Thursday, December 21, 2023 Lisa Senzel, Will Nediger

No movie, no popcorn, today -- the trailer for the first themer from today's constructors, Lisa Senzel and Will Nediger, should wake you up ...

20A. Review that says, "Hitchcock serves up a twist that you won't see coming"?: PSYCHO ANALYSIS.

31A. Review that says, "Bit of a downer, but Soderbergh delivers"?: TRAFFIC REPORT.

Whoa, that was more than a "bit" of a downer.  Before proceeding we need to change lanes  to a different Steve to lift our spirits a bit ....

37A. Review that says, "Idina Menzel shines as Elsa"?: FROZEN ACCOUNT.   Just Let it Go ...

Here's the reveal ...

51A. In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle?: FEATURE ARTICLE

The ARTICLES were an ANALYSIS, a REPORT, and an ACCOUNT of 3 different FEATURE films - PSYCHO, TRAFFIC, and FROZEN.  TRAFFIC'S Feelin' Alright was an AD-LIB by Steve Winwood.

Here's the grid ...
 

Here's the rest ...

Across:

1. Less risqué: TAMER.  Also a noun ...
 

6. Faction: SECT.

10. Yearn (for): ACHE.

14. Name said to activate an Amazon gadget: ALEXA.  Machines don't seem to understand me, so I avoid talking to them.

15. Potato, in Indian cooking: ALOO.  Here's a recipe for ALOO Parathas and here's a video of the steps:

16. Satellite whose day is almost 30 Earth days: MOON.  Does the moon rotate on its axis?

17. Bogs: MIRES. 

18. Word with bar or Bell: TACO. 

19. Oodles: A LOT. Notice the space between the 1st oodle and the second oodle, a CSO to Melissa 😁

20. [Theme clue].

23. The Thrashers, on sports crawls: ATL.  The Winnipeg Jets (nés The ATLanta Thrashers) are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, playing its home games at Canada Life Centre.  Here's their old logo:

Atlanta Thrashers

Their logo as of 2011 ...
 

Winnipeg Jets

Advantage CanadianEh!

24. "ur the best": ILY.

25. __ and Herzegovina: BOSNIA.  Bosnia and Herzegovina sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans, bordering Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest.

27. Cuddling on the bus, e.g.: PDA.  Public Display of Affection.  Often clued: "Get a room!"

28. Silk Sonic musician Anderson .__: .PAAK.  Note .Prefix.  The principals of Silk Sonic are Johnson and his colleague Bruno Mars.  Here's their Leave the Door Open with Bruno on keyboards and Anderson on drums. Both share vocals.  I like their vibe ...
 

30. Fox Sports journalist Hale: JEN.  Jennifer Hale (born February 28, 1978) is an American journalist working for Fox Sports as an NFL sideline reporter where she is currently paired with Chris Myers and Robert Smith. She also covers NBA's New Orleans Pelicans for Bally Sports New Orleans and also covers college football for Fox Sports.

Jennifer Hale

31. [Theme clue].

34. __ the line: TOE.  I wanted TOW for this.  I think both could be used in different contexts.

35. Headed up: LED.

36. Donkey: ASS.  They're stereotyped as ill-tempered and stubborn, but they're actually quite wise ....

37. [Theme clue].

42. Frightened cry: EEK.

43. Figure of interest?: RATE.

44. Private chats, briefly: DMS.  Direct Message Service.  Similar to cell-phone text messaging (TM), but DM uses the Internet rather than cell-towers to relay the messages.

