Happy
Blame Someone Else Day !! (Always the first Friday the 13th
of the year) You can't blame gravity for falling in love. --Albert
Einstein / Teamwork is important because it makes it harder to know
who to blame.
..........the
overture is about to start.........Howard Keel …..Another Opening,
Another Show
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Ways to Promote Peace #8: Start a collection to donate to charity.
It
is a fine (68°F) Friday morning. The sky is covered with a thin
layer of cloud and jet trail while small, darker smudges under the
cover move swiftly and silently to the northeast. The world is
breaking out in color. White blossoms adorn bare trees, other have
red or green or brown buds and studs; and all of them are dancing in
the morning breeze. High above a flock of gulls fly southeast
squawking the praises of the morning to each other. All around in
every tree smaller birds discuss the morning as well. Even the dogs
– all five of them – are gamboling about on the very green, lush
grass. Children gathering at the bus stop laugh and dart about
throwing things to each other and generally enjoying the wait. Puck
tries to keep an eye on them but keeps getting pulled into dog games
and barking conversations with unseen neighbors down the block. The
world smells of spring as if the new growth itself releases
pheromones into the wind to make everything feel renewed. But I hear
the trash truck in the distance and so Puck and I take one last, deep
breath of this wonderful morning and return to our rooms.
And...really...this may be the best part – mouth full of Moose
Munch and mind full of you. Sounds like a great day to me.
Hope
your weekend is so much fun that your lawyer suggestion you don't
take credit for it, ePistliers.
A
man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to
blame somebody else. --John Burroughs / Don't blame the holidays.
You were fat in August.
Blame
it on Sunspots: Right
now, people may notice that their energy—and that of others around
them—feels extra intense, like everyone is extra irritable,
anxious, impatient, fatigued, nervous, spacey, or stressed. This may
be due to the fact we are currently in the midst of powerful solar
storms.
Source
..........Do
away with people blowing my mind….......Jefferson Airplane …..3/5
of a Mile in 10 Seconds
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday to the Pony Express !!
^
From which state to which state did the Pony Express travel?
^^
For how long was the Pony Express in service?
^^^
About how many miles was the trail?
^^^^
What was the monthly pay for riders?
^^^^^
Beside mail, of course, can you name any of the other things the
riders carried?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: One macho way to answer the
question,Why are you a librarian. ...to avenge the decline of
literacy. --Submitted by dr of oh
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
34%
of librarians are embarrassed to admit that last night they finally
reached their 2011 reading goal.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
To
err is human. To blame someone else is politics. --Hubert H
Humphrey / Kitten Philosophy: If I just keep looking cute, they'll
surely blame the dog.
..........Nature's
been good…........Mothers of Invention …..Motherly Love
Moonbeam:
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
--Thomas Jefferson
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Month: All I'm saying is that
spring was on time when Obama was president. --Submitted by several
cold people
Big
Hello: Niltze –
Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan of Mexico)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Week
of the Week: National Library Week
(April 9-13) --The president of Harvard met the head of the
university library walking across campus. “So, how is everything
at the library?” he asked. “Just fine,” said the director,
“all the books are on the shelves but one and I'm on my way to go
get it now”.
I
praise loudly. I blame softly. --Catherine the Great / To err is
human. To blame it on somebody else shows management potential.
..........Go
ask Alice….......Jefferson Airplane …..White Rabbit
^
The Pony Express traveled from St. Joseph, Missouri
to Sacramento, California.
Almanac:
It is Friday, April 13, 2018. The moon will be new on Monday and is
in Pisces. It is American
Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action, National Donate Life
(aka Blue and Green) Day, Make Lunch Count Day, and Scrabble Day.
Alabama & Oklahoma celebrate Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (1743)
and in Maryland it is John
Hanson Day.
The US commemorates Huguenot Day (1598) and in Thailand it is
Songkran Day which honors monks. Because it is the first Friday the
Thirteenth of 2018 it is also Blame Someone Else Day.
