Famous
First Words: I'll tell Mr. Marden you're here... Mr. Pim
Passes By --A.A. Milne
Thank
you, Mr. Andersen, for all those fine fairy tales: The unicorn's
father, Pop 'Corn, used 'corn bread as money. / Typical Media
Bias...first they label the wolf as “big and bad”, then they only
give Riding Hood's point of view. / ~~For a fair and balanced view in
the Red Riding Hood story try an animated film called Hookwinked.
..........You
smiled and then the spell was cast.........Lou Rawls …..At Last
Did
I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say
words of healing? --Henri Nouwen
It
is a chilly (29°) Friday morning. The sky is without feature – no
clouds, no left-over stars, no jet trails. The grass, largely still
green, is covered with rime that makes it looks pale and alien. A
light breeze passes now and then to remind the fingers and noses that
winter is coming. keep up; sometimes he can. The sky is more white
than blue as it backdrops a silent flight of gulls – in groups and
not, organized and not – flying southeast into the rising golden
sun. Cooper is in the yard and he and Puck run under the decks and
around the fence occasionally yapping. Puck sometimes runs very fast
to see if Coop can keep up. On the corner a group of children
clamber onto the bus with much noise and movement. The dogs are too
busy running to notice and complain. The grind of distant motors
seems suddenly louder the slowly fades to white noise. Birdsong is
everywhere mostly at a distance but cheerful in the bright morning.
Pepper and Penny join Puck and Cooper outside and a general uproar of
barking and tail wagging and movement ensues. Whew! It takes awhile
for thais to calm down – end result all the dogs including mine
went in the patio door and left me alone in this beautiful morning;
yet all I can think about is how cold my fingers are and how
delicious a cup of warm creamy coffee would taste.
Hope
your weekend has the happiest ending ever, ePistliers.
Little
known fact, Rapunzel was locked in the top of the Tower of Piza, but
her rescuer was so fat that now the tower leans. / Snow White's
brother, Egg White, was a buddy of Humpty Dumpty. ~~Some say the Dump
was pushed off that wall; see The
Big Over Easy (Nursery Crimes No. 1) by Jasper Fforde for
details.
..........A
root, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot..........Bette Midler …..Boogie
Woogie Bulge Boy
Trivia
Questions: Thanks to Jim for giving us basketball – the
official religion of the city of Lawrence.
^
Know where Mr. Naismith was born and raised?
^^
How about the college he attended?
^^^
Any idea what constituted equipment when he first started the
game?
^^^^
About when (or why) did Naismith come to Kansas?
^^^^^
When did basketball become an Olympic sport?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: Oh, you've already put up your
Christmas tree? That's nothing. I'm already drunk for St. Patrick's
Day.
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
The average librarian's to-be-read pile is equal to half their height
times 2. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Fairy
tales written for optometrists: “Grandma, what big palpebral
fissures and proptotic eyes you have. / What's pink, has a curly
tail, and drinks blood? A Hampire. ~~Neither Little Red Riding Hood
nor Three Little Pigs are Andersen fairy tales.
..........They've
got a crazy way of loving there.........Lou Rawls …..Kansas City
Moonbeam:
Knowledge and liberty are so prevalent in this
country, that I do not believe that the United States would ever be
disposed to establish one religious sect, and lay all others under
legal disabilities. But as we know not what may take place hereafter,
and any such test would be exceedingly injurious to the rights of
free citizens, I cannot think it altogether superfluous to have added
a clause, which secures us from the possibility of such oppression.
--Oliver Wolcott, founding father
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Big
Hello: Здpabo (Zdravo) - Macedonian
Week
of the Week: Cookie Cutter Week
(December 1-7) – Twas a cookie cutter that stabbed Cookie Monster.
/ Snoopy is just one cookie away from being happy.
Red
Riding Hood told her therapist that she would rather have been eaten
by the wolf than lived through the wrath of a her grandmother who
objected to be mistaken for a wolf. / Dragon's sleep all day because
they fight knights.
..........
Quench my desire..........Bette Midler …..Higher and Higher
^
James Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte,
Ontario where he attended a one room schoolhouse.
Almanac:
It is Friday, December 1, 2017. The moon will be full (Cold) on
Sunday and is in Taurus. The UN has declared this
World AIDS Day. It is Antartica Day, Basketball Day, Bifocals at the
Computer Monitor Liberation Day, Civil Air Patrol Day, Clark Kent's
Birthday (Superman), (Note: Also June 18 in another Comic), Day
With(out) Art Day, Mawlid Al Nabi, Rosa Parks Day, and Faux Fur
Friday. In the Azores (1640), Portugal (1640), and Iceland (1918) it
is Independence Day; while Cape Verde celebrates Restoration Day
(1968) , Central African Republic commemorates Republic Day (1958)
and Liberia observes Matilda Newport Day (1822). In Portuguese
Guiana it is Mocidale Day aka Youth Day.
