Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, June 9, 2020

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:02 am

dizgrannie

wi 7

12:07 am

justafreep

tr10

12:07 am

Lizlin

Good find :)

12:08 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:08 am

justafreep

Thanks. I'm shocked, honestly.

12:10 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:10 am

Lizlin

Hi Nan

12:10 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:19 am

cybernan

this one is going to be tough -- still don't see that 10 that freep spotted right away

12:22 am

justafreep

I retired after that. That is why I haven't found anything else worthwhile. Uh huh. that's why. :-)

12:27 am

cybernan

it seems that I've retired after 66 words!

12:27 am

justafreep

The rest will be here when you unretire tomorrow!

12:32 am

cybernan

I've come to the conclusion that the tr 10 is something I've never seen or heard before

12:32 am

justafreep

you may have. it is not a common word, and I didn't find it by looking for it... but once I started going, it rang a bell

12:33 am

justafreep

mi7, btw

12:34 am

cybernan

only 7's I have are re and wi

12:34 am

Gillie

It's a three-armed symbol - might be Celtic?

12:35 am

Gillie

Spiral arms radiating from the centre.

12:36 am

Gillie

(I'm referring to the tr10.)

12:37 am

justafreep

I thought you were talking about me again!

12:37 am

Gillie

:)

12:39 am

cybernan

monkeyed it - wow - nothing I've heard of before

12:42 am

penquis

tr 10 was the name of my starship in a Trek role playing thread at scifisites years ago...

12:42 am

justafreep

Well, now you have it. Join me in retirement?

12:47 am

cybernan

yes -- good night everyone :)

12:49 am

justafreep

Good night, nan

12:49 am

grannyrose

finally. that h tile is nasty....

12:49 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

12:49 am

justafreep

yes it is

12:50 am

grannyrose

how are we all doing today/night?

12:50 am

penquis

ok here, ty....

12:50 am

dofith

hy 7, hy 5...

12:50 am

justafreep

searching for ice cream here, ty

12:51 am

penquis

hy 5 x 2...

12:51 am

grannyrose

ditto. my brain is confused. we have just started winter and we are having lovely spring like days, although no warmth. so my brain has said...look spring time. let's start spring cleaning...loll... i can't turn it off.

12:53 am

grannyrose

freep, i have plenty of the yummy stuff. want some? what would you like ?? oh dear... now i want a banana split....hmmm

12:54 am

justafreep

I WANT ALL THE FLAVORS!!!! (except some)

12:54 am

justafreep

Thank you

12:54 am

justafreep

(I have found some peanut butter cup ice cream. It'll do)

12:55 am

grannyrose

honeycomb ? rocky road? plum pudding?

12:55 am

grannyrose

nice freep

12:55 am

justafreep

I'd pick rocky road from that trio

1:01 am

penquis

well i will save the last 29 for tomorrow....goodnight all....

1:01 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams pen dear.

1:01 am

penquis

ty rose....bye...

1:02 am

justafreep

night, pen

1:24 am

justafreep

I am toddling off myself. Night, granny rose (and any else lurking!)

1:32 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams to you also freep honey. catch you at the flip. xox

1:37 am

sprite

good morning all

1:40 am

sprite

no way there are two k words from that k there

1:42 am

sprite

okay, there is one

1:43 am

sprite

whaddayaknow, there ARE two. Whowuddathunk.

2:00 am

sprite

insekt, inkline...

2:00 am

Kamanjah

Hi there Sprite! **hugs**

2:01 am

sprite

hi Kam *hugs back* How are you and Michael doing?

2:03 am

Kamanjah

Hanging in. I'm still waiting for it to be safer to go shopping and such, and sitting home is not helping.
Are you doing a lot better? I hope so!

2:03 am

sprite

had a bit of a relapse again. It is a darned flu, for sure. Almost impossible to pace yourself just enough.

2:04 am

kje

hola

2:04 am

sprite

sorry to hear things are still so scary overthere. Here, we can go to stores safely now. All at 1.5m distance, of course.

2:04 am

sprite

hi kje :)

2:04 am

kje

hi sprite - good to see you

2:05 am

sprite

great to see you too. I hope you are well?

2:05 am

kje

yes. you?

2:05 am

Kamanjah

Darn, sorry to hear you had a relapse. After all of the protests and people gathering for the Memorial day holiday, cases have increased greatly over the past 72 hours.

2:06 am

sprite

recovering from the covid flu. It is taking a long time. But happy to be alive and grateful things weren't as bad as they might have been.

2:07 am

sprite

the protests are troubling indeed. On one hand, a thing worth protesting against. But health-wise not a good idea.

2:07 am

sprite

my daughter and her beloved both debated going to the protests here, but decided against it because of the health risks, to themselves AND others.

2:07 am

kje

sorry to hear that, sprite - but glad you are doing better

2:08 am

sprite

thanks kje. Great to hear you are doing well.

2:10 am

kje

thankfully, here, there has not been a sppike in cases. The protestors have done a fairly good job here of complying with masks and the 6 ft rule, but it is likely to early yet to tell

2:11 am

sprite

yeah, it will take about a week to start having symptoms if you attrack the virus.

2:11 am

Kamanjah

I still wear a mask when I have to go to the store, but people aren't paying attention to distancing. Trying to get to the meat counter is crazy. I saw so many protest photos that had people crammed together and not wearing masks - and then all the rioting at night. That seems to have calmed down, but even some of our small local towns have had to put curfews in place - out-of-town folks came in buses to protest here! It has been crazy, since we're not too far from some of the roughest cities in Calif.

2:12 am

sprite

that is scary stuff, Kam, so sorry

2:12 am

Kamanjah

kje, do you live in the City itself?

2:13 am

kje

yes

2:13 am

Kamanjah

Most of the large problems I heard about happened in the East Bay, Stockton, and Sac

2:13 am

kje

and looks like you live with the famous frog...

2:14 am

sprite

ohhhh great 10 letter word!

2:14 am

Kamanjah

No frog jump this year, but I do have lots of frogs in my garden and greenhouse. I love listening to them sing.

2:15 am

kje

that's pretty much teh extent of my knowledge re calaveras county

2:15 am

sprite

oh I know, right? Such a lovely sound. And our dog loves frogs. He enjoys making them jump in the water, lol.

2:15 am

kje

I haven't found it yet, sprite... stats?

