Famous First Words: It's the window of experience... --Richie Havens From The Prison ~~The song that opened Woodstock (8/15/69)
English: Mind your own beeswax.
It's Best Friends Day! I want to thank you in advance for being the friend that laughs during the eulogy at my funeral because you know the real story. ++ I was an innocent being...then my best friend came along.
The love that flows through your heart purifies not only your own spirit, but the love you share with others. --Caroline Myss
..........You live in the same world I do.........Melanie …..Beautiful People (Woodstock, 8/15/69)
The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. --L Frank Baum
It is a bright, still Friday morning. The house painters are here early to get as much done as possible before it gets too hot to do anything. The walls themselves are a fresh charcoal gray and the trim and doors are yet to be done. Actually the trim on the front is done (not the door) and it looks great. Now the sides and the back are being painted. Doors have to be open when they paint parts of them – another reason to do it early. At least the plastic is off the windows so that I can see the actual outside. The cat freaked out when there was plastic on the windows and she wouldn't even go near them. She sat 6 feet or so back and stared. The whole world had melted into white goo. Hopefully, I'll have a picture for next week's Image of the Week. But my phone has stopped taking pictures so maybe not. I'm sipping my decaf while Puck is asleep under my desk – some things change, others don't.
Hope your weekend is filled with the laughter of friends, Chum.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I want to see an episode of “Undercover Boss” with Jesus in one of these white nationalist churches.
Brazil: Each monkey on its own branch.
A good friend will help you move. A best friend will help you move a body. ++ A good friend is like a margarita...a little sweet, a little salty, and can knock you on your butt when you need it.
And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. --The Beatles
..........Bringin' in a couple of keys.........Arlo Guthrie …..Coming Into Los Angeles (Woodstock, 8/15/69)
Trivia Questions: Today is Chauvin Day.
Who was Nicholas Chauvin anyway?
What has “chauvinism” come to mean today?
When or how did the term “male chauvinism” appear in our culture?
What is the difference between chauvinism and jingoism?
What ever happened to Nicholas Chauvin?
Big Hello: Dobry dźień – Sorbian, Lower (endangered indigenous language of Germany.) https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: One good thing about this heat is you can be sure no one is waiting in the backseat of your parked car to kill you.
Image of the Week: When we were cleaning out Jeff's apartment we came across this quilt. It was pieced by my mother for Jeff's son, BJ. Mama called it 1,000 Pyramids even though none of her quilts got anywhere near 1,000. It goes to my next great grandchild.
Jeff's Official Obituary: Lawrence Times: https://lawrencekstimes.com/2025/08/13/obituary-jeffrey-skye-miller/
Insult of the Week: You've got about as much charm as a dead slug. --Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games
Korea: Do your own work.
Friends are like boobs. You've got big ones, small one, and fake ones. ++ A friend calls you in jail. A great friend bails you out of jail. Your best friend sits next to you and says, “wow, that was fun”.
There is only one desire: to find the promised land and the freedom of a pure love that is without concern for anything else but love. --Thomas Merton
..........Give me an “F”.........Country Joe and the Fish …..The Fish Cheer (Woodstock, 8/16/69)
Moonbeam: History is a set of lies agreed upon. --Napoleon Bonaparte
Blasphemy of the Week: A child with an imaginary friend is normal. An adult with an imaginary friend is strange. A group of people with an imaginary friend is a religion.
Coffee Joke of the Week: My divorce was just like Starbucks coffee – expensive and bitter.
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: This Antifa at work bragged that she could print a gun with her new 3D printer. I wasn't impressed, I've had a Canon printer for years.
Australia: Think about your own life instead.
Friends are like condoms; they protect you when things get hard. ++ It is an awesome moment when you're telling a lie, and your best friend notices and joins in.
..........A love supreme.........Santana …..Soul Sacrifice (Woodstock, 8/16/69)
1) The idea of chauvinism comes from a French soldier named Nicolas Chauvin. He was badly hurt fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. Even after Napoleon lost power, Chauvin still strongly believed in Napoleon and that France had a special mission. His strong loyalty, even when his ideas were unpopular, led to the word "chauvinism."
Almanac: It is Friday,August 15, 2025. The moon enters its last quarter tomorrow (8/16) and is in Taurus. Today is Best Friends Day, Chauvin Day, Check the Chip Day, Green Data Day, National Relaxation Day, and National Leathercraft Day. Because it is the third Friday of August it is also Kool-Aid Day, Men's Grooming Day, National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, and National Relaxation Day.
