Famous
First Words: Since the ancients (as we
are told by Pappas),
made great account of the science...
Sir Isaac Newton, Principia (from
ePistle eMbrace, 7/6/12)
Top
Ten reasons you are not ready for swimsuit weather: #10 - In addition
to drawstrings, your bathing suit has support cables. (from
aQuatic ePistle 76/29/12)
....................Kiss
me once, then kiss me twice..........Bing
Crosby .....It's Been A Long, Long Time (from
ePistle eMbrace, 7/6/12)
Being
a pacifist between wars is as easy as being a vegetarian between
meals. --Ammon Hennacy (from lEgal ePistle 7/5/13)
It
is a beautiful Friday morning. There is not a single interruption in
the azure sky and the 75°F temperature is very pleasant. The
soundtrack has taken on a definite summer sound with the addition of
air conditioners grinding on and off and on again. The varied
birdsong, cars driving to and fro, Puck yapping at the squirrel are
still there too. I stand by the fence in one of the few muddy spots
left by long gone rain. A young cardinal takes a few bites from the
feeder and notices he is alone. Looking around, cautiously and then
frantically, he seeks the shelter of mulberry leaves. Everything is
so green – layers, levels, degrees – lime, moss, forest, kelly...
I will lift mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.
(Ps 121) dotted here and there with color – red and orange
flowers. It is a beautiful world, isn't it? But Puck has still not
convinced the squirrel to move on and coffee is calling me so we quit
this lovely scene and go indoors. The aroma of brewing coffee is
welcome and I fix myself a hot cup of brown unleaded ambition and sit
down at my working computer. Sigh. I love making the ePistle, but
this is always my very favorite part … hello, sweetie.
Here's
hoping your weekend includes this ePistle, ePistliers.
Since
I didn't have internet while I was writing this, I rummaged through
old epistles and it was fun. It was fun to reread the jokes and
quotes. But I having actual withdrawal symptoms and I'm glad I'm
back on line.
A
man was driving his 1964 Buick Riviera down the freeway when his cell
phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning
him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going
the wrong way on I-280. Please be careful!" "It's not just
one car," said Herman. "It's hundreds of them!" (from
eDsel of ePistles, 7/12/13)
..........But
it sure feels nice.........Christine McVie/Fleetwood Mac .....Over
My Head (from eDsel of ePistles, 7/12/13)
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday, Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August
Graf von Zeppelin and the airship you rode in on (from
sIrius ePistle, 7/8/16)
^
Any idea where the eponymous hometown of the noble Zepelin family is?
^^
How about Ferdinand's relationship to the US Civil War?
^^^
When and/or where (or how did it go, for that matter) was the first
Zeppelin launched?
^^^^
Do you know what the Apache Zeppelin is?
^^^^^
How did Led Zeppelin get its name?
May
Peace Prevail on Earth of the Week:
I only just started this section last week and so there isn't much
out there to chose from so I'll just include the website for how to
say peace in a kazillion languages.
http://www.columbia.edu/~fdc/pace/
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
Study shows that 100% of kids who check out 'The Berenstain Bears and
the Drug Free Zone' will never purchase drugs from a bear.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
(From the bEglutened ePistle, 7/1/16)
Top
10 Responses to Your Son or Daughter's news that they are going to
library school. 10) I'd love it if you were a librarian, they're so
quiet. (from an unnamed ePistle, 11/4/14) ~~I
have an incomplete collection for 2014.
.........We've
got more problems than we'll ever need......... Michael Jackson
.....Why You Wanna Trip on Me (from an unnamed
ePistle, 11/4/14)
Moonbeam:
In the twenty-first century, the robot will take
the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization.
--Nikola Tesla (from
tOur de ePistle, 7-10-15)
Something
to Think About of the Week: (from aStro ePistle, 4-28-17)
~~the first use of a cartoon as “something to think about...
Big
Hello: Halau – Khoekhoe (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
(from aStro ePistle, 4-28-17)
Week
of the Week: National Tom Sawyer Days
(July 3-5) The same English teacher that won't let you use the word
“ain't” because it's not a “real” word, makes you read The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer that uses
the word over 100 times. (from aLien ePistle, 7-3-15)
Two
pieces of black tarmac are standing chatting at the bar, when in
walks a piece of green tarmac. The piece of green tarmac demands a
pint of bitter from the landlord in a menacing manner, downs it in
one, slams his money on the bar and walks out. The landlord turns to
the two pieces of black tarmac and says, 'Well I'm glad he didn't
cause any trouble - I've heard he's a bit of a cyclepath.' (from
tOur de ePistle, 7-10-15)
..........When
I got to Pocatello my troubles began to grow.........Rosalie Sorrels
…..Way Out in Idaho (from aLien ePistle,
7-3-15)
^
Zepelin is a small community outside the town of Bützow in
Mecklenburg (northern), Germany.
