Famous
First Words: Der Römitchenkai ferlichen... The Edict of
Worms
Happy
Birthday, Star Wars. Chewbacca has a new tell-all blog; it's called
Wookieleaks. / A Hutt slitheed into the food court. The cashier said,
“Hey! We have a pizza place named after you!” The Hutt says,
“You have a pizza place named Jabba Desilijic Tiure?”
..........You
are ever happy then..........Victor Herbert …..Babes in Toyland
Peace
is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a
disposition for non-violence, confidence, justice. --Baruch Spinoza
It
is a spectacular Friday morning. The sky is a very pale blue without
a single puff of white for texture. The only remaining evidence of
the nighttime rain is the spongy wet grass and mud puddles. Oh, and
the aroma of dampness, of new growth, of morning. A mourning dove
sits on the highest house peak and sings a dirge to the rising sun;
all the other birds sing a happy counter-point. A breeze wafts by
and kisses my cheek and tickles my nose with not just the smell of
soggy leaves but a few drops of the sog itself. Pax joins us after a
brief and heated discussion with the new dogs in back and settles
into stalking the perimeter and enjoying the weather (62°F). School
is over for the summer and so no children walk by or wait at the
corner. Puck assumes his warnings have finally taken root. A young
sparrow lands on the nearby feeder and eyes me suspiciously before
determining that it is safe to eat. Several birds dart into the
stately maple trees across the street. The are dotted with the
orange of new growth on all the limb tips. Nature is such a gas.
And now I get to fill my mouth with sweet coffee and think about you.
Great morning.
Hope
your weekend brews exuberant aromas of everything nice, ePistliers.
Jimmy
Fallon: Did you get emotional when you put the (Han Solo) wardrobe
on? Harrison Ford: No, I got paid. / “Let's watch 'Star Wars'!”
said Tom, forcefully.
..........Why
do the best things always disappear?........Levon Helm (the Band)
…..Ophelia
Trivia
Questions: Happy National Chardonnay Day!
^
Can you name any of the 3 main flavor descriptors of the “big”
California Chardonnay?
^^
In the 1940s California had less than 100 acres of Cardonnay planted.
Care to guess how many acres are currently in that grape?
^^^
Chardonnay is the best selling wine in the US, red or white. About
how many bottles are consumed per year?
^^^^
About when did California become known as world class wine country?
^^^^^
Who produces the most expensive Chardonnay wine in the world?
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
37% of library infographics really just tell us how bad librarians
are at making infographic.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Moonbeam:
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
--Mary Wortley Montagu
Why
did Star Wars episodes 4,5,6 comes before episodes 1,2,3? Because,
in charge of planning, Yoda was. / Uuuuuuuuuuuuur Ahhhhhurrrrr Ulum
Ahhhhmmm Aaaarhg. --Chewbaca
..........Lightening
strikes, maybe once, maybe twice.........Stevie Nick (Fleetwood Mac)
…..Gypsy
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Little
Poem of the Week:
The swordsmith made a blade so fine, the edge could cut through
violence. He strode out to the battlefield and slice the war to
silence. Asmallfiction.com
--Submitted by ay of va
Big
Hello: !kao - !Kung San aka !Zun – Namibia, Botwsana, &
Angola.
Week
of the Week: May 21-27 is World Trade
Week – The World Trade Organization has just declared Free Speech
an illegal barrier to trade.
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
The obvious choice here is ConQuesT 48 (KCMO 26-28) but they don't
have any clever tag lines or guests I've heard of.
(http://www.conquestkc.org/)
Soooo, here's MisCon (May 26-29) Missoula's 4-day celebration of
fantasy, science fiction, and horror... http://www.miscon.org/
For
the last time, NO! We are not naming this baby Drum Solo !! / The
scene where Darth Vader is trying to talk Flo into letting
Progressive insure the latest Death Star, ended up on the cutting
room floor.
..........
We cooked the pig in the ground, got some beer on ice.........Hank
Williams, Jr. …..All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight.
^
Vanilla, butter and oak – read the description of any “big”
California chard, and most likely you will find all these words
Almanac:
It is Friday, May 26, 2017. The moon was new yesterday and is in
Gemini. It is National Blueberry Cheesecake Day and
National Chardonnay Day. Because it is the Friday before Memorial
Day it is National Don't Fry Day and National Wig Out Day. And
because it is the last Friday, it is National Heat Awareness Day and
National Title Track Day.