2:15 am

sprite

tr10/98

2:16 am

kje

hmmm... ok, looking

2:16 am

sprite

not a word you use daily, but a great find

2:17 am

kje

hmmm

2:19 am

kje

ok, got it, but only bc of the points

2:19 am

sprite

wow well done!

2:19 am

kje

I atually do not know that word

2:20 am

kje

but knew it had to use the high point

2:20 am

sprite

it is interesting. You will find them in the device of Isle of Man and of Sicily.

2:21 am

kje

will google later

2:21 am

sprite

makes for an interesting read :)

2:21 am

mattygroves

It's also a word used in the title of an original series Star Trek episode (The Gamesters of Tr10)

2:22 am

sprite

oh that is a great title :D Hiya matty, good to see you. Are you and yours okay?

2:23 am

mattygroves

Hiya! Yep, we're hanging in there. Tired. Jeff's daughter moved in with us on Sunday so that will be interesting to see how that plays out. Tilly's doing great and growing like a weed. All is well!

2:24 am

sprite

that is good news :) *hugs* and good luck with adapting to having Jeff's daughter living with you
.

2:24 am

mattygroves

How are you and yours?

2:24 am

kje

fw

2:24 am

kje

the last one was the steak

2:24 am

sprite

we are all okay now

2:25 am

sprite

wtg kje!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:25 am

kje

any clues bf I go to bed?

2:25 am

Kamanjah

wtg!

2:25 am

sprite

fireflies here as well. My last one was the climbing plant thingy.

2:25 am

kje

yay sprite!!!

2:26 am

Kamanjah

wtg Sprite!

2:26 am

Kamanjah

I'm going to go watch the TV and return to this in the morning.

2:26 am

grannyrose

whoa !!! how lucky am i??

2:26 am

kje

well on that high note, I will say goodnight

2:26 am

sprite

back to resting here for me, I will leave you in kje's capable cluing hands. *hugs* to my friends, to you all a blessed day and a peaceful night, and leaving an extra big hug in chog for rose to find.

2:26 am

sprite

rose!

2:26 am

sprite

night kje, sweet dreams

2:27 am

Kamanjah

Take good care, Sprite.

2:27 am

kje

take care, sprite

2:27 am

grannyrose

cooee SPRITE !!!

2:27 am

sprite

*hugs rose until she squeaks*

2:27 am

kje

hi and bye granny

2:27 am

grannyrose

hello my darling friend. * SQUEAK*

2:27 am

grannyrose

HEY AND BYE KJE

2:28 am

grannyrose

whatcha been up to honey?

2:28 am

Kamanjah

oles

2:28 am

Kamanjah

oops

2:29 am

Kamanjah

Hi Rose!

2:29 am

grannyrose

{{{{kam}}}}}

2:30 am

grannyrose

better do {{{{{sprite}}}}}} so no favouritism....loll

2:30 am

mattygroves

Morning Rose

2:30 am

sprite

lots of resting here, rose, had another relapse. Waking up with cramped muscles in the night. Back to using magnesium :)

2:30 am

sprite

tsk. Hugging me last. Evil woman.

2:31 am

grannyrose

atta girl with the magnesium. poor you. me too.... wretched muscle spasms are killing both of us because when i yell he has to get up and come round and help me to stand

2:32 am

grannyrose

hey, i always save the best for last...

2:32 am

sprite

good save!

2:32 am

grannyrose

*did i get away with that?*

2:32 am

mattygroves

How's Melbourne?

2:32 am

grannyrose

loll... yup... it would appear i did....

2:32 am

sprite

yeah you did, lol

2:32 am

sprite

aw poor rose :( That sucks big time, honey.

2:33 am

grannyrose

latest news for me, i have made up my mind. doc john has applied to workcover for nerve stimulator.

2:34 am

grannyrose

hey Matty. cold but sunny....

2:34 am

grannyrose

and because my brain sees sunshine it says time to spring clean. and i KNOW winter has only just started.

2:35 am

mattygroves

In May we had fabulous weather but alas, no more. It's overcast and coolish

2:36 am

sprite

oh wow rose, you are my hero. Well done on that decision. I know that wasn't easy.

2:36 am

grannyrose

so now our bed has been cleaned from top to bottom, from under to over. if it was washable it has been washed... i have also cleaned up two HUGE piles of papers which have been two years in the making.

2:36 am

sprite

tell your brain to shut the beep up. No cleaning. Take care and don't overdo things

2:36 am

grannyrose

and with Don's help, have started re-organising kitchen cupboards.

2:37 am

sprite

is he behaving? :)

2:37 am

grannyrose

just maybe, sprite, my brain knows when i have the procedure done i will be out of action for some time.

2:38 am

sprite

too bad, matty :( Weather is up and down here as well

2:38 am

sprite

as long as you are careful with yourself, rose

2:39 am

grannyrose

strange you should ask that, sprite. yes he is. has come all over sweetness and light.maybe him hearing me telling my gp that the level of analgesia i am on only keeps me pain free if i am sitting quietly. as soon as i stand the pain starts.

2:40 am

sprite

very good, that is as it should be. With Don, I mean, definitely not with your pain levels.

2:40 am

grannyrose

i worked it out, about 20 feet of walking and that's when my knees start to buckle because of the pain.

2:41 am

sprite

*hugs rose and sends her healing vibes*

2:42 am

grannyrose

thank-you honey. but my troubles are so small to others. i see you had a relapse. please be careful of you. you are my only bestie and i need you around for a while yet.

2:43 am

sprite

no worries, rose, those relapses are not at all dangerous. I am way past the danger zone, all that is left is recovering. Rebuilding condition, retraining muscles. Slow and frustrating but definitely not something to worry about!

2:44 am

sprite

ouch, 20 ft, that is not much.

2:46 am

grannyrose

i still haven't really come out of isolation yet. Don does all the shopping stuff. i am only venturing out for appointments. oh, and that reminds me... our local hot water pool has reopened. i must ring and book myself some time there. they are only allowing a few people in at a time.

2:47 am

sprite

very good, rose. You should be extra careful, you can definitely not afford to catch anything on top of your burden. The pool sounds good, nice for your muscles :D

2:49 am

grannyrose

you are able to get out and enjoy a little bit of sunshine aren't you? i know you react badly to direct sunlight but surely the warm air would be beneficial for you.

