YENTL was in the puzzle today, Barbra Streisand’s role. I never saw that movie. Streisand is 81 years old now and has been married to James Brolin for 25 years. She has one child from her previous marriage to Elliot Gould: Jason Gould, who is 56 and an actor/singer. He came out as gay to his parents when he was 21, and was outed by tabloids when he was 25. A few years later, Streisand said this of him in an interview in The Advocate, an LGBT publication:
“I would never wish for my son to be anything but what he is. He is bright, kind, sensitive, caring, and a very conscientious and good person. He is a very gifted actor and filmmaker. What more could a parent ask for in their child? I have been truly blessed. Most parents feel that their child is particularly special, and I am no different. I have a wonderful son. My only wish for my son, Jason, is that he continues to experience a rich life of love, happiness, joy, and fulfillment, both creatively and personally.”
Thanks Mom!
Here’s Jason. Phil caught up with him before he had a chance to shave. (Phil! WTF!) And you know his mom, below.
Here’s something you have to see to believe. The clue at 30A was “Part of a sawfish that’s shaped like a chain saw,” and the answer was NOSE. First of all, kudos to constructors Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart for coming up with a neat clue for a pedestrian word. And check out the schnozz on this fellow. Amazing.
They are also known as carpenter sharks and can be as big as 25-feet long. They are endangered and are found mostly now in Northern Australia and Florida.
I remembered to try to solve the puzzle today using only the down clues and I got through most of it and enjoyed it. It’s a different solving experience. If you find the Monday puzzles too easy, give it a try.
If, like me, you are having trouble getting Hernando’s Hideaway out of your head since I made Fernando’s Hideaway the title of yesterday’s post, it might help actually to hear the song. Phil doesn’t usually shoot videos, but he was kind enough to film Linda and me dancing to it.
So, get this — as I was leaving my train today in the city, I noticed a wallety-clippy sort of thing under one of the seats so I picked it up. It was some sort of credit card/cash holder and had about 15 cards in it plus a wad of cash! At first I thought I would seek out the person’s info and call him or her or mail it, but then I remembered there is a lost-and-found at Penn Station right near the escalator I take to get out. I could just drop it off there. So I went up to the woman and plopped it down in front of her and said, “I found this on the train from Dover.” And she gave me the biggest smile for a good deed and thanked me very sweetly.
Wait, what? Are you actually wondering if I stooped so low as to grab a twenty or two as a “reward?” I’m hurt that the thought even crossed your mind. Seriously.
But if you can make it to the Owl Chatter Cafe later, the drinks are on me!
Good night Chatter fans. I’m still a little under the weather from a cold. Gotta get some sleep. See you tomorrow.
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