you can't laugh at your troubles, you are in deep doo-doo.<br /><br />Anon-T, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil2jWQ5Oqg" rel="nofollow">your leak made me think of this clip...</a><br /><br />And Desper-otto, just remember that life's plan is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPju1f6p0E" rel="nofollow">at the end of this clip...</a><br /><br />:)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7380174691745792412017-11-11T13:59:33.320-06:002017-11-11T13:59:33.320-06:00I liked this puzzle, especially the long fills and...I liked this puzzle, especially the long fills and the clue for TERMITES. Last to fall, where I had trouble, was in the TRUETO/TRIS/OASIS/HELI area. Hand up for not ever having heard of HELIski. Good puzzle.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.com