2:50 am

sprite

we bought ourselves a parasol. Yes I am going out with terra daily, and I try to sit outside whenever the weather allows. Crazy low on energy though, so it is hard to get myself moving.

2:51 am

grannyrose

oh and did i tell you about my friend up in QLD? the one who had breast cancer surgery and ended up with a huge gaping wound post-op.

2:51 am

sprite

no? Omg poor lady :(

2:52 am

grannyrose

i went up there and stayed with her just as covid-19 broke out. apparently my wound care regimen and training her daughter how to continue on, has paid off.

2:54 am

grannyrose

we came home beginning of April. at her last appointment at out patients clinic her wound had completely healed. the surgeons were gob-smacked. they honestly thought she was going to have to have skin grafts.

2:57 am

grannyrose

the nurses at the clinic were tututting and tskking about my unorthodox regimen. Sue and i kept getting the giggles about them. those nurses were so unable to think laterally.

2:58 am

sprite

oh wow rose, well done! Your friend is lucky to have you.

3:01 am

grannyrose

i have to admit to feeling some pride in that i was able to save Sue the angst of skin grafts. not huge blow myself up with pride. just quietly satisfied with my work.

3:01 am

sprite

honey, I have to go and lie down. *hugs* and I am so glad we got to connect at last. *hugs* to you both.
And *hugs* to Kam and matty too. Poof!

3:02 am

grannyrose

are you still doing your crystal art?

3:02 am

sprite

crystal art?

3:02 am

grannyrose

hugs sweetheart. thanx for staying to chat and catch up. rest well my darling

3:03 am

grannyrose

i can't remember what it's called... where you put all tjose tiny bits of coloured plastic/glass and make pictures.

3:36 am

sandr

granny its called diamond painting

4:06 am

mattygroves

May I have stats, please, for the E in the bottom row?

4:09 am

MollyL

en 4/4

4:17 am

mattygroves

Slap me with a wet fish

5:12 am

Atalante

oooo I got the 10 all by myself :D

7:40 am

dromano66

can anyone help me with the 10 plese

7:44 am

HarryHood

no idea - sorry. 36 to go here

7:46 am

wvteach

no idea -tried lots of combinations

7:47 am

MLFAN17

I don't have it either

7:47 am

Flask1

Sorry droma....I have it....I looked it up...but don't know how to clue it...

7:48 am

ursh

tr 10/98 - has to do with a shield apparently - starts with the 3 plus what looks like an odd spelling of a spring onion

7:48 am

HarryHood

nice clue ursh. ty

7:48 am

MLFAN17

OMG!

7:48 am

MollyL

t+ word that means chance of loss + vowel + king of the jungle

7:49 am

Flask1

yeh ursh....good clue...:)

7:49 am

MLFAN17

great clue ursh ty

7:49 am

MLFAN17

hi wv and flask

7:49 am

MollyL

It is a Celtic symbol, I think Bugsaw has one as her icon

7:50 am

Flask1

Hi ml...are you well?

7:50 am

MLFAN17

Flask I am good how are you?

7:50 am

HarryHood

33. bbl!

7:51 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:51 am

MLFAN17

hi jmc

7:52 am

jmcnrick

ty for the 10 molss what a great way to start a grid

7:53 am

MLFAN17

gj jmc:)

7:58 am

dromano66

thank you

7:59 am

jmcnrick

What's that proper name: 1992 role for Joe Pesci as a NY lawyer heling his cousins in

7:59 am

jmcnrick

in Alabama

7:59 am

doseffing

My Cousin Vinny

8:00 am

jmcnrick

ding ding ding

8:00 am

rururocks

loved that movie

8:01 am

jmcnrick

It was the last movie I watch with my husband and it so track his experience in the panhandle of Florida that we both laughed our asses off!

8:01 am

rururocks

Marissa Tomei was fantastic in that film

8:02 am

jmcnrick

the casting was brilliant

8:06 am

Sunrise

Tr. 10/98 . Look up Isle Of Man -flag symbol. (Another clue )

8:07 am

rururocks

i hope zooz reappears here.. i know he was embarassed about posting a swear word in the chat accidentally ... speaking of Isle of White

8:08 am

doseffing

Isle of Wight

8:08 am

jmcnrick

I would think most of us have read swear words before. No reason for zooz to be embarassed. I even use them from time to time!

8:08 am

rururocks

sorry, need more coffee

8:08 am

bichon

vi 5/18, pls

8:10 am

doseffing

... vi + males

8:11 am

bichon

tyvm dose

8:11 am

Judi

Greetings, y'all.

8:12 am

rururocks

hi judi

8:19 am

MollyL

Jeeze, I just had to go back to see what Zoom said. Shit is really not that bad of a swear word. There have been far worse in this chat. Come back Zoom, we miss you.

8:20 am

jmcnrick

it is an accepted word in the grid to boot

8:20 am

rururocks

couldn't a chicken comedian be a yolkster?

8:20 am

MollyL

And he posted it in the chat because it was in the grid. He just posted in the wrong box. It wasn't like he was actually saying the word. Although, big whoop if he did.

8:20 am

Judi

My thoughts exactly, Ru.

8:20 am

MLFAN17

Didn't she get an academy award for her role in that movie?

8:20 am

jmcnrick

hi judi

8:21 am

rururocks

she did.. and deserved it too

8:21 am

rururocks

one of the years Meryl Streep didn't win :D

8:21 am

Judi

So, Zoom is in self-imposed purgatgory because he saw/typed in the Sh word? Whaaa?

8:21 am

MLFAN17

she is one of those great actresses whose career I don't understand what happened to it?

8:22 am

jmcnrick

her's was in a supporting role.

8:22 am

welki

'morning, babblers

8:22 am

jmcnrick

hi welki

8:23 am

MLFAN17

morning welk

8:23 am

rururocks

i see wolvie gets the tiara but won't wear it because there's too much snark around here :D

8:24 am

jmcnrick

she's in the King of Staten Island that just came out

8:24 am

jmcnrick

welkie the saab has died

8:25 am

rururocks

<---never liked saabs

8:25 am

jmcnrick

but the boy is happy with his motorcycles and I am happy with my Tesla

8:25 am

jmcnrick

no taste ru

8:26 am

rururocks

you mean people with saabs ?

