Famous First
Words: Sì:
corre voce che... Giuseppe Verdi, Aida
Welcome to Pie Approximation Day (22/7). If you ask a scientist what pi is, he'll tell you it equals 3.14159. If you ask a mathematician, he'll tell you pi equals the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. If you ask an engineer, he'll say "Pi? Well, it's about 3, but we'll call it 4 just to be safe." But if you ask a kid, he’ll ask if he can have ice cream with it.
..........This
old world still looks the same.........Eagles .....Tequila Sunrise
If you long
for peace, act in peace and harmony. If
you want the world to change, start with the person in the mirror.
It is a muggy Friday
morning (78°F / 82% Humidity). There are a few thin clouds veiling the
rising sun, the rest of the sky is blue and clear. The birds are out early singing and eating
and flying around. A cardinal at the
feeder calls and is answered by a cardinal unseen in the little wood across the
street. The world is still green dotted
with orange and pink lilies and golden black-eyed-susans and deep blues from
the trash cans at the end of each driveway.
Puck has declared the yard free of furry pests and is lying prone on the
deck landing watching that jogger incase she should veer through our corner. The world smells of dryness and heat, dusty
and close, but daunted by the sheer amount of water in the air. Finally we return to our rooms, dry and cool,
smelling of brewing coffee. Puck
retreats to his chair for an early morning nap while I doctor coffee, muting
the bitterness with artificial sweetener and thickening it with cream. AND now I get to write to you. what a morning!
Hope your weekend gives
you endless joy, ePistliers.
3.14 percent
of sailors are pi-rates.
Mike
Pence: Sarah Palin without the charisma.
A
RNCinCLE in Time --#RNCinCLE
..........It's
so damn hot I can't stand it............Don Henley .....Garden of Allah
Trivia Questions: Happy Birthday, Alex!
^ Any idea where Alex
Trebek was born?
^^ Where or when or in
what field did Alex attend college?
^^^ Alex's 1st US game
show was called The Wizard of Odds. Do you remember/know anything about it?
^^^^ Trebek's first really
successful US show was High Rollers. About how long did he host that?
^^^^^
Do you know anything about Trebek's personal life?
Fake Library Statistic of the Week: Every 1.7 seconds a librarian somewhere
in the world makes a cup of tea. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Moonbeam:
Tell me, was it you or your brother who was killed in the war? --William Archibald Spooner
Consider a
pizza with a radius z and thickness a.
The volume is pi*z*z*a.
Pence:
how long before Trump leaves him for a younger, prettier running mate?
Speaker
line up at the RNC: It's a veritable Who's
That. --Jessi Klein
..........It
may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you..........Eagles .....Desperado
Something to
Think About of the Week:
Find that place which is effortlessly at rest within itself. Be there. - Be one with that. --Mooji
Big Hello: Moin - Frisian
(Netherlands, Germany)
Week of the Week: National
Ventriloquism Week (July 13-16)
Quote of the
Week: In all
of American history there has never been a major party candidate against whom
Trump would be the lesser evil. #RNCinCLE
--Danny Zuker
The Pi-thon
is the official animal of Pi Approximation Day.
Pence:
because Trump needed a candidate even more unlikeable than himself.
The
Republican National Convention: Drumpf's D-List Convention Extravaganza.
..........We've
got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pi(e).........Don Henley .....Dirty Laundry
^ Alex was born in
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada to Lucille Lagacé and George Edward Trebek.
Almanac:
It is Friday, July 22, 2016. The moon
will be last quarter on Tuesday and is in Pisces. It is Fragile
X Awareness Day, National Penuche Fudge Day, Rat-catchers Day, Spooners
(Spoonerism) Day, and Pi Approximation Day (22/7). In Poland it is Liberation Day (1944) and
Swaziland celebrates the king's Birthday.
Among those born on this
day were Philip the Handsome (1506), Gregor Mendel (1822), William Archibald
Spooner (1844), Emma Lazarus (1849), Edward Hopper (1882), Gustav Hertz (1887),
Raymond Chandler (1888), Alexander Calder (1898), Robert Dole (1923), Margaret
Whiting (1924), Orsen Bean (1928), Yuri P Artyukhin (1930), Oscar de la Renta
(1932), Alex Trebek (1940), George Clinton (1941), Sparky Lyle (1944), Bobby
Sherman (1945), Albert Brooks (1947), Don Henley (1947), and Willem Dafoe
(1955).
