Famous
First Words: To
implement recomendations of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and
Internment of Civilians.
--Civil
Liberties Act
of 1988
August
is Happiness Happens Month! Money can't buy happiness...but poverty
can't buy anything.
..........to
me he was so good.........Eddie Fisher …..Oh! My Papa
I'm
still bothered by the threat of nuclear war. --Alastair Reynolds
It
is a Fantastic Friday morning. 69°F is cool enough that we have the
backdoor open. Puck and I are both staring into our new backyard.
Immediately behind us and behind the rugged privacy fence is a tall,
graceful willow which is moving not one inch in the lack of wind. A
mist covers the ground to about eye height and gives the scene a
dreamy effect. Puck sits in the doorway and waits for Bruno, the
little dog with a huge yard behind the chain link. But Bruno has not
made an appearance yet this morning. The lawn is a bit overgrown but
sparkles with dew and last night's rain. The patch of sky we see is
crossed by utility cables but shows the same vague mistiness that
haunts the ground. I hear no birdsong. But the grinding of distant
motors is also missing and it's only Puck's low growlings at the man
behind the privacy fence – whose back door is clearly visible from
our door – who dares to come into his yard while Puck stands guard
is all I hear. I take a long sip of the now cool decaf carefully
altered to be sweet and creamy and I move the incense so the smoke
drifts out the door and blends with the smell of damp soil and wet
cement. A bird flies through the patch of sky, disappears into the
willow and sings a new song I am not used to. How perfect. And now
– while still glancing out my door – I get to write to you.
Fantastic, right?
Hope
your weekend is so happy you can't contain it, ePistliers. A
least half of my stuff is still in boxes (some still at the old
house) but I've survived and know where a lot of stuff is.
The
secret to happiness is a good sense of humor and a bad memory. / You
look as happy as a tick on a fat dog.
..........He
who made kittens put snakes in the grass.........Jethro Tull
…..Bungle in the Jungle
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday, Missouri, how does it feel to be
197 years old?
^
Any idea where the “Show Me State” name came from?
^^
Missouri is a neighborly state, how many of it's 8 border states can
you name?
^^^
It's common knowledge that the mule is the state animal, know what
the state bird is?
^^^^
What does the word Missouri mean?
^^^^^
What was the other state in the Missouri Compromise (1845)?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: Despite his
repeated assertions that he's a victim of a witch hunt, we witches
want to formally state that we do not recognize Drumpf as an
accredited witch, and are in no way affiliated with, nor in support
of his administration. --vr of 66
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
When
a librarian finally snaps there's a 35% chance that a 'Reply All'
email is to blame. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
I
never knew what true happiness was until they elected Trump, then it
was too late. / You look as happy as the butcher's dog.
..........And
the flowers bloom like madness in the spring.........Jethro Tull
…..Aqualung
Moonbeam:
Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.
--Herbert Hoover
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Big
Hello: Alii –
Palauan (Palau, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Went
to buy eggs. Forgot ID. Bought a gun instead. --Submitted by bd of
ny
Week
of the Week: National Psychic Week
(8/6-10) –Why do you need to make an appointment with a psychic?
Surely they know you're coming. / When psychics meet, they usually
say, “You're fine, so fine. How am I?”
I
asked Jane what she wanted for her birthday. She told me "Nothing
would make her happier than a diamond necklace" So I bought her
nothing. / You look as happy as Rush Limbaugh in an oxycontin factor.
..........And
if you spoke at all you just said hi.........Jimmy Dean ….Big Bad
John
^
The
'Show Me State' expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman
Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've
got to show me." ~~ Or more exactly, "I come from a state
that raises corn and cotton, cockleburs
and
Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me.
I'm from Missouri, and you have got to show me." in the middle
of a speech
Almanac:
It is Friday, August 10, 2018. The moon will be new tomorrow and is
in Leo. It is Lazy Day and S'mores Day. In Ecuador
it is Independence Day (1809) and in Missouri it is Admission Day
(1821).
Among
those born on this day were Herbert Hoover
(1874), Norma Shearer (1900), Eddie Fisher (1928), Jimmy Dean (1928),
Ian Anderson (aka Jethro Tull, 1947) and Rosanna Arquette (1959).
On
August tenth Missouri was admitted to the union (24th, 1821), Nat
Turner's insurrection began (1831), Chicago was incorporated (1833)
and Candid Camera
debutted (1948).
Night
Sky, 8/10: Bright
Vega passes closest to overhead soon after dark now.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
OzCon International (August 10-12, Pomona, CA) Celebrating L Frank
Baum & the Land of Oz for over 50 years.
http://www.ozconinternational.com/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
Stoller: A Comprehensive Review in Musculoskeletal Imaging (8/10,
Collins, Australia) Dr.
Stoller delivers 18 didactic lectures of the entire field of
orthopaedic MR imaging of the joints.
http://stollermskcourse.com/august-2018/
This
Week: Saturday, August 11 –
National Bowling Day & National Hip Hop Day
Sunday,
August 12 – International Youth Day & Milkman Day &
Vinyl Record Day
Night
Sky, 8/12: It's Perseid weekend! The annual meteor shower
should come to its peak late Sunday night. The meteors are
increasing in number. There's no moonlight and the shower's
predicted maximum comes during nighttime for Europe and N. America.
Monday,
August 13 – International Lefthander's Day
Tuesday,
August 14 – International Rose Day & National Navajo
Code Talkers Day
Night
Sky, 8/14: Venus,
Jupiter, and Mars currently outshine them, but the two brightest
stars
of
summer are Vega, overhead shortly after nightfall, and Arcturus,
shining in the west.