Among
those born on this day were Catherine de' Medici
(1519), Thomas Jefferson (1743), Karl Horn (1762), Joseph B Lightfoot
(1828), Frank W Woolworth (1852), Heinrich Reinhardt (1865),
Alexander Alexandrov (1883), Alfred Moser Butts (1899), Samuel
Beckett and Budd Freeman (1906), Howard Keel and Madalyn O'Hair
(1919), Don Adams (James Yarmy, 1926), Lyle Waggoner (1935), Jack
Casady (Jefferson Airplane, 1944), Tony Dow (1945), Jim Pons (Mothers
of Invention, 1946), and Ron Perlman (1950).
On
April thirteenth the Edict
of Nantes
was enacted (1598), John
Dryden bcame the first English Poet Laureate (1668), the
Messiah was
first performed (1742), the first pony express rider reached
Sacramento (1860), the Metropolitan Museum of Art formed (1870),
Alfred Packer was conviced to cannibalism (1883), the first JC Penny
story opened (1902), the RAF was established (Royal Flying Corps,
1912), Sidney Poitier became the first black man to win an Oscar for
best Actor (1964), Lawrence Bradford, Jr became the US senate's first
black page (1965), Harold Washington became the first elected, black
mayor of Chicago (1983), Challenger 5 returned to Earth (1984),
Israel missed it's deadline to withdraw from occupied territories
(1994).
Night
Sky, 4/13: This
is the time of year when, as the last of twilight fades away, the
bowl of the dim Little Dipper extends straight to the right of
Polaris. High above the end stars of the Little Dipper's bowl, you'll
find the end stars of the Big Dipper's bowl.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
The Official Supernatural
Convention (April 13-15, Gaylord Opryland, Nashville, TN)
– Dean
and Sam are at a Supernatural
convention where
they meet lots of fans of Supernatural
https://www.creationent.com/cal/supernatural_nash.htm
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
Races of Corn and the Science of Plant Biodiversity featuring John
Hartigan, 4/13/18, University of Texas, Austin.
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/events/event.php?id=46534
This
Week: Saturday, April 14 –
Dictionary Day & National Dolphin Day & Pan American Day
Sunday,
April 15 – Jackie Robinson Day & Rubber Eraser Day &
World Art Day
Night
Sky, 4/15: Right
after dark, find Procyon high above brilliant Sirius in the
southwest. Look upper left of Procyon by 15° (about a fist and a
half at arm's length) for the dim head of Hydra, the enormous Sea
Serpent. His head is a group of 3rd- and 4th- magnitude stars about
the size of your thumb at arm's length. About a fist and a half
lower left of Hydra's head shines Alphard, his 2nd-magnitude, orange
heart. The rest of Hydra zigzags (faintly) from Alphard all the way
down to the southeast horizon.
Monday,
April 16 – Emancipation Day &
National Bean Counter Day & Save the Elephant Day
Tuesday,
April 17 – Blah!Blah!Blah! Day & Bat Appreciation Day &
Herbalist Day
Wednesday,
April 18 – Adult Autism Day & International Amateur
Radio Day
Night
Sky, 4/18: Vega,
the bright "Summer Star," rises in the northeast around 9
or 10 pm these evenings. Exactly where should you watch for it? Spot
the Big Dipper very high in the northeast. Look at Mizar at the bend
of its handle. If you can see Mizar's tiny, close companion Alcor
(binoculars make it easy), follow a line from Mizar through Alcor all
the way down to the horizon. That's where Vega will make its
appearance.
Thursday,
April 19 – National Garlic Day & National Ask An Atheist
Day & Bicycle Day
When
you cease to exist, then who will you blame? --Bob Dylan / He who
smiles through a crisis has found someone to blame.