Among those born on this day were Napoleon Bonaparte (1769), Walter Scott (1771), James Douglas (1803), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Ethel Barrymore (1879), Edna Ferber (1887), T.E. Lawrence (1888), Bill Baird (1904), Julia Child (1912), Rose Maris (1923), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), and Princess Anne (1950).
On August fifteenth Macbeth was slain (1057), Panama City was founded (1519), the National Black Convention met (1843), the Panama Canal opened (1914), the Wizard of Oz premiered (1939), Radio Free London began transmitting (1968), Nixon declared a 90-Day freeze on wages, prices & rents (1971), Woodstock opened (1969), Bahrain gained independence (1971), and 750,000 attended the free Paul Simon concert in Central Park (1991).
Night Sky, 8/15: The Moon rises around 11 or midnight daylight-saving time, with the Pleiades following it up about 20 minutes behind. As the Moon gets higher, look for the Pleiades about 6° to its lower left. By the beginning of dawn the Moon and Pleiades are very high in the southeast, now level with each other and only about 3° or 4° apart. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: Cherry Picking
This Week: Saturday, August 16 – Chef Appreciation Day & National Honey Bee Day & National Rollercoaster Day
Sunday, August 17 – Black Cat Appreciation Day & National Nonprofit Day & National Thrift Shop Day
Night Sky, 8/17: Whenever Vega crosses near your zenith, soon after dark now, you know that the Sagittarius Teapot is at its highest due south. Two hours later, when Deneb passes the zenith, it's the turn of little Delphinus and boat-shaped Capricornus down below it to stand at their highest due south.
Monday, August 18 – Bad Poetry Day & National Serendipity Day
Tuesday, August 19 – Aviation Day & International Orangutan Day & World Photography Day
Night Sky, 8/19: The moon is in conjunction with Jupiter on the 19th, Venus on the 20th, and Mercury on the 21st.
Wednesday, August 20 - National Radio Day & World Mosquito Day
Thursday, August 21 – Poet's Day & Senior Citizens Day ...and for that one ePistlier in Brazil World Daffodil Day for the Southern Hemisphere
Egypt: Stay in your state.
Good friends don't let you do stupid things....alone. ++ We will be best friends forever because you already know too much.
The honorary duty of a human being is to love. --Maya Angelou
..........I like the way you talk.........Creedence Clearwater Revival …..Suzy Q (Woodstock, 8/16/69)
2) Chauvinism grew to mean being overly devoted to any group or cause. It's especially used when this devotion includes being unfair or hostile to outsiders.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Only a couple more weeks until I let a football team determine my mood for the next five months. --Submitted by INRITH
Moonbeam: Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. --Walter Scott
Fun Facts of the Week: The Kool-Aid Man, famous for breaking through walls and his catchphrase "Oh yeah!," was created in 1974 as a successor to the earlier "Pitcher Man" mascot. The character's powerful, wall-smashing entrances symbolized his unstoppable enthusiasm for delivering the sweet drink. The Kool-Aid Man's origin story is tied to Edwin Perkins, who invented the drink mix in his mother's kitchen in Hastings, Nebraska, beginning the journey for the iconic mascot.
Video of the Week: It Ain't Gonna Go Away – An Ode to the Epstein Files https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AGEjj2Jds
The more one knows, the luckier they are, for knowledge is the greatest gift in life. --L Frank Baum
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving. --Victor Hugo
I was told that the friendship between sodium, potassium, and oxygen was bad. I said, “Na, Pretty sure it is OK.” ++ Nothing beats friendship except a friend-iceberg.
Spain: Don't go where you're not called.
