Famous
First Words: O, we're the men of Texaco.... Opening song of
the Milton Berle Show
It
is International Coffee Day ! Drink Coffee ! Do stupid things
faster and with more energy. / I put redbull in my coffee this
morning instead of water and now I can see noises.
..........make
it warm and make it sweet just the way my life has been........Freedy
Johnston …..Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
Question:
How would you like to die? Walter Cronkite: In my sleep after
celebrating the outbreak of permanent world peace. --Proust
questionnaire, in Vanity Fair, 1997
It
is a truly incredible Friday morning. 56°F allows me to wear a
sweater and be very comfortable. There is no wind to tweak the
temperature or kiss the cheek. The sky is clearing itself of clouds,
herding powdered sugar puffs and wisps and streams alike off to the
north. The rising sun illuminates the tops of the stately maples who
are just beginning to think about maybe changing to their fall
colors. Everything else is green and lush and wet with a thick dew
that makes the world smell of dampness and fertility. The birds have
not yet come to the feeders this morning; so the symphony is the
fountain splashing and the dog yapping to the rhythm of motors
grinding in the distance. The children have all gone from the
streets and Puck has only squirrels to bark at. They are always busy
this time of year and have no time to play games with him. What a
beautiful morning, but my coffee is indoors already doctor, sitting
on my desk...and then there's you...
Hope
your weekend perks you right up, ePistliers.
Depresso:
The feeling you get when you've run out of coffee. / Coffee: Because
bad morning deserve a second chance.
..........tell
me everything that bothers you..........Broadside …..Coffee Talk
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday, Scotland Yard !!
^
Why is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
called Scotland Yard anyway?
^^
Do you know what jurisdiction the MPS covers?
^^^
So what is New Scotland Yard?
^^^^
Any idea what's the connection of the Black Museum and the MPS?
^^^^^So
what ever happened to the actual Scotland Yard?
First
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: A new report finds it
took humans 3,000 years after developing language to work up
confidence to talk to each other. --submitted by jgk of ks
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
34% of librarians are surprisingly unorganized.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
On
Sundays my coffee is recreational; as opposed to weekdays when it is
medicinal. / A yawn is a silent scream for coffee.
..........Haven't
slept a wink........Peggy Lee …..Black Coffee
Moonbeam:
Before I came here I was
confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am
still confused. But on a higher level. --Enrico Fermi
Something
to Think About of the Week: On my morning walk I saw a house
with a pictures (looked like spray paint on sheet) of a skeleton
sitting zazen. It is well painted and is, perhaps, the best
Halloween decoration I've ever seen.
Big
Hello: Ave - Latin
Week
of the Week: Banned Books Week
(September 24-30)
It's
not procrastinating if you're finishing your coffee. It's
procaffinating./ Coffee: Puts a spring in your step, a song in your
heart, and gives you an insatiable urge to tinkle.
..........Doo
doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo.........Cream …..The Coffee Song
^
The
name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police
headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a
street called Great
Scotland Yard
Almanac:
It is Friday, September 29, 2017. The moon was first quarter on
Wednesday and is in Capricorn. In addition to International
Coffee Day it is Mutation Day (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles),
National Biscotti Day, National Attend Your Grandchild's Birth Day,
VFW Day, World Heart Day. In Bhutan is is Dhimbhulhami Tsechhu and in
Paraguay it is Battle of Boquer¢n Day (1930). Brunei commemorates
Constitution Day and in India they celebrate Durga Puja . Because it
is the Last Friday is is also National Gay Men HIV AIDS Awareness
Day, Hug a Vegetarian Day, Save The Koala Day, Support Purple for
Platelets Day, and Vegan Baking Day. Finally, because it is the last
school day of the month it is Ask A Stupid Question Day.
Among
those born on this day were Horatio Nelson (1758), Enrico Fermi
(1901), Gene Autry (1907), Greer Garson (1908), Michaelangelo
Antonioni (1912), Trevor Howard (1916), Bob Newhart (1929), Anita
Ekberg (1931), Jean-Luc Ponty (Mothers of Invention) and Madeline
Kahn (1942), Lech Walesa (1943), and Bryant Gumbel (1948).
On
September twenty-nineth the first marriage bureau opened in England
(1650), the first congress adjourned (1789), Scotland Yard was
established (1829), Belasco opened his first Broadway theater (1902),
the Steinhart Aquarium opened in Golden Gate Park (1923), radio was
first used in a presidential campaign (1936), the US Merchant Ship,
Booker
T Washington,
commanded by a black captain was launched (Hugh Mulzac captain,
1940), televsion aired the first football game in color (1951), the
Milton
Berle Show
permiered (1953), Canada launched its first satellite, Alouette 1,
(1962), the Rolling Stones began their first tour as an opening act
for Bo Diddley and the Everly Brosthers (1963), Florence Griffith
Joyner set the woman's 200m record (21.34, 1988) and the UN
Peacekeeping forces won the Nobel Peace Prize (1988).