Among
those born on this day were Pope Clement VII (Giulio de'Medici,
1478), Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck (1591), Mary Wortley Montagu (1689),
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (1759), Alexander Pushkin (1799), Felipe
Gutierrez y Espinoza (1825), Monroe Althouse (1853), A E Houseman
(1859), Queen Mary (Great Britain/North Ireland, 1867), Isadora
Duncan (1877), Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson, 1886), Gerard Bertouille
(1898), Estes Kefauver (1903), John Wayne (Marion Morrison, 1907),
Peter Cushing (1913), Jay Silverheels (1919), Peggy Lee (Norma
Egstrom, 1920), James Arnesss (1923), Victor Herbert (1924), Miles
Davis (1926), Levon Helm (1942), Stevie Nicks (Stephanie Lynn, 1948),
Hank Williams Jr and Pam Grier (1949), Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), and
Lenny Kravitz (1964).
On
May twenty-sixth Otto II was crowned king of Germany (961), the
Edict of Worms outlawed Lutherans (1521), Lewis and Clark saw their
first Rocky Mountain (1805), Napoleon was crowned (1805), the
Portuguese civil war ended (1834), Nicholas II was crowned tsar
(1896), the Archaeological Institute of American was founded (1906),
Actors' Equity Associaton formed (1913), Lenin suffered a stroke
(1922), the Socialist Workers Youth International formed (Hamburg,
1923), Lebanon adopted its constitution (1926), the Supreme Court
ruled against prohibition (1930), the Golden Gate Bridge opened
(1937), a patent for the H-Bomb was filed (1946), the Freedom Ride
Coordinating Committee was established (1961), the Apollo 10
astronauts returned to Earth (1969), the SALT accords were signed
(1972), and Star Wars debuted (1977).
Night
Sky, 5/26: While twilight is
still bright, can you catch the thin crescent Moon just above the
west-northwest horizon about to set? The Moon is only about 1 1/4
days after new as seen at the time of dusk for North America; and how
about little Mars to its upper right?
This
Week: Saturday, May 27 –
International Heritage Breeds Day & Ramadan begins
Night
Sky, 5/27: The thickening crescent Moon, now below the heads
of the Gemini twins, shines near Gamma (γ) Geminorum: the brightest
star in the twins' feet.
Sunday,
May 28 – National Hamburger Day & Sierra Club Day
Night
Sky, 5/28: Far to the Moon's lower right, Mars is passing
between the horn-tips of Taurus (Beta and Zeta Tauri, magnitudes 1.6
and 3.0). The three form a diagonal line 8° long from upper right to
lower left. Binoculars will help!
Monday,
May 29 – Memorial Day & Prayer for Peace Day
Night
Sky, 5/29: Mercury in the glow of sunrise, 20°lower left of
Venus which is low in the east at dawn
Tuesday,
May 30 – Mint Julep Day & Loomis Day
Night
Sky, 5/30: Mars glimmers low in the evening twilight left of
Capella while Jupiter is high in the southern sky.
Wednesday,
May 31 – What You Think Upon Grows Day & World
No-Tobacco Day
Night
Sky, 5/31: Saturn glows in the south in the early morning
hours while Uranus is still hidden in the glow of dawn.
Thursday,
June 1 – National Go Barefoot Day & Oscar the Grouch Day
^^
Today, Chardonnay vineyards are planted on more than 100,000
California acres.
Funniest
thing I read of the Week: 4 Year Degree from Notre Dame:
$259,100. Cap & Gown $55. Walking Out on Mike Pence
Priceless. --Submitted by fb of az
Moonbeam:
Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes
into it, deserves all the consequences. --Isadora Duncan
Dashiell
and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gallbladder of the
Week: The
analysis was that Dashiell had pancreatitis caused by a gallstone
that passed through his duct before his surgery. The surgery went
well, he is awake and is attempting to eat something and expects to
go home this afternoon. He began to get sick over the weekend, but
didn't encounter excruciating pain until Thursday. Thank everyone for
prayers, good feelings, and care. The staff were all great, the
doctor was good and articulate and gave Dashiell (not quite 8 by 10
color glossies) photos of this gallbladder and his liver with and
without his gallbladder, etc. I did not know that surgery now came
with memorial photos. He's back home and doing well.
Late
Night Snacks: President Drumpf was given an
official welcome ceremony in Saudi Arabia this weekend where he was
greeted with an honorary collar. As opposed to Michael Flynn who
could soon be presented with an honorary anklet. --Seth Meyers / A
new report found that legal marijuana brought in more money last year
than Girl Scout cookies did. Though to be fair, Girl Scout cookies
wouldn’t have made as much money if it weren’t for marijuana.
--Jimmy Fallon / This morning, the Drumpf administration unveiled
their 2018 budget, titled “A New Foundation for American
Greatness,” which is just slightly grandiose for a financial
document. It’s like calling your grocery list “A Bold Vision for
Yogurt and Dog Food.” --Stephen Colbert / It’s been reported that
O.J. Simpson could be released from prison this year. When he heard
this, Donald Drumpf said, “Finally, someone to play golf with.”