Among
those born on the day were Juan de Padilla (1605), Quellien (1634),
Francesco Stradivari (1671), John Keill (1671), Bernhard Weber
(1712), Oliver Wolcott (1726), Martin Klaproth (1743), Pyotr
Turchainov (1779), Princess Alexandra (1844), Rex Stout (1886), Ernst
Toller (1893), Robert Welch (1899), Charles Finney (1905), Ike Isaacs
(1919), Leon Biriotti (1929), Woody Allen (Allen Stuart Konigsberg,
1935), Lou Rawls (1935 or 36), Richard Pryor (1940), and Bette Midler
(1945).
On
December first the Lombard
League
was formed (1167), the first manual training school opened in north
America (Maryland, 1750), Santo Domingo proclaimed independence from
Spain (1821), Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of
fairy tales (1835), the first telephone was installed in the white
house (1878), Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print (1887),
Naismith created basketball (1891), Boys Town was founded (1917),
Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By" premiered (Manchester, 1919),
Lady Nancy Astor was sworn-in as the first female member of the
British Parliament (1919), the US saw its first skywriting (Hello
USA, 1922), BINGO was invented (1929), gasoline was rationed (1942),
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus
(1955), Flower
Drum Song
opened (1958), the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen changed its
name (from Independent People's Republic of South Yemen, 1970),
Angola was admitted to the UN (1976), Thriller
was released (1982), the Musee d'orsay opened (Paris, 1986), the
Ukranian people voted for independence (1991), and Westinghouse
formally changed its name to CBS (1997).
Night
Sky, 12/1: The
bright waxing gibbous Moon shines in the east this evening. Look
upper right of it for the two brightest stars of Aries, left of it
for the little Pleiades cluster, and below the Pleiades for orange
Aldebaran.
This
Week: Saturday, December 2 –
National Mutt Day & Safety Razor Day & World Pear Day
Sunday,
December 3 – International Day of Persons With Disabilities
Night
Sky, 12/3: Does
the Moon look just a trace bigger than usual? You're right!
Tomorrow's full Moon is a "supermoon," in fact the closest
full Moon of the year.
Monday,
December 4 – National Cooke Day & National Dice Day &
National Sock Day & World Soil Day
Tuesday,
December 5 – AFL-CIO Day & Bathtub Party Day &
International Ninja Night
Night
Sky, 12/5: Bright
Vega still shines well up in the west-northwest after dark. The
brightest star above it is Deneb, the head of the big Northern Cross,
which is formed by the brightest stars of Cygnus. At nightfall the
shaft of the cross extends lower left from Deneb. By about 11 or
midnight, the cross plants itself more or less upright on the
northwest horizon.
Wednesday,
December 6 – Miners' Day & Special Kids Day & World
Trick Shot Day
Thursday,
December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day & National
Cotton Candy Day
Night
Sky, 12/7: After
dark this evening, look below the waxing gibbous Moon for Beta Ceti
and above it for the Great Square of Pegasus.
..........
One day we've go ham and bacon.........Lou Rawls …..Tain't
Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
^^
Naismith attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
Next
Funniest thing I read of the Week: What if the spider you
killed in your home had spent his entire life thinking that you were
his roommate. Ever thought about that? No, you only think about
yourself. --Submitted by sb of ak
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
AnonyCon (December 1-3, Stamford, CT) ... an
annual game convention that brings people together to have fun, build
community (~~sneer at the Oxford comma ,) and showcase new games.
https://www.facebook.com/anonycon/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
NSTA Conference on Science Education...New Orleans, 11/20 – 12/2.
the
latest in science content, teaching strategy, and research to enhance
and expand your professional growth.
http://www.nsta.org/conferences/schedule2.aspx?id=2017new
Moonbeam:
Nothing
is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate
the disadvantages of their wealth. --Rex Stout
Late
Night Snacks: Radio host Leeann Tweeden came
forward and said Sen. Al Franken groped her without her consent. And
she posted a photo as evidence. In fact, it’s so bad Franken’s
already a front runner for president in 2020. --Jimmy Fallon /
Infighting continues within the Republican Party. On Saturday,
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was caught on mic when he made a remark,
saying, “If we become the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump, we
are toast.” If? If you become the party of Donald Trump? He’s the
president of the United States! That’s like the Catholic Church
going, “Why does everyone keep associating us with Pope Francis?
--James Corden / Sen. Flake, that’s a little too hard on toast.
