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10 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
RELEASE DATE—Sunday, September 26, 2021 RELEASE DATE—Sunday, September 26, 2021
Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Answers are on page 11
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104 Sister of Laertes
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104 Sister of Laertes 105 Like yellow
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98 Corkscrew pasta
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105 Like yellow bananas
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20 Addr. line ending
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68 Field of Dreams crowd
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107 Look for gifts, say
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108 Green and white
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garden
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69 Nemesis, e.g. house
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58 Room in Clue 59 Original “Star
59 Original “Star Trek” actor
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62 Nice way to say yes?
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63 Stubborn animal
64 Family room 64 Family room
65 Group email 65 Group email
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82 Melodious 82 Melodious
85 BILLY bookcase 85 BILLY bookcase
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t’s not lost on me that many people view my column as an opportunity for me to complain about my wife and sometimes my daughter. With all sincerity, I do
it out of love and truly believe my antics are somewhat relatable to all the other “Ron Nagasawas” out there. Here’s another rant but, spoiler alert, there’s a twist at the end of this story.
Not unlike most of you, my wife and I have had a pretty nonexistent social life this past year. Still, in an attempt for some normalcy and before the peak of the “variant,” we managed to have dinner with some friends from the mainland.
The arrangements were made weeks in advance. First, I checked with my wife, of course, and told her the exact date, time and location of the dinner. I then put it on our kitchen whiteboard calendar, which hangs on our refrig- erator. No way anyone misses that, as the refrigerator is the family Grand Central Station.
As we approached the date, I put out verbal reminders to her that it was coming up. I think she was getting ir- ritated that I brought it up so often, but I was relentless.
On the day of the dinner, I took care of all the house- work so that she would have a clear mind and relax until it was time to get ready. Early on, I announced the exact time that we would be leaving the house in order to be on time for our dinner reservation. As we approached launch time, I showered and changed. I promised myself I would not pressure my wife by checking on her readiness status. So, I went and drank a cup of coffee. About 15 minutes before we were supposed to leave, my wife still did not emerge from our room.
I had to go in and see what was going on. She was standing in front of her open closet and told me, “I don’t know what to wear.” It took everything I had not to say anything. I know this because I had completely bitten through my tongue.
At that point, anything I said would have seemed sar- castic or adversarial. I know how this plays out, for as soon as she selects what to finally wear, her search will commence for matching shoes and jewelry.
Amazingly, she was dressed in minutes and we were only five minutes past the time I wanted to leave. As we headed to the car, and because of the coffee, I had to make a quick trip to the bathroom. Our daughter who was watching all the action said, “Why does Dad always rush us but is always the last one to leave the house?”
rnagasawa@midweek.com