8:26 am

jmcnrick

nope I means you :P

8:26 am

welki

it was a great car, jm - i was sorry to see ours go, too. we had so many of them!

8:27 am

rururocks

most people with saabs start dating tow service guys

8:27 am

MLFAN17

I look at a saab and sob

8:28 am

rururocks

my ex had a saab and it was a pos

8:28 am

MLFAN17

but I don't drive so it doesn't matter

8:28 am

jmcnrick

me too. my 2005 lasted 14 years

8:28 am

welki

au contraire, ru - we had very few problems with ours, not one tow

8:28 am

jmcnrick

more than 300,000 miles

8:28 am

MLFAN17

that's good:)

8:28 am

MLFAN17

jmc DAMN!

8:28 am

72 Temple Owl

the saab is gone?!

8:29 am

rururocks

you should play the lottery more often welki

8:29 am

jmcnrick

i burnt out the clutch once slipping on rotten peaches on a hill

8:29 am

MLFAN17

jmc a saab?

8:29 am

welki

oh, i lie - there was a tow in 1997 when i was driving through ontario in the dead of winter. the car froze one night and we had to have it towed to a garage to warm up, but nothing was broken, just cold

8:29 am

jmcnrick

well it is waiting to be cleared out and then picked up by the Kidney Foundation (they were very helpful to me with my husband)

8:30 am

welki

it was in a small town, the guys in the shop gathered around it and gawked, they'd never seen a 9000 turbo before

8:30 am

welki

we donated a couple to the kidney foundation, too

8:30 am

MLFAN17

jmc that is so awesome:)

8:31 am

MollyL

People gawk at Saabs?

8:31 am

jmcnrick

I loved that car. I was once driving late at night twice a week through this small town in VA. Every time I drove through the cop would follow me.

8:31 am

welki

they weren't very common in that neck of the woods. yes, yes they did.

8:31 am

MollyL

Next thing you know, they will be gawking at Volvos

8:32 am

Atalante

nowt wrong with vvolvo

8:32 am

Atalante

volvos even

8:32 am

welki

i got stopped by the ontario police that trip, too - for what, i still don't know. no ticket.

8:32 am

jmcnrick

one night he flipped on his lights and stopped me. He was clearly surprised to see an older woman driving a hot red saab.

8:32 am

MLFAN17

I love volvo's

8:32 am

jmcnrick

he said I had a burned out tail light (which I did) and I said I could n't get parts in rural VA and would get it when I got back to DC

8:33 am

jmcnrick

vovlos are nice too. had one of those too.

8:33 am

MLFAN17

which one jmc?

8:33 am

bichon

We're a Toyota family

8:34 am

welki

that's why we sold the last two, jm - once saab folded, parts were hard to get. sounds like flannery o'conner, 'a good saab part is hard to find'

8:34 am

jmcnrick

oh gosh a 1970 something sedan. . . I would have to look

8:34 am

rururocks

he was probably going to admonish you about driving an unsafe vehicle JM :D

8:34 am

rururocks

Volvos are like the Abba of the car world

8:34 am

MLFAN17

jmc that is awesome !

8:35 am

jmcnrick

I knew someone in the town and they said he couldn't stand not knowing who was driving through "his" town

8:35 am

swmbo

n

8:35 am

MLFAN17

ruru is that good or bad?

8:35 am

Judi

lol. My father once owned twin Saabs. It was a brief love afair.

8:35 am

Atalante

mine isn't, its awesome

8:35 am

jmcnrick

now I have a Tesla and I have to say it is the best car I have every owned. . .

8:35 am

Judi

He liked his so much he bought on for my mother. She was not a fan.

8:35 am

rururocks

how was his therapy going after that judi?

8:36 am

welki

and an amphibious vehicle, too :)

8:36 am

jmcnrick

it is. Did you read my FB story about getting caught in the flash flood on Friday?

8:38 am

rururocks

neither good nor bad mlf .. just boring

8:40 am

welki

yes, i'm glad you got through safely. like driving a james bond car :D

8:41 am

jmcnrick

it was interesting. I kept expecting it to conk out since it seemed like I was driving forever through the water but at 4 mph probably just seemed that way

8:43 am

rururocks

teslas sure are fast .. we have a million of them out here

8:44 am

phaeton

hello...help with the hy7 pls

8:44 am

hurshy

you mean tesla drivers can afford to risk the speeding tickets, ru, lol

8:50 am

welki

phaeton, a robotic wild dog from africa

8:50 am

Atalante

good clue

8:50 am

phaeton

ty welki

8:50 am

welki

thank you, my trollart friend :)

8:51 am

Atalante

:D I'm still giggling about the skiing in switzerland clue

8:51 am

bichon

When we went to the Bay Area in December, my gdaughter made a game of counting the Teslas she saw. In a week, she sspotted over 100

8:51 am

welki

i missed that - where are we skiing?

8:52 am

rururocks

hursh i see more teslas pulled over on the freeways here than any other car

8:55 am

hurshy

yeah, it's not like other cars can't go fast enough to be speeding badly on a road (idk how teslas are on a race track).

8:58 am

MollyL

No clue. I just looked over chat. I don't see anything about Switzerland.

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry to hear, jmc. they don't make red teslas!

8:59 am

rururocks

they're coming out with a musk color soon

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

i am here tyring to get my downed tree removed. it's been a real experience. and costly

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

nor do they make convertibles.

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

i planted that tree. i am sicka bout it.

9:01 am

hurshy

:(

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

but hey, no one was hurt. and it stopped 5 feet short of the house, so...

9:01 am

Judi

Can I get a clue for the Mi7/32, please?

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go, bbl

9:01 am

welki

hi/bye, owl!

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

hi/bye, welk. time to see the accountant about the taxes.

9:02 am

jaxx7

A sort of abbet, Judi

9:03 am

jaxx7

abbey even.

9:03 am

72 Temple Owl

so the worst part besides dealing with the tree services is it took out my clothes pole. snapped it off at the ground.

9:04 am

jmcnrick

bummer TO

9:05 am

Judi

Ty, Jaxx.

9:05 am

jaxx7

yw

9:05 am

hurshy

oh wow, i just noticed no 8s or 9s but a random 10 hangin out all by itself there

9:05 am

jmcnrick

and yes they do make red tesla but since i bought mine used the one I could afford was black

9:06 am

jmcnrick

it

9:06 am

jmcnrick

it's a celtic symbol hursh

9:07 am

hurshy

ooh wow thanks. good think i'm a fan of celtic things!