45. Chew out: YELL AT.

47. Unruly head of hair: MOP.  This is as unruly as it gets ...

48. Pleased sigh: AAH.
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51. [Theme reveal].

55. High-fiber food: BRAN.  My favorite BRAN source ...

56. Goes bad: ROTS.

57. Keypad key: ENTER.

58. Live a nomadic life: ROVE. Here's Ralph Vaughan Williams'  Whither Must I Wander sung by Sir John Shirley-Quirk ...

Lyrics

59. Palo __, California: ALTO.  Today's Spanish lesson: "Tall stick".  Here's why the town is called that.

60. Harriet Tubman portrayer Cynthia: ERIVO.  Cynthia Erivo (/əˈriːvoʊ/; born 8 January 1987) is an English actress and singer. She gained recognition for starring in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple from 2015 to 2017, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Erivo ventured into films in 2018, playing roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. For her portrayal of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet (2019), Erivo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also wrote and performed the song "Stand Up" on its soundtrack, which garnered her a nomination in the Best Original Song category.  Here's a clip from Harriet ...

61. Matures: AGES.

62. Efficient: LEAN.

63. Iberian infants: NENES.  More Spanish.  The Nene is also the national bird of Hawaii ...

Nenes

Down:

1. St. Petersburg neighbor: TAMPA.  And a neighbor of TAMPA, about 30 miles Northwest of it, is Tarpon Springs.  It's one of the worlds largest suppliers of natural sponges, preferred by potters everywhere.

Natural Sponges
Tarpon Springs, FL.

2. Top celebs: A LIST.

3. Actress Streep: MERYL.  Here's a movie from an A LIST actress I'll never forget ...

4. Corporate VIP: EXEC.

5. Jones of "Parks and Rec": RASHIDA. DNK she was Quincy Jones' daughter.  Here she is pouring out her heart to Conan O'Brien (very funny) ...

6. Skewered Thai dish: SATAY.  Here's a recipe for Thai SATAY chicken.

7. Splashy style: ELAN.

8. __-Cola: COCA.

9. Strip of computer icons: TOOLBAR.  Here's part of my Firefox TOOLBAR ...
 

10. Collect over time: AMASS.

11. "SNL" regular who wrote the memoir "A Very Punchable Face": COLIN JOST.  Colin Kelly Jost (/ˈdʒoʊst/; born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. JOST has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor of Weekend Update since 2014.

Colin Jost

12. Indiana residents: HOOSIERS.

13. Sinus specialist, for short: ENT.  A CSO to Picard for his recent picture of a different kind of ENT

21. Norwegian saint: OLAF.  Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint OLAF and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) and canonised at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030.

Saint Olaf
King and Martyr
Feast Day July 29.

And since 'tis the season, here is a medley of Christmas carols performed by the St. Olaf's Choir of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota (and a CSO to C.C.) ...

22. Oxen connector: YOKE.

26. Strong insect: ANT.

27. Company VIP: PREZ.

28. Fragment: PIECE.

29. Outlet letters: ACDC.  Only Alternating Current (AC) comes out of an outlet.  OTOH Direct Current (DC) is supplied by batteries, which in turn supply a lot of crosswordese. 😀

31. Used a paternity benefit, perhaps: TOOK LEAVE.

32. Sharp's counterpart: FLAT.

33. Skillets, woks, etc.: PANS.

34. Eater of 26-Downs on a log?: TREE FROG.  Here's what Tree Frogs eat -- doesn't sound like they'd find Ants on a Log very appetizing ...
 

Ants on a Log

37. Tina of "Mean Girls": FEY.  Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters, written by Tina Fey, and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fey.  Based on a book of advice to parents of teenage girls by Rosalind Wiseman, entitled Queen Bees and Wannabes  ...

 38. Part of Q.E.D.: ERAT.

39. Marketing kin of "organic": NATURAL

40. Smell: ODOR.

41. Countless: UMPTEEN.

46. Freeway divisions: LANES.

47. Stoneworker: MASON.  Among the most advanced masonry in the world are the huge perfectly fitted "polygonal stone walls" of the Incas.  But they weren't the first civilizations who built such structures, as described in this video: Evolution Of Polygonal Masonry | From Ancient Times To The Incas | Quarrying, Tools & Methods.

48. Be part of, as a film: ACT IN.

49. Excedrin alternative: ALEVE.

50. Deli subs: HEROS.  What’s the Difference Between a Hero, Sub, Grinder, and Hoagie?  The biggest one may be where you live.