..........Any
note you can reach, I can reach higher..........Howard Keel
…..Anything You Can Do
^^
The Pony Express
ran from April 1860 to October 1861 when the continental railroad was
completed.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Oklahoma Teacher Sign:
Sorry we're late....Our history books says the Capitol is in Guthrie,
OK (Maybe it's time for an update) --Submitted by ss of ks
Moonbeam:
Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order. --Samuel Beckett
Late
Night Snacks: Speaking of Putin, Hillary
Clinton just called the Russian president a world-class misogynist.
When Drumpf heard that, he was like, "Wait, he gives massages
too?" Hillary also said that when Putin heard Angela Merkel is
scared of dogs, he brought one to a meeting with her. Which explains
why at his next meeting with Drumpf, Putin will bring a treadmill.
--Jimmy Fallon / The makers of Pokémon Go
have announced that they will use the app to encourage and reward
players for walking around and picking up garbage on Earth Day. While
the makers of Tinder have ALWAYS encouraged people to pick up
garbage. --Seth Meyers / I thought it might be nice to start the
show on a positive note with a special message from a special man,
the host of “The 700 Club,” Mr. Pat Robertson, with a thought for
the day: “There’s nothing in the Bible about mermaids. I think
they're kind of half-fish and half-women. I don't think that such a
creature exists.” Well, thanks, Pat. I'm glad you finally cleared
the mermaid controversy up. A kid wrote in and asked Pat if the
Bible said it was OK to play with mermaid toys. Good news, it is.
Imagine if you go to Hell and it's for that. --Jimmy Kimmel /
Yesterday the White House announced that they've hired a new
employee. Former actress Caroline Sunshine, who starred on the Disney
Channel show "Shake It Up," has joined the White House
press office. So it appears she's only comfortable working for Mickey
Mouse organizations. --James Corden / The 2020 census is asking a
new question that many say is invasive and inappropriate. The
question is: "Are you Gryffindor or Hufflepuff?” --Conan
O'Brien / Donald Drumpf loves to trash talk people, but, strangely,
he has never said one bad thing about Vladimir Putin. In fact, last
week, Drumpf called Putin to congratulate him on winning a shady
election in which he was the only real candidate, despite the fact
that his advisors gave him notes in all-capital letters stating "DO
NOT CONGRATULATE.” Come on guys, if you want him to read a note,
put it on something he pays attention to, like a cheeseburger or
Ivanka. --Stephen Colbert
Not
So Late Night Snacks: Now,
the Oklahoma teachers - and this is cool - the Oklahoma teachers were
offered a raise, and they said no. We want a raise, and you need to
increase classroom funding. One of them complained that their civics
textbooks are so old that they still say Bill Clinton is president.
Teachers, are you sure you want to change that?
--Peter Sagal Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
50
Ways to Promote Peace #7: Embrace diversity and get to know other
cultures by traveling the world and by doing research.
When
people are lame, they love to blame. --Robert Kiyosaki / A book just
fell on my head but I've only got my shelf to blame.
..........And
the plastic's all melted...........Mothers
of Invention …..Who Are The Brain Police
^^^
A
1,900 mile route from St. Joseph to Sacramento. It was 100 miles
shorter than the stage coach route.
Not
So Worthless Facts of the Week:
Donate Life: In August of 2017, 116,000 men, women, and children
were on the national transplant waiting list. 33,611 transplants
were performed in 2016. 20 people die each day waiting for a
transplant. You can sign up as a donor at:
https://www.donatelife.net/register/
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Real
gardeners buy at least 10,000 plants in the course of a lifetime
without having the least idea where they will put any of them when
they get home. --Submitted by sd of ks
Weird
Word of the Week:
Fabless – a semiconductor company that designs chips but does not
manufacture them. ...a long, kind of detailed explanation ...silicon
foundries … fabrications plants … wage rates and other costs …
http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-fab1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Clean chocolate from clothing. Sponge the spot with a solution of
one tablespoon 20 Mule Team Borax and one cup warm water. Flush with
water. If that doesn't work, make a paste with borax and water, work
into the stain, let set for one hour, flush well with warm water, and
launder as usual. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/20muleteam.html
Living
alone makes it harder to find someone to blame. --Mason Cooley / No
problem is too large or too difficult to be blamed on somebody else.