Night
Sky, 9/29:
As the stars come out in late twilight, look high above the Moon for
Altair. After dark, examine the sky about a fist at arm's length
upper left of Altair for dim little Delphinus, the Dolphin. A little
less far straight above Altair is smaller, dimmer Sagitta, the Arrow.
(Binoculars will help.)
This
Week: Saturday, September 30 –
Blasphemy Day & National Ghost Hunting Day
Sunday,
October 1 – National Lace Day & World Vegetarian Day
Night
Sky, 10/1: Arcturus shines in the west these evenings, sinking
as twilight fades out. Equally-bright Capella is rising lower in the
north-northeast, depending on your latitude. (The farther north you
are the higher it will be.) They're both magnitude 0, as bright as
Vega high overhead. By mid- to late evening, Arcturus and Capella
shine at identical heights. When will this happen? That depends on
both your latitude and longitude. When it happens, turn around and
look low in the south-southeast (well to the lower left of the Moon).
There will be 1st-magnitude Fomalhaut at the same height too — if
you're at latitude 43° north. Seen from south of that latitude,
Fomalhaut will be higher than Capella and Arcturus. Seen from north
of there, it will be lower.
Monday,
October 2 – Guardian Angels Day & International Day of
Non-Violence
Tuesday,
October 3 – Techies Day
Night
Sky, 10/3: Mercury is
disappearing into the glow of sunrise, farther to the lower left of
bright Venus and faint Mars every morning.
Wednesday,
October 4 – National Pumpkin Seed Day & National Ship in
a Bottle Day
Thursday,
October 5 – World Teachers Day & World Animal Day &
National Walk to School Day
Night
Sky, 10/5: Jupiter is disappearing into the sunset these days
while Saturn glows in the south-southwest at dusk. Uranus and
Neptune are well up in the east and southeast by mid-to late evening.
If
asked how I take my coffee I answer, seriously, very seriously. / No,
I don't really rise and shine. Most days, I just caffeinate
and then hope for the best.
..........As
she contemplates the stain across the wall........Mike & the
Mechanics …..Another Cup of Coffee
^^
The Metropolitan Police Service is responsible for law enforcement
within Greater London, excluding the square mile of the City of
London, which is covered by the City of London Police. In addition
they cover the London Underground and the National Rail.
Funniest
thing I read of the Week: An app where you can automatically
transfer your menstrual cramps to a politician who does not support
reproductive health. --Submitted by fb of az
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
SciFi-Fantasy Con 2017 at the the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in
Lake Tahoe. (September 29 – October 1)...Full weekend of scifi-
fantasy comic con event. Featuring the following panels including
Strong Women of Scifi-Fantasy, Star Trek Continues & Culture,
Myth & Cosplay.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1655100901184360/
Moonbeam:
All I can say about
life is, Oh God, enjoy it!
--Bob Newhart
Late
Night Snacks: This week, a truck carrying
40,000 pounds of vodka overturned in North Carolina. The driver is
fine. He said he’s shaken, but not stirred. --Jimmy Fallon / If
you’ve been in New York City, you know that the UN has been in town
all week. Diplomats from every nation on this planet have gathered in
New York to spread their message of “we can park anywhere we want.”
--Stephen Colbert / This afternoon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
lashed out at President Drumpf, calling him “mentally deranged”
and “a frightened dog.” As a result, Kim Jong Un is now the
Democrats’ top pick for president in 2020. --Conan O'Brien /
Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave a speech yesterday. And in that
speech, he apologized for making the ctrl-alt-delete function on
computers so complicated. But then he added, I mean, I'm as sorry as
I can be about something that made me $85 billion, #sorrynotsorry.
--James Corden / Eighty years ago today, J. R. R. Tolkien’s book
“The Hobbit” was released. To give you an idea what 80 years
feels like, watch the movie. --Seth Meyers
Not
So Late Night Snacks: Have any democrats
thinking of quickly writing a really crumby bill that's also called
Obamacare it just has to do with parking tickets in DC or something
and change Obamacare to bald eagles are beautiful and proud care
everybody wins. --Luther Burbank Wait,
Wait,, Don't Tell Me
The
pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing
which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.
--Vera Brittain, 1964
Not
to get technical but, according to chemistry, coffee is a solution. /
Just keep talking, I don't hear anything before my third cup of
coffee anyway.
..........Make
my coffee sweet and warm..........Bob Marley …..One Cup of Coffee
^^^
Eventually,
the MPS outgrew its original site, and new headquarters were built on
the Victoria Embankment, overlooking the River
Thames, south of what is now the Ministry
of Defence's headquarters. In 1888, during the construction of
the new building, workers discovered the dismembered torso of a
female; the case, known as the 'Whitehall
Mystery', was never solved. In 1890, police headquarters moved to
the new location, which was named New Scotland Yard.