Almanac:
Global Forgiveness Day and Tell the Truth Day (lEgal ePistle, 7/5/13)
It is Friday, July 7, 2017. The moon should be full around this
time. **The weirdest... I thought I had my file for July 7th
– holidays, etc. - on my computer so that I could do the almanac
for real. However when I pulled the 7/7 file the items were for
August 7th – so I don't even have the stuff I don't
usually have to look up. ~~From time to time in my life I tried to
give or sell or abandon stuff and get back to just a few basic items,
to keep myself loose and able to travel light through life. Now,
this seems to be happening on a cyber level. I never thought of
files and internet as “stuff” because, you know, it's only a few
blips of electricity. However...
This
Week: Saturday, July 8 - Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama
(SCUD Day) (lEgal ePistle, 7/5/13)
Sunday,
July 9 - National Sugar Cookie Day (lEgal ePistle, 7/5/13)
Monday,
July 10 - Don't Step on a Bee Day and Hot Dog Night (lEgal ePistle,
7/5/13)
Tuesday,
July 11 - Cheer Up the Lonely Day and Bald Is In
Day (tOur dE ePistle, 7/10/15)
Wednesday,
July 12 - Simplicity Day (tOur dE ePistle,
7/10/15)
Thursday,
July 13 - Gruntled Workers Day and National French
Fries Day (tOur dE ePistle, 7/10/15)
July
is Wheat Month. "And then when I got home all my wheat had been
ground into flour," the farmer complained to the police officer.
The sergeant laid a hand on his arm and replied, "We've gotten
similar reports all over town. This could be the work of a serial
miller". (bEglutened ePistle, 7/1/16)
..........The
door is open and the lights are cold.........Blondie .....Angels on
the Balcony (from bEglutened ePistle, 7/1/16)
^^
In 1863 Zeppelin acted as an observer for the Union's Army of the
Potomac in the American Civil War. During the Battle of
Fredericksburg he launched a balloon with a soldier aboard.
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
Con Kasterbonous: Northern Alabama's Dr. Who Convention.
http://conkasterborous.com/con-info/
(from eRana's ePistle, 6-24-16)
Moonbeam: Corporation, n. An ingenious
device for obtaining individual profit without individual
responsibility. --Ambrose Bierce (from eRana's ePistle, 6-24-16)
Late
Night Snacks: Conservative rock star Ted Nugent says that he
is thinking about running for president in 2016. Nugent said it's
always been his dream. Then Democrats said, Ours too. --Jimmy
Fallon / Sarah Palin said she may run for the Senate. She said being
a US senator is a job she's always dreamed of resigning from. --Bill
Maher (from
gAme,sEt, ePistle, 7-19-13)
The
whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the
interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one
another, and all involved in one another. --Thomas Merton (from
ePistle mAte, 10-9-15)
Happy
All or Nothing Day! What do you get when you cross a pigeon and a
zero? A flying none! (from aLi ePistle,
7-26-13)
..........She's
dressed all in red, white and blue.........Rolling Stones .....Cool,
Calm & Collected (from aLi ePistle,
7-26-13)
^^^
On July 2, 1900, Zeppelin made the first flight with the LZ 1 over
Lake Constance. The airship rose from the ground and remained in
the air for 20 minutes, but was damaged on landing.
Internet
Update of the Week: We got internet back with a
verison something or other hub. It seems to work great. I'm told
it's also cheaper. Came back online Thursday afternoon. 7 and a
half days without internet. I spend a lot of time at McDonalds using
their wifi and the library when I had to send something out. I was
very pleased with the library computers. But I'm glad to have my own
machine back.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: In his 20 game college career, Red Grange
ran for 3,362 yards, caught 14 passes for 253 years and completed 40
of 82 passes for 575 yards. He had 31 touchdowns, 16 from at least
20 yards and 9 from more than 50. (from pHilae ePistle, 11/21/14)
Weird
Word of the Week:
Habiliments – clothes. Based on Old French habillement or
abillement from the verb habiller to fit out or render some item fit
for service. Habiliments
(from pHilae ePistle, 11/21/14)
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Relieve sunburn pain. Add enough water to Kingsford's Corn Starch to
make a paste, and apply directly to the burn. Corn
Starch (from pHilae ePistle, 11/21/14)
Tennis
historians trace the games back to the time when Joseph served in
Pharaoh's court. /The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter
how good I get, I'll never be as good a wall. --Mitch Hedberg (from
gAme,sEt, ePistle, 7-19-13)
..........It
seems like this whole town's insane...........Flying Burrito Brothers
with Bernie Leadon .....Sin City (from
gAme,sEt, ePistle, 7-19-13)
^^^^Apache
Zeppelin is a web-based notebook that enables interactive data
analytics. https://zeppelin.apache.org/
~~No, I don't know what that means either.
