tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7750252843864387523..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Breezing Up Fair Wind artist 1876 / FRI 4-20-12 / Part of intro to piece of Champagne Music / Old game co that made D&D / Advertiser with computer-generated mascot / Passage to Marseille actor 1944Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48271792544063336772012-09-27T12:41:49.381-04:002012-09-27T12:41:49.381-04:00How are we looking at the paintings of Mark Rothko...How are we looking at the paintings of Mark Rothko these days?<br />Is he old hat, replaced in America by more contemporary concerns? Looking at his minimal canvases and their enticing floating squares of subdued paint live at the MOMA recently, I had to stop to wonder whether he still communicates to a modern and younger audience.<br />Wahooart.com, the site that sells good canvas prints to order from their database of digital images, has many Rothko prints. I ordered this one, Blue and grey, <a href="http://en.wahooart.com/A55A04/w.nsf/OPRA/BRUE-8BWU7F/" rel="nofollow"> http://EN.WahooArt.com/A55A04/w.nsf/OPRA/BRUE-8BWU7F</a><br />, that I have now hanging in my study. I can spend a long time looking at this elusive image that takes me to some other place not in this world.scott davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185110800919351863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31186749183271847102012-05-25T22:57:02.232-04:002012-05-25T22:57:02.232-04:00@Red, love your Osprey photos - they are such a re...@Red, love your Osprey photos - they are such a regal bird. I know right where you (or your neighbor) took these. Such a beautiful place. Thanks. <br /><br />@Diri, a '48 twelve foot Swan! wow.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70732538822987821372012-05-25T22:06:48.949-04:002012-05-25T22:06:48.949-04:00@Diri: I left my heart in Syndi.@Diri: I left my heart in Syndi.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37687862508421310032012-05-25T21:50:05.021-04:002012-05-25T21:50:05.021-04:00@Gill I.P. - So nice to see you back here in syndi...@Gill I.P. - So nice to see you back here in syndiland!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54883527465447226452012-05-25T21:47:43.325-04:002012-05-25T21:47:43.325-04:00@Anony 8:02PM - LIKEpullINGteet is my favorite wro...@Anony 8:02PM - LIKEpullINGteet is my favorite wrong answer of all time!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10789419836860080382012-05-25T21:44:18.012-04:002012-05-25T21:44:18.012-04:00@Red Valerian: Yay, You did it!@Red Valerian: Yay, You did it!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70851837632445500962012-05-25T20:54:54.568-04:002012-05-25T20:54:54.568-04:00@ solving: I stared at your comment for minutes be...@ solving: I stared at your comment for minutes before finally getting the George Harrison shout-out; lol!<br /><br />No wonder I don't know this dude: he's a N__ Y___ G____. (I can't say the words, it's forbidden in this Eagle fan's household)Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37252282469283028492012-05-25T20:11:42.885-04:002012-05-25T20:11:42.885-04:00ARGH! An error! Just could NOT come up with the ...ARGH! An error! Just could NOT come up with the N in NONZERO, therefore, I did not consider this easy. I thought the SW was easy.<br /> <br />"Intrepidity"???? Really?<br /> <br />On the other hand, I think EGYPT and ODYSSEY are just cool words in their own right.<br /><br />@RedValerian, I visited your blog and I think your osprey pix are great.Lola505https://www.blogger.com/profile/09249427833942985450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50430204011609508272012-05-25T20:02:28.701-04:002012-05-25T20:02:28.701-04:00Took me a while to get out of the gate, but once I...Took me a while to get out of the gate, but once I got going it pretty much finished itself. The only thing that slowed me down was LIKE PULLING TEETohcrapnotenoughroom...once I put those wrong letters in there it was tough to see the crosses.<br /><br />I'm embarassed to say that the baseball clue was the last to fall; I kept thinking it must be TBR for Tampa Bay Rays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53139149967058034012012-05-25T19:54:49.858-04:002012-05-25T19:54:49.858-04:00Agree with all the "easy for a Friday" c...Agree with all the "easy for a Friday" comments, but finshed with the same "Cap" to "COn" error as ED, with the same reasoning. My only other writeover was initially having the fugue written for an Opera, but that soon corrected itself.<br /><br />@Tita, my sailboats have all been sloops, but right now I have my eye on a sweet little 1949 BB Swan catboat - she's 12' loa, and was one of the first fiberglass production sailboats made. She belongs to a friend and if he comes down a little on the price, I may snap her up.<br /><br />@RV - I love the pics on your blog!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71710623177429208452012-05-25T19:35:26.883-04:002012-05-25T19:35:26.883-04:00Had a blast, though thought GEICO was GEIkO for qu...Had a blast, though thought GEICO was GEIkO for quite a while, so had "melIkE" for "SONICE" (clued "ooh-la-la!") That answer creeped me out, so I was relieved it was wrong!<br /><br />An argument is NOT a point. I'm with @Clark and @Glimmerglass here. An argument is a set of statements, one of which (the conclusion) is allegedly supported by the others (the premises). A point is, well, just a point--a single statement. <br /><br />It doesn't help that in ordinary English, we say "that's a valid point" when we mean that the point is a good or relevant one. Strictly speaking, validity is a property of ARGUMENTS, not of statements. <br /><br />I was going to type "don't get me started," but I think I got myself started.<br /><br />Osprey update: click on my avatar for some pictures. I can't believe the first thing I posted on my blog are pictures taken by one of my neighbours. This does not bode well.Red Valerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638265039015470938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75336789624564814912012-05-25T15:11:20.817-04:002012-05-25T15:11:20.817-04:00@Space, you probably know who Chris Snee is by his...@Space, you probably know who Chris Snee is by his first name - Hari.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59762402151624067082012-05-25T15:05:19.366-04:002012-05-25T15:05:19.366-04:00I'm with @Rube: if I get through a Friday with...I'm with @Rube: if I get through a Friday with no help and no errors, it's probably a Rex-easy. I would not use that word. I searched through the clues and finally got my gimme at STUDPOKER; unfortunately some of my D's look like O's and so I thought I was looking at a double-O ending for 45d, "Better than nothing." That scrambled my brain for a while till I realized my D was bulging...<br /><br />But this at no time felt easy. It's like ants crawling all over the petals of the peony trying to peel it open. When you get to the end, you think: Man, I never thought I'd get all this without help. And I guess that's what the constructor tries to give you, so: great job, Mike!<br /><br />But who in blazes is Chris Snee?Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6367336200270155322012-05-25T14:55:40.537-04:002012-05-25T14:55:40.537-04:00TGIF, KINDREDSPIRITS!