Wednesday,
August 15 – Best Friends Day & Check the Chip Day
Thursday,
August 16 – National Airborne Day & Surveillance Day
Seabiscuit
was happy because he lived in a stable environment. / You look as
happy as a camel on hump day.
..........catches
angels as the fall.........Jethro Tull …..Locomotivebreath
^^
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and
Tennessee all border Missouri.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: De-Yoderize
Congress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moonbeam:
All men are equal before fish. --Herbert Hoover
Late
Night Snacks: A guy here in New York swims in
the Hudson River every week to prove that it's clean. If you want to
meet him in person, services are being held on 43rd Street at the
Sherwood Funeral Home. --Jimmy Fallon / The New York Mets suffered
their worst loss in franchise history last night losing to the
Washington Nationals 25-4. It was so bad that even the ceremonial
first pitch was hit for a triple. --Seth Meyers / An ice cream shop
in Scotland has introduced a new flavor made with a very familiar
ingredient. It's called Mayonnaise ice cream. Coincidentally,
"Mayonnaise ice cream" is also how dermatologists describe
my skin tone. --James Corden
Not
So Late Night Snacks: That is where we are.
OK, there was a meeting but the president didn't know about it. OK,
he knew about it but there was no collusion. OK, there might have
been collusion but it's not a crime. That's where we are. OK, it is
a crime but it's not a bad crime. OK, it's a bad crime but its not
like he murdered 2 people. OK , he murdered 2 people but they
deserved it. OK, they didn't deserve it. But trump couldn't have
killed them because he was in a meeting with the Russians. --Peter
Segal Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
It's
a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided. --Noam
Chomsky
When
I see ads on TV with smiling, happy housewives using a new cleaning
product, the only thing I want to buy are the meds they must be on. /
You look as happy as a tornado in a trailer park.
..........I've
searched the wide world over.........Eddie Fisher ….Cindy Oh Cindy
^^^
Missouri's state bird is the bluebird and its state insect is the
honey bee. ~~Bluebirds eat honey bees. Hum
Worthless
Facts of the Week: No
one knows for sure who invented the
s'more.
However, the first published recipe for “some mores" was in a
1927 publication called Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.
Loretta Scott Crew, who made them for Girl Scouts by the campfire, is
given credit for the recipe.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If
Patrick Stewart can start a new Star Trek series at age 78 (yaaaas
btw {various emojis}) Bernie Sanders can run for president.
--Birahna
Weird
Word of the Week:
Virtopsy – a non-invasive autopsy method. Dating from 2007.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-vir3.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Prevent rust on outdoor machinery. Apply a generous coat of Vaseline
Petroleum Jelly. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/vaseline.html
What's
the use of happiness. It can't buy you money. --Henny Youngman /
You look as happy as a monkey with a peanut machine.
...........If
they wouldn't talk so dog-gone loud.........Jimmy Dean …..Please
Pass the Biscuits
^^^^
Missouri was named after a tribe called Missouri Indians, meaning
“town of the large canoes”.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Idea!! Let's replace Betsy Devos with LeBron James. --Submitted by
jm of ks
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck on fleek in the case of the Harried Havana.
If
the victories we create in our heads were let loose on reality, the
world we know would drown in blazing happiness.
--Patton Oswalt / You look as happy as kitten under a leaky cow.
..........Lend
me your ear while I call you a fool.........Jethro Tull …..Witch's
Promise
^^^^^
After Missouri’s 1819 request for admission to the
Union as a slave state, which threatened to upset the delicate
balance between slave states and free states, Congress orchestrated a
two-part compromise, granting Missouri’s request but also admitting
Maine as a free state. The second part drew an imaginary line across
the former Louisiana Territory, establishing a boundary between free
and slave regions that remained the law of the land until it was
negated by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
Month
of the Week:
August is
World
Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month – They
crossed a Bloodhound and a Labrador. The new breed is a Blabador, a
dog that barks incessantly. / They crossed a Collie and a Lhasa Apso.
The new breed is a Collapso, a dog that folds up for easy transport.
More really bad dog breed jokes:
http://www.romanticlovesecrets.com/New-Dog-Cross-Breeds-Mixed-Jokes.html
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I
came home & my dog peed a little because he was happy to see me.
None of my friends pee when they see me. I'm surrounded by fakes.
Grammar
Bar Joke of the Week: Three
intransitive verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They converse. They
depart.
Happiness?
A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad
woman; it depends on how much happiness
you
can handle.
--George Burns / You look as happy as a possum eatin' a sweet tater.
..........And
August's rare delight may be April's fool.........Jethro Tull
…..Velvet Green
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle August 10, 2018, Ecstatic ePistle. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Peace, Love, and Happiness. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800
Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS 66046
Moonbeam:
The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women
and children, revolts my soul. --Herbert Hoover
Cost
of War:
As
of 8/9/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,845,243,866,479.
As
of 8/2/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,843,218,709,739.
As
of 8/9/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $842,971,649,503.
As
of 8/2/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $840,595,147,367.
As
of 8/9/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $609,392,004,067.
As
of 8/2/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $607,662,672,090.
As
of 8/9/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $294,134,793,601.
As
of 8/2/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $293,741,450,907.
As
of 8/9/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,591,744,570,141.
As
of 8/2/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,586,218,503,807.
"The
problem of an atomic war must not be confused by minor problems such
as Communism versus capitalism. An atomic war would kill everyone,
left, right, or center." --Linus
Pauling
..........Deep
red are the sunsets in mystical places..........Jethro Tull …..The
Whistler
The
happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with
themselves they don't give a damn. --Agatha Christie / You look as
happy as an ant at a church picnic.
Famous
Last Words: Smile! You're on Candid Camera
May
Peace make you smile
And
Joy make you laugh out loud
prairie
mama
christine
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Laugh:
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