52. Part to play: ROLE.

53. Jazz great James: ETTA. And here's why ...

Etta James

54. Memo starter: IN RE.

55. Product of Bali: BRA. More crosswordese.

Cheers,
Bill

And as always, thanks to Teri for proof reading and for her constructive criticism.

waseeley

And a Happy belated Hanukkah 🕎 and a Merry Christmas ⛪🎄🎅 to all!  

Sunday November 12, 2023 Lynn K. Watson & Will Nediger

Theme: "Wardrobe Makeover" - Circled letters are anagrams of clothing items.

23. 1977 Top 10 hit for Styx: COME SAIL AWAY. Camisole.

32. Problem-solve: TROUBLESHOOT. Blouse.

49. Instigators: PROVOCATEURS. Overcoat.

84. "Have our plans changed?": ARE WE STILL ON. Sweater.

96. Act like a chicken?: CROSS THE ROAD. Shorts.

112. Collectibles with baseball stars, e.g.: TRADING CARDS. Cardigan.

Reveal:

65. Switching outfits, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters: CHANGING CLOTHES

This is the third LAT collaboration between Lynn and Will, but Lynn's first Sunday. Congrats, Lynn! 

We don't often see one-word theme entries, but often there are just no workable phrases to hide those key letters, hence the exceptions here. All those clothing items have at least 6 letters. Amazing.

Across:

1. Happens again: RECURS.

7. Stares in wonder: GAPES.

12. Promising player in the minors: PROSPECT. Boomer bought a ton of these Mauer and Morneau Prospects cards.

20. Asimov classic: I ROBOT.

21. Catherine of "Schitt's Creek": O'HARA.

22. Sci-fi vehicle: HOVER CAR.

25. Even, as odds: ONE-TO-ONE.

26. Sixth sense letters: ESP.

27. "Belfast" Oscar nominee Ciarán: HINDS. Irish actor.

28. Pickle serving: SPEAR.

30. Secrecy contract, for short: NDA.

31. Impressionist Édouard: MANET. 53. NYC home of 31-Across's "Two Roses": MOMA.

36. Elite squad: A TEAM.

39. Comics dog: ODIE.

41. Adjust an entry on a time sheet, say: RE-DATE.

42. Topiary target: SHRUB.

43. Deceptive estimate: LOW BALL.

45. Root vegetable: TURNIP. Pickled with beets.

51. Tax agcy.: IRS.

54. Secret language: CODE.

55. Theater worker: USHER.

56. Comment made while dusting off one's hands, perhaps: DONE.

58. Industry giant: TITAN.

59. Wow: AWE.

60. "Blast from the past" hashtag: TBT. Throwback Thursday.

61. Fluffy scarf: BOA.

63. "Let's do this!": IT'S GO TIME.

68. "Big Five" film festival held in Germany: BERLINALE.  OK, according to Wikipedia, the "Big Five" film festivals are considered to be Venice, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance."

71. Granola morsel: OAT.

72. Lip balm brand: EOS.

73. "The Bachelorette" network: ABC.

76. "Didn't we just have this?": AGAIN.

77. Gloom: MURK.

79. Nobel-winning Swedish poet Tranströmer: TOMAS. We had him a while ago.

81. Sportswear brand founded in Italy: FILA.

82. Wet weather: RAIN.

83. Wooden pin: PEG.

87. Purplish blue: INDIGO.

89. With a firm tone: STERNLY.

90. Ad infinitum: NO END.

91. Big name in convertibles: CASTRO.  I never heard of this brand.

94. Spanish kiss: BESO.

95. Build-A-Bear creation: TEDDY.

100. Art forms?: NUDES. Ha.

103. Corruption, metaphorically: ROT.

104. Indiana NBA player: PACER. 116. Places for Penguins and Ducks: ICE RINKS.

105. Baseball flub: ERROR.

106. Domino dot: PIP.

109. Solo: ACT ALONE.

117. Cut off from escape: HEM IN.

118. Early Ford: MODEL A.

119. Lacking intelligence, in British English: GORMLESS. Also new to me. I presume "gorm" means "intelligence" then.

120. Made a choice: OPTED.

121. Wows: AMAZES.

Down:

1. Basmati __: RICE.

2. Mythical matchmaker: EROS.

3. Provide for free: COMP.

4. Purple yam: UBE. Meaning "tuber" in Tagalog. Our Asian store only carries the purple sweet potatoes.

5. Rock, Paper, Scissors: ROSHAMBO.

6. OxiClean target: STAIN.

7. Shiny dental prosthesis: GOLD TOOTH.

8. Cries of epiphany: AHAS.

9. Bear foot: PAW.

10. Phase of an artist's career: ERA. Like Taylor Swift's eras. 

11. Authority: SAY SO.

12. "Fleabag" star Waller-Bridge: PHOEBE.

13. President after Jimmy: RONALD.

14. Ignores feelings of fullness, perhaps: OVEREATS. 70. Midnight trip to the fridge: RAID.

15. Gel: SET.

16. Big leaguer: PRO.

17. Word in budget-friendly brands: ECONO.

18. __ attitude: CAN DO.

19. Pay for everyone: TREAT.

24. Having four sharps: IN E.

29. Knitting stitch: PURL.

31. Violet kin: MAUVE.

32. Bay Area town whose name means "shark" in Spanish: TIBURON. Learning moment for me.

33. Bring up: REAR.

34. Pro wrestling patriarch Hart: STU.

35. Company boycotters?: HERMITS. 57. Crudely built places?: OIL TOWNS. And 58. Ten below?: TOES. Love those clues.

36. Pet rescue org.: ASPCA.

37. Lose on purpose: THROW.

38. Gradually wear away: ERODE.

40. More of a nerd: DWEEBIER. Spellcheck does not like it.

43. Application entry: LAST NAME.

44. Acid rock's acid: LSD.

46. "Moi? Never!": NOT I.

47. Islamic leader: IMAM.

48. Glazier's unit: PANE.

50. Caribbean native: CUBAN.

51. Gaga over: INTO.

52. "Relax, it's under control": REST EASY.

60. Svelte: THIN.

62. Past: AGO.

64. Secondary image: GHOST. I had to google: ghost image.

65. Treatment centers: CLINICS.

66. Guzzling sound: GLUG.

67. Like most wedding receptions: CATERED.

68. Italian port on the Adriatic: BARI.

69. Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer: EGAN.

73. Wasn't feeling 100%: AILED. I just told sumdaze that this bent elbow thing in freestyle just does not feel natural to me. My left arm recovery feels jammed, then I try to rotate my body more to the right to compensate, then it feels like I'm rolling over.

74. Light-haired: BLOND.

75. Sweet stuff: CANDY.

78. Actress Dennings: KAT.

80. Fruit discard in a compost bin: MELON RIND. Love these Korean melons.

81. Ocean sheets: FLOES.

83. Table: POSTPONE.

85. "Not That Fancy" singer McEntire: REBA.

86. Office buzzer: INTERCOM.

88. Argon or xenon: GAS.

89. Really ticked: SORE.

92. "I owe you one!": THANKS.

93. Intermission: RECESS.

96. Bond player Daniel: CRAIG. Oh, oh, Splynter would have linked a nice one for me.

97. Cookbook author DiSpirito: ROCCO.

98. Mudbank frolicker: OTTER.

99. Weed B-Gon maker: ORTHO.

101. Large planter: URN.

102. Matter taken on faith: DOGMA.

105. Actress Falco: EDIE.

106. Chief exec: PREZ.

107. Inactive: IDLE.

108. Awareness-raising ads: PSAS.

110. Shirt part: ARM.

111. Wee, for short: LIL.

113. Wear the merch of, say: REP.

114. Qty.: AMT.

115. "__ Twist, Scientist": animated series based on a bestselling picture book: ADA.

Happy Birthday to Rich Norris, the constructor for yesterday's themeless and the crossword editor for the L.A. Times before Patti. I'm thinking we'll have a Rich Norris themeless treat on November 9, 2024.