Word
Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Bandit - a robber or outlaw
belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless
area. King Henry VI, Part II (Suffolk) (bEglultened ePistle,
7/1/16)
Conversation
with Mother: We were at church, taking some glasses from the
upstairs kitchen to the downstairs kitchen. We both have our hands
full, so I can't hold her arm and pull her along a little. She is
behind me. We head for the elevator. Winnie Cook is already in the
elevator. I head over there, saying to Mother "Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry!" While I am urging her to hurry, of course, she doesn't
quite know what we are going to do, and so she goes slower and
slower. I throw my body against the door to keep it from closing
before she gets there. FINALLY she gets into this very unfamiliar
little box. On the way down, I ask her, "Do you know what
'hurry' means?" "No," she says. Winnie and I laugh
as we descend. Love, Marilyn From the self published book, Out
of the Mouth of Babe compiled and edited by Marilyn & Susie
Uppman, 2012 (ePistle fLambe, 7/13/12)
Puck
the Brave Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck practicing speed in the case of the
Accelerating Afghan. ~~New this week
"Death
looked long and hard at the board. The abbot waited to see what
long-term, devious strategies were being evolved. Then his opponent
tapped a piece with a bony finger. 'REMIND ME AGAIN,' he said, 'HOW
THE LITTLE HORSE-SHAPED ONES MOVE.' — Terry Pratchett Small Gods
(from
ePistle mAte, 10-9-15)
..........The
light of love comes stealing.........Sigmund Romberg .....Softly, as
in a Morning Sunrise (eLevatored ePistle,
7/29/16)
^^^^^
In May 1966, Moon and Who
bassist John Entwistle recorded the instrumental "Beck's Bolero"
with Page, John Paul Jones and Jeff Beck. The track came out well,
and they tossed around the idea of forming a new band. Moon allegedly
said the band would go over like a lead balloon. Page remembered the
joke two years later when he created Zep. Click
here for alternative versions.
Month
of the Week: Happy National Hot Dog
Month: He's such a Philistine he thinks a seven-course meal is a hot
dog and a six pack. / What do you call a hot dog with nothing inside
it? A hollow-weenie. (from rOasted ePistle, 7-24-15)
Free
Online Game of the Week:
Amusix: Violin -- you can
be a master fiddler! Play classical, folk, and modern songs on your
violin in this fluid, easy-to-understand game. Unlock the inner
musician in you.
http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/music/amusixviolin/
(ePistle wIth sTrings, 6/21/13)
Today's
Peace of History, July 7, 1903: Labor
organizer Mary Harris "Mother" Jones led the "March of
the Mill Children" over 100 miles from Philadelphia to President
Theodore Roosevelt's Long Island summer home in Oyster Bay, New York,
to publicize the harsh conditions of child labor and to demand a
55-hour work week.
10
ways to celebrate Talk In An Elevator Day! Grimace painfully while
smacking your forehead with your palm muttering, "Shut up,
dammit, all of you just shut UP!" (eLevatored
ePistle, 7/29/16)
..........Adios
mis amigos, Jesus y Maria.........Roger McGuinn (Byrds)
.....Deportee (ePistle fLambe, 7/13/12)
Masthead
of the Week:
fRiday ePistle July 7, 2017. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Generic Tag Line. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800 Goodell Ct.
Lawrence, KS 66046
Moonbeam:
The story of Little Blue Riding Hood is true. Only the color has
been changed to prevent an investigation. --Stan Freberg
Cost
of War:
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 7/6/17: $776,751,661,012.
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 6/22/17: $775,362,342,908.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of7/ 6/17:
$820,633,591,704.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 6/22/17:
$820,592,987,320.
Tax
dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 7/6/17: $15,762,373,063.
Tax
dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 6/22/17: $15,548,837,046.
Tax
dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 7/6/17:
$153,899,168,149.
Tax
dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 6/22/17:
$152,711,019,975.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 7/6/17:
$1,771,921,830,147.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 6/22/17:
$1,769,020,459,119.
Peace
begins with a smile. --Mother Teresa
..........Nothing
to do it's up to you.........Paul Nicholas, Peter Frampton & the
Bee Gees …..Good Morning, Good Morning
(from rOasted ePistle, 7-24-15)
Today
in Lighthouse Day! The Radio conversation was
released by the Chief of Naval Operations on Oct. 10, 1995. US
Ship: Please divert your course 0.5 degrees to the south to avoid a
collision. CND reply: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to
the South to avoid a collision. US Ship: This is the Captain of a US
Navy Ship. I say again, divert your course. CND reply: No. I say
again, you divert YOUR course! US Ship: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
USS CORAL SEA*, WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR
COURSE NOW!! CND reply: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
Famous
Last Words:
people
all over the world. World
Handshake Day Website (ePistle
wIth sTrings, 6/21/13)
May
Peace be your service
And
Joy your provider
prairie
mama
christine
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