I actually breezed through ...TGIF, KINDREDSPIRITS!<br /><br />I actually breezed through most of this nice Mike N. CW, then stalled out in New England. I had to wrestle cause I didn't know SLOANE - she revealed herself on crosses - no piece of cake for me.<br /><br />The RT comments was like watching an enjoyable tennis match - back and forth, back and forth.<br /><br />The soccer/futball discussion was funny, and I have to throw in my 2 cents: this stupid stoppage time seems to be totally arbitrary on the ref's part. Hmm, I better stop the game before the team that bribed me the most loses.<br /><br />Just returned to Seattle from NYC. Was in the Financial District for a few days and visited the WTC Memorial. Very beautiful and sobering. <br /><br />Also witnessed the mother of all lightening storms. Found a great restaurant: Cercle Rouge on W Broadway. NYers come from all over the city fight their way downtown to enjoy the food there.<br /><br />Capcha: hterges icuprhe. An ancient Greek wrestling hold.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49981297969851504722012-04-24T07:40:09.815-04:002012-04-24T07:40:09.815-04:00This was a funny one for me--stared at it blankly ...This was a funny one for me--stared at it blankly for a long, long while. Tentatively filled in a few answers correctly (ASKTO in the NE, ENERO down below, GEICO in the SW, EGYPT and its cross TOR) and a few incorrectly (AONE instead of ATWO, first SPURT and then SPOUT for SPIKE). Then, suddenly, in the way that brains work, I snapped to attention and tore through the whole puzzle in maybe seven minutes. So, despite the initial brain-freeze, I guess I have to concur with the "easy" classification. It was fun though. Good puzzle.Sharon NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29829736589113167332012-04-21T20:49:51.710-04:002012-04-21T20:49:51.710-04:00Sloane is a cool name, but Ferris Bueller loved he...Sloane is a cool name, but Ferris Bueller loved her before he knew her name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-566668400716369272012-04-20T21:02:01.413-04:002012-04-20T21:02:01.413-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45698742381799958602012-04-20T20:56:52.733-04:002012-04-20T20:56:52.733-04:00This format is so hard to proofread.This format is so hard to proofread.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51601182747131823892012-04-20T20:28:53.617-04:002012-04-20T20:28:53.617-04:00Just knew @Rex would say easy. I was so happy to ...Just knew @Rex would say easy. I was so happy to finish. HOMER my first word. Thought of SODAJERKS right away but hesitated entering it because I didn't trust AJIG. Wanted Gabin but the RE I popped in at 33A gave me LORRE which gave me ALDER. Willows have catkins too. I don't think YOYOs move wildly. <br /><br />A lot of put down pick up today today. @efrex describes my experience. <br /><br />@Rube: SPIKE as in a graph or temperature is how I took it. Good observation @mac, that stack BLEED, COPAY, ATMS. <br /><br />You mean to say the lizard isn't real?Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40324345465111789512012-04-20T19:45:20.476-04:002012-04-20T19:45:20.476-04:00@Joe the Juggler...and it's still called "...@Joe the Juggler...and it's still called "hanging up" too. The last time someone "hung" the earpiece was a lot longer ago than the last time someone dialed a rotary phone!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59961483716480732722012-04-20T19:34:19.330-04:002012-04-20T19:34:19.330-04:00I was going to comment about how I am usually on M...I was going to comment about how I am usually on Mike Nothnagel's wavelength. But now I see that I am not alone in thinking this easy for a Friday. Great puzzle in any case. As an academic I am all too familiar with the phrase "like herding cats"....michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66285283199290842012-04-20T18:09:55.484-04:002012-04-20T18:09:55.484-04:00Thanks John V and Annie D!Thanks John V and Annie D!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38664418520724664972012-04-20T18:08:50.162-04:002012-04-20T18:08:50.162-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12855210044556792372012-04-20T17:13:10.292-04:002012-04-20T17:13:10.292-04:00While I grew up with rotary dial telephones, I'...While I grew up with rotary dial telephones, I'm a little surprised that the connection tone is still called a DIAL TONE.Joe The Jugglernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62703350087570062162012-04-20T17:07:30.792-04:002012-04-20T17:07:30.792-04:00@skua76 - that's a damn shame!
Maybe I should...@skua76 - that's a damn shame!<br /><br />Maybe I should celebrate more often 'cause these captchas are getting easier to read.Jerry & Co.noreply@blogger.com