Rich and his wife Kim

Happy birthday also to Lemonade's beautiful wife Oo. This is a picture from their 2017 trip to Thailand. Lemonade and Oo just spent the October in Thailand again.

 

Monday January 9, 2023 Lynn K. Watson and Will Nediger

  

Hello Cornerites! 

Welcome to another Lynn K. Watson and Will Nediger collaboration. We recently enjoyed their Monday, Dec. 26. 2022 puzzle,  "Crack the Case".

This time, our theme is:        You Should Be DancinG, yeah!

The Bee Gees (1976) You Should Be Dancing

featuring John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Fast Forward 46 years (yikes!), we find the unifier for today's puzzle:

60 Across.  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio, and an apt name for a trio of answers in this puzzle: THE BEE GEES.

The Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.  According to their website, the trio's name originally referred to the common initials of Barry Gibb and his two friends, Bill Goode and Bill Gates (not that Bill Gates). The name then evolved into the BG's and then to the Bee Gees, which eventually came to mean the Brothers Gibb.

The trio (See what the constructors did there?) of answers are:

16 Across.  Open-air alehouse: BEER GARDEN.

26 Across.  Kathleen Turner comedy featuring super intelligent infants: BABY GENIUSES.

Not my thing. BTW, Kathleen Turner played Dr. Elena Kinder.

Baby Geniuses movie trailer (1999)

Surprisingly, there is a sequel, Superbabies:  Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)

46 Across.  Eggplant appetizer: BABA GHANOUSH.  a Mediterranean dip made from roasted eggplants.  5-star recipe  Definitely my thing! 

All 3 answers have a first word that begins with the letter "B" and a second word that begins with the letter "G". No *starred* clues to miss this time; though I did have some spelling challenges.

We Better Get Going..   <---- 1 B, 2 G's

Across:
1. Rainbow flag letters: LGBT.  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender

5. Too sure of oneself: SMUG.

Cats can be so SMUG.

9. "The Vampire Diaries" actress Dobrev: NINA.  Coincidentally, today is NINA's birthday. She was born 34 years ago in Bulgaria.  If you are reading this, NINA, we wish you a very happy birthday!

Also, CSO to inanehiker!

the birthday girl

13. Vicinity: AREA.  The police code 10-60 means there is a (law enforcement) squad in the vicinity.

14. Play button's alternate function, often: PAUSE.  Let's see who has the most clickers. I will start the bidding at 5. That is 4 more than I care to have.

15. More than one: A FEW.  Five clickers is A FEW too many.

18. __ of approval: SEAL.

19. Cul-de-__: SAC.  French; literally "bottom of the bag"

Think of a paper sack with just one opening.

20. Goddess who wears a headdress with cow horns: ISIS.

ISIS sporting her trademark headdress.

21. Underdog victories: UPSETS.  Remember when Rulon Gardner from Wyoming, won the Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wresting in Sydney 2000?

an Olympic UPSET (38 sec.)

23. Waters down: THINS.

25. Like fast-spreading TikTok videos: VIRAL.  'VIRAL' is good. 'Virus' is bad.

31. Fruit-flavored drink brand: SOBE.

34. Hollered: YELLED.

35. CPR pro: EMT.

36. Largest Greek island: CRETE.  Greek islands list

38. "Hold on a __!": SEC.

39. Nemesis: ENEMY.

41. Untouched serve: ACE.  You know...tennis, volleyball, and probably other sports, too. 

42. Eritrea's capital: ASMARA.  pronounced "eh-ruh-TREE-uh" and "aa-SMAA-ruh", AtG (According to Google)

45. Black gemstone: ONYX.

49. Actress Barkin: ELLEN.

Oh, that ELLEN.

50. Attempts: SHOTS.  You know...hockey, basketball, and probably other sports, too. 

53. Shrub with colorful flowers: AZALEA.  I think of these as being popular on the East Coast.

55. Slugger Juan who won the 2022 Home Run Derby: SOTO.  Respect moment #1.

57. "When will u b here?": ETA.  short for "Estimated Time of Arrival"

59. Snoozefest: BORE.

63. __ 500: INDY.