On July twenty-second the
second Roanoke Island colony was established (1587),
the City of Albany was
chartered (NY, 1686), Cleveland was founded (OH, 1796),
the 5th modern Olympics
closed (Stockholm, 1912), Kerensky became Russian PM (1917), Caterina Jarboro
sang Aida and became the first negro prima donna in the US (1933), Wiley
Post completed the first round-the-world solo flight (1933), Jane Matilda Bolin
became the first black female judge (NYC, 1939), Poland adopted its
constitution (1952), Sonny Liston KOed Floyd Patterson (1963), Aretha Franklin
was arrested for disturbing the peace (Detroit, 1969), and Venera 8 landed
softly on Venus (1972).
Tonight's Sky: The
Big Dipper, found dangling by its handle in the northwest, is known by a number
of other names. In England, as well as parts of eastern Europe, it is called
the Plough, lowering into the north each fall to till in the crops. July Planets: Dawn: Mercury / Evening:
Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter / Night: Uranus and Neptune.
This Week: Saturday, July 23 - Gorgeous Grandma Day and
National Day of the Cowboy
Sunday, July 24
- National Tequila Day and National Thermal Engineers Day
Tonight's Sky:
Look for a W-shape in the north-northeast this evening, which forms the basis
of the throne for the Queen, Cassiopeia. It is tipped on its back during the
summer.
Monday, July 25
- Carousel Day aka Merry-Go-Round Day and Red Shoe Day
Tonight's Sky:
The bluish-white star Vega is nearly overhead, while the brilliant pale-orange
Arcturus is about half way up from the horizon in the west. Between, about two
thirds of the way from Arcturus up to Vega, a bow-tie shaped pattern of stars
can be found, outlining the figure of Hercules.
Tuesday, July 26
- One Voice Day
Tonight's Sky:
the trio of Mars, Saturn, and the red star Antares have pulled closer together,
seen in the south-southwest near 9:30 this evening.
Wednesday, July 27
- Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day and Walk on Stilts Day
Tonight's Sky:
The southern end of the Milky Way is rich with various types of objects because
it is the center of our galaxy, though binoculars or telescopes are needed.
Looking at the red star Antares, ordinary binoculars will show a fuzzy object
to its right – a cluster of stars, where hundreds, perhaps thousands of stars
are all close together.
Thursday, July 28 - Lumberjack Day and National Refreshment Day
When you
take a bovine and divide its circumference by its diameter you get cow pi.
Pence:
when Palin is too effective and Newt is too likeable.
Just
In: Chester Cheetah will be a keynote speaker at the RNC 2016. --@Masonmarley08
..........Eager
for action and hot for the game..........Eagles
.....Life in the Fast Lane
^^ In 1961, Alex graduated
from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy.
Funniest thing I read of the Week: Is Quentin
Tarantino directing 2016? Because that
would explain everything. --submitted
by sb of ak
Moonbeam: He looked about as inconspicuous
as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. --Raymond Chandler
Late Night
Snacks: New
documents reveal that when Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear, the woman he sent
it to was a cleaner, not a prostitute as previously thought. You know, because
otherwise it would have been weird.
--Jimmy Fallon / The mayor of Rio is pleading with Nintendo to release
Pokémon Go in Brazil just in time for the Olympics. He’s even introduced Rio’s
own Pokémon character, "Zikachu.
--Conan O'Brien / A new report says that former Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice recently rejected an offer from Donald Drumpf to be his
running mate. When Drumpf's people asked why she rejected the offer, she said,
"For the last time, I'm Whoopi Goldberg." --Seth Meyers / Donald said he wanted his
entrance to be like his plans for the economy: foggy and mysterious. --James Corden / A number of key Republicans
are skipping the convention. Jeb Bush, instead of traveling to Cleveland, spent
the night home crying. --Jimmy Kimmel / You may not know this but you're not
supposed to see the candidate before the nomination, let alone on the first
night. That's like the bride not only being seen on her wedding day but jumping
out of the cake at the bachelor party.
--Stephen Colbert / How messed up must the Republican convention be if
Sarah Palin won’t attend? --Samantha Bee
Love, peace,
joy, and harmony are the best vitamins in the universe. --Philip Arnold
In Alaska,
where it gets very cold, pi is only 3.00.
After all, everything shrinks in the cold. They call it Eskimo pi.
Pence:
His 47% approval ranking beats Christie's 26% approval rating
Tom
Brady plus Tim Tebow minus common sense equals Scott Baio.
..........But
I think it's about forgiveness.........Don Henley .....Heart of the Matter
^^^ The Wizard of Odds was an American
game show that aired from July 1973 to June 1974 in which people from the
studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around
statistical questions. ~~I was unable to
find a sample question.