Worthless
Facts of the Week:
In 1942, Hugh Mulzac was offered command of the SS
Booker
T. Washington,
the first Liberty
ship to be named after an African-American. He refused at first
because the crew was to be all black. He insisted on an integrated
crew, stating, "Under no circumstances will I command a Jim
Crow", and the authorities relented. With this, he became
famous for being the first ever black captain, the first black man to
obtain a ships masters license and the first black man ever to
command a fully integrated vessel. Under his command, over 18,000
troops were transported around the world, and additionally "carrying
vital war supplies such as tanks, aircraft and ammunition to the
European front."
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Hillary, I love you, but,
please, go away. --submitted by rhb of ks
Weird
Word of the Week:
Carphology – the movements that delirious patients sometimes makes,
as if searching for or grasping at imaginary objects...
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-car1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Deodorize a stale refrigerator. Pour unused Tidy Cats in a flat box,
place it on the middle shelf, and shut the door for five days.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/tidycats.html
I've
had so much coffee, I swear I can't blink. / Don't ever let anyone
tell you that fairy tales aren't real. I drink a potion made from
magic beans every day, and it brings me back to life. --N. Hoffman.
...........And
walk down this hour with me........Otis
Redding …..Cigarettes and Coffee
^^^^
Also known as The Crime Museum of Scotland Yard, The Black Museum is
a collection of criminal memorabilia kept at New Scotland Yard.
Word
Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Mountaineer – a person who
climbs mountains or lives in the a mountainous area. Cymbeline
Act IV Scene II: Cloten: What are you that fly me thus? Some villain
mountaineers? I have heard of such.
Crabby
Know-it-all Correction of the Week:
It is being bantered about on facebook and, apparently, on the news
media that the word “dotard” as used by the North Korean dotard,
should be pronounced as if it rhymed with goatherd, i.e.
long vowel sound. However, according to the Rules of English
Pronunciation (I bet you didn't know there were such things): When
a syllable ends in a consonant and has only one vowel, that vowel is
short.
Examples: "fat, bed, fish, spot, luck".
So it should be pronounced dot (.) erd. ~~Because you have to do
something with a English degree, that's why.
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck and his friend Shiloh; they're twisting the
night away in the case of the Dancing Dorkie.
I
suffer from OCD – Obsessive Coffee Disorder. / I drink coffee
because apparently “I don't wanna” doesn't count as an acceptable
excuse if you're an adult. --N. Hoffman
..........They've
got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil..........Frank Sinatra …..The
Coffee Song
^^^^^
The original building at 4 Whitehall Place still has a rear entrance
on Great Scotland Yard. Stables for some of the mounted branch are
still located at 7 Great Scotland Yard, across the street from the
first headquarters.
Month
of the Week: October is Caffeine
Addiction Recovery Month – how appropriate. --I go to Coffee
Recovery meetings every morning. After a few Bloody Marys, I don't
miss coffee at all.
Most
Beautiful Thing in the State:
Ladew Gardens, Monkton, Maryland. You
need only meander through the 22 acres of Gardens, tour the historic
House, visit the seasonal Butterfly House, or hike along the Nature
Walk to appreciate the unique beauty and charm of internationally
renowned Ladew Gardens. http://www.ladewgardens.com/
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Support Traditional
Marriage...because you daughter is worth at least 4 goats and a
laying hen.
Peace
of History of the Week:
The Lawrence Peace Vigil celebrated its 15th
anniversary last Saturday. Here are some pictures including me as
Lady Liberty. Thank you to Dan Bentley!!
https://lawrencekansaspeacevigil.wordpress.com/
Energy
equals Milk times Coffee squared. / This morning I drank water
because it's healthy...warmed up...and poured over coffee
grounds...in a mug.
..........Your
loyalty is not to me but to the stars above........Bob
Dylan …..One More Cup of Coffee
Masthead
of the Week:
fRiday ePistle September 29, 2017. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Wired
Humor and Hyper Peace.
Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800 Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS
66046
Last
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Kim
Jong-un made millions of Americans look up the word “dotard”. So
far he's done way more for education than Betsy DeVos. --Submitted
by fb of az
Moonbeam:
I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the
bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things. --Lech
Walesa
Cost
of War:
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 9/28/17: $784,820,911,241.
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 9/21/17: $784,113,964,952.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 9/28/17:
$820,869,426,776.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 9/21/17:
$820,848,765,843.
Tax
dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 9/28/17: $17,002,595,406215.
Tax
dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 9/21/17: $16,893,937,215.
Tax
dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 9/28/17:
$160,800,017,734.
Tax
dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 9/21/17:
$160,195,456,903
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 9/28/17:
$1,788,773,360,478.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 9/21/17:
$1,787,296,816,077.
If
you go, go in Peace it makes the flowers sweeter along the path.
--Mike Dolan
..........and
let's have another piece o' pie..........Fred Waring …..Let's Have
Another Cup of Coffee
Coffee
is my favorite co-worker. / Let's get that coffee pumped in and go
carpe the hell out of this diem!
Famous
Last Words:
How fast is the Earth revolving? If it ever suddenly stopped, how far
would a 200-pound man fly? Would I end up in Denver? --#50 of
Marilyn's
50 silliest questions
May
Peace brew your coffee
And
Joy enhance your buzz
prairie
mama
christine
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