9:07 am

Judi

Fireworks!

9:08 am

jmcnrick

I could have given yo a more detailed clue but I thought that would be enough for you! haha

9:08 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo judi

9:11 am

Atalante

I got the 10 all by myself :D

9:11 am

jmcnrick

haha ata

9:12 am

jmcnrick

I needed major help

9:13 am

periwinkle

hi folks help with either k pls

9:13 am

hurshy

leg joint

9:14 am

periwinkle

for goodness sakes. was looking in the wrong direction ty hursh

9:19 am

Atalante

I dont think I've ever got a 10 by myself before so I had to be smug

9:19 am

jmcnrick

perfectly reasonable Ata

9:19 am

jmcnrick

*puts gold star on Ata's forehead*

9:20 am

Atalante

:D

9:20 am

jmcnrick

*breaks out the champagne*

9:20 am

Atalante

now thats a good idea

9:21 am

periwinkle

I love champagne

9:21 am

Atalante

me too

9:23 am

rururocks

me three

9:30 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:33 am

MollyL

Zoom, come back to chat. No one is mad at you.

9:42 am

cybernan

just read the chog -- seems like I came with an appropriate icon today

9:51 am

rururocks

ah.. put a cork in it nan :D

9:51 am

cybernan

no need to let it breathe?

9:52 am

rururocks

not champagne.. doesn't need to breathe :D

9:53 am

cybernan

right - too late for that one -- thought you guys had already popped the cork on that one :)

9:53 am

MollyL

I see Nan is bubbling over with enthusiasm

9:54 am

MLFAN17

I need a clue for the other k word pls?

9:55 am

MollyL

ke 6/33

9:55 am

MLFAN17

i am already aware of the stats ty

9:55 am

cybernan

ooh - ty molly - didn't have that one

9:56 am

MollyL

Oh good. Awareness is a great thing.

9:57 am

cybernan

down to 20 and heading for the list - lots to do today

10:01 am

rururocks

*waves to ZooZ* \

10:01 am

cybernan

it's so annoying that I don't see some words until I know that they are there

10:04 am

cybernan

like the church and the steak

10:07 am

MollyL

Is there a separation of church and steak? : D

10:08 am

penquis

it's called Sunday afteroon....

10:08 am

cybernan

yes - even church suppers don't seem to include steak

10:08 am

cybernan

lol pen

10:08 am

jmcnrick

I never had steak at church. . . not even chicken fried

10:09 am

cybernan

lots of casseroles

10:09 am

rururocks

I thought it was just crackers

10:10 am

jmcnrick

pancakes

10:10 am

rururocks

i never got the cracker thing anyway

10:10 am

jmcnrick

soaghetti

10:10 am

jmcnrick

it goes with the salad ru

10:12 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* - looks like rain, so breakfast and housecleaning next on the list. hagd everyone :)

10:12 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo cyber

10:12 am

jmcnrick

I would go out into the yard until the rain myself

10:13 am

MollyL

Forget If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium...if it's Tuesday it must be house cleaning day

10:13 am

penquis

Tuesday was ironing day at my house when I was growing up....

10:14 am

MollyL

My girlfriend is from Louisiana. Monday was wash day with a pot of red beans and rice on for supper.

10:14 am

jmcnrick

man I clean a tiny bit each day other wise I would go nuts trying to clean the whole house

10:15 am

MollyL

Yeah, me too JMC. It is an ongoing process. Same with laundry. No way I'm doing six loads in one day.

10:15 am

jmcnrick

of course sometimes I don't do that even. once or twice a year I hire someone so that I know it is actaully clean!! haha

10:16 am

jmcnrick

I live by myself so one or two loads every other week or so while I am working from home.

10:16 am

jmcnrick

when I went out into the real world to work it was once a week

10:17 am

MollyL

I am sure it is nicer working in the imaginary world
: D

10:18 am

jmcnrick

definitely. I get to watch my bird feeder all day and the birds and squirrels that love it

10:18 am

jmcnrick

it is a squirrel proof bird feeder so the squirrels efforts are very entertaining

10:19 am

jmcnrick

one squirrel has taken to gnawing the steel hanger, trying to get it to break through and drop

10:20 am

MollyL

I remember greasing the pole on a bird feeder once. The squirrels were leaping from the wood pile to try and land on the feeder.

10:20 am

BLouie

jmc: squirrel catching is roger's new hobby.

10:23 am

rururocks

? who is Roger?

10:23 am

MollyL

The really entertaining ones are the ones that spin as a result of the squirrel weight

10:23 am

jmcnrick

good question ru

10:24 am

jmcnrick

mine just closes the doors. I set it so that a morning dove is about as large of a bird that can eat at it

10:25 am

MollyL

Oh you have that one with the weight sensitive perch?

10:31 am

Trifioso

hello friends

10:33 am

MLFAN17

Hi trif!

10:33 am

Trifioso

phantom: minnow

10:34 am

Trifioso

hi mlf. mistakes were made here....oh dear

10:34 am

jmcnrick

hi trif

10:34 am

Trifioso

I pulled down a bunch of poison ivy vines yesterday - too high for the goats to reach....thought I was careful enough. I was not.

10:34 am

Trifioso

Hello jmc!

10:34 am

jmcnrick

yes it hangs off a hook that comes out from the side of the house

10:35 am

jmcnrick

oh trif I hope you are okay. poison ivy can cause a look of harm to people.

10:35 am

Trifioso

actually, I barely react - but enough.

10:35 am

Trifioso

im in for a couple of itchy days, but that is all. I really am lucky

10:36 am

jmcnrick

my sister was not allergic at all until she decided to pull up poison ivy from a hillside barehanded and now she is incredibly sensitive!

10:36 am

Trifioso

i vexed that I got it at all. I know better, and should have taken one extra minute to oil up, but noooooo - i had to rush

10:39 am

Trifioso

is everyone else doing okay? healthy and well as can be expected?

10:39 am

origami

Poor Trif!

10:39 am

Trifioso

not at all, origami, just annoyed trif

10:40 am

jmcnrick

I was sick for a couple of weeks but am okay now.

10:41 am

Trifioso

glad to hear you are on the upside, jmc. exciting times in your city, for sure!

