tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7009542094493674755..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 27, 2017): All Signs Point To SequoiasBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88756188658544884092017-09-03T07:57:50.723-07:002017-09-03T07:57:50.723-07:00Steely Dan all day.Steely Dan all day.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51226680939745050922017-09-03T07:57:07.689-07:002017-09-03T07:57:07.689-07:00I second that.
LegoAddsThisTributeI second that.<br /><br />LegoAdds<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=who+wrote+charlie+freak&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS604US604&oq=who+wrote+charlie+freak&aqs=chrome..69i57.8813j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">ThisTribute</a>legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20894347865517370912017-09-03T07:45:44.388-07:002017-09-03T07:45:44.388-07:00R.I.P Walter Becker.R.I.P Walter Becker.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87692305592215877372017-09-03T06:38:09.035-07:002017-09-03T06:38:09.035-07:00Congratulations, Patrick!
Trying to maintain comp...Congratulations, Patrick!<br /><br />Trying to maintain composure, here.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85687487030649707382017-09-03T06:37:41.418-07:002017-09-03T06:37:41.418-07:00This puzzle seemed a bit easy, but I'll take i...This puzzle seemed a bit easy, but I'll take it like that once in a while. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33935890723811079342017-09-03T06:11:01.062-07:002017-09-03T06:11:01.062-07:00Patrick (cranberry) deserves big-time congrats for...Patrick (cranberry) deserves big-time congrats for having two puzzles chosen by Will Shortz within the span of a month! Gotta be some kinda record. Quite a feat.<br />And he is a Blainesvillian, one of our own.<br />He is also an extremely clever cryptic crossword puzzle constructor.<br /><br />LegoYouGoCranberrylegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85506444566071815182017-09-03T05:57:08.201-07:002017-09-03T05:57:08.201-07:00Au revoir, maybe not. Grats cberry .Au revoir, maybe not. Grats cberry .zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28828116711504327622017-09-03T05:49:02.419-07:002017-09-03T05:49:02.419-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50741409582026423052017-09-03T05:44:21.871-07:002017-09-03T05:44:21.871-07:00450 correct responses this week.450 correct responses this week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84372244904753277282017-09-03T05:18:04.460-07:002017-09-03T05:18:04.460-07:00Nice puzzle Cranberry. Solving it felt as good as ...Nice puzzle Cranberry. Solving it felt as good as making a hole in one (on a par three).SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60042458742698517182017-09-03T05:17:15.623-07:002017-09-03T05:17:15.623-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88683324021801170652017-09-03T04:58:53.140-07:002017-09-03T04:58:53.140-07:00Been there (in Palm Springs).Been there (in Palm Springs).janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31439704106909934292017-09-03T04:51:41.675-07:002017-09-03T04:51:41.675-07:00Congrats again, cranberry!Congrats again, cranberry!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21268283804258786952017-09-03T04:49:34.619-07:002017-09-03T04:49:34.619-07:00Next week's challenge: This challenge comes fr...Next week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Patrick Berry of Jasper, Ala., who had the clever AMERICAN DAD + C = CANDID CAMERA anagram a few weeks ago. This challenge is another anagram. Rearrange the 15 letters of COOL HIT FARE IN L.A. to name a famous song that's appropriate to the given phrase.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44087132442218296642017-09-03T04:31:07.835-07:002017-09-03T04:31:07.835-07:00Thank you for confirming my suspicion.Thank you for confirming my suspicion.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246059125125085392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36879619121512622422017-09-03T00:30:55.833-07:002017-09-03T00:30:55.833-07:00The nice thing about A/C is that it only fails whe...The nice thing about A/C is that it only fails when it's really hot. You can always count on it during the winter.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72570100436336156502017-09-03T00:18:16.061-07:002017-09-03T00:18:16.061-07:00Very different than the "too big to fail"...Very different than the "too big to fail" banks.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21059329152217597142017-09-03T00:15:15.175-07:002017-09-03T00:15:15.175-07:00Usually it has high liquidity.Usually it has high liquidity.