--Conan O'Brien / Now, while in Israel, Drumpf visited a sacred
historical site, the Western Wall. He wasn't praying at the wall, he
was shopping. "This is beautiful stone, beautiful stone. How
much does 2,000 miles of this wall cost?" --James Corden
Not
So Late Night Snack: He's
visiting so many countries because he's not sure which one will offer
him aslym. --Peter Sagal Wait, Wait,
Don't Tell Me
Psst...Psst...
We'd do well to stop selling bombs to everyone. It's hard for others
to believe we can ever be peace makers when the bombs being dropped
around the world are clearly marked "Made in the US".
..........Summer
is there with her blossoms fair.........Victor Herbert …..Gypsy
Love Song
^^^
Americans consume over 840,000 bottles of Chardonnay per year.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: Wig Out Day was invented in 2006 by Kate and
Alice Clark. The sisters were able to inspire the residents of
Bellingham, WA to go to work wearing all different types of crazy
wigs and then gather downtown at the end of the day for a party.
Since then, Wig Out Day has grown and spread throughout the nation.
Weird
Word of the Week:
Jentacular – breakfast, especially one taken early in the morning
or immedciately after getting up. To
valetudinarians and others the following method of making coffee for
breakfast is earnestly recommended, as a most wholesome and pleasant
jentacular beverage. --The
New Family Receipt-Book,
by John Murray, 1820.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-jen1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Dye white fabric orange. Mix ½ cup Tang powered mix and 1 cup Heinz
White Vinegar in a bowl until dissolved. Dip the garment into the
orange solution. Wring the excess liquid out of the garment and hang
up to dry. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/tang.html
...........Your
smile could light the world on fire.........Lenny Kravitz
…..Butterfly
^^^^
The famous “Judgment of Paris” tasting of 1976 made California
wine an international superstar.
Word
Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Impede – delay or prevent
by obstructing, hinder. Macbeth
Act 1 Scene V Lady Macbeth: And chastise with the valour of my
tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round...
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck and his faithful companion, Pax, securing
the perimeter in the case of the Fenced In Feist.
You
may be a redneck jedi if.... Your landspeeder has a bumper-sticker
that reads "I break for Wookies!" / You use the force to
help your mother win at the bingo hall.
..........Well
just kiss all the babies and feed all the horses.........Hank
Williams, Jr. …..Twodot Montana
^^^^^
Domaine Romanee-Conti (DRC), which is probably the most famous in the
world producer of red Burgundy wines also makes a tiny quantity of
the white Burgundy in Montrachet. This wine is impossible to find,
but if you do, it will set you back by at least $3,000.
Month
of the Week: May is Get Caught Reading
Month – The book fell on my head; I've only my shelf to blame.
Most
Beautiful Thing in the State:
Yosemite National Park, California -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GmipPf-Krk
Today's
Peace of History May 26,
1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono (along
with her 5-year-old daughter Kyoko) held their 2nd Bed-in for Peace
at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. A late-night
rendition of “Give Peace a Chance,” recorded in the hotel room
with their visitors singing and accompanying, reached No.14 on the
Billboard pop music charts.
Dr.
Yoda's line of Children's Books: The Force is the Force, Of Course,
Of Course, One Droid, Two Droids, Red Droid, Blue droids
..........Take
from me my lace.........Stevie Nicks …..Leather and Lace
Masthead
of the Week:
fRiday ePistle May 26, 2017. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Tagline
of the Week.
Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800 Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS
66046
Moonbeam:
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world -- Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin
Cost
of War:
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 5/25/17: $772,680,670,859.
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 5/18/17: $772,024,387,799.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 5/25/17:
$820,514,612,016.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 5/18/17:
$820,495,431,544.
Tax
dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 5/25/17: $15,136,661,998.
Tax
dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 5/18/17: $15,035,797,231.
Tax
dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 5/25/17:
$150,417,264,807.
Tax
dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 5/18/17:
$149,856,365,774.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 5/25/17:
$1,763,420,133,208.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 5/18/17:
$1,762,049,585,333.
If
all of the soldiers in all of the armies in all of the world were to
put down their weapons and pick up tools and start making sustainable
housing for all of the poeple in the world, life would just begin on
this planet. --Michael Reynolds
..........Boy,
somethin' like you ain't never seen.........Levon Helm (The Band)
…..W.W. Walcott Medicine Show
Let's
face it, episodes 1, 2 and 3 are lost episodes of “How I met Your
Mother”. / Either you love Star Wars or you're wrong.
Famous
Last Words:
...declaring an official "National Archaeology Day" in
October. --Archaeological Institute of America
website.
May
Peace be your blueberry
And
Joy be your cheesecake
prairie
mama
christine
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