10:42 am

origami

Good to hear you're better, jmc

10:42 am

Trifioso

lololol - i like your icon very much, origami! will have to remember to use that in class someday

10:43 am

origami

:D

10:43 am

jmcnrick

thanks origami

10:44 am

Trifioso

jmc, I often wonder how my life would be different if we had stayed in silver spring, raised the kids there....what would I be doing now? I would have one heck of a gorgeous garden, that is for sure! The pile of glacier trash I try to tend now is not forgiving

10:47 am

jmcnrick

I love my house and garden Trif and other than the fact that I live in a colony I love DC. It is a great place even when things are dark like during the DC-MD-VA Sniper and the Anthrax attacks. So much to do for free. So many things to see.

10:47 am

Trifioso

agreed. winters are nice, too. Summer however? ugh

10:47 am

jmcnrick

I was especaily happy to participate in a 10 mile vigil Friday night that started at Black Lives Matter Plaza and went all the way up 16th street to MD.

10:48 am

Trifioso

You had me at "black lives matter plaza"

10:48 am

jmcnrick

Summers are too bad for me Trif. Lived in Texas growing up. DC is less humid than Houston. I almost never use A/C

10:49 am

Trifioso

I guess it's all what you get used to. I LOVE living near the ocean. Could never leave it again

10:51 am

MollyL

I have lived in the DC Metro area all my life. It is hard to believe it is more humid in Texas.

10:51 am

jmcnrick

haha since I am allergic to sunshine (I kid you not) the beach doesn't hold much appeal to me.

10:51 am

Trifioso

count for the lone e in the bottom row please? pugnacious little creature

10:51 am

MollyL

It is hard to believe it is more humid anywhere

10:52 am

MollyL

en4/4

10:52 am

Trifioso

fish me! ty

10:52 am

jmcnrick

my skin dried out when I moved up here from Houston where it is either 80% humidity or raining

10:52 am

Trifioso

nbt, tra la la

10:53 am

jmcnrick

wd trif

10:54 am

jmcnrick

lunch break (which translates into:writing emails to clients) bbl

10:57 am

hurshy

wow i am sorry you are allergic to sunshine

11:01 am

MollyL

She seems to enjoy the outdoors just fine though.

11:08 am

rururocks

I'm allergic to cluing... i sneeze a lot here during the day

11:09 am

april98

elks

11:11 am

rururocks

that's so deer april

11:12 am

Deeha

stats for 10 letter word please?

11:12 am

rururocks

TR/10/98

11:15 am

Deeha

98????!!!!

11:17 am

rururocks

you asked for the stats didn't you?

11:20 am

Deeha

I did. I was just shocked by the 98!! I have got it but had to do a work search for it. Thanks for help

11:21 am

Deeha

oh like the definition.

11:33 am

MollyL

Deeha, do you know how the point value is determined? A ten letter word is 7 x the points

11:51 am

MollyL

Try telling the good folks in Tennessee that vols isn't a word : D

11:53 am

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the k please?

11:54 am

hurshy

kn4/8

11:56 am

JaxH66

Thanks. I'd completely missed seeing the last letter

11:56 am

mkg

hard grid. missing h words. any stats welcome.

11:57 am

moolingwa

there's a couple of h's and an m that end in the same three letter ending

11:57 am

JaxH66

So far got 3 hy words

11:57 am

moolingwa

there are 5 hy words

11:57 am

hurshy

i have 5

11:57 am

mkg

ty.looking

11:58 am

hurshy

hy4 and 5 church songs

11:58 am

hurshy

hy5 is a bone, i know i've heard it on House

11:58 am

mkg

how did i miss them. ty.

11:58 am

hurshy

hy7 was clued as an african (laughing) robotic dog

11:58 am

hurshy

female body part for the other 5

11:59 am

hurshy

then there are he 5 and 6

11:59 am

mkg

ty.

11:59 am

mkg

got most of them. dont know the african dog.

11:59 am

moolingwa

it's not really a dog, though it kind of resembles one, and the word literally means something resembling that creature

12:00 pm

JaxH66

mkg you do. It's a wild dog

12:00 pm

hurshy

i didn't think it was a dog but i thought maybe the other cluer who clued it for me knew

12:01 pm

moolingwa

it's in it's own family I believe

12:01 pm

mkg

thinking

12:02 pm

moolingwa

3 to go....

12:02 pm

mkg

i only see hy**a and dont see the A in grid. it is not a 7

12:03 pm

moolingwa

something resembling that animal mk

12:03 pm

moolingwa

the clue literally means something resembling that creature

12:03 pm

moolingwa

clue=word

12:03 pm

moolingwa

for instance, something resembling a human is....

12:04 pm

mkg

? a painting? a resemblence? a likeness? a photo? ouch. so blocked

12:04 pm

moolingwa

how about an alien...if it resembles a human...

12:05 pm

mkg

it is human like. like not in grid

12:05 pm

mkg

oh i think i see it

12:05 pm

moolingwa

robot ending...

12:05 pm

mkg

i got it.

12:05 pm

mkg

ouch. can this really be a word? ok. got it. ty all

12:05 pm

moolingwa

woot1

12:05 pm

mkg

moo ty for sticking iwth it.

12:05 pm

moolingwa

no worries, happy to help

12:06 pm

moolingwa

you'd do the same

12:06 pm

mkg

wow. missgin that ten. any clues or stat? is it two words?

12:06 pm

moolingwa

tr 10/98 is the stats...don't have it yet

12:07 pm

hurshy

it is one word, it has a three prefix

12:07 pm

JaxH66

Clues are in the archive chat

12:07 pm

hurshy

it is a celtic symbol

12:08 pm

moolingwa

ah, sheesh...that's a word

12:08 pm

moolingwa

one to go

12:11 pm

hurshy

pretty special word to have in a grid!

12:11 pm

moolingwa

:)

12:11 pm

hurshy

i have 20 to go

12:14 pm

Uneaixoise

27 here.....

12:14 pm

jmcnrick

back

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

106 left hahaha

12:16 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)

12:21 pm

origami

Hats off to whoever found that tr 10 first!

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

looks like sprite

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

my mistake--penquis

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

I am obviously speechless

12:27 pm

Gillie

Actually, I think it was justafreep

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

you are probably right Gillie

12:30 pm

Gadget

Clues for the Ks? What am I not seeing (hope not obvious)!