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27201394882248674652017-09-03T00:07:10.822-07:002017-09-03T00:07:10.822-07:00Is that solid-state air conditioning?Is that solid-state air conditioning?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23175977146572700032017-09-03T00:02:07.224-07:002017-09-03T00:02:07.224-07:0088 is fine, but it was around 103 here today, and ...88 is fine, but it was around 103 here today, and the same yesterday. And it didn't cool off at night. <br /><br />Being a good communist city, we all rely on free, universal air conditioning provided by the state. Once in a while it fails.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18088417339381986192017-09-02T23:53:17.772-07:002017-09-02T23:53:17.772-07:00Wow! I wish I were there now; I love the heat. It ...Wow! I wish I were there now; I love the heat. It was 88 here today and wonderful. <br /><br />We have squirrels here in Seattle. That is all I have to say on that subject. Nuts!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19214895958559799512017-09-02T23:33:30.197-07:002017-09-02T23:33:30.197-07:00Was the theme song to Rocky ("Gonna Fly Now&q...Was the theme song to Rocky ("Gonna Fly Now") really an homage to Rocky J Squirrel? <br /><br />Nobody seems to have suggested that before, and I wouldn't except with this <b><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/09/01/san-francisco-smashes-all-time-record-high-temperature-hits-106-degrees/?utm_term=.277a13e311c7" rel="nofollow">hellish heat wave</a></b> it's still 85° inside my abode. Maybe I'll sleep in my car with the A/C on.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9805338451315720302017-09-02T23:15:58.322-07:002017-09-02T23:15:58.322-07:00If I were to sell Wing Suits at the mall, or anywh...If I were to sell Wing Suits at the mall, or anywhere else, I would starve quickly. I actually kinda like that song, even when the sync is way off, as in that video. <br />Natasha gets her marching orders from Putin.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47509007386163279012017-09-02T23:00:52.916-07:002017-09-02T23:00:52.916-07:00I always hated Tom Petty and the Earache.
If you ...I always hated Tom Petty and the Earache.<br /><br />If you were to sell Wing Suits at the mall would you play <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Odka54ygk" rel="nofollow">Patsy Cline</a></b>? Would Natasha play the theme from <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65t-OzhlmvE" rel="nofollow">Rocky</a></b>?ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70512356918443719702017-09-02T21:04:01.815-07:002017-09-02T21:04:01.815-07:00I suspect you were watching:
https://www.youtube....I suspect you were watching:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeeQAetUWAY<br /><br />I just now watched it. Never saw it before. It is mostly accurate. Near the beginning something is said about falling at 180 mph. That is not correct. Normal terminal velocity FF is @ 120 mph. You can fall even faster than 180, but it requires skill and/or weight. <br /><br />You might have noticed there is a 'chute shown numerous times, and that used by Burt Lancaster, that is all black other than a section near the apex that is several different colors. The parachutes they are using as mains in this film are more advanced than standard "rounds" and are elliptical, and much more complex in design. They are Paracommanders. I occasionally jumped one of these during my student days, and later on was given a "church window" some guy had been keeping in his garage for many years. I jumped it several times and then sold it. It was identical to the one in the film, and is called a church window due to how it looks when deployed to the jumper beneath. i.e. stained glass.<br /><br />Carl Boenish is introduced along with a few other experienced skydivers at the beginning of the film. He was born 4 years to the day prior to myself. He is considered the father of B.A.S.E. jumping and died in 1984 on a base jump in Norway. He made wonderful skydiving videos prior to that and they always had wonderful Classical recordings that I loved.<br /><br />The Wing Suits you see in this film were outlawed due their killing most who tried using them. Now history is repeating itself with the wing suites that are being used by a few, who are killing themselves as before. One of these died a couple of years ago about half an hour from where I live and his body may never be discovered in that, open, but impossible to navigate area, which is near where I began jumping.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com