64. Surround: HEM IN.

65. Ginger cookie: SNAP.  July 1 is National Ginger Snap Day...in case you were wondering.

66. Model Holliday: TESS.  Because "Holliday" is capitalized, we might guess a name.  This is Tess Holliday.

67. Sign above a door: EXIT.

68. Questions: ASKS.  verbs...or lately, "ASKS" is often used as a noun

Down:
1. Science workshops: LABS.  Time to add a cute animal pic for Irish Miss!

2. Australia's __ Barrier Reef: GREAT.

Any other Old 97's fans fans out there?

"What's so GREAT about the Barrier Reef? What's so Fine about Art?"

3. Tree with smooth gray bark: BEECH.

hauntingly beautiful BEECH tree trunks

4. Roofing material: TAR.

5. South Asian wraparound dress: SARI.

6. Some spa applications: MUDS.

7. "__ only as directed": USE. so you cannot sue them later

8. Bona fide: GENUINE.

George Clooney in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

"But you ain't bona fide."

9. Largest city in the Bahamas: NASSAU.  Things to do while on holiday in Nassau

So Picturesque!!

10. "You really understand me": I FEEL SEEN.  essay by Caleb Madison, the crossword puzzles editor at The Atlantic magazine (<500 words)

11. Well-organized: NEAT.

12. Hole-making tools: AWLS.

14. Elapse, as time: PASS BY.

17. Actress Lollobrigida: GINA.  Born in 1927, GINA lives in her home country of Italy.

22. Start of a title by 44-Down: PRIDE.  and Prejudice

and 44D. "Emma" novelist Jane: AUSTEN.

24. "As if!": I BET.

25. Shoelaces alternative: VELCRO.

27. Guy who always agrees with the boss: YES-MAN.

28. Gather a bit at a time: GLEAN.

29. Award for TV excellence: EMMY.

30. Mythical river of the underworld: STYX.  Also, an American rock band that formed in 1972 in Chicago.

STYX performing Come Sail Away (1977)

31. Wound covering: SCAB.

32. Black-and-white sea creature: ORCA.

ORCAs can be found in the blue parts.
They have been known to travel up to 1,200 miles (2,000 kms)

33. Buzzing facial adornments: BEE BEARDS.  HUGE learning moment!

How to Grow a Bee Beard (1:45 min.)

Warning:  not for the faint of heart!

37. Sharp-eyed bird: EAGLE.

40. L.A. arts district: NOHO. "Los Angeles" is abbreviated, so is "NOrth HOllywood".

43. Put away, as a sword: SHEATHE.

Shown here, the Dread Pirate Roberts' sword is SHEATHEd.

47. Places for bowling: ALLEYS.  Respect moment #2.

48. Espadrille, e.g.: SHOE.  Espadrilles can be flats or heels. They are usually casual and have canvas/cotton straps. The main thing is their soles are made out of rope.  Do guys know this?

51. Frigid temps: TEENS.  CSO to our northern Cornerites!

52. T-bone, for one: STEAK.

53. "This won't hurt __!": A BIT.  What is usually said before it hurts a lot.

54. Tune (out): ZONE.

55. Big rig: SEMI.

56. Solemn bio: OBIT.  Respect moment #3.

58. Egyptian serpents: ASPS.

61. Magic spell: HEX.

One more song before we Break for Good....

Bette Midler a.k.a. The Divine Miss M

in Hocus Pocus (1993) sings I Put a Spell on You

62. Fed. property agency: GSA.  "Federal" is abbreviated, so is the "General Services Administration". It manages federal property and provides contracting options for government agencies.

Here's the full Bore Grid:

I was in NorCal most of last week -- first to attend an event in my brother's honor and then a few days in Napa. RLS sometimes appears in grids so I wanted to share this pic of the famous sign with his wine quote. The other pic is of me in front of the wine train when we stopped for a tasting.

That's all for today. Remember to Be Grateful! As usual, I look forward to reading your comments!