12:31 pm

Jshap3542

there's a 4 letter word for leg joint

12:32 pm

Gadget

Oh good god. Thanks.

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

there is a ke6,33 I haven't found yet

12:33 pm

Jshap3542

I found it just a second after you asked for clues so don't feel so bad

12:35 pm

hurshy

that ends like the hy7, thanks gadget

12:36 pm

hurshy

i mean thanks jmc

12:36 pm

hurshy

why is it so hard to accurately see who just said something, lol

12:37 pm

hurshy

also found my5 with that ending

12:38 pm

HarryHood

ty for that hursh. 29 to go

12:39 pm

HarryHood

gotta list - I'm stuck.

12:50 pm

HarryHood

done! my last 2 words were Mr. Diggler and his family.

12:58 pm

jmcnrick

Whoo hoo harry

1:09 pm

hokie carla

guess what my first 2 words were

1:21 pm

MollyL

Hmmm, I wonder what they could be

1:22 pm

Atalante

by the way its international day of celtic art today. Perfect for the 10

1:23 pm

MollyL

I don't get the connection between Diggler and the words, but there are many things I am not supposed to get

1:24 pm

MollyL

At first I thought Boogie Nights, but I'm still not getting it

1:30 pm

HarryHood

yes - boogie nights.

1:42 pm

jmcnrick

Molls it is his first name in the grid

1:48 pm

MollyL

Oh yeesh, I was thinking of a different word entirely

1:49 pm

Atalante

firebirds!

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo Ata

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

96 left :)

1:53 pm

Atalante

go go go!

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

haha I have to sneak it in while I am working so it makes it take longer

2:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

2:18 pm

MollyL

Who are you sneaking from? Yourself?

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi TO

2:25 pm

jmcnrick

I do different kinds of legal work molls. some directly with clients and some as a subcontractor of sorts

2:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi jmc

2:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

jmc, may i ask a legal question/

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

email it

3:04 pm

jan

TO, your question reminds me of a joke. A doctor and a lawyer were attending a cocktail party. The doctor said to the lawyer, "Can I ask you advice about something? I'm always being asked by people for medical advice, and I try to give them a good medical opinion, but I wonder, am I being taken advantage of? Should I send them a bill for my services?" "Absolutely," the lawyer replied. The doctor was happy with that answer, till a few days later when he received a bill from the lawyer for his advice!

3:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

good one!

3:04 pm

origami

That's funny, jan.

3:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

i had a verbal agreement for work with a tree service, did not receive a contract, and long story short the interaction has been unsatisfactory. i just called to tell them i did not wish to have them work for me.

3:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

no contract was signed.

3:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

no one thinks i have any obligation to them. they showed up at 7AM with no warning today. my acroos the way neighbors had a firm appoimtment for tree removal and there is not room enough for two services to work at the same time.

3:27 pm

mkg

hi all. i had to leave before...would love a clue for the 10. ty

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

I don't answer legal questions in chat. It would be completely unethical. email me.

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

it is a celtic knot mkg

3:31 pm

mkg

dont know it but will try

3:32 pm

mkg

got it. blessed be google

3:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Ends in king of the jungle

3:32 pm

mkg

any clues for the N word for the N 5th column? ty

3:32 pm

mkg

n m got it. sorry

3:33 pm

mkg

ty une

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

saw your reply, jmc. sorry to put you on the spot.

3:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Ni5 simpleton

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

np to

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty une

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

Jan my experience is that I am more likely to get a bill from a doctor. ;)

4:02 pm

MollyL

JMC hats off to you for not giving professional advice in chat. I have seen others do it and always wonder about the ethics of that.

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting

4:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

dinnertime

5:06 pm

ChampFit

Well this is a bummer! 24 left and no clues in the recent chat. Just missed jmc. :) Guess I must apply myself...

5:15 pm

MollyL

What do you need clues for?

5:16 pm

MollyL

There are a lot of clues in the whole days chat, if you look at that.

5:16 pm

ChampFit

Nothing specific. Hit a wall. Going to the list now...but thank you!

5:17 pm

MollyL

There is the usual smattering of oddball words.

5:17 pm

ChampFit

Of course there is. And also, the "duh, I'm an idiot!" words that are so obvious using the list.

5:18 pm

ChampFit

Care to clue the he5/6?

5:39 pm

MollyL

he + the first part of our veryork player, and plural

5:41 pm

Uneaixoise

Hy7?

5:43 pm

HarryHood

ends in robot, une

5:44 pm

MollyL

hy + the first two of the sign on the door you go in and robot ending and Harry beat me to it

5:44 pm

MollyL

I thought Harry was off watching Boogie Nights

5:45 pm

HarryHood

hah. I was having an end of year distanced celebration with my AP chem kids.

5:45 pm

HarryHood

Then I came home and made french toast

5:45 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!!

5:46 pm

MollyL

Damn Harry, you are a many faceted y-chromo

5:46 pm

HarryHood

I did exploding hydrogen balloons and an elephant's toothpaste soda bottle

5:46 pm

HarryHood

and got them ice cream.

5:47 pm

HarryHood

but some of the kids took off their masks and the maintenance guy came out and yelled at us

5:53 pm

ChampFit

Thanks Molly! I was off for a bit. Appreciate it.

5:59 pm

origami

I found two other words with that ending, Harry. Hadn't seen it. Thanks!

5:59 pm

MollyL

Horrors! The kids took off their masks to eat their ice cream? This mask thing has gone WAY too far.

6:00 pm

origami

I got some take-out today at lunch since I had to go to the offic. All of the restaurant staff were wearing masks, but most of the people lined up to buy food were not. Including 2 cops.

6:02 pm

MollyL

Masks are not optional where I live. No mask, no admittance. I'm thinking of switching to bandannas with a loose bottom so I can actually breathe.

6:04 pm

ChampFit

They aren't required everywhere here. Social distancing is, and in some places, masks. But then again, it's as hot as the sun here too. Heat index of 100+

6:05 pm

jan

If the problem is with glasses fogging, here's a trick I learned years ago in Hong Kong--take a piece of twist-tie and thread it through the part of the mask above your nose, It stiffens the area so that you can pinch it to conform with the bridge of your nose. I gave up wearing glasses in HK until I learned this trick!