--Maxine
...........Look
what's happening out in the street….......Jefferson Airplane
…..Volunteers
^^^^
Riders were paid $100 each month.
Word
Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Worthless – without real
value or use King Henry VI, Part III: Act 1 Scene 1 Warwick:
Poor Clifford! how I scorn his worthless threats!
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Mother Nature apologizes for the late arrival of Spring. Father Time
was driving and refused to stop for directions. --mja of ks
Science
Experiment You Can Do At Home of the Week:
Salty Science: Floating An Egg In Water – A density demonstration
from Science Buddies
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/salty-science-floating-eggs-in-water/
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck grilling a lookout insect in the case of the
Bumbling
Bloodhound.
It's
easier to blame the person with less power. --Gloria Steinem /
Starting tomorrow, whatever life throws at me, I'm ducking so it hits
someone else.
..........Everybody's
clean and it can't happen here...........Mothers of Invention …..It
Can't Happen Here
^^^^^
Each
rider carried a bible, a sheath knife, a horn, a cavalry rifle, and a
colt revolver.
Month
of the Week: April is International
Guitar Month – Two
jazz guitarists meet in a bar, and one says, “Yeah man, I bought
your last album, it was awesome!” to which the other replies, “Oh
so that was you!”. / What’s
the difference between a Fender and a Gretsch? The Gretsch burns
longer.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
It's not drinking alone if your dog is home.
Most
Beautiful Thing in the State:
Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia: With
elevations ranging from around 1,000 feet to 4,863 feet above sea
level, the Monongahela National Forest offers beautiful views,
wildlife, and the highest point in the state. The variety of terrain
and rainfall across its more than 900,000 acres gives it one of the
most diverse forest ecosystems in the country, supporting more than
225 bird species; 75 species of trees; and 70 fish species, both game
and nongame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5GbOtHThns
Today's
Peace of History: April 13, 1933 – Ruth
Bryan Owen became the first woman to represent the US as a foreign
minister when she was appointed as envoy to Denmark.
The
reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's
only one other choice. --Doug Larson / You have a problem with
avoiding personal accountability. Yeah, and whose fault is that?
Blame
it on Twitter: My
suspicion is that the world of social media is leading us into this
intense worry. Events become enormously magnified as they rocket
about the social media echo chamber, intensifying their magnitude
with every click of the send button.
Source
..........We
are all outlaws in the eyes of America….......Jefferson Airplane
…..We Can Be Together
Masthead
of the Week:
fRiday ePistle, April 13, 2018, Excusable ePistle. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Generic Tag Line. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800 Goodell Ct.
Lawrence, KS 66046
Moonbeam:
I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me. --Madalyn
Murray O'Hair
Cost
of War: As of 4/12/18 Military Costs of War
since 2001: $2,811,578,630,061.
As
of 4/5/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,809,669,253,094.
As
of 4/12/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $820,092,349,640.
As
of 4/5/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $818,794,567,539.
As
of 4/12/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $580,630,461,317.
As
of 4/5/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $578,998,793,728.
As
of 4/12/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $287,597,851,344.
As
of 4/5/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $287,226,984,304.
As
of 4/12/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,499,900,091,536.
As
of 4/5/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,494,690,237,414.
50
Ways to Promote Peace #6: Don't purchase weapons.
http://uncustomary.org/50-ways-promote-peace/
..........Oh,
I'd swap my gun and I'd swap my mule..........Howard Keep …..Bless
Your Beautiful Hide
I
blame feminism and Facebook for the death of the American automobile.
I'm a Republican, so I blame everything on feminism – or commies.
--P.J. O'Rourke / In my high school yearbook I was voted most likely
to blame somebody else.
Famous
Last Words: for ever and ever amen. The Messiah
May
Peace be your reason
And
Joy be your excuse
prairie
mama
christine
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Laugh:
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