"Make Him From Them" - January 29, 2021

[JeanneC]

Finished the grid late in the afternoon. Then went out for dinner with friends. (Good gosh, I actually stole some quick glances at the grid during dinner. They’re very understanding friends!)

Came home and...nothing. Crickets. 12:20 early Friday morning, I try one more time before hitting the sack. After doing some highlighting on the grid, I have the AHA moment. The weekend is mine!

[billkatz]

Safely on shore - mentally preparing myself for the week 5 MGWCC...

[Dplass]

Finished the grid late in the afternoon. Then went out for dinner with friends. (Good gosh, I actually stole some quick glances at the grid during dinner. They’re very understanding friends!)

Came home and...nothing. Crickets. 12:20 early Friday morning, I try one more time before hitting the sack. After doing some highlighting on the grid, I have the AHA moment. The weekend is mine!

What is this "out to dinner with friends" you speak of? Are there people and places outside these four walls I've been looking at for the last 11 months?

[Commodore]

Cruise Director Bob,
Is that you or Bobby Cochran on the long boards? Slaloming at Nashoba? Tuning up for the Sapporo Olympics? Leather boots and safety strap days?
[cowbell] [cowbell] [more cowbell]
Love the pic.

[JaneGummy]

Meta newbie on shore easily this week the mechanism popped so clearly, it feels like a gift!

[Kas]

“On shore!” he said,
And it was true!
At long last on the beach!!
For weeks he’d failed,
And groaned, and wailed:
“This Meta’s out of reach!”
But finally, cabana-bound,
I know it in my gut.
As said, it happens now and then:
Blind Squirrel gets a nut!!

[Gman]

On shore. I think. I agree with the comments on the odd logic of the mechanism. It also doesn't help that I was unfamiliar with the singer, but then again, this won't be the last time I consult the internet to check an answer.

[rexthree]

on shore!

[JennyByrd]

Solved & Submitted.
I’m on the beach with a growing crowd.

[Bob cruise director]

Cruise Director Bob,
Is that you or Bobby Cochran on the long boards? Slaloming at Nashoba? Tuning up for the Sapporo Olympics? Leather boots and safety strap days?
[cowbell] [cowbell] [more cowbell]
Love the pic.

That was me taking a picture of a high school boy competing in the state championships at Wachusett

[Dave C]

On shore, but not 100%.

[SeanS]

On what's sure to be the most crowded shore of all time. Have a great weekend!

[Wendy Walker]

Out to dinner and celebrating a quick solve! (Yes, there will be leftovers.)

Wow, Wendy! That's either a huge plate or you are exceptionally petite! I want to know the restaurant so I can frequent if ever in the area (and location!).

It was a LOT of food! I took about half of it home. Floga Bistro, Kennett Square, PA. I normally avoid pasta, but there's some sentiment involved here: whenever we'd eat here with my parents, Dad wouldn't even look at the menu, he'd just order the "chicken parm." So these carbs are for you, Dad!

[LittleGood]

Ashore. I'll have a little more coffee for now.

[Wendy Walker]

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Kliban warned against this.


Bon appetit.

I actually own that book!

[Al Sisti]

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Kliban warned against this.


Bon appetit.

I actually own that book!

Me too...

[Tom Wilson]

As do I. "Never give a gun to ducks" - words to live by.

[Rad26]

Ashore. Have a great weekend.

[Plymouthrock]

Just got a seat under the cabana. Ahhhh, what’s a girl to have? An Elmer T?

[MikeM000]

Safely on shore...now just need to get a personal device handy to email in my answer as the "Submit" button is non-responsive....