--Stephen Colbert / CBS news today fired host Charlie Rose after
eight women accused him of sexual harassment. It's too bad, but if
you want to keep your job, you've got to get that number up to 16.
--Seth Meyers
Did
I offer peace today? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I
forgive? Did I love? --Henri Nouwen
Being
a fairy tale princess is hard. Rapunzel is expected to find
happiness with a guy who pulls her hair and Snow White married a man
who went around kisses corpses. / After his balloon landed in the
swamp, he became the Wizard of Ooze. ~~Kansas' best known fairy tale
until Brownback and his elves came along...
..........Some
say love, it is a river..........Bette Midler …..The Rose
^^^
Naismith
wanted to create a game of skill for the students instead of one that
relied solely on strength. He needed a game that could be played
indoors in a relatively small space. The first games were played with
a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: When
the
game
reached North America in 1929, it was known as "beano". It
was first played at a carnival near Atlanta, Georgia. New York toy
salesman Edwin S. Lowe renamed it "bingo" after he
overheard someone accidentally yell "bingo" instead of
"beano."
Weird
Word of the Week:
Limitrophe – adj. situated on the frontier, bordering another
country; n. borderland.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-lim1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Protect fuse igniters. During the Vietnam War, SEALS used condoms as
sheaths to keep fuse igniters dry and ready.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/trojan.html
~~Strange, I don't have any fuse igniters in my house.
Cinderella
is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life. / Cinderella
was lousy at tennis because she had a pumpkin for a coach.
...........Why
tell the trees what ain't so.........Lou Rawls …..Whispering Grass
^^^^
In 1898 Naismith was hired by the University of Kansas to coach
basketball, teach physical education, and serve as chaplain.
Word
Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Pedant – male school
teacher. Taming of the Shrew Act III, Scene I Hortension:
But, wrangling pedant, this is the patroness of heavenly harmony.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: World Peace: Sounds like a
DIY Project --Submitted by Veterans For Peace
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck hiding Scooby treats in the covers in the
case of the Hibernating Himalayan.
Can
you explain again how a prince is better than a talking frog? / When
the wolf became vegetarian he began to menace three little figs.
..........Ooh,
those crimson rays of ruby bright..........Bette Midler …..Red
^^^^^
At
the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, the first year basketball was included
in the competition, Naismith was in Berlin to present medals to the
winning teams of the three North American countries: United States,
gold; Canada, silver; and Mexico, bronze. While there he was named
honorary president of the International Basketball Federation.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: All I
want for Christmas is the abolition of imperialist, white,
supremacist, capitalist hetero-patriarchy. --Submitted by mj of ks
Month
of the Week: December is Youngsters On
The Air Month --You know you have Ham Radio Issues when you get to
school and wonder whether you unplugged the soldering iron.
Most
Beautiful Thing in the State:
Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire --Dotted
with 258 islands, Lake Winnipesaukee's 72 square miles make up the
centerpiece of the regions natural beauty. Lake and mountain views
set the backdrop for relaxing days spent strolling around charming
lakeside villages, sightseeing, enjoying unique attractions and just
about every form of recreation you can think of.
http://www.lakewinnipesaukee.info/
Today's
Peace of History, December
1, 1966: Comedian
Dick Gregory was convicted in Olympia, WA for his participation in a
Nisqually Native American fishing rights protest.
Why
didn't Rapunzel find a boyfriend with a ladder, would have saved a
lot on muddy shampoos. / Finderella was looked after by her fairy
codmother.
..........Stay
out of danger 'till I return.........Lou Rawls …..Let's Burn Down
the Cornfield
Masthead
of the Week:
eMperor's nEw ePistle, December 1, 2017. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Peace and Happily Ever Afters. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith.
1800 Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS 66046
Moonbeam:
It's
not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it
happens. --Woody Allen
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Pocahontas
is Republican Code Talk for “I am a racist”. --submitted by sd
of ks
Cost
of War:
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 11/30/17: $790,845,079,828.
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 11/16/17: $790,168,711,290.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 11/30/17:
$821,045,488,004.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 11/16/17:
$821,025,721,385.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 11/30/17:
$1,801,353,896,904.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 11/16/17:
$1,799,941,406,752.
These
are the real questions? I must trust that the bit of love that I sow
now will bear many fruits. – Henri Nouwen
..........And
one last thing..........Bette Midler …..Favorite Waste of Time
Be
home by midnight, Cinderella, your carriage insurance doesn't cover
pumpkins or mice. / What's beautiful and gray and wears glass
slippers? Cinderellephant
Famous
Last Words: A hundred million miracles are happening every
day. --Flower Drum Song
May
Peace pervade your plot
And
Joy write your ending
prairie
mama
christine
Last
Laugh:
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