Next Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week:
You Matter. Until you multiply yourself
times the speed of light squared. Then
you Energy
Worthless Facts
of the Week:
The 5th (1912) Olympics were known as the "Swedish Masterpiece". Electronic timing devices and a public
address system were used for the first time.
Weird Word of
the Week: Quinion
- a book binding technique that consisted of 5 sheets, folded and gathered. ..late 19th century http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-qui5.htm
Peace Joke of
the Week:
Wacky Uses for
Common Products:
Polish lacquered metal. Use a few drops
of Star Olive Oil on a soft cloth. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/star.html
When you
divide the circumference of our sun by its diameter you get pi in the sky.
Pence:
Duck Dynasty's white sheep.
Speaker
List at the RNC: A who's who of has-beens. --Shelita Buffet
...........You
call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye.........Eagles .....The Last Resort
^^^^ High Rollers aired from July 1974 off and on until June 1976 when
it became more permanent (76-88). Trebek
hosted through the off and on and the permanent series until June 1980.
Last Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: Is your refrigerator running? If it is, I might vote for it. --Submitted by jm of ks
Word Shakespeare
Made Up of the Week:
Besmirch - damage a reputation in the opinion of others. Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3 (Laertes)
Science Fiction
Convention of the Week:
Ro-Con: celebrating all things geek and wonderful. (Mystic, CT)
http://ro-con-2.blogspot.com/
Puck the Brave Episode of the Week: Here's our fearless Puck looking kind of
uncomfortable while testing the pea for a princess in the case of Diane's
Dachshunds.
The worst
thing about getting hit in the face with pi is that it never ends.
Pence:
his boring-ness legitimizes Trump's crazy.
Speaker
line up at the RNC: Calling this the "B List" would be kind. Here
..........Well,
it's a cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold Post, postmodern world.........Don
Henley .....They're Not Here, They're
Not Coming
^^^^^ Alex is married to
Jean Currivan Trebek, his second wife.
He has two children, Matthew and Emily.
Month of the
Week: July is Sandwich Generation Month --A ham sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender
says, "Sorry, we don't serve food here." / Shh, do you hear that?
It's the sound of a sandwich not being made.
Famous Kansans: Vicki Lynn Lasseter, Playboy playmate of the month in 2/81, was
born in Iola in 1960. https://www.playboy.com/vicki-lynn-lasseter
Today's Peace of
History:
July 22, 1988: 500 US scientists pledged to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare
research.
Ah,
Pence and Pensibility?...no, no...Pence and Prejudice.
..........Kinds
words when times are sad..........Eagles
.....I Wish You Peace
Fake Animal Fact of the Week: A newly born kitten has
the equivalent absorbency of a car sponge.
https://fakeanimalfacts.wordpress.com/
Masthead of the Week: fRiday ePistle JULY 22, 2016. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ The peaceful
side of humor. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800 Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS 66046
Not Quite
funny-est Thing I Read of the Week: I asked the librarian for a book about Pavlov's
dog and Schroedinger's cat. She said it
ran a bell but she wasn't sure if it was there or not. --Submitted by dg of oh
Moonbeam: I am never going to
write for the sake of writing. --Emma
Lazarus
Cost of War:
Tax dollars spent in Afghanistan:
as of 7/21/16: $743,065,081,716
Tax dollars spent in
Afghanistan: as of 7/14/16: $742,398,020,515
Tax dollars spent on the
Iraq war since 2001 as of 7/21/16: $819,649,059,944.
Tax dollars spent on the
Iraq war since 2001 as of 7/14/16: $819,629,564,342.
Tax dollars spent on
Daesh conflict as of 7/21/16: $10,584,763,954.
Tax dollars spent on
Daesh conflict as of 7/14/16: $10,482,236,870.
Tax dollars spent on the
Pentagon Slush Fund as of 7/21/16: $125,089,981,013.
Tax dollars spent on the
Pentagon Slush Fund as of 7/14/16: $124,519,500,737.
Tax dollars spent on all
wars since 2001 as of 7/21/16: $1,701,571,828,579.
Tax dollars spent on all
wars since 2001 as of 7/14/16: $1,700,178,768,045.
Do you know
that our soul is composed of harmony. --Leonardo da Vinci
..........Too
many blessings, too little appreciation.........Don Henley .....My Thanksgiving
And who was
it that rid the town of Hamelin of mathematicians? The pi-ed pi-per, of course.
Famous Last
Words: ...half
the total number of Deputies being present.
--Constitution of The People's
Republic of Poland.
May Peace be
always with you
And Joy never
come to an end
prairie mama
christine
Absolutely the final Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: I
don't want to brag or make anybody jealous, but I can still fit into the
earrings I wore in high school.
--Submitted by ma formerly of oh
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