6:05 pm

origami

Good tip, jan, since I am blind as a bat without my glasses.

6:10 pm

jan

Ironically, I'm supposed to be in Hong Kong right now, for a three month stint, that got cancelled due to COVID-19. I have to say that I don't miss the tropical heat and humidity there, though it would be a lot safer to be there these days.

6:11 pm

origami

What do you do in Hong Kong, jan?

6:11 pm

ChampFit

In Hong Kong? Why is that safer?

6:12 pm

MollyL

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. Hong Kong doesn't seem very safe to me. On many levels.

6:19 pm

jan

Virus-wise, Hong Kong has had almost complete success in squelching it. When they got their first cases over the border with China, they immediately began testing, isolating confirmed cases, and recommending social distancing and masks. And in Hong Kong, everyone wears masks because they got used to it in the SARS epidemic some years back. My HK friends can't understand why Americans don't wnat to wear masks--they think we must be crazy. They cut the cases down to zero, and later in February had another spate of cases when HK residents returned from abroad with the virus. But again, that outbreak got squelched fast. All told, they have had a total of 4 deaths.

6:23 pm

jan

Now, if you're talking about the political situation there, that's an entirely different thing! HK is reasonably safe for me, but my colleagues there are all scared about the loss of freedom of speech and communication. Rightly so. The Beijing-backed givernment there is pushing the line that the demonstrators there are terrorists and must be punished. And a lot of people are concerned that universities will be targeted for police repression there. Again, they are almost certainly right. It is heart-breaking to me, since I have been back and forth to Asia for twenty years now, and think of places like Hong Kong as almost a second home.

6:24 pm

jan

Origami, I'm a university professor based in Seattle, but my research brings me abroad frequently, often to Hong Kong, China, Korea, Singapore, etc. as well as to Europe and Brazil.

6:25 pm

hokie carla

My SIL and family lived in HK for 3 years several years ago. I think they loved it there.

6:27 pm

hokie carla

good to know they can get used to the masks in heat & humidity there. gives me hope for here. I went to WM this morning and it was HOT when I was loading the car.

6:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/6/8\n/21279725/masks-face-psychology

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting article on mask wearing, origins, and cultural differences

6:29 pm

jan

I never have gotten used to the heat and humidity there. Hong Kong basically has two seasons--day and night!

6:47 pm

periwinkle

mi7 pls

6:48 pm

hokie carla

I have really just started, not seeing that

6:51 pm

lynxxx

mi7 a church - much like the pastor, drop a vowel

6:51 pm

lynxxx

bye all

6:51 pm

hokie carla

gracias

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

6:51 pm

hokie carla

bye

6:52 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

6:52 pm

jan

A lot of English place names end with the mi/7.

6:53 pm

hokie carla

west* abbey

6:53 pm

hokie carla

didn't even think of it that way

7:01 pm

MollyL

Someone mentioned the "church word" earlier and I didn't get it. I think it's a British thing.

7:17 pm

jan

Off to make orange loaf for after-dinner tonight...and will finish my last nine words then.

7:21 pm

hokie carla

orange loaf? do tell.

7:23 pm

MollyL

I just looked it up. It is an orange bread. Not my thing, but I hope Jan enjoys it.

7:25 pm

hokie carla

I was assuming an orange loaf was an orange bread. ;) sounds delicious to me.

7:39 pm

MollyL

Oh sorry. You said "do tell" so I thought you were wondering what it was.

7:45 pm

phandmd

good evening

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Hi all, hi phan

7:48 pm

phandmd

*hi, Liz

7:52 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks. Any clues needed before I go?

7:52 pm

phandmd

I just started am stuck on all but 2 of the v words...

7:53 pm

Lizlin

2 are musical.

7:53 pm

Lizlin

1 ends in males

7:53 pm

Lizlin

Sorry, I just assumed you wanted clues.

7:55 pm

Lizlin

Good luck with the grid. I'll just slink out quietly before I give any more away.

8:02 pm

phandmd

I am happy with clues!

8:02 pm

origami

Could I please have a clue for the mi7?

8:04 pm

MollyL

Like a Protestant church guy, without the eye in the middle

8:05 pm

origami

Thank you, Molly.

8:06 pm

MollyL

No problem

8:17 pm

hokie carla

I was hoping she'd tell the recipe!

8:19 pm

rururocks

Pedophle

8:19 pm

rururocks

Damn it

8:19 pm

rururocks

Wrong church guy

9:20 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

9:21 pm

hokie carla

well done. I have 11 left and 14% battery so probably won't finish before getting to the charger.

9:29 pm

hokie carla

4 h's left - 10% remaining. the suspense is killing me!

9:31 pm

origami

Good work, Une.

9:32 pm

hokie carla

fireworks! 8% left, which means it is about to shut down. good night!

10:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, congrats to all finishers, diving in!

10:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt

10:37 pm

jan

Back to finish. The orange loaf is a basic flour-cornmeal quick bread flavored with the zest of an orange. It was one of the first pandemic-recipes the New York Times published in early March--and one of the best, I think. The idea was to provide recipes you could make with stuff you probably already had in your fridge and pantry. Later on, they made them subscription only, which spoiled it for me, since I already pay for the basic NYT subscription, and I didn't feel like paying more for the recipe subscription. Though, if you Google the paywalled recipes, you can often find a blogger who has copied the paywalled recipe to their blog...

10:41 pm

jan

I made two of the orange loaves--one for us for after-dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow, and one for our neighbor across the street whose husband got sick with COVID--he's a doctor from Nigeria working for a year at Seattle's largest hospital, so it wasn't too surprising that he got ill. He's supposed to get out of the hospital sometime this week, so I've been sending little food parcels over to his wife in the meantime.

10:41 pm

jan

And...finsihed with the grid! First grid I've finished in a few days!

10:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wrg jan !!!!!!!!!

10:43 pm

stidmama

YAY JAN!!!!!! (and dave niehaus) ;-)

10:44 pm

jan

Ah, he's sorely missed...

10:44 pm

stidmama

So much! No other person ever quite has his insights. ((hugs)) be safe, be well.

10:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

50 to go, gotta run, have fun for me y'all

10:45 pm

jan

Bye, keep safe and healthy!

10:45 pm

stidmama

I just passed the halfway point so will take my lurker self and hie me hence. *poof*

11:57 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - here for the flip :)

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

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