..........I hope to die before I get old.........The Who …..My Generation (Woodstock, 8/17/69)
3) Male chauvinism is the belief that men are better than women. The phrase "male chauvinism" was first written down in a play in 1935. During World War II, many men went to fight, so women took their jobs in factories and offices. When the war ended, men came back and found women in jobs they used to have. This made some men feel like their important role in society was threatened. Because of this, male chauvinism seemed to increase.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Crypto Coin: Someone trying to sell you their imaginary friend. --Submitted by SDS
Weird Word of the Week: Batrachomvomachies – a petty quarrel https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/batrachomyomachy
Dragon of the Week: House Dragon
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Disinfect garbage cans. Wash the garbage cans with a solution made from ¾ cup Clorox bleach to one gallon water. Let it stand for five minutes, then rinse clean. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/clorox.html
Fake Word of the Week: TheoFascOligKakracy – Fascism – ruled by a dictator + Oligarchy – Ruled by a wealthy few + Theocracy – ruled by religion + Kakistocracy – ruled by the least qualified. Theofascoligkakracy --Submitted by LaughingInDisbelief
It is love alone that gives worth to all things. --St Teresa of Avila
I love my pet rock. Our friendship is solid. ++ I had an imaginary friend, but she was never my best friend because she made fun of me. She would mock me saying, “At least I have a real friend”.
Germany: Take care of your own dirt.
...........Your mind, your mind is so full of red.........The Jefferson Airplane …..Somebody To Love (Woodstock, 8/17/69)
4) Chauvinism: Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism. Jingoism: Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism especially with regards to foreign policy.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I feel sorry for ghosts right now. How are they supposed to be scarier than real life? --Jonathan Edward Durham
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Seattle WorldCon 2025 (13-17, Seattle, WA) Building Yesterday's Future for Everyone. https://seattlein2025.org/
Anarchist Quote of the Week: Before a revolution happens, it is perceived as impossible; after it happens, it is seen as having been inevitable. --Rosa Luxemburg
Spark of Joy of the Week: I want to resemble a sort of liquid light which stretches beyond visibility or invisibility. Tonight I wish to have the valor and daring to belong to the moon. –Virginia Woolf
Charity, a word that comprises love and justice, may well be the most sublime of all Christian virtues. --Diana Butler Bass
I'm going to change my Facebook name to Benefits. Then when someone adds me on Facebook it will say: You are friends with Benefits. ++ You know you're getting old when “Friends with benefits” means having a friend who can drive after dark.
Italy: Do your own cabbages.
..........But I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.........Janis Joplin …..Piece Of My Heart
5) Nicholas, the French soldier, was legendary and likely also fictional. All the information that exists about him is how loyal he was to Napoleon.
Protest Sign of the Week: Let Them Eat Teslas!
Quote of the Week: This week 50 some Democrats left Texas and not for the usual reasons. --Tom Papa Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (8/9/25)
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I tried to organize my thoughts but they unionized and demanded breaks. --Submitted by 42 Collective
Today's Peace of History: August 15, 1970: Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player. After her brief stint in professional football, Palinkas returned to her home in Tampa, Florida to start a family and continue her career as a first grade teacher.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I was never good with people. Even my imaginary friend played with the kid across the street. ++ My best friend became a vegetarian. She really changed; it was like I'd never seen herbivore.
Russia: You're not being ask
..........Yet, ev'ry distance is not near.........The Band …..I Shall Be Released (Woodstock, 9/17/69)
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle, August 15, 2025: cHummy ePistle . Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way. --Edna Ferber
Cost of War:
As of 08/14/25 State Department Costs: $272,310,664,593
As of 08/07/25 State Department Costs:$271,745,256,943
As of 08/14/25 Homeland Security: $1,207,492,651,789
As of 08/07/25 Homeland Security: $1,206,879,594,697
As of 08/14/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,319,695,510,318
As of 08/07/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,318,119,108,835
As of 08/14/25 Military Costs: $3,161,676,284,334
As of 08/07/25 Military Costs: $3,160,479,396,502
As of 08/14/25 Veterans Care: $4,428,891,247,938
As of 08/07/25 Veterans Care: $4,416,942,753,377
As of 08/14/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,390,068,494,953
As of 08/07/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,374,168,989,476
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Never give up. No one knows what's going to happen next. --L Frank Baum
Famous Last Words: Oh, what a world, what a world. --Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz – the movie
..........Hey, Hey, Joe, run on down.........Jimi Hendrix …..Hey Joe (The final song of Woodstock, 8/17/69)
True love is a process. True love requires personal action. Love must be continuing to be real. --Marvin J Ashton
I know, it is so hard to find a friend who's loyal, caring, honest, and cute. Lucky for you, I came along. ++ I hope we're friends until we die. Then I hope we stay ghost friends and walk through walls and scare the shit out of people.
France: Take care of your onions.
May Peace be your friend
And Joy your companion
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